Jerry Seinfeld has a great bit about how easy it is for kids to make friends.
You meet a kid at the park, he likes slides, you like slides—boom, best friends.

But as adults, it’s different. You meet someone and start comparing:

• You live here, so do I.
• You work in this industry, so do I.
• You like cars, so do I.

You can line up a hundred points of similarity, and yet we focus on the one tiny difference. “Oh… except for that.”

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Rav Lichtenstein’s Lesson

Rav Aharon Lichtenstein once said that his yeshiva was 95% the same as Ponovezh.
And yet, what do people notice? The 5%.

It’s human nature—but it’s not Hashem’s ratzon.
We’re siblings. Brothers and sisters. And siblings fight—but at the end of the day, they’re family.

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Hashem’s Children

In this week’s parsha, Re’eh, the Torah reminds us:

“Banim atem laHashem Elokeichem” – You are children of Hashem your God.

And what does every parent want most? For their kids to get along.

Think of a parent breaking up a fight:
“One day, you’re going to be best friends. You’ll realize that you’re the only ones who will always be there for each other.”

That’s exactly what Hashem wants from us.

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Elul: Time to Grow Up

Now we’re stepping into Elul—the time to grow up, to rise above the petty 5%, and to show Hashem who we can really become.

And if you want to grow but don’t know where to start, the Elul Reset is waiting for you.
Seven days, fifteen minutes a day. Ground yourself in clarity, bitachon, and gratitude—so that when Rosh Hashanah comes, you can walk in with confidence, direction, and peace of mind.