I was on the phone with a rabbi earlier this week, and we came up with the idea to pull together a small group of people to reflect on what we’ve learned about society and ourselves during this past year. God knows, it’s been a hard, tumultuous year.

Like you, I find myself intensely wrestling with the effects of this pandemic. On so many levels, in so many ways, our lives are fundamentally changing before our very eyes, and it is nearly impossible to predict what will happen in the days and weeks ahead. But here are some things I have been thinking about.