Jewish Life Digital Edition April 2015 | Page 35

MY PASSION WAS ALWAYS EDUCATION, INSPIRATION, AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO HELP MOTIVATE MY FELLOW JEWS TO A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF THE TRUTHS OF JUDAISM AND A GREATER APPRECIATION FOR AND COMMITMENT TO THEIR OWN BIRTHRIGHT AND HERITAGE. truths of Judaism and a greater appreciation for and commitment to their own birthright and heritage. But, interestingly, over the years I have come to better appreciate the importance of the pastoral side of the rabbinate too. I remember in my first year at