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Beni Krohn - A message from Rabbi Krohn - Ki Savo 5780 - Elul Chizuk

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Author: Beni Krohn
Categories: Religion
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Short Summary

Main recommendation: To "choose life" and earn a longer stay in this world, be someone the world needs by helping and making others happy, especially as Rosh Hashanah approaches. The speaker frames the world as an expensive "hotel" where your place depends on your usefulness to others, and cites a rabbi's advice (heard as 'Rav Victor Miller') that the simplest preparation is to smile at and help people.

Key Points

  • The Torah's call to "choose life" is presented as a yearly reflection during the Yamim Nora'im (Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur).
  • A parable about an exclusive hotel costing $120,000 for 24 hours illustrates that the person who lasts longest is the one whose role the establishment needs, not the one who merely pays.
  • The speaker says that God's ('the Punishment,' as transcribed) judgments are not always understandable, so the practical focus is on increasing one's chances by being valuable to the world.
  • The rabbi's (heard as 'Rav Victor Miller') answer to "what should I do to prepare for Rosh Hashanah?" was simply: smile at people and be someone who makes others happy.
  • Helping can be monetary, but the speaker stresses it can be done in many other ways, especially by being present for others in need.

Details Worth Noting

  • Concrete instructions: In the next few weeks before Rosh Hashanah, look for extra ways to be there for other people. Smile at people you see on the street. Treat someone or support your partner. Be a person who does for others, whether through money or through everyday acts of presence and support.
  • The parable's "hotel" costs $120,000 for twenty-four hours, which the speaker calls $5,000 an hour, and only the most extravagant guests can stay.
  • The parable's key twist: the old high-school friend who had not succeeded had stayed for years because he worked there as the manager and was free to remain as long as he liked.
  • The speaker attributes the parable to the founder of a Mussar movement, though the transcript does not name him.
  • The speaker says there are no guarantees and that the Punishment (the transcript's wording) makes decisions people sometimes do not understand.
  • The transcript ends mid-sentence, so the speaker's full closing advice is not included.

Bottom Line

Preparing for the judgment of the Yamim Nora'im is less about special study or prayer and more about becoming someone others need, through small daily kindnesses and active help.