A lot of rabbis are socially awkward, but Rabbi Steven Weil has a gift for making you feel important.<\/p>\n
I went to Beth Jacob regularly in the summer of 2001. Rabbi Weil was always quick with a smile, a shabbat shalom, a handshake. He knew names.<\/p>\n
I remember his brief aside that made me feel like a million bucks. "You’ve already heard this speech," he said to me once. Other times he said, "If you’re a writer," and nod his head at me.<\/p>\n
For seven of the past eight weeks, Rabbi Weil has given up his pulpit on Saturday morning. Today Congressman Brad Sherman warned about Iran’s threat to Israel.<\/p>\n
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A lot of rabbis are socially awkward, but Rabbi Steven Weil has a gift for making you feel important. I went to Beth Jacob regularly in the summer of 2001. Rabbi Weil was always quick with a smile, a shabbat … Continue reading