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The Gift of the Wilderness (Parashat B’midbar)

May 30, 2008 | By Alex Carter

Media Type(s): Torah Commentary

Textual Source: Numbers

Torah Portion: Bamidbar

This resource is part of the Torah Queeries collection.

The author argues that God brought the children into the wilderness in order to create a people. Wilderness can be a creative, expressive space, where the noise and confusion of “civilization” fades. We must honor that creative wild space, and keep creating a unique and vibrant community.

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