I always love to set a beautiful table for Shabbat and the holidays. For me it is a way to send Light and my prayers. The first Friday after  the Hamas attack, Oct. 13th, I wanted the tablescape to radiate out the Light of  Peace and knew a dove I keep on display would be perfect to use. It is pretty difficult to reach so I asked Rabbi David to get it for me but as he was doing so, it slipped from his hand and broke. 

I just looked at it in sadness and said, “A sign of what is happening.” Rabbi David managed to glue the dove back together but one piece is missing. It is a piece by the dove’s heart. 

As I placed the dove on my table, I could feel the Light radiating from my tablescape’s Prayer for Peace. It was so beautiful, so sacred, so strong!  “Thank you for your message,” I told the dove.  “We may be broken with pieces of our heart missing, but we will still continue to bring our Light to the world!”

I reset my table after Shabbat  in the exact same way. I told the dove, “This is going to to be your new place for awhile.”

Love, Cantor Lee

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Another Message?

Noah sent out the dove three times from the ark. The first time she couldn't find a place to rest and came back. The second time, she brought back an olive leaf which has become a universal sign of peace. The third time, she didn't return to the ark for the flood was over and life could begin again.  She had found her place in the world. 

The dove in the mystical teachings is a symbol of the Divine Presence. 

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