From the Rabbi

This weekend we celebrate our country's independence. We should also reflect on this past year and a half when we did not feel that independence. For most of us, for the first time in our lives, we were told how to live our lives and there were penalties if we didn’t adhere to these rules. 

Mask wearing became the norm. Not socializing, extreme hand washing, following one way aisles when we ventured out to go shopping. We anxiously waited our turns to get vaccinated; the key to our freedom.

Now, I don’t know about you, but I am feeling freer then I have felt in months. I am still cautious about this new freedom. I continue  have my mask at hand, and like a security blanket use it as needed. So, as I reflect on this past year and think about what freedom and this country means to me, I will give thanks to everyone who helped give us this new found freedom, from the grocery workers to the scientists and everyone in between.

I hope that we continue to appreciate it and are willing to fight for it as our forefathers did.

Shabbat Shalom,
Sharon Diamond
Co-President