Parshas Vayikra
6 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 RabinowitzThe Small Aleph: Called Closer Through HumilityThe more truly we grasp Hashem's greatness, the more we sense how far we still are, even after much Torah and many mitzvos. Moshe, the greatest of all, held back again and again…Lehavas David · Rav Dovid Matisyohu Rabinowitz“Vayikra”: Preparing to Receive HolinessHashem “called” Moshe before He spoke to him, because Moshe always stood ready, and the Divine word comes to one who has prepared to receive it. Before we pray, learn or do a…Lehavas David · Rav Dovid Matisyohu RabinowitzThe Small Aleph: Humility at the Heart of the OfferingThe small aleph stands at the head of the offerings because humility is what an offering is for. A person who feels that by right he deserved what was done to the animal comes to…Lehavas David · Rav Dovid Matisyohu Rabinowitz“Mikem”: Bringing Ourselves Near Through HumilityAn offering was never really about the animal; it was about the owner who watched and felt that this should have been done to him. That broken, humble spirit brings what is truly…Lehavas David · Rav Dovid Matisyohu RabinowitzOffering Ourselves to Hashem from Our YouthThe heart of every offering is what is “of you”: a broken spirit, and the sense that we are offering ourselves to Hashem. Even today we bring that offering whenever we hold back…Lehavas David · Rav Dovid Matisyohu RabinowitzMitzvos and Offerings Are for Our Own GoodIt can seem bold for a small, lowly person to stand before the King of kings, yet Hashem does not need our honor or our offerings. He gave us the mitzvos, prayer and the offerings…