Be Prepared
Rivki D. Rosenwald Esq., LMFT, CLC, SDS
That’s Judaism for you. You’re not even done with Purim … and -Wait, I take that back, I mean -winter vacation….
It’s actually still January -and already the Parsha is bringing up Matzo, Morror, and Passover.
You know how kids are home from camp for like 2 minutes -and already you’re receiving messages to apply for the next summer ?! Seriously, don’t we get to breathe. Sooo relaxing huh?!
Well, that’s similar to how we feel the pressure, immediately at the end of Succoth, of trying to decide where to go and what to do to for Passover! Do you stay home, go to a hotel on a program (which needs to be signed up for yesterday or you are closed out) or go off to Israel.
Right from the minute the last decoration gets taken down from the succah hut, the next big family holiday starts consuming us.
Of course, this is broken up by the integral and pressing decision of which Sunday to make your Chanukah party!
And let’s not forget the drama that pops up immediately around which married family members will be coming for Passover. Will they join US or ——THEM?
So, who needs the Parsha bringing up right NOW, in January, the shopping list and other requirements for April. Are we going out shopping for this stuff tomorrow?!
But, like I said, that’s Judaism for you!
They MAY be a rhyme and reason for it, but we’re not always made privy to it easily.
You can certainly opt to spend time figuring it out; you can just add that into the other stuff you’re busy with.
Or you can trust that there’s a good reason to start us thinking way ahead about what’s important to us.
The message may be -Planning ahead is always important! After all -No one ever likes to be Passed Over !
Rivki Rosenwald is a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist working with both couples and individuals.
She is a Certified Relationship Counselor. She is a Co-Founder & Creator of an effective Parent Management of Adolescent Years Program. She can be contacted at 917-705-2004 or rivkirosenwald@gmail.com
