Welcome to the short, practical Lelamed Weekly Dvar and Daily Aliyah. As always, you can Order The Daily Aliyah <https://mosaicapress.com/product/the-daily-aliyah/> and receive your hard copy of these daily practical and relevant Torah thoughts (all proceeds go to Daily Giving), or join this Whatsapp group <https://chat.whatsapp.com/GFRNDpSWoFHGhHYziqAGYv> to receive one per day. I hope you find this meaningful... _______________________________________________ Our parashah contains a pasuk describing the inaugural Minchah offering and the daily Minchah offering, offered twice daily in perpetuity (6:13). If the offering is brought twice daily, why do we need the added instructions that it be brought on the first day of service? Wouldn’t twice daily be inclusive of the first time it’s offered? Rav Moshe Feinstein extracts a meaningful lesson from this pasuk. Every day of service, the Kohen brings the same offering as his first day to instill a sense of humility in him. While the Kohen could easily get carried away with his status as a Kohen, this daily Minchah is an anchoring reminder that his service is a privilege not to be taken for granted. That initial gratitude of being able to contribute is the healthiest prevailing attitude for us to have throughout our many life roles. Shabat Shalom and Chag Sameach! Shlomo Ressler _____________________________________________ Quotation of the week: "Gratitude turns what we have into enough."