[Avodah] first mention in the Torah

[Rich, Joel]

It is a beautiful derasha I have used many times.
At a brit milah we state "hakatan hazeh gadol yehie".
This blessing doesn't make much sense. RYBS explained it based on the
above principle. The first time katan and gadol appear in the Torah is
the description of the moon and sun.
The difference between the moon and sun is that the moon merely reflects
the light of the sun.

Our blessing is that now the infant can only reflect that which is given
to him by his parents so he like the moon. We bless him that when he
grows up he should be like the sun with his own light shining n the
world giving instead of merely reflecting

--
Eli Turkel
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I've used it as well. I seem to remember he quoted it in the name of R'
Tzadok but IIRC the Maharal uses this principle frequently.
KT
Joel Rich
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Oops, just got home and  rechecked and the maharal was something else.
KT
Joel Rich
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