#rememberanddonotforget

20 years later, I'm going back to Ground Zero. I haven't been able to bring myself there, not once, since that horrific day when I was a 5th-year Rabbinical student at @jtsvoice. I'm still not ready. But building a world from love demands facing the broken places and taking part in the (re)building. Today, @ujafedny is doing real good for our community, and paying homage to all the souls we lost. As a central part of my return today, I carry in my heart my sister, Rabbi Yonina Creditor, now a Lieutenant (about to become Lieutenant Commander) in the @usnavy, a #Chaplain who tends to the souls of many. 20 years ago, she was an first responder, a #NewYorkCity EMT, who ran to #GroundZero and stayed there for days on end, helping in every way she could. I return to this scarred, hallowed ground for the first time in 20 years, very much in her shadow. #HonorWithAction #RememberAndDoNotForget #september 11 #September11 https://www.instagram.com/p/CTuNdGCLfDS/?utm_medium=tumblr

"There is great power in memory, arguably a blessing and a curse that God has given us. Truly to remember is to relive. We might choose to relive joyful moments again and again, but we also remember darker moments, for those also shape us as a society and define who we are. We will remember the events of January 6, 2021. We also understand that, just like Torah, there is power in collective memory. This is especially true considering that we may remember the events of this day differently, each of us reflecting on it using our own eyes, hearts – and our unique choices of words. Was the attack on the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021 a riot? A coup? Insurrection? Domestic terrorism? A protest? Words matter, and how we remember is shaped by the words we use." from Remember and Do Not Forget | Rabbinic Testimonies of January 6, 2021: A Horrific Day in American History edited by Rabbi Menachem Creditor and Rabbi Jesse Olitzky foreword by Ruth Messinger https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08STPFM83 #RememberAndDoNotForget https://www.instagram.com/p/CPOE83TNLE8/?utm_medium=tumblr