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Rabbi Yisrael Salanter, the famed
founder of the Musar movement, gives
over advice of how we can make this year
the best year ever. As we all know, Rosh
Hashanah is the beginning of the new
year. Let's discuss a beautiful, amazing
mashal, a parable, that actually
happened. There was an individual that
was a kamtsan, which means he was very
stingy.
>> [music]
>> He would never buy anything takeout. He
would never buy food from the store. He
would always make it at home himself
because, listen, think about it. You
know, the amount that it's cost in the
store and the amount that it really cost
to actually sell price, it's a lot
cheaper. But one day he come back from
work, this individual, and he was had a
very, very big headache. He couldn't
handle it. He said, "You know, today I'm
going to I'm going to break break my
rule. I'm going to go and buy myself a
coffee from the shop." And he goes
outside of his house and he's looking
around and he sees stores, but he can't
find a coffee store [music] shop. But
then he sees a big hotel. He said, "I'm
sure they have a coffee station over
there. I can buy some coffee." He walks
in and he says, "Can I please have a
coffee?" And they say, "Sure." And he
says, "How much is it before you
purchase it?" [music] And they tell him
a very exorbitant amount. Let's just say
$10. He's like, "$10 for one cup of
coffee? That's crazy." They're like, "Of
course." And he's like, "Okay, put the
coffee to the side. How much is that
Danish? I want to buy a cookie over
there or whatever the the the the big
goods." And they tell him it's $20. He's
like, "What? Why so expensive? This is
crazy." He's about to make a U-turn and
they and they explain to him, [music]
"Sir, you have to understand that it's
not just the coffee, it's not just the
the the Danish, it's the ambiance, it's
the chairs, it's the carpet." He's like,
"So give me a cheaper price. I'll take
it to go." [music]
"No, no, this is our price." And then he
when he's about to leave, he sees the
waiters and the workers, they're [music]
eating Danishes and drinking coffees.
He's like, "Yeah, what's going on over
here? I don't understand." He goes over
to one of them. He's like, "If you're so
wealthy, what are you working as a
waiter that you're able to afford such
expensive drinks and such expensive
Danishes and pastries? And if you aren't
so wealthy, how are you able to buy it?"
And the manager, the So, the manager,
the worker tells him something very
powerful. And that is, "Sir,
>> [music]
>> we work for the boss." And when you work
for the boss, you can drink as much
coffee as you want, and you can eat as
many Danishes as you want as well.
And this is what Rabbi Zalman
Auerbach says to us as well.
>> [music]
>> He says, "We want to have a Shanah Tovah
U'Metukah, a sweet and happy new year,
you know what we should be doing? We
should be working for the boss." Who's
the boss? Well, I'm God Almighty. Be an
ambassador for Torah. Spread Torah,
share these videos and messages, share
articles, give out books, do whatever
you can, invite family and friends to
lectures and events throughout the world
that you are. There's so much classes
going on in every community, just enter
in shul and synagogue.
And this is how we can have an amazing
new year by working for the boss. God
will give you everything and anything.
Drink as much as you want, eat as much
as you want, do as much as you want. And
may it be His will that we should take
this message to heart. We should be we
should merit to be ambassadors of the
Torah, spreading Torah Yammah V'Kedmah
U'Tzfonah V'Negbah, all corners of the
world. We should be to have the Geulah
Shleimah quickly, redemption, that it
should come in our days.
Amen V'Amen. [music]
