Big Ben

There is a story of an American who took his son to London to show him the interesting sights of that historic city. During the tour, the father made sure to take him to Parliament and point out the huge clock on top of the building known as "Big Ben." The child strained to get a full view of the clock, and so did the others who came to see it. "Daddy, I would like to ask you something," said the boy. "Why did they put the clock so high and make people strain their necks to look up to it? Couldn't they have made the clock level with the eyes so that everyone could see it easily, without trouble?" The father thought for a moment and replied, "It is this way: If they had placed the clock low, people would adjust Big Ben to the time on their watches. Now that the clock is high, beyond the reach of all, they cannot try to reset it. If they want to have the correct time, they must set their own watches in accordance with the time shown by Big Ben."

“our side of the family”

A little girl asked her mother before her bat mitzvah:
“How did the human race appear?”
The mother answered: “G-d made Adam and Eve; they had children; and so was all mankind made.”
Two days later the girl asked her father the same question.
The father answered: “Many years ago there were monkeys from which, after millions of years, the human race evolved.”
The confused girl returned to her mother and said: “Mum, how is it possible that you told me the human race was created by G-d, and Dad said they developed from monkeys?”
The mother answered: “Well, Dear, it is very simple. I was talking about my side of the family, while your father was describing his side of the family.”
Today, on Rosh Hashanah, we pay tribute to “our side of the family” – the great idea of Judaism that each of us, and all of humanity, was conceived in love by G-d who wants us to be happy, successful and maximize our G-d given potentials in life. We are thrilled that each and every one of you has joined us this Rosh Hashanah. Please know that this is your HOME.
There is nothing more exciting for parents when children who were gone for a year return home. There is nothing more exciting for our Father in Heaven than when His child returns home. So welcome and Shanah Tovah!