Reply To: Dvar Torah Shemos — Shining Bright: Why Are We Beloved To Hashem As The Stars

The Hafloah says, that a rebbi should be seen like a malach of Hashem, stationary, by setting aside his own edificatiion. He should lower himself for the benefit of the talmidim to be valued to learn from him. So, the Chasam Sofer explains the moon was willing to make itself smaller that the stars should be seen. The Dubner Magid explains that the moon when complaining, actually, wanted that the sun regain its original light which was taken away and hidden in tbe Torah for the tzadikim but Hasbem told it to make itself smaller which it agreed for the above.