In response to those reader who ask why I use the Hebrew letter ק (Kof) as the symbol for my blog.
The Hebrew letter Kof stands as a symbol of my web page. I chose it because it is the first letter of the Hebrew word “Kadosh” which means holy.
One of the most famous lines of the Torah teaches (Lev. 19:1) “You shall be holy for I the Lord your God am holy.”
“Holy” really means set apart or different from the ordinary. Torah came into the world because the ordinary values of the ancient world were not good enough for our people. Our tradition calls on us to be different: to strive for an ever higher standard of justice, righteousness, kindness and compassion than those which prevailing societal norms uphold.
In terms of time we are taught to make a distinction between ordinary time — the time to do the work of living — and time that is Kadosh, holy. In Kadosh time we step back and ponder why…
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