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Running on Bridges

Running on Bridges April 19, 2013~10 Iyyar 5773 Rabbi Jen Gubitz Kol ha'Olam   - the whole world is glued to Boston this week. The beautiful weekend, followed by an amazing race, with perfect running conditions. The only heartbreak, we thought, being the hills of   Newton .   Kol ha'Olam   - the whole world gathered to cheer on world-class athletes, a world-class race course, with world-class fans. Kol ha'Olam   - we know that in this whole world we are not the only ones who face and fear tragedies like this and yet,   Kol ha'Olam   - it feels today in   our   whole world of Boston that we are under siege, and we are scared and we fear for our safety, for the safety of our loved ones, and for the safety of those we don't even know. Kol ha'Olam   - though at times it felt like it might - the whole world did not end this week, but worlds ended.  Lives were snuffed out and   fears ignited.  And those narrow straits,  tzarim , those narrow str