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Post by louise on Nov 7, 2024 22:36:59 GMT -5
What’s on your mind — how to make kugel? This week’s Torah reading? Life goals? Prayer? We are all engaged in weight loss/weight maintenance journeys and we are all Jewish or at least interested in Judaism. We like to eat, we like to discuss. It is our goal here to provide each other support on our journeys, to share experiences, to call on our rich cultural heritage and texts, and to help each other grow spiritually.
Some of us take weekly turns starting the thread:
Holly
Lee
Louise
Lynne
Peachy
And for those of you that stop by to read this thread without posting — you are welcome to, but you are also welcome to chime in. Don’t be shy!
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Post by louise on Nov 7, 2024 22:57:05 GMT -5
In keeping with our tradition of a poem on shabbat I would like to share a poem from a post of Angelika's. Usually she posts her own beautiful poetry. This one (if I understood correctly) comes via The Crone's Cottage although it could just as easily have been hers. I think it is perfect for this moment and very much her voice.
It’s when the earth shakes
And foundations crumble
That our light is called
To rise up.
It’s when everything falls away
And shakes us to the core
And awakens all
Of our hidden ghosts
That we dig deeper to find
Once inaccessible strength.
It’s in times when division is fierce
That we must reach for each other
And hold each other much
Much tighter.
Do not fall away now.
This is the time to rise.
Your light is being summoned.
Your integrity is being tested
That it may stand more tall.
When everything collapses
We must find within us
That which is indomitable.
Rise, and find the strength in your heart.
Rise, and find the strength in each other
Burn through your devastation,
Make it your fuel.
Bring forth your light.
Now is not the time
To be afraid of the dark.
Thank you Angelika!
Shabbat shalom.
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Post by peachymom1 on Nov 7, 2024 23:03:38 GMT -5
That is just wonderful! I'm going to print it out and keep it. Thank you, Louise, and thank you Angelika! Shabbat shalom!
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Post by hollygail on Nov 8, 2024 7:48:59 GMT -5
A keeper. A total keeper. Thank you, Louise, and thank you, Angelika.
Also, thank you Peachy for yesterday's link to the article. I've opened it but haven't finished reading it yet. Another one to share with numerous friends...
Gut Shabbos / Shabbat Shalom, all. I have one local student who becomes bar mitzvah in the morning and he introduces and/or leads some prayers tonight, so all three of us (I must have told you DS surprised me by showing up on Wednesday) will be at shul tonight and tomorrow (and DS came with me to morning minyan yesterday and is likely to come with me again this morning). In addition, I have one out-of-town student (in New Mexico!) who also becomes bat mitzvah in the morning. She was so frazzled yesterday that I cut our tutoring time off after almost 25 minutes, gave her some advice about overcoming her nervousness, and promised to spend time with her this afternoon...
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Post by gazelle18 on Nov 8, 2024 9:41:59 GMT -5
This poem was perfect and just what I needed to read. Thanks for leading us thru a difficult week, Louise.
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Post by lee058 on Nov 8, 2024 13:24:00 GMT -5
Good afternoon everybody. Hope you are all well and SAFE! Please pray for Israel and the USA.
Re today's topic/poem: Thank you, everyone. I appreciate the reminders to not despair and to keep working to make this a better world.
Have a peaceful rest of the day, Lee
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