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Are we so different?

The Rabbi's thoughts culled from the "word from the Rabbi"

Hey, you are so different from me! We have different opinions on politics, food, G-d, and we have different circles of friends.

Yet we are so similar! We both want the country to be healthy, happy, and free and we want to have friends. We both want our food to nourish us and for there to be a designer so there is order in the world.

Many of us are currently glued to the screen; what is going on in Israel? Are my family and friends safe? We may have different opinions on the politics of the issues, but we all are very much the same in hoping for true peace in the middle east.

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The Jewish people are one! But we are also each different and have different opinions. At the very beginning of the week, Israeli politics were on regular topics; who will form the next government? Now, the ‘silver lining’ is that most people are focused on safety and security, namely, the things that unify us.

Let us not wait to celebrate our uniqueness and simultaneously celebrate our oneness.

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As we prepare to celebrate the holiday of Shavuot, when the Jewish people camped at the foot of Mount Sinai, like one person with one heart, let us remember that we are one! One Land, One People, One Torah. Let’s accept our gift, our inheritance and the Torah we committed to.

Join us 5:30 on Monday to renew our vow to G-d to remain connected.

Rabbi Kushi Schusterman

P.S. Tuesday from 10:00-12:00 we will be hosting services with the Yizkor memorial service at the shul 15 N. Bond St Bel Air, MD 21014

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