Destiny of the Ba'al Teshuvah - R. Elazar Meisels - TorahAnytime.com

You know, thanks to the years that I spent in what we call Kiru, Jewish outreach, today I have I have whom I'm still in touch with. And these are people who came to Yiddish Kite 20 years ago, 15 years ago, 25 years ago. So now they have children of all ages and sometimes we talk we're we're in touch and we talk and especially when things are going a little rougher than expected when there's turbulent waters so suddenly they remember my phone number and I always try to remind them at different points in their journey I try to remind them that whatever their struggles may or may not be and it's we all struggle. This is like you know raising kids is not is not for the faint of heart. It never was and it isn't today. It's not any harder today than it was then. It's just different. But it's always been a challenge. So I try to remind them. I say, "Kindle, just remember, thanks to your conviction, thanks to your moral fortitude, you had the power to say, "I'm going to keep a shabas. I'm going to put on twillin. I'm going to keep kashas. I'm going to go to the mikvah. I'm going to marry Jewish. I'm going to raise I'm going to build a home according to Tory." Right? Because you had the power to do that. You have written for yourself such a different life story than any of your peers. You went to Farmington High School. So you were not the only Jew in the class. There were Matthew Grosses. There were there were there were there were Bradley's and there were Wolves and there were there were Goldsteins and there were burgers. Of sure there were totally. in the public schools are full of people with these names who have yiddish imamas 100%. Unfortunately, unfortunately, many of them are not married. Those who are married, who were married, aren't any longer married. Those who are married are often times married to non-Jews. They have no idea what a real shabas looks like. Haven't put on fillin since they're by mitzvah. Who knows if then they put on fillin, right? They'll never miss a dyish. They'll never know the pleasure of falling asleep over a gamura. That's a special pleasure that only those of us who know Gomorrah know that that that special feeling. Do they have kids? They're more likely to have dogs and goldfish than they are to have kids. Honestly, much more likely. And the dogs and goldfish probably talk to them more than their kids talk to them. And you you have you have you have you have a home, you have a shabas, you have a spouse, you have kids, you have kids who talk to you, kids whom you talk to, kids who know exactly what their gender is. They don't have to question it. They're a thousand% certain of it. Their children will have children. You understand? Their children will have children. Another great kadesh. And when you're old and crocketty, your kids are going to be there for you and your anac are going to be there for you. You changed your destiny cuz you made a big decision. Cuz you made a good decision.