For as long as I can remember, I have always enjoyed sitting down to watch a good movie - whether on my couch at home or in a movie theater. Over the years, I must have seen hundreds of different movies. And for some reason, the ones that often stick with me tend to have a quote or two that get stuck in my head.

One of those quotes, I often use when trying to face or confront a difficult situation. In We Bought A Zoo, Matt Damon portrays a father who is raising his two children by himself after his wife's untimely death. In one of the poignant scenes, as he tries to help his son overcome his doubt and uncertainty over something, he sits down next to him and says, "Sometimes all you need is 20 seconds of insane courage. Just literally 20 seconds of embarrassing bravery. And I promise you, something great will come of it."

I've been thinking a lot about that quote, especially in light of the column I wrote last week about the Jewish paralysis that many in the Jewish world have been experiencing. And more specifically, what we, as individuals, can do to get out of it.

Along these same lines, I also realize that we can find our answer from a more "reputable" source… Sir Isaac Newton. Newton's First Law of Motion states that an object at rest remains at rest, and an object in motion stays in motion at constant speed and in a straight line unless acted on by an unbalanced force.

With these two distinct ideas in mind, in order for us to get out of the feeling of helplessness or uncertainty we have been experiencing, we need to summon 20 seconds of insane courage and bravery and lean in and find ways to express our pride in being Jewish. Maybe what we need to do is channel our love of Judaism and do something to celebrate and appreciate the richness of our heritage.

And once we do that one thing, we need to choose another Jewish "thing," whatever that is. I challenge each of us this week to do one more Jewish thing than we did last week. Maybe it is watching a Jewish TV show,  listening to a Jewish podcast, or picking up a Jewish book. Perhaps it is pulling out the collection of family recipes and making your mother's, grandmother's, or aunt's favorite, and inviting friends over to celebrate Shabbat, attend a Shabbat service, or visit a Jewish museum.

This is the moment when we need to tap into what has made us who we are, appreciate, and recognize that in our history, we have survived moments like this and often come out stronger.

Now is the moment that we need to drum up all the courage we have, commit to 20 seconds of bravery and show the world that even with the rise of antisemitism and the increase in anti-Jewish hate we are witnessing in society, we are still proud of our heritage and live by a set of morals and Jewish values that have guided our lives.

All it takes is 20 seconds of courage… Are you with me?