How to be half-Russian, half-Orthodox, and half-religious, but a whole Jew.
You went off to some island. You spent all day speaking in tongues to a king. There was plenty of food and too many people. Now what?
And so, I thank you, Jews, every single one of you...When I pray, you’re in it with me, joining me in that most vulnerable mission. Whether you’re in synagogue with me, or at another one miles away, or in a different time zone, or still asleep, I have to believe we are connected.
You want to wrap yourself in it all, bless it all, for the mercy of living where your worst worries are of the most mundane sort.
You said, "I will bless those who bless you, and the one who curses you I will curse." Master of the Universe, please help our enemies see with their eyes and understand with their hearts before it is too late.
Let us be humble as the dust and yet great enough to muster the world's direst of prayers.
Chai Elul Sameach! A message for you from the angels on this auspicious day.
