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Amazing speech by the renowned Rabbi David Ashear
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Who better to speak about thanking Hashem than the author of the “Living Emunah” series. Rabbi David Ashear stepped up at our Boro Park event and held the crowd spellbound with moving stories in his typical entertaining style. Thank You Hashem, is a movement that encourages living a life of gratitude by constantly thanking Hashem. Our slogan says it all, connecting to Hashem through thanking. Visit us at www.thankyouhashem.com/ where you will find different ways to connect with us and be inspired.
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big tree soup for me to be here to see
the the excitement of thanking Hashem
the pursuit says mr. Donnell a Schengen
Fathead pi as far as it is to imagine
Michelle tells us that he becomes Valora
file through us we bring Michelle glory
follow Hashem we are nothing with little
with created beings we have the ability
to bring glory Tasha and when Hashem
brags about us what is he saying
that's so special how Julius ideally
when he wants to brag about the nation
that he created to he latias uphill he
brags by saying they say my praises the
what of Fame writes but I shall commit
bad passion gets pleasure from the Mahim
in shock I'm giving him praises he gets
more pleasure from the Sunday team who
have passed on our inshallah I am now
praising him but he gets the most
pleasure from us down here when we're
not able to see Hashem so clearly we're
not able to recognize him the prisons
that he gets from us give him the most
not have to do up - Thank You Hashem as
you are doing for the most simplest of
things that everybody in the world takes
we hear a lot of stories about miracles
and people are thanking us them for the
miracles
imagine someone someone talking story
said that their their husband was out of
a job
he didn't have even money to buy food
for Shabbat and he said it was that she
said it was a Thursday night he was
outside in the street someone pulled up
in front of him rolled down the window
handed him an envelope that said food
fish about on it he opened it up and it
was cash unbelievable I should have had
the chip he thanked that shum he bought
the food and he's singing the praises of
Hashem he has no idea who did that
but what about if a person has a job and
he gets a paycheck on Thursday and he
has enough money to go to hide food
fishing about does he have the same
enthusiast so cried that ship
thank you Thank You Hashem did much
better for you you didn't have to go
waiting begging in the street he gave
you a job he gave it to you to
appreciate what we could what we take
for granted and thank gosh m Russians
rooks said he was talking to a fellow
who was trying to raise money he needed
an artificial either in a heart
transplant he was going from Israel to
America to get an artificial heart and
he told the rabbi he needs a million
dollars for him the rabbi told one of
his students afterwards he says imagine
this fellow someone would come over to
him and say I'm gonna give you the whole
million dollars how much I got that dog
is so kind a million dollars the rabbi
said
gives us a real heart it's not
artificial
it's where the billions how many times
that we thank them for the heart that's
pumping inside of us but I've been on
your now rights in China to show how
better give up thinking about the
kindnesses of action it's a positive
commandment from the Torah it's about
that Santa abbas al qaeda and called a
denim so rights the separate hymen team
as well imagine every time you think
about a fencer - em that's another
mitzvah-kah said to be the villain said
about a hot agenda who led to not me to
heal autopathy and the Shalaka -
explains the whole that is the three to
feel or he thanks Hashem and sharpen
even how happy and meaty laptop with Eve
is the rest of the day all day long he
has the chef Shahi in shop would bethey
thank you for this thank you for that
you don't have to thank that she'll only
at a specific time all day long
thank Hashem there's people who are
looking looking for more ways to
appreciate I once heard of a rabbi he
had a medical condition and he was in
the hospital for a month or two and
after we got out and said doctor could
you write down everything that I went
through write down everything that I had
and he keeps it in his palace bag and
every morning before he puts on his
towel as he says Thank You Hashem
put it on I don't have this I don't have
this anymore you're so kind to thank her
shelf the things we take for granted
- thank God she'll when he gives us open
blessing you know many people they could
miss it he can pin to me
he gave me the deal she gave this to me
anytime with a bundle about what says a
human being gives you something all they
are is a shalyah from Hashem the second
you get something from anybody thank you
my shell - thank gosh eventhough old
Akash jihad that he hasn't brought us I
sent out an email a week ago about how
someone felt so good understanding that
Hashem was guarding their every move and
three people sent me emails that they
say I had the same experience today one
lady said she told one of her neighbors
on the Block had a hard time in labor
and she was basically been waiting at
home and she called her up on Wednesday
and she says I would like to make dinner
for you can I make dinner he says what
happened dinner tomorrow and I would be
perfect we like to eat like my children
on Thursday night they like baked ziti
she says perfect I'll make you baked
ziti and salad she says she makes a
grocery order every Wednesday evening it
comes on Thursday by the time she gets
home from her day at 3 o'clock the
groceries are waiting this time she gets
home Thursday afternoon at 3 o'clock the
groceries that he come she needs this
stuff to make the baked ziti four
o'clock she calls them up where are you
sorry were late today she knows they
eating in a couple of
she can't leave she herself had a baby
recently she can't know how to get the
ingredients 5 o'clock 5:30 that income
this domain for her to make the baked
ziti she tells all the children let's
