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Every Bad Midda Has A Good Side

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THERE IS A TIME AND PLACE FOR CHUTZPA. The Tur opens his Sefer with the words: זָּע יֵוֶה רֵמָּנַכ “Be bold as a leopard!” = “Be Chutzpadik”! Shimshon HaGibbor was from Shevet Dan, who was compared to a snake. Shimshon was so brazen, as to live alone with all the Pelishtim and kill them with his sneaky Shtick. The Mashgiach R' Nosson Wachtfogel Zatzal advised me to be Chutzpadik in Avodas Hashem.

The “first” step is Chutzpa. Later, we’ll work on more Eidelkeit and more Li’shmah, etc. Notice how the “beginning” of the Mishkan was the Mizbeach HaN'choshes “copper” Mizbeach. The doors of the Azara were all made from gold, besides the “front” doors [Shaarei Nikanor] which were made from copper [but they were shiny as gold]. Looking up at the N’chash HaN’choshes can also be a Remez to channel our Chutzpa for Avodas Hashem, and to use it to became tall and great, just as the snake was raised up on a: נֵס לְּהִתְּנוֹסֵס high banner.

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