Parashat Acharei mot (After the death)
The text surprised us…
Leviticus 18:3 “You must not do things like they
are done in the land of Egypt, where you used to live. And you must not do
things like they are done in the land of Canaan, where I am bringing you.”
So… If you are not supposed to do things like in Egypt or Canaan,
you are supposed to do things like… in the desert - in the Midvar.
The desert was the place where we received the mitzvoth, where we
formed as a people, where we built ourselves.
The Torah is telling us, keep building yourself every day. Do not
think that the start or the end is what matters. What matters is the journey.
As Antonio Machado says in his famous poem (in Spanish): Caminante no hay
camino, se hace camino al andar. “Wayfarer, there is no way. Make your way by
going farther.”
In memory of my beloved mother and teacher Miriam Rachel bat
Israel Itzchak Z"L
Shabbat Shalom
Rabbi Fabian Werbin
Shabbat candles in Bethesda 7:48
Shabbat ends : 8:49
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