Dear Hevreh,

Each of us has a journey, a path that takes us from one place to another but, like the Israelites through the desert, that path is often more circuitous than straight. Why? Why can’t our journeys be straight and direct? Perhaps because though circuitous every stop is purposeful, full of meaning. The people we meet, the places we visit, the food we eat, every experience of life has something to teach us so that at the end of that convulated journey we become the people we are meant to be. And when we see make meaning of each of those experiences, when we tie our Unique Stories into the greater meaning of life — God, Judaism, eternity, faith — that is when our Unique Stories become our Unique Torah to teach.

Tonight, the cantor and I will share some of our Unique Torah with you and you will have an opportunity to share some of your Unique Torah with us. But tomorrow, we will spend a little more time on one person’s journey — Jose Lopez, who encountered some amazing Jewish scientists and doctors during the stops of his circuitous journey to discover his heritage.

Tomorrow, Jose will teach us the Unique Torah from his Unique Story.

When will you teach yours?

Shabbat Shalom,

Rabbi Ari Saks

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