“Something Sacred is at stake in every event”. These words of Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel remind me that no matter what is happening with COVID-19, life carries on and there is holiness, love, kindness and, as Rabbi Harold Shulweis would say, Godliness at stake in life today as much if not more than 3 weeks ago. Staying in touch with loved ones and unloved ones is important because even the unloved ones matter!
I was on a Zoom meeting with family about an hour ago for my Mother’s (Mildred Borovitz) Yahrzeit (anniversary of her death). It was wonderful seeing my siblings, my daughter, grandson, nieces, nephews, grandnieces and grandnephews. We told stories and laughed at and with our Millie. She was one of a kind and I spoke about her love for others and how others loved her. Memory was/is sacred to me today and everyday. Memory allows me/us to cherish what is important, connection and kindness, wholeness and love, truth and spirit.
This is what my mother, father, aunts, uncles, grandparents, siblings, daughter, grandson, nieces, nephews, cousins, friends give to me each day and I, give to them. I send all this to those who don’t like me so much and to those with whom I disagree. Lets all send the sacred to each and every person we know so Holiness can change them, us and the world.