Hashem Loves Enthusiastic Participation With The Tzibbur - The Great Teaching of the Chofetz Chaim

Barbara. >> Okay, good morning everyone. Parshas Vayakel. Check out what the Chofetz Chaim says on Parshas Vayakel. On the possuk Eisav Hashayam Per Gomer possuk of Zayin Rashi brings from the Medrash. Omar Rav Nosson, why did the Nesi'im decide to donate the Avnei Shoham U'Miluim? The Nesi'im said, "Let the tzibur donate what they're missing what they want to and whatever they're missing will be mashlim." The only thing is the tzibur brought everything. Says "Va'amlocah Eis Dayam." The Nesi'im said, "What should we do?" They brought the only remaining items Avnei Hashayam. And because they were lazy originally, they're missing a yud. They lost the yud. Says the Chofetz Chaim here, because of their laziness, the Torah was stingy with the letter yud and took it away from them. But when the Nesi'im donated in Parshas Naso, the Torah speaks at length about the donation of each Nasi specifically. The Torah didn't say "Vayoiem Harishon Nasi." "V'Yud Anachshon ben Aminadav." And then after day one, it could have said "V'chein V'chein B'chulam." And then call it a day. And then Chanukah we would have, you know, much smaller Kri'as HaTorah. Why does the Torah reiterate by each Nasi what they brought? Their donations were identical. The Chofetz Chaim learns about "Kama Chaviv L'Hakadosh Baruch Hu Inyan Shebnei Adam Oisim Oisoi B'Zrizus." "U'V'Chavurah Im HaTzibur." From here we learn how beloved it is to Hashem when people do things with energy with zrizus as a group together with the tsibbur, the ainam misgaleem ish al achiv, and one is not arrogant over the other. Af ein bahem kin'ah u'sasn'us, without any competition and jealousy. When the nesi'im were nissa atzel to join with the tsibbur, they're missing a yud. And then later on, when they brought their nedavos berotzoin, the Torah said gave them a very, very respectable, honorable mention, not just with letters, not with extra letters, but with parsha shleima's, lechol nasi u'nasi, parsha meyuchades. So, you see how dear it is to Hashem to join together with the tsibbur bizrizus. When the tsibbur is doing something, and you're not doing anything more or special than anyone else, it's very chovev bei'nei Hashem for you to just take part energetically with the tsibbur. It is very beloved to Hashem when an individual energetically participates with the tsibbur in a way where they themselves are not getting any special recognition. When the nesi'im were lazy in that area, they lost a yud. When they were participated wholeheartedly, each one got a special parsha. You also see middah tovah merubah meru- mimidas haprana'us. This is what we're adding. When the nesi'im were nissa atzel, they lost one letter. When they were nisdares, how many oisiyos did they get? Each one got at least 100 oisiyos. So, you see middah tovah merubah mimidas haprana'us. Have a good day, everyone. Bracha v'hatzlacha. Shkoyach.