Right now, we’re living through very, very scary and tough times. But as scary as it is, we know HaKadosh Baruch Hu (The Holy One, blessed be He) is greater than the biggest problem in the world. What is Emunah? Emunah is not denying a reality. Emunah is confronting a scary reality, but knowing that HaKadosh Baruch Hu is even greater and bigger. So why are you scared? HaKadosh Baruch Hu is greater and bigger than any problem you have in life. That’s what Emunah is. Emunah is not denying something, but knowing that Hashem is greater. No matter what the problem is, Hashem is even greater, so why be scared? That’s what Emunah is. Emunah is understanding that Hashem is our Savior. Hashem is going to save us. The IDF are messengers of HaKadosh Baruch Hu. We have to point only to HaKadosh Baruch Hu. We have to work more with Torah and Mitzvot (commandments). All the rallies across the world for the hostages and for the IDF soldiers of Israel are beautiful, and they should keep on going. Hashem should give all those people who are doing it only Beracha. They should be blessed. But the most important thing is taking action. If you don’t learn Torah and Mitzvot, if you don’t keep Shabbat yet, start. If you don’t learn Tefillin (phylacteries) yet, start. If you don’t learn Torah yet, then start. A person needs to get involved in spirituality.
You want to help out Israel. You want to help out the Jewish people. You want to do something about October 7th. All the rallies are beautiful and should keep on going, and we should kill Hamas as soon as possible. But the most important thing on top of that is actually serving Hashem. That’s what Hashem wants from us. Don’t hesitate. Now is the time to get involved in actually serving Hashem. We have this beautiful organization called BackToSinai.com. This organization offers a free service if you want to start learning Torah on the phone, learning about Judaism or Shabbat. All you have to do is sign up and apply. Everything is free. There’s no catch. Everything is free. All you have to do is apply at BackToSinai.com, and we will give you a free mentor to teach you Torah on the phone.
Rabotai (my masters), if you’re not going to start learning Torah now, then when are you going to start? Now is the time to actually get close to G-d. Now that the Jews are going through a hard time, you want to help out. Start becoming more Jewish. You want to help out. Start learning Torah, getting closer and closer to HaKadosh Baruch Hu. Rabotai, we need leaders in Klal Yisrael (the Jewish people). I remember as a kid in school, when there was a fire alarm during a fire drill, there were two different types of kids. One kid would actually exit the building. He knew the system. He knew the protocol. Another person would just run around and scream “Fire” all day, running in a circle and screaming “Fire, fire, fire,” not doing anything else. The smart person knew how to exit. The other person who got panicked just screamed “Fire” all day, running in a circle in the building where there’s a fire.
Rabotai, so too right now. That was a mashal. That was just an example. So too right now. Klal Yisrael is going through a war. But there are two different types of people. There’s one person who screams “War” all day. Looks at the news all day. It’s not easy not to do, but it doesn’t help much either. But there’s a second type of person. There’s a person who takes action. There’s a person who knows how to exit the building, who knows that there’s a protocol. When Klal Yisrael is going through a tragedy, what do I do? You take upon yourself Torah and Mitzvot. You do something for Klal Yisrael. Rabotai, the Jews are very strong people. Nothing will break us. What gave us the strength all these years in exile and galut (exile)? It’s Torah. It’s Hashem. So we have to connect. Connect to more Torah and Mitzvot. Don’t hesitate. You want to start learning Torah? Apply at BackToSinai.com. Thank you so much for listening.