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From Pain to Peace Parashat Ekev (Deuteronomy 7:12-11:25)
“Remember the long way that YHVH your God made you travel in the wilderness these past 40 years, that he might test you, by hardships, to learn what is in your hearts: whether you would keep his commandments or not” (Deuteronomy 8:2).
Yeladim
In Parshat Ki Tisa, each Israelite is instructed to give a half-shekel to the \”temple fund\” every year. There is a midrash – a story told by rabbis to teach a lesson – about this portion.
Achre 5757
A couple with whom I\’m close had their first child, so I ran to the bookstore to get them our favorite book on child care. I had forgotten the exact title (it was always \”the baby book\”) and the author\’s name, so I thought I\’d just scan the shelf until it turned up. Shelf? Try shelves — six of them, each 8 feet long and 10 feet high, and all on parenting. Need advice on building self-esteem, teaching morals, successful potty-training? There are volumes to teach it.