Healing Familial Brokenness - Rabbi Joel Nickerson

Many of us will have the blessing of sitting around a Thanksgiving table next week with members of our family with whom we share great joy and love. But others will be mourning the loss, and even death, of certain familial relationships. They will be looking across the table, maybe even smiling or laughing externally, but inside, they will be sitting with a pain that punctures their hearts....  One of the beauties of our Jewish tradition, and especially the Torah, is that it doesn’t shy away from the most challenging and consequential issues in our lives. It is meant to open our hearts and minds to the complexities of the world and to raise awareness about the issues that may or may not affect us directly. Chances are that you, or someone you know, is dealing with some form of familial estrangement. To heal a fractured world requires us to open our hearts and offer comfort and love to those in pain.Each week, a member of the clergy offers their personal perspective on a topic of their choice, such as the week's Torah portion, a Jewish holiday, ritual, custom, or history. Facebook: Wilshire Boulevard TempleWebsite: wbtla.orgYoutube: Wilshire Boulevard TempleInstagram: wilshireboulevardtemple