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Bar Mitzvah Lessons (Not) Learned
14 November 2004Hasdai Westbrook, on Bar Mitzvah lessons: "Mr. Wolf fixed his gaze on me. 'I believe in God for one reason only,' he said. A pause for effect, a great suck of breath through the nostrils; then he started in again: 'I read in the paper about the Big Bang—you know what it is, everything starting from one big explosion with hot gasses and particles and so on. Scientists say this is the how the universe was created. This for me is not an explanation. Where did it come from?' He paused again. I had no answer. 'The only reason I believe in God is because I cannot explain the existence of the universe any other way.' He tapped out the last three words in the air, then hunched forward. 'But to say that because of this God cares if I eat milk and meat – this,' he said, finger pricked to the heavens, 'is bullshit.' So began Mr. Wolf’s assault on piety. He was a marvel, a revelation, and I his acolyte..." "Dreading the Buzzer: A Tale of God, Lies, and Audiotape"
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