Life Cycles
This week
has us reading a double parasha of Nitsavim and Va-yelekh. It covers Moses
preparing for his death and for Joshua to take over as the new leader. Moses
accepts that he won’t be entering the Promised Land with grace, realizing the
blessings he has already seen and experienced and that life goes on.
So, too,
does Judaism revolve cyclically. Calendar-wise, our holidays bring joy,
remembrance, and renewal. For each of us, from baby-naming to bnai mitzvah to
keeping mitzvot in life and to our deaths, there is the Jewish life cycle.
Rather than curse when something doesn’t go as planned, sing a song of praise
as Moses did.
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