Coffee, Wine, Good Friends and the Message of the First Line For my last birthday, I was given the gift of an evening with Jim Gaffigan. One of the greatest takeaways from the evening when he said that the older he gets, the more he looks at coffee and wine as his good friends. Coffee tells him, “Go get ‘em. You can do it!” Wine figuratively puts it’s arm around him and says, “It will be ok. Better luck next time.” With Gaffigan’s lenses, it is no secret why coffee is most associated with morning and wine is more associated with night time. In the morning, the day is bright. We begin with a clean slate, Optimism reigns. A new day lies ahead. The Shacharit tefilah reflects this tone as well. When we say אלקי נשמה - we thank God for giving our soul back to us after we sleep. We also recite the praise of God who renews each day with goodness and opportunity, בטובו מחדש בכל יום תמיד. The siddur tells us to go out to the world and make a difference. And at the end
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