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Dear friends,
As I am composing my thoughts, I am listening to the rain, drip, drip, drip. We are so blessed to have rainfall, even as we may need to rearrange ourselves as we try to have outdoor visits. We know that without adequate rain, much vegetation around us will suffer. What is the geshem, the rainfall, that we our souls need to thrive, to not wither? For many, if not most of us, we need the steady drip of human connection, of everything from hugs with our dear friends, to dinner parties, to hosting parties for our children. We have had to reinvent ways to stay connected. Zoom is one platform but there are others to explore. Building bubbles may feel tenuous, but bubbles also have tensile strength. Here is a fun experiment. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/bring-science-home-best-bubbles/
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October 4, 2021 by Rabbi Lynn Greenhough • From the Rabbi's Desk • Tags: cbc, murray sinclair, noach •
I want to continue the conversation I began last week and acknowledge some deeply important teachings that we as Jews share with the many Indigenous Canadian communities around us. As the process of speaking Truth and beginning Reconciliation is a process that will continue over time, so too must we all pay attention to speaking our own truth about our own history – of exile and survival, of re-building, of moving on yet again, and of recognizing our capacity for tenacity and joy along those many ways.
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