I am grateful for last night Thanksgiving Dinner with my Family! Thank you Shirley Lyon & Jeff! “THANKSGIVING: The holiday dates back to 1621, the year after the Puritans arrived in Massachusetts, determined to practice their dissenting religion without interference. After a rough winter, in which about half of them died, they turned for help to neighboring Indians, who taught them how to plant corn and other crops. The next falls bountiful harvest inspired the Pilgrims to give thanks by holding a feast.” Rabbi Shefa Gold teaches us about Gratefulness: ”As I opened the siddur (prayer book) to the very first words, words that are meant to be prayed even before getting out of bed in the morning: Modah Ani Lfanecha. Modah Ani - I gratefully acknowledge Lfanecha - You... or literally, To Your Face ... and the word face in Hebrew is plural, so even more literally ... Your Faces. In Hebrew, the word for Jew, Yehudi, comes from this same root of Modah. The Jewish people might be called The Grateful Ones. Judaism might be called The Path of Gratefulness. By waking up in gratefulness, we set the tone for the day; we step in to a particular groove; we open our eyes in search of both the obvious and the hidden blessings that God has set before us.” To be Grateful is a practice we need to exercise every day of our lives!
Posted on: Fri, 28 Nov 2014 20:54:28 +0000
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