Front Lines

ory

Well Grounded

W

e are familiar
be wary of those who wish to
with the words
get to you and you begin to feel
ground down. Or you may find
"the Earth and
the fullness thereof." But
that things get so out of hand
are you at all aware of the
that you are ground up and
wealth of references to
spit out.
"ground" in our everyday
Even with all the looming
use? If not, read on. If so,
threats "out there you can-
read on anyway; you should
not and must not give in to
not start something if you
ungrounded fears. You'll stag-
are not going to finish.
nate.
Sy Ma nello
The attendees who
For those of you fairly well
Edito rial
bought the cheap "seats"
established in your career, make
Assis tant
at the Globe Theater in
sure that you continue to enjoy
London were known as
the daily grind. One thing that
groundlings. There they stood, in front
might help is to be able to indulge your-
self in your favorite grind (but please
of the stage. Now such purchasers are
in the upper balcony and even there the
remember to wash out the pot and turn
seats are far from cheap.
off the machine when the pot is empty).
For those of you who are firmly estab-
It is also imperative that talk of
lished in your lives — sound education,
your abilities and strong points is well
good job, etc. — you can be described as
grounded: an important step toward
having your feet on the ground. (And as
advancement.
long as you don't just stand still, that is a
If your latest cause enjoys a surge of
good thing.) Or, if you are well versed in
support, you are experiencing a ground-
something, then you are well grounded.
swell. This is also the bane of those who
If you are taking on a new enterprise,
have stone walls around their property
then you need to familiarize yourself
and must replace the stones each spring
with it from the ground up. You will
because, as the poet Frost reminded us,
need to lay some groundwork since you
"Something there is that doesn't love a
are, in effect, starting on the ground
wall!'
floor. (This is not to be confused with
My current set of examples is now
getting so involved with something for-
spent so my column shall now grind to a
eign that you get ground up.)
halt. Ah, another down-to-earth presen-
Along those same lines, you want to
tation.

Quotable

"If given the
vision, financial
incentive and
coaching,
mainstream
congregations
could connect
with young
Jews. "

— Dr. Ron Wolfson, president of

Synagogue 3000, the trans-

denominational organization

devoted to shaping synagogues

as vital centers of Jewish life.

Quoted in the fall issue of Reform

Judaism magazine. A Marcus

Foundation grant to Synagogue

3000 launched "Next Dor" (Next

Generation) to provide congrega-

tions with those tools.

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