Spoiler Alert: Hashem Doesn't Want You to Be So Frum
Before moving to Boca, Aliza and I spend many summers taking NCSY public school teens to Israel. It was always eye opening to witness a kid experience Yiddishkeit for the first time.
One of the activities we would do from year to year was a program called “draw a Jew.” We challenged kids to draw a picture of the best Jew they could imagine.
Take a moment, and try it for yourself, in your own mind. Imagine you were drawing a picture of your best Jewish self.
What are you doing? Who are you with? What are you wearing? What day is it? What time of day? What are you saying? What are you thinking?
Now ask yourself: Could I be that person? Is that attainable?