dump into a shell I should have you do
anything
I shall please give us the best sitting
in their home Dominica Basie she sends
the doorbell rings you're not gonna
believe it she said one of my friends
comes to the door and says I know you
just had a baby we decided to make
dinner for you tonight she opens up the
tray and it's piping hot fresh baked
ziti
she said unbelievable and she brought
the baked ziti to her neighbor with the
salad and she said thank you I should
have found the flower of Hashem upon us
all the time the same day another lady
sent me an email she said her daughter
girl maybe she called her daughter said
ma I need contact lens solution I must
have enough out I can take my contact
lenses after that if I don't have the
solution but they said don't worry I'll
get a few today that day she was in
target doing her shopping totally forgot
about she's on line to pay at the cash
register and a Jewish woman behind that
makes conversation hi how are you up
there Toki what are they talking about
target what a great store this is what a
great store oh I can't think the lady in
Trenton says they have everything here
even contact lens solution oh thank you
she goes back and she gets the contact
lens solution my daughter
thank you I said one of the hearts he
could have put somebody behind the
online and tell me go get the contact
solution this is how I found apply all
the day long
thank heaven for the simple hash map and
thank God Shem for the one there is such
government I heard a story about a month
and a half ago one of the greatest
message out fast stories I have heard my
entire life rabbi his name is rabbi
Ryan's ie from Israel he sent he married
off his first daughter last year and
they had a wedding celebration was
beautiful everybody dreams celebrated
with them and he had a cousin we'll call
him Bobby second or third cousin he
doesn't know that well they're not so
close he comes to the wedding and he
hits the rabbi and envelope he says this
is the adora the rabbi opened the
envelope he saw he gave them four
hundred Shankill fortune signally he
said that's a very nice gift
avi I don't know you saw her four
hundred shakily thank you very much he
gave it to his daughter he was
appreciated he sent a few weeks later
the rabbi gets an invitation in the mail
obvious towards getting married it's
beautiful so happy Ben I'm going to his
wedding I guess I have to return the
faith
say he's gonna get stinky when he's
gonna give him out should I give him 400
Shing Colleen
that's not nice the same thing he gave
me able to give it back should I give
him 450 something dude he's not a nice
guy I'm gonna give him 500 Schenkel he
puts the hell off the cash and he says
it's a sacrifice Mandy's around why he
doesn't have so much money he goes to
the wedding excited to give up me the
500 chakali this rabbi him buddy
he's dark-skinned he walks into the
wedding hall right in the front there's
a box with a hole you stick the
envelopes him he takes it out of his
pocket he puts it in he walks into the
wedding night he doesn't recognize a
person everybody is light-skinned he
said is this obvious mom no no this is
this one and he's in the other my money
I mean I'm holding back
a rabbi he goes over to the the box he's
looking at it so should I try to break
in and it's not nice have no choice I'm
gonna go to the father of the hot tub
and telephone says where's the toilet I
thought he's on the dance floor he goes
over to him he taps him on the shoulder
and says excuse me
the father turns around he says brother
you came to our wedding
wow you were really gonna invite you and
okay he starts dancing with them he's
dancing he's dancing he calls over his
son calcio brothers I came and dancing
the rabbi said I'm thinking the whole
time I'm still gonna ask you for the
money they finish the dance they get up
the dentist please can't talk to you one
bit sure about anything I'm so
appreciated you came to the wedding
he said listen what I wanted today I put
an envelope in the box
what'd you give us a gift to hug him
there's nobody like you
we didn't send you an invitation you
brought a gift so high in Zion sent at
that moment he said I shall pass got a
penalty you want my money in this had a
legalized bank account no problem
let them have the money and I hope they
enjoyed he goes back he goes to the next
place he tells obvi I'm sorry I didn't
bring the envelope of a tricky to
tomorrow and sure enough the next day he
trees in 500 chicagee
a cost of a thousand shekel the next day
he gets a phone call from his father
he said rabbi I can't thank you enough
for coming to the way you may go home
Annie you know in your sin hope I just
made Shalom I made peace with someone
that I haven't spoken to in five years I
said what did I do
he said five years ago I helped somebody
in business he was down and out I gave
you the money I got it back onto his
feet and then he married off a child and
you didn't invite me to the wedding and
I was so much something I said how could
he not invite me after what I did with
him a few days after his wedding I saw
him in the street he crossed to the
other side I said he can't even look at
me I'm never talking to him again and I
haven't spoken to him in five years but
rabbi when you came to the wedding the
other night you made me stop thinking I
didn't invite you and you came I thought
to myself if someone feels they should
be out of wedding they should just come
even if they don't have an invitation
you don't have to eat there go I wish
I understood it was my fault I should
have gone I called out my friend and I
told them I introduced myself again he
said I'm angry got you
I said you're angry at me I'm angry at
you he said why did you come to my
wedding I said you didn't bite me he
said of course I invited you the
invitation got misplaced
anyway he apologized he told him the
whole story the rabbi coming to his
ready
he said it's my fault I should have came
they met for coffee they hunted they
kissed each other and he said rabbi it's
all you are married your rabbi told them
I'm so I'm so happy
he said rabbi isn't it true that if you
make peace
it's an end to that sword it's a time of
divine favor that you can have only
