Blinded By Money

[Music] sometimes a uh uh a person can be uh bought I mean there's auk in Tora that the the eyes of the wife are blinded by money uh and I believe says that how is it that the 250 rabbis at the time of mosenu were the biggest rabbis in the world all in the level of Prophecy and they all chose K instead ofu the prophet of all prophets so the says is because kak was the richest man of the land and he was also very gener so he gave them a lot of money over time so by the time he kept giving them money money money over time what ended up happening is that little by little his opinion became more right in their eyes became more right why because every time he says so what do you think he gave him a check for a million dollars you know what what whatever you just said I like it I like it you I like it I like it so by the time he said by the way I want to go against mosenu they liked his idea so much it was too far why cuz it said if I don't like it it's going to cost me $100 million so I like it I like it so that's the thing so sometimes a person has to be very very careful of who he's giving to because if the rabbi that you're giving it to the Torah institution that you're giving it to is going to change the Torah for you you should not give them a penny if the rabbi is going to change his opinion for you you shouldn't give him a penny a penny you shouldn't give him why because you're just buying an actor you're buying an actor you're not buying a toy you're not investing in the Torah the Torah doesn't change for you it doesn't matter what kind of check you get this is one of the thing rich people have a frustration with us they sometimes want to donate but they expect to change the Torah so when they get the same exact Torah they decide uh you know that uh you know sometimes yes sometimes no many times they run away because they thought that maybe they could buy the Torah but you know we have a few decent people that you know have gotten the rebuke on their head a few times but stay generous regardless uh you know but many times somebody gets the the truth and they run away they run away because they don't like it a few times it happened a few times it happened where someone uh got an answer that they didn't like and instead of being a generous donor they at times turn into enemies you know one day I was mashia for them the next day I became to both of them I became all 250 rabbis all 250 I became one day why because I told him something he didn't want to hear but it was still according to the Torah so that's the thing if a person wants to uh buy the Torah look somewhere else don't come to be but if you if you want to buy authentic Torah what Torah says T that's what what we have what we do but that's very hard it's very hard for people because it's I could tell you even from my own experience and it's not an easy test it's not an easy test I don't I don't uh uh you know I don't uh I'm not jealous of the test of anybody else that has this issue because it's very easy it's very easy to you know try to be more lenient when there's a lot of things on the line because you could rationalize it so let's say for example you know somebody you know you want to build a Yesa you have a certain amount of students you have a certain amount of Torah you have a certain amount of good things that you have planned and then the money you don't have but this one guy this reformed deformed says to you listen I'll give you a check for $10 million to build your Yeshiva your this you're that and I want you to put my name on a building I want you to you know do this give me honor even though he's a rash it's very hard to say no to that why because you're thinking listen he's a rash who cares about him I'm really I don't to like him well I put a stupid name on the building who cares about his name at least I could teach all these boys tah right I can help all these people do ch right that's a good thing it's a very hard decision it's a very hard decision very hard decision why wouldn't take the money wouldn't take the money yeah but it's $1 million be $100 million make a difference hasem wants me to have the money I'll have give it to me in a kosher way now it's very easy to say that in the lecture it's very hard to live it very hard to live it because many times you're going to get tested you're going to get tested at times where it's hard to say no to money we we get tested so far so good but it's not an easy test especially when you're talking about big money you know especially when we talk about big money because you know you have needs you have plans you have this you have that it's not an easy thing to to say no when you have needs in this and you also have good involved too like your figuring okay there's like 1% bad but like 99% good so your your brain will say it's worth it it's worth it like you know you're going to war you know to win against the enemy surely some people that are not really your enemy are going to die collateral damage they call it right so you justify the big war and killing innocent people with you know because you're going to Big beat the big enemy that cause bigger bad so you're thinking that theah world is the same way I can make a little bit of like for the sake of you know can't do that but it's very hard very very hard to stand the test uh and uh it's it's not a it's not an easy test and it's a daily test uh but nonetheless it's a test that a person uh has to pass has to pass and we we succeed in passing it um with what's going on in the world today it's not an easy uh not an easy world uh you know for people in any aspect whether it be money Health family this that so there everybody's getting their own share of tests the goal that we have is that uh is to give ourselves and you and anyone that's watching enough strength from the Torah and the M that we learn to be able to overcome more tests than not and hopefully arrive next week even better than we this week and little by little get closer and closer to where wants us to be we're very excited to offer you the new bzm app 3.0 it's a newer faster app full of Torah lots of Kusa by the shim that we do myself Rim raim uh where you'll have also newer features where you're able to use the app uh while you're using other applications on your phone you'll be able to share the uh the lectures directly from the app you'll be able to donate online and support our cuve and our Torah work that we're doing and the most exciting feature is that you'll be able to actually ask questions directly on the app and get answers from the rabbis directly from the app this is something unprecedented and will be able to offer it thank you again for all of your support check it out make sure you have the kosher Torah that uh will re-energize your n each and every single day call to [Music]