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With the momentous occasion of Birkat Hachama happening last week, I wanted to try something which is unusual for this blog but which I think can lead to an incredible discussion.

My friend’s wife gave birth on the day of Birkat Hachama and I told him: “Well, you will have a great story to tell your girl when she is 28 years old, married with two children”. He laughed, but it gave me an idea.

We often think about the immediate future and how to get by day to day. However, if we don’t have a broader goal which we are trying to reach, our day to day actions become cyclical and meaningless. Yes – even the deepest religious practices can become cyclical and meaningless if they are not done for a purpose, with a goal in sight.

And, so, I am asking each and every one of you: Where do you see yourselves in 28 years? What do you hope to accomplish?

In the same line of thought: Where do you see Klal Israel in 28 years? What do you hope Klal Israel will have accomplished by then, and if this is not accomplished yet, how do you foresee our progress towards a complete redemption unfolding?