Another news item caught my attention in recent days. A computer recently beat the world Go champion. Go is the Asian equivalent of chess, and far more complicated than chess, where the machines already outpaced us twenty years ago. That's when IBM's Deep Blue defeated the reigning world champion, Garry Kasparov.
I suppose you could call the ner tamid a “nightlight” for the Israelites. Funny how such a small light is such a huge reminder that we’re not alone. This too is Torah.
I have an addiction to the Food Network. I could spend hours watching other people prepare food, talk about food, and even eat food, but I never end up watching for long stretches of time because it always makes me too hungry. How I wish I could taste or simply just smell the delicious foods being prepared.
You wouldn’t necessarily know it from our current political climate, but manners still count, and Vayikra shows us how. This too is Torah.
D'var from Saturday, March 12th - Rabbi David Kosak. Recorded and edited by Ed Kraus.
My mom will confirm I have been a rule follower my whole life. I thrive on order, and I see rules as guidelines meant to keep me and those around me safe. It’s partly my type A personality that makes me a rule follower, but I honestly don’t mind following the rules as long as they make sense to me.
It has been a sad and tough week for our congregation. At least two of our own have lost their jobs. Three have lost their lives, a number of people are critically ill. I know our hearts and prayers are directed to these families. It seems that in communities, deaths tend to cluster together.
