What do we need to release—and what do we need to hold onto? This week, Parashat Ki Teitzei, the Elul practice of RELEASE, and an extraordinary response from the Jewish community remind me that we are individual threads woven into something much larger.
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Invitation to Distinguish
Reflections on Parashat Shemini, Gevurah, Havdalah and Yom HaShoah There is something deeply meaningful about the word ul’havdil — to distinguish, to separate, to see clearly. In Parashat Shemini, we are told: “You must distinguish between the holy and the profane.” (Leviticus 10:10) This command isn’t only for the ancient priests standing at the threshold of the Tent […]