Last Saturday
there was a big party at my congregation. As my Rabbi had announced during the
High Holidays, this was the last service he would be leading employed by the
synagogue. To commemorate the occasion, I would like to briefly talk about him
and the impact he has had on me, my family, and my local community.
My Rabbi has been
with the congregation for over thirty years. I remember around the time of my
Bar Mitzvah that he was celebrating eighteen years with the congregation. He
has a great interest in science fiction, and I remember discussing quantum
physics briefly in a high school rabbinical seminar. I was present when he was
sitting Shivah for his deceased wife, and he was with my family when we were mourning
the loss of my grandparents.
In that Saturday
morning service, I saw the congregation as it was and where it might go in the
future. Most of the people I grew up with in the synagogue were not around, but
there were plenty of new families to require extra seating for the main
service. It was great to sing melodies with the crowd and connect with my
family friends at lunch. I hope for the best in my Rabbi’s retirement and for a
better future wherever we may go.
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