The Greater the Risk, the Greater the Reward

0:00This Torah class is brought to you by Torahanytime.com We are currently reading the partios that discuss the various carbons, a person who sinned is obligated to offer on them as they are. However, we find an anomaly when the Torah describes the potential sin of a Nazi, a leader in cliastral. The POSIC does not state in Nazi Yachta if a Nazi shall sin, like by the others, but rather, the Torah says, Arabic when a leader will sin. And this is strange. It seems like the Torah is telling us that with the other Yidden, there's only a possibility that they might sin. But when it pertains to a leader, it's inevitable that he will commit a sin. So how do we understand that? Aren't our leaders pious and holy people? So I'd like to share with you an amazing idea of what I'm saying. The Mara says, Arabic

1:03There were four people in the history of the world that died only because of the advice of the Nakhash Akadmahini, the primordial serpent, meaning they never committed an avar in their whole lifetime. And they only died because death was the creed of mankind after the sin of the Eid Sadahs. And they are, bin Yaman, the son of Yakhav, Amram, the father of Mojsh-e-Rabainu, he shait the father of David Amelach and kill off the son of David. Asked the Khsamseifer, Why doesn't history extoll the virtues of these four righteous people? On the surface it would seem that what they accomplished was truly remarkable. Imagine going through life without a single avar, essentially pitching a 70-year perfect game. Jewish history lords the great deeds of the avasak-doishim, Mojsh-e-Rabainu, Tawr-e-A-Melach, and these four are totally ignored.

2:03Why are they merely an obscure footnote in the Gamara? If not for the Gamara mentioning their father's name or their son's name, we wouldn't even know who they are. So the Khsamseifer explains that those four people they locked themselves into a room and they dove in, then they set the hillum all day, and they never served the public. They never took any leadership positions, and since they never took any risks, they aren't praised for their achievements. However, the avasak-doishim, and Yoi-Savatsal-e-Kamosh-e-Rabainu, they were all leaders in Klai Israel. They sacrificed their time and their equanimity on behalf of the Jewish people. Sure, when you're serving the public, there might be some potential pitfalls. You might open yourself up for scrutiny and criticism. Nevertheless, as the Khsamseifer, that is the only way to achieve greatness. And that is a lot more khashaf in the eyes of Asham,

3:03than going through life unscathed. The Khufat Khayim offers a beautiful metaphor. He says, someone once lent his friend a million dollars in cash. A year later, when time of repayment arrived, the borrower comes back to the lender's house and returns the same exact funds that he received. And the lender recognizes the serial numbers on the dollar bills, and he's furious. He tells him, why did you waste my time if he didn't intend to use the money? He wasn't satisfied that he received back his money. He told the borrower, if you didn't do anything with the money, I could have given it to someone that would have put it to good use, and made a profit of it. Says the Khufat Khayim, a Khufat Khayim gave us the ultimate gift, a holy Nishamah. But we return our soul, even if it's free of sin, but we don't elevate it and use, to utilize it to its greatest potential,

4:05then Hashem is upset with us. Say, I gave you one of my precious Mishamas. Why did you give it back to me in the same exact condition that I gave it to you? Why did you waste all of those years of potential, without advancing and elevating your soul? And that is why those four individuals are not loaded by Hazal, because they lived the life of isolation. They did not deal with the masses. They did not take responsibility for their generation. They did not get involved in the fears of the community. So the Torah says, Hashem, when the Nazi will sin, because our greatest heroes are not the ones who never sinned, but rather those who went out to serve the community, those who took the initiative to help others, those who made a radical difference in people's lives, those who sought to change the world. What a lesson. The Torah is telling us, don't isolate yourself.

5:07Don't hide up in a mountain somewhere. Even if you plan to say to Him all day and all night, but rather be a positive role model for your children, and you're grandchildren. If you can, start a Yeshua. Teach Torah to the masses. Teach students. Establish an organization. Start a Gamah. Help people less fortunate. That is how you achieve greatness. Don't be afraid to take chances. Rest your ducham. Volunteer for an organization. Sit on boards. Take risks. There is what Hashem wants. And now, we know. Have a wonderful service. You've just experienced another Torah class. Brought to you by Torahanytime.com.