weekly torah: Parsha shemini

As Passover closed at sunset last night, the crunchy mitzvah of matzah went with it. I felt rededicated to aligning with Hashem’s laws, as a way to embody my highest potential—as his servant and as an example of his greatness. Being more mindful about what we eat and how we treat one another lets us stay off autopilot, and in our best relations with each other. As Chana described last lesson, some behaviors can be elevated, while others are just to avoid, period. I’m glad I am learning this now as an adult, but I am sad that I didn’t learn it in my childhood. I wish I had continued in Jewish day school after preschool. But, I’m looking forward to one day raising a little rabbi (or whatever they want to become) who has an education of Jewish values and our history with Hashem, so I can learn from their wisdom too.