So I am like four weeks behind in my e-mail Parashot (Weekly Torah Readings) companions. It's my fault for having so many, never checking my e-mail and being consistently behind in my me-assigned readings.
Currently my computer and I are in B'har (Last o' Leviticus [I'm up-to-date with my actual parasha; we're on Shelak-lecha {Numbas}]). B'har probably talks about stuff but mostly about the Sabbatical YEAR. According to Torah, G-d thinks the fields need a year off every once in a while. And all the Jews are like, “what the shit are we supposed to eat?”
That's a valid question. G-d responds maturely, basically, “Through my blessing, you're going to make so much foodz in the sixth year-3X FOODZ- that you could pro'lly take years eight and nine off too [but don't].
All the Orthodox mailing (I'm well-rounded) think this is a test. Most of the Reform mailings dutifully reinterpret it to fit into leftist, liberal, human-rights junk. My point is THIS IS NOT A TEST. Or at least not for us.
It works this way: Year six: Did G-d grant you great abundance? Tons o' foodz?
Then: take year Seven off.
If Else: Keep working; G-d Fucked up and doesn't want you to starve for it.
Sometimes Judaism doesn't have to be so hard.
Your Torah interp. makes me want to read but I know it won't be half as awesome if it's not filtered through your perception.
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