L'Door v Door:
The Threshold of Our Biggest Moments
In his remarks before Yizkor on Yom Kippur, Rabbi Goodman spoke about doors and the role they play in our lives. He reflected on how so many of our most meaningful moments, both joyful and sorrowful, begin by crossing through a doorway. He emphasized how Judaism recognizes the importance of doors, commanding us to place a mezuzah on our doorposts. He then turned to the doors of our own synagogue:
“Our synagogue doors are there to remind us that when we cross them, we are crossing them for a purpose. It is not just a threshold, it is not artificial, it is not random; there is a purpose. Every time we close those doors, every time we open those doors, magic in our lives happens, memories happen.”
That magic and those memories come from the people who have walked through those doors. In this video created before the holidays, we see the faces of people we love, including some who are no longer with us. They walked through our doors. They prayed with us, celebrated with us, cried with us, and helped build the community we are privileged to have today.
Important Note: The image above is a visual example, not a finished product.
Seeing their faces reminds us that although they may no longer walk through these doors with us, what they gave to this community remains with us every time we enter. Yom Kippur asks us to remember where we have come from, to think about where we are going, and to understand that each of us is one link in a chain stretching from generation to generation.
The doors are open. It is now our turn to walk through them—and to make certain that there will always be another generation that knows where those doors lead.
Many of you have already opened your hearts to help us preserve these doors, and we are deeply grateful. If you have not yet had the opportunity to participate, click here to do so or click on the button below.
As Robert Murdock so eloquently said:
“Marci and I are giving a gift to this fund today, and I want to tell you exactly why. It is not a gift for us. It is a gift for our children, and for their children, and for their children after that. I am asking you to join us.”
For additional questions, please feel do not hesitate to contact Clayton directly.
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Clayton Steinberg, Executive Director
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