From the President – August 13, 2020

Another week has passed and we are no closer to being able to come together in person.  It’s frustrating and at times infuriating.  In Orange County, CA. one of my former students was assaulted while trying to enforce the mask requirement at her place of work.  Two hundred and fifty thousand bikers gathered with no masks and no social distancing.  They are bringing the virus back to every state in the union with the possible exception of Hawaii – it’s difficult to ride a Harley to Hawaii.  This ignorance and/or selfishness is prolonging this misery and yes it infuriates me.  Many of us are isolated and scared.  Anxiety is not an irrational response to this pandemic.  

Yet we, our TBH community, continue to support each other.  It has been said that we are a small and mighty congregation.  I would like to add resilient.  We are creatively adapting to horrible circumstances and making things work.  We are getting things done.  I am confident that we will get through this and emerge stronger than ever.

 We are Temple Beth Hillel.

 If I am not for myself, who will be for me?

If I am not for others, what am I?

And if not now, when?   -Rabbi Hillel