Dear Friends,
Everyone is looking to 'connect' these days, whether it's with one's inner self or by using social media or some other high tech application that will bring friends and relatives at a distance to the desktop or tablet. Look no further! All of us are already connected in one way or another. Remember the old spiritual song Dry Bones? It affirms without question that each part of our body is connected to another part -- "The toe bone connected to the foot bone, the foot bone connected to the ankle bone, the ankle bone connected to the leg bone," and on it goes. But it reaches out a lot further than that. Scientist Edward Lorenz coined the term "The Butterfly Effect" to explain how seemingly inconsequential patterns in weather could multiply as they went along, and the gentle flapping of a butterfly's wings could turn into a hurricane or earthquake in another location. Impossible? Think of a snowball or a landslide gathering momentum and magnitude as it moves forward.
Now think of our own actions which we may consider modestly, as having little importance on a grand scale. Wrong! Just as pennies add up to dollars, every small mitzvah we adopt helps someone else in a big way. We are Chabad Naples and as Partners we can create a wonderful hub in a wheel whose spokes reach out into the community. We are Israel and its people, and our unqualified support is needed now more than ever.
We can never underestimate the power and potential of any good intention, where size does not necessarily promise a bigger or better result. Good deeds come in every size and sometimes even with a headstand.
With blessings,
Rabbi Fishel Zaklos
There is an expression, "Stand on your head and spit nickels".....The phrases including spitting nickels generally mean to be able to do something impossible or astonishing. Even the impossible can be overcome by good deeds, and we hope and pray this good deed should lead to a cure for these special people see…our little actions make a difference…