Shabbat Money: The Foundation of Emuna (5 Minutes)
(Exodus 16:4-36) ParShat HaManna with English Transliteration: http://yadlachim.org/?CategoryID=201&ArticleID=793 Rabbi Yaron Reuven explains that Shabbat is the foundation of emuna, or faith in HaShem. He uses the example of the manna bread, given by HaShem to the Israelites in the desert. HaShem provided them with a double portion on Friday so they wouldn't need to collect food on Shabbat. However, some people lacked emuna and went out to collect food on Shabbat, disobeying HaShem's command. Rabbi Reuven highlights that keeping Shabbat is crucial for receiving blessings, including parnassa (livelihood). He emphasizes the importance of refraining from activities that violate Shabbat, such as driving, watching TV, and working. He recommends starting with small steps and gradually increasing Shabbat observance. Reading the story of the manna bread in Exodus chapter 16 every day is said to be particularly beneficial for parnassa. To Donate and Support our Kiruv work please visit us at www.BeEzratHaShem.org. If you'd like to invite Rabbi Yaron Reuven to give a lecture at your synagogue, home or office please email Yaron@BeEzratHaShem.org to see availability and make arrangements. Rabbi Yaron Reuven is based out of Florida, but travels around the world to give lectures to different groups. Click here https://soundcloud.com/yaronreuven/sets/daily-chidush To Listen to our very popular "Daily Chidush" short audio series on soundcloud.com Join one of our interactive "Interesting Torah" Whatsapp groups to get daily messages of short Torah clips that can uplift your day by texting the number above. Please join our Facebook page Be'Ezrat HaShem page and join our group "Torah Lessons To Help Our Lives". This Group is solely about publicizing HaShem's holy Torah from my lectures as well as great Rabbi's such as Rabbi Efraim Kachlon, Rabbi Yosef Mizrachi, Rabbi Zamir Cohen, Rabbi Pinto, and anyone else that is teaching interesting and relevant Torah. We will also bring you some brand new lectures directly from a Kollel in Jerusalem you won't find anywhere else. Torah posts will be in Hebrew and English. There are plenty of places to find entertaining stories that sound great, but this group is about showing you Torah that can impact your life, hence the name Torah Lessons To Help Our Lives. If it's not impactul, then it won't fit in. I watch and read all that I personally post, so I promise to do my best to bring you only the best quality of Hashem's amazing Torah. The Torah is the only thing in the world that you can learn and have an outcome that makes you SMARTER, WISER, And a BETTER Human Being. If the Torah you're learning is no longer impacting your life in a positive way, than its time for a change. If you haven't learned Torah in a long time or ever, then its time to start friend. I guarantee you will enjoy the journey and life will never be the same, if you just give it a real chance. Kiruv and Kiddush Hashem is our #1 goal. So please feel free to contact me if you are interested in getting more FREE material. We would be have to send you Torach lecture DVDs, CD's and a Book for FREE to anyone that is serious about learning them. If you are far from Hashem and His Torah, our goal is to get help you get closer. Thank you for the opportunity and May Hashem bless you with a life full of Torah #Shabbat #ShabbatShalom #Shabbos #Mitzvah #Judaism #Jewish #RabbiYaronReuven #Torah #Jews #ShabbatDinner #ShabbatTable #Rest #Peace #JewishHoliday 00:00:00 Intoduction 00:00:02 Shabbat and the Manna Test 00:00:32 Parashat HaMan: The Shabbat Violation 00:01:29 Shabbat Observance and Prayer 00:01:56 The Importance of Shabbat Observance 00:02:25 Start with Basic Shabbat Observance 00:02:53 Segula of Parashat HaMan 00:03:23 The Story of Manna Bread 00:03:47 Reading Parashat HaMan Daily 00:04:16 Parashat HaMan for Parnassah on Shabbat 00:04:39 Encouragement and the Light of Shabbat
Transcript
0:02The reason why Chazal explains to us that Shabbat is the foundation of Emunah is because where do we learn that it was a big Emunah test to follow Shabbat or not? Where? Where is the big test? The manna bread. When Hashem gave us manna, He gave us food from Shamayim. He gave it to us for six days. He said on Friday, "I'm giving you double portions. So you don't go collecting on Shabbat." Don't go collecting any food on Shabbat. Whatever you have on Friday will be enough for Friday and for Shabbat. So you can enjoy the Shabbat, not worry about collecting food or parnassah or anything. I'm going to bring it to you all the way to your house. Now, Parashat HaMan, chapter 16 of the book of Shemot, talks about how we got this manna, but it also talks about How we failed the test, some of us. And we didn't listen. We were greedy. We didn't have enough emunah. We weren't sure if the manna was going to be enough. So we went out anyway. To go see if there's more manna. Maybe somebody is extra hungry for Seudah Shlishit. Maybe it's not going to be enough. We didn't have any emunah in Hashem. So they went out. And Hashem says to Moshe, "How long is it going to be that you violate My Shabbat?"
