“The self is not built to carry its own weight.” – Roy Baumeister, social psychologist The Jewish people are hard to please. Apparently against all odds they have escaped from Egyptian slavery, as is described in the Torah narrative of Exodus. Having had a time to rest and recover from that fearful event all duringContinue reading “Shabbat B’Ha’alot’kha: None of Us Can Do This Alone”
Monthly Archives: May 2021
Shabbat BaMidbar: Wilderness of Doubt
שָׁל֨וֹם ׀ שָׁל֜וֹם לָרָח֧וֹק וְלַקָּר֛וֹב אָמַ֥ר יְהוָ֖ה וּרְפָאתִֽיו׃ peace, peace to the far and to the near – Isaiah 57.19 This week our parashah records the beginning of the wandering of the Jewish people – for the Torah, the wandering lasted for 40 years, but in a real way, it has never ended. We wanderContinue reading “Shabbat BaMidbar: Wilderness of Doubt”
Shabbat BeHar-BeHukotai: Emet v’Emunah
“true and reliable” in the Age of Fake News אֵ֥לֶּה הַדְּבָרִ֖ים אֲשֶׁ֣ר תַּֽעֲשׂ֑וּ דַּבְּר֤וּ אֱמֶת֙ אִ֣ישׁ אֶת־רֵעֵ֔הוּ אֱמֶת֙ וּמִשְׁפַּ֣ט שָׁל֔וֹם שִׁפְט֖וּ בְּשַׁעֲרֵיכֶֽם׃You must speak the truth, and judge truthfully and fairly in all your dwelling placesZekharyah 8.16 The double parashah that we study this week, BeHar and BeHukotai, bring us to the end of the Book VaYikra (Leviticus).Continue reading “Shabbat BeHar-BeHukotai: Emet v’Emunah”
Torah for the 21st Century by Rabbi Ariel Stone 