David Kay, chair, Interfaith Council of Central Florida
Final week: FINDING SAFETY: We simply acquired again from every week in New Orleans — every week the place faculties opened, Tulane College college students have been shifting in, and a requirement to point out proof of vaccination or a unfavourable COVID-19 take a look at inside 72 hours went into impact for eating places and bars, gyms and health facilities, music venues and theaters, and different high-risk occasions. A masks mandate in any respect indoor places was already in impact. Companies have been booming, youngsters have been joyful, and everybody was safer.
Wanting forward: LEARN FROM MISTAKES: We’re within the Jewish month of Elul, the lunar cycle main as much as the Excessive Holidays. It is a time of introspection and frank self-assessment. We’re urged to confront our errors and take accountability for them — actually, the one solution to appropriate errors and forestall repeating them sooner or later. That is wonderful recommendation for our elected officers — native, state, and nationwide — as nicely. We do not count on you to be excellent. Admitting you have been incorrect would not weaken you. And it higher serves the individuals who put their belief in you.