By Kitty Hoffman As we rest in the 10 days of the Yamim Noraim, these words I wrote just after Pesach, as we were entering the time of pandemic, still resonate. The reality of impermanence, death, ancestral memory. And endurance. https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/we-were-made-for-this-time/ .
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By Irv Perlman Entering Rosh Hashanah, a time of hope, a time of renewal and a time of reflection. RBG has gone and today we strongly feel her presence. Her leaving has brought a new reality to this election. I am confident that this will help defeat Trump and likely take the Senate out of GOP hands. I do know that Republican, as Democrat, does not mean all in each party think the same. We have many similarities and I will as part of my return and renewal will not be drawn into hate. Disagreement on some or many things but not hate. Our services today were online. They were different than those in the past. I missed sense of being together and was grateful that we found a way to carry on. This morning when we opened our door we found a bag with two apples in it and a note wishing us a Happy New Year. It was from nod-in-the-hall neighbors. It felt amazing and gives me hope. The neighbors are not Jewish. The thought was wonderful and the action is a lesson to me on how we must face our common destiny. We are as alone as we make ourselves. A Happy New Year to all. Addendum: I went out of the apartments for the first time in over two weeks for a walk. Upon my return I noticed a small Mezuzah on this neighbors door. I was stunned and knocked on the door. A young woman came to the door. I told her who I was and thanked her for her thoughtful gesture. She explained that her mother was Jewish and she knew very little about Judaism. I wished her a Shana Tova Umetuka. She told me she remembered her mother saying that. I told her it was traditional to hear the shofar on RH. She told me she had never seen one. I went and got mine and sounded it for her. Lessons: Be more observant. Beware of fitting events into your wishes. People remain good. |
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