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It’s the mystery that beckons. I thought it was the colors, the stories, the music. I thought it was the culture, the history and what I know about the present. But now I know that it is the mystery that tugs at me.

I don’t know much about India. I know what I have read, what I have seen in the movies, and what I have sampled at restaurants. I know what I have learned when I have spoken with people who have made the trip and who return telling stories that are both exciting and fascinating. I know what I read in the news about India’s Jewish community, about the connection between India and Israel.

While I don’t know much about India, I know that I need to be there.

With great joy I am set to lead, along with our co-chairs Cathy and Alan Gottlieb, the Temple Sinai trip to India. If one is going to the other side of the world, one must jam it all in and we are doing just that: we will be riding elephants and meeting locals and enjoying great cuisine. We will see the colors, listen to the music, experience the nightlife and the early morning sun. We will shop and we will learn and we will allow India to change who we are and we see our place in the world.

The time for a once-in-a-lifetime trip is now. As we read in our Torah portion this week, Lech Lecha, go forth, we will travel as a congregational tour to a far off land. We will explore our heritage and we will deepen our connection to each other and to our Judaism. And we will embrace the mystery of the unknown.

If the mystery beckons to you, if you feel the pull to Lech Lecha, then send me an email (blevenberg@templesinaiatlanta.org). I’d love to talk about how you can be a part of this journey.

Shabbat Shalom,

Brad