Chazaq Event - Rabbi David Ozeri

Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. I'd like to take this opportunity to thank the host and hostess, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Antipy on this most amazing event for Cloud Islam. Thank you. You know, there was once a rabbi. >> There was once a rabbi who was giving a lecture. He was giving his Shabbat and a fellow in the audience, Sam, fell asleep. Now, the rabbi wasn't too happy that he was sleeping, but what can he do? As he went on with his dasha, this man Sam started snoring. Now, the rabbi was really upset. And he says to the rabbi, to the fellow sitting next to him, he says, "Harry, wake up Sam." He says, "Rabbi, you put him to sleep. You wake him up. We're here tonight for this great, great organization, Kazah." Many years ago, I was at a Torah Misora convention and Rafa Shalom was speaking and he got up and he said the following. He said, "After 120 years, you're going to be asked questions." And there was a man who passed on and he went up and he's standing before the and they said to him, "What happened to your Shabbat?" "My Shabbat? Are you kidding me? I started Shabbat my whole life early. I kept Shabbat. I had the most beautiful Shabbat table. I had what are you talking about?" And he said, "Yeah, what about kash? My kash. I kept everything. [Music] I was careful with every every single symbol and emblem on a package. What are you talking about? My pashm was better than anybody's." Yeah. What about I spent the most money more money than anybody on I and I and I even had what are you talking about? You have the wrong guy. And the Malim told him, "We're not talking about you. We're talking about your neighbor. How was your neighbor's Shabbat? How was your neighbor's kash? How is your neighbor wearing teen? Why didn't you take care of them? Labai, we will be held responsible. But then again, we're not in the kele business. So, what could we do about it? You know, we could do about it. I want to tell you all these thousands of children that Kazak helps, the Joies and the Sams and the and the and the Voldemirs and the Borises, all these children that they help, they're not my children and they're not your children. They're Hakosh's children. Are we going to take care of Hakesh's children? Are we going to step up to the plate? You know, Shalom met the daughter. She came out of Russia, an old lady, and she came to America totally irreligious. Zero irreligious. And he spoke to her. This is 35 years ago. He spoke to her and he said, she said to him she was totally irreligious, nothing. And she said to him, you know, I ran away from home when I was 18 from Ragnom. I wanted to see the world and I went to university and I came back one day after a long while to my grandfather and I said to him, "Grandpa Sadi, why do you sit in the dark? Why don't you come out and see the light of the world? And my grandfather took me over to the window. It was during World War I when the technological revolution had just begun. And there was a bomber flying above. And he said, "You see that plane? They one day will make a plane that will go to the moon. See these bombs that they drop? It was dynamite dropping out of planes. They one day will make a bomb that will destroy the world. This was World War I. Could you imagine a prophecy in their no question about it? >> He said to her, "That's what they do. They make planes. They make bombs. We make people. >> We make people. And it's our responsibility to make people. Could you imagine if that girl had a yeshiva to go to a beta? It would have been a different outcome. Totally. >> Totally. But she didn't have it. And she got lost. Lost to the world. I want to tell you something. These children that are going to Kazak, they're all in public school. >> 50% of those children will marry out. If they don't go to yeshiva that is a fact. That is a fact. And if they do go, you'll see greatness come out from them. >> You know David, remember him? >> He was young. >> He was ruddy. He was a shepherd. Hashem tells Shimmo, "Go anoint one of of Ishai's children." One of Isai's children king. Which one? You're the You're the go and go. He tries the first son, the second son, the third son. Every time he tried to pour the head, it froze in the blast. Finally got that the line finished. Shabel says to you, "Maybe you have another son." Not really. What do you mean not really? Safet son. >> Not sure. Bring him out. Brings him out. And he sees he's young. He's ruddy. He looks meek. He says, "It can't be. >> Can't be. But I have to try." Took out the flask of oil, poured it on his head, and the oil came coming down. The stone that the builders rejected that was he became these children. They're rejected. They can become hapina. How many times do we see this growing up? Children who are most likely not to succeed became great. Great, great businessmen, lay men supporting Torah. We cannot allow this to happen. When I met Kazak years ago, they had 10 locations. How many locations do you have now? >> 25. >> 25 locations all over the country. They put in over 2,000 children into yeshiva. And we can't stop here. We cannot rest on our loyal on our laurels. We're going to have to answer after 120 years. What are we going to answer? >> You know you're going to answer. I'm not in Ku, but I gave Kazak money. And that's going to be a good enough answer. I supported Kazak. I was part of saving children's spirituality. Thank you for listening. Thank you for supporting. Have a wonderful evening.