Patrick J. Tracy's Rosh Hashanah Message for 2024

I started at AA, where we attended Rosh Hashanah services via a TV screen way in the back. But the community got sclerotic, so we left to help found Or Hadash. Most recently at Or Hadash, I attended Rosh Hashanah services via a computer screen on Zoom during the pandemic. My kids moved back to Atlanta, but Or Hadash felt stuffy to them, so they left to help found Ma’alot. Now I celebrate Rosh Hashanah on top of Arabia Mountain with my children and their children. My celebration of Rosh Hashanah has definitely changed for the better, and I hope that it will continue to do so in the future. Sim Shalom. “

Patrick J. Tracy is a married grandfather, Jewish convert, COH founder, banker, Peace Corps Volunteer Colombia.