Doing something right

Have you ever had things happen in your life that make stop and wonder?  This year I was asked to sing the closing prayers for the Haftorah on Yom Kippur at my Congregation.  It was an honor, and then I found out that they were an ‘alternative’ version.  So much for my Bar Mitzvah training.

But I was saved by my new friend Cantor Debbi Ballard (mypersonalcantor)!  This blog connected us and within a month that connection affected me in a personal and spiritual way.  A friend at the service pulled me aside and commented on what a great experience for my son to see me participate in the service and what a great example it was for him (he’s 11).

Shortly thereafter (last week during Sukkot) we were playing soccer in the front yard and the rabbi of the local Chabad came walking by with his family.  Now let me tell you that in over forty years life, never has a rabbi been just walking by my house, I mean really…. After introductions, he breaks out, yes you guessed it,  a lulav and etrog, and asked me if I wanted to make a prayer for Sukkot.  A few years ago, I would probably have passed but now, after studying Torah a little, I accepted the sign and the opportunity to suck my son into both a spiritual and embarrassing moment.

So picture this, my son and I standing in our front yard with a rabbi reciting prayers of thanks with cones on our heads for yarmulkes (the kind you run around for an obstacle). Where is a cell phone when you need one

The point is that as I have opened myself and started following a spiritual path I have been blessed by friends, great coincidences and personal connections.  I use the word coincidence but my rabbi does not believe in them, he believes in G-d.

Whether its my personal path, or that we are providing MitzvahArt, I think its pretty clear we are doing something right.  Feels good.

What do you think?