Uplifting moments permeate the school today, our last day before our Yom Kippur break. Here is one example. In the fifth grade, the students read a Hebrew Tal Am story about two friends, Avraham and Yoseph, who take a hike in the desert. When they reach a juncture, they get into a fight over which direction to go. Avraham hits Joseph during the argument, and Joseph, in anger, writes in the sand, “Here, my friend hit me.” Along comes the Wind of Forgiveness (Ruach Haslicha) and wipes away the words.
The friends continue on and reach a pool of water which is good for swimming. Joseph finds the water too deep, and is saved by his friend Avraham. Avraham finds a stone and carves in the words, “Here, my friend saved my life.”
Following the reading of the story, each student was given a plate of sand in which they were directed to write a word for the Ruach Haslicha, the Wind of Forgiveness. The students then switched plates for their friends to blow away the words written in the sand. Each student was then given a stone on which to write, with a permanent marker, a word that they want to endure.
The story did not have a title, and the students gave their suggestions: Forgiveness in the Sand; Joseph’s Engraving; The Sand and the Stone.
May your words of anger be like the sand, and may your words of healing be like the stone.
Shana Tov and may you be inscribed in the book of health and life.
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