In this meditation, we explore the mitzvah of peah, of leaving the corners of your fields unharvested for the needy. We consider the needy parts of ourselves, the parts that want love and attention and the parts that feel impoverished and inadequate in some way, and we invite those needy parts to rest in the space of peah — a divine space like the holidays amidst whom this mitzvah is listed — a space where the work of striving and accomplishing and standards comes to a halt, where they can be as imperfect and messy as the field itself, and still be cared for.
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