Rav Sadia Gaon GETTING TO KNOW HaShem (A BeEzrat HaShem Inc. Film)
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0:22Rav Saadia HaGaon, alav hashalom, one time was traveling and he went to a new city, where no one knew him. But this gevir, this rich person in the city, saw a talmid chacham and said, "Chacham, come, come by me." He invited him into his house and hosted him for a week, providing him with food and bread, and treated him really, really well, ensuring nothing was missing. After a week, Rav Saadia HaGaon...
1:45The guy starts asking questions, do, do, do, do, and after a while, he realizes, "Okay, it's me, it's me." The guy starts crying and shaking. "What? What? You, the Gadol HaDor has been in my house for a week. Oh no, oh no, oy li, oy li!" he starts crying. But what happened? Why? "I can't believe it, you've been in my house, the Gadol HaDor, the greatest Rabbi of the generation, for several generations, is in my house for a week, and I didn't know, and that's how I'm treating you?" He reassures him, "Oh gosh, you treated me really well." there was no room on the table, you gave me so much. What else are you going to do? Had I known that it was you in my house, surely things would have been different. Please, please, stay in my house for at least another few days and let me give you the kavod that you deserve. He says, "What would you do differently?" He says, "Now that I know that you are completely different." start crying. The guy thinks he made the Kavod HaRav upset. No, no, Kavod HaRav, sorry. Why make you upset? He goes, no, no, no, Ashrecha, you just taught me so much Mussar. Me? Teach you Mussar? He says, yeah. He says, see, every day we thank HaKadosh Baruch Hu for giving us a neshamah.
3:06And we thank HaKadosh Baruch Hu for giving us the Torah. And we thank HaKadosh Baruch Hu for letting us learn this Torah. And we thank HaKadosh Baruch Hu for doing this and doing that and doing this. In essence, to use all of these different tools right off the top of the day, what? To revisit HaKadosh Baruch Hu, to get to know Him more at a much better level than the day before. Now you see, yesterday I served Hashem the best I could. I learned Torah and did the best I could. Today, I did the best I could also. The problem is, it's the same thing. You just taught me. Had you known that I am who you think I am now, surely it would be different. What does it mean? That means that I haven't really served Hashem the proper way since yesterday. Why? Because, obviously, I should have known Hashem even better as a result of yesterday, today, and serve Him better today. And I didn't. What answer can I give Hashem now? What answer can I give Hashem now that I serve Him the same way today as I did yesterday? What answer do I have for Hashem?
4:16When a person wants to sanctify themselves, they may not understand the deeper story and how it applies to their personal life in the year 2020, and they're barely 20 years old. But they will understand that this is truly the way to do things. Why? When a person has more knowledge, they also have more knowledge about what they're missing. And if Rabbeinu Saadia Gaon understood that he was missing something in his avodah (service) of Hashem because he didn't serve Hashem even more than he did the day before—when he had spent the entire day learning Torah—surely we ourselves have some deficiencies, to say the least. Does that mean that we should be sad? Absolutely not. That will make it worse. Understanding these stories drives us to improve and strive towards greater holiness. When a person has more knowledge, he also has more knowledge about what he's missing. And if Rav Saadia Gaon understood that he was lacking in his own service of Hashem because he didn't serve Hashem even more than he did the day before, despite spending the entire day learning Torah, surely we ourselves have some deficiencies, to say the least. Does that mean that we should be sad? Absolutely not. That will only make it worse. We use such information and such stories as a motivator to inspire us to serve Hashem even better every day. Now, when a person understands that HaKadosh Baruch Hu watches everything, understands everything, and knows everything, he looks into that in every aspect of his life.
5:32The Rosh Yeshiva addressed the talmidim, saying, "In the Gemara, it is brought down that Rabbi Akiva stated, 'V'ahavta l're'acha kamocha, zeh klal gadol baTorah.' This is a fundamental principle in the Torah. We must strive to embody this principle in our daily interactions." He went on to discuss the importance of the halachot in Shulchan Aruch and how their application is essential in daily Jewish life. He specifically referenced the Mishnah Berurah and spoke about how the Chofetz Chaim emphasized the importance of shmirat halashon, the guarding of one's speech. The Rabbi concluded by reminding the students of the significance of zman tfillah and the necessity of maintaining focus during tefillot. Thank you.