attend Balad answer he said absolutely
you said rabbi oh please give me a
better heart sure what do you need of it
I thought for he said you know you came
to my son's wedding and I have a son
four years older than him is having the
hardest time and she do peep please give
him a bit outside he should fight this
evil and the rabbi came to her a few
days later another man who sees rabbis I
eat in the street he taps him on the
shoulder
rabbi Hynes ie you said yes he says I
want to introduce myself I'm the person
that that man made friends with he told
me it was because of you
we bent up you don't know what you did
for me I had this burden on my back
being enemies with someone who was so
hard it made me inside thank you for
what you did
rabbi I heard your you're a very holy
man could you give me a better huh
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since I have an older daughter she's
still not married she's going through
such a hard time he said you have to
hold it hang on of it because up the
other thing you know he has a dog Idaho
and he made this she do and they got
married
and I said I got all my money back for
intubation
I'm thinking of this weather rather I
said that story I'm thinking in my life
look at what Hashem did get half a
couple who are never going to meet each
other then parents hate each other how
are they going to get married they're
going through such a hard times
Hashem sent them a message he made it
rather I go to the wrong way through
just so you can think of that message
and call up to apologize this is the
voice of Hashem Hashem and all times on
us to walk around knowing has shown
you're controlling my life you're in
charge of every second
Thank You Hashem it's unbelievable to
thank our chef before we take with
rented to thank Russian for the open
benefi and the greatest level of home
it's the thank cushon during the tough
times to thank our shell we don't
understand why you're doing this but my
sook says how to have PETA gamma leo
I saw an explanation today how do you
widen your mouth what does that mean one
of this fighting said by smiling why
didn't your mouth Hashem says I want you
to walk around the world smiling I want
you to be depressed smile no matter what
you're going through and they mean and
they're not married I'm a little fulfill
all your requests I want you to be happy
Michelle doesn't want to see us
he doesn't want to see us said no matter
what we're going through this is the
answer someone was to tough times they
can't think someone pulled me up he said
I can't think about anything all I think
about is my problems I have knots in my
stomach I told him you have knots in
your stomach go and talk to him in your
own words and tell him thank you for
what he's doing to you because you can
imagine how great it is and every time
you thank him you're gonna feel those
knots getting looser and looser someone
must send a letter to the Rebbe from
Lubavitch Dada more
he told him Rebbe my life is so hard I
have so many problems and he wrote my
wife and I can't go on like this we have
10 children
I'm just making ends meet and I live in
a three-room apartment
we cannot punish I don't have an extra
penny to be to spend to have a larger
house I can't go on like this
the Rebbe sent it back first of all
Mazel Tov that you have a wife Mazel Tov
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I see from your letter you own an
apartment you know how many people wish
they owned an apartment you're their
owner of an apartment and let me do the
ISO to each child you have ten children
you know how many people Bank for
children you have wolf Hanna you can't
go on and you can make all your bills
yeah making all the ants me go rethink
your life and tell me that you can't go
out like that
how much better outside every single
person has I'll conclude with a story
that I read today from the achieve of
Navarre neck in Mezrich the Rebbe at
that time the Russia Shiva was having a
tough time collecting to put food to the
bathroom because of there was a time of
hunger and he was going from door to
door asking for bread and it was almost
time for mess up and he needed a besides
of all the food he had to get he had to
get the best flour with the best
mezzanine for the masses and the rabbi's
searching and looking and farther than a
big and heroic effort he managed to get
enough flour for the ashido and he put
it in there is Sheba attic and the
buffer of her they don't have so much
bread but we're gonna have plenty of
knocks on they were all excited about it
two weeks before myself there was a
hailstorm very strong hell and the attic
of the Ashima the roof got damaged in
the storm and the rain came in leaked
through and made all the flower comments
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and the bottom room was so depressed now
we don't have matzah what are we going
to do they couldn't even learn the rush
you see but cool them all you said it I
want to ask you a question who was the
one who commanded us to eat matzah
passion what was the one who gave us
that flower that we had in the attic of
the Shiva who gave it to us question who
is the one who brought the hell and
broke the roof
who is the one who brought the rain and
made the flower comments he said so
you're doing it up so much shame right
now Michelle wants this be happy that
we're living that I'm so ashamed and
know the same a shamble brought us that
matzah comprised that flour could bring
it to us just as easily again and the
bathroom got happy and they said that
we're doing wrong so - and willing to be
happy ready and they will all miss some
honey and two days ago her son saw a
generous donor came to the Shiva and
donated all the money for them to get
the flower and they had plenty of matzah
you get much more brother from being
your happy and thanking than being
depressed and saying why do you do this
continue with your holy work continue
thanking that chef but don't just do it
with your lips feeling thank Hashem with
the tequila thank Hashem in your own
words thank her chef all the time this
is what he breaks about kazuya sake look
at my nation look how great they are
do you like to use a beer