{"id":58064,"date":"2020-11-20T16:34:07","date_gmt":"2020-11-20T22:34:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/?p=58064"},"modified":"2020-11-20T16:34:07","modified_gmt":"2020-11-20T22:34:07","slug":"off-the-pulpit-frivol-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/off-the-pulpit-frivol-today\/","title":{"rendered":"Off the Pulpit: Frivol today!"},"content":{"rendered":"

By RABBI DAVID WOLPE<\/p>\n

\u201cWhy are you doing that?\u201d \u201cWhat\u2019s that for?\u201d<\/p>\n

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But some of the best moments of life have no purpose but themselves. When children are playing, they are playing to play. When we become adults and take time to play, a vague guilt trails after us as though we should not be spending our time on something \u2018frivolous.\u2019 But beauty and joy and simple fun are not frivolous \u2013 they are among the most beautiful aspects of life.<\/p>\n

The pandemic has given people time that they did not expect. Many of us have felt guilt for using it to watch interesting shows, read unexpected books, or play games online. A life of frivolous things is certainly wasted, but a life without them is narrow and pinched. Daydream alongside doing. Sometimes it is healthy, normal \u2013 human \u2013 to do nothing, and to do it well.<\/p>\n

Frivol a little today!<\/p>\n

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

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