Erev Rosh Hashana

The hour is late, but there is still time for one last post this year, but I will attempt to be brief. I am telling over this story the way I heard it, but there may be some discrepancies. I am not vouching for all of the details, just the message.

There is a chasidishe story about a rebbe who was normally very happy, but happened to have been down. It was Chanukah and he couldn't bring himself to even light the Menorah. His gabbai tried pleading with him, but to no avail. Finally he opened the door to leave and someone, a tall man, caught the rebbe's eye and he called him into his private office. The man was nervous, but came to see the rebbe. The rebbe asked him how tall he was, and he told him. The rebbe then asked how tall his wife was, and the man told the rebbe that his wife was really short. The rebbe then asked him if he kisses his wife. The man was startled and thought that the rebbe "lost it" but answered yes. The rebbe asked "how?". After a hesitation and who knows what else going through his mind, the man said that he bends over, leans down and kisses his wife. The rebbe started to get excited and asked, is that all?what about your wife? what does she do? The man answered, when I bend down to her, she stands on her tippy toes and reaches up to me. The rebbe was so happy he was practically jumping for joy. The gabbai asked for an explanation and the rebbe explained that he was down because who was he to do mitzvos. why does Hashem needs his mitzvos, he's so imperfect and worthless. When he saw the tall man it occurred to him.... Hashem reaches down to us, our just is not to be perfect as much as it is to do our best. To stand on our tiptoes and reach up to him.

I would like to take this opportunity to wish everyone a chsiva vachasima tova and a good, happy, healthy and sweet year filled with hatzlacha, gezunt, parnasa and nachas.

If I offended or upset anyone this year, I would like to ask mechila for anything that I may have said, typed or done, or some cases, not said typed or done (sometimes that's even a bigger crime).

Finally, I would like to thank you for reading my blog and I hope it had a positive effect on you in some way.

Shana Tova to you and your families!