Hope!

I was frustrated last Friday because the rabbi's sermon was too long and too esoteric for the 5th and 6th graders sharing the bima with him.  I thought all week about approaching him and giving him this feedback, but I didn't quite know what to say.  Then, tonight, the kids choir was on the bima (3rd - 6th graders) and the rabbi told a story and kept his remarks quite short.  It was great!  Afterwards, I told him how much I liked what he did and he said that from now on he's going to do a story when kids are part of the service.  I felt so relieved.  It's the first time is a very long time that I felt hope about this temple - where I felt like something actually got better.