I am just an ordinary Jew. Iâ??m not a scholar, Iâ??m not a good or a bad Jewâ?¦ Iâ??m just an ordinary Jew. I celebrate the Jewish holidays, celebrate Rosh Hashanah, observe Yom Kippur and donâ??t eat bread for Passover. I wear a Jewish Star and have mezuzah on the door. I visit relatives at the Jewish cemetery once a year and light a yahrzeit candle in their memory. I have Jewish children (but thatâ??s gotten a bit complicated).
And there are times I feel a bit lost, when I sense there has to be something more but havenâ??t found it. In these dark winter days when I find myself at odds, searching for the light to guide me, my computer becomes my connection. One day in my office I remembered an article Iâ??d read on the Tenth of Tevet written by Rabbi Noah Weinberg, of blessed memory. It amazed me that with my upbringing and the education I gave my children it wasnâ??t until recently that I even knew what that date meant. But why should I? I am just an ordinary Jew!
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