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 Don't Forget Your Keys--Graduation Remarks-Class of 2021 Class of 2021,You are a unique class.  You are inquisitive, energetic, funny, passionate and you are also unique as you finished your home stretch at KDS in a pandemic, you have experienced a year we could never have imagined.  Whether it was onsite, online, onZoom--you were a group that persevered in so many ways. This year, I want to give you a gift and a blessing. But before I do, I must share that this is my 11th time having the privilege to share a blessing with graduates in my career.  Each year, I give a gift that is tied into a blessing.  This idea came from my Aunt, Dr. Shulamith Elster, a giant in Jewish Education.  Each year, I would share my speech with her after graduation.   This year, she passed away in February and while I will not be able to share my speech with her this year, her memory will always live on through these annual “graduation gifts” This year, class of 2021, I bless you with the blessing of two