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| The Angel Of Birth Midrash told by Rabbi Cohen on Yom Kippur Before a soul is joined to a body, it is taken on a tour of the universe, courtesy of an angel. They saw the vastness of space, stars and planets, comets and meteors, light divided from dark. They turned and headed for one particular star, glowing yellow and one particular planet, a blue and green globe in the great dark. As they came closer, they could see the great blue oceans and the green and brown land. In the oceans creatures swam and lived. On the land, there were rivers and lakes, mountains and valleys, hills and plains. They saw grasslands and forests, meadows full of flowers, deserts of wind carved shapes. And everywhere there were insects and birds and all kinds of animals. And they saw people, living in great cities or in small towns, people of many shapes and sizes and colors. They saw mothers holding their babies close, rocking them to sleep. They saw fathers playing with their children, laughing together. They saw poor people with not enough to eat, and rich people with far too much. They saw people fighting over their differences, killing and hurting each other. “Oh, it’s too sad and terrible,” cried the soul, “I don’t want to go there.” But the angel joined the soul to the fetus in the womb. “Oh, it’s comfortable here,” said the soul, “I will stay here where it is warm and dark and safe.” “Little one,” said the angel, “Your job is to join the rest of the human family, to learn and grow and make your small difference in who they all are. It is not an easy task, but it is yours.” “But how can I even begin, knowing what I know?” begged the soul. So the angel gently touched the spot on the lip just below the baby’s nose. The touch left an indentation and took away the memory of all that the soul had seen in their journey together. “Now,” said the angel, “You are ready to begin your great journey.” Yom Kippur is a time to be alone. We come to synagogue to be alone together. The angel blessing as a story |
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