Omicron

December 3, 2021

“Here we are again: another vile, virulent, vexing variant,” says Rabbi Ammiel Hirsch. In this week’s parasha, “Joseph didn’t ask, ‘Why did God create pestilence?’ He figured out how to improve and ultimately escape his own sorry predicament — and preserve the food of Egypt. In the words of Ecclesiastes: ‘Whatever is in your power to do, do it with all your might.’”