Yours Forever | Rabbi Yechiel Spero

Four minutes. That's all it took. On October 19th, four thieves, dressed in yellow and orange construction vests and balaclavas, somehow were able to pull off the jewelry heist of the century. The jewels were located in the Louvre, in the Great Louvre Museum in France. They used a furniture hoist to elevate themselves onto the first floor of the south side of the building. Using power tools, they cut through the glass, they threatened workers, and they stole over $100 million worth of the French Crown Jewels. In truth, they're priceless. They're irreplaceable. They have such historic significance to the country. And now they're gone. The thieves sped off on motorcycles and authorities fear that they've been dismantled and those jewels are now overseas or gone forever. Now, I know what you're thinking. Okay, now he's going to connect it to Vayimaen and in four minutes, we can lose all our Kedushah and that's it. And what a terrible tragedy that will be. But that's not where I'm going. On the contrary, it does not make a difference what happens. Nothing that the Yetzer Hara does to you can ever steal away the Kedushah that you’ve built from one moment of self-control. One moment of Vayimaen, that is in your Kedushah vault forever, לנצח נצחים, says the Baal Hatanya, till the end of time. Even if you fail, you might not build Kedushah that day, you won't deposit anything more into the bank, but the Yetzer Hara can never take away what you've accomplished. Remember that. The Kedushah far more valuable than any jewels will ever be. And know that you can do it. You have done it, and you'll continue to do it. One moment of Vayimaen is yours forever. נצחיות till the end of time.