I dreamed I swung by Beth Jacob on a Sunday morning. The shul had some family event. I hung out.<\/p>\n
Then, with some trepidation, I walked to the door of the shul.<\/p>\n
Rabbi Weil came by and invited me to accompany him to his office.<\/p>\n
I sat in the back while he talked with some of his congregants.<\/p>\n
I picked up an inspirational book from his shelf and read while he talked on.<\/p>\n
Then he invited me to get in his car.<\/p>\n
He drove about an hour to a river where Beth Jacob members and their families were hiking.<\/p>\n
He talked about various aspects of Judaism including the imperative against gossip.<\/p>\n
"Oh, come on," I said. "Rabbis, in private, gossip about as much anyone else."<\/p>\n
He elucidates why that is not true in his case.<\/p>\n
He’s fiery and passionate.<\/p>\n
He stops beside the river. I get out. He drives away.<\/p>\n
I felt annoyed. I was tired and not up to hiking but to get a ride home, I now needed to hike.<\/p>\n
So I walked beside the river with the other families and somehow I got separated from everyone else, and it took me a year of hiking to get home.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I dreamed I swung by Beth Jacob on a Sunday morning. The shul had some family event. I hung out. Then, with some trepidation, I walked to the door of the shul. Rabbi Weil came by and invited me to accompany … Continue reading