HAKARAT HATOV - RECOGNIZING GOODNESS

2 IYAR 5771

שמות ז:יט

וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֶל-מֹשֶׁה, אֱמֹר אֶל-אַהֲרֹן קַח מַטְּךָ וּנְטֵה-יָדְךָ עַל-מֵימֵי מִצְרַיִם עַל-נַהֲרֹתָם עַל-יְאֹרֵיהֶם וְעַל-אַגְמֵיהֶם וְעַל כָּל-מִקְוֵה מֵימֵיהֶם--וְיִהְיוּ-דָם; וְהָיָה דָם בְּכָל-אֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִם, וּבָעֵצִים וּבָאֲבָנִים

God says to Moshe – Tell Aaron to take his staff and put it over all the waters of Egypt, and there will be blood…

LET’S UNDERSTAND THE TEXT

• This pasuk describes one of ten plagues that God brought upon Egypt. Which plague is it?
• Which person serves as the messenger of God, and brings the plague onto Egypt?

Read the Rashi below and explain why Moshe did not “do” this plague?

אמור אל אהרן

לפי שהגין היאור על משה כשנשלך לתוכו לפיכך לא לקה על ידו לא בדם ולא בצפרדעים ולקה על ידי אהרן

 

Because the river protected Moshe when he was thrown into it, therefore the water was not hit by his hand – not for the plague of blood nor frogs, rather it was done by the hand of Aaron.

WE SEE HOW EVEN MOSHE IS APPRECIATIVE OF SOMETHING NOT ALIVE, HOW MUCH MORE SO WE SHOULD BE APPRECIATIVE OF THE PEOPLE AROUND US.

HOW CAN WE SHOW APPRECIATION WITH OUR SPEECH?
EVERYONE WRITE A THANK YOU NOTE TO ONE PERSON. CHOOSE YOUR WORDS CAREFULLY AND SPEAK FROM THE HEART.