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Crises like the terror attacks of 9/11 summon us with the trumpet of bravery and the still, small voice of love, as we write our stories with our deeds (Rosh Hashanah)
Twenty-five years ago, Rosh Hashanah came about a week after 9/11.
I imagined that the angel in charge of “who by fire” had discovered she was short of her quota and had taken drastic action.
As a Pentagon policy analyst at the time, I naturally imagined the heavenly court as a massive bureaucracy with annual performance reviews, which lined up nicely with the liturgy of the High Holy Days.
