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The great Hebrew poet Bialik was absent-minded. Once he was invited to address a conference at Kiev.  Mrs. Bialik, knowing how absent-minded her husband was, went to the railroad and bought a ticket for him.  She stuck it in his vest pocket.  On the morning he was to leave for Kiev, he hurriedly dressed and forgot to put on his vest.  The conductor called for tickets and Bialik searched but could not find the ticket.
"Do not be upset," said the conductor.  "Pay me the fare and when you get back home and find the ticket you will be refunded the money for the ticket."
"That is why I am so concerned," said Bialik, "I do not know where I am going."

As Jews, we have to know where we are going.  That is why we study Torah.  It provides direction.

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