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A Moment in Time: “Is Anybody Listening?”

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October 27, 2022

Dear all,

Ron and I went to an incredible exhibit last week entitled “A Forest for the Trees.” One of the installations included a whole bunch of microphones. (I won’t reveal what the mics were actually for. Go and find out!)

But the sight of them gave me pause…..

How often do we talk and wonder if anybody is listening? (Our children, our friends, our community, God ….)

Can they hear us above the noise? (Perhaps WE are the noise?!)

Is our message clear?

Are we receptive to a response?

Did we listen before we started to speak? (Spoiler alert – go see the exhibit!)

Torah teaches that before God spoke the world into being, God’s spirit hovered, taking in the task that lay ahead.

It’s the same for us – if we take a moment in time to adjust our radar and to perceive our environment, we can then move forward and speak our future into existence!

With love and Shalom,

 

Rabbi Zach Shapiro

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