20 Adar: Do All We Can
DO ALL WE CAN
We are not able to understand why exile persists. All we know is that which our sages have taught (Sanhedrin 97b): “All end dates have passed, and the matter depends only on repentance and good deeds.” Similarly, Maimonides says (Hilchos Teshuvah 7:5), “The Torah promises that the Jewish People will repent at the end of exile and will immediately be redeemed.”
Therefore, each and every one of us must do all that he can to influence people to return to Torah and mitzvos. Not learning, but action, is the main thing. Everyone must add in daily good deeds. These acts to improve ourselves and others are what matter most. These simple acts of Torah and mitzvos, goodness and kindness will bring Moshiach.
Igeres Kodesh vol. 12 pg. 338
