Passover & Thanksgiving
Newsletter November 21, 2022 Together, we're #keepingitsacred... |
In Hebrew, the word imploring us to "give thanks" is "הודו/hodu." You may be familiar with Psalm 118 which invites:
Hodu l'Adonai ki tov, ki l’olam chasdo; הוֹד֣וּ לַיהֹוָ֣ה כִּי־ט֑וֹב כִּ֖י לְעוֹלָ֣ם חַסְדּֽוֹ׃ Let us give thanks to the Eternal, as God’s kindness is infinite.
This can be a powerful meditation to consider not only during Thanksgiving but each and every day throughout the year. What would it be like to wake up with thanks and gratitude in our hearts? How would our day start with that kind of alignment?
It is no surprise that this psalm is traditionally chanted during Passover, as part of the Passover seder because it encourages us to give thanks. And on Passover, we are meant to give thanks and appreciate the profound blessing of the redemption the Israelites experienced when being led out of oppression in Egypt.
See my friend Cantor Ross Wolman chant it HERE.
But, there is more to be grateful for than grand gestures. The rabbis teach that even waking up with consciousness is a blessing to be grateful for. What are you grateful for? I'd like to invite you to send me a little note. I will meditate on these in front of the open ark on Thanksgiving morning. While you're at it, if you're comfortable, please send your mailing address as well so that we can send you a personalized Thank You note in the coming weeks. (rabbimiller@keepingitsacred.com).
Let us lift up one another's gratitudes this season and all year long!
Thank you for #keepingitsacred... Rabbi Heather Miller Founder, Keeping It Sacred |
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