Shelter from the Storm

B"H

On the occasion of millions formally blessing callous, warring Evil's return to world power (though it is fair to ask why those particular millions should have exceeded the global average), a topic emerged, through a cranky argument with Kyla, that seems depressingly appropriate: bombardment. I am sick of and from bombardment. I think the whole world is. I also consider it to be an obstacle to holy work; which is why I consider it integral to our holy work to find or build shelter from bombardment. This is why I think it is important that interfaith work be happening out here, as far away as we can get from the Holy Land where everyone is bombarded with territorial conflict. And this is also why I think it is important that religious work be happening at a safe remove from the bombardment of nonintention in modern secular culture. (But does that mean, then, that we have to get out of the city? Oy vey. Where to get kosher food and a minyan, then?) Much of my struggle with community structure and geography has to do with realizing this principle in a coherent way.

It is worth asking: is shelter really the answer, or is it a way of avoidance? (If the latter, then why don't we all just go move to the Land? Yeah, see, I don't think so...)

Anyway, Happy Election Hangover! <grunt>