Ibn Paquda, Kevin Kelly, Google, Purim, Tzimtzum

On Being the Best vs Being the Only

“Hear, Oh Israel, the Lord our God is One.” (Deuteronomy 6:4)

Ibn Paquda offers a compelling interpretation of the famous Jewish prayer, the Shema.

The Lord = Affirming that God exists

Our God = Affirming that God is in relationship with us

Is One = Affirming that God is in all that is.

Kevin Kelly teaches “Don’t be the best, be the only.” This wonderful adv…