{"id":43812,"date":"2012-05-20T20:33:25","date_gmt":"2012-05-21T04:33:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=43812"},"modified":"2012-05-20T20:33:25","modified_gmt":"2012-05-21T04:33:25","slug":"i-got-a-bracha-blessing-on-shabbos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=43812","title":{"rendered":"I Got A Bracha (Blessing) On Shabbos"},"content":{"rendered":"

On Friday night, an Orthodox acquaintance walked over to me and asked, “Do you want a bracha?”<\/p>\n

“I’m sorry?” I said.<\/p>\n

“Do you want a bracha?”<\/p>\n

“Umm, yes,” I said and bowed my head.<\/p>\n

He said that he wished me to have good things in life, to find my way, to get married and to have children, and that I should use my writing to be a blessing.<\/p>\n

“Thank you,” I said afterward.<\/p>\n

“You’re supposed to say ‘amen’,” he said.<\/p>\n

“Amen,” I said.<\/p>\n

I’ve been given brachas before but was always embarrassed to receive them. I actually liked this one. And the next time I see this guy, I’m going to ask for another one. <\/p>\n

There are many mystical parts of Judaism, such as Tanya<\/a>, that are starting to speak to me.<\/p>\n

I think I’m letting down my defenses against Orthodox Judaism.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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