Rabbi's Corner

Message from the Rabbi

Each week in The Prayer for Peace we say the sentence from this week's Torah portion,
וְנָתַתִּ֤י שָׁלוֹם֙ בָּאָ֔רֶץ וּשְׁכַבְתֶּ֖ם וְאֵ֣ין מַחֲרִ֑יד וְהִשְׁבַּתִּ֞י חַיָּ֤ה רָעָה֙ מִן־הָאָ֔רֶץ וְחֶ֖רֶב לֹא־תַעֲבֹ֥ר בְּאַרְצְכֶֽם׃"
I will grant peace in the land, and you shall lie down untroubled by anyone; I will give the land respite from vicious beasts, and no sword shall cross your land." (Leviticus 26:6)

Last Saturday night I left for Israel in order to participate in an interfaith clergy trip to Israel.  The goal of the trip was to learn how to promote greater understanding.  It was at the airport I learned of the shooting in Buffalo, NY.  I arrived home yesterday only to hear the news today of the shooting in Uvaide, TX.  

I cannot help but wonder if we will ever find peace and what it will take for our society to realize it is in our hands to repair this world.

May we wake tomorrow to a world ready to meet this challenge.

(I shared this message at our Board meeting tonight)
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