In the Babylonian Talmud, . . . there is a teaching from Rav Yosef as follows: When Moses came down from Sinai and saw the Israelites rejoicing over the Golden Calf, he smashed the two tablets of stone. . . . Then he returned to the top of Sinai and received another set. What happened to the broken set? Rav Yosef teaches that Moses put the pieces of the broken tablets in the Ark next to the unbroken second set. He did this to teach that even that which is broken is holy and remains with that which is whole. ~Steven A. Chester, Temple Sinai, Oakland, California
Wholeness is full of brokenness. Namaste.
Saturday, August 11, 2007
The Broken Is Holy
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Excellent! Reminds me of one of my favorite sermons preached several years ago, "Broken, Mended, and Whole." Such is the story of my life with the emphasis on 'Whole.' Keep up the good work. AR
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