Words of Torah by Rabba Kaya
This month we are reading the final book of the Torah, D’varim. In it, Moses delivers an exhaustive farewell speech to the people of Israel, recounting their history, reviewing laws, and adding new statutes for a future life in the promised land. The book begins with the words Eileh ha-d’varim, these are the words that Continue Reading »
These are the words These are the stories This is the way we make meaning of our lives. This Shabbat we begin the 5th and final book of Torah. It begins like this: These are the words that Moses spoke to all of the Israelites… Moses retells many of the stories of the past 40 Continue Reading »
Posted on July 21, 2020
Do you ever feel like you are moving in circles—one step forward, 2 steps back? It’s impossible to know what to expect these days and the path just keeps shifting. Turning to Torah this week, parashat Masai, for some wisdom about the journey, we find an exhaustive list of the many places the Israelites stopped and camped Continue Reading »
