Gratitude Has No Season

by Reb Deb

We have just enjoyed the beautiful and inspiring holiday of Shavuot. One of its major themes is gratitude and expression of gratitude.

In Temple times people would bring the first fruits of their harvest to the Temple as an expression of their gratitude to God for their successful harvest. This was a joyous occasion and a public display of the gratitude and joy of the masses.

Our rabbinic tradition teaches us that it is forbidden to enjoy anything in the world without expressing gratitude for what we have received.

The rabbis believed we should express blessings of gratitude to acknowledge how much good there is in our lives. Doing this requires effort and practice. How can we each develop a gratitude practice in our lives?

Blessings and prayers are most useful tools to express our gratitude.

Come and learn more about gratitude and the ways to express it at our Mussar class this evening, June 13 from 7:30 to 8:30 on zoom. Click here to register.