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Every soul descends to this world to fulfill a mission that’s unique from any other. The Evil Inclination, however, cunningly tries to mislead a person from his true path by distracting him with other seemingly virtuous tasks.

Like sunglasses which block the powerful light emanating from the sun, our physical bodies cover and conceal the precious light of our souls. But surely, this was orchestrated by G-d for a purpose. Our mission, we are told, is to bring forth the concealed light of the soul. Through following in the ways of Torah, and elevating ourselves with the performance of its commandments, we will illuminate our surroundings, and expose the divinity that lies within.

When the Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Schneerson, the sixth Lubavitcher Rebbe, miraculously arrived on the safe shores of America in 1940, he declared: “America is not different”.

My father-in-law, the Rebbe, charged each individual with a specific mission designed to strengthen Judaism. One must keep in mind however, the words of the Zohar: “One layer of shell covers another layer of shell…”