Erev Rav Rabbis Love Cash Advance

0:00You know, listen, all the motivation that I had to do teshuva, all the motivation that I had to change came from you. I watched your films, spoke to you, got the package, but then the Rabbi told me that you're crazy and no one can do what you say, so I just listened to him, and I didn't do teshuva. Instead, I went and joined the cash advance business. Instead, I continued associating with non-Jewish women. Instead, I continued violating Shabbat. Instead, I went back to drugs. This young guy called me, and I haven't heard from him in four years. Four years ago, contacted me and told me he saw my films and wants to do teshuva, to change his life. So, I do the best that I can to help people, giving him some words of encouragement, and I sent him a free Kiruv package. I invested a few hundred dollars in it and sent it to this kid, even though he had plenty of money.

1:21didn't want money to get in the way and I sent him a bunch of material, but I never heard from him. I haven't heard from him in four years, but then I get a phone call, and I'm not answering the phone, and he starts texting me. He's telling me that he made millions of dollars in the cash advance business. and he went back to drugs and he's in trouble and needs my help. Okay, nobody else can help him, so I talked to him. We're trying to figure things out. He starts telling me about his messy life, and he tells me that he was in the cash advance business and literally within the first month he closed a hundred thousand dollars in commissions worth of deals, and just a few deals by the second month he was already closing a million-dollar deal.

2:23tells me that he was in the cash advance business, and literally within the first month, he closed a hundred thousand dollars in commissions worth of deals, and just a few deals. By the second month, he was already closing a million-dollar deal. He literally made a lot of money. a lot of money and I stopped them there, and I said, "Okay, so those handful of deals that made you a bunch of money, tell me, are all of those people still in business or did they declare bankruptcy?" And it didn't take him more than three seconds to respond, "Yeah, of course, they're all bankrupt. Of course, they all lost everything they had. So, these customers that you made..." a hundred thousand in this one, fifty thousand in that one, ten thousand in this one— all these people made you a bunch of money right away, and you continued making more money. But right away, you already know you make your money, but you don't know what's going to happen. So, you could excuse everybody that goes into that vicious Amalek business of cash advance and those that are like it. Well, people don't know the damage they're causing people.

3:45you know, after a few months, when those same customers are declaring bankruptcy, I told him, "So wait, all of them went bankrupt?" He said, "Every one of them." "And what about the money? Do you still have the money you made?" He goes, "Nah, Rabbi, all that's gone too. Every penny is gone. But now I want to go into the rehab business." I said, "Why do you want to go into the rehab business?" He says, "Because all of my coworkers in the cash advance business, dozens of people, are connected to the drug world in one way or another, all of them have been damaged by it. So you have drugs, and you have a corrupt, predatory business that’s destroying businesses and lives day and night."

4:46Horrible. I asked him, "Listen, I sent you a package four years ago. At the time, you were really right for doing teshuvah. I invested in you, put money into you, put time into you. What happened to you? Not that it matters today, but still, I want to know what happened. So, tell the truth, Rabbi." I spoke to you. You really woke me up. You sent me that package; I was so excited. Then I spoke to the local rabbi here in the community. I told him about you. He said, "Ah, yeah, I know, he's crazy. Nobody can do what he says. Don't listen to him." Rabbi told you this, yes? Yes, this rabbi. Yes, he's the family rabbi, family and above. So what did you do after that? You know, listen, all the motivation that I had to do teshuva, all the motivation that I had to change, came from you. I watched your films, I spoke to you, got the package, and...

6:14But then the rabbi told me that you're crazy and no one can do what you say. So I just listened to him. And I've been literally dodging you for four years. And I didn't do teshuvah. Instead, I went and joined the cash advance business. Instead, I continued going with Goyot. Instead, I continued violating Shabbat. Instead, I went back to drugs. In fact, this time the drugs were much worse than the first time. And the sins were much greater. I've destroyed many lives. I didn't know... Whether to scream or to cry. I didn't know who was the bigger murderer here. I mean, this poor kid got into a business without even having the proper tools or education of what it even is, at least not in the beginning. But I could assure you that in Shamayim, every single sin the young man made in the last four years, every single one of them goes to that rabbi's account. With just a few words, he literally murdered this kid. But he's a rabbi, and some of you would even know his name in different communities. He's not.

7:39that young man made in the last four years. Every single one of them goes to that rabbi's account. With just a few words, he literally murdered this kid. But he's a rabbi, and some of you would even know his name. In different communities, he's not popular, but nonetheless some people certainly know these, and he took a kid who was about to do teshuva, who was doing teshuva, and simply decided to tell him, "Ah, stay the way you are." That's the version of Esav.

8:39That's more dangerous than any missionary. That's more dangerous than any Nazi. That's more dangerous than any version of Esav that exists because it's the Esav that's within. As a rabbi, I must emphasize that this mitzvah is mandatory for every Jew, as it ensures all members of Am Yisrael can properly celebrate the holiday with dignity and joy.