Honest Money

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Our Sages revealed that our father Jacob didn't want to retain any of the vast wealth that he gained outside of the Land of Israel, and he gave it all to his brother Esau in return for his share in the Maaras Hamachpaila (double cave of burial).

From this we can learn how much we should despise and detest ill gained money, even with the slightest dishonesty, Gf. Because the Land of Israel is the aspect of Emess - truth and honesty, as it says that Hashem's countenance is there, and we know in the Kabala and the holy books of Rabbainu, that this attribute of Hashem's countenance is the attribute of Emess, thus we know that real truth and honesty can only be achieved and maintained in Israel (-Rabbainu does say in Likutay Moharan 61 that any Jewish settlement anywhere in the world begins to take on the holiness of Israel, but obviously it isn't the same thing). Thus all transaction outside of Israel, no matter how honest they are, they involve some faulty imagination - not everything is completely clear and there are misconceptions inherent in some or all of the aspects of the deal, and therefore Jacob whose main attribute is Emes, as it says in Scriptures, didn't want that money.

Na Nach Nachma Nachman MeUman!

Destitute Breslover Chusid wins the lottery!!!

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My brother is reading this book Chassidic Light in the Soviet Darkness by Yechezkel Brod, the author's father was a Breslover Chusid who was utterly penniless and with great self sacrifice left his family to be by the holy tomb of Rabbainu Rabbi Nachman of Breslov, better known as Na Nach Nachma Nachman MeUman, where he devoted his life to the service of Hashem in the holy ways of Rabbainu. His family was left without any sustenance whatsoever, and HY does not forsake those who fear Him, so it wasn't very long in coming that this guys mother won the lottery.

Na Nach Nachma Nachman MeUman!

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Be Smart Don't Work

Now it is very misappropriate to say that Na Nachs have a philosophy, because that word is a no no, however this is probably as close as your going to get.
Everyone knows Rabbi Nachman always stresses that the amount of work a person does is considered folly as the Zohar says shutu huam etc. etc. Here I just want to share with you a Gemura that we learned yesterday in Chok Liyisroel (Pikuday, Monday, Miseches Shabos 153): Even King Solomon said in his wisdom (koheles 9) at all times your clothes should be white and the oil on your head should not be withheld, Rabbi Yochanan Ben Zakai said a parable to a king who invited his servants to a party and didn't set a time, the intelligent ones adorned themselves and sat at the entrance of the house of the king, they said: is there anything lacking at the kings house. The foolish ones went to their work, they said: is it possible to have a party without toil. Suddenly the king requested his servants, the intelligent ones entered before him, adorned. The foolish ones entered before him as they were - dirty. The king greeted the intelligent with rejoicing, and the foolish with anger. He said these that adorned themselves for the party will sit and eat and drink, these that did not adorn themselves for the party will stand and observe. The soninlaw of Rabbi Meir said in the name of Rabbi Meir, even then they appear to be helping out, the correct version is that both will sit, these will eat and these will starve, these will drink and these will thirst, as it says in the Issiah (65) So says Hashem Behold my servants will eat and you will starve, behold my servants will drink and you will thirst, behold my servants will rejoice from good heart and you will scream from heart pain.
The last words I'm sure will be greatly appreciated by Dun and others.
Keep up the good work!!!!!!!!!!
NA NACH NACHMU NACHMUN MAyUMAN