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Bitter Water and Sweet Surrender

Bitter Water and Sweet Surrender

Update: 2025-07-02
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Parashat Chukat is one of the most enigmatic portions in the entire Torah.
It seems to flow with contradiction: it begins with a mysterious ordinance,
introduces a miraculous yet perplexing deliverance, and ends in what feels
like a strange and tragic justice. Midrash teaches us that hidden within
these paradoxes are holy lessons, if we’re willing to live with the
mystery.
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Bitter Water and Sweet Surrender

Bitter Water and Sweet Surrender

Russ Resnik