Rabbi's Monthly Message

Debate in Cleveland

As I’m writing this column, the first Presidential debate is taking place – in Cleveland! 

But why Cleveland?  Experts tell me that we earned it because Ohio is a swing state and might decide the outcome of the election.  Here, every vote counts. 

We just celebrated the High Holiday season, where all our deeds are put on a scale.  The Talmud tells us that a person always needs to have in mind that his or her next mitzvah can be the one that will tip the scale for themselves, and for the whole world to bring health, happiness and prosperity.

Here, every act counts.