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Minute 932 / Getting Picked



		TODAY'S MESSAGE IS DEDICATED IN MEMORY OF YOSEF ben YAFFA A'H ANONYMOUSLY WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPONSOR? GO TO WWW.RAYMONDBEYDA.COM AND CLICK ON DONATIONS Competition is healthy. When leaders must fill key positions or assign people to head important projects, they often pit candidates against one another. In the competitive environment that results, contenders work hard to prove their fitness, each hoping to win the lucrative appointment or potentially prestigious position. Finally the choice is made and the name of the frontrunner is announced. Frowns and smiles fill the room as condolences are offered to the losers and congratulations to the winner, who stands beaming in the spotlight of recognition. It is soon thereafter that the disposition of the winner changes. The big prize does not come without its costs. The burden of responsibility, the pressure of meeting deadlines, and the price of potential failure all weigh heavily on the new leader’s mind. Life is not a no-strings-attached game. Everyone wants to get picked for good things: a new job, a promotion, marriage. We Jews have already been “picked” to be the Chosen People. But all of these honors come with responsibilities that must be met. When you start to slack off because your job is a little tough, marriage is a little rocky, or Torah observance a little difficult, stop the slide and view your position in any of these situations as one of benefit and opportunity. Understand that this is true so long as you meet your responsibilities. DID YOU KNOW THAT If one intentionally takes off his taleet with intention to put it on again he need not say another blessing when he puts it back on -- so long as it is within one half hour from the time he took it off. However, should the time that it is off exceed 30 minutes -- then a new blessing must be recited before the taleet is worn. [Source: Oserot Yosef, Siman 28:1] CONSIDER THIS FOR A MINUTE One who eats a healthy, grain-based breakfast benefits in thirteen ways. Among other benefits, this important meal guards against cold winds that make one ill. Breakfast also makes one wise. One’s learning of Torah is easier, and one retains his learning. Baba Metzia 107 a WOULD YOU LIKE TO DEDICATE A MESSAGE IN HONOR OR IN MEMORY OF A LOVED ONE? REFUAH SHELEMA? Click Here to go to the 'Donations' area, or E-mail your dedication to RBEYDA2000@AOL.COM . You can Mail your check for: $101 - Shabbat And Holidays $52 - Weekdays Mail To: Raymond Beyda 408 Avenue O Brooklyn, NY 11230