After Passover

Now that Pesach is over, I can give a bit of time for reflection.

Do you notice that right after Passover, the 'year' seems to be coming to an end. I was in class the other day and we were putting our calendar together, going over what classes we have yet to cover. It suddenly hit me how little time we have before we go out in all different directions and rev up for the summer.

Although I am sad to see the year end and realize how much more I wanted to teach,I think back to the beginning of the year and realize how much we have accomplished. The Theology students delved deeply into Maimonides and Borowitz, the Talmud students had a wonderful time swimming in Brachot, the Teen Academy kids were challenged by provocative discussions, the B'not Mitzvah class has almost finished up their second year of study in preparation for the ceremony in November, and the Intro to Judaism class is starting to wrap up with three scheduled conversions. Wheww!

Pirke Avot was right, "The task is long and the Master of the House is impatient." But, I am happy to say that this was a most productive year. I hope the Master of the House forgives me for not teaching it all but gives credit to the many, many students, adults and kids at TBM, who learned so much this year and have a great deal to be proud of.