At work, they asked for photos from all of us to share during a virtual
slide show that runs in the online Teams room between meetings. It's really a
great idea - many of us have yet to meet in person.
I have no photos to submit.
Looking back over the past year's worth of images in my phone, the great
majority are screenshots -- tweets, memes, a screenshot of a song I was
listening to on Spotify to share with a friend.
And pictures of smoke and fire from our summer of living under two constant
threats to our air -- fire and Covid.
But if I keep scrolling back... and back and back and back and back...
There you are.
My friends.
My family.
My tribe.
And we are dancing and singing and rocking to the most amazing music in the
most amazing places.
We are praying and learning (and teaching) Torah. We are grasping hands as
we bless the bread.
We are in restaurants and bars trying each other's food and sharing sips of
cocktails.
We are hugging and standing close and squishing together to get into the
selfie.
We are on crowded planes and sitting on beaches.
We are huddled in the kitchen, cooking together and passing down family
recipes.
We are marking the milestones of life -- graduations, birthdays, b'nei
mitzvahs, new jobs, retirement.
We are cheering on our teams from behind first base, and toasting champions
in sports bars.
We are living.
And we will again.
Let It Be So | כן יהי רצון