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December 2008: “Humans hate change, but God loves what we become.” Rabbi Norman Hirsh

It seems hard to believe that we human beings, knowing that we are born, grow, age and ultimately pass on, resist change. We seem to crave, on some level, stability. Yet life itself is never static. We expand or contract but seldom if ever come to real homeostasis.

Perhaps that is why in Proverbs we ask that we learn to number our days so that we may attain a heart of wisdom. Only by acknowledging change and embracing it can we truly come to terms with our lives. In that embrace is an affirmation that humans are capable of enormous change. Change for the better. We can recognize mistakes that have been made and avoid them in the future. We can see the harm that we have done and seek to heal it. We can bask in the glow of accomplishment, and knowing that good work leads to more good work, we can heed the words of Ecclesiastes and "rejoice in the works of our hands."

As we move through the fall and into the deepest darkness of winter, let us focus on the changes we would like to see and can affect. While snow blankets our world, let us think of the seeds we might plant in our lives and in our community that can blossom forth in the renewal of spring.

In this season of gifts and celebrations, let us contemplate the true gifts in our lives and give thanks for change and for becoming.

Shabbat This Week

Erev Rosh Hashanah

Wednesday, September 8
7:30 pm Evening Service-Oneg Follows

Rosh Hashanah

Thursday, September 9
10:00 am Morning Service
10:00-11:00 am Youth/Children's Service, US
3:30 pm Tot Service (for children under 6)
4 pm Tashlich-Pond above Meditation Garden.

Rosh Hashanah Second Day

Friday, September 10
10:00 am Morning Service, Meditation Garden (Weather Permitting)

Shabbat Shuvah Evening

Friday, September 10
7:30 pm

Shabbat Shuvah Morning

Saturday, September 11
9:15-10:15 am Bagels and coffee followed by Torah Study, SH
10:30 am Shabbat Shuvah Morning Service

Torah portion: Ha'azinu

Monday, September 13
8 am Monday Morning Minyan with Aaron Wolf, US

Special Thanks

Garcia Street Bookstore
Dr. N.M. Sullivan
Elizabeth Wolfe and Peter Hess

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