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What is the difference between a rabbi and a salesman? The salesman tries to sell you something you want but don't necessarily need. The rabbi is selling you something you need – but don't necessarily want...
Why anyone would choose such a dismal profession where you spend all of your time pushing a product that people are trying to avoid, is beyond me. But that's for another conversation. Of course the real truth is deep down we all want to do the mitzvahs and fan the flames of our Jewish spark that we each have within us. So I guess it's a marketable product after all because it is really what people are looking for – they just don't know it... So it's not all that bad a profession. Interesting? Yes. Challenging? Yes again. Fulfilling? Absolutely!
On that note: Since the High Holidays are upon us and we all plan to attend shul for Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur to spend some time with “the BOSS” (see above), by the time it is all over you will be looking for a good Mitzvah resolution for the New Year to take along with you. During the Neilah – closing prayer of Yom Kippur I always like to mention the little sign you see at supermarket check-outs: “Count your change before you leave”. I encourage people to “count your change” – what will be different during the coming year – before leaving the shul. If nothing changes – what was accomplished by the exercise
Here's a good New Year's resolution: Join “Torah Studies” – a weekly course on the Torah portion, applied to day to day life. Click on the link just below to learn more or to sign up. More than 30 students attended the last course in May. This is a 12-week course that will give you a good overview of Genesis, the first book of the Torah (Bible) as well as a meaningful running commentary on what its underlying message was and is to each of us, here and now.
On behalf of the “regulars” at our Sunday classes, I invite you to join us for this special course. Go ahead and sign up now by clicking here - just do it! Give it a try. I promise you won’t regret it. For 12 Sundays, beginning October 7, start your week with an exciting Torah Lecture along with bagels and coffee in a warm, vibrant setting. It is sure to make a difference in your entire week. Why not give yourself this gift – you deserve it!
Shabbat Shalom & Shana Tova!
Rabbi Shalom M. Paltiel
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