Parsha Shelach Lecha

This week, Rabbi Miriam shares a 90-second video sermon on Parashat Shelach Lecha. She reflects:

"Our parasha contains a huge story. But what about the back story?"

Click below to find out:

We All Stood Together - By Merle Feld|for Rachel Adler

My brother and I were at Sinai

He kept a journal

of what he saw

of what he heard

of what it all meant to him

I wish I had such a record

of what happened to me there

It seems like every time I want to write

I can’t

I’m always holding a baby

one of my own

or one for a friend

always holding a baby

so my hands are never free

to write things down

And then

As time passes

The particulars

The hard data

The who what when where why

Slip away from me

And all I’m left with is

The feeling

But feelings are just sounds

The vowel barking of a mute

My brother is so sure of what he heard

After all he’s got a record of it

Consonant after consonant after consonant

If we remembered it together

We could recreate holy time

Sparks flying.