Re’eh: Other People’s Gods
Re’eh: Other People’s Gods
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This week’s Torah portion is Re’eh: Other People’s Gods.
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How do we remember who we are in the presence of others?
In this week’s Torah portion, Moses addresses one particular threat to the people as they stand perched on the edge of the promised land.
After forty years of wandering through the desert, mostly on their own, Moses asks the people to resist conforming to the new societies they are about to enter.
For the Israelites and for us, the question remains: how do we stay true to our path without getting lost in comparative thinking?
About the Author
Special thanks to Yael Shy and our friends at the Institute for Jewish Spirituality for joining us in creating weekly Shabbat moments for your Friday nights.
Yael Shy is the CEO of Mindfulness Consulting, LLC, where she teaches and consults on mindfulness for universities, corporations, and private clients around the world. She is the author of the award-winning book, What Now? Meditation for Your Twenties and Beyond (Parallax, 2017), and the founder of Mindful NYU, the largest campus-based mindfulness initiative in the US. Yael is a graduate of the IJS Jewish Mindfulness Teacher Training Certification.
