Ezra's Jewish Growth Timeline

  • Bris

    Bris

  • Siddur Ceremony

    Siddur Ceremony

    I remember coming home afterward and my father sat me down and put honey in the corner for me to lick it off.
  • Read Torah for the First Time

    Read Torah for the First Time

  • Bar Mitzvah

    Bar Mitzvah

  • Rabbi Millen Called Me

    Rabbi Millen Called Me

    About 4 months after I moved from Chicago to Winnipeg, I was watching Rocky on TV. I think it was the 25th anniversary of its release. I was sitting in my living room, motzei shabbos, and the phone rang. It was Rabbi Millen, my Sophmore Talmud teacher. He was just calling to see how I was doing and to check in. It is one of those moments I have always remembered and cherished. He was no longer my teacher. Even in school, we did not always see eye to eye. But he clearly cared about me.
  • Traveled to Israel for the First Time

    Traveled to Israel for the First Time

  • Started my Gap year at the Conservative Yeshiva

    Started my Gap year at the Conservative Yeshiva

  • Got Married

    Got Married

  • Started Rabbinical School

    Started Rabbinical School

  • Started my Semester of Study in Israel

    Started my Semester of Study in Israel