Busy, Busy, Busy!
Quite often, people tell me: "Rabbi, I do want to study more and attend Shul, but I just don’t have the time!”
The great Rabbi Levi Yitzchak of Barditchev, once saw a man running down the street. The Rabbi stopped him and asked, "Where are you running?" The fellow answered, "To make a living, rabbi." To which the Rabbi responded, "So how do you know that your living is in that direction and you're running after it? Perhaps your livelihood is to be found in the opposite direction, and you're actually running away from it?"
We tend to get busy with things, important things, but along the way we may be running away from other things - that really matter.
So as we approach the New Year, let's slow down and take time to reflect on what is genuinely important in life. Are we running towards, or away from, our true priorities, goals and values?
May we all be inspired and determined to make this New Year THE Year!
Shabbat Shalom!
Rabbi Yossi Zaklikofsky