Rebecca and I just returned from a visit to snowy Marblehead, Massachusetts, where we participated in the Bat Mizvah of Rebecca’s granddaughter, Sivan. It was a beautiful ceremony at Congregation Shirat Hayam.
Four years ago, we attended the Bar Mitzvah of her grandson, Elan, on a radiant fall day.
As we walked through the Synagogue’s entrance doors, this sign greeted us.
In the summer of 2022, I took a three-day photography course. Jay, our instructor, repeated this mantra: taking pictures helps us pay closer attention to our world.
Since that class, the habit of taking photos has become a useful nudge to focus on images that help me understand what’s going on.
This article from Time Magazine details the recent rise in anti-semitism in the United States.
It is roughly 1000 powerful words.
Illuminated by these pictures.
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