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5 Ways the Torah Challenges Our Idea of Enough

JL;DR SUMMARY The weekly 18Forty Parsha Guide delves into the lessons from Parshat Beshalach, focusing on the Torah's challenge to our concept of scarcity and security through the story of Manna. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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ShabbatSurvivalCovenantTrustMannaProvidenceScarcityEconomic BehaviorPsychology Of ScarcityInternal Condition

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