The Impermanence of Life | Parsha with the Chief

What does the fleeting nature of life teach us about gratitude, loss, and the search for purpose? This week’s parsha, Behar-Bechukotai, contains a prophecy of exile and return. But beneath that national story lies a personal one. The story of the soul. Drawing on Pirkei Avot, the laws of shemittah and yovel, and powerful Torah insights, we explore a deeper understanding of exile — not just as historical punishment, but as a spiritual framework for human growth. Because we’re not here forever. We are strangers and sojourners. But that doesn’t make life meaningless. It makes it urgent, sacred, and full of potential. Listen now for a Torah perspective on struggle, impermanence, and redemption. #ParshaWithTheChief #ExileAndRedemption #TorahWisdom #JewishThought #SpiritualGrowth #Shemittah #PirkeiAvot #BeharBechukotai #LifePurpose #Teshuvah

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Insights, ideas and inspiration mined from the weekly Torah portion and the classic commentaries, and distilled by South African Chief Rabbi Dr. Warren Goldstein. Known as a “spiritual entrepreneur”, Rabbi Goldstein has launched and led a number of initiatives that have changed the face not only of his own community, but of world Jewry. In the Language of Tomorrow, he explores the Torah’s vision for creating a better society, and an inspired, meaningful life.