RABBI WEIN ON MORNING NOISES

For six days a week here in my neighborhood in Jerusalem it is impossible for one to reasonably expect to sleep late in the morning. I usually rise at about 6 AM and I am awakened by all sorts of sounds from the outside world that drift into my bedroom. First, the birds start chirping away loudly and persistently well before the actual sunrise. In my neighborhood there are several woodpeckers that are busy at work by 6 AM in the morning. The incessant pounding of the woodpecker against the wood of the tree resembles the sound of a hammering drill…. and unless you love woodpeckers, it can be deemed quite disturbing.