Seriously Souled 10-day journey - Community by Rabbi Benzion Klatzko

hello everyone this is rabbi klatsko and today we're going to speak about kindness and the community we're all part of a community we all have the ability to make a huge difference many people don't realize this people live lives of quiet desperation hoping that what they do is significant the truth of the matter is if we're parents what we're doing is significant we're raising a family that's hard work there's a lot that's involved however there is even more that we can do and we just have to think what are the needs of our community and have the confidence to to know that we're able to accomplish greater things than we may realize you know we say a mishaber ganchavas and all those who work towards the community faithfully and we say the almighty should take care of them and give them their reward and give them nachas from their children there's a special blessing for those who say you know what in this particular issue the buck stops with me whether it's people who are ill in the community i'm going to take care of them or people who can't afford groceries or kids who need that extra attention because because the mother's overwhelmed or people who are who have been fired and unemployed and need help finding employment there are so many needs all the good stuff isn't taken far far from it most of the good stuff is out there you know why because people often think that others have it in hand others aren't taking care of it and because everyone thinks that way sometimes great and important issues difficulties problems in the community slip through the crack and no one takes care of them there's a fascinating tomorrow yamara kulin says there is a place that my forefathers have left for me to become great and the idea is profound every person in this world is born with a mission there is some project there is some cause that they are supposed to facilitate they're going to be what we call iran to create new something different something out of the box something that others haven't thought of or haven't thought to do it as well as complete as them and if we individually don't appreciate what their project is well if we don't find what that mission is the talmud says no one else is gonna do it it's not like okay if i don't do it someone else is going to do it so not at all says atomic everyone has their one thing that they're born to do there are a few wonderful humble people who live right near me and they created a website called torah anytime and today on torah anytime more than 15 million hours of torah are watched every year download the app if you don't see it if you've never seen it 15 million hours they're still very humble people they've changed the jewish world through torah anytime absolutely and yet do we say well if they hadn't done it someone else would have not necessarily not at all their mission was to bring that beautiful idea down to the world the same without salah which is jewish people going out and helping people in emergency situations medical situations those who secretly give on thursday night friday to those families that can't afford a shabbos meal you give them by the door they leave by the door each thursday night bread and wine and meat and all all sorts of things that was a that was an idea someone had an idea they saw a cause they didn't say someone else is gonna do it they said i'm gonna be the one to do it why because the buck stops with me so today we were speaking about community that's what it means to be a member of the community a special blessing falls on you goes to you is rewarded and awarded to you if you appreciate the fact that you don't live on an island you're not just an individual protecting your rights and your freedoms but you're there to protect others and help others and through that there's no question in the world that you will have a blessed family your children will see a great example in their parents how one goes the extra mile for one's neighbor they will grow up to be as we say big mention be ballet meet those people great derek herrera's great character you'll see us from them thank you [Music] so [Music] you