{"id":428,"date":"2019-10-02T21:29:54","date_gmt":"2019-10-03T01:29:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mishkanhaam.org\/beresheit\/?p=428"},"modified":"2019-10-02T21:30:00","modified_gmt":"2019-10-03T01:30:00","slug":"resilience-and-return-mishkan-haam-rosh-hashanah-5780","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.mishkanhaam.org\/beresheit\/resilience-and-return-mishkan-haam-rosh-hashanah-5780\/","title":{"rendered":"Resilience and Return: Mishkan Ha\u2019am Rosh Hashanah 5780"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>What brings you here in this moment?\nTake a look around you. Some faces might be familiar, while others are new.\nWhether you\u2019re here for the first time, or you\u2019re\nwell acquainted with this tent, we are all seeking to draw on the power of\nexperiencing this sacred moment in community. One of the core themes of the\nHigh Holidays is <em>Teshuvah. <\/em>Often translated as \u201crepentance,\u201d a more\nliteral translation of the Hebrew is \u201creturn.\u201d At this time of year, we\nacknowledge the ways we have strayed, and set intentions for how we hope to\nreturn to our most righteous selves. A line from the High Holiday liturgy taken\nfrom the Book of Lamentations proclaims: <em>Hashiveinu Adonai eilecha\nvenashuva\/<\/em>Return us, oh God, and we shall return. (<em>Hashiveinu<\/em> and <em>venashuva<\/em>\nshare the root of <em>teshuvah<\/em>). The early rabbis often questioned why words\nwere repeated in the Bible, so why the double use of \u201creturn\u201d here? One\ninterpretation is that we each engage in a personal process of return, but we\nare also engaging in a collective process of <em>teshuvah<\/em> as a community. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I\nbelieve our tradition makes <em>teshuvah <\/em>a central practice because it helps us maintain our\nresilience. When we commit to healing ourselves through <em>teshuvah<\/em>, we\nkeep moving forward, acknowledging that we have the power to change. This is\ntrue for how we look at ourselves, and at the world around us. With the\nbrokenness we see in our world today and the demoralizing headlines in the\nnews, it is even more important, although challenging, to commit to\ndoing the work of <em>teshuvah <\/em>that is necessary in our society. One\nunexpected dictionary definition for resilience is \u201cthe power or ability of a\nsubstance or object to<strong> return<\/strong> to the original form or position after\nbeing bent, compressed, or stretched.\u201d A rubber band is resilient because it\nreturns after being stretched, so maybe our tradition was on to something when\nit instilled the idea of each person\u2019s ability to return. We display our\nresilience through our practice of <em>teshuvah, <\/em>and we join here to support\neach other in this practice over the course of these holy days.<em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I\nam delighted to be serving as the rabbinic leader for <em>Mishkan Ha\u2019am<\/em>\nthis year. Although I am just beginning my time here, I can already see what a\nwarm, dedicated, caring and fun community this is. If you are new to this\ncommunity, we welcome you! <em>Mishkan Ha\u2019am<\/em> is a Reconstructionist\ncongregation, meaning we seek to strike a balance between maintaining the best\nof our tradition and spurring innovative practices. <em>Mishkan Ha\u2019am<\/em> means \u201csacred\ntent of the people,\u201d and this name truly embodies the value that we place on\neach and every person that is with us. We want each of our voices to be heard,\nso we have communal discussions. We invite all to participate during our Torah\nservice and we encourage questions throughout the service. We hope you will\nfeel a part of our <em>Mishkan.<\/em><em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Wishing\nyou each a sweet and joyous new year. May the year be filled with blessings,\ngratitude, meaning and <em>teshuvah. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Solomon Hoffman<br>Rabbinic Leader, Mishkan Ha\u2019am<br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What brings you here in this moment? Take a look around you. Some faces might be familiar, while others are new. 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