Class Take Over!

בס"ד

Our class take over turned out to be better than expected. Still remembering how our teacher didn't give us a brocha (blessing) on her birthday (A birthday is considered a day when a person has a special mazel - luck - to give blessings to others), we decided to turn our hour and a half class into a (second and belated by a few months) birthday party.

It was very sweet when instead of telling us all "have a year of good health and happiness" of some other cookie-cut-out message, she went to the extent to find a special message to give every person. For example, a very quiet and polite girl she gave a brocha that her aidelkeit (loosely, refinement) should light up the place where ever she goes. Or another girl who is very full of life she gave a brochah that she should warm people up etc. For me she said she wishes that I continue to reach for the stars. She also commented later that she was happy to have accepted me, and thinks it is a big z'chus (loosely, honor or merit) to have me in the program. It was really beautiful and really sweet.

I hope that our next class take over turn out to be less gushy - it is embarassing to be so easily brought to tears in public :P