Shabbat Shalom from Rabbi Eitan Weiner-Kaplow
Shabbat Ha’azinu
- Shuva
Torah:
Deuteronomy 32:1 - 32:52
Haftarah:
Hosea 14:2-10; Micah 7:18-20; Joel 2:15-27 | Shabbat Shuva
“Our Place in
History”
Dear Friends,
What is our people’s place in history? As we approach Yom Kippur, the holiest day of
the Jewish calendar, we must ponder our past, present, and future as a people.
Abba Eban taught this about Jewish history and
purpose. “A robust sense of identity has not prevented this people from sending
the repercussions of its influence far and wide into the oceans of universal
history. It is when historic Israel is
most persistently distinctive that its universal vocation is enlarged. The lesson of history is plain. There is no salvation or significance for the
Jew except when he aims high and stands straight within his own authentic frame
of values.” (My People)
This Yom Kippur, recognize and celebrate the place
of the Jewish people in world history.
Be inspired by our ongoing mission, to be a Light Unto the Nations – bringing compassion, kindness, justice,
fairness, and love the world.
Shabbat Shalom and G’mar Chatimah Tova – Easy Fast.
Rabbi Eitan Weiner-Kaplow
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