Vayikra: Small Enough to be a Leader

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[Music] Rabbi Pak cron relates a moving story a number of years ago there was a young man elzar G who was a tremendous a Torah scholar who would imbue his students with the love of humanity love of Torah and love of Hashem he unfortunately passed away a terrible bus accident 2 years after this tragedy his daughter years after this tragedy his daughter was driving from the Garden State Parkway she pulls into the gas station and there's a there very short little man and he works at the pump he's filling up gas and he notices inside the car a large picture of Rabbi Geller he turns to her and says you know that man she says he was my father he was your father the little man begins to cry and he says you know I've been waiting for this man for two years now this man for two years now you see I come to work every day no matter how cold or how hot it is this is my job so when I come to work most people don't even look at me I guess they're uncomfortable with my appearance all but your father when he would come in he would look me straight in the eye and tell me you are an inspiration you are my role model he would say you know you know most people would say you know you know most people will consider what you have as a handicap but you get up in the morning come to work earn an honest wage you know I'm a principal of a large school in Brooklyn and today I will tell my students about you about how to learn from your example Rabbi Geller out of all people was able to recognize the greatness of this little man 2 years later this man was still waiting for him to

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1. 0:00[Music] Rabbi Pak cron relates a moving story a number of years ago there was a…
2. 0:30years after this tragedy his daughter was driving from the Garden State Parkway she pulls into…
3. 1:00this man for two years now you see I come to work every day no matter…
4. 1:32would say you know you know most people will consider what you have as a handicap…
5. 2:03this man was still waiting for him to drive by and give him some tremendous encouragement…
6. 2:33there's a very small letter inscribed in the Torah school it's the little Alf of the…
7. 3:04humbleness requested that the word be written byar however God out of his affection and love…
8. 3:36great leader of the Jewish people moshe's unique trait of humbleness was one of its kind…
9. 4:06to be inspired and see him as their leader and Mentor it was his unique ability…
10. 4:37someone who is truly great if you want to be someone who people will look up…

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