Netzach: Taking the Long View

Netzach: Endurance, Vision, Eternity

Lift your eyes to the expanse, Netzach calls,
Take the longest view possible,
Then reach further.

We are here in this moment
Because of the circumstances and choices
Of our great, great, great, great, great grandparents.
 
And every choice we make,
Every decision, each action
Will create the world
For all those who will come after.

Everything we do matters, Netzach calls,
Act for Tzedek v’Chesed
For justice, goodness and love.

Even as fears and doubts arise,
Even as we don’t see the results we long for
Act for Tzedek v’Chesed.

The ancestors are rooting for us,
The generations to come are holding us in their prayers:
         Have faith,
         What you do matters.
         Raise up visions of the world healed and whole
         And walk toward these visions with all your heart and soul.
         We are right here with you
         In Infinite love and care.

May the week of Netzach inspire our actions and our love.

-Rabbi Yael Levy