Dear DOMIM-aLike friends and colleagues,

"There is a crack in everything 
That’s how the light gets in..."
Leonard Cohen 
 

As the month of Kislev begins, we depart from an intense and volatile Mar-Cheshvan - it began with the exciting celebrations of Diaspora-Israel Day around the world, continued with emotional elections in the United States, and ended in two separate but equally startling events in Israel - hateful graffiti and death threats in IMPJ's Kehillat Ra'anan, and a wave of fires around the state, that left many people - including some of our congregants, without a roof over their heads. 

Following these unsettling events, we witness that through the painful cracks, light stars to get in - as Leonard Cohen who passed away this month taught us.
Many people and organizations in Israel, including the IMPJ headquarter office and congregations, have opened their homes and hearts to help those whose homes were burnt and show their appreciation to the fire-fighters.
Friends from all around the world have written to us, expressing their support and solidarity.

We continue believing that, as Rabbi Kook say, these acts of light and love indeed push away the darkness.