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A View From the Bimah
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Kol Hashofar 
the rest of the day
8) It’s a Mitzvah
9) The rabbi loves it when I come (this
should be your last reason)
10) Sometimes there is even a Torah
reading and I can get an Aliyah
11) It gets me out of the house (applicable
for some)
12) I get to recite the morning Shemah –
another daily Biblical commandment
13) I get to recite the Kaddish prayer for a
loved one (applicable for some)
14) I will see people who don’t otherwise
come to Shul
15) I like to help complete the Minyan 
16) What else should a good Jewish man
be doing Sunday morning? (Answer:
Nothing)
17) There are no speeches (well, actually,
there is a mini speech at the end)
18) I can ride my Bike to Shul (some do)
19) When I’m there I can also drop some
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money in the Shul Tzedakah box
20)Just because I love going to Shul
21) It will keep me out of trouble
(applicable for some)
22) I need the inspiration
23)
Other__________________________
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Wishing you an easy fast.
May these days of national mourning soon
be changed to days of celebration with the
coming of Mashiach.
Rabbi Yitzchak Goldenberg