The glimmer for me came in seeing our son complete and excel at his Bar Mitzvah. This was a very important rite of passage to our family and though it was really difficult to get our son to devote time to his studies and to stay focused, with the help of our Rabbis, he not only achieved the goal but shined throughout the service. The pride that our family members felt was contagious and so uplifting for all of us. This changed my son's view that he can overcome hard things in life and succeed. We are looking to this next year as the year that this country will come together and be less divisive.

-Anonymous