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Dear friends, how many times do we know what the right thing to do is, and then the calculations begin. What will people say, what will it cost me, maybe I should wait. Notice, in Parshat Toldot, Jacob comes to receive the blessings from his father, Isaac, and then he starts to worry. He turns to his mother , Rebecca, and she says to him, listen, if there is anything negative, I will take it upon myself.

She says to him, " Upon me be your curse, my son." The question arises, Jacob our forefather, would he want anything negative to happen to his mother, heaven forbid? But the answer is very interesting. She didn't really give him an answer; she showed him a personal example, she showed him dedication, she showed him sacrifice. To receive something important in life, the blessings, you have to sacrifice, you have to put our comfort aside.

A person wants to set a regular Torah study session, a person wants to progress in something, some mitzvah, love for a fellow Jew, helping a Jew reach some goal, and then the limitations start. We learn that we need to put these limitations aside, put comfort aside. It doesn't mean throwing away logic, but it does mean not letting comfort decide for us. Our next step is to take one step forward, to dedicate ourselves and see the blessing.

And from here, from strength to strength, with the help of God. So be blessed, have a peaceful and blessed Sabbath.