Monday, October 3, 2016

Yom Harat HaOlam - The Celebration of our World

To celebrate is to honor.  Today is the celebration of the anniversary of the Creation of the World.  Whatever we believe about the origins of our amazing planet, we ought to celebrate its existence.  In that celebration, we ought to honor it too, we are charged to recognize our role as stewards and caretakers of our planetary home.  This is no easy task, for we share the gift of our Earth with more than seven billion others.  If we think getting along with our neighbors is difficult, what about our partners in our stewardship of the Earth?  Yom Harat HaOlam - The Day the World was Created is one name for this day, Rosh Hashanah.  This is our opportunity to set our intentions in caring for our world…perhaps the connection to this season is just that - working on that partnership with our fellow stewards, our fellow human beings - overcoming the barriers that separate us to ensure we continue to have something to celebrate.  And in those connections, in recognition of the world we are blessed to inhabit, we can discover a way to care for our shared home.

Shanah Tovah,

Rabbi Evon

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