Proverbs: The Right Path in Life by Rebbetzin Tziporah Heller-Gottleib
“Human beings naturally relate to tangible reality. It’s very difficult for us to think abstractly. Parables take physical events and relate them to what’s happening beyond this world.”
The Meaning of the Shema by Rabbi Jonathan Sacks
“Hear, O Israel, the Lord is our God, the Lord is one..” These words are the supreme testimony of Jewish faith. Each word is worthy of careful study, but it is the first – the verb Shema – that deserves special attention.
