Ki-Teitzei
Going out to war is not always a bad thing – so long as it is going “out” to war and not going “in” to war.
A plethora of Mitzvoth, connections, are iterated: from captives, burial, and found objects, to laws of mixology, intimacy, and immoral behavior. Laws of slavery, military camps, and economics, to marriage, fiscal responsibly, and divorce. Amalek (also symbolic of doubt) is the mortal the Jewish people. We always must remember Amalek and how they tried to squash our freedom as we left Egypt. We must erase any semblance of this darkness from the face of the light earth.
Staying Married
The Baal Shem Tov told a story of a dejected bride. The story is an allegory for the Jewish people’s relationship to G-d.
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The Rebbe on the 60’s
G-d is not asking that we demolish walls or break down doors, only that we open up to him as the point of a needle.
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Amalek’s Number
Amalek is doubt. Baseless, irrational doubt that cools the fervor of holiness with nothing more than a cynical shrug.
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A Haven In Time
The twenty-nine days of Elul offer an isle in time, a sanctum for introspection and self-assessment, for atonement and rehabilitation.
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The Difficult Lamb
The meekness of the sheep, no matter how difficult a problem it poses, can also be reclaimed as a virtue.
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Financial Fears
A rabbi rebukes two men, a miser and a charitable man, for dealing with money fearfully.
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The Immigrant’s Credo
A letter from the previous Lubavitcher Rebbe discussing Divine Providence and G-d’s help with sustenance.
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Intimations of Divorce
The fact that divorce is possible within human marriages is the result of the existence of the concept of “divorce” in the marriage relationship between G-d and man.
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Ki Teitzei: Childhood Innocence and Blood
Beheading of Steven Sotloff: At times like this don’t you just want to curl back up into your fetal-like childhood innocence? An essay on staying innocent in a psychotic world.
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