Pesach Gelt
Novardok weekly | March 22, 2026
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Pesach Gelt

Novardok weekly | March 22, 2026

{א} וַיְדַב ֵּ֥ר ה' אֶל-מֹשֵֶּ֥ה ל אמֹֹֽר: {ב} צַַ֤ו אֶֹֽת-אַֹֽהֲרֹן֙ וְאֶת-בָּנָָּ֣יו ל אמֹֹ֔ר זֵֹּ֥את תּוֹרַַ֖ת הָֹּֽעֹלָָּ֑ה ה ָ֣וא הָֹּֽעֹלָָּ֡ה עַל֩ מֹֽוֹקְדָָּ֨ה עַל-הַמ זְב ַ֤חַ כָּל-הַלַָ֨יְלָּה֙ עַד-הַבֹֹ֔קֶ ר וְא ֵּ֥ש הַמ זְב ַ֖חַ תֵּּ֥וּקַד בֹֽוֹ:

ופירש רש"י זי"ע: צו את אהרן אין צו אלא לשון זרוז, מיד ולדורות. אמר רבי שמעון: ביותר צריך הכתוב לזרז במקום שיש בו חסרון כיס: ע"כ.

The pasuk tells us that Hashem told Moshe to "command" (tzav) Aharon about the karbanos (offerings). Rashi brings down that the Hebrew word tzav refers to a specific type of encouragement, and he brings the Tanna Rebbi Shimon that says that specific encouragement is needed when it comes to matters that involve spending money (like over here).

Now say the Baalei Mussar: Though of course we have no hasaga (understanding) of the greatness of Aharon and all the heilige kohanim (priests), we see here (in a microscopic sense) what money can do to a person! That's human nature, to be influenced by green (or blue) pieces of paper. So what's the solution? Says the Rambam (Dei'os 2:2): You want balance and perfection? If so...opposite extreme! Throw it all in the garbage! (Just joking). But really, there is a concept of buying property in the Next World, each one according to their ability—if real estate works in This World, just imagine how much it pays off in the Next! A dollar a day to an emuna and bitachon fund (there are many out there)—what could be better? Guaranteed dividends!

Story:

In Novardok-Bialstok, Rebbi Gershon Libman and his b'nei chabura were being m'chazeik in emuna and bitachon. Their rebbi, R' Nissim Potochinsky z"l, saw them in action and said: "I'm afraid that one day you are all going to be millionaires!" Fast-forward many years, and Rebbi Gershon's network of yeshivos and mosdos (Torah institutions) in France was taking off, and at one point the yeshiva had over one-hundred million dollars in the account, and they would help other yeshivas across the world as well. This is the power of going all the way with emuna and bitachon.

***

Nimrod* (just joking—let's call him Naftali) was rolling in the dough, and all his friends asked him how he got there. He replied: "Hashem." "No, we know that, but how did you get there?" "Hashem." "Yes, of course. But what did you do?" "Hashem." "Oh, I see, you're one of those..."

{א} וַיְדַב ֵּ֥ר ה' אֶל-מֹשֵֶּ֥ה ל אמֹֹֽר: {ב} צַַ֤ו אֶֹֽת-אַֹֽהֲרֹן֙ וְאֶת-בָּנָָּ֣יו ל אמֹֹ֔ר זֵֹּ֥את תּוֹרַַ֖ת הָֹּֽעֹלָָּ֑ה ה ָ֣וא הָֹּֽעֹלָָּ֡ה עַל֩ מֹֽוֹקְדָָּ֨ה עַל-הַמ זְב ַ֤חַ כָּל-הַלַָ֨יְלָּה֙ עַד-הַבֹֹ֔קֶ ר וְא ֵּ֥ש הַמ זְב ַ֖חַ תֵּּ֥וּקַד בֹֽוֹ:

ופירש רש"י זי"ע: צו את אהרן אין צו אלא לשון זרוז, מיד ולדורות. אמר רבי שמעון: ביותר צריך הכתוב לזרז במקום שיש בו חסרון כיס: ע"כ.

The pasuk tells us that Hashem told Moshe to "command" (tzav) Aharon about the karbanos (offerings). Rashi brings down that the Hebrew word tzav refers to a specific type of encouragement, and he brings the Tanna Rebbi Shimon that says that specific encouragement is needed when it comes to matters that involve spending money (like over here).

Now say the Baalei Mussar: Though of course we have no hasaga (understanding) of the greatness of Aharon and all the heilige kohanim (priests), we see here (in a microscopic sense) what money can do to a person! That's human nature, to be influenced by green (or blue) pieces of paper. So what's the solution? Says the Rambam (Dei'os 2:2): You want balance and perfection? If so...opposite extreme! Throw it all in the garbage! (Just joking). But really, there is a concept of buying property in the Next World, each one according to their ability—if real estate works in This World, just imagine how much it pays off in the Next! A dollar a day to an emuna and bitachon fund (there are many out there)—what could be better? Guaranteed dividends!

Story:

In Novardok-Bialstok, Rebbi Gershon Libman and his b'nei chabura were being m'chazeik in emuna and bitachon. Their rebbi, R' Nissim Potochinsky z"l, saw them in action and said: "I'm afraid that one day you are all going to be millionaires!" Fast-forward many years, and Rebbi Gershon's network of yeshivos and mosdos (Torah institutions) in France was taking off, and at one point the yeshiva had over one-hundred million dollars in the account, and they would help other yeshivas across the world as well. This is the power of going all the way with emuna and bitachon.

***

Nimrod* (just joking—let's call him Naftali) was rolling in the dough, and all his friends asked him how he got there. He replied: "Hashem." "No, we know that, but how did you get there?" "Hashem." "Yes, of course. But what did you do?" "Hashem." "Oh, I see, you're one of those..."

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