May you have a sweet New Year!

As many of you might have heard this year the Tot congregants at Temple Emanu-El of Tucson got to share Yom Kippur with Adam Sandler.  This was a pleasant surprise.  Sitting in the Tot service I was surrounded by many young children and their families.  Rabbi Holtz called up two children to open the ark.  I watched as these two children excitingly had a part in the service and parents proudly took videos and pictures on their phones.  I looked over at one proud dad and thought, "that looks like Adam Sandler."  Turns out; it was.
He later went into the Strauss ECE classrooms where he talked with our teachers and played with his children.  Our teachers, who were trying to stay cool were awe strucked; while the children just went on playing.  The truth is, to children teachers are the 'movie stars.'  Sometimes I am fortunate enough to teach one of the classroom while a teacher is out on vacation.  My daughter is so excited and proud that I am a teacher.  She is excited to tell everyone (when I am in the office, it does not count).  What a role model our teachers are for our children.  I am extremely proud of the teachers we have at the Strauss ECE.  Sandler also told the teachers what a hard job they had and was very appreciative of them.  I think that there are times that parents are 'movie stars' too in their child's eye.  Parents are also wonderful examples for their children. 
I wish everyone a sweet and happy new year.  I hope that in a child's eye you are 'movie star' even if it is just a moment.