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You Shall Tell Your Children On Sukkot, we spend extended time at the dinner table in our Sukkah. We talk. We share. We joke. We celebrate. But unlike the holiday of Passover where we have a Seder, an order to follow where we teach and we discuss the key values of our tradition and share the stories of our people's early history, there is no Haggadah for Sukkot. There are no clear directions as to what we should talk about at our table in the Sukkah. Dr. Robert Rome
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n Sukkot, we spend extended time at the dinner table in our Sukkah. We talk. We share. We joke. We celebrate. But unlike the holiday of Passover where we have a Seder, an order to follow where we teach and we discuss the key values of our tradition and share the stories of our people's early history, there is no Haggadah for Sukkot. There are no clear directions as to what we should talk about at our table in the Sukkah. I would like to propose some guidelines for discussion in the Sukkah. Time should be given to the senior members at the table to provide them with an opportunity to tell their story. The "greatest generation" of World War II and the Holocaust is rapidly dying off as we see a large percentage of this generation pass on each year. The same is true for the men and women pioneers who built the State of Israel and fought in Israel's War for Independence. Some at the table witnessed the civil rights struggles in America. Some fought the Vietnam War, while others fought in the streets at home against that war. There are so many stories. So much oral history is yet to be told. Three years ago on Sukkot, my family had the pleasure to sit at the family table in the Sukkah with Joe Simon, a benefactor of many Jewish causes in Los Angeles and owner of Ventura Kosher Market in Tarzana. Joe is a humble man who never tells of his own valiant efforts on behalf of Jews in the concentration camps. For some reason that day, he answered the question posed by another Holocaust survivor as to what happened to him in the war. Joe related accounts that began in his young adult years when he was first taken by the Nazis and placed in a camp. Joe had, and still has, exceptional skills in deal making, especially in regard to food stuffs. During the war, he would negotiate with others at different camps for trading foodstuffs. As the officers in his camp received special treats because of Joe's efforts, Joe was also able to procure for the Jewish prisoners extra food. Hundreds, perhaps thousands of lives were saved by Joe's efforts as food could be provided to save those who otherwise may have died. We who listened to the stories of Joe will never forget that day. It all happened in the Sukkah. I have related in this column stories only recently told to me and my family by my own father about his heroism during World War II. At the dinner table a few months back, he finally shared accounts of events, including an incident when he served as a flight engineer aboard an Army Air Corps plane on a training run when it crashed. The plane split in two. My father realized what he had to do. He found an axe in the front part of the plane where he was and raced down the runway to the back half of the plane which was on fire. He axed his way through the fuselage to create a hole big enough to pull one at a time 14 soldiers who were trapped in the flaming back half of the plane. The metal of the fuselage cut my father so badly that he ended up in the hospital, but not until he alone had saved 14 men. There are accounts of bravery. Accounts of witnessing history. Not everyone can speak of heroic deeds, but everyone has stories yet untold of victories, touching moments with grandparents, seeing a President, etc. Not only is Sukkot a great time for such sharing of stories, but it would be advised to make a special effort to invite individuals to your Sukkah with a story to tell. The story teller can be from your family, from your neighborhood, or someone from the community or work. The need for these stories is on my mind because of some events that have transpired this year. My father went through a health scare during the past year where he lost seven pints of blood and was a week in the intensive care unit. Barukh HaShem he has recovered and is now in good health. He has so many more stories to tell. We have so much to hear. Joe Simon, May G-d grant him restored health and a long life, had a stroke in the past year that has made difficult for him to talk. He has so much to still say, but can hardly form the words at this time. This makes it all the more important to hear as many of his stories as possible and write them down for the next generation to have.
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Joe Simon, May G-d grant him restored health and a long life, had a stroke in the past year that has made difficult for him to talk. He has so much to still say, but can hardly form the words at this time. This makes it all the more important to hear as many of his stories as possible and write them down for the next generation to have. The woman who sat at the gate to the ancient synagogue of Rhodes (where my family is from) from the time she returned from the concentration and displaced person camps at the end of the war, is now confined to bed in her apartment and unable to greet visitors like she did for close to 60 years as one of a handful of survivors of the Holocaust who was able to return to Rhodes after the war.
