Humility

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1. This Nation Will Rise Up [audio]

   Rabbi Yair Kahn | 13 minutes

   Near the end of Moshe's life, God tells Moshe that coming generations will stray after deities of other nations. What is the source of Moshe's inner strength after his preventative attempts have apparently failed? Moshe has religious humility—and recognizes our inability to fully comprehend the Divine plan. Cognizant of the power of free will, still in his role as teacher, he warns the people as another preventative measure.

2. Mizmor 8

   The Definition of Man - A Poetic Paradox

   Rabbi Avi Baumol

   
   Mizmor 8 presents the paradox of man as insignificant versus man as the pinnacle of creation. The paradox exists in man’s perception of the surrounding universe giving him the confidence to do great things and also the humility to recognize his value.
    

3. Curing Na’aman

   Rabbi Alex Israel

   The themes of the story of Naaman are: power and subservience, pride and humility, authority and submission. Ironically it is from the character of the lowest rank, the Israelite maid, that Na’aman's salvation shall emerge. At the outset we are struck by the enormous contrast between the "young girl – na’ara ketana" and Na’aman, the "great man – ish gadol"; the simple powerless slave child shall save the powerful general. This inversion of the power structure, whereby the lowest figure provides the key to salvation for her superior, undercuts the aforementioned hierarchy.  It is not the grand ceremonies and gestures, but the contrite heart that God sees; not opportunistic manipulation, but pure straightforward honesty and humility that stand before God. 

4. Dust and Ashes: Avraham, the Red Heifer, and the Sota

   Rabbi David Silverberg

5. Yosef's Humility

   Rabbi David Silverberg

6. Hanukka and Humility - Yosef and Pharaoh's Dreams

   Rabbi David Silverberg

7. Vayikra and Being Humble

   Rabbi Ezra Bick | 9 minutes

   The Book of Vayikra opens with God calling to Moshe, but the letter Alef at the end of the word Vayikra is written as a small Alef. The traditional approach to the small Alef here is that it points to the modesty of Moshe - a slight irony in the midst of God's honoring Moshe. Here we will give a different explanation by the Ohel Yisrael: is it about Moshe’s humility, or about God’s (so to speak) tzimtzum -"minimizing" Himself in order to facilitate Moshe's relationship with God?

8. Behaalotekha - Moshe's Modesty vs. Avraham's Modesty

   Rabbi Ezra Bick |

   When his brother and sister are coming to criticize Moshe, The Torah nevertheless says that he was more modest than any one else on the face of the earth. A midrash states that he was more modest than any man aside from the forefathers -but another statement by Hazal says the opposite.

   We compare Moshe to Avraham, and consider different aspects of humility.

9. Tzav: Please Take Out the Garbage

   Rabbi Jay Kelman

10. Did Moshe Hear Miriam and Aharon Talking about Him?

    Rabbi David Silverberg

11. Nehemya Fights for the Poor

    Rabbi Tzvi Sinensky

12. Humble Hero

    Rabbi Ben-Tzion Spitz

13. The morning will come

    Chani Weinruth