Every year during this time, my usually trimmed beard grows long.
In fact, if you take a look at many Jewish men post-Passover, you’ll probably notice many of them with stubble on their faces and the beginnings of beards. Why the sudden wish to join the bearded men of the world? It’s only a temporary beard grown as a sign of mourning during the period between Passover and the holiday of Shavuot called Sefirat HaOmer, Counting the Omer.
Each year around the office, my colleagues and Regency family, get a good laugh about the sudden change in my appearance and grooming preference.
In fact, at Regency Park, the folks took to calling me “Chewbacca,” who I only later found out was the legendary Wookiee warrior and Han Solo’s co-pilot aboard the Millennium Falcon, in the Star Wars franchise.
Chewbacca was part of a core group of Rebels who restored freedom to the galaxy.
Not a bad fellow (creature?) from the description, but then I still didn’t know what he/she/it actually looked like.
So I went online to do the research and below is what I found.
I took a current photo of Chewbacca and also had someone take a picture of me this morning at Regency Heritage.
I placed the photos side by side.
You draw your own conclusions.
Do I really resemble this fellow??
Is this my alter ego?
You decide and I promise not to take offense either way!
