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Whether it is the weekly Torah portion, the daily prayers, or a special holiday reading &#8211; they all have connections to the stories that we read throughout this two and a half year cycle. Recently, I found one such connection particularly inspiring as it reminded me the majesty of stories.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2018, Coming off of <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">parashat<\/span><\/i> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Noach<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> a few weeks ago during the regular weekly cycle, we now find ourselves discussing arks yet again in Exodus 25. Yes, there is a difference in the Hebrew between Noah\u2019s Ark, Hebrew <\/span><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">teivah<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and the ark of the covenant in Exodus, <\/span><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">aron<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. But essentially they are both chests that house objects within them. Objects that are moved by others; and also in poetic fashion have in themselves the ability to animate others as well.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The beauty of the interplay between the 929 project and our regular Jewish calendar is that it helps us see connections that we might not have otherwise noticed. In <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">parshat<\/span><\/i> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Noach<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the ark carries life-creating and life-sustaining goods: human and animal life that will soon re-populate and re-animate the world.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In Exodus 25:16 the ark carries the testimony. Rashi simplifies the matter for us when he defines \u2018testimony\u2019 as specifically referring to the Torah, the stone tablets, that the ark will soon be carrying. But it is also so much more.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The ark will literally be carrying the tablets, yes, but as the word \u2018testimony\u2019 implies &#8211; what the ark will really be carrying is a story for a better future. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Just as Noah\u2019s ark carried the necessary tools to create a more vibrant world, so too does the ark of Exodus 25 carry such an animating tool &#8211; imaginative words.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To this very day humanity is sustained through these two forces: the <\/span><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">nefesh<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (corporeal life made possible because of Noah) and the <\/span><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">neshamah<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (spiritual life vivified by story and imagination). \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Both are to be protected, guarded, and moved forward. 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