Parashat Chukat: The Red Heifer

Parashat Chukat The Red Heifer image

The ritual of the red heifer, whose ashes are used to purify a person who has contracted impurity, relies heavily on symbolism and the meaning we attach to objects and concepts. An abstract concept represented by a physical object is brought closer to our senses and made easier to internalize and retain, and it is […]

Heifer – Therapy

Red Heifer photo credit Times of Israel

No matter how well-prepared we are, mentally and emotionally, for the inevitable loss of a close relative or a dear friend, when death strikes, we experience shock, grief, disbelief, and anger. We don’t understand how can the world move on, functioning efficiently as if nothing happened, as if our lives have not been changed irreversibly. […]