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Hey everyone, Ellie here wishing you a happy Friday.

So we're going to change it up a little bit this week. We're going to take a

breather from the legal news out there. I'm going to offer you this personal reflection anecdote.

I hope you enjoy it. You definitely can laugh at it, at me. That's the point. But this is a personal

story. I'm certainly no Middle Eastern or geopolitical expert,

so I'm not going to try to assess or break down the situation.

But I thought I'd give you some insight maybe into how I'm viewing this and experiencing this.

I know everyone's handling it in their own way.

Hope you enjoy and hope it brings a little maybe smile to your face.

As always, thanks for listening,

and love to hear your thoughts, questions, and comments to Letters atcafe.com.

Everyone knows about bar mitzvahs. But there's also a lesser known, and let's face it, less fabulous, Jewish ceremony called

consecration.

Timing can vary, but it generally signifies the start of a child's Jewish education.

For me, consecration happened at the end of third

grade. I remember the buildup. My Hebrew school teacher, Mrs. Herring, who was also the rabbi's

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