tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35813316.post7447305527944413149..comments2023-09-20T06:03:55.555-04:00Comments on Storahtelling: Storahtellinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06816175845981189855noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35813316.post-87042095169291101412008-12-21T07:45:00.000-05:002008-12-21T07:45:00.000-05:00I just returned Thursday from 8 incredible days in...I just returned Thursday from 8 incredible days in Israel. This trip was meant for pure pleasure; sightseeing, resting, eating, drinking cafe hafooch, shopping, and visiting family and friends. I wasn't planning on visiting the kotel this trip; I was on vacation! But the 2nd night in Jerusalem I was drawn to the wall on a dark and cool, clear night. I arrived with my husband at midnight; he went his way, I went mine. The women's section was so much more available at this hour than in previous trips. I did something I never do; I sat down in a chair at the wall. Just a white, plastic, outdoor chair that you'd have in your garden or porch. Usually juggling and pushing my way into position to touch my fingertips to the stone, this time I had the chance to sit and reflect, relax and think and pray. I grabbed a book of tehillim and read, anything, skimming through the pages. I sat and thought about all the burdens and fears in my life that drew me and urged me to the wall at this hour. I sat and wept my heart out for what seemed like an eternity thinking that surely in this place my prayers would be heard. <BR/>I stood, kissed the wall, and backed my way out. <BR/>I read your words this week and as usual they resonated with me. Sit down, take the time to reflect, the work and life's realities will all be waiting for me when I stand up again. <BR/>Thanks Amichai for always inspiring ....<BR/>Love,<BR/>LaurelAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01859057503950062298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35813316.post-55952198108087326982008-12-19T12:49:00.000-05:002008-12-19T12:49:00.000-05:00Snowflakes are falling faster than I can follow wi...Snowflakes are falling faster than I can follow with my eyes: it's impossible to avoid thinking of the markets, the banks, and now the foundations and charities (!) doing the same. Storahtelling will not be among them. My family is proud to be Jewish--in a way we couldn't be before Storahtelling. Amichai, I will give much more this Chanukah than I have before, hoping it makes a dent. Keep sending the blog and lighting the fire.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35813316.post-55066852525331095312008-12-18T18:03:00.000-05:002008-12-18T18:03:00.000-05:00Another victim in this carnage. This is a tough ye...Another victim in this carnage. This is a tough year for all, and this only made it much harder, particularly for an organization like Storahtelling. I believe in giving back, and Amichai's weekly email is a gift I get each time. Thank you for your wisdom and perspective. My little contribution won't make a difference in amount, but I hope it makes you see how valuable you and the organization is. Don't let the light go out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35813316.post-74405993393293406252008-12-18T14:54:00.000-05:002008-12-18T14:54:00.000-05:00I sit reading your words with a heavy heart. I sit...I sit reading your words with a heavy heart. I sit with anger and outrage. I sit watching the news, and I'm no longer so disconnected from it. Most importantly, I sit with deep gratitude for the bright light that Storahtelling has brought to me personally and to the Jewish world. In this seaon of miracles and metaphors of light, I believe that we will keep the light of storahtelling burning. <BR/>Much love,<BR/>JudyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35813316.post-62422521482737676662008-12-17T22:30:00.000-05:002008-12-17T22:30:00.000-05:00I am watching this unfolding, shameful crisis and ...I am watching this unfolding, shameful crisis and cannot help but think of yet one more "sitting' - the involuntary one. We have "sitting in prison" in our language and societal experience. We know the kind of sitting that is a result of someone forcibly pushing our shoulders down. Or - when someone "pulls a carpet from under our feet". What does it take to be able to stand again after such an experience? Can we do it on our own, just by the virtue of our inner strength and determination? Even if we possess these qualities, we will not be able to fully realize them unless there is another human being standing next to us, reaching out to us, coaxing us to try again, and again, and again. May we all see this crisis as another opportunity to dscover our limitless potential for acting in a G-dly mmanner within this world. EwaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35813316.post-92100192331876179042008-12-17T21:59:00.000-05:002008-12-17T21:59:00.000-05:00Healing words from a healing source for a most dif...Healing words from a healing source for a most difficult and dark time for many of us.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for reminding us that we can seek solace as well as advice from our sources - to sit. Not to sit back, but to sit with something for just a moment, before acting.<BR/><BR/>NAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com