Why the Rebbe Jumped Out of Bed - R. Don Jarashow - TorahAnytime.com

There's once a rebbe, who was known as a fiery serpent when it came to his avodas Hashem. And he always wanted to be the first one at shul. And davened for Amud, would say brachos out loud, and he'd say psukei dezimra unless it was a chiyuv. And once he began, he took on this new minhag, this new acceptance, he just >> [music] >> he just loved davening and being on time. A couple days went by, and the kehilla noticed that every day seems that he would forget to say the brocha of Baruch Ata Hashem Elokeinu Melech Haolam She'asahni Goi. >> [music] >> And they couldn't believe it would be possible that the rebbe just forgot to say a brocha, they know the brocha wasn't in his siddur. >> [music] >> They knew something was up. And after a few days of this new minhag of the rebbe saying the brochos out loud, one of the chassidim went over after davening and said, "Rebbe, with all due respect, with all due respect, can we just understand, can we ask, >> [music] >> what's p'shat every single day you skip over the brocha of She'asahni Goi?" The rebbe was puzzled by the question, he didn't understand the question. He said, "Every single day when I wake up and I realize I have a new opportunity, I realize that I have a clean slate, [music] I realize that Hashem returned my neshama and gave me a new opportunity as a Yid, the first thing that comes out of my mouth after I say Modeh Ani and I wash my hands is Baruch Ata Hashem Elokeinu Melech Haolam She'asahni Goi." His alacrity, his enthusiasm, he's burning on fire to be a Yid, he can't even wait to come to shul to say the brocha. That's what it means when we should make chaburah this mitzvah k'asher ro'eh ha'melech b'eis achsaf. For this rebbe, there's nothing more important more than all the money more than all the silver and gold in the entire world. He's a fiery serpent. His heart is inflamed with enthusiasm. He's happy to be a Yid. He's happy to be an eved Hashem. He's happy that he's the am anivchar. He's not waiting for shul to say shul is any good. The second he gets out of bed the first thing that he's thankful is that I am a Yid that I have an opportunity. I realize that I am not a I realize that I am exclusive. >> [music] >> I realize that I am Hashem's child. I realize that I have a day of opportunities of the ups and downs. But I'm going to make the best out of it because I'm not a I'm a Yid. And a Yid lives elevated. A Yid is a Yid is an am Yisrael. A Yid is am kulam tzaddikim. And that's why he couldn't wait to come to shul.