Of Staffs & Snakes, Life & Death and the Jewish Power of Transformation
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The Copper Snake In this week’s parsha, Chukas, the people become disheartened due to the length and roundabout nature of their travel in the desert. Unhappy, they speak against Moses, and here is what happens next: הוַיְדַבֵּ֣ר הָעָ֗ם בֵּֽאלֹהִים֘ וּבְמשֶׁה֒ לָמָ֤ה הֶֽעֱלִיתֻ֨נוּ֙ מִמִּצְרַ֔יִם לָמ֖וּת בַּמִּדְבָּ֑ר כִּ֣י אֵ֥ין לֶ֨חֶם֙ וְאֵ֣ין מַ֔יִם וְנַפְשֵׁ֣נוּ קָ֔צָה בַּלֶּ֖חֶם הַקְּלֹקֵֽל: The people spoke against God and against Moses, "Why have you brought us up out of Egypt to die in this desert, for there is no bread and no water, and we are disgusted with this rotten bread."
Of Staffs & Snakes, Life & Death and the Jewish Power of Transformation
Of Staffs & Snakes, Life & Death and the…
Of Staffs & Snakes, Life & Death and the Jewish Power of Transformation
The Copper Snake In this week’s parsha, Chukas, the people become disheartened due to the length and roundabout nature of their travel in the desert. Unhappy, they speak against Moses, and here is what happens next: הוַיְדַבֵּ֣ר הָעָ֗ם בֵּֽאלֹהִים֘ וּבְמשֶׁה֒ לָמָ֤ה הֶֽעֱלִיתֻ֨נוּ֙ מִמִּצְרַ֔יִם לָמ֖וּת בַּמִּדְבָּ֑ר כִּ֣י אֵ֥ין לֶ֨חֶם֙ וְאֵ֣ין מַ֔יִם וְנַפְשֵׁ֣נוּ קָ֔צָה בַּלֶּ֖חֶם הַקְּלֹקֵֽל: The people spoke against God and against Moses, "Why have you brought us up out of Egypt to die in this desert, for there is no bread and no water, and we are disgusted with this rotten bread."