Thanksgiving

The power of coming together in person cannot be underrated. We are about to celebrate Thanksgiving with those important to us, be they chosen family or blood relations. It is a time to revisit our sense of gratitude of being able to break bread together, be it gluten free or otherwise.

We remember that all too recent time when we were unable to come together. Now here we are, once more able to be present for one another.

This past Tuesday at our community Thanksgiving dinner, that feeling of gratitude was ever present. I was delighted to be on a panel organized by Rabbi Scott Kalmikoff of the Riverdale Y. It was wonderful to be on a panel with two women I respect and love, Dr. Mehnaz Afridi and Reverend Krystin Granberg. These two women are true collaborators and understand that trust and relationships are built over time while working together. These relationships take care and the ability to see past the ways in which we are different to be able to see the ways in which we share much more.

Building bridges takes time, destroying them takes no time at all if we are careless. My wish for all of you as you gather with those you care about, to recognize the ways in which you are bound together finding the acres of common ground that has brought you to the same table.

Happy Thanksgiving