Chazal in a Midrash debate about what the most fundamental pasuk in the Torah. The answer is surprising:

“אֶת־הַכֶּבֶשׂ אֶחָד תַּעֲשֶׂה בַבֹּקֶר וְאֵת הַכֶּבֶשׂ הַשֵּׁנִי תַּעֲשֶׂה בֵּין הָעַרְבָּיִם”
“One lamb you shall offer in the morning, and one in the afternoon.”

The command to bring the daily Korban Tamid, morning and afternoon. Found in this week’s parsha, Pinchas, it teaches that the heartbeat of a Jew is consistency—daily, reliable service of Hashem.

The Tamid was offered every single day, without exception… until it stopped. On the 17th of Tammuz, the Korban Tamid ceased. That breakdown of consistency is one of the tragedies we mourn during the Three Weeks.

Why does that matter so much? Because greatness isn’t built on one-time moments, but on steady, repeated actions. The Rambam teaches it’s better to give $1 to 100 people than $100 to one person. Repeated giving shapes you. It turns action into identity. Consistency transforms character.

This brings us to the destruction of the Second Beit Hamikdash. Chazal teach it fell because of sinat chinam—baseless hatred. But the Gemara in Yoma asks: weren’t people learning Torah and doing chesed? They were, but only when it was easy or convenient. When jealousy crept in—“Why should they have that?”—the kindness stopped.

True chesed begins when it’s hard. That’s where ahavat chinam—selfless love—begins. Not occasional kindness, but consistent kindness. Not selective giving, but a life of generosity from the soul. Every interaction—with family, neighbors, cashiers, strangers—is a chance to show kindness: a warm smile, a helping hand, a word of encouragement, dependability. A Kiddush Hashem in how we speak, drive, shop, live.

Let’s be the ones who always smile. Always help. Always make others feel seen.
That’s Tamid. That’s redemption.

The Vilna Gaon taught that the root of sinat chinam is a lack of bitachon. When you believe Hashem gives each soul its exact tafkid—its mission, challenges, and portion—you don’t resent. You don’t withhold. You trust. You give freely. Every moment becomes perfectly placed, straight from Hashem.

The Alter of Kelm said the Beit Hamikdash is a place of connection to Hashem. Without living bitachon, there’s no connection. But when we live with bitachon and ahavat chinam, the Beit Hamikdash can be rebuilt. Chazal say: any generation in which the Beit Hamikdash is not rebuilt—it is as if they destroyed it.

Let’s be the generation that gets it right. That lives with bitachon, builds a deep connection with Hashem, and lays the foundation for the Third Beit Hamikdash. By seeing Hashem in every person and purpose, and showing up with kindness in every moment—not just when it’s easy—we bring the Geula closer. Not through grand gestures, but through steady, wholehearted giving.
Every day. Tamid.