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Getting Jews closer to G-od

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Rabbi Alon Anava

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I got a very interesting question for makka makka is about Chuba she became Torah observant and she's asking a very interesting question how can she live her life happy serve Hashem with happiness when she knows that her family and loved ones are not so observant and when they reach the world to come they might be punished for their sins and when Messiah comes they might not be with her so how can she continue serving a sham and living her life happy knowing that so the first thing is that we are commanded and obligated by the Torah to serve Hashem with happiness we must serve ash embassy mohabbat all about that's what the Torah commands us to do the second thing is when a person reaches the level that he has pain over the fact that his family and loved ones are not Torah observant first of all I can congratulate Makka because that's a very high level most people they care about themselves and they look only in their own surroundings to reach to a level when you look at other people and it hurts you that those people are not Torah observant and that they're missing out basically that's a very high level so just from your question Makka and this can refer to all the people who are becoming becoming Torah observant this is the level one needs to strive to to get to a point that they look at their fellow jew forget about a family member right now a fellow Jew and then it will hurt them that that person is not Torah observant and the answer what you need to do is very simple you are obligated to do whatever you can in your power to make the Torah observant to teach them to guide them to show them to give them example even though they're the most most far away from religion there's always way to do it if they're very anti religion all you need to do is just show them how beautiful religion is how fun it is how amazing it is how it's fulfilling it is if there are a little bit open to hear you're obligated to teach them to tell them to show them to basically open the door to them even if it takes you a whole lifetime so by the fact that you feel sorrow sadness to see your loved ones in that situation that in itself should be the source of power to let you pursue getting them close to God because you're lucky enough that the light of Hashem shined in you that you suddenly saw the light what about how it's called and you became wise enough to come closer to her shame and become Torah observant so you're lucky enough to have that in your hands so you have the obligation to go and teach everybody around you and so much mo so so much so much more so with your family members you can show them it's called it they'll be more perceptive they'll be more open to what you have to say so your answer is very very simple you need to make this your life mission to make your family closer Persian by teaching them whatever you can even if they're not able or capable to receive too much just a little bit give them a good example come to the house show them how you how you how you pray how you learn your job is basically to introduce to them how great Hashem is have beautiful tutorials and how amazing is to be Torah observant and in your ways and in many different sophisticated ways you can basically penetrate because you know them more than anyone you can penetrate under the lines and show them and basically what's called liquor level Tama Toa to get them closer to the Torah and everything has to be done you know with love and understanding and patience because the Torah teaches us when we look at somebody who's not Torah observant we have to look at them as a prisoner that is locked in captivity and they don't really see what's going out there very limited to what they can see and as you somebody standing out you can see both worlds you can see the secular world and you can see the Torah observing world so you have the the advantage used know both worlds and you know how to cautiously proceed and basically teach them and get them closer to a shame and you know on holidays come and show give them you know a present invite them to a shabbos table or a holiday anything that you can do to basically show them and exposed to them how beautiful the Torres and how great it is to be observant and by you doing that you are securing that they will have some place in the world to come and if you do it the right way with patients you are guaranteed by a shame that your work will not be for nothing it might take a year might take two years might take three years might take a whole lifetime but the fact that you did your effort that would be more than enough and if you're doing your efforts in in the more sincere way you'll see that slowly slowly the most toughest people will come closer to religion even if it takes him a whole lifetime even if they become a little bit observant so they might not be fully observant but even if they become a little bit observant you did your part and what needs to make you feel happy is if you're doing the will of michele you might not see a loved one becoming totally religious but please watch but needs to give you happiness that you did your best and that you see that they did something and with the merit of you are becoming religious and and elevating yourself to a higher level they're automatically will be merited to that so ha special only follow them should leave this role and should go higher in higher worlds your merits will help them go through it so worst case i'll get a little bit of punished for that and basil d'shannon will come soon don't worry just because the fact that you are close to a shame they automatically will be closer to you so the main thing i can tell you and instruct you is that you are lucky enough to move to the other side so now you have the ability and the power and the tools to go and teach them and that's what should make you have because you're basically fulfilling what's called haha sonali on the will the Divine Will of a shed for you to going a shim gave you this would give you the merit made you close to him so you will be the Sri of you would be the emissary you will be the vessel that it goes closer to your family and your loved ones and the rest of the Jews and make them come closer to Russia so this surprise to anyone doesn't have to be your family members it doesn't have to be just Monica can be anyone a person needs to get to the level that he looks at another Jew whether it's his family member or whether it's a person he never met in his life and that person needs to feel pain in his heart to see that person or observant and when you reach that level then you have the ability to reach out and to save that person because you have if you see no connection to that person and you have no pain for the fact that that person is far away from a sham is very hard to reach out but when you know that one of your loved ones is sitting in a house burning in fire you run into the fire to save them so when you reach to a level that you see any Jew and it hurts you that they're not Torah observant it's like you seeing them in a house burning in fire and you have the ability to run into the house full of fire just to save them so you can do that by running and screaming in them and and and and and forcing them to become observant that will it work the only way that will work by showing them how amazing Torah observant life is how amazing the tories how amazing a shame is and how great your life is after you made a transformation and slowly slowly when you trickle mitzvos into their life you'll see that slowly slowly they'll start opening you cannot convince anyone you cannot come to a person and force him to become religious to come close to shame the only thing you can do is give an example and not only give an example is it a nice kind of a tricky way make them do mitzvahs if it's a if it's a if it's a man you know ask them to put you in if it's a woman you can instructor why you should they should like candles you know maybe make them make a bra sabra her next to them they land to remain drag them into a shoe once there's so many different ways one can reach another person and only you know how to reach your family and that's why I share chose you to be the vessel to be the emissary the shreya that affects your entire family because you know what touches them and what's their weak points and they have respected you and they love you so it would be much easier for you to come a little bit closer to them so the only market or anyone watches the video you have the obligation a to serve a shim with happiness be to feel server to elevate yourself to a level that you feel sorrow than another Jew is far away from religions because you know the truth and when you reach that level you can reach out to that person and and and and try to get them closer to religion in any in any way teach him something tell them fancy and give him a smile make them understand that Torah life is beautiful when I was not religious when I hope that religious people they look like lunatics to me they look like weird but if a Torah observant person if a religious person would approach me at that time with a smile or talk to me in the level of my eyes Alberta hey he's a human being so okay so maybe he looks a little bit weird but he's he's like me because people are not religious when they look at religious people they think they're weird and different and behave different and they believe weird things and they believe in spiritual things it makes a person distant but when you connect to a person on their level they're like hey wait a minute it's another it's a person like me maybe there's a little bit different they behave a little bit different but it's the same level so you have a great great great opportunity to be the one who actually gets all your loved ones and all the rest of the fellow Jews around you closer to a shin and that in itself should make you be happy and continue your life in a happy way because you actually fulfilling the greatest greatest a task the will to shame for you to go make do other Jews close to the Torah so I hope I answered your questions if you have any other questions please please feel free to contact me and I'll try to answer whatever I can thank you