Diane and I just returned from celebrating our son Dani’s wedding in Jerusalem. We feel very blessed that he found Chana, a woman who also shares a love of learning, acts of chesed, modesty and a special closeness to the spiritual life.
Read MoreIn Parshat Lech L’cha, Avram and Sarai are setting off on their journey to “a land that I will show you.” At various stages in our lives we also begin our journeys anew. Nothing stays the same. Where we go, where we have been, and where we are now are necessary parts of life. It is about changes in our relationships with family, with community, our work, and our hopes and dreams. It is certainly influenced by aging. It’s kind of comforting to know that Avram is 75 and Sarai is 74 when they break new ground.
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