Pesach Sheini Lesson – Count Me In – Student Booklet

Count Me In!

Just Because You Don’t Have to do It Doesn’t Mean You Shouldn’t Want to Do It

When given a dispensation, does that mean you should cut and run, gleeful at the opportunity to take it easy? While our base instincts may say “yes!”, a small group of Jews clamoring for a second chance to fulfill a mitzvah in the desert teach us this important lesson: When it comes to our religious life, we ought to grab any opportunity we can.