Rabbi Charna Rosenholtz and Rabbi Shoshana Leis discuss the ancient Hebrew wisdom of Torah through a contemporary lens.

This week, the Rabbis discuss Parashat Ki Tavo (https://www.sefaria.org/Deuteronomy.26.1?lang=bi&aliyot=0) through the lenses of fruits, hearts, and power.

Right use of Power : https://rightuseofpower.org/

Article on the power paradox

https://hbr.org/2016/10/dont-let-power-corrupt-you

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Rabbi Charna Rosenholtz and Rabbi Shoshana Leis discuss the ancient Hebrew wisdom of Torah through a contemporary lens.

This week, the Rabbis discuss Parashat Eikev

(https://www.sefaria.org/Deuteronomy.7.12?lang=bi&aliyot=0) through the lenses of consumption, coveting, and love.

Deuteronomy 8:2

וְזָכַרְתָּ֣ אֶת־כׇּל־הַדֶּ֗רֶךְ אֲשֶׁ֨ר הוֹלִֽיכְךָ֜ יְהֹוָ֧ה אֱלֹהֶ֛יךָ זֶ֛ה אַרְבָּעִ֥ים שָׁנָ֖ה בַּמִּדְבָּ֑ר לְמַ֨עַן

עַנֹּֽתְךָ֜ לְנַסֹּֽתְךָ֗ לָדַ֜עַת אֶת־אֲשֶׁ֧ר בִּֽלְבָבְךָ֛ הֲתִשְׁמֹ֥ר מִצְוֺתָ֖ו אִם־לֹֽא׃

Remember the long way that your God יהוה has made you travel in the wilderness these past forty years, in order to test you by hardships to learn what was in your hearts: whether you would keep the divine commandments or not.

Deuteronomy 8:5-6

וְיָדַעְתָּ֖ עִם־לְבָבֶ֑ךָ כִּ֗י כַּאֲשֶׁ֨ר יְיַסֵּ֥ר אִישׁ֙ אֶת־בְּנ֔וֹ יְהֹוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ מְיַסְּרֶֽךָּ׃

Bear in mind that your God יהוה disciplines you just as a householder disciplines his son.

וְשָׁ֣מַרְתָּ֔ אֶת־מִצְוֺ֖ת יְהֹוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ לָלֶ֥כֶת בִּדְרָכָ֖יו וּלְיִרְאָ֥ה אֹתֽוֹ׃

Therefore keep the commandments of your God יהוה: walk in God’s ways and show reverence.

Deut. 10:16

וּמַלְתֶּ֕ם אֵ֖ת עׇרְלַ֣ת לְבַבְכֶ֑ם וְעׇ֨רְפְּכֶ֔ם לֹ֥א תַקְשׁ֖וּ עֽוֹד׃

Cut away, therefore, the thickening about your hearts and stiffen your necks no more.

Spiral Dynamics link

https://tmetric.com/spiral-dynamics-theory

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Rabbi Charna Rosenholtz and Rabbi Shoshana Leis discuss the ancient Hebrew wisdom of Torah through a contemporary lens.

This week, the Rabbis discuss Parashat Ve'etchanan (https://www.sefaria.org/Deuteronomy.3.23?lang=en&aliyot=0) through the lenses of covenants, justice, and fire.

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This week, the Rabbis discuss Parashat Devarim (https://www.sefaria.org/Deuteronomy.1.1?lang=bi&aliyot=0) through the lenses of leadership, status power, and ethics.

אֵיכָ֥ה אֶשָּׂ֖א לְבַדִּ֑י טׇרְחֲכֶ֥ם וּמַֽשַּׂאֲכֶ֖ם וְרִֽיבְכֶֽם׃

How can I bear unaided the trouble of you, and the burden, and the bickering!

הָב֣וּ לָ֠כֶ֠ם אֲנָשִׁ֨ים חֲכָמִ֧ים וּנְבֹנִ֛ים וִידֻעִ֖ים לְשִׁבְטֵיכֶ֑ם וַאֲשִׂימֵ֖ם בְּרָאשֵׁיכֶֽם׃

Give for yourselves from each of your tribes candidates who are wise, discerning, and experienced, and I will appoint them as your heads.”

References:

Servant Leadership, Robert Greenleaf

Leadership and the New Science, Margaret J. Weatley

Relational Judaism, Dr. Ron Wolfson

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This week, the Rabbis discuss Parashat Masei (https://www.sefaria.org/Numbers.33.1?lang=bi&aliyot=0) through the lenses of journeys, oscillatory movement, and relationships.

Numbers 33:1-2

אֵ֜לֶּה מַסְעֵ֣י בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל אֲשֶׁ֥ר יָצְא֛וּ מֵאֶ֥רֶץ מִצְרַ֖יִם לְצִבְאֹתָ֑ם בְּיַד־מֹשֶׁ֖ה וְאַהֲרֹֽן׃

These were the journeys of the Israelites who started out from the land of Egypt, in their tribal bands, by the hand of Moses and Aaron.

