Sometimes the challah rises and sometimes our frustration rises. Just remember that our East European forebears didn't have to worry about humidity! Although given that with which they had to deal (Cossacks, antisemites, Nazis), I think they might have preferred humidity. Thank you for the great insight! One thing that Judaism has taught me and something I try to convey to others: Judaism doesn't demand perfection. It's a tough world and sometimes, no matter how hard we try, things just don't go the way we want/hope/need. But that's OK. Judaism teaches that the effort, the attempt, the try is what is most important. Rabbi Tarfon in "Pirkei Avot," a wonderful book in the Mishnah filled with Rabbinic wisdom and wit, states: "You don't have to finish the work, but you can't ignore it" (my very loose translation). I like to think that Rabbi Tarfon was teaching don't let the perfect get in the way of the good. Do your best (emphasis on do). The rest is commentary.
Sometimes the challah rises and sometimes our frustration rises. Just remember that our East European forebears didn't have to worry about humidity! Although given that with which they had to deal (Cossacks, antisemites, Nazis), I think they might have preferred humidity. Thank you for the great insight! One thing that Judaism has taught me and something I try to convey to others: Judaism doesn't demand perfection. It's a tough world and sometimes, no matter how hard we try, things just don't go the way we want/hope/need. But that's OK. Judaism teaches that the effort, the attempt, the try is what is most important. Rabbi Tarfon in "Pirkei Avot," a wonderful book in the Mishnah filled with Rabbinic wisdom and wit, states: "You don't have to finish the work, but you can't ignore it" (my very loose translation). I like to think that Rabbi Tarfon was teaching don't let the perfect get in the way of the good. Do your best (emphasis on do). The rest is commentary.