I
recently started working with a new student towards a Bar Mitzvah ceremony and
experience suitable to his needs. I was sitting there with his parents
discussing which service we would use and the requirements. I was teaching
about what the concept of being a Bar Mitzvah means and his father suddenly
said with a gleam in his eye, "I just had a wonderful idea! I was never
offered the chance to become Bar Mitzvah. I would love the opportunity to study
with my son and share this experience!"
The
son thought it was a great idea. I told his dad, by studying, he will fulfill
one of the most important "mitzvahs" there is, to "Teach these
instructions to your children." How can a parent teach their children
values and lessons which they themselves don't know? Why sit in the Bliss of
Ignorance, when one can benefit from learning and practicing the Wisdom of the
Ages? This knowledge opens up whole worlds and provides guidance and a values
system that helps create a different reality for the common good!
Lately,
I've been encountering more and more people who want "More" out of
life. They are searching for meaning and purpose beyond their daily routine. In
Jewish tradition, there is the concept of a person who doesn't even know enough
to ask a question. If one is honestly searching for meaning, especially in a
Spiritual Sense, they should at least be literate. What does the ancient wisdom
tell us, what lessons do the stories teach? How does this apply to my life and
my choices?
Both
father and son in this case chose to learn about the idea of TOV from Genesis
1. They felt it was the beginning of a new "creation" for them both.
Do
TOV Choose Life!
Rabbi
Jeffrey Leynor
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