Why Do the Rich Get Richer and the Poor Get Poorer? - Parsha Ki Savo - By Rabbi YY Jacobson

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[Music] [Applause] [Music] good evening and welcome tonight's class is dedicated by David and EDA Schottenstein in honor of their newborn nephew Menachem Mendel Schottenstein iris yeoman roshanda meet Elvis our main you know they tell the story about this very wealthy aristocratic woman living in Beverly Hills who's leaving her 16 million dollar mansion and as she's coming out dressed very fancy a poor man a homeless beggar approaches her ma'am he says you know I haven't eaten in three days and she looks in him and she says wow I wish I had such willpower the difference between wealth and poverty is not just as we know a practical financial difference but also a very profound difference created from a psychological point of view between those who have and those who don't have or those who have less you're all familiar with the statement that famous proverb the rich get richer and the poor get poorer where did that come from well if you go into Wikipedia you'll see that it's attributed to some famous political speeches given in the 19th century the truth is however that the statement is found in the Talmud written more than 1500 years ago the Talmud gives us this insight and it's this insight we want to explore this evening from a legalistic practical but also psychological and then spiritual point of view a little background is necessary the weekly portion of cassava relates the mitzvot of Baku rim you can open up your curriculum to source number one the second verse of partially survey reads the Licata mauritius capri Haddam assertivv may arts aha ashram allocation Ison love assumptive Atena volatile emoji mushy if Hashem Allah Kerala shocking SH maíam meaning a Jew living in the holy land owning an orchard a field the farm was obligated that when

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2. 8:03they deliver the fruits to the Kohen and then they take back the baskets for themselves…
3. 12:08fruits it doesn't have an identity outside of the fruit just like when you give the…
4. 15:52that bickerin the first delicious choicest ripe fruits brought to Jerusalem to the Holy Temple and…
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