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 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
Parshat Eikev: The Carrot and the Stick on Substack:
https://shmusviews.substack.com/p/parshat-eikev-the-carrot-and-the
I subtitled this week’s Parsha Eikev as “The Carrot and the Stick.” This fits Eikev perfectly.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday night that Jerusalem would only agree to end the war on Hamas terrorists in the Gaza Strip in exchange for a deal freeing all remaining hostages.
https://www.jns.org/netanyahu-no-going-back-after-hamas-torpedoed-talks-on-partial-hostage-deal/
