New Years’ Resolutions Reminder

With the fall comes a whole lot of things that need to get done. We’re back to work, we’re back to school, and everything that piled up while we were in shul over the holidays is now waiting on our desks. Reentering everyday life can be so overwhelming that we forget our important learnings from our time off.

So, here is a trusty reminder of our Temple Emanu-El High Holiday resolutions to keep us all focused over the coming months:

We resolved to be:

• More committed to theological exploration. This means figuring out what God means to us. It means reading, talking with clergy or each other, coming to adult education, or developing a regular prayer practice (which could include coming to services!).
• More humble (and less hubristic). This means, being willing to say “I don’t know” and always looking for ways to learn and grow.
• More committed to the wellbeing of all human beings— to see what ways we can help with the migrant crisis, grabbing a flyer in our lobby or visiting the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society (hias.org) and the Religious Action Center (rac.org).
• More committed to civil rights in our nation. Look out for future Temple Emanu-El programming connected to civil rights issues, consider joining the Metuchen-Edison chapter of the NAACP (founded in part by Reform Jews), and read more on the issues, beginning with books such as Ta-Nehisi Coates’ Between the World and Me.
• More committed to helping others in our community. Get involved with our Social Action Committee, and join our Caring Community.

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There is so much work that needs to be done, both on our own selves and for others. The rabbis remind us, lo alecha ham’lacha ligmor v’lo atah ben chorin l’hivateil mimena—the work is not yours to complete, but neither may you desist from it (Pirkei Avot 2:16). There are many things that demand our time and attention, many of them worthwhile. Don’t worry about making enormous commitments or bringing immense projects to fruition. Just bite off a little at a time, volunteer, or take half an hour to read. If we all do a little bit here and there, after some time, we will all be that much better off.

A blessed year to all.

Published in Temple Emanu-El’s October 2015 issue of Kolaynu.