100% of us share the same problem.  100% of us will be experiencing the same problem next week on Rosh Hashanah.  100% of us experience the same problem in different ways every day.  Here is the problem.  I’ll use the language of the High Holidays.  When God calls on Abraham, Abraham says: Hineni.  I am here.  Our problem is, how do we say I am here, when I am not here?

How does the Newton North or Newton South high school student say I am here for their new school year, when they are not here?  The learning is remote.

How does your college sophomore or junior say I am here for my college experience, when they are not here?  They are in their high school bedroom.

How do you say I am here for my office or workplace environment when there is no office or workplace environment?

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