into my current mess, if I really
could return to yesterday, then I
am on the right path to improv-
ing my lot.
Looking backward also means
turning to the history of a people
and community. Ours is not the
first generation to face physical
suffering, destruction, immoral-
ity and other ills of society. Our
holy books and history books pro-
vide us with guidance.
Closing my eyes and wishing
it were tomorrow will not cause
my problems to disappear. Gain-
ing insight from the experiences
of the past might indeed enable
me to face my crises of today with
a renewed sense of optimism.
We know the value of "looking
backward" because it is ingrained
in our tradition.
Our emphasis on memory —
of both the glorious and the trag-
ic — is a central Jewish value.
Teshuvah, the process of
change which we hope to accom-
plish at this time of the year, re-
volves around the power of the
past.
Teshuvah means return. We
are called upon to consider what
have been our deeds and mis-
deeds in the recent past, and then
to find our way back to a way of
life which we know to be better
for us from both personal and
communal experience. Some peo-
ple are forever searching for a
better way of life, believing that
where they come from has been
less than satisfactory.
As members of the Jewish peo-
ple, we are blessed with the
knowledge that meaningful life
is available to us and all we need
to do is reach back and reclaim
it. ❑

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Should Meet
Our Family

We extend a most personal
invitation to join us at
Congregation Shaarey
Zedek where you and your
dear ones are most dear
to us. Those of us who
enjoy working with you
and your families send
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To become a member of our Shaarey Zedek family, call Executive Director,
Leonard P. Baruch at (810) 357-5544.

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B'nai Moshe
Plans Selichot

Members of Congregation B'nai
Moshe will participate in a spe-
cial ceremony dressing the syn-
agogue's Torah Scrolls in white
for the High Holidays at a Seli-
chot program and service on Sat-
urday night, Sept. 7. --
The evening will begin at 8:45
p.m. with a dessert reception in
honor of B'nai Moshe members
who are celebrating completion of
their first full year of synagogue
membership. Following the re-
ception there will be a video
screening of the recent Academy
Award honoree for Best Short
Documentary, One Survivor Re-
members, featuring Gerda Weiss-
man Klein. Rabbi Elliot Pachter
will lead a short discussion about
the film and its spiritual message
for the High Holiday season. The
Selichot program and service will
follow.

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