Rabbi Binyamin Yuhanan - Parashat Yitro

[Music] Shalom as the Jewish people stood by har sin Mount Si they heard God speaking to them they saw God and they were convinced about God's existence and the fact that the Torah is given by God transmitted by God through mosha and uh Hashem himself chose Moshe as the trustworthy messenger that generation is called D DEA the generation of knowledge they knew God they saw God and they believed in God and Moshe what about us we don't see Miracles God doesn't appear to us how can we be sure that God exists that he created the world and he's still in the world and runs the world how do we know that there will be ganeden life after death how do we know that we don't die when our body dies all these are important questions that every Jew is supposed to try to figure out research clarify on his own and I would like to encourage all of us to make an effort and to find out what do I believe what do I think what do I know and what concerns me what questions do I still have what questions still bother me what am I not certain about and put in time because whatever we're certain about that's our values and this is what we live by if we're not sure about it we're not going to act on it to be strong to be resilient to do self- sacrifice if necessary is only possible if we have Clarity in our knowledge and therefore these are all areas that we need to ask ourselves let me make a list what things in my ideology in my religion in my connection to God do I know for sure and what things I am not sure and make an e effort and research and ask questions and learn and find out and clarify all those things that we're not certain about yet and then our life will be more meaningful more committed and bem we will Merit to see God every moment of our life and to receive great geden and if the situation calls for it we will be able to sacrifice our time money and even life if necessary for the greater cause sh [Music] shalom