Just think...

This young woman knows of Moses and Aaron, and has yet -- most likely -- to hear of the power of Mary's intercessions. Sometimes a rich faith tradition, grounded in religion or long-honored family rituals, nurtures the very material necessary to grow our next generations.

Then Adele read from the scroll and her clear voice, her young mind and those ancient desert-sprung sounds took everyone far from sound-bite squalor.

Her portion was about the Korah rebellion and God’s sweeping punishment of it.

In her subsequent speech, she said, “I think that God didn’t understand that not everyone was behind this rebellion, only Korah and his followers, because He isn’t human. He doesn’t understand how the human race works, and Moses and Aaron do because they are humans. In my opinion that is the main reason that God has Moses and Aaron, to help Him understand the human race and help fix conflicts in a calm and rational way.”

Calling God’s harsh reaction “a hasty decision,” she suggested that “Judaism begins to teach us that God and humans together can be partners in keeping each other calm and rational.”