The Secret to Becoming a Successful Businessman - Rabbi Moshe Faskowitz

[Music] because I'll tell us that when we will ascend to Shema him after the ultimate demise we stand before the keys are covered they ask us one question no source of anisotropy Munna did you deal in the business sector with integrity were you an honest man were an honest person that's the question they will ask they won't ask about other things they won't know how we dealt in the marketplace mm Allah said that the most precious prayer that he has a shift even a /m call you may hide he wants to be in a house of prayer but he says that's not the real world assalam is now a sham BRZ such time is mokoosh Bukom he was running away from his son Absalom and therefore he could no longer be in the shul or in the yeshiva and he had to fend for himself in the marketplace and that's where he said he had the challenge the challenge it's that time when you see maybe the conflict of modernity and eternity and there he had to show who he really was we know the networking is important the business is important making a living is important sustenance for all of us is very important but how do we go about doing it there's a formula that I've given to every single one of my tell meet him in the universe very sure in the year 2000 my son graduated touro college and I went to rough pawn my Rebbe separated Sunday live raha and I said tell my son who is about to enter the working sector tell him what is it that he has to do to be a successful person and a successful Jew at the same time and he looked at my son and he said very short he said you know what you have to do wherever you go wherever you work whatever you do you have to be the hardest worker you have to be the most honest worker and also you have to be friendly to everyone not frenzied you don't be friends with everyone he emphasized that but friendly to everyone and if you have those three things that you are honest the most hard-working and friendly to everyone then you will be successful and that's the formula for a Jew following the dictates of Torah to find his way in the marketplace in the world my broker to all of you is that you should be successful in all your endeavors indeed that whatever you choose to do a cottage Burke will grant you the wisdom and the strength to rise high but also at the same time reflect the values of Yiddish guides and the values of our people in that very difficult arena that you find yourselves and that will be a kiddush Hashem for us all thank you [Applause]