Parshas Naso
9 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 RabinowitzHand in Hand: Unity Brings the TorahThe Torah was given to a people standing “as one man with one heart,” and only together, each sharing in the mitzvos of his fellow, can we keep all of it. So every act of kindness…Lehavas David · Rav Dovid Matisyohu RabinowitzHoliness Together: The Shabbos After Receiving the TorahAfter the great day of receiving the Torah, Bnei Yisrael did not scatter into private seclusion: they ate and drank together, returned to their tents, and gathered like a bride…Lehavas David · Rav Dovid Matisyohu RabinowitzBlessing That Awakens: The King's RevengeWhen Hashem fills our lives with good, it is not only a gift but a call: like the village boy brought into the palace, we are meant to see the King's greatness and feel ashamed of…Lehavas David · Rav Dovid Matisyohu Rabinowitz“Koh”: Making Israel a Vessel for BlessingBlessing comes from Hashem alone; what we can do is become a vessel that can hold it, and that vessel is yiras Shamayim. Every piece of Torah, even a Mishnah about two people…Lehavas David · Rav Dovid Matisyohu RabinowitzBlessing Israel Even When It Falls ShortOur true hope is that our own conduct should make us worthy of Hashem's blessing on its own, as on Shabbos, when no one may come between Israel and Hashem. Yet even when we fall…Lehavas David · Rav Dovid Matisyohu RabinowitzAharon's Way: Blessing Through Love and Self-SacrificeA blessing works by making a person a vessel that can hold it, and Aharon did this through love, going out after people and drawing them close with gentle words. That is why the…Lehavas David · Rav Dovid Matisyohu Rabinowitz*Koh*: The Self-Sacrifice That Brings BlessingHashem is our shadow: as we act toward Him, so He acts toward us. When we serve Him with mesirus nefesh, He leads us through miracles and blesses us even when we are not worthy…Lehavas David · Rav Dovid Matisyohu RabinowitzSelf-Sacrifice Removes the Barrier: Hashem Himself BlessesHashem's blessing is always ready to flow; what holds it back is the barrier between us and Him. Mesirus nefesh, subjecting even the body to Hashem until it becomes soul, breaks…Lehavas David · Rav Dovid Matisyohu RabinowitzZeal Makes Every Offering NewMuch of our service repeats itself, as the twelve princes brought identical offerings, yet the Torah writes each one out in full. When a deed is done with zeal, the person is…