The comings and the goings!
So goes life…
Everyone scuttling around. Each person a microcosm of life. Ups and downs, exhilaration, depression, endurance, boredom, contentment, to name it — all contributing to the fullness of life.
Yet…
That hardly describes life and purpose. Each personal coming and going containing a purpose. Sometimes known sometimes concealed — the way we deal with our reality in our hands. Understanding that each moment contains a unique opportunity, a crucial starting point.
This week’s Parsha speaks of the Jews exodus from Egypt. The decisions our ancestors to endure and plow forward - showing great results for millennia.
Fast forward to today… although we think of it as an evolving or perhaps devolving period of time — the Rebbe, when taking over leadership of the Chabad movement in 1951 was clear in his mission statement, directive and inspiration. This generation — just post Holocaust —would have a lot of rebuilding to do. The state of the Jewish world requiring all hands on deck.
Incredibly and miraculously the larger Jewish community in the USA and the world over has certainly rebuilt. Jewish institutions, Jewish eduction, pride, pursuit and dedication stronger than ever despite the challenges involved
Yet…
So much more to do. Just to maintain requires strength taking a step forward yet more — the base however, oh, so strong.
We read of the exodus and yearn for the ultimate exodus yet till which time we double down to ensure that our purpose and opportunities are maxed to the fullest paving the way for generations to come!
With best wishes for a Shabbat Shalom,