The Story Of A Button | Reb Elchonon Wasserman | TORAH FOR KIDS AI

Shalom was a fire fire. One of the delay at the time of the Holocaust got murdered during the Holocaust by the evil Nazis despite the fact that he had free and clear multiple opportunities to stay alive. He was actually in America visiting. When the Holocaust broke out, the war broke out, he decided to go back to Germany. They said, "Yeah, but they're going to kill you over there." He says, "All my students are in Germany. I'm not going to leave my students at the time they need me. They're going to kill you. I'll die with my students." So now was fire came out of him. Firees before this murder. He was one of the and at one time was uh looking to raise some money. He was very very poor situation for his yeshiva was looking to raise money. He asked somebody in America if he could help him join forces with him. He said of course anything you need. So the two people told him listen there's an easy solution. His name is Philillip Goldman. His real name, his Jewish name is Pinas. But Pinhaz became Philillip. Why? Pinas used to be a Tida in's class. They grew up together. But after he left Yeshiva, he also left the Torah, went into the business world. Satan gave him a ton of money and he made it huge in the textile business, clothing, became a huge manufacturer in jackets and all types of sweaters and so on and so forth. He says, if you're connected to him somewhat, if you go to him, he's multi-millionaire. If he gives you 1% 1% of what he makes a month, yes doesn't need any more money. 1% forget 1% of 1%. He has so much money. So, oh, okay. So, let's go. What's the problem? Goes, "No, you have to go by yourself." Why? He doesn't give and he's a kufair now. Oh, he doesn't give. He's a kufair. Hates it. Hates the law. Hates me. Hates it. No problem for to save my students. No problem. He was willing to sacrifice his life for his students. You think he's not going to sacrifice his honor. And we saw he was willing to sacrifice his life for his students cuz he actually did it. A lot of people say it, but they don't do it. He did it anyway. Say, "Okay, give me his phone number." He gives a phone number. He calls his office. Hi, I'm looking for Phillip. Philip himself answers. Would have it. Hashem would have it. Philip answers the phone. He says, "You're calling me. What are you doing in America? Cuz I came to VISIT YOU. COME, PLEASE COME. COME, PLEASE." He's saying don't come to my house. He's coming. Please come. He's all He comes to his office big. He out of a big fancy schmancy office in Manhattan. He comes to his office. And uh Philillip shows him his stuff. Look what I made of myself. After he shows him his glory new and you alan what have you done? says well me you know I studied over here and then I studied in this rebi this eventually I went to study under the became one of the students and then after that I opened my yeshiva and then my yeshiva I have such and such students and he sees that on the face of philillip/pinhas he starts seeing that pinhas is starting to hate himself why cuz pinhas sees that his world is this, but he has no Torah. He used to be in the same class as him. There's no Torah. So says, "Okay." Okay. So, why'd you come? Why'd you come to America? I came to see you. You came to see. Why? Why did you come to see me? There's no way. You came all the way from Leita over here just to see me. Okay. No, I'll tell you the truth. My jacket. My jacket. one of the buttons on my jacket. It's coming off a little bit. It's coming off a little bit. And if someone sees the the the button fall, it's like Philillip looks at the say where button. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. The button here. Look the button and see it's falling off. The button over here is falling off. You came all the way from Leita for the for the button. He goes, "Yeah." He goes, "You think I'm a fool?" Goes, "No, the fool. What the button? Look, the button is falling." What? The button is falling. It's you know you have somebody can you help me please can you do me a favor help me with the button he doesn't know what to do with himself he goes yeah he tells one of his EMPLOYEES COME FIX his button do 2 seconds later he fixes the button he goes okay fine the button but why'd you come here he goes that's it thank you very much that's it that's it can't sleep he calls he finds out where he is he gets him on the phone at 2:00 in the is, "Please tell me. I can't sleep. I can't stop thinking about it. Please tell me why you came." He goes, "I only came for the button." He goes, "You have to come to my office. Please." Goes, "Okay, listen. You're my old friend. I'll come to you right now." He comes to him. By the time he arrives to him, it's 3:00 in the morning. 3:00 in the morning. Door arrives at his factory in Manhattan. He tells him, "Hey, yes. Why did you come for the Please tell me why did you come? There's no way. I'm not a fool. I'm not an idiot. I know you for many years. You're a smart guy. You went two weeks on the boat. You came all the way from where you were to the United States, to the Bronx, TO MANHATTAN, ALL THE WAY TO me for me to fix the button. He says, "Oh, it bothers you that I travel two weeks just to fix a button. What about your the traveled from Shim that just to travel from to go from one chapter to the other is 500 light years and to go from one ra to the other is another 500 light years and to go from the other one is 1,000 light years and to go all the way is all of the light years another 3500 LIGHT YEARS. YOU CAME from where was the all the way over here for? What? Why did you come here to make a button? Because that's what you do. So I came to help you make a button. The guy starts to start crying. He says, "I never realized it how much of a a fool I am. My nish was given to me by came from TRAVELED THOUSANDS OF LIGHT YEARS to come to THIS WORLD AND ALL I DO AND all I am worth is to fix a button. From that moment on never had money problems and that person did chuva. Why? because he realized that without living you my friend are a button just a button with the real they don't accept money from just simply everybody and not everybody could donate for real mitzvot for real for real kiru not everyone has the merit many people donate to the red cross to the church to the family zoo to save the dolphin for all types of uh rescue plans of of maybe rescuing a horse in the middle of Tennessee that's limping but the save Jewish namot many people don't need why because they have the merit of a button they may have the bank account of Rockefeller but the merits of the button we have to look in the mirror every day and ask ourselves am I more than a button I have to read this Mishna over and over and over again I told the Jew Why? Because I haven't succeeded in becoming the best. What's the best? He's the one that's able to look at everything, take out the falsehood, and only stay with the same for 1 2 3. Beious.