WE are this boy; struggling to carry the Torah against the backdrop of our past as we take our first steps toward our future. Our gaze is humble yet determined. Humbled after 2000 years of exile and persecution. Determined because now that we're finally home, we have a lot of work to do.

The task at hand is a massive undertaking, but we were born ready.

"It is not your responsibility to finish the work (of perfecting the world), but neither are you free to desist from it." (Pirkei Avot 2:22) "לא עליך המלאכה לגמור, ולא אתה בן חורין להבטל ממנה"