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Alex Fleksher
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Alex Fleksher says that finding joy in the small things and being content with what we have will set us up for a good year.
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וְשָׂמַחְתָּ֣ בְכׇל־הַטּ֗וֹב אֲשֶׁ֧ר נָֽתַן־לְךָ֛ יְהֹוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ וּלְבֵיתֶ֑ךָ אַתָּה֙ וְהַלֵּוִ֔י וְהַגֵּ֖ר אֲשֶׁ֥ר בְּקִרְבֶּֽךָ׃
דברים כ״ו:י״א
And you shall enjoy all the bounty that your God has bestowed upon you and your household, together with the Levite and the stranger in your midst
-Deuteronomy 26:1
בן זומא אומר: ..איזהו עשיר? השמח בחלקו
משנה אבות ד׳:א׳
Ben Zoma says: Who is the rich one? He who is happy with his lot.
יְגִ֣יעַ כַּ֭פֶּיךָ כִּ֣י תֹאכֵ֑ל אַ֝שְׁרֶ֗יךָ וְט֣וֹב לָֽךְ׃
תהילים קכ״ח:ב׳
You shall enjoy the fruit of your labors, you shall be happy and you shall prosper
-Psalms 128:2
Rav Zevid says: Such a person merits inheriting two worlds, this world and the World-to-Come. When the verse states: “Happy shall you be,” it means in this world, and when it states: “And you shall prosper,” it is referring to the World-to-Come.
-Chullin 44b:11