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Crossing the Bridge from the Particular to the Universal | Reform Judaism

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“God created humanity from the four corners of the earth-yellow clay, and white sand, black loam and red soil, therefore, the earth can declare to no part of humanity that it does not belong here, that this soil (the earth) is not their rightful home.” Human beings live in different cities with different climate and weather patterns, different states with diverse natural wonders, different countries where a variety of foods and animal life can be found, and different continents where multiple languages are spoken. Human beings have unique cultural traditions, various religious practices and multiple names used to refer to the Divine. And yet, with all our differences, the ways we have adopted culture, tradition, language, religion, and the basic life-sustaining elements of food, water, air, shelter, and love are universal. This year, as Jews across the globe begin to prepare for the High Holy Days, the most sacred time of year, I personally feel a sense of deep despair and fierce urgen

Image: In Pirkei De Rabbi Eliezar 11:5-6, we are told: “God created humanity from the four corners of the earth-yellow clay, and white sand, black loam and red soil, therefore, the earth can declare to no part of humanity that it does not belong here, that this soil (the earth) is not their rightful home.” Human beings live in different cities with different climate and weather patterns, different states with diverse natural wonders, different countries where a variety of foods and animal life can be found, and different continents where multiple languages are spoken. Human beings have unique

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