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R. Avi Strausberg on Pride Month 2024: Take This With You
Manage episode 421754874 series 1578762
I am blessed to have three kids, aged 9, 6, and 2—this means a lot of first days of daycare and school. These first days are always exciting for us and for them. We know that they will make new friends, have new experiences, grow and learn in unimaginable ways. Yet they are also days filled with trepidation; they set off for new and unknown experiences for which we can’t accompany them. On each of these days, we tuck a family photo in their backpack in a safe place. With this gesture, we are trying to say: “Take this with you. We will be with you whenever you need us. We hope that that photo can be a source of love and strength and comfort throughout the day.”
According to the Zohar, the rainbow from the story of the Flood tried to look after Moshe in the same manner that we try to look after our children.
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Manage episode 421754874 series 1578762
I am blessed to have three kids, aged 9, 6, and 2—this means a lot of first days of daycare and school. These first days are always exciting for us and for them. We know that they will make new friends, have new experiences, grow and learn in unimaginable ways. Yet they are also days filled with trepidation; they set off for new and unknown experiences for which we can’t accompany them. On each of these days, we tuck a family photo in their backpack in a safe place. With this gesture, we are trying to say: “Take this with you. We will be with you whenever you need us. We hope that that photo can be a source of love and strength and comfort throughout the day.”
According to the Zohar, the rainbow from the story of the Flood tried to look after Moshe in the same manner that we try to look after our children.
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