I Want to Be Like Sam When I Grow Up

I find Sam an inspiration. I say I would like to be like Sam when I grow up, but Sam is nearly half my age. At age 17, he is amazing. He's visiting Jerusalem this week as part of a USY trip. He's from our Northern California synagogue back home and it was a pleasure to bump into him at the CY last night and today.

He, as amazing as he is, led the Mincha service this afternoon. (I don't even have the tune down yet for that service!) Perhaps my mantra for this year should be "Do as Sam does."