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Pinchas: A Penny For Your Jewels
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Oorah's Thursday-Thought series continues with a thought-provoking look at the Torah portion of this week, Parshas Pinchas, featuring TorahMates coordinator Rabbi Mordechai Horovitz. Short and to the point, guaranteed to fill your week with inspiration.
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a little girl walks into a jewelry store
in
Israel and asks the owner I would like
to buy a golden necklace sto on and
looks at her and says little girl
where's your
mother she
responds I don't have a mother she
passed away but my older sister is
Raising Me and my younger sister
siblings and she's about to get
engaged so I'm here to buy her a really
nice golden necklace can you show me
some please of course you have money
sure lots of
it the store owner pulls out a variety
of
necklaces and the little girl selects
one of the most beautiful necklaces in
the store happens to be one of the most
expensive necklaces
too I want this one and this owner says
okay how much money do you have the
little girl pulls out a bag full of
money and pours it out on the table out
come shackles half shackles pag the
equivalent of nickels dimes and
pennies the store owner looks at his
necklace at his at the money and he
looks back at the little girl and says
that is the right amount perfect there
you go he gives the necklace he tells
her run back to your sister and give it
to her
ma later on that evening the bride the
older sister brings back the golden
necklace to the store and says thank you
so much but I really cannot accept it I
know that this necklace is worth far
more than the nickels and dimes that you
received for it please take it
back the store owner turns back to her
and says allow me to
explain when people come to my store and
buy jewelry of that
stature they live a luxurious life they
have extra
money but when your sister came to the
store with a bag full of pennies but her
heart was just overflowing and gushing
with
love I consider that full payment
ma Hashem is that Jeweler and we are
that little girl all God wants from us
is to try and do what's
right but give it our best in this
week's par stood up for what's right
Against All Odds he tried his best and
therefore God blessed them with the
blessing of Shalom of inner peace if we
stand up for what's right and Give It
All We Got even if it's just a bag full
of pennies
then we too will Merit the blessing of
pinhas of Shalom of inner peace and
serenity shabbat shalom
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