Running out of time

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Above is a picture of the northern edge of town. Jonny had to pick Alberta up at a Bat Miztvah. It was very difficult to find the house. The streets were dark.

It isn't quite true that Jonny finished a book. But almost. He help Lorraine with a book report. He had to finish reading the book called Running out of time. In the meantime he is up to page 76 of reading the book Shadow of the Hegemon. It is quite exciting about using children to become military genius generals. Jonny has just finished reading chapter 15 of Jeremiah. And it is more of the same. Chapter 14 was about droughts. Chapter 15 is about how even if Moses and Samuel stood before G-d to plead Israel's case, it wouldn't be enough. This week is Simchat Torah. The Jews finish reading the Torah and start it up again with the parsha of Bereshit. Jesse had a Torah consecration ceremony at Beth Israel over the weekend. The mentioned that the last word in the Torah is Israel. What wasn't mentioned is that the last letter of the last word of the Torah is lamed plus the first letter of the first word of the Torah is bet. Put these together and you have lev the Hebrew word for heart. The Torah is the heart of the Jewish people. Jonny and Alberta made it back to Beth Israel in the afternoon for the 5 PM Minyan. As a matter of fact, they rode their bikes.