12 November 2022

We’re looking forward to the special Shabbat project lunch this Shabbat.

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Avraham and Sarah were effectively the first Rabbi and Rebbetzin in history.

No one appointed them, it was organic. They just wanted to share their kindness and their beliefs with others, and they accumulated thousands of followers.

They didn’t sit in a central location and wait for people to show up. They set themselves up in the middle of the desert highway and invited people in for food and drink and then connected with them over a discussion about faith and purpose. Many of their guests had opinions on God that were totally contrary to their own. It didn’t offend them or scare them, on the contrary, they saw it as an opportunity for a real discussion.

Avraham and Sarah were free of ego so they had clear thinking and good judgement, so they could do things like tell God to wait and put him ‘on hold’ while they went to greet their guests. They knew it was the right decision at that moment.

When our motives are pure and free of ego we have great clarity on how to behave, what decisions to make and where to invest our energy.

Shabbat Shalom!