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Parshat Naso:
Numbers 4:21-7:89;
Judges 13:2-25.
ealousy — it is the “jaundice of
the soul” as Dryden said. It is “a
monster begot upon itself, born
on itself ” as Shakespeare proclaimed.
The Hebrew word for jealousy is
Kin’ah — and in this week’s Torah por-
tion, we see the disastrous effects of
what jealousy or suspicion
can do in a marriage. We
a husband’s claims of infidel-
learn of the husband who
ity by his wife are created: a)
suspects his wife of infidel-
requiring witnesses who hear
ity, of being a sotah, one who
the husband first warning
deviates and one who is
her; b) and witnesses who
foolish. In other words, she
actually see the wife going
is suspected of acting impetu-
into a building alone with
ously but also of disregarding
another man. Clearly, the
Rabbi Dorit Edut
the mitzvot, the basic laws of
sages were aware that some
human conduct derived from
men were unjustifiably sus-
the Torah.
picious or jealous and may
The Torah portion
themselves have been unfaith-
describes how her husband
ful spouses. By bringing the
brings her to the priest to
matter to the priest for this
undergo a humiliating and life-
ritual, husbands would have to accept
threatening ritual. Yet if we read the
God’s judgment as final.
text carefully, and in context with the
However, the true purpose of this
previous section regarding confessing
ritual was to restore shalom bayit —
guilt for our wrongdoings, then we see peace in the home. The sages explain
this whole section is not just about
that part of the ritual required pouring
punishment for adultery but about
bitter waters over the inked-in curse
containing God’s name. This was
maintaining trusting relationships
to teach us that only for the sake of
between people, and between God
peace between a husband and a wife
and the Jewish people.
would God allow the Divine name to
These cracks in a trusting relation-
be blotted out. The rabbis were very
ship are introduced through the lens
uncomfortable with this whole ritual,
of the Torah verses that emphasize a
and under Rabbi Johanan ben Zakkai,
person must first become aware and
it was eliminated.
then acknowledge having done some-
In our days, the issue of trust vs.
thing wrong to another person before
suspicion extends beyond the home,
he can begin to atone. First, we are to
to affect our relationships in business,
restore any property or resolve any
in community affairs, in government
damages with the other person; only
and between nations — and, as a
afterwards can we ask God’s forgive-
result of these, with God. While this
ness.
does not mean turning a blind eye to
In a marital relationship, however,
wrongdoing or not verifying strong
the Midrash recognizes this is more
suspicions, we must not allow jealousy
difficult because the marriage cannot
and mistrust to fuel us lest we lose
be restored to its former state due to
sight of the larger goal: establishing
the nature of the damages. Still, the
a world based on justice and peace
first step is acknowledgement of the
among all people. •
wrong or a method of verifying any
suspicions.
Rabbi Dorit Edut is the president of the Detroit
The Talmud actually developed an
Interfaith Outreach Network (DION.) She also
entire tractate, Sotah, based on these
teaches, counsels and handles life-cycle
few paragraphs of our Torah portion,
events.
where further procedures for verifying