Last night, our family joined over 15,000 people at the Intuit Dome to hear Israeli musical star Omer Adam. For two hours, the energy of the Jewish and Israeli community was contagious. Not one person sat down. How miraculous to see the billboard in one of the newest arenas in the country read, “Sold Out for Omer Adam.”

The concert concluded with his song, “Mode Ani.” I am grateful.

The lyrics read, “I offer my thanks to you, every morning, for the light, for the fact that I am alive. I will cry for you, your glorious name, I will call for you. I offer my thanks to you, you gave me life.”

As Omer Adam sang this song, he wrapped himself in an Israeli flag draped over his head, as if wrapped in Am Yisrael, the people of Israel.

Witnessing this moment was miraculous. Here were 15,000 Jews and Israelis with 30,000 opinions. Yet, there were no arguments and there were no protests.

Instead, there were voices singing in harmony and unity. There were people hugging in the aisles. I witnessed the world as it should be.

Some moments ask us to pause, reflect and say those two words. Model Ani.

Rabbi Donniel Hartman distinguishes between two types of Jews, the Jew of being and the Jew of Becoming. The Jew of Being is the one who was born into the Jewish family, but the Jew of Becoming is the one that thinks intentionally about what being a Jew means to the world.

Last night, I not only saw Jews of being, but I saw a Jewish community of becoming.

Mode Ani–I am truly grateful.