The CaLL
Draw near
Place before Me
Your vulnerability and regret
Your wholeness and gratitude
Stand in My presence
With outstretched hands
Offer Me your heart
Do You not recognize the companion of Your soul?
From every stranger, neighbor, friend and lover
I summon,
In every dawn and dusk
I reveal,
In every breath
I call
Return to
The garden
The mountain
The sanctuary
The body
The heart
The makom-place
where You will find me waiting
I CaLL to You, with a small “a-aleph”
To remind You that I am,
That We are One
In all things
Raise Your body to the heavens
Stretch Your fingers to the skies
Wave Your offering to the universe;
But look to Your palms
And discover:
I have sacrificed for You
My heart
“AND THE LORD CaLLED TO MOSES….” (Leviticus 1:1)
Rabbi Craig Scheff
Vayikra 5778
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Thank you! Todah!
This came to me at just the right time
Thank you! Todah!
This came to me at just the right time.
Barbara G.R.
You have touched my heart. Thank you.luv Eileen Rogers
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As we approach Pesach, thank-you so much for these beautiful and inspiring words.
Although 3,000 miles away, touching words like these enhance my
connection to the OJC community. Thank you!