{"id":48243,"date":"2019-04-12T03:43:31","date_gmt":"2019-04-12T09:43:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/?p=48243"},"modified":"2019-04-12T03:43:31","modified_gmt":"2019-04-12T09:43:31","slug":"off-the-pulpit-invisible-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/off-the-pulpit-invisible-work\/","title":{"rendered":"Off the Pulpit: Invisible Work"},"content":{"rendered":"

By RABBI DAVID WOLPE<\/p>\n

While traveling in Southeast Asia I learned that certain cultures refer to housework as \u201cinvisible work\u201d because if it is done you cannot see it. Only if it is undone do you realize it is needed.<\/p>\n

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Passover is the decathlon of cleaning. It is hard to believe all the crevices and nooks that crumbs have crept into over the year. It is like a mass migration of chometz, carried out stealthily, to places no normal dustmop can reach.<\/p>\n

Passover cleaning should also increase our appreciation for those who do our \u2018invisible work.\u2019 People who clean our homes and streets, who maintain our buildings, who must constantly toil so that our world remains manageable. As Passover approaches, thank the sanitation worker, the gardener, and the housekeeper. Without their help, the lack of work would be visible indeed.<\/p>\n

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

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