A Moment in Time: The Day is Short, and the Task is Great

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Rabbi Zach Shapiro

December 23, 2021

Dear all,

In Pirkei Avot, Rabbi Tarfon teaches: “The Day is Short, and the Task is Great” (2:20).

December 21 was the shortest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere. Even though it marks the official start of winter (darkness), it also marks the shift when the sunlight hours begin to increase again!

That means that each day presents us an additional moment in time to make a difference.

The possibilities are truly endless. If we blink our eyes, the opportunity to harness a moment will be forever gone. How are we going to capture it? How are we going to use our soul-print to bring goodness into the world?

With love and shalom,

Rabbi Zach Shapiro

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