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This week, at a parent’s evening, my son’s school rabbi gave some words of advice about how to help him achieve his potential. “If he shares an idea on Friday night, put everything else aside, and give him your full attention. Show him the value you place on what he has learned, what is in his thoughts and on his mind.” The rabbi continued, with an anecdote, recalling having once asked a class what they thought the most special thing about the Shabbat table was. One boy replied, “The cholent.” When asked why, he answered, “When I share what I learned at school, my father starts eating the cholent.” Not only was the food more precious to his father,