MISHPATIM

How to Make a Living

There’s a Jewish idea that money is not something we earn; money is something we receive from Heaven. Money is the most influential force in the world, and Hashem does not release it freely.

Behind every coin there is a guiding hand that determines the address at which it will land. Therefore, in order to “make money,” we must understand the values that guide the Holy One, blessed be He, in the distribution of wealth. After the prayer has been accepted and we have obtained the money, we must remember what G-d expects us to do with it. In this way we become worthy of additional blessing, so that it may be expanded and increased.