Children's author Kate DiCamillo tells the story of a fifth-grader who approached her at a book signing and asked: "How do you get all that hope into your stories?"
"That's a great question," she told the young man. She had to pause and think about it for a minute. Finally, she responded, "writing the story is an act of hope, and so even when I don't feel hopeful, writing the story can lead me to hope."
The word hope in Hebrew is "Tikvah." The root has within it the word "kav," meaning cord or rope. Hope, the rabbis teach, is a rescue line that we can use to pull ourselves to safety and anchors us to the future. Our actions are what enable us to pull ourselves up and reach new heights.
This week we witnessed a historic ruling that fuels our faith in what is possible. This is not the end of the story. It is just the beginning. It is up to us to continue the narrative of a just future forged with the courage of our hearts to stand against racism and stand up for righteousness.
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Ruth Marks Max Mann Robert Meller Eileen Parker Leonard Pondfield Morris Pritikin Lenore Rakatansky Sherry Royall Fay Rozovsky Michael Frank Sivik, Sr. Stanley Smith Florence Tilles
Anna Cohen Haberman Herman Haberman Donald David Jaffa Jean Moverman Jaffa Sloan Myles Jaffa Farrel A. Jaffa
YIZKOR ELOHIM The Congregation joins in mourning the death of Lea van Leeuwen Rizack Savely Kuperman Moris "Moe" Tcath Edmund Jordan Silverman Lois Fain
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