Simcha

Simcha...Hebrew for joy. RVL often talks of the joy and passion with which he has seen orthodox Jews celebrate and praise God. I experienced a taste of it this Saturday. Lily and I were walking to the hardware store to buy parts to fix the toilet. (I guess if we were Essene we could have waited till Sunday, but we're not, so the deed must be done.) On the way there, we passed a group of ten or so young boys lead by a woman on their way to synagogue for Shabbat. A bit chicken, I feebly ventured out, "Shabbat Shalom." All the boys turned around to me and yelled, and I mean yelled back, "Shabbat Shalom!!" Then they hopped and skipped on their way while giving me a few strange looks. It was fun to see and Lily squealed in delight and clapped.