by Sarah Gazitt | Sep 20, 2024 | Torah Reflections
Ki Tavo Deuteronomy 26:1 – 29:8 This week’s Torah portion begins: “When you enter the land that the Eternal your God is giving you as a heritage, and you possess it and settle in it, you shall take some of every fruit of the soil, which you harvest from the land...
by Sarah Gazitt | Sep 15, 2024 | Torah Reflections
Ki Teitzei Deuteronomy 21:10 – 25:19 Each year, when I meet Ki Teitzei I realize again why so many people are moved to abandon any kind of religious pursuit. Though we find many uplifting verses about ethical living in society 2,500 years ago, some of what we...
by Sarah Gazitt | Sep 5, 2024 | General
Shof’tim Deuteronomy 16:18 – 21:9 As much as we are to engage in the process of Teshuvah with Tzedek, with “Right View,” our sages also advise us to do it with humility. Humility is one of those words that is often misunderstood. We know its...
by Sarah Gazitt | Aug 30, 2024 | Torah Reflections
R’eih Deuteronomy 11:26 – 16:17 How do I invite God into my life? How do I fill my life with the Divine Presence moment to moment? These are the questions many of us on the spiritual path ask ourselves. And more often than not, the answer comes back...
by Sarah Gazitt | Aug 23, 2024 | Torah Reflections
Eikev Deuteronomy 7:12 – 11:25 In the middle of this Torah portion, Moses once again admonishes our people for our intractable stubbornness: “Know, then, that it is not for any virtue of yours that the Eternal your God is giving you this good land to...
