Tuesday 13 December 2011

Short Thought from the Parsha - Vayeishev

"your sheaves bowed down to me"
"the sun, moon, and eleven stars bowed down to my star"

This week's Torah portion discusses, amongst other things, the 2 dreams Joseph has and tells his brothers about. One is about the sun and the moon, spiritual things; And the other about sheaves of grain; physical things.

However, Classic Chassidic thought tells us that the fact that both these dreams had the same meaning shows us that our physical and spiritual lives must be one and the same- we should live with the spiritual fully ingrained in us, and not two separate entities.

Today I shall...

Remember I am both a Jew and a Human being, and will try to create a fusion of these two elements for the greater good.

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