HAPPY NEW YEAR!
May this trip around the sun be filled with
compassion, compassion, compassion,
kindness, kindness and kindness.
MARK YOUR CALENDARS - JOIN US ON JANUARY 26TH - "Songs for Syrians"
A fundraiser supporting bringing music to Syrian children in refugee camps.
We thank you in advance for helping promote this imporant cause and supporting Beineinu's commitment to social Justice.
Is it still Chanukah? It must be, because a miracle happened this week.
If the definition of a miracle is when the unimaginable, unfathomable or unplausible happens, then a true miracle happened this week. It's all spelled out in the article below. If you have never heard of Judy Clark, you are in for a real treat. She is a true example of a tzaddik - a righteous person.
What is your takeaway? For me, there are a few:
1. A person should not be defined for a lifetime based on one moment in their life - no matter how horrific that moment is/was.
2. People are capable of change when and if the circumstances/environment can support this change (and sometimes even when it can't).
3. Forgiveness is possible without removing accountability.
4. Human beings are complex and what you see is NOT always what you get.
5. You can't always judge a book by the cover.
May this trip around the sun be filled with compassion, compassion, compassion, kindness, kindness and kindness.
Mekor Ha'Chayiim, Source of Life, as we move into Shabbat, let's include compassion, kindness and forgiveness in our weekly Shabbat practice/ritual. If we don't have a regular Shabbat practice/ritual, let's create one.
Shabbat shalom u'mevorach,
A blessed and restful Shabbat,
Laurie
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