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The Book of Numbers- ‫ספר במדבר‬

Torah Portion Sh'lach

The Torah portion of Sh'lach opens with the verse:

"Send men for you, that they may spy out the land of Canaan …send
every leader of them." (13:2)

Rabbi Moshe Haim Ephraim, the grandson of the Ba'al Shem Tov, comments on
this verse in his book Degel Mahaneh Efraim:
In the word "leader" it is possible to find the letters of the word "there is",
but it is also possible to find the letters of the word "there is not".
This implies that there exist two types of leaders:
There exists a leader whose essence is "there is."
A leader like this is constantly emphasizing his own importance.
In contrast, there exists a leader whose essence is "there is not."
A leader who behaves like a "there is" – being prideful and showing off –is
actually a "there is not" and does not receive honor from all the people.
A leader who behaves like a "there is not" – humble and modest – he is actually a
"there is" and receives honor from all the people.
A leader like this remains a humble and modest person. Moshe our teacher was
such a leader.

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