To
My Dear Students,
Our
Torah Portion is titled "Emor," meaning
"Speak."
There
used to be a form of communication known as a
"telegram." When one wrote a telegram,
he was charged by the word -- the more words,
the more expensive it was to send a telegram.
The writer tried to be brief!
What
if we conducted our conversations as though we
were composing a telegram, knowing that each word
is counted and charged -- because each word is
counted and charged by G-d.
We would certainly be so careful about what we
said.
British
author Rudyard Kipling's publisher paid him five
shillings per word. Once, a group of literature
students sent him five shillings with the request
that Kipling send them his "very best word."
Kipling wrote back: "Thanks."
Of all the words we speak, perhaps "thanks"
is the best.
Thank
you G-d for the gift and wonder of life;
Thank
you mom and dad for your unconditional love;
Thank
you family and friends for your support and encouragement;
Thank
you Judaism for giving me a beautiful faith and
a meaningful heritage;
Thank
you America for our hard-won gift of freedom and
liberty;
May
this word, "Thanks," be spoken daily!
It is priceless!
Shabbat
Shalom,
Your
Rabbi
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