Saul

Saul is terribly impressive. Listening to the first 7 parts of Numbers in Hebrew is very long. However, I didn't tire of it. I'm just surprised that he didn't need a drink of water to get through it. I'm sure that baseball and all it's statistics helped him learn all those names.

I could spend a lot of time with this family. They're real, they don't pretend, and when kids act like kids, everything is good. Their grandparents weren't present, and yet in so many ways they were. Besides the cuff links, the yad, and the Torah, there was a lot of talk about what their grandparents contributed to their lives. Having recently lost a grandparent and joyfully receiving something that belonged to him, these things resonated with me.

I know that Saul will go on to do a lot of things. With a genuine smile, a deeply caring family, and the ability to dig deep and learn, he'll be a busy man.