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This past Shabas I went to visit my
parents in Muny and I bumped into an old
friend of mine and I asked him what are
your thoughts or Shashan is coming up
what do you have to say and he said not
really I don't have a whole lot to say
and a few minutes later we sat down by
Kdish and he came over to me and he said
n what's your elevator pitch 2025 give
me the 30 second rundown and I thought
to myself what can I give over in 30
seconds something that could be mkazic
something that can be strong empowering
And I remembered a verse I heard years
ago back in Yeshiva.
Something I saw brought down in the safe
for Mishna. And I think this
encapsulates the entire void of
Rashashana.
Imagine a man who has nothing. He lives
in a tiny broken apartment. The ceiling
leaks. The winter winds whistle through
the cracks. His meals just enough bread
and water to keep him alive. He's
shivering. He's hungry. He's lonely.
And one day, the mailman knocks on his
door. It's a registered letter that
reaches his hands. He opens it probably
thinking it's another bill. But as he
reads it, his heart starts to race. He
finds out his wealthy uncle in America
passed away. Of course, he was sad
and he knew about this particular uncle
that didn't have any children. and his
will. He wrote very clearly that he left
every single penny, every building,
every investment, every account to this
man. The money's already been deposited,
all he has to do is show up at the bank
and claim it. He's so overwhelmed with
joy that even he decides to go out and
tip the mailman just for being the
messenger of such great life-changing
news. And without delay, he packs up,
travels to the big city, and heads
straight for the bank. But sometimes a
man in the same situation receives a
similar letter except this time the
inheritance is overseas in Australia.
And the letter says he must travel there
personally to receive it. And the
journey is long and it's exhausting.
It's dangerous. It's across seas through
deserts with sleepless nights, hunger,
and difficulty along the way,
potentially life-threatening. And
sometimes the man shrugs and says,
"It's great news, but I'm not
interested. I understand my uncle left
me inheritance. He left me so much
buildings, investments, but I can't do
it. I'm too lazy. I'm not excited. It's
an art of his journey. It's not
happening. And his neighbor gets wind of
what's going on and he comes over to him
and he says, "Yonko, what are you doing?
You have an inheritance. You have of
millions of dollars in Australia. Are
you crazy? This is a fortune for your
life. Risk the trip. It's worth it." But
the man waves him off saying, "Leave me
alone. I'll live as I wish." And yes,
he's a fool, but no one can punish him.
If he doesn't want to claim his
inheritance, it just remains unclaimed.
There's nothing anyone can do. We as we
come to have a very wealthy relative,
not in America, not in Australia, but in
Shay
himself
writes as we began the whole the whole
theme, the whole we're living with this.
And what do we start?
I am to my uncle. Do is an uncle and my
uncle is to me. We are bound to Hashem
in the deepest possible relationship.
And he left us an inheritance greater
than all the treasures of the world, the
through it we merit eternal life.
Mitzkis world say is better than all the
entire world combined. Every day we talk
about the we talk about our uncle
leaving us this inheritance. the habisha
a treasure trove and hashem he's the mid
of an av of a melik who has met our
punishment and din but at the same time
he's our doy he's our uncle who left us
the most most valuable and accessible
inheritance possible and what's a do
what's an uncle most of us some of us
maybe do have a rich uncle or don't but
when we think of an uncle we think of
someone who cares someone who's kind
who's giving benevolent and here's the
beauty an uncle has that a father does
not an uncle doesn't have to discipline
doesn't make sure you brushed your teeth
or you did your homework. He shows up
every once in a while with gifts, with
hugs, with kisses and just wants to see
you happy. That's what is telling us.
Hashem isn't just the father and king
who judges us on rash. He's also our
uncle, the rich loving uncle who just
wants to give to shower us with and
that's the mindset we bring to. Yes,
it's fear. Yes, there's den. Yes,
there's but we crown Hashem as king and
we say
he was is and always will be. But you
also remember he's the do he's the
uncle. He's the relative that left us a
tremendous inheritance and wants our
best. And all you have to do is go and
claim it today on this day.
