In the World Interreligious Harmony Week, Rabbi Arieh Sztokman, first contact of the CC School of Love, shared a beautiful text: Coexistence. This week, we read in the Torah the Parsha Itró (Exodus 18: 1 - 20:23) and we also read from the book of Isaiah 6: 1-7: 6 and 9: 5/6. “Moses related to his father-in-law everything that Adonai (God) had done to Pharaoh and Egypt because of Israel; all the tribulations that befell them on the way… and (from which) Adonai delivered them. He rejoiced in anger at all the goodness Adonai had done for Israel when he had delivered him from under Egyptian power." Itró said, "Blessed be Adonai who has delivered you from under the power of the Egyptians and from the power of Pharaoh. He has delivered the people from under Egyptian power. Now I know how great Adonai is above all the gods; for they acted with perfidy against them." Tomo Itró, Moses' father-in-law, burnt offerings and sacrifices for God. And Aharon and all the elders of Israel came to eat food with Moses' father-in-law before Elohim. (Exodus 18: 8/12) This story from the Torah teaches us how Itro, a Midian priest of different religious traditions, with great wisdom, rejoices in all that God had done to the children of Israel and then shares the offerings for Elohim, as well as the food with Moses, Aharon and the elders. The Torah, through Itró, teaches us what to do to share, cohabit, coexist with different people, from other religious traditions, different beliefs, none superior to the other, but that in the eyes of God we are all equal. What happened to us that we have not learned these concepts of love to live together in peace? What happened to us that we are still, each one, away from God, and we cannot coexist? Reality shows us the following: Sadhguru says: Another big reason why the world is constantly flooded with conflicts and that all other religions have completely fallen on us. At the time when the man became religious, it should have been the end of the conflict, but unfortunately, all over the world, religion has become the main source of conflict. It has taken the maximum number of lives and has caused the greatest pain in the planet for thousands of years. During sigils, the most horrible things on this planet were housed in the name of religion. The religion and the films cannot go together. But unfortunately, we have many religions in dispute. In the very twisted terms, we can kill in the name of Rama, in the name of Jesus and in the name of Mahoma. Somewhere, we have lost the basic sense of what religion is. The true religion is an interior step. But today it has only become part of this group. There is only betrayed hate, conflict and separation between people. We have seen it several times in India: the same personas who are together today, who are friends and neighbors, in the moment when they identify with their religions, suddenly they separate. Many want the houses of the other. For three minutes, I wouldn't think of such a thing. At the moment when they identify themselves with a religious group, they are willing to profit. If they did not belong to these groups, there is no reason to do these bad deeds. Some people will profit for some personal reasons; they are different. However, if the whole group of people had no reason to profit, then this type of massive stimulation of animal energy would not occur. What the world needs is not bad religion or bad followers, but people are committed to becoming peaceful. Only Jesus will not do; only Buddah will not do; if you need a lot. If people would learn to be absolutely quiet with great intensity, they would see that all violence would simply evaporate from the planet. We were all human until race disconnected us, religion separated us, politics divided us, and money classified us. We propose to educate, to get closer to God, to our neighbor, and thus coexist with love and freedom. - Rabbi Arieh Sztokman, Febrero 3 de 2021 – 21 de Shevat de 5781