The Battle Against Sadness
August 24, 2008

What is lower than the heal of your foot? Ekev or “heel” in Torah stands for so many things — from the actual bottom of your body, to spiritual insensitivity, to the end of days. It can also stand for the emotional lows we all reach. In this talk we look at the interplay between the first two words of the Parsha and strategies we can learn for combating sadness when it comes.