Have you ever met someone who is always reaching higher?
My friend Moe Mernick is one of those people. He lives with clear direction, focused mission, and unwavering dedication to growth. In many of his motivational talks, he invites the crowd to raise their hands as high as they can. Then, he pauses and asks them to reach even higher. Almost without exception, they do. His point is simple but profound: even when we think we have reached our limit, we can always stretch further.
That message captures exactly the idea I want to explore here.
Last week, we explored how Parshas Bamidbar begins with stillness, the spiritual midbar. The desert of the soul is where everything familiar is stripped away, leaving a person alone with themselves and Hashem. Bamidbar is a parsha of placement rather than progress. Every individual is assigned a spot, a role, a defined position within the camp. All of this occurs before there is any sense of motion or momentum.
This week, in Parshas Naso, a shift star…
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