Thursday, August 19, 2021 – 11 Elul 5781
Ki Teitze: Deuteronomy 21:10 – 25:19
In the mystical Jewish tradition, we understand and experience sexuality as a divine act. (Creativity, p. 274)
Friday, August 20, 2021 – 12 Elul 5781
Ki Teitze: Deuteronomy 21:10 – 25:19
Moses presents the law regarding the spoken vow.
People relate to you according to the honesty with which you speak and the reliability with which you act. Discipline yourself to say what you mean and to follow through with what you say. The result of walking your talk is the fulfillment of living your destiny and making a contribution to the quality of life in community with others. (Nobility, p. 309)
Saturday, August 21, 2021 – 13 Elul 5781
Ki Teitze: Deuteronomy 21:10 – 25:19
Additional laws address community responsibility for the needs of orphans, widows, strangers, the poor…..
You are not alone. Your developing God image is a vital contribution to the oneness of God and the wholeness of society. God needs you, you need God, and we need one another in a most God-filled way of being. Expand your image of God and expand your life, your self, and the perceptions in your mind. (Understanding, p. 99)
Sunday, August 22, 2021 – 14 Elul 5781
Ki Tavo: Deuteronomy 26:1 – 29:8
“You have affirmed this day, that the Lord is your God, that you will walk in His ways….”
Take one thought that comes from the place of holiness. Affirm that thought as Torah, and throughout the day, bind it to you through the words you speak and the acts of goodness you perform. (Success, p. 213)
Monday, August 23, 2021 – 15 Elul 5781
Ki Tavo: Deuteronomy 26:1 – 29:8
“Bless Your People, Yisroel, and the soil which you have given us, as You swore to our forefathers, a land flowing with milk and honey.”
The more we empty and open to God, the more God’s beauty, love, and abundance flow through us. (Intention, p. 41)
Tuesday, August 24, 2021 – 16 Elul 5781
Ki Tavo: Deuteronomy 26:1 – 29:8
Moses reminds the Israelites that God has distinguished them to be God’s treasured people.
Walk in the confidence that you are now fulfilling a soul’s purpose in life and effecting a world of difference in a universe of infinite possibilities. (Nobility, p. 317)
Wednesday, August 25, 2021 – 17 Elul 5781
Ki Tavo: Deuteronomy 26:1 – 29:8
Blessings and curses are proclaimed from Mount Gerizim and Mount Ebal, in accordance with the keeping of God’s commandments.
Things, issues, and relationships are really never separate; we only perceive them as such. In the past, it may have been easier for you to have a structure that dictated polarities, to separate right from wrong, and good from bad. Yet what may be right for you today may be wrong for you tomorrow, and what may be good for another may be bad for you. (Understanding, p. 92)
