Devarim
Said no more counting dollars,
We'll be counting stars
In this week's Parsha Moshe compares the Jewish people to stars. How is a human being similar to a giant gaseous ball of light?
One answer Kerry Newman taught me is that the Jews are to be a "light onto the nations". To provide moral guidance to the world is the role of the Jewish people. Also just as star light travels a great distance and has its origin in the past so to the Jewish people and the Torah are ancient yet still provide illumination today. Read More
In this week's Parsha Moshe compares the Jewish people to stars. How is a human being similar to a giant gaseous ball of light?
One answer Kerry Newman taught me is that the Jews are to be a "light onto the nations". To provide moral guidance to the world is the role of the Jewish people. Also just as star light travels a great distance and has its origin in the past so to the Jewish people and the Torah are ancient yet still provide illumination today. Read More