Parshas Pinchas: Greatness Is Accessible to Every Yid

AI summary (may contain mistakes)

Is greatness out of reach for an ordinary Yid? The Chofetz Chaim learns from the counting of the Shevatim that Hashem can make anyone succeed, however unlikely it seems. Steady daily avodah reaches the loftiest levels, and no mitzvah Hashem asks for is small. In the Three Weeks, kedusha is hidden but within reach, and these low days can bring a humility that lasts the whole year.

Key points

• As heard from a rebbi, the daily korban shows consistency reaches levels Moshe Rabbeinu thought unattainable.
• Reb Moshe Feinstein explains the great simcha over free water: no avodah Hashem asks is small.
• A sefer on Pirkei Avos compares the hidden kedusha of these days to an encrusted precious stone.

In this shiur

1. 0:00Pinchas stands up for Hashem's honor
2. 1:05The Chofetz Chaim on the Shevatim
3. 2:23A new leader and the daily korban
4. 4:22Water on the mizbeach on Succos
5. 6:30Hidden kedusha in the Bein HaMetzarim
6. 8:19Mashal of the traveling king
7. 9:09Humility in the Three Weeks

Topics

• Parshas Pinchas
• Simchas Beis HaShoeva
• Bein HaMetzarim