Pinny begged his rebbi, Rabbi Moshe Goldman, to come cheer him on
This past Sunday, Pinny Scheinberg, a seventh-grader in Toronto’s Yeshiva Yesodei Hatorah, was preparing for a big evening. After a whole season of after-school hockey games, his team had made it to the “Kiddush Cup Finals” — the champion of which, as the name suggests, wins a kiddush cup. Pinny begged his rebbi, Rabbi Moshe Goldman, to come cheer him on at this seminal occasion.
Rabbi Goldman smiled but demurred. He loved his talmid, but attending hockey games was not something he was accustomed to. Pinny understood. Equipment bag in hand, he headed to the Rosemount rink — some 40 minutes away — to make it by the 7:40 game time.
Around 8:30, Pinny’s father, Mr. Shaya Scheinberg, received a call from Rabbi Goldman.
“How’s the game going?” he asked.
“Not great,” Mr. Scheinberg replied honestly. “Pinny’s team is losing five to one.”
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