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may our struggles transform us
Genesis 32:29וַיֹּ֗אמֶר לֹ֤א יַעֲקֹב֙ יֵאָמֵ֥ר עוֹד֙ שִׁמְךָ֔ כִּ֖י אִם־יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לכִּֽי־שָׂרִ֧יתָ עִם־אֱלֹהִ֛ים וְעִם־אֲנָשִׁ֖ים וַתּוּכָֽל׃Said he, “Your name shall no longer be Jacob, but Israel,for you have striven with beings divine and human, and have prevailed.” In the New Year,may our struggles transform … Continue reading
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embrace the potential of each generation of seeds
In this New Year,may we embrace the potential ofeach generation of seeds totransform the fields of our planet for good.May these seeds yieldgrowth, blessing, repair, and peace. A contemporary view of this verse stresses the symbolic nature of trees: “the anthropomorphic … Continue reading
