It Was His Job or His Anger by Dr. Deb Hirschhorn 7

Dear Readers,

Iwas recently driving down the New Jersey Turnpike with my husband and we were flipping around on talk radio. We tuned into the beginning of the Rush Limbaugh show to hear what the hot political topic of the day was. On long drives, after covering the standard topics— whether to paint the house , which camp to send our son to for the second half, should our daughter go back to Israel for shanna bet, would Yanky be a good shidduch for Malky etc.—we turn our attention to global affairs. As the introductory music played we expected to hear Rush, but there was a guest host who was introduced instead. Upon hearing that my husband turned to me and said, “This guy may feel like he’s in the big leagues because he’s filling in for Rush, but he also knows that the second he uttered his first syllable millions of listeners changed the dial.”

I don’t usually listen to talk radio, but my husband explained that there are millions of dedicated Rush listeners who have no interest in hearing what a replacement has to say.

Anyways, that is the long version of me softening the blow—this is not Shoshana writing!

Wait! Don’t stop reading!

All joking aside, I am so happy to have had the opportunity this week to edit TJH so that Shoshana can take a well-deserved break. The truth is, she is making a Bar Mitzvah, so it’s not like she is lounging out in a hammock and drinking Martinis.

On that note, I want to wish a big hearty Mazal Tov to Shoshana and her family. We all wish her much nachas, health and happiness from her wonderful son Shmuel Chaim and from her whole family.

It is certainly an interesting time to be making a Bar Mitzvah. On the one hand the pressure is off because of the current situation. On the other hand it must be hard to strike the right tone of celebrating while still being cautious and respectful of those around you, who may be at a different level of precaution.

I too am making a Bar Mitvah in a few months, so I have been thinking about this a lot. One side of my family is “Corona Light;” I’d say on a scale with ten being panic, they are a one or two. The other side of my family is “Corona Intense;” they are still essentially still quarantining. They are a nine or ten on the Corona scale. So it is going to be quite challenging to find the right balance there. I will certainly try to get some tips on that from Shoshana. We are all in the same boat.

But, who knows, yeshuas Hashem K’heref Ayin; we believe that Hashem’s salvation can come in an instant. Hopefully in a few months from now when it’s my son’s Bar Mitzvah, not only will Corona be long gone but Moshiach will have arrived.

Until then, I will continue to think about what we will do. And, yes, we did cover that topic three or four times while driving on the Turnpike. Why do you think my husband wanted to turn on Rush?

Hope you enjoy this issue. Have a wonderful Shabbos and an amazing week.

Malka Wein

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