Rabbi Simon MeUman

Here are some nice vortlach that Rabbi Simon mentioned.

Reb Chaim Volozhoner explains the connection between Ase Lcha Rav Ukne Lcha Chaver and Vehvey Dan Es Kol Hadam Lcaf Zechus. Reb Chaim explains that if you so exacting with your friends or your Rebbes, then you will never maintain those relationships. No one is perfect and we need to judge our friends and Rebbes favorably.

The Noam Megadim explains why Rivka fell off the camel when she saw Yitzchak. The deep meaning of Rivkah riding on a camel is that a camel represents a mixture of Tumah (it does not have split hooves) and Taharah (it chews its cud). So Rivkah had good aspects and maybe some not such good aspects because of where she came from etc, but when she saw the face of the Tzadick Yitchakm, she fell off her camel and reached a place of only holiness. Sometimes all we need to do is see the Tzadick.