Ever found yourself frustrated by never-ending traffic jams, especially during your daily commute? Well, I've been there too, but an insight from Parshas Nasso gave me a fresh perspective on dealing with the chaos of Lakewood, New Jersey traffic. In this episode, I share my personal experiences living in the thriving Torah town of Lakewood and discuss the incredible growth brought about by Reb Aharon Kotler z"l and BMG Torah institution. Despite the town's rapid expansion, its infrastructure struggles to keep up, leaving residents grappling with traffic congestion. Drawing from the unity of tribal leaders' sacrifices in Parasha's Nasso, We discuss valuable insight into appreciating the company of fellow travelers on our life's journey, even when faced with obstacles like traffic jams. So, tune in, discover how to transform your perspective on traffic, and cherish the shared journey with others around you.
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I live in Lakewood, New Jersey, a blossoming Torah town. Thousands, hundreds of thousands of people live here. It's a beautiful life; it's an excellent place to live. Now it's funny to think about it, though It wasn't always like that. Not that long ago, Lakewood was just a small resort town. That is, of course, until Ryb Aron at Kotla Zichainov, berachah, opened his doors to base Medrashkevoia And steller Talmedim. This town has continued to burgeon and blossom, and BMG continues to grow and become this unstoppable Torah force and edifice.
Businesses, families, and people flock here for all Lakewood offers. Now there is, however, one problem with living here, and I've since found and discovered that other individuals have this same issue, And that is that the traffic can be brutal. See, the old town's infrastructure is still stuck around, and we still have single roads in many directions trying to bring thousands of people to one building and bottlenecking traffic. So everyone has their approach.
I'm here to suggest something that came to mind from the parashah to alleviate your morning commute or wherever you find yourself, perhaps stuck in traffic. God forbid. Parasha's Nusso is the longest parish in the Torah, with over 170 verses. And that's mainly because that last chapter delineates all of the sacrifices of the tribal leaders they brought. It's in the parasite in Parashah's Nusso. And who doesn't know the famous description of these sacrifices? Because it's over and over. We get the same explanation of every single tribal, every single Nussi's Carpenter. Why, why wouldn't it have? It's sufficient to say that they all brought the same sacrifice. And Rabbi Ruchem explains that they all had in mind to get their mana, their gift, but all being mechavin, having in mind and ending up at the same spot, was miraculous. They all wanted to do something unique and brought the same, down to the element, down to a single crumb, the same carbon as each other. And Rabbi Ruchem explains that often the Moshe, if you're walking on a trail, on a hike, with other people and all of a sudden you look around, and the other people are gone. You're alone; they're probably okay. You're probably, God forbid, in trouble. It's a good thing to be going to a destination that others are also traveling towards. Suppose a person is alone on his journey and life. He probably should try to resort to trying to return to the path to Chuva so that he can follow the rest of the people. So really, it's a chick that, when I look around. I see a thousand other handa designs, honda accord, or Toyota Camry, or Toyota Sienas; I say wow because there are a lot of successful, happy, determined, encouraging Torah people, people searching to do mitzvos and serve the Almighty, And ultimately, even if you are in traffic, this probably will not shorten the commute. Still, it. Still, it will perhaps give you a new understanding of all the different people you're surrounded by on that one-lane road.
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