Everything is for the Good

To cultivate real change that lasts, we must be willing to see ourselves clearly—not through the lens of the past but as we appear right now.

This week’s parshah, Re’eh, starts: “Behold I give before you a blessing and a curse ... ” This is G‑d speaking to the Jewish people (through Moses). We must ask: If G‑d is all good, what does it mean that He gives a curse? G‑d refers to Himself here as a...