An Awareness of Jewish Continuity

“The command of the Omer teaches us to count days. The command of the jubilee instructs us to count years. The prophetic imperative asks us to count eras. A new era has arrived, and we must meet it. The Jewish blessing over a new phase in the calendar is: “Blessed are You … who has kept us alive and helped us to endure and brought us to this time.” Jewish consciousness of time is marked by an awareness of Jewish continuity. Never more was this needed than now.”

Studies in Renewal (1) – From Integration to Survival to Continuity