Moses is called the “Master of Prophets.” In Exodus (33:8) it states, “Whenever Moses went out to the tent, all the people would rise and stand… and gaze after Moses.” In the Talmud (Yerushalmi shekalim 5:2) there is a disagreement over the meaning of “gaze after him.” An opinion has it that it means people would praise Moses. They would say, “Look how well-fed he is! All that he eats and drinks, all that he has, comes from us.”
The truest measure of righteousness and spirituality is refraining from listening to the sitra achra, the poisonous whisper that makes us jealous. Every person has it. Whether we listen to it or not is the measure of our stature.
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