Shnayim Yomi - Toldot - Shishi - #6 - Rabbi Yechiel Spero - The Guy in Charge of The Butter

Hello, it is Yim Shishi Friday and in this portion of the para in shishi we read what the actual braha was that was given the braha that was given is shocking you'd think the braha that Jacob is trying to get it's a braha you should grow up to become You should grow up to become a someone who fears God. You should grow up to be a big but that is not what the is the is you should be to all the fat of the land. You should be a rich man. This is what Jacob and Rifka want. This is what they're fighting for. Perhaps we can understand it with a fantastic story, a very cute story. Story that was told by Senator Bill Bradley. Bill Bradley was once at an a dinner in the White House. Was a very very prestigious dinner, of course, a black Thai affair, and everybody is sitting down to be served dinner. And the waiter comes by, and the waiter says, "Mr. Bradley, what would you like? Chicken or steak? He says, "Stak, please." And he gives him steak. And then he says, "Would you like a potato?" He says, "Yes, please." And he puts onto the potato a pat of butter. And Mr. Bradley looks back at the waiter and he says, "Another pat, please." And he says, "I'm sorry. Sorry, Senator. One pat per person. He says, "Can I please have another p of butter?" He says, "I'm sorry, one pat per person." He says, "Do you know who I am? I'm Senator Bill Bradley. I'm a former NBA allstar, star forward for the New York Knicks. I'm the head of the International Trade Commission in the White House. I'm a senator of the state of New York. And I asked you for another pat of butter, please. And the waiter looks at him and he says, "And senator, do you know who I am?" He says, "No, who are you?" He says, "I'm the guy in charge of the butter." And this very cute story teaches us an important lesson. It's true we need all the blessings for rrooknas for spirituality but we also need to have the means to support those missions those efforts. We need to be able to have the money to support our schools and our yeshivas and our b yakovs and our kassed organizations and our schos and everything that we want to accomplish. And Jacob and Rifka understood that it is only if they're in charge of the butter that they can have what they need. And Hashem understands that kalisol along with great spiritual means must have financial means to support those goals. May we all be z to support that which we need to give money to and through that to accomplish everything we want in spirituality. Have a great day and have a beautiful Shabas skyish.