When Jesus walked the earth, God's word was central to life. It was the everyday conversation of the community. They were brought together by the text, and they even agreed on a text of the week. This same ancient rythmn is available to us today! Join us in reading and commenting on what is know as the "Parashah." Imagine a community whose unity is rooted in the very word of God!
two times Moses mentions that "there is none other" than God. Chassidic rabbis talk about how the usual interpretation for this is that there are no other gods. But perhaps a clearer picture of what is meant in the text is that there literally is no other existence but God's!!!
The rabbi's used the picture of the sun. We percieve sunlight as some distinct from the sun itself. But the one who would be sitting inside the sun only sees sunlight as a part of itself. So "Light" in our world is a perfect example of the sole existence of God. God sees creation as just a part of himself..it is no different. Just as if we sat inside the sun we would not distinguish sunlight from sun. Creation bears witness to God.
AND NOW WITH JESUS
We are the LIGHT and Jesus is the "SUN of righteousness" Malachi 4
Also, the Parashah contains the shema. "The Lord is One" the word there for "one" is echad...or uniquely in unison, or one made up of many parts. In corinthians Paul calls each of us unique and seperate parts that make up one body!!!
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two times Moses mentions that "there is none other" than God. Chassidic rabbis talk about how the usual interpretation for this is that there are no other gods. But perhaps a clearer picture of what is meant in the text is that there literally is no other existence but God's!!!
The rabbi's used the picture of the sun. We percieve sunlight as some distinct from the sun itself. But the one who would be sitting inside the sun only sees sunlight as a part of itself. So "Light" in our world is a perfect example of the sole existence of God. God sees creation as just a part of himself..it is no different. Just as if we sat inside the sun we would not distinguish sunlight from sun. Creation bears witness to God.
AND NOW WITH JESUS
We are the LIGHT
and Jesus is the "SUN of righteousness" Malachi 4
Also, the Parashah contains the shema. "The Lord is One" the word there for "one" is echad...or uniquely in unison, or one made up of many parts.
In corinthians Paul calls each of us unique and seperate parts that make up one body!!!
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