During these times, people keep saying, “We are all in the same boat.” No, we’re not.
We are all in the same storm, but your boat is different than your neighbor’s, and mine is different than yours. Each of us is going through this historic time with unique challenges and joys because our lives are different. And that means we can never judge someone else, as Hillel says in Pirkei Avot, Ethics of Our Fathers: “Do not judge your fellow until you have come to his place.” And since we can never, ever really come to another person’s place, we are forbidden to judge.
Even when we pay a Shiva call, it’s not very comforting to tell the mourner, “I know how you feel.” Even if they are mourning the loss of a father, and you lost your father, you don’t know how they feel, because you didn’t lose their father.
Whatever you may going through now is what G-d decided is your unique opportunity to learn and grow. The lessons you learn during this “time out” are yours now and forever. Do not compare yourself to anyone else.
Yes, we are in a collective storm, but the story of this time is personal and profound. Let us dig deep and change for the good so that The Almighty can turn the page, and we can emerge from this as better people, committed to making a better world.
Now I can relate to the Passover story when the Jews hesitated to go into Israel. They had built for themselves a new reality in the desert, and got… comfortable. The thought of leaving that for the unknown was too much for them. But it was time.
The Hebrew word for sin is chet, which comes from an old archery term that was used when an archer missed their intended target or mark. This ancient definition helps inform the Jewish view of sin, as our sages teach us: all people are essentially good, and sin is a product of our errors. We are each imperfect, and often “miss the mark.” Pick up the bow and try again.
For Jewish mothers with children age 18 and under
Participants only pay their acceptance fee and airfare
To participate in the Momentum Yearlong Journey, women must live in close proximity to a Partner Organization. See our partners list here. Please notify your Community Leader with any updates to your application
Mainly for the husbands of Momentum sisters
$900 for Momentum husbands
Each man get a scholarship of $2,100-$2,400
Partner Organization contributes $700 per man
The Israeli Government does not contribute to the Men’s Trips
To participate, men must live in close proximity to a Partner Organization. See our partners list here. Please notify your Community Leader with any updates to your application
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