1:29How much longer do you want me to tolerate these people that are going against my daughter? How long? What do we do? We went, lit fire, went, burned cars, went, shot guns. What do we do? They went to collect food. Desecrating Shabbat. You have no emunah. And this is why... for each and every one of you if assuming you keep Shabbat. If you don't keep Shabbat, this is not going to help you. If you don't keep Shabbat, not one of your prayers will be accepted by Hashem. This is what we read already from Shlomo HaMelech. Shlomo HaMelech says to us, someone who doesn't follow what the sages say, doesn't follow the Torah, even his prayers are to'avat Hashem. They're considered disgusting to Hashem. When you don't keep Shabbat, it can't help you. You have to try to keep Shabbat. Don't watch TV. Stop sinning at the very least. Go to synagogue later on. Make Kiddush later on. All the other things that are hard for you, maybe later on, but at least stop sinning. Stop driving on Shabbat. Stop watching TV. Stop ripping paper. Basic things. It's not a big deal. Sleep the whole Shabbat if you can. Just stop violating it. Eventually, you're going to start being a Talmid Chacham. You're going to learn on Shabbat. You're going to honor Shabbat. You're going to eat on Shabbat. You're going to sing on Shabbat.
2:53It can turn into the best part of your week. But at least for now, stop sinning. Stop being the enemy of Hashem. Then if you do that, then the segula will really help you. What's the segula? This is a segula not from me. This is from one of the Gedolei HaDor, Rabbi Menachem Mendel of Rimanov, Zatzal, who said, this also precedes him before even, anyone that reads the Parashat HaMan, Exodus... chapter 16, from verse 4 to verse 36. The whole story of the manna bread. The whole story of the manna bread where Hashem brought us. We complained to Hashem, we need food. Moshe and Aharon say, we're nothing. What are you complaining to us? Go complain to Hashem you don't have any food. What are you complaining to us? Who are we? We decide you have food, you don't have food? God says, don't worry, I'm going to give them food. He gives them the manna bread. He gives them food from Shamayim for 40 years. And it tells the whole story of approximately 30 verses of the story of what happens, of the people violating Shabbat, not having any emunah, going to collect food. It says you read this part. This is one chapter in the Torah. You read this every day.
4:16And this is a segula for parnassah. And why is it such a significant segula for parnassah? Because this is the only thing you're allowed to read for parnassah even on Shabbat. You're not allowed to pray for health on Shabbat. You're not allowed to pray for parnassah on Shabbat. Shabbat is pure thank you, Hashem. But this, my friend, this is verses from the Torah. You're allowed to read this on Shabbat. You do this every day; it works. I know for a fact. So, b'ezrat Hashem, all of these things that are a little scary but are also a little bit encouraging will shed some light. on our Shabbatot, will give us an idea of what Shabbat really is.
