"Tradition!"

The Jewish religion is filled with traditions! So, in keeping with the concept of tradition which brings family & friends together, Amy & I have created our own weekend traditions:

1. Every Friday before sunset we prepare for the Sabbath by attending a movie! The ritual includes lunch at our favorite Italian restaurant for Minestrone soup and then popcorn, a coke, and junior mints at the movies. I believe that it's all Kosher! All this is to say that I'll be filing our weekly movie review here in my blog. So, if you love movies like we do, check in from time to time & feel free to leave feedback on any movies you've seen.

2. Most Saturdays and/or Sundays we take a long walk (3 or 4 miles) on Austin's beautiful Town Lake Hike & Bike Trail. This is in keeping with my Rabbi's advice. Every May, all of the kids in each grade of the Sunday School classes would gather in the main sanctuary to hear the Rabbi's pre-Summer speech. Rabbi Schur would end his lecture every year with the following request: "Read a good book, take a long walk, and make a new friend!"