Sounds like a pity party? Anything but
After her shocking petirah in the 2001 Sbarro terror attack, I learned something I had never known about my dear friend Shoshana (Hayman) Greenbaum Hy”d. I learned, from my sister with whom Shoshana had shared this idea, that Shoshana came into Rosh Hashanah each year like a humble employee coming to her end-of-the-year review. She came prepared to prove her worth, to request another year, and defend her position when challenged as to why she deserved to be granted a renewal contract.
It was Shoshana’s teacher, Rebbetzin Judy Young a”h, who taught her this amazing concept, predicated on the idea that nisyonos are given to build us, to foster growth, to bring us to a higher level of avodas Hashem.
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