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Once Upon a Chossid — Chayei Sarah 5786

Выпуск: Once Upon a Chossid — Chayei Sarah 5786. Темы: family_education, women_modesty. Поисковые термины: воспитание, дети, семья, chinuch, family, חינוך, ילדים, משפחה, цниют, скромность, tzniut, modesty, צניעות. The greatest virtue one can aspire to is to sup- port someone who is impoverished, to give him a gift or a loan, or form a partnership with him, or find him work in order to support him so that he should not need to come onto others, and of that it is said, ‘And you should support the convert and the sojourner so that he shall live with you’ (Vayikra 25:35), which means to support him until he is no longer needy” (Hilchos Matnos Aniyim 10:7). I was interested in opening a business so I went to the Vizhnitzer Rebbe and asked him, “What can I do with this money to establish a stable, profitable enterprise?” “Why don’t you buy diamonds and then sell them?” the Rebbe asked. I want to tell you that if you find a better job, where they pay more than we do, you are free to go and work wherever you want, without feeling guilty.” Diamonds, Deals And Deeds ◊ 9 1 Chapter Ten How Will You Earn a Living? But Reb Shmuel speaking at a gathering on behalf of the Vizhnitz he immediately recov- Institutions ered and said, “I’ll sell you diamonds worth 88 ◊ Diamonds, Deals And Deeds ““And You Should Support Hi“ $15,000. Reb Shmuel was a distinguished person, a wealthy busi- nessman, but for the sake of another Jew’s parnassah, he did not con- sider networking to find someone a job to be beneath his status. ““And You Should Support Hi“ Chapter Ten “And You Should Support Him” The Greatest Tzedakah of All The Rambam writes, “There are eight virtues in charity, each one higher than the next. The Secret of Success A friend told Reb Shmuel’s son-in-law, Reb Moshe Yosef Rosner: When I came to Eretz Yisrael from Sweden, I had $6,000 that I’d earned from dealing in diamonds. A Loan to Establish a Business Reb Dovid Tzvi Neuman of Vienna told Reb Shmuel’s son-in-law, Reb Bentzion Feuerstein: I was a young man when I began working in the diamond industry. I was surprised when Reb Shmuel asked me one day, “Why don’t you work as a financial advisor at the Bourse?” “Who would help me become a member of the Bourse?” I retorted. “So why don’t you open a business and earn a dignified living?” “I don’t have a penny to get married — how can I think of opening a business?” I replied, a

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Once Upon a Chossid

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14 ноября 2025 г.

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Темы: family_education, women_modesty