Shabbat Sermon: When We Feel Weariness with Rabbi Wes Gardenswartz

Published: Jan. 6, 2024, 7:05 p.m.

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If a picture paints a thousand words, then a screen shot I saw this week conveys a truth that we need to reckon with.\\xa0 The screen\\nshot shows the different realities of New York City and Israel on New Year\\u2019s Eve.\\xa0 New York:\\xa0 fireworks.\\xa0Israel: taking fire, the glare of missiles and rockets that Hamas still manages to fire into Israel.\\xa0 New York: people on the streets, reveling, counting down in anticipation, 5-4-3-2-1, Happy New Year! Israel, another night in the bomb shelter?

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What do we do with this asymmetry?\\xa0 \\n\\n\\n

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