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Podcast: The daily Hayom Yom with Rabbi Yosef Katzman
Episode: Hayom Yom 12 Adar 1 - giving of himself leads him before great men
Description: כְּתִיב מַתַּן אָדָם יַרְחִיב לוֹ וְלִפְנֵי גְדוֹלִים יַנְחֶנּוּIt is written: “A man’s gift grants him amplitude, and leads him before great men.” יֵשׁ לְךָ אֲנָשִׁים שֶׁהֵם גְּדוֹלֵי הַשֵּׁם בְּחָכְמָתָם אוֹ בְּעָשְׁרָםSome people are renowned for their wisdom or their wealth. אֲבָל מַתַּן אָדָםHowever, “a man’s gift” — כְּשֶׁהָאָדָם נוֹתֵן אֶת הָאָדָם שֶׁלּוֹ בְּאֵיזֶה הִתְעַסְּקוּת בְּהַחְזָקַת הַדָּתhis giving of himself to an activity that strengthens the practice of Yiddishkeit — הִנֵה לֹא זוּ בִּלְבַד כִּי יַרְחִיב לוֹnot only elicits ample blessings, אֶלָּא עוֹד זֹאת כִּי לִפְנֵי גְדוֹלִים יַנְחֶנּוּbut also “leads him before great men.”Text and Translation courtesy of Sichos in English