R’ Yoel Teitelbaum ZT”L (Satmar Rebbe) would say:
“‘Hashem always has His eyes on it (the Land) from the beginning of the year to year’s end.’ This posuk would have been more grammatically correct if it had said, ‘to the end of the year.’ Why was it worded this way? Very often, a person will approach Rosh Hashanah with great intentions. He plans to turn his life around. He believes this is the year he will follow through. Unfortunately, as time passes, the good intentions fade away, and he slips back to his old ways. By the end of the year, it becomes clear that this wasn’t the year, after all. It was just another year, like all the rest.”
R’ Shmuel Hominer ZT”L (Olas Tamid) would say:
“One must concentrate intently when thanking Hashem for redeeming him from slavery. To fulfill this mitzvah, one should imagine himself slaving with bricks and mortar, with no hope of escape, if not for the fact that Hashem performed wonders and miracles and took us from a state of mourning to a state of Yom Tov, from darkness to a great light, and from subjugation to redemption.”
A Wise Man would say:
“To be clever enough to amass a ridiculous fortune, one must be dumb enough to really want it.”
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