Amidst our own pain, prior or during our various stages of life, we will still find room to see new beginnings.

We hope our prayers will continue to be answered as we await the return of the hostages that are deceased, in need of proper burial, and reunion with loved ones.

The central lesson of Sukkot is impermanence.

God, I know we are always inching closer to the world to come. And to that reality, on this Yom Kippur, before you, I’m not turning away.

This High Holy Day season, we can all do better. We can all be better.

Change begins with changing yourself.

As long as we are reaching higher, we continue learning, loving, and living.

In this new year, we must get out of our own way. God is waiting in the field…who are we to delay the process of return?

May it be a season of change and a season of growth.

Real mistakes may never be fully wiped out, but instead, we can continue to wrestle with our thoughts and actions.