25 weeks: A New Year's Wish
Dear Friends, You all have been companions with me for what next week will be six months since Sue passed away. Last week you received a message from Sue through me which I think she would have wanted to share if she was alive and was reading these blogs. I want to share my response as I continue to be blessed with so much support which I could have never imagined that I would receive. Yesterday, I was privileged to lead services for a congregation in South Carolina and together we made it through a very emotional Rosh Hashanah service. When the Cantor (musical leader) chanted the Avinu Malkeinu which is a prayer which helps us relate to G-d as both parent and sovereign and is when we ask G-d to inscribe us in the book of life, the tears were flowing. However, the most impactful part of those sacred moments while we were chanting the prayer (please see the attachment below which will give a sense of the spirituality of these heartfelt pleas and please search Avinu...