were an important testament to the Torah I wanted to teach my child.
Earlier this week, Haiti sustained another violent earthquake of 7.2 magnitude. Still in the throes of clean up from years ago and just a month after a presidential assassination, Haitians are suffering.
You can help the people of Haiti who are unmoored and untethered at this devastating time:
And if this were not enough, our hearts are with those in Afghanistan whose world crumbled this week. Large scale humanitarian evacuations may be the most important means of support for those whose lives are in danger - Afghans affiliated with the US mission, human rights activists, journalists, and religious minorities. HIAS - Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society - offers a variety of ways to help at this critical time:
Our parasha, Ki Tetzei, reminds us of how important it is to take care of one another. In speaking of lost objects, the Torah states unequivocally, lo tuchal l'hitaleym/you must not remain indifferent. If this is the case for an animal, clothing, or anything someone loses and we find, all the more so must we turn to face tragedy and devastation and reach out our hand to those in need. This is our call as Jews.
Shabbat Shalom,
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