23rd of Adar

Chasidishe Maaseh
One of the Chassidim of Reb Zushe of Anipoli once came to visit his Rebbe. Soon after he arrived, he learned that Reb Zushe had left town to visit with his own Rebbe, the Mezritcher Maggid and when the Chossid heard this, he thought: If Hashem has given me so much Brocho in my Parnassa until now,as a chossid of Reb Zushes, then if I become a Chossid of my Rebbe’s Rebbe I will surely hit the Jackpot! And so he traveled to Mezritch. Within a few months all his business ventures had failed and this man lost all of his money. Broken, he returned to Reb Zushe and cried-“I understand this is my punishment for deserting you, but what was wrong with my calculation?” Reb Zushe answered- "Till now, when you gave charity without assessing the worthiness of the recipient, G‑d responded by looking after you, wether you truly deserved it or not. Once you started analyzing where you could get the best value for your money, G‑d had a good look at how deserving you are, and you obviously came up short."

Question of the Day
How did this man think he would be able to become richer?

Hachlata of Day
Give tzedakah before lighting candles.

Quote of Day
We exist temporarily through what we sell, but we live forever through what we give.

Notice of the Day from Esta Rimler
Schedule into your busy day that THE MOST IMPORTANT production practice is at 10 pm in Ohlai Torah on Monday, 27th of Adar iy"h. And even if you havent come to ANY production practices and even if you arent in production at all, you MUST come to this practice. Your absence may result in explosion.