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November 21st (See this week's devar torah)
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Hi again!
I don't have a lot to tell you this week, but I will mention a few things.
Esther and I went out to do some necessary shopping. As we were going to the store, she looked and commented that it's easy to get caught up in what's wrong here. But just look around, and realize that most of this country has been built in just the past 60 years! Almost all the infrastructure is new. The majority of the cities are new. The society itself is new! Expecting it all to work flawlessly is ridiculous. That it exists, and works as well as it does, is really a miracle.
When things don't work so well, it's usually traceable to someone simply not caring enough to do a good job. For example, the people who put in our plumbing didn't care to set the drain pipes perpendicular to the floor. So the caps on the drains are not flat with the floor as they should be. Or the new push-broom I bought; the handle is at the wrong angle to the broom body, so it doesn't push as easily as it should. Simply rashlanut (carelessness) and lack of pride in what one does.
In order to make our company more attractive to investors, the CEO decided to reduce our expenditures significantly. Fortunately, he did not choose to fire anyone. However, he did decide to reduce salaries across the board. I would have told him that's not usually a great idea, particularly when we just signed a deal and have others "in the pipeline" -- it's a bit hard to convince the rank-and-file that their sacrifice is necessary. I really did not appreciate the pay-cut (it's the first time I've ever had my salary reduced), and I hope it does make us attractive to investors so we can undo the pay-cut.
Daniela had her first set of mid-term exams, and did very well. Now she just has to deal with winter in New York... Sarah is not enjoying the serious "PE" teacher she has, who seems to think the girls need exercise.
Until next week,
Shabbat shalom!
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