It Has Been a While...

Top of the evening to all.

With humble apologies, I have not been writing during the pandemic. As such, you will this evening be subject to a slew of blog entries.

Over the course of this craziness, we have all been told about social distancing. The virus can only travel a certain distance. As long as we stay beyond that distance, there is no chance of contracting this nasty affliction.

On those occasions that I have been able to get out and take a walk, I have followed those conventions. Nonetheless, I say hello to everyone. Social distancing does not have to be anti-social distancing. We are all still neighbours. We must remember that, especially now.

Thinking about it further, it is both heartening and affirming that the ancient wisdom of the Torah remains true. Specifically,

לֹא־ט֛וֹב הֱי֥וֹת הָֽאָדָ֖ם לְבַדּ֑וֹ

It is not good for a person to be alone. All of the ways that we have tried to reach out to each other - on-line conferences, window visits, yelling hello to random strangers across the street - we do not accept this forced being alone. That is a good thing, and a powerful statement about humanity.

Here is hoping that the societal semi-quarantine becomes less necessary sooner rather than later.

Have a good evening everyone.

R/SCG