Rabbi Bruce's Reflections on Life

  Dear Friends, I am not as timely as I would wish but I wanted to send a blog about Memorial Day. As you read the poem below, I hope that we will give meaning to the lives of those who have died so that we can enjoy freedom. I also hope we will find ways to give meaning to those innocent victims around the world who have died since last Memorial Day.  We live in a world that is cracked and we must bring in light. We also remember the tragic deaths of Sarah Pilgrim and Yaron Lischinsky who died at the Capital Jewish Museum.  The Young Dead Soldiers Do Not Speak   Archibald MacLeish The young dead soldiers do not speak.  Nevertheless, they are heard in the still houses:  who has not heard them?  They have a silence that speaks for them at night  and when the clock counts.  They say: We were young. We have died.  Remember us.  They say: We have done what we could  but until it is finished it is not done.  They say:...

 Dear Friends, It has now been five weeks since Sue passed away and I wanted to share a couple thoughts.   I was teaching a zoom session today about where we find holiness and we discussed the burning bush and how Moses had to turn away from the spot where it was burning because it was holy ground.  Please see the article below from My Jewish Learning.com about the flames which ignite within us passion and love.  May we share those with people we love and may we find causes where our passion and love will help us make a difference.  Sue certainly shared her love and light and ignited flames of love which will never die. I feel like I am a burning bush and the difference is that the bush Moses encountered was not consumed.  I try not to be consumed by tears and anguish but the waves of grief are strong and her passing is still so fresh. As I continue to miss Sue and write this blog through tears, I have to remember the holiness of our relationship ...