The Weekly Mission: Parashat Yitro-To New Beginnings (5778)
The Weekly Mission Returns! For those who know me from 2007-2013, you know I used to send out a weekly Dvar Torah (Torah commentary) called the “Weekly Mission.” The idea behind it was that the Torah is a mission driven text that speaks to us in every generation--regardless of how the faces of Pharaoh appear. I would end each Dvar Torah with “ This week I will try to:...” as an attempt to offer a piece of weekend-wisdom, and a bite-sized idea on the weekly Torah portion...and that was it! I stopped in 2013 because I saw myself entering into a new stage of professional life; I assumed I’d be writing just as often, I was wrong. Things got busy, and though I did write 30+ articles on other platforms, my weekly Torah reflections came to a stop. The last piece I wrote was last week’s Torah portion (Be’shalach) five years ago, and now, five years to the week, I am back--Hineini! Note: Each piece will be 500 words or less! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Last Shabbat I was at a pro...