We do not always get to choose the journeys that change our lives. Through Parashat Lech Lecha, memories of my husband Andy, and the love that accompanies us, I explore journeying towards wholeness. This week’s post includes my prayer “Not Knowing,” awareness of inherited cancer risk, and an invitation to connect through art and sacred text.
BRCA Awareness
Lech Lecha — Trusting the Journey
“Lech Lecha — Go forth to the land that I will show you.”
This week’s Torah portion invites us to trust the journey, even when the destination is unknown. In this week’s reflection, I share my illustration of Genesis 12:1, the prayer Not Knowing from my soon-to-be-released book Illuminated Journey, and a new illustrated prayer, Journey.
I also share information and resources about BRCA awareness in the Jewish community — and ask for prayers for my daughter, Samantha Trattner (Shira Natanya bat Yocheved), who is courageously navigating her own unexpected journey.