VaYakhel 5774 (Clip) – The Special Quality of Betzalel and Oholiav

Speaker: Rabbi Nasan Maimon.
Betzalel and Oholiav merited to be Moshe Rabeynu’s “two hands” because they were skilled yet humble (Shemos/Exodus 36:1-2).
01:03 – Man is on a higher level of intellect than animals are, but if he’s truly wise, he allows himself to be led, like an animal, by Hashem. By choosing subservience of his intellect to His Creator, a person becomes worthy of Hashem’s rescue (Chulin 5). “And I am the simplest person, like an animal…” (Tehillim/Psalms 73). Hashem rewarded this quality of subservience in Betzalel and Oholiav by entrusting them with creating the vessels of the mishkan.
04:31 – The importance of praying for guidance and leadership.

Podcast (shiurim): Download (Duration: 5:58 — 8.3MB)