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A4 It's not really surprise, but God may have been deciding on the next step after the outcome of the current step. In other words, God may not have had vegetation in mind on day 1, but only after God saw the dry land. #ParshaChat

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A3 The text doesn't seem to give hints about how the humans were feeling, perhaps because in Genesis 1 they aren't really actors in the story. #ParshaChat

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@RutiRegan A2 That seems about right. God might be thinking "We're doing well with this creation thing." #ParshaChat

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A2 There's a sentiment of stately order emerging in these verses, with repetitions of "And it was so." and "God saw that this was good." #ParshaChat

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A0 Hi all and Shabbat shalom! I'm enjoying walking around and seeing all the Halloween decorations. It feels like a refuge these days. #ParshaChat

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A3 It seems like there's a boundary being drawn between Moses witnessing all the goodness and compassion of God and Moses being able to view the heart of whatever God is. #ParshaChat

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A2 Yearning is a major emotion in the passage where Moses wants to behold God's presence. #ParshaChat

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A1 God tells Moses to carve a second set of tablets just like the first but the two sets are uniquely hand-carved so I'm wondering what the differences are in the second set. #ParshaChat

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A0 Hi all - it's good weather too here in Northern California; on Wednesday we got the first sprinkles of the new water year.

I'm ready to move over to bluesky for #ParshaChat at any point.

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A1 One emotion present is highlighting moral contrast: the perfection of the Rock of God versus the crookedness and baseness of the people. #ParshaChat

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@doctorscience Not at all, but I've been learning how to use imaging to get through the light pollution. (Amateur astronomers call this electronically-assisted astronomy). #ParshaChat

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A0 Hi all and l'shana tova! I'm doing lots of astronomy now, which I'm happy to be continuing into the new year. #ParshaChat

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A1 It's the longest extended passage of poetry in the Torah, so I'm wondering what it was like for the Israelites to listen to Moses saying it all. It's very different than his other speeches. #ParshaChat

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@RutiRegan Yes, over at Bluesky too under the same username. #ParshaChat

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A3 For the Levite, the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow this might feel like the one time in the calendar that their needs are being acknowledged by the rest of the community. #ParshaChat

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A2 I think one would feel strongly connected to everyone else who is bringing their harvest at the same time. #ParshaChat

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A1 There are emotions here of showing reverence and gratitude. The first act that is commanded is to give the first fruits of the harvest, which would put one in a giving frame of mind. #ParshaChat

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A0 Hi all and Shabbat shalom! I am not ready for the High Holy Days but that's to be expected. #ParshaChat

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A2 A verse about an ox is oddly placed between discussion about lashings and deceased husband's brothers, but maybe the placement is to elevate the importance of animal welfare. #ParshaChat

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A1 The text is expressing outrage at the situation where a deceased husband's brother would not take the husband's wife as a new spouse. But it seems more outrageous that a wife would get her hand cut off trying to lead her husband away from a fight. #ParshaChat