This 15-minute video was posted on the New York Times web
page yesterday. Warning: it is quite painful to watch, and may not be for
everyone. But it really does shine a light on the unsung heroes in this
pandemic, and hopefully encourages each of us to do all that we can to stay
well. You would think we would be highly motivated to take care of ourselves,
but a little additional incentive can never hurt.
This evening begins the Jewish festival of Purim. Our last weekend in Sharon was just before Purim of 2020. The holiday fell on Tuesday, March 10, and it turned out I also had my routine monthly medical appointments that morning. A few days later, we were expecting to have Joshua and family in New York for the Sarachek Basketball Tournament, but like so much that was to come, it was cancelled. My Google calendar is still filled with activities on which I had later typed “CANCELLED.” It is hard to believe it has been an entire year of this new and far too solitary existence.
We are just hopeful that, over time, with increasing numbers of people vaccinated, life will return to some sort of normalcy. But for now, we continue to miss our family, and Zoom remains an inadequate substitute for which we must force ourselves to be grateful.
Meanwhile, we will be experiencing the traditional readings of the Book of Esther via Zoom.
Stay healthy!
Love,
Rebecca
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