“Were the existence of gratitude and recognition of the good lacking from existence, the human spirit would be left without sparkle or shine.” Rav Avraham Yitzchak HaCohen Kook For the Perplexed of the Generation 4:9 I recently was honored to receive the following email: Dear Rabbi Weinberg; I am grateful that both my parents survived Covid in the ICU. I am grateful that my husband is home, although with oxygen, but no longer on a ventilator. I am grateful for the Jewish community, of which I am not connected, for food, drivers, shopping, and all sorts of help too much to list. Someone printed a page from Partners In Prayer and scribbled your email on the bottom. Can you teach me how to pray? Is there a way I can use prayer to express my gratitude? Can I pray without becoming religious? My husband and I and our children are willing to celebrate Hanukah this year. Is that okay? My ...
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