About Frogs, the Moon, and Us

A story about frogs:

When a thriving community of yellow spotted bell frogs, a species thought to be extinct since 1973, was spotted in remote Australian farmland, batrachiologists (a.k.a frog experts) were called in. Some of these experts have now confirmed that this is indeed the missing species.

A story about the moon:

Every month, the moon appears to get smaller and smaller until it cannot be seen at all. Then it reappears and grows from a silver sliver to a round glowing disc.

3,322 years ago, G‑d spoke to Moses in Egypt. He gave him the very first mitzvah: the mitzvah to establish a Jewish calendar—a calendar that is determined by the cycle of the moon. This Shabbat, in the synagogue, we will listen to a special Torah reading, called "Parshat Hachodesh," that discusses this mitzvah.

A story about the Jewish people:

We are compared to the moon. We are not extinct, and we are not gone. Despite all predictions to the contrary, we are still here.

And when Moshiach comes, we will appear for the first time in our fullest glory, shining as bright as the sun.