The Secret To Staying Righteous In The Business World - MUSSAR Pirkei Avot (14)

In Rabbi Yaron Reuven's lecture titled "Pirkei Avot Mussar (14) The Secret To Staying Righteous In The Business World," he discusses maintaining righteousness in business and daily life through adherence to Torah principles. He emphasizes the importance of combining Torah study with an occupation, stating that this balance helps individuals avoid sin by keeping them productively engaged. Rabbi Reuven highlights that being occupied with meaningful work and Torah study leads to spiritual fulfillment, reduces temptation, and ultimately makes sin forgettable. He stresses the necessity of consistent Torah study as a tool for maintaining integrity and building a meaningful, righteous life. 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 2:34 What is your responsibility? A key thing for all of us to understand 6:28 Continuing Pirkei Avot. How to bring more good to the world 10:28 Stay away from these Jewish movements 11:50 Is the Torah too difficult or irrelevant? Why should Jews keep mitzvot? Hear this beautiful explanation 20:04 Be careful of the evil inclination. What should you do to protect yourself from the evil inclination? 31:04 Don’t just study the Torah; follow the Torah and fear G-d. Fear of G-d is essential 40:21 Combine Torah with work. What is a talmid chacham? 47:23 Teach the Torah you learn! 50:41 Torah and work. What was the lowest level of Rambam's fear of G-d? 1:02:35 The importance of saying sorry to G-d 1:06:53 Boredom leads to sin 1:10:50 When money becomes our god 1:16:02 How should we view death? How does boredom lead to sin? 1:19:09 Occupy your life with Torah and improving your soul rather than with meaningless activities 1:21:56 What can make one a big sinner? 1:29:51 How did Aaron chase peace? Should everyone just run to yeshiva immediately? 1:35:07 Don’t like money too much! 1:35:32 Getting to the point of feeling G-d is with you. A message about emunah and bitachon 1:40:04 Should everyone just run to yeshiva immediately? How did Rabbi Akiva become Rabbi Akiva? 1:47:42 Study Torah for G-d, not for yourself or money! 1:50:27 What you should know about evil eye in Judaism. What is Judaism about? 2:00:38 A big warning for Jews: don’t learn Torah for money. Do kiruv! 2:14:51 A tip for Torah speakers 2:16:43 Hear about these amazing Jews 2:22:06 Do kiruv! What did Moses say about kiruv? #MussarPirkeiAvot #Judaism #Jewish #RabbiYaronReuven #Torah #KIRUV #TeShuvah #righteousness #moses #emunah #bitachon #aaron #sorry #boredom #mitzvot #businessworld 00:00:00 Intoduction 00:01:03 New York Trip and Conversion Story 00:02:27 Responsibility vs. Outcome 00:04:18 Effort and Hashem's Will 00:06:15 Pirkei Avot and Torah's Purpose 00:07:30 Torah Learning and Legacy 00:08:53 Secular Education's Consequences 00:10:29 Open Orthodox and Kevod Hashem 00:11:50 Torah's Relevance and Finding Treasure 00:13:14 Merit, Mitzvot, and Connection to Hashem 00:15:34 Steak Analogy and Taharat HaMishpacha 00:18:30 Benefits of Mitzvot and Connection 00:20:20 The Yetzer Hara and Its Influence 00:22:37 Dealing with Temptations 00:24:34 Two Types of Yetzer Hara 00:27:45 Overcoming Atomic Temptations 00:29:05 Importance of Torah Study and Death 00:30:36 The Heavenly Judgment 00:32:29 Torah Study and Yirat Shamayim 00:34:30 The Importance of Yirat Shamayim 00:36:04 Analogy on learning Torah with Yirat Shamayim 00:37:58 Yirat Shamayim Foundation 00:39:57 Torah Study and Occupation 00:41:30 Combine Learning with Work 00:42:59 Sins forgotten 00:44:44 Commitment to learning and hard work 00:46:33 Balance and dedication to Hashem 00:48:17 Knowledge and worthless 00:49:54 Motivation - Moshe Rabbeinu 00:52:10 Spread the knowledge - Mussar 00:54:21 Yirat Shamayim 00:57:14 Busy making Mitzvot 00:58:54 Mitzvot = Occupied mind = No Sin 01:01:03 Torah later in life 01:02:58 busy is a good life 01:05:15 busy to prevent sin - Shagas Aryeh 01:07:44 Shlomo HaMelech - The mountains 01:10:36 More than just lion or mountain - Mentally Stimulating 01:13:32 What does Tachlis mean? 01:16:05 Getting to the real world 01:17:54 Ask Why = The mind is functioning 01:19:10 Don't waste time 01:22:05 Bigger sinner 01:24:02 Money stopped coming in 01:27:37 Not the ideal business that we work 01:29:36 Serious Testuva 01:31:24 Peace is creative 01:33:45 Single vs married testuva 01:35:42 Acceptance of wise 01:37:27 Believe, Hashem watching or WITH 01:39:41 Chasing money like a player 01:41:59 Learning from experience 01:46:16 Honest is a must 01:48:32 Has to be for Kavod Hashem 01:50:27 Cheap ways 01:53:30 Disney Book? Mickey Mouse? 01:56:00 Reading Tehillim is not enough 01:56:58 Segulah with Source 01:57:49 The uniform is not enough 01:59:17 Desire vs Guarantee 02:00:14 Strings for Idol Worship 02:01:43 For Money? Not kavod Hashem? 02:03:38 Merit to people doing good 02:05:29 For efforts doing good 02:07:20 Want an abortion? Stop your shabbos? 02:08:48 Effort = Public Servant 02:10:47 Shinny vs Shinny like Star 02:11:59 Is like saving the king 02:13:49 Saving King = You get the thrown 02:14:51 Those not doing what they do, they can't tell 02:15:44 Customer service is not your punching bag 02:17:15 Slaves = Gamliel Rabban to spread 02:19:29 The story of Tzadikim 02:21:23 No Pride, only Shameyin = Heaven 02:23:49 You must teach for FREE - Shamayin 02:26:19 The money going back to the public? 02:28:25 Help getting the team, but need $$ 02:30:37 diamonds to pick up everywhere