{"id":38496,"date":"2017-09-15T15:49:53","date_gmt":"2017-09-15T21:49:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/?p=38496"},"modified":"2017-09-15T15:49:53","modified_gmt":"2017-09-15T21:49:53","slug":"off-the-pulpit-your-inner-issac","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/off-the-pulpit-your-inner-issac\/","title":{"rendered":"Off the Pulpit: Your inner Issac"},"content":{"rendered":"

By RABBI DAVID WOLPE<\/p>\n

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Isaac was the son of Abraham, founder of the Jewish faith, and father of Jacob, source of the twelve tribes. But Isaac had his own special virtues. He re-dug the wells of his father, solidifying Abraham\u2019s legacy. And he is the only one of the patriarchs who never left the land of Israel.<\/p>\n

As the High Holidays approach, we often think of the heroic virtues and the dramatic gesture. But a good life can be an Isaac-life. Isaac made sure the preciousness of the past was not lost and the values of the present were preserved. In his most dramatic moment, he went willingly to the altar with Abraham, full of the trust of someone who knows that faith and life often require calm, trust and steadiness. May this year help us recover our inner Isaac.<\/p>\n

(Rabbi David Wolpe is the spiritual leader of Sinai Temple in Los Angeles.)<\/em><\/p>\n

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