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Shabbat Shekalim, Parshah Mishpatim:
Exodus 21:1-24:18; 30:11-16;
II Kings 12:1-17.

We all know the acronym, K.I.S.S.:
n this week's Torah reading,
Keep It Simple, Simon. In this context,
Moses learns how to be a good
it works. Think, for example, of kiss-
rabbi. It is also a valuable mes-
ing a small child; the kiss is a simple
sage for the rest of us.
gesture, but says it all.
"And these are the laws," Moses is
In Judaism, similarly,
told, "that you shall set
we're always kissing holy
before them." The laws that
things —Torah scrolls, mez-
follow are so complex that
zuzot, and so forth — an
the explanatory notes at the
expression of love for the
bottom of the page look like
soulful simplicity of our
skyscrapers. It's as though
laws. It is the rabbi's role to
the Torah, after narrating
put us in touch with this
the Exodus, gets down to
soulfulness.
real business — the pretzel-
There is also a powerful
Ra bbi
like Talmudic complexity for
Boruch Cohen message here for personal
which Judaism is famous.
growth. In all of our rela-
But the key is in the pres-
Special to the
tionships, at work or at
Jewish News
entation.
home, we need to take the
A good rabbi is not a talk-
time to clarify our meaning and
ing head with a yarmulke. Take the
intent, to be simple and accessible, like
time, Moses is told, to clarify the
a doctor with an excellent bedside
meaning and intent of Torah so that
manner, who makes every situation
it's accessible. The laws should be
empowering, not mystifying. You must clear and all pills easy to swallow.
Clarity allows our individual soul-
present them, as Rashi explains, like a
fulness to shine through.
set table, a shulchan aruch, "ready for
So the next time you see a new face
someone to sit at and eat from."
in shul, remember that a warm greet-
This set-table image is so apt that
ing and simple smile take all the mys-
Shulchan Aruch is the chosen name
tery out of a "strange" environment —
for the definitive Code of Jewish Law
making shul a soulful place, where any
— reflecting the code's aim for user-
Jew will feel at home.
friendly presentation.
Finally, when you learn with your
The goal of clarity also explains why
rabbi, make sure you come away with
Torah teachers are so careful about
something simple to do to enhance
their conduct outside the classroom.
your spiritual growth. [I
A good teacher is dedicated to the
minds of the students, that they
Rabbi Boruch Cohen is the rabbi of the
should internalize what they learn. To
Birmingham-Bloomfield Chai Center, an
teach with such a focus requires purity
independent neighborhood synagogue in
of heart and a clear head. A bad hang-
Bloomfield Township.
over would be out of the question.
This same standard holds for the
ultimate Torah teacher, a rabbi.
Conversations
On a mystical level, simplicity and
In your experience has Judaism
spirituality are in many ways synony-
been presented as something
mous. In the "Hear 0 Israel" prayer, for
simple or complex? What per-
example, we articulate that "God is
centage of Torah law remains a
One" — a thought that is so simple it's
mystery to you? How has this
almost childlike, yet expresses the soul
impacted your Jewish identity?
of Jewish belief.
Your willingness to participate?
In Kabbalah (Jewish mysticsm), on
What
would it mean to be a
the other hand, we call the deepest
more
accessible person?
dimension of reality P'shitut
(Ask
others
to help you
HaAtzmut — the Simplicity of
consider
this.)
Essence, the very soul of Life. Clarity
reflects soulfulness.

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