<h2>Good Advice is Better Than Chiddushei Torah:</h2><p>water drawers?</p><p>The Chiddushei Harim zy"a once asked Rav Menachem Mendel of Vorka zy"a why the pasuk says "from your woodchoppers to your water drawers." Why are woodchoppers mentioned before Rav Menachem Mendel answered, “Chotev aitzecha (woodchoppers) actually refers to people who give 'eitzos' (advice) to help their fellow Jews in times of need. That is a more distinguished thing to be than a water drawer', which refers to those who draw out the waters of Torah by creating chiddushei Torah."</p>

Rav Menachem Mendel of Vorka explains why the Torah mentions woodchoppers before water drawers, revealing that giving advice to help fellow Jews is more disting

Good Advice is Better Than Chiddushei Torah

Collected Thoughts on the Weekly Parshah From Rabbi Meir Isamar Rosenbaum shlita