Good character traits – especially those expressed in accepting those who are different and understanding their pain and feelings – are a prerequisite for receiving the Torah.
Comprehension begins within us, including our understanding and encounter with God – the universal web that connects us to everything and everybody.
As in the Jewish Bible, Israel also now stands at a moment that offers the hope of quiet. With a fragile cessation of hostilities holding for now, we feel just about ready to lift our heads and heart
Unite the nation through love and kindness, and we will defeat the descendants of Amalek.
We are at a watershed moment, and we need to respond from courage, artfulness, and faith, – not from despair. It’s time to cross the Reed Sea together.
The commandment of sanctifying the month is not merely a technical instruction for those who establish the calendar on how and when to determine the new month.
The blessing that led Pharaoh to the sin of arrogance is the very thing that will turn into a curse.
Redemption and progress cannot come at the expense of another’s dignity.
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