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One is never too old to take on new mitzvos. That is the lesson we learn from Yaakov G. who at 80 years young began wearing tzitzis. His motivation, aside from wanting to serve his Creator? His TorahMate, Aharon S.!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yaakov, an older fellow from Colorado who is about to celebrate his 80th<\/sup> birthday, has been learning with his dedicated TorahMate <\/a>from Lakewood for close to a year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Amazing as it may seem, our Lakewood volunteer, even with so many years of Torah learning under his belt, learned something new from his<\/em> TorahMate: namely that he could make an incredible difference in someone else’s life, especially considering that Aharon\u2019s learning partner was considerably older than he. In the case of Yaakov and Aharon, both learned an important lesson: \u201cAs long as the candle is still burning, it is still possible to work and to make repairs.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As we wind our way along the road of our Torah journey, we may encounter what feel like insurmountable obstacles. Sometimes family members are not so keen on our new lifestyle and may not be supportive. In the case of Yaakov, our senior TorahMate, just the opposite is true: Yaakov\u2019s son-in-law has already embraced the Torah lifestyle. And he\u2019s absolutely thrilled to see his father-in-law wearing the four-cornered fringed garment that reminds the wearer that he\u2019s got 613 mitzvos to observe!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At 80, it\u2019s normal to have \u201csenior moments\u201d that affect our memories. Wearing tzitzis serves as a constant reminder that Hashem chose us to be the lucky recipients of His holy Torah, a blueprint for life. What a wonderful aid to Yaakov\u2019s memory to have those fringes not only close at hand, but as an actual part of his daily wardrobe. Tzitzis, even for an older man, may be the biggest fashion statement of all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aharon S. is proud of Yaakov\u2019s impressive achievement. Next up for him?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tefilin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Varda Epstein <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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