This week our family spent a couple of days in Upstate New York and while we were there we visited a Maple Farm that was next door to where we were staying and a dairy farm. These places were not official tourist sites but when we knocked on their doors, they were more than happy to show us around and give us some of their time.
Learning how one farmer harvests 1400 maple trees and the tremendous amount of work that is put into making sure the bottle of maple syrup on our table tastes good, gave us lots of sweet food for thought.
The hour and a half that we spent with Frank Albano at his Albano Dairy farm was no less fascinating. He showed us around the cowsheds, we saw all the newborn calves, watched the milki… Read More »
We all have values that are dear and important to us whether it be "family", "being compassionate", "getting a good education" and a whole range of other ideas. As Jews, the value system that we aspire to live by, also includes the performance of Mitzvos, an emphasis on altruistic behavior, spending time studying some of Judaism's Torah teachings, uplifting and improving the world to reflect its Divine intent and many other values.