Rabino Darío Feiguin
Congregación B´nei Israel, Costa Rica
“Statues of Salt”
One of the great themes in this week’s Parashah has to do with the past that petrifies and the fear of the future that paralyzes.
In the Torah, we read about the destruction of Sodom and Gomorra, the corrupt cities punished for their immoral conduct. In a dramatic paragraph, the biblical poet describes how Abraham’s nephew, Lot, his wife and two daughters escape. And there is something curious, rescued by artists from all times: according to the story, G-d orders Lot and his family to not look back. But Lot’s wife cannot resist the temptation; she turns and is transformed into a statue of salt.







