Every year around early autumn, we Jews all over the world step out of our homes, literally…. and move into these flimsy little huts called sukkot. We decorate them, we eat in them, some of us even sleep in them. It’s a joyful week of food, laughter, waving palm branches; but beneath the surface, Sukkot is one of the most profound spiritual experiences in all of Torah. It’s about vulnerability, memory, and the strange dance between human fragility and Divine protection.
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.”
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Haftarah Lech Lecha: "Fear Not, I Am With You!" - The Blog
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Haftarah Lech Lecha: "Fear Not, I Am With You!"
Who, are what, is gained from our obedience to His holy words; and who, or what, suffers in uncounted ways when we, His children - His chosen to be a light to the nations and repairers of the world - fail to follow His words…not rituals, but actual obedience that comes from a daily choice on our part?
