Weekly Reading – רְאֵה – Re`eh – Behold! Deuteronomy 11:26-16:17; Isaiah 54:11-55:5
Everyone knows the feeling of tightly closing their hand around something, afraid of losing what they possess. It’s not just about money. It’s about time, attention, forgiveness, and trust. We live in a world that constantly tells us there’s never enough. The Torah presents a different image to this thinking: not the closed fist, but the open hand is the sign of blessing. Perhaps true wealth, therefore, begins not with what we own, but with what we are willing to give.
Every Friday evening, during Kiddush, just before we break the challah bread, there’s a little moment I particularly cherish. Everyone sits around the table with their palms open upwards. Even the person reciting the blessing holds the two challahs in their hands, as if they themselves were resting in open hands. Then the words are spoken: “The eyes of all look to you, and you give them their food at the proper time. You open your hand...
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