Ekev: Helping the Rains Fall

Published: Aug. 16, 2022, 3:57 p.m.

This week's parashah, Ekev, contains the middle paragraph of the Shema - a challenging passage that speaks of God as Source of "reward and punishment." Should this passage be in our prayerbook? How might we read it through modern eyes. Turns it out can also be read as an ecological text.\nTo become a supporter of Seven Minute Torah, visit www.patreon.com/sevenminutetorah.\nJoin our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/sevenminutetorahgroup\nQuestions or comments? Email me at rabbistreiffer@gmail.com.