This One Mindset Flipped Everything Upside Down - Rav Asher Weiss on Parshas Shemini

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When it came time for Aaron to start service in the new Mishkan, Aaron the Kohen was hesitant. He didn't approach on his own. Rather, the Torah tells us that Moshe told Aaron, "Krav mizbe'ach, approach the altar." Our sages explain to us that Aaron, in his humility, felt that he's not the right candidate for such a high position to be the Kohen Gadol in the new Mishkan. And Moshe Rabbeinu needed to tell him, "Approach the altar. Lekach nivcharte, you were chosen to be the Kohen Gadol." My Rebbe, Rabbi Shmuel Weiss, explains that Moshe wasn't just telling him, "You should approach because you were chosen. Rather, lekach nivcharta, because you are such a humble person that you feel that it's not appropriate for you to be in such a high position, that's

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1. 0:00When it came time for Aaron to start service in the new Mishkan, Aaron the Kohen…
2. 0:31And Moshe Rabbeinu needed to tell him, "Approach the altar. Lekach nivcharte, you were chosen to…
3. 1:03why you were chosen. God seeks out people that are humble. And those are the people…
4. 1:33not appropriate, he's not the right candidate to be the Kohen Gadol, and that's why he…
5. 2:03that level of humility that our great leaders Moshe and Aaron had. Good Shabbos.…

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