Wednesday 10 Cheshvan

The first dvar Torah I heard from my Rebbe - The Belzer Ruv Shlit”a, was how Hashem gifts a Ba’al Teshuva an extra dose of Simcha (joy) to help overcome the initial challenges in the teshuva process. However, once the Baal Teshuva has realigned themselves with their purpose  that gift of Simcha is withdrawn. The outcome of being connected with our true purpose and living a life of meaning is happiness and joy. Happiness is not something that we aspire to or a goal to be met, rather it is the consequence of living a meaningful life, with body and soul closely aligned.