Rabbi Reisman said that this is not to say that those who are wealthy cannot enjoy a lifestyle that they can pay for with honest money. However, such people should contemplate just what kind of obstacles that they are placing before their own children who might not be able to afford such an extravagant lifestyle and therefore, G-d forbid be tempted to scheme illicit ways to obtain the money required for a lifestyle they became addicted to while growing up in their parent’s homes.
The Navi Micha prophesizes that Hakodesh Baruch Hu is going to take away from those people who think that they can justify their act of taking illicitly those things which they erroneously believe they need and are entitled to, and this will destroy their improper gaiva.
Reprinted from the December 7, 2023 issue of The Flatbush Jewish Journal.
