{"id":73284,"date":"2023-03-03T13:41:48","date_gmt":"2023-03-03T18:41:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/?p=73284"},"modified":"2023-03-03T13:41:48","modified_gmt":"2023-03-03T18:41:48","slug":"off-the-pulpit-show-me-the-money","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/off-the-pulpit-show-me-the-money\/","title":{"rendered":"Off the Pulpit: Show me the money?"},"content":{"rendered":"

By RABBI DAVID WOLPE<\/p>\n

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The darkness that befell Egypt during the plagues is called \u201cthick as a coin.\u201d Money can evoke darkness. One can see through a window, but cover the glass with silver, and it creates a mirror in which you see only yourself. These examples from the Jewish tradition teach an ever-relevant truth: wealth is not only an opportunity but an obstacle. It can help the world or block our vision of one another.<\/p>\n

Judaism is a tradition in which, one day of the week, we are not even supposed to touch money. The Yiddish proverb teaches: \u201cBurial shrouds are made without pockets.\u201d Gold stops at the grave. What remains is not how much we made, but what it made of us. If you spend all your time gilding the flute, you will miss the music.<\/p>\n

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

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