The promised land is not only a place. It is an elevated stage of human development. To dwell there requires exercising our capacity to make choices and the knowledge that they make a difference in the world. View the study sheet here. Watch the recording here.
The Israelites are preparing to leave behind the wilderness and cross over into the land of promise. To settle there requires a level of independence they had not known in Egypt and a level of self-sufficiency they had not shown in their wandering. They must release themselves from a dependence on an Other and embrace their capacity to sustain and govern themselves. This week’s Torah portion describes a dramatic ritual for the Israelites to affirm their power of self-determination. Join us here at 7:00 p.m. (PDT) Thursday August 5 as we explore no longer being led, but leading.
