Birthing the New Year 5781: Break. Breathe. Push. (Rosh Hashanah
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Birthing the New Year 5781: Break. Breathe. Push. (Rosh Hashanah
Description
Think of the times before that our city was broken— After the New York Stock Exchange crashed in the 30’s And near bankruptcy in the 70’s And our Twin Towers falling on 9/11— each time, people declared this city “Dead.” But New Yorkers looked directly at the brokenness, and we faced it. We took a deep breath. And remembered who we were. Then we found our grit and we pushed forward. And out of those dark chapters, our city was reborn, stronger than ever. And now we are here once more. These past six months have been hell and we are only certain that there is still more uncertainty ahead… But Jewish tradition teaches us: We know how to do this. We have been here before. Our tradition is midwifing us — holding and coaching us —- through this latest crisis with these 3 ancient instructions: BREAK. BREATHE. PUSH.
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R1: Main claim or thesis (supported by much of the sermon or primary source)
has community
Progressive Judaism
Spatial Coverage
New York
has denomination
Central Synagogue
Date Submitted
11/16/2020 12:09
