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A Name and a Title
(condensed from Ein Ayah, Shabbat 2:129)
Ein Ayah: There are people who hold an important title for which they are naturally fit. In such a case, it is fitting to refer to the person by his title without even needing to mention his name. That is because his personal status is totally overshadowed by his position by means of his capabilities fitting his position exactly.
There are some who, while they do not excel to the point that they are uniquely qualified for their position, are elevated spiritually by the position to the point that they are worthy of it. Then, they are able to do wonderful things for others. Such a person should not be synonymous with his position, as his individual characteristics still play a major role in defining the extent of his capabilities and character. However, it is appropriate to refer to him by his name and position together.
There is also a person who is so lowly in comparison to his title that the position cannot elevate his spiritual level. For such a person, his title will be treated as incidental, and it will not be attached to his name, as if it describes him. The chutzpadik man referred to Hillel as "Hillel, who people call the nasi," as if the title did not really describe him innately. He brazenly was insinuating that Hillel remained a simple person with an individual name without having raised himself to a level that could be connected to the important position of nasi.
Raising the Level of Chutzpa
(condensed from Ein Ayah, Shabbat 2:132)
Ein Ayah: With the chutzpadik man’s wish that there not be many people in Israel like Hillel, he raised the level of the insult. It showed that there was some external factor that was bothering him and not allowing him to accept Hillel’s greatness. He could have said that he had a problem with Hillel’s leadership, but that as an individual, he did not have a problem with Hillel. Instead, he wanted to stress that even as a simple member of Bnei Yisrael, Hillel was an unwanted person. This was the highest level of chutzpa.
Various Rabbis
Various Rabbis including those of of Yeshivat Bet El, such as Rabbi Chaim Katz, Rabbi Binyamin Bamberger and Rabbi Yitzchak Greenblat and others.
Moreshet Shaul Moreshet Shaul: A Crown and its Scepter – part II
Based on Siach Shaul, Pirkei Machshava V’Hadracha p. 294-5
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Hosha'ana Rabba FLYDUBAI & HOSHANA RABBA- ANI VAHU HOSHIA NA- I & HIM SAVE US
"Ani vaHu Hoshia Na", "I and Him, Save Us". We don't just pray to Him, but we also pray to and for ourselves that we should emulate and educate our children to have that instinctive altruism with which He created the world. President Trump seemed amused about Yaniv Hayon, our PLUMBER who confidently worked with G-d like Superman (he learned from a pilot on a TV show!) to save 174 lives on the Dubai hijacking, but we in Israel are totally accustomed already 78 years to our plumbers, teachers, garbage-men, rabbis, farmers & doctors being Hashem's shlichim! This is what Zionism is about.
Moreshet Shaul Hashem Is your Shadow – part I
Based on Siach Shaul, Pirkei Machshava V’Hadracha p. 420 – an address from 1941
P'ninat Mishpat A Non-Contractor in Changing Times – part I
(based on ruling 85128 of the Eretz Hemdah-Gazit Rabbinical Courts)
Moreshet Shaul Our King on Rosh Hashana, Our Father on Yom Kippur.
Based on Aroch Siach, p. 221 (Rav Shaul Yisraeli)
