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Kabbalah in 5

Have you ever noticed that sometimes the smartest person in the room gets stuck?

 

WhatsApp Image 2026-06-07 at 20.26.36.jpegThey have experiences. They have connections. They work hard.


And yet they cannot find the reason they are stuck.


Then someone else comes along and sees a solution nobody else saw.


Why?


This week’s Torah portion teaches a powerful lesson.


The spies who went into the Land of Israel saw giants, obstacles, and challenges.


They were not wrong. The challenges were real.


Their mistake was believing that what they saw was the entire story.


Joshua and Caleb saw the same giants.


The same challenges. The same obstacles.


But they asked a different question.


The spies asked:


“What can we do?”


Joshua and Caleb asked:


”What can G-d do through us?”


That changed everything.

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The Art of Letting Go

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Every one of us influences someone.

 

A parent influences a child.

A teacher influences a student.

A rabbi influences a community.

A friend influences a friend.

 

When should we speak?

When should we advise? 

When should we simply step back?

 

In this week's Torah portion, the Talmud discusses how the correct amount of oil was determined for the Menorah. 

 

One opinion says they began with a large amount of oil and gradually reduced it until they reached the exact measure. 

 

Another opinion says they began with a small amount and gradually increased it until they reached the proper measure.

 

On the surface, this sounds like a technical discussion about measurements.

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