Shabbos meals don’t have to be impressive. They just have to be real. And if they’re real— they’ll be magical
Instead, he surprised them.
“What made the biggest difference in my children’s lives?” he asked with a smile. “My Shabbos table.”
He talked about his Shabbos meals: the singing, the schmoozing, the laughter, the warmth.
“They already knew I was immersed in learning,” he said. “They didn’t need another shiur. They needed me. They needed the Shabbos table to feel like a place they wanted to be. They needed a geshmak environment.”
It’s a powerful idea — because kids don’t only remember what we say. They remember how it felt to be with us — especially at our Shabbos table. But before I share what this rosh yeshivah suggested to enhance our Shabbos meals, let’s first explore the goal of the Shabbos meal.
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