{"id":98250,"date":"2022-11-20T00:02:32","date_gmt":"2022-11-19T22:02:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rdpinto.org\/?p=98250"},"modified":"2022-11-20T00:02:32","modified_gmt":"2022-11-19T22:02:32","slug":"a-man-with-a-mission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rdpinto.org\/en\/a-man-with-a-mission\/","title":{"rendered":"A Man with a Mission"},"content":{"rendered":"

A Man with a Mission<\/strong><\/p>\n

I often feel overwhelmed by the load of the public which I carry on my weary shoulders. Especially when I am required to wander from one country to another in order to support Torah institutions, I feel the burden heavily. As I traverse the miles, by land and by sea, I am filled with yearning for the sweet taste of the Gemara. I am overcome by the desire to remove my heavy weight and simply sit in the House of Hashem all the days of my life.<\/p>\n

When feelings such as these fill my heart, I visit the Sages of our nation for guidance. Should I return to the Beit Hamidrash bench and immerse myself in Torah study, unfettered by the shackles of the public, or should I plow on in my mandate of supporting Torah institutions, stopping only to readjust my load in order to make it more manageable?<\/p>\n

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  1. With HaGaon Rabbi Moshe Soloveitchik, zt\u201dl, of Zurich<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Approximately twenty years ago, I asked this question for the first time. At that time, I turned to the Rav and Gaon, Rabbi Moshe Soloveitchik, zt\u201dl, from Zurich, for advice. Later, I consulted with the leader of the generation, Maran Harav Shach, zt\u201dl, as well as others.<\/p>\n

    Their response was unequivocal: \u201cEach person is put in this world with a specific purpose. Through this purpose, he can accomplish his personal tikkun<\/em>. Since you were chosen by Hashem for zikuy harabim<\/em>, never entertain thoughts of abandoning your mission. It is your holy calling to concern yourself with upholding Torah institutions, for the Torah study of the multitudes depends upon you. If not for the financial security which you provide them, the sound of Torah would be silenced.\u201d<\/p>\n

    The Torah Sages instructed me not to forego the tremendous privilege of bringing merit to the public, for it is this distinction which will stand in my defense after 120 years on this earth.<\/p>\n

    Regarding my wanderings from place to place, the Torah Sages taught me an invaluable lesson. One can taste the sweetness of Torah wherever he is. He can delve into its teachings while airborne. I can grow in Torah knowledge while simultaneously recognizing the virtue of my vocation \u2013 supporting the sound of Torah and disseminating Hashem\u2019s message across the globe.<\/em><\/p>\n

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    1. Maran, Rosh Hayeshiva, HaGaon Rabbi Elazar Menachem Mann Shach, zt\u201dl<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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      A Man with a Mission I often feel overwhelmed by the load of the public which I carry on my weary shoulders. Especially when I am required to wander from one country to another in order to support Torah institutions, I feel the burden heavily. As I traverse the miles, by land and by sea, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"give_campaign_id":0,"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1063],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-98250","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bringing-merit-to-the-public"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rdpinto.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98250","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rdpinto.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rdpinto.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rdpinto.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/23"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rdpinto.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=98250"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/rdpinto.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98250\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rdpinto.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=98250"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rdpinto.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=98250"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rdpinto.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=98250"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}