The Inchworm | Rabbi Eliezer Feuer

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It is said about Napoleon once when he was going through a challenge and things seemed uncertain he gathered together with his generals in a secret hiding place and they through the night poured over the maps deciding and discussing whether or not they should attack. Napoleon sat off to the side on a rocking chair seemingly looking out into space while his generals continued through the night to contemplate and pour over those maps. It was a little peculiar to them that their general Napoleon, the mighty Napoleon, didn't seem to pay attention to what was seem to pay attention to what was happening around them. Throughout the night Napoleon watched as a little inchworm made its way up the wall only to fall down. It started again and continued up the wall a little higher and fell down again. Throughout the night Napoleon watched as this inchworm continued to make progress finally coming to the ceiling, falling down, starting over, getting further, falling down until finally [music] at dawn this inchworm got to the other side. Immediately he jumped up and he told his generals, "Let's go. We're going to attack." The generals looked at him and

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1. 0:06It is said about Napoleon once when he was going through a challenge and things seemed…
2. 0:36seem to pay attention to what was happening around them. Throughout the night Napoleon watched as…
3. 1:06attack." The generals looked at him and said, "Where were you the whole night? What happened?"…
4. 1:37Hashem Adonai. Moshe Rabbeinu went up the mountain into a cloak and a smoke screen. Says…
5. 2:07incumbent upon us to continue the journey upward. And if we will dedicate ourselves to that…

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