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Integrar la Torá en la propia vida a través de la reflexión y la conversación puede ser una experiencia increíblemente divertida y atractiva. Es un viaje de descubrimiento, en el que la sabiduría ancestral y las enseñanzas intemporales cobran vida en nuestras experiencias cotidianas. A través de la reflexión, tenemos la oportunidad de sumergirnos en el rico tapiz de la Torá, extrayendo profundas ideas y lecciones que resuenan en nuestras vidas modernas. La alegría reside en los momentos "ajá", aquellos en los que un versículo o una historia de la Torá conectan de repente con nuestros retos, aspiraciones y valores personales. Y cuando participamos en conversaciones sobre la Torá con otras personas, se convierte en una exploración interactiva, en la que diversas perspectivas e interpretaciones mejoran nuestra comprensión. Estos diálogos a menudo despiertan el entusiasmo y la curiosidad intelectual, haciendo que el proceso de aprendizaje sea agradable y satisfactorio. La Torá se convierte en una parte vibrante y dinámica de nuestras vidas, que nos ofrece no sólo orientación, sino también una fuente inagotable de fascinación, conexión y crecimiento.

NOTA: No te sientas obligado a consultar todas las fuentes ni a responder a todas las preguntas, a menos que quieras hacerlo. Incluso una sola fuente o una sola pregunta te dará mucho material para debatir y meditar. Disfrútalo.

Some thoughts about Parshat Ekev

“You shall remember the L-rd your G-d, for it is He who gives you the strength to acquire wealth.” (Deuteronomy 8:18)

Success can be spiritually dangerous. After years of hard work, careful planning, and wise decisions, it is easy to conclude that our accomplishments are entirely our own. Moses warns Israel against precisely this temptation: “My strength and the might of my hand have produced this wealth for me.” Instead, he commands, “You shall remember the L-rd your G-d, for it is He who gives you the strength to acquire wealth.”

Notice what Moses does—and does not—say. He does not say that G-d simply places wealth into our hands. Rather, He gives us the strength to acquire it. Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch explains that this “strength” includes everything that makes accomplishment possible: our intelligence, skills, judgment, creativity, perseverance, physical and mental health, and even the opportunities and circumstances that allow our efforts to succeed. None of these ultimately originate with us. Every ability is a gift entrusted to us by G-d.

This truth guards us against pride. Whatever we accomplish, we can never honestly say, “I alone achieved this.” Even our capacity to work, think, create, and persevere comes from the Creator.

Yet this truth also guards us against another error: false humility. Sometimes people imagine that faith means thinking small or avoiding ambitious goals. But if G-d has entrusted us with gifts, He expects us to use them. Intelligence is meant to solve problems. Creativity is meant to build. Strength is meant to serve. Wisdom is meant to benefit others. We honor the Giver not by burying His gifts, but by developing them faithfully.

For Noahides, this is an important principle. G-d created humanity to cultivate the world, establish justice, build families and communities, and bring blessing to others. These responsibilities require initiative, diligence, and courage. We should never boast in our achievements, but neither should we shrink from worthy endeavors out of fear or misplaced modesty.

True humility is not saying, “I can do nothing.” It is recognizing that whatever we are able to accomplish has been entrusted to us by G-d. The righteous therefore work diligently, pursue worthwhile goals courageously, and give thanks continually, remembering that every success begins with the One who gives the strength to accomplish it.

Ahora, reflexiona sobre las siguientes preguntas:

  1. Why does Moses emphasize that G-d gives us the strength to acquire wealth rather than simply saying that G-d gives us wealth?
  2. Which of your own abilities—such as intelligence, health, perseverance, or opportunity—have you sometimes taken for granted rather than recognized as gifts from G-d?
  3. How can remembering that your abilities come from G-d protect you from both pride and discouragement?
  4. Are there gifts or talents that you have not fully developed? What might faithful stewardship of those gifts look like?
  5. How can your work, profession, or personal ambitions become a way of honoring the One who gave you the ability to pursue them?

Shabat Shalom

Por el rabino Tani Burton

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