First off, the spritiual longings in the message are truly inspiring. It’s interesting how different people respond to similar stimuli. When I was in yeshiva, I never felt all that connected to the enviornment. It seemed so very contrived and artificial; so other worldly and unreal. I fled the davening in yeshiva every chance I got. It was for that reason that I began to daven for the amud on the Yamim Noraim at age 17; it was an easy way to get out yeshiva. Even now, while I respect and understand the ethereal atmosphere of the yeshiva, I am always an outsider to it. No, it is in schuls populated by people who contend with the challanges and risks of this world where I find my spiritual sustenance.
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