An interesting insight from the biblical commentator Rabbi Hayyim ibn Attar, a seventeenth century kabbalist from Morocco who settled in Eretz Yisrael. His commentary, Or Hayyim, questions why the Torah stressed the greatness of human wickedness on “earth.” Where else does man behave wickedly, but on “earth”? Or Hayyim responds in a non-literal way. Rabbi Hayyim reminds us that people were created from the dust of earth. -Rabbi Lionel Moses
“Between 1305 and the early 1800’s. the House of Taxis ran a form of pony express service all over Europe…. Its couriers clad in blue and silver uniforms, crisscrossed the continent carrying messages between princes and generals, merchants and money lenders.” –Alvin Toffler, The Third Wave We may think we are the first generation consumed by rapid communication but we are not. Throughout our history it has been a priority. Of course, now in the 21 st century we must ask: are we better or worse for it?
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