I could see clearly now

You may be able to tell from my website and descriptors of Parpar Jewish Education group that I am into using metaphors. The name parpar evokes a feeling of coming out of a previous stage and entering into a new stage.

I just had cataract surgery. I was having a hard time seeing at night, reading street signs, even during the day. Words on the screen of my laptop were becoming blurry.

Then, in a miraculous wonder of modern medicine, I went to the ophthalmologist for the surgery. And 7 minutes later I'm finished, my cataract is out, and after the recovery, I felt like a veil was lifted from my eyes. A matter of fact a veil was literally cut from my eye.

Next week. I will be doing the same thing with eye number two. So, as I was thinking about what I wanted to write for my blog, there was a perfect connection right in front of my eyes (just had to do that). With the expert knowledge and tools of a trained professional, I'm able to see much clearer than I did before.

Back during my younger years - high school, college, young adulthood - there was so much about Judaism that I didn't know. The reason I started learning was because my family moved. from New York.to Atlanta, Georgia. And, for the first time, I was confronted with my Jewish identity and what it means to me, because I was a minority. I started learning, and learning and learning some more. It was like a snowball gathering snow down a mountain, I just kept wanting to learn more.. There were things that were so confusing and didn't make sense, and I was afraid to ask questions.

But as I started learning more, things eventually became clearer to me. I found myself saying, ah, that's why we do those things. That makes so much sense now.

It's never too late to learn. It's never too late to improve your vision. Never too late to enter into the next stage of your knowledge and practice.

If there are things that are confusing, a little blurry or a little out of focus in your Jewish practice, or your understanding of certain Jewish terms, holidays or prayers is a little fuzzy, don't be afraid to find a professional with tools and expert knowledge that can lift that veil from your eyes.

I can’t remove cataracts. I’ll leave that to the ophthalmologists. But what I certainly can do is apply my expert knowledge and tools to guide you through any haziness or uncertainty you experience in your Judaism. Let’s work together to build a Jewish educational experience customized for you! I’d be honored to facilitate your moving through your stages: desiring knowledge - gaining knowledge - applying that knowledge - and learning some more.