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I remember my parents saying to me that, okay, there's something that we, you know, as a family can do to feel better, okay, in this situation where there's this badness that's hit us all. And what did we do? We went to the synagogue.

There are a lot of people that went to churches or work wherever, where together we felt, I don't know what the word is, maybe more cocooned, more helped, where you sense as though spiritually together is better than alone. Okay, so for instance, I don't think walking Murphy, if that had happened back then, going on a hike would have done that for me. But being together with other people did.

There are a lot of people that went to churches or work wherever, where together we felt, I don't know what the word is, maybe more cocooned, more helped, where you sense as though spiritually together is better than alone. Okay, so for instance, I don't think walking Murphy, if that had happened back then, going on a hike would have done that for me. But being together with other people did.

So do you ever have that sense of communal spirituality, no matter where it might be?

So do you ever have that sense of communal spirituality, no matter where it might be?

Yourself, not just for yourself.

Yourself, not just for yourself.

And, you know, and I think that's in all religions. I really do. I really think there's comfort, health, if you will, You know, when you're sorrowful or you all are experiencing together some kind of pain. I think we get energy from one another in a healthful way, whereby I think after you're together, you feel better. better. I just sense that.

And, you know, and I think that's in all religions. I really do. I really think there's comfort, health, if you will, You know, when you're sorrowful or you all are experiencing together some kind of pain. I think we get energy from one another in a healthful way, whereby I think after you're together, you feel better. better. I just sense that.

So let's talk about a little bit more on the health aspect a little bit. You know, when you're in a hospital situation, you see a lot of volunteers that help, okay, doing a variety of different things. One of our

So let's talk about a little bit more on the health aspect a little bit. You know, when you're in a hospital situation, you see a lot of volunteers that help, okay, doing a variety of different things. One of our

what a person that we both know um he dresses up as a clown okay and and just you know goes to the pediatric units and actually some of the of the adult units as well it just clowns around it just makes people or um the connectedness between us with um animals we've had a show uh before uh about pets. And I see dogs being walked around in the hospital and they just make people feel better.

what a person that we both know um he dresses up as a clown okay and and just you know goes to the pediatric units and actually some of the of the adult units as well it just clowns around it just makes people or um the connectedness between us with um animals we've had a show uh before uh about pets. And I see dogs being walked around in the hospital and they just make people feel better.

There is something special about that. There's something special about the connectedness that volunteers help or we help one another or animals. So I think communal wise, there are other angles to it. You don't have to get together as a whole grouping of people. You can get together in different ways. All right. You landed up being a rabbi, okay?

There is something special about that. There's something special about the connectedness that volunteers help or we help one another or animals. So I think communal wise, there are other angles to it. You don't have to get together as a whole grouping of people. You can get together in different ways. All right. You landed up being a rabbi, okay?

And you brought up an interesting concept at the front end of this thing, where it's one thing that you're innately born with that we alluded to, but then there's something that you learned, okay? So you learned, I mean, and so you, I think, dealt with the idea of religion on one hand, learning it, and combined with, if you will,

And you brought up an interesting concept at the front end of this thing, where it's one thing that you're innately born with that we alluded to, but then there's something that you learned, okay? So you learned, I mean, and so you, I think, dealt with the idea of religion on one hand, learning it, and combined with, if you will,

spirituality so how how did you find that distinction as you were getting educated or did you just kind of go with the flow um it's a it's a good question and um i think that you know i'll start by saying

spirituality so how how did you find that distinction as you were getting educated or did you just kind of go with the flow um it's a it's a good question and um i think that you know i'll start by saying

Yeah, no, I, I get that. So, so Maddie said, you know, why rabbinical school? if that hasn't been asked and we, I don't think I have. Uh, so, um,