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Rabbi Benayahu Shmueli, Head of the Yeshiva: To Overcome and Receive Reward

By Yeshivat Nahar Shalom Staff•August 27, 2026
vanity of vanitiesovercome evil inclinationEvery person has a different Evil InclinationThe Evil Inclination exists intentionally, so that a person can elevate himself and receive reward

A person must not be driven by desire. He needs to master his character traits. One of the things that prevents a person from achieving greatness and drawing closer to our Father in Heaven is this barrier—that a person is bound to the vanities of this world, that he has desires.

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The Holy One, blessed be He, created us as human beings—the eye sees and the heart covets. One sees a beautiful house, sees a car, sees wealth, and doesn't realize that in the end, all of this is vanity of vanities.

However, in a single moment, the Holy One, blessed be He, can make a person lose all of this. It's enough for Him—He could leave him the money, but shift his mind just a tiny bit, and what is it all worth to him? Give him some illness, and what is it all worth?

Nothing is worth anything. Whoever serves Hashem—that is what is worth it. One who is a faithful servant. But what can you do, a person needs this. Yet there are all kinds of desires—there is the desire for money, there is the desire for food, there is...

A person must not be driven by desire. He needs to master his character traits. One of the things that prevents a person from achieving greatness and drawing closer to our Father in Heaven is this barrier—that a person is bound to the vanities of this world, that he has desires.

Every person has their own desires. Every person has a different Evil Inclination, every person is built differently, comes with different trials. And it is forbidden to make fun of any Jew, because that's how it is—the Holy One, blessed be He, created us like this, and this means—we are not angels!

The Evil Inclination exists intentionally, so that a person can elevate himself and receive reward. What, will he receive reward for nothing, out of thin air? He elevates himself over the Evil Inclination, overcomes it, and receives a commendation.