This past weekend, Rabbi Rich Nichol made a particular point that struck me, in the context of family and parenting. He said, “Memorize in the morning.” That is, when their kids were young, he and his wife Sue made it a family tradition to spend a few minutes each morning memorizing passages from the Scriptures.

And I thought that was a cool idea. My kids are a little older, and I’m not sure whether they’re interested in memorizing bible stories. But I for one have been wrestling with memorization, of Hebrew vocabulary and grammar.