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Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz: “By his very nature, man tends to fall.”

Our sages say, “Whoever fulfills the Torah in the midst of poverty will ultimately fulfill it in the midst of riches; whoever neglects the Torah in the midst of riches will ultimately neglect it of the midst of poverty” (Avot 4:9).

One who neglects the Torah will do so whether it is a time of trouble and sorrow or a time of overt miracles, and one who fulfills the Torah will continue to fulfill it even at a time of great difficulty and upheaval.

By his very nature, man tends to fall.

Because of this, we must constantly be engaged in spiritual work, with or without miracles; the test of faith never ends.

–Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz