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Jews for Judaism — Chukas 5784

Выпуск: Jews for Judaism — Chukas 5784. Темы: health_mind. Поисковые термины: здоровье, психология, стресс, health, mental, בריאות, נפש. With this in mind, the sages praised the righteous King Hezekiah, who destroyed the copper snake in the 6th century BCE because certain Jews mistakenly attributed divine healing powers to this inanimate object rather than to God (Talmud, Pesachim 56a; II Kings 18:4). Rather, as long as Israel gazed upward and subjugated their hearts to their Father in Heaven, they were healed.” This spiritual lesson reminds us that we should direct our prayer only to God and not make the mistake of worshiping intermediaries. ‫בס"ד‬ Spiritual Insight For The Week with Rabbi Bentzion Kravitz Why The King Destroyed a Copper Snake Growing up on the East Coast, I was never afraid of garden snakes, which I occasionally discovered in my backyard. Sinai] allegiances out of the midst of the fire, lest you become corrupt and make for have been a yourselves a graven image of any shape, the likeness of male or pitfall for female” (Deuteronomy 4:15-16). Our personal relationship with our infinite God provides us with an immediate and intimate connection with the Almighty, Who transcends all finite limitations, including human form. God instructed Moses to “make a copper serpent and led to their place it on a high pole, and all who gaze at the copper snake dissatisfaction will live” (Numbers 21:9). continued… Our sages explain that Moses’ hands were not a magic wand or a talisman, saying, “Did the hands of Moses make the battle, or did his hands break the battle? This Shabbos, may we be blessed to seek and find God through thoughtful prayer and meditation; as King Solomon said, “Those who seek Me shall find Me” (Proverbs 8:17). The Talmud continues to explain that, similarly, the copper snake was placed on a “high pole” so that it would also serve to direct the Jewish people’s hearts to God. Moses sat on a hill during the battle, and “whenever Moses held up his hand, Israel prevailed, and whenever he lowered his hand, Amalek prevailed” (Exodus 17:11).

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Jews for Judaism

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12 июля 2024 г.

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Темы: health_mind