The most recent terrorist attack in San Bernadino really shook up Laura and me. Attacking an institute that provides for the developmentally disabled went beyond the pale. I experienced such a wave of moral outrage. To tell the truth, I've really been feeling the weight of the world recently.
If you have some knowledge of the medical world, you may know that septic shock isn’t something you typically bounce back from. My mourning process for my father started when it became clear that he was not going to survive this attack to his vital systems.
I’m not ready for Hanukkah. By that, I don’t mean that I got a late start shopping for gifts. I don’t mean that I lost my Nana’s latke recipe. What I mean is, how can I possibly go into a holiday of light and miracles when everything in the news is darkness and hate?
It may not always be obvious, but our children are watching us and modeling their behavior on what they see. What do they see in you? This too is Torah.
I waited too long. That's how it is sometimes, and the flat beans started to dry out on the vine. Kissed by near frost, their moisture shivered away, leaving occasional brown spots, or darkened lines along the edges. I was holding on too tightly before the harvest.
Dvar Torah given by Rabbi Kosak during Kabbalat Shabbat Service on Friday, November 27. Friday night’s talk is: Jacob’s Birthright: We Only Own What We Give Away. Approx 7:19 minutes long. Dvar Torah given by CNS member Gail Sherman at Shabbat Service on Saturday, November 28. Approx 14:05 minutes long. Recorded and edited by Ed Kraus.
Truly life-changing moments are few and far between. A specific encounter can touch your heart, or a story on the news can make you think, but very few of these moments reach us so deeply that our lives are never the same again.
