There's more than one answer to these questions pointing me in a crooked line
And the less I seek my source for some definitive
Closer I am to fine
Closer I am to fine
And the less I seek my source for some definitive
Closer I am to fine
Closer I am to fine
--Amy Ray and Emily Saliers
וְאָמַר רַבִּי יִצְחָק: אַרְבָּעָה דְּבָרִים מְקָרְעִין גְּזַר דִּינוֹ שֶׁל אָדָם, אֵלּוּ הֵן: צְדָקָה, צְעָקָה, שִׁינּוּי הַשֵּׁם, וְשִׁינּוּי מַעֲשֶׂה....וְיֵשׁ אוֹמְרִים: אַף שִׁינּוּי מָקוֹם,
And Rabbi Yitzḥak said: A person’s sentence is torn up on account of four types of actions. These are: Giving charity, crying out in prayer, a change of one’s name, and a change of one’s deeds for the better...And some say: Also, a change of one’s place of residence cancels an evil judgment.....
1) What compels you to "cry out," either in prayer, concern, outrage?
2) Other than moving, how might you "change your place" in the year ahead? What are some places--literal or metaphoric--you might want to visit this year?
3) What are behaviors or actions you want to try to adopt in the New Year?
4) What are some of the "names" by which you are known now? How might you want to be known or seen in the coming year?
Octavia E. Butler
All that you touch
You Change.
All that you Change
Changes you.
The only lasting truth
Is Change.
All that you touch
You Change.
All that you Change
Changes you.
The only lasting truth
Is Change.