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Relationships with God

When John and I married, our invitation featured a verse from this week\’s Haftorah (Isaiah 61:10-63:9): Yasis alayich Elochayich kimsos chatan al kalah, rendered freely as \”Come join in the sanctification of our joy\”; literally, \”As a bridegroom rejoices in a bride, so your God will rejoice in you\” (Isaiah 62:5). This verse became a favorite years ago when its daring, electric comparison hit me: Human love provides the standard for God\’s love of the Jewish people. Instead of urging human lovers toward heaven, we Jews cannot imagine any-thing more deeply, joy-ously loving than what committed human part-ners feel for each other. We envision God learning love from human lovers.

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