WHY??

I've been thinking about becoming a vegetarian for a while. The idea of eating animals does not sit well with me, personally (though I have no moral objection to it for others). And, this year, as I prepared my High Holiday sermon (see link at the end of this paragraph or full text below), getting to challenge my congregation to take on additional mitzvot (commandments) in their lives, I realized that I have been disingenuous. So, I realized that it had to be me first: I must take on a big change in my life before I ask my community to do the same.

So, no more delays, no more excuses. No more meat, no more fish. That's my story (in brief). I'd love to hear yours!

(Link to Rosh Hashanah sermon on the Westchester Jewish Center website: http://www.wjcenter.org/educating_ourselves/ritual_library.php?page=13466)

Saturday, September 25, 2010

Almost blew it!

Wow, that was a close one. At shul, we haven't had the good gefilte fish for a while. I got so excited when I saw it on Sukkot a couple of days ago that I put a couple of slices on my plate. One of my congregants came up to me with a quizzical look wondering if I was or was not eating fish. "No," I replied. He looked curiously at plate, when I realized...

Thank you for saving from accidentally ruining it just two weeks in!
Posted by Rabbi Moishe Steigmann at 9:10 PM
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