rav noach weinberg z"l

this past week was the yartzeit of rav noach weinberg z"l, founder of aish. rav gavriel friedman gave an incredible shiur in his memory. there was a story about the chofetz chaim, in this instance, he was being framed and in defense of this gadol, there were many stories told. if someone was caught stealing from the chofetz chaim, the chofetz chaim himself would say to the thief please take that as a "gift" in order for the thief not to be "over geneva". the point of this vort is not to determine whether the story is true or not it just proves the chofetz chaim's greatness.
what does this have to do with rav weinberg and his yartzeit? rav weinberg was known to say, "find me 10 men and ill change the world..." what this would entail is to take on all the responsibilities of the world! unfortunately, people often say "id like to BUT..." they never can live up to this. someone approached the rabbi saying this expectation or comment could be detrimental to peoples self esteem, so he stopped mentioning this. it doesn't matter if this story is true or not but it proves his greatness.
another question involving rav weinberg, "do you do what you teach?" ....words to live by...."the words coming from one who does are greater then of one who doesn't."
pirkei avos asks if we learn from ourselves....
someone asked rav weinberg's rosh yeshiva if it was true that rav weinberg only slept 2 hours a night for 15 years..? to which he responded, no! just for 10! rav weinberg did this for divekus and did whatever he could for the ratzon of hashem.
at first, rav weinberg lived and learned the rambam...."moderation!" the rosh yeshiva asked rav weinberg why he only came on time and not early to davening, why he didn't learn more the the allotted time he did...rav weinberg followed the rambam's measurements of learning, eating, and sleeping. when rav weinberg got up the sefer talmud torah, he switched his derech, he did less to acquire greater torah knowledge.
rav noach weinberg believed everything he learned and every time he learned something new, he instituted it into his life! there were no "buts" if you know something is true, you are obligated to institute it...
rav noach personified truth!!!
he literally got up in the morning like a lion and roared, "yisgaber k'ari.."
in pirkei avos it says, "az k'namer, v'kal knesher, ratz k'tzvi, gibor k'ari, l'asos ritzono avinu shebashamaim..."
....all for the will of our father in the heaven!
be bold, swift, and strong like those animals are for the will of hashem!
make it a part of your essence, do just do LIVE IT.
there is another mishna in pirkei avos, kol kavono tiheyu l'shem shamaim.." ALL of our actions/focus' have to be done for the sake of hashem...
it is our responsibility to live up to our obligations and fix ourselves in this world to live truth...
"b'shvili nivra haolam..." the world was created for me...
always remember! "divarim h'yotzim min halev, nichnasim min halev..." everything that leaves from the heart also enters from the heart...
EMES
EMES
EMES
we must live a life of truth!
pirkei avos is the best life guidance book, another mishna says...." aseh ritzono k'rotzoncha k'day l'asos k'rotzoncha k'ritzono.." his will like your will so that your will is like his will....

rabeinu yona says, "the answer not to give is the answer..."

hashem will sustain you to get the ratzon/will of hashem done...

a closing point, rav weinberg was asked, "is there anything you're willing to die for?...to which he responded, first it is to find the truth, then live for it. the challenge isn't dying the challenge is living...."

rav noach weinberg was a man of emes and has changed and continues to change this lives of many of am yisrael...lets do our best to live up to this emes, be the best ovdai hashem and honor the memory of rav noach weinberg z"l...