Headlines »

March 25, 2024 – 8:50 pm | Comments Off on Why We Must Resist The Cease Fire Resolution48 views

Tzav: Fighting Evil
We are surrounded by evil; every so often, it rears its ugly head as it did on Simchat Torah—the October 7 massacre. Pure evil raped Jewish mothers, burned Jewish babies alive, mutilated their fathers, and beheaded their neighbors. Pure evil burned loving couples clinging to each other, to …

Read the full story »
Parsha Insights

Where Biblical law and Torah tale is brought vividly to life

Concepts

The Jewish perspective on topical and controversial subjects

Life Cycle

Probing for meaning in our journey and its milestones.

Yearly Cycle

Discover depth and mystique in the annual Jewish festivals

Rabbi’s Desk

Seeking life’s lessons in news items and current events

Home » Va'etchanan

Vatchanan: Am I Wasting My Time?

Submitted by on July 23, 2006 – 5:13 amNo Comment | 2,376 views

The Purpose

In this week’s Parsha Moshe recounts the history of our ancestors in the desert and reminds them of their life’s purpose.
I once received an email with the following question: Dear G-d, why did you create me, as a material being? Was it so I would live my life and then return to the same heaven I came from? What was the point?

You could have left me as I originally was and I would have been today as I will soon be. You made me travel all my life only to return to where I was before I left?

Why, dear G-d, did you waste my time?”

Is the Journey Itself

The best analogy I could think of is that of a scientist who embarks on a journey of exploration in the African Jungles. After a long and dangerous ordeal the scientist will ultimately return home. Why did he go? Was his journey a waste of time if indeed he returned to the place he embarked from? Of course not!
He has returned an enriched man; stronger for his travels, wiser for his discoveries, and more capable of appreciating life, the universe and our role in it.
By leading a life that justifies its own existence we ensure that this question is never asked of you and me.

Tags: ,