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Rabbi Dovid S. Polter, Community Chaplain
Meals at Your Doorstep
(Due to the recent uptick in Covid in several of our JSL communities,
I am once again publishing this reflection)
I recently spoke to a resident who shared that during these challenging times, her most joyous and anticipated moment in the day is when she finds her meal at her doorstep. (Special thanks to those who deliver the wholesome food to the doorsteps while providing joy).
In spite of the overwhelming COVID-19 challenge, most will agree there is something positive in everything, including this pandemic.
Let me take you on a journey some three thousand years ago. Traveling through the desert from Egypt to the promised Land of Israel, the divinely endowed manna (fresh wafer-like food customized to one’s taste) fell from heaven daily and sustained the people. The undeserving had to fetch their manna from afar and prepare its contents for consumption. For those neither undeserving nor righteous, the manna was more accessible. For the righteous, the ready-to-eat manna fell at their doorstep.
History repeats itself. The period of COVID-19 is likened to a desert with limited amenities. Just as our travels through the desert had some redeeming qualities – daily food from heaven and for those deserving, it fell at their doorstep, so too this is perhaps the goodness and virtue in finding your meals at your doorstep. It is a sign of how deserving you really are.
I now better appreciate the resident’s anticipation for daily meals delivered to her doorstep.
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Rabbi Dovid S. Polter Jewish Community Chaplaincy Program Jewish Senior Life 248-592-5039 • dpolter@jslmi.org
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