Parshah • August 2023
Eikev – Footprints in the Sands of Time
You recall the wonderful experience of walking upon the shore of the sea watching a beautiful sunset over the distant horizon, and becoming aware of your feet sinking comfortably into…
Parshah • August 2021
Eikev – Miracles Follow Those Who Try
The failure of the mission by the twelve spies is a mystery. How could they lose faith in G-d? But they didn’t. They simply mistook a well-known teaching not to…
Parshah • August 2020
Eikev – Down to the Soles of Your Feet
To act consistently demonstrates an underlying belief and principle. When speech and action differ, we call that hypocrisy. The head and the feet must always be in sync.
Parshah • August 2018
Eikev – Jewish Practice of ‘Emotional-Intelligence’
This week’s Torah reading describes the practice of putting on Tefillin. This is no mere ritual but a spiritual practice that encourages the flow of ‘emotional intelligence’ a phenomenon already…
Parshah • August 2017
Eikev – Wisdom Extends to the Body – Not Just the Mind
To ingrain good habits of mind and heart, one has to practice and practice so that the actions of the body are fully aligned with the wisdom of mind and…