Know Before Whom You Stand. - MUSSAR Pirkei Avot (31)

This lecture discusses the essence of faith and trust in God, focusing on overcoming doubts and spiritual challenges. It emphasizes the significance of maintaining a foundational level of emunah (faith) that God is always overseeing our lives and ensuring our well-being. The talk highlights stories and teachings from various rabbis, stressing the importance of continuous Torah study to strengthen faith and counter internal and external doubts. Rabbi Yaron Reuven encourages embracing trials as divinely ordained for our ultimate benefit, urging attendees to view every life event through a lens of faith, thereby transforming challenges into spiritual victories. 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 2:51 G-d doesn’t owe us anything Part 1. Learn from Rabbi Reuven’s personal story 24:56 There is no extra credit for coming to work on time. Insights from this amazing parshah 32:58 Ask yourself this if you are thinking about converting 35:19 G-d doesn’t owe us anything Part 2. Doing something great, that is beyond your obligations, is giving G-d a reason to do more than He decreed 39:38 Great insights from the book of Samuel. Why did Elkanah have such a great son like Samuel? 50:17 Chapter 2 Mishnah 19. How to debate heretics? 1:15:48 How to explain Genesis 1:26, Genesis 11:7 and other verses heretics use? 1:25:51 Why does G-d allow heretics to exist? 1:27:23 Know before Whom you toil. Make Torah the focus of your life 1:34:03 The biggest kofer is inside you. Study Torah 1:45:00 When you study Torah, you give the world a reason to continue to exist 1:52:59 How to do teshuva effectively and live a better life? 1:55:10 People who want to convert should hear this #MussarPirkeiAvot #Judaism #Jewish #RabbiYaronReuven #Torah #KIRUV #TeShuvah #emunah #bitachon 00:00:00 Intoduction 00:01:03 Prayers and Introduction 00:02:53 Emunah: Basic Faith in Hashem 00:03:53 Struggles with Bitachon 00:05:54 Complaining & Teshuva 00:07:47 Serious Mussar Lesson 00:09:37 Hashem Doesn't Owe Anything 00:11:35 Learning About Your Maker 00:13:52 Switching Perspective with Hashem 00:15:26 Accidental Sins and Fear 00:20:32 Gratitude and Changing Perspective 00:21:58 Reb Auerbach: Bonus from Hashem 00:23:26 Hashem, Nature, and Decrees 00:25:13 Understanding What We're Supposed to Do 00:27:11 Giving of the Torah 00:29:23 Prioritizing Mitzvot Over Personal Experiences 00:30:19 Importance of Shabbat Observance 00:32:40 Teshuva and Converting 00:33:37 Living in a Jewish Community 00:33:48 Believing in Creation 00:37:30 Doing Beyond Obligation 00:39:54 Elkanah and the Merit of Shmuel 00:40:51 Rabbi Elazar's Rise 00:42:16 Shmuel the Navi's Torah Learning 00:43:41 Rabbi Elazar Remembering Past Life 00:45:11 Avoiding Familiarity in Beit HaMikdash 00:47:12 Traveling in Different Directions 00:48:34 Elkanah's Path to Jerusalem 00:50:31 The Three Pillars of Life 00:51:56 Know Before Whom You Toil 00:52:55 Don't Use Own Wisdom 00:53:54 Torah Is the Only Foundation 00:54:52 Contradiction and the Torah 00:55:37 Understanding Opinions of Sages 00:56:35 Learning in Religious Schools 00:57:37 Debating and the Torah 00:59:33 The Only Way to Win 01:00:28 Falseness Makes Documents False 01:02:09 Using the Mishnah and New Testament 01:03:59 Good in the World and Torah 01:05:23 Apikores 01:06:23 Arguing With People 01:07:22 Convert vs Teshuva 01:08:49 Not Interested In Truth 01:09:48 Part 2 of Torah and Science 01:10:48 Torah Claims and the Goyim 01:11:50 Where to Bury the Jews 01:13:27 Price for the Religious 01:14:18 Make Sure Your Argument is Torah 01:15:15 Answering Questions Before You Ask 01:16:56 Hashem Consulting the Angels 01:23:23 The Power of Humility 01:25:14 Every Verse You Question 01:26:40 Help the Poor 01:27:45 Greek Knowledge 01:29:12 Learning Torah 01:30:13 Talmid Chacham and Chazon Ish 01:31:42 Moshe and Hashem's Vision 01:33:52 Religious People with Emunah Issues 01:35:17 The Atheist 01:36:28 Your Yetzer Hara 01:37:56 The Kofer in the Mirror 01:39:17 A Great Rabbi's Yetzer Hara 01:40:16 Rabbi Yosef Karo and the Tefillin 01:43:05 Baal Shem Tov and His Chiddush 01:44:33 Know Before Whom You Toil 01:46:02 Reward From G-d 01:47:19 Number of People in the World 01:48:39 Why is the World Still Here? 01:50:57 Doing Right! 01:52:53 The Point is.. 01:54:11 Living the Wrong Emunah 01:55:34 Doing 100% and NOT 50/50 01:56:59 Covenant Between Am Yisrael and G-d 01:58:49 You Know Before Whom You Toil 02:00:36 Heretic