Chasing God Away With Money - Mussar Pirkei Avot (66)

Rabbi Yaron Reuven discusses the importance of keeping promises made during the High Holidays. He emphasizes that wealth can be a challenging test, as it presents more opportunities for sin. He highlights the mitzvah of Sukkot, stressing the importance of comfort and dwelling in the Sukkah. He shares stories of Tzadikim who embraced poverty despite the opportunity for wealth, exemplifying the value of fulfilling the Torah over material possessions. He emphasizes that keeping your word is crucial and that we should strive to live a life of Torah, always seeking to improve ourselves. He concludes by reminding us that we should focus on spiritual wealth, not material wealth, as only our mitzvot will accompany us in the afterlife. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCi-fAdFBv83gUzBgKm3PAyw/join BUILD WITH US (Who Is BeEzrat HaShem Inc) http://www.BHYESHIVA.com BeEzrat HaShem YESHIVA & BEIT MUSSAR BUILDING BUILD A JEWISH COMMUNITY THAT WILL CHANGE THE WORLD 00:00 Introduction 10:48 Getting prepared for Sukkot 26:11 The awful generations of Noah and the tower of Babel. Someone who doesn’t keep his promise is like them 37:29 Pharaoh’s strategies and loss of free choice. The importance of reading Ecclesiastes during Sukkot 47:18 Chapter 4 Mishnah 11. “Whoever fulfills the Torah despite poverty will ultimately fulfill it in wealth.” Rebuke! 1:09:23 A thing to know about rich people. All you can take with you is your mitzvot, so use the opportunities you have. 1:33:15 We can’t buy our Olam Haba with money 1:38:53 Famous people who did teshuva in the Torah. What can we learn from Judah? 1:49:14 Questions. How much worse can it get? #MussarPirkeiAvot #Judaism #Jewish #RabbiYaronReuven #Torah #KIRUV #TeShuvah #money 00:00:00 Intoduction 00:00:13 Promises Made During High Holidays 00:00:43 Sukkot, Promises, and Forgetting 00:01:44 Asking on Yom Kippur Shabbat 00:02:11 Driving on Shabbat: Saving a Life 00:04:56 Yom Kippur: Pikuach Nefesh 00:05:57 Judgment and Death of Sinners 00:08:19 Reward, Punishment, and Materialism 00:11:30 Happiness and Sukkot Observance 00:13:54 Borrowing for Mitzvot & Sukkah Comfort 00:17:13 Sukkah Sleeping, Walls, and Torah 00:20:17 Holocaust Survivor & Sukkah Building 00:22:59 Sukkot Location & Promised to Hashem 00:27:40 Promises, Punishment, and Esav 00:32:44 Esav's Broken Promises 00:33:40 The Importance of Keeping Your Word 00:35:44 Reward Based on Effort, Not Success 00:37:37 Pharaoh's Promise & Teshuva 00:39:59 Pharaoh, Yad Hashem, and Nineveh 00:44:24 Reading Kohelet During Sukkot 00:46:36 Fixing Problems and Creating New Ones 00:47:31 Fulfilling the Torah Despite Poverty 00:51:12 Tzaddikim Lived in Poverty 00:53:49 Responsibility of the Rich 00:55:14 Living a Life of Torah 00:57:15 The Impact of Mussar 01:00:09 Zechuyot and Doing Teshuvah 01:02:03 Understanding Limits and Giving Mussar 01:04:00 Kiruv: Personal Experiences and Challenges 01:05:45 Value of Truth and Rebuke 01:07:40 Mekayem HaTorah and Ish Emet 01:09:38 Forbes, Billionaires, and Humbleness 01:12:21 Human Flaws Among Wealthy 01:13:50 Popular, Tzedakah and Getting Old 01:16:17 Pointless Materialism, Olam HaBa 01:17:05 Meeting the Maker With Mitzvot 01:18:52 Finding Purpose, Making Life Decisions 01:20:34 The Rewards of Torah 01:22:03 Living a Life Full of Truth 01:23:59 Gaining Opportunities and Not Using Them 01:25:21 Stupidest Person: Developing Land 01:26:45 Using or not using Opportunities 01:28:09 Million Dollars and Bouncing Checks 01:30:38 Opportunities and Making War 01:32:06 The Importance of Wealth & Power 01:32:38 A Wealth of Opportunities 01:34:00 Purim and Yom Kippur 01:34:58 Fundraising and Donations 01:35:53 Preholiday and Fundraising 01:37:07 Stop Sinning to Help Yom Kippur 01:38:59 Teshuva, Adam, Rueben and Yehuda 01:40:51 Rueben Teshuva with brothers selling Yosef 01:41:52 The Teshuvah is Yehuda not Reuben 01:44:02 Tamar, Yehuda and the Third Son 01:45:32 Prostitutes then and Now 01:46:45 Burning than Embarrassing in Public 01:48:42 Fake Fasts, Actions or Just Fasts? 01:50:03 Can It Get Worse? 01:50:26 Living Right Now Is Heaven 01:52:16 Why Does a Shiur Happen? 01:54:40 Doing Shiur With the Zohar 01:56:05 People Watching the Shiur 01:57:00 The First Time, Holocaust Survivor 01:58:00 Jews in Power Were Anti-Torah 01:59:52 There's One Less to Doing Teshuva 02:01:47 Don't Listen to Someone telling you How! 02:02:47 Doing Less to The Holocaust 02:04:15 Bad or Good Gog is Coming 02:06:14 No Kissing; Just Listining