A banana duct-taped to a gallery wall sold for $120,000 - until a man walked up and ate it, then calmly explained that he was an artist and this was a performance piece. Rabbi Shlomo Levin uses the story, alongside Aaron's account of the golden calf, to examine how quickly we reframe our own actions after the fact, and what that habit costs us.

Substack: https://rabbishlomolevin.substack.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/rabbishlomolevinX: https://x.com/RabbiSLevinFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/rabbishlomolevinLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/rabbishlomolevinTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@rabbishlomolevin

Why are we drawn to what we can't quite see? Rabbi ShlomoLevin reflects on a house he passes on his walks - almost entirely hidden behind trees, and far more intriguing than the grand homes standing fully exposed beside it. A meditation on dignity, on what we choose to hold back, and on why what is most precious about a person can never really be displayed.

Substack: https://rabbishlomolevin.substack.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rabbishlomolevin

X: https://x.com/RabbiSLevin

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rabbishlomolevin

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/rabbishlomolevin

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@rabbishlomolevin

On a beautiful day in one of London's best parks, almosteveryone was staring at their phone instead of the view. Rabbi Shlomo Levin shares what happened when he spotted one man reading a book on a bench - a congregant observing the Jewish Sabbath's break from technology - and asks whether the rest of us need a Sabbath to reclaim the same thing.

Substack: https://rabbishlomolevin.substack.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rabbishlomolevin

X: https://x.com/RabbiSLevin

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rabbishlomolevin

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/rabbishlomolevin

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@rabbishlomolevin