Parshas Beha'aloscha
4 maamarim of the tzaddikim on this week's reading, each in Hebrew and English with a takeaway.
Lehavas David
Rav Dovid Matisyohu Rabinowitz ›Lehavas David · Rav Dovid Matisyohu RabinowitzSpeak to Aharon: A Perfect Mitzvah Heard Through MosheWe did not hear the mitzvos from Hashem's own mouth, yet our service need not be lacking. Bound to our forefathers, as Bnei Yisrael were bound to Moshe and Aharon, we can draw on…Lehavas David · Rav Dovid Matisyohu RabinowitzTwo Powers of the Tzaddik: Rebuke and BlessingA tzaddik has two powers, rebuke and blessing, and they cannot work at the same moment, for looking at people's faults arouses judgment and holds back the good they need. Aharon…Lehavas David · Rav Dovid Matisyohu RabinowitzHumble on Earth: Moshe, Master of His HumilityTrue humility means knowing where our strengths come from: from Hashem and from the merit of the many around us. Yet humility needs a master. Like Moshe, who credited everything…Lehavas David · Rav Dovid Matisyohu RabinowitzCrying Out for the Shechinah: Moshe's Short PrayerMost of our prayers are about our own needs, yet the higher level is to pray for the honor of Heaven, for the Shechinah feels the pain of every Jew who suffers. Moshe's short cry…