וַיִּכְתֹּ֨ב מֹשֶׁ֜ה אֶת־מוֹצָאֵיהֶ֛ם לְמַסְעֵיהֶ֖ם עַל־פִּ֣י יְהֹוָ֑ה וְאֵ֥לֶּה מַסְעֵיהֶ֖ם לְמוֹצָאֵיהֶֽם׃

Moses recorded the springing forth and breaking camp as directed by the mouth of יהוה. These journeys that sprang forth, were as follows:

Exodus 14:2

דַּבֵּר֮ אֶל־בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵל֒ וְיָשֻׁ֗בוּ וְיַחֲנוּ֙ לִפְנֵי֙ פִּ֣י הַחִירֹ֔ת בֵּ֥ין מִגְדֹּ֖ל וּבֵ֣ין הַיָּ֑ם לִפְנֵי֙ בַּ֣עַל צְפֹ֔ן

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This week, the Rabbis discuss Parashat Pinchas (https://www.sefaria.org/Numbers.25.10?lang=bi&aliyot=0) through the lenses of gender, brokenness, and balance.

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This week, the Rabbis discuss Parashat Shmini (https://www.sefaria.org/Leviticus.9.1?lang=bi&aliyot=0) through the lenses of questioning, emotion, and food laws.

וְאֵ֣ת ׀ שְׂעִ֣יר הַֽחַטָּ֗את דָּרֹ֥שׁ דָּרַ֛שׁ מֹשֶׁ֖ה וְהִנֵּ֣ה שֹׂרָ֑ף וַ֠יִּקְצֹ֠ף עַל־אֶלְעָזָ֤ר וְעַל־אִֽיתָמָר֙ בְּנֵ֣י אַהֲרֹ֔ן הַנּוֹתָרִ֖ם לֵאמֹֽר׃

Now about the hairy-goat of hattat Moshe inquired, yes, inquired, and here: it had been burned!

And he became furious at Elazar and Itamar, the sons of Aharon that were left, saying:

Drosh is the middle word of the entire 5 Books of Moses!!!

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This week, the Rabbis discuss Parashat Tzav (https://www.sefaria.org/Leviticus.6.1?lang=bi&aliyot=0) through the lenses of fire, as it relates to transformation, creation, and destruction.

Important note: We will be off for Pesach next week and back the following week. Chag Sameach!

Leviticus 1:6

אֵ֗שׁ תָּמִ֛יד תּוּקַ֥ד עַל־הַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַ לֹ֥א תִכְבֶּֽה׃

A perpetual fire shall be kept burning on the altar, not to go out.

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This week, the Rabbis discuss Parashat Vayikra (https://www.sefaria.org/Leviticus.1.1?lang=bi&aliyot=0) through the lenses of offering, holiness, and humanity.

Leviticus 1:3

אִם־עֹלָ֤ה קׇרְבָּנוֹ֙ מִן־הַבָּקָ֔ר זָכָ֥ר תָּמִ֖ים יַקְרִיבֶ֑נּוּ אֶל־פֶּ֜תַח אֹ֤הֶל מוֹעֵד֙ יַקְרִ֣יב אֹת֔וֹ

לִרְצֹנ֖וֹ לִפְנֵ֥י יְהֹוָֽה׃

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This week, the Rabbis discuss Parashat Vayakhel (https://www.sefaria.org/Exodus.35.1?lang=bi&aliyot=0) through the lenses of becoming, creation, and imagination.

Exodus 35:30-32

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר מֹשֶׁה֙ אֶל־בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל רְא֛וּ קָרָ֥א יְהֹוָ֖ה בְּשֵׁ֑ם בְּצַלְאֵ֛ל בֶּן־אוּרִ֥י בֶן־ח֖וּר לְמַטֵּ֥ה יְהוּדָֽה׃

And Moses said to the Israelites: See, יהוה has singled out by name Bezalel, son of Uri son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah,

וַיְמַלֵּ֥א אֹת֖וֹ ר֣וּחַ אֱלֹהִ֑ים בְּחׇכְמָ֛ה בִּתְבוּנָ֥ה וּבְדַ֖עַת וּבְכׇל־מְלָאכָֽה׃

endowing him with a divine spirit of skill, ability, and knowledge in every kind of craft,

וְלַחְשֹׁ֖ב מַֽחֲשָׁבֹ֑ת לַעֲשֹׂ֛ת בַּזָּהָ֥ב וּבַכֶּ֖סֶף וּבַנְּחֹֽשֶׁת׃

and inspiring him to make designs for work in gold, silver, and copper,

וַיֹּ֣א

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