G‑d’s Torah and His commandments are eternal and unchanging, but the way they must be made relevant and applied in each generation changes as time progresses. In order to ensure that we live life in accordance with G‑d’s wishes, G‑d Himself has authorized the rabbinic leaders of each generation to apply the Torah’s teachings to the unique circumstances of their generation.
Therefore, when today’s rabbinic authorities apply the Torah’s teachings in innovative ways, we cannot try to live in the past, complaining that the leadership of previous generations did not see the need for such innovations. On the contrary: only by reading the Torah through the eyes of our “Joshua” – today’s Moses – can we be certain that the Torah will provide us with the inspiration to fulfill our Divine mission and live our lives to the fullest.1
Good 🌻 Morning,
"Or (Light) is the numerical equivalent of raz (secret). Those who know the secret hidden in each thing can illuminate the world" [The Baal Shem Tov - of righteous memory].
Hoshea - "Save" name changed to Joshua - the LRD Is "Salvation/Deliverance." Thereby, we emulate Joshua's leadership and guidance through the narrative Arc of the Light of Torah, and our teachers and sages (the rabbis) are the optical prisms that continue to project the Light of Salvation and Deliverance of/through Torah's holiness, and gdliness to the world. We can do "nothing" on our own, we can do the impossible with GD's help.
Shanah Tovah,🕊🌹