We Are All Undone

"We are undone, we are all undone," we hear the children of Israel cry in this week's Torah reading.
Sometimes there is no other response to loss than this: the acknowledgement of tragedy's power to dismantle the fabric of our lives. These words ring true for us this week as we reflect on the loss of nine members of the Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, SC to violence and hatred. Our hearts go out to the victims and their families. We pray that our fellow faith community find some measure of comfort and peace in the difficult weeks ahead.

When the Israelites cry out, they cry out with one voice. No individual is alone. The people of Charleston are not alone. We are all undone by the violence of our world, but we are also all partners in healing that world. It is here at Congregation Micah that we come together to build a caring community and to engage in that sacred work.


-Student Rabbi Emily Langowitz