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Archive for September 7th, 2009

A new Torah year looms

Monday, September 7th, 2009

A new Torah year is looming closer than ever. I’m certainly looking forward to going through Genesis (B’resheet) again. I missed out on the chance to teach on the very first parashah last year, and hopefully this year I’ll get it done, finally, and realize that ambition.

There’s so much rich material in those first six chapters or so. I’ve heard others teach on it and even so there’s so much unexplored territory that I perceive that particular parashah as almost endlessly rich and rewarding. While I will be sharing the Torah commentary duties once the new Torah year starts, I’m excited even about that because I’m really looking forward to seeing some of these new faces – some of whom I’ve helped along the way – spread their wings and give Torah commentary a try!

Reunited with old friends

Monday, September 7th, 2009

This weekend, I was reunited with a lot of old friends I haven’t seen enough of since taking on a teaching role in the congregation I’m now a part of. While picnics are fun, it was nice to worship alongside familiar faces, rather than just eating and socializing.

It turned out to be a great time.

One thing I am coming to agree with is that while it’s important to grow in a way that spawns new congregations, it’s certainly nice and a joy to come together for the festivals of the L-RD. I’m looking forward more than ever to Rosh Hashanah after this weekend.

A Shabbat of rest

Monday, September 7th, 2009

This weekend, thanks to a wedding at our building where we rent space, the congregation I am part of had a joint service with our other congregation and while I had some mixed feelings about sitting on the sidelines for a service after so many weeks of teaching, it actually ended up being quite enjoyable.

Now, I’m not saying I don’t want to teach ever again; in fact, I feel I’ve come up with one of my better commentaries in a while, for next week here, and I’m certainly thinking that I’ll be glad to be involved again.

But one thing teachers rarely get to do is be taught; it was a pleasure to be ministered to, rather than ministering, for a week. Though in the long run, I’m not sure I’d enjoy it if it lasted more than a week every once in a while. I just enjoy teaching too much to ever go back to being very casually involved.