אין זכייה כתורה

As part of the celebration of the finishing of the Torah we sing [and jump] to the words אין זכייה כתורה - There is no prize like the Torah.

The Rebbe Shlita interrupted the festivities for a minute as everybody was screaming אין זכייה כתורה and said [approximately] the following:

Let us say you received a phone call telling you that you won a HUUUUGE prize. You were very excited and asked what the prize was and were told that you would have to wait until the next day to find out. You waited anxiously until you were informed. What is it? 10 million dollars? A new house in your dream neighborhood [Ir Hakodesh Woodmere?]? An all expenses paid vacation to an exotic resort?

You have to wait and see.

The next day you received a call and were told what the prize is: A chavrusa with a talmid chochom.

What a LET-DOWN!!

BUM-MER!!!!

You wanted something fun and exciting and instead got this....

אין זכייה כתורה!!!

To learn with a good chavrusa is MUCH BETTER than 10 million dollars or a house in Back Lawrence with a swimming pool and tennis court. טוב לי תורת פיך מאלפי זהב וכסף. Are we there? Do we believe it? I know almost NOBODY who does.

But lets work towards believing it. It is a foundation of our faith.

אין זכייה כתורה. All else?

הבל הבלים אמר קהלת - הבל הבלים!!!