Parshah Nitzavim

It is not too far from you

'It is not in heaven. It is very near to you, in your mouth and in your heart.' Torah is not for another life. It is for this one.

Nitzavim answers the excuse before we make it. We want Torah to be too high, too far, too unreachable, because then we would not have to try. Moshe closes the door on that escape.

It is near. It is in your mouth. It is in your heart. The only remaining question is whether you will do it.

This week, name the excuse you use most often to stay small. Then, gently, put it down for seven days and see what is possible.

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