Wild & Chaotic

"Tohu va Vohu" - wild and chaotic - is how the Hebrew Bible describes the world in the first moments of creation (Genesis 1:2). Unlike other creation myths where chaos dies and order triumphs, Genesis leaves chaos intact. This is the source of both suffering and creativity. A completely ordered world would be like a paint-by-number landscape: everything is scripted and nothing new can happen. Actual creation is like a Jackson Pollock painting where chance and chaos are part of the creative process. Only in a world of "tohu va vohu" is there the possibility for new life, great art, innovative science, and ever-expanding wisdom. If God is an artist, God is closer to Jackson Pollock than paint-by-number. - Rabbi Rami

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