What is most striking in this parasha, however, isn’t what the Lord provides, but how much he leaves up to the hands and hearts of the Israelites.
taking responsibility
the responsibility hot potato
social responsibility
from invisible to visible
where are you?
tend your planet
step it up
am I my brother's keeper?
responsibility of a neighbor
questions to ask yourself
Use these questions to evaluate your day:
What were the seeds that affected your responsibility in various arenas today?
Did a you shirk away from a responsibility today and if so why?
Do you have too many responsibilities? Do you need to spread out your load?
Do you feel resentful, burdened, overwhelmed or content with your current responsibilities?
Do you have more responsibility than you can handle simply because you feel you can do the job better?
Do responsibilities bring stress or purpose to you?
How can you be more responsible tomorrow?
righteousness, faithfulness, and life
The rabbis of the Talmud discuss the 613 precepts of Torah and how the prophets sought to distill them into just a few principles. David, in Psalm 15, lists eleven; Isaiah reduces them to six (Is. 33:15-16); and Micah refines them even further to three: “It has been told you, O man, what is good, and what the Lord requires of you: only to do justly, and to love mercy and to walk humbly before your God (Mic. 6:8).