Friday night, the rabbi said the class on Hasidut would begin at 8 a.m.<\/p>\n
He didn’t want to look like a dick and show up on time, so he strolled up in his best undertaker suit at 8:15 a.m. and the door was locked.<\/p>\n
He banged on the door. It didn’t open.<\/p>\n
He looked through the windows. The lights were on. He figured there were people inside studying Torah and they were ignoring him.<\/p>\n
Shut out again!<\/p>\n
Oh Lord, how long will you persecute Your servant?<\/p>\n
So he walked 1.5 miles to another shul.<\/p>\n
Then he spent the next weekend with his girlfriend.<\/p>\n
He came back the next Shabbat and asked the rabbi, “Is there really class Shabbos morning at 8? Because I showed up two weeks ago and there was nothing. The door was locked. I knocked and nobody answered.”<\/p>\n
“Yes,” said the rabbi, “There’s class. The combination on the lock is two and four simultaneously, then six.”<\/p>\n
He had the combo! Now he could come learn Torah whenever he wanted.<\/p>\n
He was so happy. <\/p>\n
So he started setting his alarm every day for 5:57 a.m. Then a quick cold shower, brushed his teeth, drank his energy drink, and ran to shul with tefillin and herbal tea.<\/p>\n
This morning, the clouds overhead were dark. He drew his black jacket around his thin shoulders. Looking up and towards downturn Los Angeles, he saw the sky was a vivid blue.<\/p>\n
For months the sky had been pitch black at this time. Now he was seeing the light for the first time.<\/p>\n
Daf Yomi beckoned.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Friday night, the rabbi said the class on Hasidut would begin at 8 a.m. He didn’t want to look like a dick and show up on time, so he strolled up in his best undertaker suit at 8:15 a.m. and … Continue reading