tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3961330773005291297.post1961018141006214715..comments2022-12-24T09:15:11.761-06:00Comments on B.E. Blogging: Before You Begin Again: Thoughts on Simchat TorahLarry Kaufmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03249112600227823774noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3961330773005291297.post-56351424495643935572010-10-04T11:09:34.951-05:002010-10-04T11:09:34.951-05:00You make an excellent point, Larry. Finishing Gene...You make an excellent point, Larry. Finishing Genesis was indeed the beginning of my appreciation for the wisdom and joy of studying Torah. "Commencement" definitely suggest a starting point and I also like how "exercises" suggest that we are always, in some way, practicing. Thank you for your insightful comments.Ellen Blum Barishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10990834840808719514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3961330773005291297.post-1595460076015698792010-10-04T09:57:08.724-05:002010-10-04T09:57:08.724-05:00This from Larry Kaufman
Everything is a work in p...This from Larry Kaufman<br /><br />Everything is a work in progress. (When God reviewed the work of creation, he didn't find it perfect, only very good -- and by the end of parashat B'reshit, God is regretting the whole project and figuring out how to start over and do it better this time.) <br /> <br />I fully understand the satisfaction you felt when you finished the study of Genesis. But part of that satisfaction was probably that now the door was open to begin on Exodus. <br /> <br />That's one reason why graduation ceremonies are so often called Commencement exercises. It's a reminder that we have finished a phase, but haven't completed our journey.Susan E. Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10885541512731224418noreply@blogger.com