The Policeman’s Special Note
After searching for a parking spot, a family visiting the Kotel to celebrate their son’s Bar Mitzvah parked their car illegally and left a note on the windshield explaining their situation for the police. Upon their return, they found a ticket on the window with a nice Mazel Tov message instead of a fine. 😃 […]
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Sorry! Sorry! Sorry!
Rabbanit Yemima said something in last week’s class that was obvious but yet had never even occurred to me. She pointed out that “Slichot” is a very strange name for the prayers we recite in these weeks leading up to Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur. It’s strange because the word “Slicha,” means “Sorry” or “Forgive […]
Read MoreMy Failures this Year
In preparation for the new year, Rabbi Nivin suggested we write up 50 personal successes from this past year. I wrote up my successes a few weeks ago, and then read them over this past Shabbat. B”H this year I made meaningful headway on all sorts of personal goals: the healing of a strained relationship […]
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