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Every summer I go through a list of ‘extra-curricular’ things I would love to do, but there are so many (and plus fitting in extra learning is a must), so I ask my fellow coffee sippers: Which would you do first:
1) Musical instrument lessons
2) Voice lessons
3) Swimming lessons (I had asthma as a child, and the pool was one of my worst triggers, but B”H I’ve grown out of it)
4) Reading all those new books Feldheim and Artscroll interest me with on an annual basis- Learning Torah can come in many forms!
5) Bike riding
6) etc. – feel free to add something I may have missed
swimming then bike riding. they will make you feel like it’s summer.
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How about the Ruchniyus part??? More learning. chessed. finding people in need and alleviating… Bikur Choilim…..
They all sound good. You should probably start with the swimming because that’s considered something you’re supposed to know for pikuach nefesh reasons. After that, just do whichever one you feel would be the most fulfilling, or whichever one will reinvigorate you the most. Only you know youself and what you have time for so it’s sort of hard to give advice. I say pick one or two of the “lesson” ones, and then you can fill in the rest of your free time with an occassional bike ride or with catching up on some reading.
My personal favorite summer pastime is trail walking. If you’re in the NY / NJ area, there are dozens of trails (all lenghts and levels) you can choose from if you google nynjtc (NY / NJ Trails Conference)
Harriman state park is about 20 minutes past Monsey, and has loop trails that can be done in under 3 hours by anyone in semi-decent shape.
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Outdorrs. sky. horizon. nature.. water. The soul resonates with connecting with the Master of it all……….. Connect. introspect.. commune… it enervates and energizes
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