Devarim

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This week we read the first portion of the book of Deuteronomy. The portion's name is Devarim. The book of Deuteronomy is the book of repitions, as it reminds us of everything that has come before. It not only allows us to be reminded of our personal past Exodus', lessons learned, and journeys taken, but actually gives us a chance to relive them with a new enlightned consciousness. This week we can remake ouselves at the seed level. Devarim connects us to the sefirot of Malchut, which is the physical world around us. This week gives us the opportunity to connect our physical world with our spiritual work. If we are not changing the way we interact with others by being more sharing and proactive then our spiritual work is dead. Spirituality must change you, if it does not then all that you have gained is information. Information is worthless without action or as the Christian Apostle James said "Faith without works is dead!"




This week consider your life so far along with me. Think of the lessons you have learned. See if you are allowing those spiritual lessons to continue to effect your physical actions today. If they have fallen by the wayside, take action to change yourself and the world.




There is no specific Zohar portion connected to this weeks Torah portion, but a good portion to consider this week is the prolouge (back to the beginning).




Kol Tuv,
Matthew