The more the world changes, the more we find comfort in things that never change.

This is Rabbi Daniel Lapin on demand on the Blaze Radio Network.

Yes, this is episode 12 of the Rabbi Daniel Lapin show.

Welcome to the podcast, and thank you so much for being part of it.

You know that I solemnly serve you as your rabbi,

revealing to you in a way that only I can.

Yes, revealing to you how the world really works.

That's right.

And one of the ways that the world really works is by people serving one another, by people doing things for one another,

by people providing the goods and services that others need,

by people being obsessively preoccupied with what other people need and want.

We call this business, and when you perform along these lines, what you receive are what I call certificates of performance.

You receive little strips of colored paper or various movements on the hard drive of your financial institution or maybe a check.

But what you receive is something we call money, which is nothing other than proof that you have served another human being.

Well, as it turns out, I am recording this podcast in Jerusalem, Israel.

And apart from all the wonderful and exciting things happening in Israel, for me, one of the best parts of Israel, and frankly, primarily what draws me on my fairly regular visits to Israel is really only one thing.

Or I should say by now it's a little more than one thing, but basically it's my daughter, Ruth.

And Ruth is my number five daughter. She wasn't confident. I knew that,

so she sort of subtly held up her hand with all five fingers extended. But no, I knew she's

number five daughter. And while each and every one of

my daughters has amazing and incredible uniquenesses, hers is really quite remarkable.

From when she was a little girl, we discovered something fascinating about her, and that is that she really had trouble doing arithmetic.

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