Parsha (double) Nitzavim-vayelech: Circles, My Head is Going ’round in Circles

Top of creation folks, This shabbat, according to the Yaakov (Jacob)/Israel family tradition is the anniversary of the first day of creation.  Rosh haShanah, one of the 4 Jewish new years, celebrates the anniversary of the creation of the Adam.  With the beginning of a new creation, we find in this parsha (weekly Torah portion), an explanation of what the last few parshas have been leading up to… But first, let us review the parsha.  This is actually a double … Continue reading

Parsha Nitzavim: The Pink Floyd Torah

Hello everybody, It is almost Rosh haShanah and I wish you were here. 🙂 The parsha (weekly Torah portion) we we are reading this week is called Nitzavim, which is Hebrew for, “To stand,” and the parsha begins with Moshe (Moses) telling us how everyone, from the highest elder, to the wood-cutter and water-carrier is standing today before haShem (god) in order to pass into the covenant and become a nation for god, and have haShem be our god/power.  Moshe … Continue reading