The nusach of our saying “Atah” is clearly so that we can feel that we are speaking to Him, panim el panim, face-to-face, says the Rashba
“Let’s see, the flight from Ben Gurion to Newark is about eleven hours. What an opportunity! I’ll bring that mini-sized Bava Kamma, the proofs from the chasunah that might end up in the Bubby-Zeidy album, four unread Mishpacha magazines, and the latest 364-page Krohn book.”
I’m sure you know the ending. Five lines of Bava Kamma, a three-minute flip through one old Besser piece, and the rest never even left the overhead bin.
Welcome, Yom Kippur. Plans. So many plans. All with really good intentions. Who doesn’t want to be better? And yet change is so very elusive.
On one recent flight, I found myself with nothing in particular in the overhead bin, or in the seat pocket in front of me, vying for my attention. Out of nowhere, a curious thought crossed my mind.
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