Our homes are a rich tapestry of feelings and emotions. Great turmoil leads to powerful feelings which erupts into intense emotions, and then grows into love. Jewish love has its foundation in committed familial relationships. The typical Jewish home is run as a partnership between a mother and father, and children are taught the value of honesty and respect. The deep spiritual bond between a mother and father serves as a model of love and respect that guarantees the survival of the family.
Love is a difficult word to define, and Jewish love is even more of a challenge.
As an experiment, I am going to ask all of you to fill in the blank in the sentence below. A sampling of the answers will be posted in the next issue. I would say, that the one word that defines Jewish love to me is I wish to thank everyone who participated in the voting for the name of our newsletter. The choices were varied, but The Gantseh Megillah won with a clear cut majority. I m sure you are as relieved as I am that our masthead will now proudly display a name worthy of its mission.