Why must we have jobs? Why can’t our bread fall from heaven?

It does. Everything you earn is manna from heaven. But can you eat manna from heaven?

So that manna has to get from its heavenly state down to an earthly form you can handle, step by difficult step.

And for you to bring it to that final, most difficult step, to become a part of this physical world—for that, you need a normal job in this physical world.

What’s important to know is that the job doesn’t create anything. It just provides packaging and delivery.

To create the income, you need to work with heaven. Up there, it’s your contribution towards bringing heaven down to earth that counts.

Derech Mitzvosecha, Tiglachat Metzora.