Gain perspective on how we balance financial hardships with Torah and Mitzvos, as illuminated by Torah and the Rebbeโs Hadracha.
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In response to a financially discouraged individual in the year 5725; the Rebbe shares a thoughtful tool for strengthening one's bitachon: reflecting on all the good that Hashem does in oneโs life.
The foundational reflection:
โฆ Surely he knows that it is not only a matter of world outlook for a Jew, but one of the very foundations of the Jew's faith, that G-d's Providence extends to everyone individually, and in every aspect of one's individual life. How much more so where it is not only an individual matter, but is related to the Parnosso of the whole family. At the same time it should be remembered that G-d's Providence is a benevolent Providence; that G-d is the Essence of Goodness and desires to do good, for, "It is in the nature of the good to do good."... It is only necessary to reflect upon this frequently and deeply, and all anxiety and worry would be dispelled at once.
The generational reflection:
โฆIf the above is true in every case and at all times and places, it should certainly be obvious to Jews in our own time, since every one of us has seen G-d's kindness, especially Jews who had a miraculous escape from the dangers of the second World War. How can one allow himself to be so confused by the Yetzer Hara, as to be overcome by anxiety or worry?
How one should reflect:
โฆ. But this faith should not be merely a matter of lip service, but must have the full force of conviction. And this is not hard to achieve, if one reflects on what has been said above, and frequently, calmly and objectively.
In a Farbrengen dated the 13th of Nissan 5743, the Rebbe posited that the concept of spreading Yiddishkeit in a way of ืืืชืืืื ืืจืืืขืจ has just as much relevance in the present day of age as it did back in the times of the Rebbe Maharash.
In an example of its present-day relevance, the Rebbe went on to explain that when necessary, one should go into debt for Jewish furtherance causes:
ืืฉื ื ืืืจืื ืื ืชืื ืช ืื ืืืืืืช ืืืืืืดืจ ืืืจืดืฉ, โฆืฉืืืจ: ืืขืืื ืืืขื ืื ืื ืืื ืื', ืืื ื ืืืืจ ืฉืฆืจืืืื ืืืื ืดืืืชืืืื ืืจืืืขืจืด. ืืืืจืื ืื ืืื ืดืฆืึพืืืจื ืืด - ืฉืืืืืช ืืขืืืื ืืืคืฆืช ืืชืืจื ืืืืืืืช ืื', ืฆืจืืื ืืืืืช ืืืืคื ืืดืืืชืืืื ืืจืืืขืจืด. ืืืืืืข ืกืืคืืจ ืืดืง ืืืดื ืืืืืดืจ ื ืฉืื ืืืจื ื ืื ืืืข ืืืืคื ืืชืขืกืงืืชื ืืฆืจืื ืฆืืืืจ - ืฉืขืืืืชื ืื ืืืชื ืืืืืืช ืืืฆืืืฆืืช ืืคื ืขืจื ืืืืช ืืืกืคืื ืฉืืื ืื ืืดืืืืืืด, ืืื ืชืืื ืืืณ ืฉืจืื ืืดืืืืืชืด!... - ืืื ืื ืคืื ืืดืืืืืชืด!... ืืืืฉืจ ืคืจืข ืืช ืืดืืืืืชืด ืืงืืืืื - ืืงื ืดืืืืืชืด ืืืฉืื, ืืื ืฉืืืื ืืืจืืื ืืช ืืคืขืืืืช ืืืคืฆืช ืืชืืจื ืืืืืืืช. ืืื ืืืขืช ืืืืขืื ืฉืืื ืืืืืช ืืื ืืืช ืื ืคืฉ ืืื ืืืช ืืืืฃ ืืื ืืืืฆืื ืืืชืจ ืืื ืฉืืฉ ืืดืืืืืืด - ืื ื ืขื ืื ืืื ืืืจืืช ืจืืืชืื ื ื ืฉืืืื ื ืฉืฆืจืืืื ืืืชื ืื ืืืืคื ืืดืืืชืืืื ืืจืืืขืจืด!... ืื ืืืช ืื ืคืฉ ืืืืชืืช ืืืืื ืืืืืช ืจืง ืืืฉืจ ืืืืืื ืืช ืืขืืืื ืืืฉืืืืืช (ืดืขืืื ืขืืืืชืืดืณ) ืืืชืื ืืืืจืืช ื ืฉืื ืืืจื ื, ืฉืืืฉืจ ืขืืกืงืื ืืืจืืฆืช ืืชืืจื, ืืคืฆืช ืืืืืืช ืืืคืฆืช ืืืขืืื ืืช - ืืื ืืฆืืช ืืื ืืืืชื ืืคืขืืืืช ืฉืื ืืคื ืขืจื ืืดืืืืืืด ืฉืืฉ ืืืื, ืืื ืฆืจืืืื ืืงืืช ืดืืืืืชืด ืืื ืฉืืืืื ืืขืกืืง ืืคืขืืืืช ืืื ืืืืคื ืฉื ืืจืืื.
The ืืืชืืืื ืืจืืืขืจ qualification; a relatively realistic โืืจืืืขืจโ:
ืืืืื ืขื ืื - ืฆืจืืืื ืืืืืจ ืฉืืื ืืืชื ืื ืืืืคื ืืืชืืื ืืขืืื ืืชืืื, ืฉืื - ืืื ืื ืดืืจืืืขืจืด ืืืืก ืืดืืจืืืด ืืดืืืขืืชืด, ืื ืื ืืืืคื ืฉืืื ื ืฉืืื ืืื ืืื ืืืช ืืขืืื! - ืื ืื ืืืชื ืืืจืืชื ืฉื ืืืืืดืจ ืืืจืดืฉ, ืืืื ืื ืกืืจ ืืขืืืื ืขื ืคื ืชืืจื.
When the deed has been done, there is no need to worry:
ืืืฃ ืขื ืคื ืฉืืืจ ืฉืืืจ ื ืขืฉื ืืืืคื ืืืืืจ (ืื ืืื ืืขืืื ืืชืืื) ืืจื ืืืจืื - ืดืชืืื ืขืืื ืืจืืืด ืขื ืื ืฉืืืฃ ืืขืฉื ืื (ืืืืคื ืืดืืืืฃ ืืืืื ืื'ืด), ืื ืดื, ืืื ืืฃ ืขื ืคื ืื, ืืืื ืืืืื ืฆืจืืื ืืืืืช ืืื ืืื ืืดืืืชืืืื ืืจืืืขืจืด ืืขืจื ืืื ืืืช ืืขืืื, ืืืืืจ, ืืืขืื ืืดืืจืืืด ืืดืืืขืืชืด ืฉืืขืืื, ืืื ืืืื ืขื ืื - ืืขืจื ืืื ืืืช ืืขืืื ืืืื ืืืช ืืขืืื.
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