Hineni. I am here. Like Abraham of old i stand ready to serve thee
Today.
Today i am here in Shul.
With my friends and neighbors
Filled with sadness and anger
Searching for words
Today.
But what about tomorrow?
I will not sacrifice Isaac.
Sarah must not die from the pain of a child’s death.
Nor will we be fooled by Satan’s fake news.
Tomorrow must be different
So I will rise up early but I will not pack my bags.
Instead I will stand resolute as a Jew
I will work for a world where Isaac and Ishmael live as brothers.
And I will try harder to find 10 righteous,
Davka because yesterday 11 gave their lives
Tomorrow I will know that despite the sadness and the tears, the killing and the hate, good people walk with us
And God’s promise will not lie curdled in our mouths like spoiled milk.
For I believe that someday, one day
all the families of the earth shall be blessed through love.
Yes. These things I pledge for tomorrow.
But today, today I mourn. Today I heal. Today I look forward to
Tomorrow
