“Suddenly I realized that others would someday get everything I had worked for so hard, then I started hating it all. Who knows if those people will be sensible or stupid? Either way, they will own everything I have earned by hard work and wisdom. It doesn’t make sense…I looked again and saw people being mistreated everywhere on Earth. They were crying, but no one was there to offer comfort, and those who mistreated them were powerful” Ecclesiastes 3:18,19 and 4:1
We have treaded the water, fought off animals, cleared our throats, and moved on to a new land. In this new land, there are no rules. There are no titles. Alas, there are people who still care, and still work night and day, treading through the fog for the betterment of Am Yisrael.
On behalf of all those who benefit from what you do…”Thank you for all you do for the Jewish People”.
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I am cleaning out my closet-full of old Dapei T’fillah, programs run once upon a time, and pages upon pages of notes detailing the history of my people. My ancestors. Me. As I begin to dust off and brush up on these documents I get the text “I’m going to Israel…for the year!!!”
It took three months for me to convince myself that the United States would be a fine country to finish my studies in and in one week my world has been shaken. I am left to convince myself once again that this place is my home…for now.
Things work themselves out in this world… I really wish you could come with me, but I know you will do amazing things and learn so much from the coming year. Everything is exactly how it is SUPPOSED TO BE in this moment. You’ll come visit…I’ll probably never come home and eventually you’ll come join me in time. (I just had one of my spiritual-yoga-esque moments)