Monday, December 1, 2014

AVODAH: VOCATION, CALLING, SERVICE

More than just means to make money, our jobs can be one vehicle for setting the world right.


Avodah connotes service. (It is also the word for slavery, which is involuntary service.) Work is not only a necessary part of life; it is a form of service to the world, to the rest of humanity, and to God. We are meant to be of service, to be partners with God in the ongoing creation of the world. Yet even as we serve God, we also serve our fellow human beings.

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