The Poem. The ParSHA. The Podcast‪.‬ Rivy Kletenik

“Mine, said the stone, mine is the hour. I crush the scissors, such as my power, stronger than wish is my power, alone”

While Kalev displays great faith and strength, the other spies surely do not. How do we come people who are confident and ready to take on the world?

A fitting poem to place beside our Parsha which tells the tale of the complaining People Israel. We’re talking about the ebon flow of relationships, and the tension of being intensely connected to the natural traveling away that happens.

Ruth leaves her home to join Naomi in a foreign land. There she gleans in the field to provide sustenance for herself and Naomi. She appreciates that Boaz notices her, even though she is a foreigner. Join us and listen to this Shavuot podcast.

To say that this week’s podcast is going to take us on a journey would be an understatement. Join us as we go bravely into the desert and into this remarkable poem - it will move you.

This week’s poet, Tracy K. Smith. How do we understand the idea of the good life? We are promised as a People that if we observe the commandments, we will have a good life. Take a listen…