As I was reading this week’s parsha (Vayeilech) I was struck by the fact that we human beings, at least as we are presented in much of the Bible and other ancient texts, seem to be either hard-headed, self-centered, self-indulgent slugs with very short memories or many of the stories of our past are highly exaggerated.
This week's parsha both affirms and disputes that ideal.
Rav Gedalia Meyer of the Temple Institute addresses the fact that things happen and we react. Sometimes we act predictably. Sometimes less so. Sometimes our reactions are appropriate. Sometimes not. S