Give Of Yourself to the Other |
Aufruf Shabbat for Daniel Hefter – Shabbat Naso – May 30, 2026 – Pittsburgh, PA
When an aircraft is forced to drop its oxygen masks from below the overhead storage bins, the flight attendants always direct passengers to put their own mask on first before assisting another passenger. Why is this? The answer is simple. Once oxygen flows into your lungs, your head is clear, your eyes are focused, and you can turn your full attention and energy to the other.
For decades, I have remarked to my Daf Yomi students that literally everything is in the Torah. This week’s sidra of Naso underscores this point. Hashem tells Moshe Rabeynu in Bemidbar, Perek 6, Pasuk 23:
דַּבֵּ֤ר אֶֽל־אַהֲרֹן֙........