Build With a Mission, Not Just an Addition
The Torah says, לא תשים דמים בביתך, so that you will not place blood in your house. Simply, this is referring to making a protective fence around your roof.¹³
However, there is a deeper meaning that lies here. The word דמים means blood, but it can also refer to money. The pasuk can be understood as a message that we should not put money into our homes just to make it bigger or nicer. The money should serve a mitzvah purpose, such as hachnasas orchim, having space for sefarim or other mitzvos. Money should not be an end in itself, but a means of serving Hashem. Construct more rooms in your house so you can host more guests. Have ample space in your house for sefarim. A wealthy man can also live simply and give away much of their money to charities. The true value of wealth is not how much we possess, but how much good we can accomplish with it.
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