Parashat Re’eh: Why Blessing Is Given to Be Shared | Rabbi Yaniv Meirov

Imagine for a moment that you were at a wedding and there's a table of 12 people on it and the waiter comes and puts a whole tray of food, of steak, of meat, whatever it is, in front of you. And what do you do? You take the fork and knife and you start cutting and start eating for yourself. Obviously, that's not what it's meant for. The tray is meant to be put in the middle of the table and for everyone to share. So, too, in Parshat Derech, there's a very powerful line. And that is "Banim Atem LaHashem Elokeichem", which is the God We are children of God Almighty. We're all brothers and we're all sisters. And this is compared to an individual that was blessed with a financial success. If he was given an extra amount to him, it wasn't only for him to go and enjoy. It's for him to go and to share. Many people are looking for salvation. They're looking for help. People need whether it's parnassah, which is livelihood, whether it's health, whether it's peace at the home, whether it's children, whatever it may be. Everybody needs something. So, there's a beautiful, beautiful kiddush and we say this every single day. >> [music] >> What do you get when you plant tzedakah, which is charity? When a person gives charity, what happens? It says as follows, "Zorea tzedakot, you plant tzedakah, which is charity, matzmiach yeshuot, what sprouts, what comes out of it? Salvation." We all know tzedakah "Tatzil mimavet". Charity saves a person from death. So, this is something every single one of us should remember. If a person is blessed, it's not only for him to keep, it's for him to share with others. And Rav Pam said something very powerful. He said that if Am Yisrael, if the Jewish people, everyone would give the proper tzedakah, which is ma'aser, which is a tenth, whatever it may be, there wouldn't be any any Anyone that's poor in Am Yisrael. There wouldn't be a need for any causes and collections and campaigns. If every single one of us takes this message to heart, with Hashem's help, give. And we all know when you give, you get. And "Natnu at the palangem". Natan backwards and forwards. When you give, as you're giving, you're going to be getting. As Jews, we should take this message to heart and we should always be on the giving side and not on the receiving side.