A mighty ruach—a powerful wind and spirit—soars through the month of Adar, bringing seeds of transformation. Sometimes this wind comes as a soft breeze. Other times it arrives with a force that shatters.
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Purim is coming, and as we ready ourselves for the holiday that will arrive on Saturday night, we read from the book of Exodus this week one of the most essential sections of the Holy Torah. For it is in this portion that we learn what a fashion-conscious priest should wear when stepping forward to serve the One.
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This week we acknowledge our gifts and talents. We acknowledge the goodness we bring into the world because of who we are.
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I live within the human heart, the Mystery exclaims. I am there in every crevice of creation.
Stop and notice me.
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Happy is the person whose path is aligned with the Highest Will.
Fulfilled is the person who is walking her true path.
Be Happy, Adar calls, because transformation is possible.
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t’s Adar. Be Happy, the tradition calls. This perhaps creates the impression that happiness is something we can easily turn on and off, something that is accessible at all times.
Our experiences teach us that happiness is much more complicated than that.
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We welcome the month of Adar, the month that brings Purim, the holiday of transformation and possibility.
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As the month of Shevat turns into the month of Adar, we bow in the four directions, honoring and giving thanks to the Mysterious Unfolding of Creation.
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Having stood at Sinai,
We turn and step forward into another beginning.
Who and What do we serve?
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Act with fairness, dignity and integrity in all matters with all people. (Exodus 23:2-3)
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Do not oppress the stranger, for you know the soul of the stranger. (Exodus 23:9)
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Our lives are often busy, complicated and demanding. We can so easily get distracted and forget why we are here.
Notice, the Mystery calls, I send messengers to guard you on your path and bring you to the place I have prepared. (Exodus 23:20)
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If you happen to be in Seattle next month, please join Rabbi Yael Levy at the Search For Meaning Festival on Saturday, February 25, 2017, for her talk "Living Fully as Things Pass."
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Today, as we ready ourselves for what tomorrow will bring,
Let us be careful not to harden our hearts.
Let us share joys, express gratitude, and act with kindness and love.
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In the darkest time of the year, flames are lit through out the world to proclaim the power of the spirit to shine and reunite us in love, hope and generosity.
On Chanukah, we light candles for eight days, to remember that in the desecrated Temple, amid the rubble and the ruin, a drop of oil was found. It was only enough to last one day but it burned for eight, the amount of time needed to find and prepare more sacred oil for the holy flames. The first drop of oil was lit not knowing what would be and it burned brighter and longer than anyone thought possible.
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Whatever it is we are wrestling with
Perhaps we can take a moment to pause
Take a slow, calm even deep breath
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Today is Shemini Atzeret—the eighth day of gathering, the final day of the holiday season.
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The festival Simchat Torah — the Joy of Torah — begins tonight and urges us to celebrate the wisdom we have gathered and raise it up with song and dance.
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As we move into Shabbat Sukkot may we set an intention to create shelters of peace with our words and actions.
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May we open the doors to possibilities we have not yet imagined. Taking notice of our strengths we ask, “What is mine to do?”
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