Street Farbrengen Episode 111 - Pareto Principle and Adar - 80/20 rule 80% of outcomes (results) come from 20% of causes - Show up Warm

Adar marks more than a turning point in Jewish history. Chassidus teaches that Purim represents a turning point in Jewish inner history. At Har Sinai, the Torah was accepted under awe — even coercion. In the days of Purim, it was accepted willingly. And that difference — obligation versus willingness — may be one of the most personal struggles in our lives. We know how to show up. We know how to fulfill. We know how to do what’s required. But do we do it warmly? I find myself asking: When I go the extra mile for someone — is there heart inside it? When I help, give, teach, serve… am I present? Or am I just performing responsibility? Sometimes we act out of duty. Sometimes even with our own children. We bring the flowers. We give the tzedakah. We answer the call. We daven the prayers. But is there warmth? And what even is warmth? Is it emotion? Is it empathy? Is it vulnerability? Is it connection beyond the transaction? This week on Street Farbrengen, we wrestle with a deceptively simple question: How do you become warmer? Not louder. Not more expressive. Not more religious. Warmer. Because warmth is not about doing more. It’s about feeling more. It’s about moving from a tally sheet of mitzvos to a lived inner connection. From fulfilling to caring. From checking the box to opening the heart. And perhaps the deepest question of all: If I don’t feel warmth toward myself… how can I offer it to someone else? Or to Hashem? Adar invites us into that space. "80% of success may be showing up" - but the 20% rule applies - approximately 80% of outcomes (results) come from 20% of causes Increase in joy. To increase in aliveness. In hergesh ( feeling - sense) In presence. In the courage to feel. Join us this week as we explore what it means to serve with warmth — and why that may be the truest revolution of all, our struggles with it, and wonder if we can get there!