The Message, Volume 47, Number 2, September 2011 Page: 1 of 24
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Shalom mhw
with Rabbi David Rosen
upon another sign
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Houston, TX 77096-1801
(713)666-1881
WWW.BETHYESHURUN.ORG
Inside
■ 2011 High Holy Days
■ Selihot Sep. 24
■ Welcome to the new BYDS
■ BY wins 9 Schechter Awards
■ New Simcha Tree Honorees
Looking Ahead
■ Sukkot Oct. 13-19
■ Simchat Torah Oct. 21
■ BY Celebration Oct. 30
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4525 Beechnut St.
September 2011
Elul 5771-Tishri 5772
Vol. XLVII, No. 1
■ Volunteer with the Kehillah
Committee
■ SWUSY 51st Regional
Convention
■ Hazzan Propis' Musical
Journey to Germany
■ S-l-R Dr. Daniel Gordis
Sep. 15-17
■ Childrens/Family Shabbat
services resume
Precious Lord, take my hand
Lead me on, let me stand
I am tired, I am weak, I am worn
Through the storm, through the night
Lead me on to the light
Take my hand, precious Lord, lead me home."
A beautiful message for anyone traveling in Maine - or starting out on the
journey of a new year.
L'shanah Tovah!
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detour
SOUTH WEST
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None of us would argue that life in today's world can be
terribly complicated. We live in an age of political uncertainty,
of decentralized families that are scattered around the globe,
and information overload that fills our heads with too many
opinions about even the smallest issues.
All of this came to a head for one man
church outside Denver, was traveling by car
Maine is not an easy state to drive around. Its only interstate runs in a north-south
direction, and most of the lesser highways are built on what were formerly deer
trails, Indian trails and carriage roads.
But Merril could not have anticipated what he came across while driving
down one narrow asphalt side road: a sign which identified the road he was
driving along as "South 100, West 2, North 7." In other words, he found himself
on a little road that apparently went all three directions!
But it got better: Proceeding along the road, he came
which read "Detour." So now, not only was he on a highway apparently going
north, south and west, but he
was on a north, south and west
detour!
Somehow Pastor Merril
made it back to civilization
but he enjoyed a good laugh
getting there. Seeing the utter
confusion embedded in those
signs, however, he made a
meaningful observation for
those of us trying to traverse
the complicated "journey
of life" on which we are all
traveling:
"So don't despair," he wrote, "if you don't know which end is up, which is
south, west or north, whether you're inside out or outside in, whether you're
coming or going. Just remember that Cod has Positioned You Securely, and start
singing:
when Timothy Merril, pastor of a
around Maine this past summer.
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