We are coming off an uplifting Passover. I hope yours was filled with family, friends, tradition, and inspiration.
The question is, how do we take it with us into the days, weeks, and months ahead?
I am often moved, and sometimes pleasantly surprised, by conversations with people in our community who share how they hold onto one consistent Jewish practice, even if they would not identify as “religious.” One woman told me that every Friday, no matter what, she lights Shabbat candles and calls her boys over for a quiet moment of prayer together. Another shared that he never starts his day without putting on Tefillin. And another holds onto an aspect of keeping Kosher, come what may.
There is something deeply powerful about that one non-negotiable point of connection.
This week, the Torah discusses what makes produce susceptible to ritual impurity. As long as it remains even slightly attached to the ground, it cannot become impure. Only once it is fully detached does that vulnerability begin.
There is a profound message here. As long as we remain connected to our source, even in a small but real and consistent way, that connection preserves us. It keeps us spiritually alive and grounded in who we are.
So if there is one Mitzvah, one practice, one moment of connection that you hold onto, hold onto it tightly. It matters more than you may think. Over time, that one point of connection has a way of growing, naturally expanding into other areas of life.
You do not need to take on everything at once. Just stay connected. From that connection, small as it may seem, vitality flows into everything else. This is how the inspiration of Passover lives on, carried into the days ahead and into the summer months, becoming part of our daily rhythm.