Life is composed of finite facts and infinite possibilities. Part of the art of living is to take the possibilities and elevate those which enhance our lives, improve our world and grow our souls.
What follows are meditations on what might be. In the Talmud, one Rabbi has a dream about an upside down world. By stretching our minds, by what-iffing— we can broaden our vision and jumpstart our imaginations.
On the Yamim Noraim we wonder what the world would be if… suddenly the gleam brightens, the blur sharpens, the vision beckons and we recognize that maybe, just maybe, this year we can turn the ‘if’ into ‘when.’
May this be a year of realized possibilities, of health and joy and peace.
David Wolpe is the Max Webb Senior Rabbi at Sinai Temple in Los Angeles. www.sinaitemple.org
