R' Ya'aqob Menashe on "Our Lifeline - Solutions for Trying Times"

On Sunday night, January 10 2016, CHAZAQ and Congregation Tifereth Shalom presented a community wide event, featuring Rav Ya’aqob Menashe, who has delivered many lectures and is a well-respected rabbi and speaker. Various lectures of his can be viewed at the website www.NonStopTorah.com. The event took place at the Young Israel of Forest Hills and refreshments were served prior to the lecture, too. Rav Menashe began by stating how over these recent months, we’ve witnessed that terrorism is steadily growing, not just in Israel but all over the world. Levels of morality have decreased all over the world. As a Jewish nation, we try to live moral lives. However, it’s becoming very difficult when our surroundings’ moral level is dropping below our ideal level. In addition, people’s standards of living have gone down. It has become extremely arduous to find good paying jobs. As a result, people are experiencing much stress. So, how do we deal with all this? The fundamental answer is that we have to make G-d part of our lives. We need someone to talk to and rely on. Our Rabbis say, “if someone is depressed, it’s almost like he doesn’t believe in G-d!” Well then, how do we bring ourselves closer to G-d? We have to fill ourselves with Torah. Our Sages compare Torah to water (and to many other things, too…) since water and Torah are both essential for our survival. Now, with all the permitted pleasures that have been provided to us, it’s fairly easy to lose a sense of what’s most important and what’s not. We must constantly remind ourselves that Torah is our main priority and when we have this belief clear and profound in our minds, it will strengthen our belief in G-d. (By Natan Alper) For more information about upcoming Chazaq events and programs, please Visit https://www.chazaq.org/ Together We Can Make A Difference, To donate online to CHAZAQ please visit https://www.fidelipay.com/chazaq