L' Shana Tova!!!

Happy New Year, everybody!!!


Today, at services, Rabbi Hillel Norry gave a wonderful talk at Shearith Israel, the synagogue we are thinking about joining.


About how, when we are confronted with hypocrisy/lies/faults, we have an instinct to turn AWAY. (rebellion)


Or we have an instinct to ignore/become blind to all hypocrisy/faults, so that we are not confronted with hard questions. (fundamentalism)


He offered the idea that maturity is the process of loving/participating in something once you've been made aware of hypocrisy. He suggested that all things are flawed, all people are hypocritical/false at one time or another.


He talked about this with regard to parents/the bible.


But I think we would all do well to think about this... about maturity. Not because it is RIGHT, which it is, but also becasue it is good for us, helps us grow, allows us to move with intelligence through the world.


Poetry. Politics. Citizenship. Work. Family. Publishing. Marriage. All of it. All of it good. All of it flawed. Good and flawed.


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In other news, a HUGE HUZZAH!!!!!! for my husband, who just found out he got into Emory for grad school. Mose and I are super proud of him. Another reason to like Atlanta. Another reason to stay put.


It's shaping up to be a sweet one.


Get you some apples. Get you some honey.


May you be inscribed for an interesting (and good, of course) year!!!


May you pass through the upcoming year with eyes open, mind sharp, and heart full. May you be healthy in all ways, thoughtful in all ways. May you appreciate what is before you. May you be honest about what you need most.