ParshaNut: 54 Journeys into the World of Torah Commentary

Most of the time, we do not have the aid of a rhyme to call our attention to the ways we sound exactly like those whom we hate the most.

We are carrying around with us all the horrors of the past.

For I belong here, in this world, with all its wonders and pleasures. And of all those earthly delights, you are chief among them.

That is the secret of the world: God is in the details.

we remember that we are only alive because others have died.

The purpose of Creation and the purpose of divine service is for the Jew to immerse in all the physical things, and then to elevate them all in the name of God, for then he joins the lower with the upper. The path of separating from the things of this world is an easier path. But the higher level is to raise all the things of this world to God, May

The obstacle to spiritual enlightenment, according to this model, is not physical pleasure, but social pleasure. It is not temptations of the flesh that will keep me away from God, but the bonds of friendly and familial obligation. How can I cultivate a deep relationship to the Divine, if I am balancing it with all my other relationships?

This is not a religion for individuals; it is the religion of a people. These people need me, and I need them. We cannot escape from one another.

Religion takes place in the congregation, but sometimes God can only be found alone.