From Light to Light: A Chanukah Drash
The fire of Torah rages when we try to control it through fear. Its words, supposed lessons, and immutability hurt us as we try to confine it for our own perceived sense of safety. And it burns us when we try to become it, be consumed by it. But that same fire is creative when we work alongside it, actually trying to understand it. When we treat Torah with the deep reverence of our attention and our care, the fire burns bright creating light for us and through us.
How to draw God: Parshat Vayetzeh
Creatives often see censorship as meaningless blocks on creativity, which I usually agree with, but taking a look at other representations of this scene perhaps points to more possibilities within the realm of the limited.
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