Rabbi Minkowicz Weekly Torah Lesson Parsha SHEMINI 5776

it's time for rabbi Minko it's weekly Torah lesson a place where life's most difficult questions are answered here with his spiritual perspective and insight rabbi Mingo it's welcome to this week's Torah lesson this week's Torah portion is Pontius Meeny the question of the week is what is the sign of a great person so in this week's Torah portion Pontius Meeny we learn about the tragic event that took place on the eighth day of the dedication of the temple where Aaron the high priest his two sons another when I do you brought a strange fire as the Torah calls an inter temple and the fire consumed them they died here tremendous drama takes place Aaron the high priest two sons died writer emotional rain who came in with the instruction of God what should be done how they should be removed and how the procedure in the temple should continue on and he gave most of eight the motion gave Aaron specific instructions motion Amina comes back into the temple and he gives a look and he sees that out of the sacrifices there were those of Aaron's brought up on the altar the way it should have been brought up and there was one that should have in theory be brought up on the altar in normal circumstance and Aaron hadn't burnt it totally so most remain it comes to Eris's Aaron what you do why did you go ahead and burn the sacrifice so Aaron tells moisture and moisture my brother I understand you're correct all the special sacrifices that were unique to this day we did it as plans because it's unique however the sacrifice which is brought continually every single month and it's good it's going to always mean you brought those we have many times to redo it again and those were workers were consumed as per God's instruction and most Romanian realized oh my gosh Aaron you're right and here comes a profound thing the Torah tells us like yeast for Moshe Moshe may know here is for Aaron says and it says my yeet avi a knob and it was good in his eyes which if I eat the vein of is an interesting expression what does it mean it was good in his eyes sera she explains that Moshe Rabbeinu who is motivated he was the leader the Jewish people he is the one that learned directly from God he the one that went up to God he's the one that knew the whole Torah he's the one that taught everyone the Torah he realized he made a mistake and Aaron was correct so he had two choices he could have said Aaron you're wrong and I'm right he didn't do that he could have said oh yeah you know you're right I forgot yeah you're right I forgot he didn't say that the Rashi said he did two things one is holy door he admitted but not only did he admit and put his head down quietly he got up and made a public statement and he said to everyone I want you to know I did not hear it this way and Aaron is right so in other words what is rocky saying moisture of a new that could have stood there quietly and try to like quiet the embarrassment or dull out the embarrassment no if he was wrong he did two things he admitted that he was wrong and he made a public announcement which allowed each and every one person that was there and each and every one of us today that learned this to have the strength and the power to be able to say when we're wrong to admit that were wrong and to make it public Proclamation that we are wrong and say that we are 100% wrong so the answer the question what is the sign of a great person the sign of a great person is someone like Moshe Rabbeinu which can be to stand up admit our faults when need be and to make a public acknowledgement that we are wrong this week's Torah lesson was dedicated to the memory a burrow man are you late and Ben Yosef may their souls be elevated by the store was studying in their memory thanks so much for joining us for our weekly Torah lesson from more information about Chabad please see our website