As we finish the fourth book of the Torah, Bamidbar, we read the travel log of the Israelites.
For several years, I led high school trips to Israel as we read this parsha. The tour guide would point to a sign on the road, and instantaneously reference the verse in this week’s Torah portion. It was as if we were holding the world’s first AAA guide book. Thankfully, the Torah is more than our tour guide. It is our moreh derekh, our spiritual handbook.
The question we must ask is not where our journeys have taken us, but rather what our journeys have taught us and what unexpected lessons we have learned from them.
During the peak of summer, as many are on the road or in the air, learn from the lessons of your travels. Don’t let the destinations stay when you leave. Take the trip back home.
