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Yesterday I was working on a Torah for Congregation Emanu-El, the ancient and giant Reform shul in Manhattan.
This time of year is an interesting one. Shuls want their Torahs in order for the upcoming festival season, so any Torahs still in the works have to get finished - but also, shuls get back from their summer break, become racked with guilt that some of their Torahs aren't in good order, and beg for rush fixing jobs. Any one rush job doesn't take up so much time, but when you have dozens of them, you end up working overtime - and how! (Rabbis: don't leave it until after the summer break. Really. It's so much easier for us if you get the Torahs in well in advance.) So what with working on my Torah, doing a couple of mezuzah jobs, and filling in every spare moment with repairs for the festivals, I'm kinda busy.
This time of year is an interesting one. Shuls want their Torahs in order for the upcoming festival season, so any Torahs still in the works have to get finished - but also, shuls get back from their summer break, become racked with guilt that some of their Torahs aren't in good order, and beg for rush fixing jobs. Any one rush job doesn't take up so much time, but when you have dozens of them, you end up working overtime - and how! (Rabbis: don't leave it until after the summer break. Really. It's so much easier for us if you get the Torahs in well in advance.) So what with working on my Torah, doing a couple of mezuzah jobs, and filling in every spare moment with repairs for the festivals, I'm kinda busy.
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