Hey all,
I'm curious about people's experience of gathering each others' tzitzit before we say the Sh'ma. I'm personally finding it a little bit touchy-feely and somewhat distracting at a moment when I really want to be very focused on the sounds and words and ideas. I'm feeling enough connection and community in the group without holding my neighbor's fringes, but I wonder if I'm just being a grumpy curmudgeon or if others feel similarly?
Hope no one gets mad at me for raising this...
Hannah
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Not mad-- but I just think this is something that will feel awkward for a while... until it doesn't. (truly, it even takes practice to gather one's OWN fringes before the Sh'ma). I know you are new to wearing a tallit... which is also awkward for a while.
I think there is something important symbolically in changing from that particular gesture (gathering one's own fringes) to one of connection with each other. Especially as we are forming new community and new practices. Otherwise we are not connected to each other except by our voices. Which is ok, but I like the physical action of making connection.
I'm wondering if we might try all-in-the-center to compare to making a circle, to see if it feels different, easier, more connected and/or less awkward.
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