Ki Savo 5785

[Music] Paris begins with the mitzvah of you come you have to bring are the first fruits the first grapes the first uh remmonium, the first wheat etc etc. You have to bring it up to they have to give it to the and then there's a whole process over here and then the person who brings up these first fruits, first grains, first produce and then you go ahead and you give a whole little speech that we're familiar with is because this is part of the and we say you go ahead to the history CL Israel. We had to volcano. We suffered. We called to God. He took us to this place. And therefore now and now I'm saying thank you. I know that you did what you did for us what you did for us etc etc and gave us and now this is my way of saying thank you every single year the new crops. So the alesh very famous al which I've mentioned in past years it's called this wasn't this wasn't just you bring up a this was a parade and on the way up to then the people the cities would come out and with with the you know of the trombones and the the whatever at at a courage a parade, you know, and what's this guy doing? This a basket full of of grapes. So there the um the wonders, what's the big deal? And with or with with instruments, etc., etc. every single city, you know, imagine you go from the I don't know from the north and you go through all these cities and everybody comes out in a parade and this is this not the only guy. So he wants to know if you're familiar with Hebrew, you know what's the big deal? So the famously says, Shares the med says in the beginning I say for braces bacious borim. So the med come says the word berious bishious created the world for races. What's races? Claw Israel is called races. Jewish people's called races. The rebum created the world for us the Jewish people. That's boracious. Bish races. Which races? Because the puss says calls caris clav. So racious. Number two races is tyra necross. Racious. The ter the world was created for races. Which is tyro? Number three. The big three. Israel Tory. What's the third biggy bishurim? Sheniku as the alik says who on earth would have picked as one of the big three. So, God That's because a thank you. And that's all that God wants from us. Say thank you. Realize who g who gave you this? We should be because he is the master of all and he's constantly giving us good. So the three biggies are cla tyra and the concept of akaras sat. You know I recently did a uh interview with someone from a want to me to reminisce about ner Israel the rashiva etc. So when I look back and think what did I get from the Rasha? What was the Rasha's values? Obviously Tyra and Tyra godless and Terra knowing Tyra knowing a lot of Torah knowing all of Tyra and to be to be kind and to give of yourself. And a thought and something that he always stressed was giving thank you showing your appreciation. In fact there's a medish that seems to say that can almost take anything but he can't he cannot take in gratitude. Now again kavu despises ingratitude you know everybody his idea has an idea of who their autumn guttle is for some people it's a satarov for other people it's uh rabar cutoler other people you know we have a pantheon of gdylum and this one excelled in this and this one excelled in that but the shabakulum They all all of them were m were were mak you know some people are bigger lambdan than the others somebody became the others some people call bigger somebody some bigger sadikim etc but the t the common denominator of every autumn that I've ever known is his kashas of hakor and I'll give you a couple examples There was a baker who was learning in Tarvadas one where Bianca Kamineski was the Rashiva and the guy for whatever could not come to minion. Okay. They tried all sorts of threats, etc. Punishments. Guy could not get up for minion. So they wanted to throw him out of the dormatory. You know, it's bad ashba. Everybody's on it. And this guy's sleeping till 10:00. They went to Ravian Kamitki. The Rashiva said, "Uh, can we uh can we throw him out of the dormatory? Doesn't come to minion." bad ashbad influence. Rebecca says, "Yeah, throw him out of the dormatory, but send him into me before you throw him out." So they go, dorm council go to the ber says, "You're out of the dormatory, but wants to see you." Well, the guy is shaking in his boot. What's up behind you? You going to lace into me? Right. He says, I understand you don't come to minion. I understand that they're sending you out of the dormatory. Where are you going to sleep? I don't know. He says, "You can stay by stay by me." This is what we call an upgrade. You know, it's one thing to get upgraded from economy class to business class, but from the dormatory to the Rashiva's house. So he said what's the shot? I mean he says I'll tell you cuz I learned when I was in Europe Europe I learned in the famous coven and your grandfather contributed money to the coven and therefore I feel I owe a debt of gratitude to you and therefore I'm paying my my your grandfather back by having you in my And one other story. So this goes back quite some time uh 60 70 years ago a uh a kasa and got married. Romesh Feinstein came to the Kassa and he and he gave left a check as a kasa present. So one of the pleasures of doing shabas is that you get a chance to open up the envelopes and see how much you took in. They came to this check from Moses Feinstein. I think it's 455 Riverside Drive or FDR Drive. $500. I mean, this goes back to the 50s or the 60s. $500 is like $5,000. So, the B Costa's father says, "I think Romesh Feinstein made a mistake. He put in one extra zero." and uh Romesha. Anyway, so father, son, and kala go to Romesha's apartment on the lower east side on FDR Drive. And they said the Rashiva I think the Rashiva made a mistake. He says, "Nope, I didn't make a mistake. If the only way to make a mistake is I really should give you $5,000." And why is that? Because your grandfather was rapes Pushkin and I learned by your grandfather. I felt such gratitude to your Zeta that I wanted to give you a big present. Unfortunately, I can't afford to give you more than $500. Hakaras Sativ.