One Marble at a Time

I knew Mira came from a background of minimal Judaism and that she’d turned her life around and become fully committed to Torah. But until I made my own feeble attempts to implement change, I never realized that changes like the ones Mira made required commitment and clear steps to morph from inspiration into lasting transformation.

Mira grew up in a barely traditional family. They celebrated Passover and ate gefilte fish, but they also ate nonkosher and didn’t talk much about G-d. She always felt connected to Judaism, but didn’t give it much thought until she got divorced and was advised by a friend to make sure she had a get.

Unsure of what this meant, Mira contacted the Orthodox shul in Atlanta, where she was living at the time. After meeting with Rabbi Emanuel Feldman (who I’m honored to call my grandfather), she received her get and learned more about Judaism.

At first, Mira wasn’t interested in changing her lifestyle in any way. She attended learning programs at the shul and felt more deeply connected to G-d, feeling she was building a real relationship with Him.