No Person Has Fallen Too Far

No person >> [music] >> has fallen too far, and that with that relationship with God, you can get through anything. >> We're here with Menachem Bernstein, who spends his year with the recovery community, works [music] at the the Living Room, Our Place. Is there a concept in recovery that the whole world can hear and you can share with us to connect to the high holidays? >> There are two foundational [music] ideas in recovery that are more connected to the Yom Noraim than any other time of the year. Founded [music] on a relationship with God, no person has fallen too far. And that there's hope. And that that relationship with God is eternally available to everybody. [music] And that with that relationship with God, you can get through anything. And I think that that's something that we need to remember in the recovery community. [music] We have a relationship with God. Hashem is with us. We don't have to be scared of the Yom Noraim. And that's a that's a message that we can share with the [music] world. The other idea at the foundation stone of recovery is the willingness to face ourselves and face [music] reality. You know, these are serious days. But they're awesome days. There's an awesome opportunity, and and the process of spiritual development is not one of [music] being less ourselves, but of being more ourselves. And the process of facing maybe where we've fallen short, and maybe where we want to be better, is [music] a process of us learning and growing into our truest self, as opposed to [music] the opposite of that. And that's something that makes Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur super exciting, and that's something that their message can be shared with the world. That facing [music] yourself with courage, not so much facing your problems, but facing yourself, and facing what's held [music] you back, and abandoning what's held you back. And there's no better time to do that than now. >> Wow.