Ein Yaakov – Lesson 019a – Pesachim – Page 109-112 – Rejoicing on Yom Tov – Holidays; Advice for Success in Life

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Ein Yaakov, Pesachim 109-112. Speaker: Rabbi Zvi Aryeh Rosenfeld ז”ל. Topics: Rejoicing on Yom Tov – Holidays; Advice for Success in Life.
00:00 – How do we fulfill the mitzvah of rejoicing on a holiday? A man performs this mitzvah through drinking wine, while a woman performs it by wearing new clothing. Midrash about how meat lost its true flavor after the destruction of the Beit HaMikdash.
03:54 – Advice given by Rabbi Akiva to his son, Rabbi Yehoshua: study Torah in a Beit HaMidrash – study hall. Knock before entering a home, even your own home. Never go barefoot but do not wear shoes to bed.
07:45 – Pas shacharis: always eat breakfast. “Breakfast without bread is not considered breakfast.”
09:10 – Meals on Shabbat should be at least a little better than weekday meals. Even if funds are limited, it’s important to eat fish on Shabbat.
09:44 – Rabbi Akiva advised his son that when forming a business partnership, go into business with someone who is successful.
11:00 – “More than the calf wants to nurse, the cow wants to give milk.” A rabbi wants to teach Torah more than the student wants to learn.
13:44 – When teaching Torah, it’s best to quote the greatest Rabbi possible.
14:16 – Examine a Torah book carefully for misprints before giving it to your child. Do not marry a divorcee.
17:43 – Rabbi Yishmael and Rabbi Yossi taught Rebbi: do not cause a defect in yourself. Don’t gaze at something that’s for sale if you have no intention to buy it. The stringency of the laws of niddah – family purity.
20:27 – Do not go out alone at night. The account of how sheydim – demons – were banished from populated areas but can still cause harm in isolated places.
23:50 – Do not live in a city governed by either a talmid chakham or a doctor, or in an unprotected city. Do not marry two wives. If you want to marry more than one wife, marry three.
25:08 – Rav said to Rav Kahana: Do not turn your words inside out – that is: keep your word and speak with honesty. It’s better to work at an honest trade, no matter how lowly it may be, than to make a living dishonestly or to beg. Always take food with you on a trip.
26:40 – Rav said to his son, Rabbi Chiya: Do not take any type of narcotics because they are habit forming and can lead to a life of crime. Do not take big steps. Try to save a tooth from being pulled. Avoid confrontation with non-Jews.
28:45 – Advice of Rabbeinu HaKadosh to his sons: don’t live in a city where there’s too much senseless joking. Don’t go to sleep at night without saying Kriyas Shema al ha Mitah.
30:54 – Rabbeinu HaKadosh also advised to obey the laws of the land where one lives or travels through and to pay all taxes and import fees.
31:43 – Rav Papa advised being especially careful to wear shoes in a house where cats are found. Cats bring protection against snakes.
32:42 – Three types of young that should not be confronted: a young non-Jew, a young snake, and a young student.
33:54 – Business advice: sell merchandise as quickly as possible. Don’t package the item sold until after you have received payment for it.
35:44 – Rabbi Yochanan said that when going out to battle, stay near the back. This is a reference to “Better to be the tail of a lion than the head of a fox” (Pirkei Avot 4:15).