{"id":10847,"date":"2024-09-17T13:40:16","date_gmt":"2024-09-17T13:40:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.torahmates.org\/jewish-resources\/?p=10847"},"modified":"2024-09-17T13:40:19","modified_gmt":"2024-09-17T13:40:19","slug":"the-forest-and-each-tree","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.torahmates.org\/jewish-resources\/the-forest-and-each-tree\/","title":{"rendered":"The Forest and Each Tree"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<pre class=\"wp-block-verse\">First we need the big picture.\r\nThen we probe individually.\r\nRosh Hashana is the forest.\r\nYom Kippur is each tree.\r\n\r\nHow do our actions differ,\r\nFrom the goals Hashem (God) has set?\r\nAre we fulfilling our life\u2019s purpose?\r\nOr can we grow higher yet?\r\n\r\nFirst comes the big picture:\r\nHow great our pleasure could be!\r\nThen we reach closer to Hashem,\r\nLike each gnarled, yet yearning tree.\r\n\n<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>By Bracha Goetz<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button tm-cta\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.torahmates.org\/sign-up.php\">Get inspired about Judaism with a weekly learning partner. Join TorahMates today!<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Bracha Goetz is the author of 42 Jewish children&#8217;s books and a candid memoir for adults about her journey to joy in Judaism.\u00a0 Her books can be found in Jewish bookstores and online here: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goetzbookshop.com\/\">www.goetzbookshop.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>First we need the big picture. Then we probe individually. Rosh Hashana is the forest. Yom Kippur is each tree. 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