Big Birthday Blog/Turning 70
Dear Friends, I have written about my upcoming 70th birthday a few times but on Friday, May 17, it will become a reality. I am reminded of the words of the Psalmist who wrote "This is the day the Lord hath made, on it we should rejoice and be happy." ( Psalm 118:24) As we celebrate this milestone birthday with family and close friends, I feel very blessed. I want to share the blessing which a dear colleague, Rabbi Gilah Langner, gave me last Saturday at services. She reminded me that the numerical value for 70 is the Hebrew letter "ayin." (Each Hebrew letter has a numerical value. Please search for gematria to learn more about this). "Ayin" is also the Hebrew word for eye and she encouraged me to keep an eye on what is important in life and knowing my interest in baseball, she told me to keep my eye on the ball. She reminded the congregation that when one receives a walk as a batter, it is because the batter watches the ball go by and chooses not t