Parshas Masei
5 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 RabinowitzBy the Hand of Moshe: Simple Faith Leads the FlockOur hands, all our work and effort, are raised toward Heaven when we know that everything we have is a gift from Hashem, and that knowledge is itself the most precious thing in…Lehavas David · Rav Dovid Matisyohu RabinowitzRefidim: Torah That Reaches the HandsWe can learn Torah and still let our hands go slack, when the learning stays in words and never reaches our deeds. The way out begins with simple alacrity, which brings us to…Lehavas David · Rav Dovid Matisyohu RabinowitzHumility at Sinai: The Cure for StrifeIn a quarrel the heart quickly finds “Torah proofs” for holding on, and that is what it means to let our hands grow slack from the Torah. The humility of Sinai makes those proofs…Lehavas David · Rav Dovid Matisyohu RabinowitzCities of Refuge: Torah Reveals the Hand of HashemWhen troubles come, it is easy to call them chance, but the Torah teaches us to see the hand of Hashem in everything and to examine our deeds. If we do not know why something is…Lehavas David · Rav Dovid Matisyohu RabinowitzLearning That Acts: Torah That Shapes the SoulEach morning we bless Hashem for commanding us “to engage in the words of Torah,” and that wording asks that our learning work on us, not only inform us. Like R' Menachem Mendel…