Monday, October 23, 2006
The Wonder Of It All
This past Simchat Torah my family and I were guests for the NJ Region Simchaton in Cherry Hill, NJ. I always find the Simchaton to be one of my favorite events for there is nothing like learning Torah with teens accompanied by all out NCSY Ruach!! This year was my first time attending not as a NJ Region staff member and I had an additional level of pleasure from teaching and learning from the 40 brand new public school participants. When I was involved in public school outreach day to day I did not realize just how privileged we in NCSY are to be involved with these Jewish youth. Their questions ran deep, their brains were very active and it was all fresh and exciting through their eyes. I found myself returning to my days in NCSY when I had the same questions and excitement and reconnected with a part of me that had been buried in the mechanics and hidden the wonder. What am I talking about?
Well, the best example was my conversation with a true Ben Torah and NCSY leader, Sam Boardman. Sam came over to me Friday night after prayer and reminded me that we had been through a lot together over the past 6 years. I started thinking about all the phone calls to invite him to events and chess matches when that was his only passion, his trip to Israel with us on TJJ, helping him switch from Public School to Yeshiva and all the work involved with his becoming an active NCSY leader. He was on a totally different page. He said that when he first came he did not even know which direction to hold the prayer book, then he became comfortable with the order of the service and now he finally understands the words and is totally comfortable. He was right, boy have we been through a lot together and I am still on a spiritual high over a week later because of it!! Another time I’ll share with you an insight he gave me which will blow your mind in how we approach overcoming obstacles but for now I hope you can learn from Sam to see what are hard work in life is truly about. I know I’m looking at the day to day mechanics through Sam’s glasses today!
Have an awesome week,
Rabbi Dave Felsenthal
Director NCSY Alumni
Ps If you’ll be in Israel Nov. 25th make sure to register for the NCSY Alumni Reunion Melave Malka at http://www.ncsyalumni.org
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