{"id":44059,"date":"2018-07-20T06:00:16","date_gmt":"2018-07-20T12:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/?p=44059"},"modified":"2018-07-20T06:00:16","modified_gmt":"2018-07-20T12:00:16","slug":"off-the-pulpit-all-of-israel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/off-the-pulpit-all-of-israel\/","title":{"rendered":"Off the Pulpit: All of Israel"},"content":{"rendered":"

By RABBI DAVID WOLPE<\/p>\n

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The words of Torah are simple and available to all. The phrase \u201call of Israel\u201d also means that they are infinitely deep, and each person can comprehend them according to that individual\u2019s capacity.  <\/p>\n

\u201cAll of Israel\u201d also implies an eternity. It was not only spoken to the Israelites standing before Moses that day, but to all Israel for all time. Moses speaks to us as he spoke to his contemporaries.<\/p>\n

Finally, even though the words are different to different people, and have special resonance in each soul, they are given to an entire people. The Torah is a corporate spiritual covenant; it teaches Israel how to move through the wilderness and through the world. We are in this together.<\/p>\n

All that and more is contained in a simple, easily overlooked phrase that was given to us, all of Israel.<\/p>\n

(Rabbi David Wolpe is the senior rabbi of Sinai Temple in Los Angeles.)<\/em><\/p>\n

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