The Exiled Heart
Thousands of miles away from our immediate, local concern, is a country and a region in crisis; in the grips of renewed violence where the horrific count of casualties is rising relentlessly.
Thousands of miles away from our immediate, local concern, is a country and a region in crisis; in the grips of renewed violence where the horrific count of casualties is rising relentlessly.
Never was their a more odd pairing of Torah portions than Behar-Bechukotai.
Jewish ethics is guided by over three thousand years of Biblical and two thousand years of Rabbinic thought, both centering the moral truth of Gen. 1:27 – that all human beings are unconditionally and irrevocably created in the Image of God.
When I scout out the Torah portion for the week, I must admit that I quietly profess faith that the Parashah will render unto me some deeper insight that meets the moment.
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