Our Final Hike in Switzerland
Hello All, Thursday’s hike: Grindelwald-Pfinstegg-Baregg-Pfinstegg-Grindelwald We arrived in Geneva well before Shabbos and settled down quickly. We had crossed from Germany into France, well it felt that way. It was only an internal train ride from the German to French region. Our editor had identified shuls in the area when selecting a hotel, so we were set. During our years of innocence and ignorance, we would have thought the mitzvah from this week’s portion : “Choose life and good rather than death and evil” would be superfluous. Now we realize how completely Hashem understood the ramifications of freewill, especially on the soul and spirit. We davened at the Chabad shul somewhere in Geneva. It was wonderful to find an Artscroll Siddur and Chumash waiting for us as we entered. It always fascinates and comforts us to realize that no matter where one is in the world, the shul services are similar, if not identical. There was little difference from our experiences in Bellevue, Salt L...