Parshat Chukat: How Snakes Help us Confront our Fears

 

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Numbers: 16:1-18:32 

Enough is enough! We have had it with these #@$%*$! snakes in this #@$%*$! desert! A curious incident happens in Parshat Chukat, when a plague of burning snakes attacks the wandering Israelites...and Moses gets to work on a curious plan to stop the fearful biting. Malki Rose joins us from Melbourne, Australia to talk about the legacy of snakes in the Bible, and what we can do about them.
The storyteller identifies the 'yetzer hara' (evil inclinations) as a little voice in our heads that instills fear and doubt. How else does the 'yetzer hara' manifest itself in your life?


Each week, a different storyteller - some musical, some poetic, some just straight-up, tell the story of the current Torah portion...and then we animate it! For a source sheet and lesson guide for this animated short please visit http://www.g-dcast.com/weekly-parsha/