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Rabbi Yaakov Fisch presents an enlightening podcast that uncovers positivity and light in the ordinary day. In fact, the recorded statement of God in the Torah is “Let There Be Light.” This means there was a lot of darkness on the first day of creation and there was a divine intervention necessary to uncover the light. I believe this is a struggle we are engaged with on a daily basis with so much darkness in the world and our challenge is to uncover the light in the world. Please join me along my journey as I attempt to find the sparks of light in a world of darkness.
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Thursday Oct 08, 2020
Thursday Oct 08, 2020
The final passage of the Torah contains an obituary about arguably the greatest person of all time, Moshe. In a heartbreaking narrative, Moshe dies a few steps before the border of the Land of Israel and his fervent wish to enter the land was unfulfilled. According to Rashi, the last verse of the Torah describes Moshe’s momentous decision to break the luchos/tablets after the the Jews sinned with the Golden Calf. Why was this so important that it had to be the final memory we have of the rich and illustrious life of Moshe?