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"Olam Chessed Y'baneh"
Hashem created this world for the purpose of chessed. Hashem created the world specifically for us to be the ones who receive Hashem's chessed.. All Hashem wants to do is give to us but what is the most beautiful thing we can do besides for just appreciating the chessed Hashem does for us is to emulate that attribute of being a Noten, a giver, and give to our brothers and sisters.
This story of Avichai and Ziv is what it means to be a true giver. Ziv knew that this little boy wasn’t going to repay him.. Ziv gave to him purely for the sake of giving... he wanted to make another Jew happy, to save a neshama.. He took initiative when others did not and utilized what Hashem gave him. Going into the 3 Weeks, we should introspect and think about how we can all become givers in our own ways just like Ziv gave. We all have special kochos that Hashem gave SPECIFICALLY to us that no one else has and we have a responsibility to utilize those kochos and what better way to utilize them in the way we think Hashem would Himself? We should utilize our kochos by giving to each other We should emulate Hashem, Rav Dessler says that through giving we learn to love... maybe if we all gave a little piece of ourselves we'd learn to love our fellow Jews more and through that ahavas yisroel we will rebuild the bais HaMikdash, stone by precious stone, and merit to see it in all of its glory b'mhaira byameinu amen
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