Parashat Chukat: Simple Faith

Parashat Chukat: Simple faith

Faith – even when things don’t make sense. Faith – even when life is hard. Even when we have questions, we will always remain steadfast in our beliefs.

Digging What Didn’t Pour: Parshat Chukat, Grief, and the Torah of the Broken Heart

Maybe being a stepmom is my chok. A path that defies neat halachic categories but still carves out something sacred. It doesn’t always feel certain. It rarely feels understood. But it is real. And it loves. And it is absurd.

Parsha Chukat: The Red Heifer and the Psychology of Sacred Imperfection - San Diego Jewish World

The Torah introduces this ritual with the words “zot chukat haTorah,” this is the decree of the Torah. Not just any mitzvah, but the chok, the archetype of divine commandments that transcend human logic. [Michael R. Mantell, Ph.D.]