Weekly Story for Vayeira: Don’t Look Back
When Lot and his family escaped Sodom, the instruction was not to look back. Lot’s wife did and she turned into a pillar of salt. The message for us is clear: Holding on to anger and resentment just makes us bitter and salty. Forgiving others cleanses our mind and soul and releases us to go on. This week’s story takes us back to the 11th century, where we discover an incredibly brilliant way to transform our hurt into blessings.
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Rabbi Zalman Tiechtel is director of Chabad serving the University of Kansas and the Northeast Kansas communities. He is also the host of The Schmooze, the Jewish Radio Hour.
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