In this week's parsha Moshe continues his farwell address to the Jewish people. He reminds them not to trample on the "smaller " commandments with their heel.
Judaism is about relationships. Our relationships with each other and with God. Moshe instructs the people that relationships are based on the small details, the little or "smaller" things.
Rabbi Konig gives an analogy. When you go outside barefoot to take out the garbage, what hurts the most is a tiny little pebble that goes under your foot. In life we don't trip over mountains we stumble on pebbles.
In our relationships, hopefully we remember the big events, birthdays, anniversaries. It is the small things like writing notes to each other or knowing a person's favorite dinner that create a fulfilling relationship. The day to day stuff.
The little things are the true expression of our love. This week's parsha contains part of the text of the Shema which we recite every day. Relationships are not all about life changing events, they are about small gestures of graditude repeated daily so that the other person knows we care. This is what the Shema is, a few "Small" paragraphs recited daily, the real backbone of our relationship with God.
Judaism is about relationships. Our relationships with each other and with God. Moshe instructs the people that relationships are based on the small details, the little or "smaller" things.
Rabbi Konig gives an analogy. When you go outside barefoot to take out the garbage, what hurts the most is a tiny little pebble that goes under your foot. In life we don't trip over mountains we stumble on pebbles.
In our relationships, hopefully we remember the big events, birthdays, anniversaries. It is the small things like writing notes to each other or knowing a person's favorite dinner that create a fulfilling relationship. The day to day stuff.
The little things are the true expression of our love. This week's parsha contains part of the text of the Shema which we recite every day. Relationships are not all about life changing events, they are about small gestures of graditude repeated daily so that the other person knows we care. This is what the Shema is, a few "Small" paragraphs recited daily, the real backbone of our relationship with God.
