A blind man walks through the night, carrying a torch. This image, at first so haunting, actually describes a moment of salvation. The question is: who’s saving who?
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For the Love of Learning 5786
4 days ago • Dec 2, 2025
For the Love of Learning 5786 – On SUFFERING: The Outer Limits of Our Understanding – Rabbi Sharon Brous
Vayetzei 5786
When it comes to speaking about the personal experiences we’ve had— or we yearn for— with God, we tend to retreat into self-consciousness and silence. I’d like for that to change. So, here’s my story.
Our ancestor, Isaac, repeated the pattern of his father’s failures—an expression of loyalty to the covenant. We, too, may feel trapped by the force of the past, as though we are powerless to the repetition of the worst chapters of our history.
But we can—and must—choose agency over inevitability.
