Standing on the parted shores of history We still believe what we were taught before ever we stood at Sinai’s foot: that wherever we go, it is eternally Egypt that there is a better place, a promised land; that the winding way to that promise passes though the wilderness. That there is no way to get from here to there except by joining hands, marching together.
This poem, from our Shabbat prayerbook, Siddur Mishkan T’fillah, resonates today with new meaning. Though we may fear what many view as a modern day plague, we draw strength from our people’s history of resilience and redemption. We are fortified by our stories retold generation to generation at our Passover Seders. We find Hope in the Promise of a better place, a Promised Land. The road may wind, but we will get there. One step at a time. By holding one another in our hearts and in our prayers. Together we will get there. One step at a time. The Promise will be fulfilled!
