When we Jews pray the Shema each day, three times a day, exactly what do we mean by “Echad”….One? PLEASE NOTE: "Echad" It's a totalizing Unity, a harmonious Whole composed of diverse parts, not to be confused with the Christian trinitarian view.
Or read it on Substack: https://substack.com/home/post/p-169537617?source=queue
Parshat Naso is the longest single parsha in the Torah, clocking in at 176 verses. That’s Torah’s way of saying, “Hey, you might want to take a long , serious and contemplative look at what you’re about to learn.”
Also on Substack: https://substack.com/home/post/p-165229596?source=queue
Why would any pre-existing soul ever want to leave the joys of a place where one is in constant Oneness with the Creator of All That Is for a life in a very limited physical body and a material 4-D reality that is full of both pain and happiness?
Parshat Eikev: The Carrot and the Stick on Substack:
https://shmusviews.substack.com/p/parshat-eikev-the-carrot-and-the
