Collections of Thoughts and Poetry

#ruach #breisheet #parshatbreishit #genesis #firsts #creation #ruach #wind #breath #breathe I find it difficult to transition from the last Parsha of Deuteronomy to the first parsha of Breisheet. The conclusion of the last book of the Torah takes a long time to wind its way through blessings and curses and then finally to the death of Moses. Within the space of a holiday and two aliyot to the Torah we have completed and begun the cycle again. For the past few weeks I have be

#insevendays #sevendays #tzav #parshattzav #aaron #sacrifice #vayikra #aaronandhissons #sevendaysofcreation #covid #storms #disease #war #ukraine #destruction #creation Parshat Tzav specifies the specifics of the daily sacrifices, including the sacrifice of well being, the sin offering, the guilt offering and the offering of ordination. It serves as a service manual, much as the parshiyot that served as a building manual for the Mishkan. I wondered once again about that one w

#thepowerofwords #matot #parsha #parshatmatot #parshatmasei #wordshavewings #words #wherearewordsborn #thebirthofwords #creation #creationofwords At the beginning of Parshat Matot, in this double Parsha of Matot/Masei, we learn about the importance of words and vows. Words are as familiar to us as breathing. They are so plentiful that we take them for granted. Once your words leave your mouth they no longer belong just to you. Promises, oaths, pledges are heard and tora