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ItCouldBeWorse's avatar

I'm not sure if your son is still young enough to be at home, but if he is, a good reason to do Jewish stuff even when you're not "feeling" it, is to set an example for him. And it's fine to explain to him that even though you may not be excited about certain obligations right now, you feel it's important to maintain certain traditions anyway. That way, you're not being hypocritical.

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Liba's avatar

So nicely said. I get the part about not being quite ready for tshuva. “Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow…” But. I went to a lecture last night of Rav Asher Weiss. He said something which maybe helped me a little. He said do tshuva now, in Elul, because these are days of rachamim, mercy. Rosh Hashana is Din, judgement. It’s worth doing it now, rather than later.

Just a tiny thing, I remind myself. Just one tiny thing to improve on.

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