The Torah portions of the last few weeks have been very exciting - the Exodus from Egypt, the splitting of the sea and the giving of the Torah at Mt. Sinai.
This week... well, it's all about laws! Laws. Laws about borrowers and lenders, accidental damage and negligence and so on. Coming from the high of the exodus, it seems like quite a downer, so mundane, so everyday.
The truth is that therein lies one of the most important messages of the Torah: Yes, there's a lot about holiness and trascendance in the Torah, but ultimately, what's most important is how we live our lives on a day-to-day basis.
Shabbat Shalom,
- Rabbi Yitzi Schmukler