The Torah portion of Re'eh features the slow and subtle reveal of "the Place that He will choose", the place where the Creator will rest His name in this world, where ultimately, in the prophetic vision of the future, all creation will be rectified....ushering in the final era of universal harmony throughout all strata of creation.
In the meantime, what is our relationship with the animal world? What do Torah's rules of the preparation and consumption of meat teach us about reverence for life?
In this week's Jerusalem Lights podcast, Jim Long and Rabbi Chaim Richman discuss Torah's message of mindful and sensitive living in a world, teeming with life, in which man is the center of creation.