Some people view the priesthood, rabbinic authority, kingship, or prophecy as positions of superiority, but according to the Torah, leadership is meant to be a form of service.
The moment I begin to think:
- “He doesn’t know what I know.”
- “What do you mean?”
- “Do you not study at all?”
— the Torah begins to close itself off from me.
Because at that moment, the Torah becomes a tool for the ego.
And when the Torah becomes an instrument of self-exaltation, we lose access to its depth.
But when I see my learning as
- an opportunity to inspire others,
- an opportunity to teach others,
- an opportunity to uplift others,
— then the Torah no longer becomes a means to an end, but the end itself.
A path to bring light into the lives of others.
A path to serve the world.
And when a person studies Torah מתוך שירות — from a posture of service — deeper layers of Torah open themselves to him.
A practical insight for daily life:
Today, share a Torah thought
— not to impress others,
but to strengthen them.
Study in a way that makes you gentler — not greater.
The more the Torah makes a person humble, the more it entrusts him with its light.
