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There are no words, is how many folks respond to great tragedy. Neal Katz is a Jewish Rabbi in Tyler, Texas has words of wisdom he recently shared.  I was particularly struck by the words he shared after this week’s shooting at a synagogue in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania.  The one sentence that stands out most to me…

Three messengers from God told Abraham that his aged wife, Sarah, would have a son. Overhearing them, Sarah laughed at the very thought. My sense is that her laugh was less of an argument but more  something like, “You have to be kidding!  Surely, you speak in jest!”She simply could not so quickly take in…