every fifty years, we are reminded that no one stays a slave forever. Freedom comes to everyone, whether they want it or not.

I like that the language of Torah is vague enough, capacious enough, pregnant enough as to offer us two readings which contradict each other in every conceivable way, and are nevertheless both technically correct. For what is this Torah supposed to be, if not infinite?

symbolically, we extract the principle of The One, from every multiple set of Ten. And what do we do with that one? We dedicate it to God. For every appearance of abundance in our lives, we must remember to acknowledge The One from whom it all comes forth.

For I belong here, in this world, with all its wonders and pleasures. And of all those earthly delights, you are chief among them.

Most of the time, we do not have the aid of a rhyme to call our attention to the ways we sound exactly like those whom we hate the most.

bringing him back into the camp is the cure.

This is not a religion for individuals; it is the religion of a people. These people need me, and I need them. We cannot escape from one another.

Religion takes place in the congregation, but sometimes God can only be found alone.

For I belong here, in this world, with all its wonders and pleasures. And of all those earthly delights, you are chief among them.