Healthy relationships have multiple connection points. The more planes two individuals can relate on, the deeper the bond will be between them. Parents and children, friends, co-workers, our relationships define who we are.
In this week's parsha the Jewish people are commanded to love God.The Nitvat Shalom asks: Why is the command to love God only mentioned at the end of the Torah, and how can you command someone to love God? Love can not be forced it must develop.
Rebbetzin Tzipah Wertheimer of Chabad of Queens College once told me, when a person first enters a pool and moves from the 2 feet section to the 4 feet section they think the water is deep. When they go from the 6 feet section into the 10 feet they realize how deep it can get. The pool is a metaphor for love developing over time in a relationship.
The Nitvat Shalom answers the first question with the second question. The reason the command to love God is at the end of the Torah is because it cannot be forced it must grow naturally. The connection point to God is the Mitzvot (commandments) only after you have had multiple experinces with someone and a complex connection is created can your love grow deep.
The goal of my writing, of my existence, is to highlight the living God in everything. In order for me to deepen my connection to God I must experience him in everything. If God is not found everywhere he wont b found anywhere.
In this week's parsha the Jewish people are commanded to love God.The Nitvat Shalom asks: Why is the command to love God only mentioned at the end of the Torah, and how can you command someone to love God? Love can not be forced it must develop.
Rebbetzin Tzipah Wertheimer of Chabad of Queens College once told me, when a person first enters a pool and moves from the 2 feet section to the 4 feet section they think the water is deep. When they go from the 6 feet section into the 10 feet they realize how deep it can get. The pool is a metaphor for love developing over time in a relationship.
The Nitvat Shalom answers the first question with the second question. The reason the command to love God is at the end of the Torah is because it cannot be forced it must grow naturally. The connection point to God is the Mitzvot (commandments) only after you have had multiple experinces with someone and a complex connection is created can your love grow deep.
The goal of my writing, of my existence, is to highlight the living God in everything. In order for me to deepen my connection to God I must experience him in everything. If God is not found everywhere he wont b found anywhere.
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