Monday, January 11, 2021
The Mishne in Avot questions why the world was created, so to speak, by ten statements and utterances from Heaven. It explains that this shows the importance of life on this planet, and of the infinite universe itself, that it was lovingly created, when one statement alone would have been sufficient. The repetition of the statements of creation were a sign of affection between the Creator and the created, and it illustrates the complexity and eternal importance of the human condition in the infinite universe in which we live.
I think the same type of message is communicated to us in the Torah reading of this week. We are told of plague after plague that was visited upon the Egyptians,...
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Monday, January 11, 2021
An acquaintance of mine delivered a package to me in my apartment. He noticed that the apartment is full bookcases in almost every room. He knows that my eyesight no longer allows me to read or study from books, so he asked me why I have not yet begun to dispose of my library, since it is of little practical value to me now.
I thanked him for his comments and suggestion, but I was not really convinced as to what his true concern was regarding me and my books. After he left, I gave the matter some thought and consideration. And I realized that I am so emotionally attached to my books that even though it has been many months since I've been able to read any of them, I still want to have...
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