I teach and study with people in Israel, Mexico, Argentina, Chile, Australia, Monsey, Passaic, Brooklyn, Monroe, Tribeca, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, and St. Louis. Most are not the most learned people. They would not be the normative superstars in Yeshiva or Beit Yaakov. But there are no other people with whom I would rather stand before the Ultimate Judge on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. They are all real human beings, struggling to master themselves, and searching for meaning in everything they do.

My friend and teacher, Rabbi Chaim Goldberger, also a rabbi of many such people, met some of these students, and was moved to remark how fortunate I am to have such people in my life. He is convinced that they represent the magnificence of Judaism.

Last night, while teaching prayer, my students took a basic idea I presented and flew with it. I sat back and listened to them expand an idea until it literally touched the Heavens. I was granted the gift to see my students taste eternal life in this world. When a father circumcises his son, he intends to do whatever he can to help his child live as a Ben Olam Habah, a person who lives with a sense of eternity. Over the past few weeks, God has gifted me with the realization that many of my students, children, according to the Torah, have become exactly that.

I realized that I can look forward to standing before God in total humility and gratitude for allowing me to have such wonderful people as part of my life. I also look forward to standing before God as one of such a group of incredible human beings. I am a fortunate man.

I thank God for the gift, and I thank them for being part of my life.

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