Dear Friends,
This Shabbat, the Shabbat after Tisha B'Av, is known throughout the Jewish world as Shabbat Nachamu, the Shabbat of comfort. Following the saddest day of the year on the Hebrew calendar, tradition pushes us to find comfort and support. Tradition reminds us that in the wake of pain and sense of loss we feel in mourning the destruction of the Temples in Jerusalem, we should now turn to one another for support as we begin to rebuild and reclaim our identity, our sense of community, and our sense of selves.
I cannot think of a better way to express this transition than to share this beautiful video by Cantor Leberman. He reminds us that two thousand years after the destruction of the temple, Jerusalem, amidst all of its controversy and imperfections, is beautiful. It is once again the center of the Jewish world, and continues to be a city of gold.
Wishing you all a Shabbat Shalom; a Shabbat of health, of happiness, of comfort, and of peace,
Rabbi Josh Dorsch
