I would like to share with you my vision, my theme for this year – Yad b’yad – hand in hand. Why Yad b’yad? Our congregation has survived and thrived on this theme throughout our 25 + year history.
Yad b’yad our congregation has been built from a small number of families in the early 1980’s to the wandering 30 families that we had when I joined 18 years ago to the 184 families that are members today. When I was President in 1996-1997 we joined yad b’yad, hand in hand to purchase our first permanent home and this land. Yad b’yad we walked our Torahs here from all our previous building to our new home. Yad b’yad our family looked to the future and built our beautiful social hall building. Yad b’yad we will go to our future.
I would like you to think of the ways you can contribute – yad b’yad to our congregation this year.
Yad b’yad… Hand in Hand
People holding hands..
The hands of Havrut Nashim of Men’s club, of the Temple Board
The hands of our rabbi, educator, of amily members, of friends
The hands of adults and children of all ages
The hands of junior youth group, WoodSY, and college students
Together let us envision the many opportunities for
Yad b’yad… hand in hand
Of working together to do tikkun olam
Of working together to make the world a better place.
People holding hands….
Hands that you can feel and that you see
Hands that you feel but that you do not see
Hands that are missing but that are in the heart
On one side the invisible hands of G-d
On the other side the invisible hands of our departed loved ones
Acknowledge we must that many hands have brought us to this moment
Acknowledge we must that many hands will take us forth from this moment
Guiding, leading, followind us from success to success
Yad b’yad … Hand in Hand
With our heart
With our soul
With our spirit
Yad b’yad
Janice
