Parsha Ki Tisa: What Makes a Good Leader

This week’s parsha (Torah portion) is a very full parsha.  It starts with the taking of a census and how to avoid a plague while doing it.  Then it tells how important it is for Aharon and his sons to wash before serving in the tent of meeting, in order to keep from dying. Next we are told of the anointing oil and the incense, and then we read who the main builders of the mishcan (tabernacle) will be.  Next … Continue reading

Love Cannot Contain God

I hear a lot of people say they believe that love is god.  So I started to think about it.  What if god was love?  If I believe that god created the universe, then I am saying that nothing but love created the universe.  Now, this sounds great at first.  Until I started looking around at the world, and seeing how amazing it is, started to feel grateful to be able to see.  And to walk around.  And to have … Continue reading