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"IT TAKES ALL KINDS."
hat, essentially is the message of the mitzvah of the "Four Kinds" -- the etrog (citron), lulav (palm frond), hadas (myrtle) and aravah (willow) -- over which we recite a blessing on the festival of Sukkot. In the words of the Midrash:
The etrog has both a taste and an aroma; so, too, do the people of Israel include individuals who have both Torah learning and good deeds.... The date (the fruit of the lulav) has a taste but does not have an aroma; so, too, do the people of Israel include individuals who have Torah but do not have good deeds.... The hadas has an aroma but not a taste; so, too, do the people of Israel include individuals who have good deeds but do not have Torah.... The aravah has no taste and no aroma; so, too, do the people of Israel include individuals who do not have Torah and do not have good deeds.... Says G-d: "Let them all bond together in one bundle and atone for each other." The Lubavitcher Rebbe points out that the Midrash is not just saying that "all are part of the Jewish people" or "all are precious in the eyes of G-d" or even that "all are necessary"; it says that they "all atone for each other." This implies that each of the Four Kinds possesses something that the other three do not, and thus "atones" and compensates for that quality's absence in the other three. In other words, it's not just that it takes all kinds to make a people -- it also takes all kinds to make a person. And Sukkot is the time when we bond with each other so that the other's qualities should rub off on ourselves. The etrog says: "I am perfect. I balance learning and doing in flawless equilibrium. In my life, knowledge and action do not overwhelm or displace one the other, but rather fulfill and complement each other." This is something we all need to say, at least once in a while. We all need to know that we possess the potential for such harmonious perfection, and that we each have those moments in our lives when we attain it. The lulav says: "I am utterly devoted to the pursuit of wisdom, awareness and self-knowledge. Doing is also important, but my first priority is to know G-d and (thereby) my truest self, even if this means withdrawing from involvement with the world." This is something we all need to say, at least once in a while. We all need to know that there is the potential for such consummate knowledge in us, and that we each have those moments in our lives when we attain it. The hadas says: "What our world needs is action. Knowledge of G-d and self-awareness are worthy goals, but I have a job to do. I need to build a better world -- enlightenment may have to wait." This is something we all need to say, at least once in a while. We all need to know that our mission in life is to "make the physical world a home for G-d", and that there are times when the need for action takes precedence over everything else. The aravah says: "I have nothing. I am nothing." This is something we all need to say, at least once in a while. By Yanki Tauber Courtesy of chabad.org
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he hallmark of a loving marriage is each partner's readiness to do the will of the other. If one partner expresses a desire for something, the other will do everything in his or her power to bring about its fulfillment.
A greater love is demonstrated when each partner also strives to fulfill the implied will of the other. To the truly devoted spouse, it makes no difference if a desire has been explicitly expressed or merely hinted at-he or she will carry it out with the same devotion and commitment to the loved one's gratification. Finally, there are those very special marriages in which there is no need for even the merest of allusions. So deep is the bond between husband and wife that each intuitively knows what the other wants of him or her. Indeed, when two people love each other to such a degree, there is no greater joy than that experienced when one has succeeded in sensing and satisfying the other's desire all on one's own. Three Degrees of Commandment The month of Tishrei is a month replete with mitzvot-with opportunities for carrying out the divine will. For thirty days, the Jew's every thought and moment is filled with praying, repenting, fasting, feasting, dancing, building a sukkah, acquiring a lulav and etrog or a bundle of hoshaanot, and dozens of other mitzvot, customs and obser-
vances. The observances of Tishrei fall into three general categories. There are "biblical precepts"-commandments that are explicitly stated in the Torah. These include mitzvot such as sounding the shofar, fasting on Yom Kippur, or eating in the sukkah. There are also a number of "rabbinical mitzvot"-observances instituted by the prophets and the sages by the authority vested in them by the Torah. For example, the five prayer services held on Yom Kippur and the taking of the "Four Kinds" on all but the first day of Sukkot are all rabbinical institutions. Finally, the month of Tishrei has many minhagim or "customs," such as eating an apple dipped in honey on the first night of Rosh HaShanah or conducting the kapparot in the wee hours of the morning on the day before Yom Kippur. The minhagim are not mandated by biblical or rabbinical law, but by force of custom: these are things that we ourselves have initiated as ways to enhance our service of our Creator. The climax of the month of Tishrei, the point at which our celebration of G-d's festivals attains the very pinnacle of joy, is during the hakkafot of Simchat Torah, when we take the Torah scrolls in hand and dance with them around the reading table in the synagogue. Most amazingly, the hakkafot are neither a biblical nor a rabbinical precept; they are "merely" a custom. For it is with our observance of the customs that we express the depth of our love for G-d. The biblical commandments might be compared to the explicitly expressed desires between two people bound in marriage. The rabbinical mitzvot, which G-d did not directly instruct us but which nevertheless constitute expressions of the divine will,[1] resemble the implied requests between spouses. But the minhagim represent those areas in which we intuitively sense how we might cause G-d pleasure-and in this lies our greatest joy. [1]. Before performing a rabbinical mitzvah, we recite a blessing that begins with the words, "Blessed are You, G-d... Who has sanctified us with His commandments and commanded us to...." For since G-d commanded us to fulfill the mitzvot instituted by the sages, these are divine commandments; the difference between the biblical and rabbinical mitzvot is only in that the former are more explicitly the expressed will of G-d. Thus, fulfilling a rabbinical precept is a greater show of commitment, for we thereby exhibit our equal devotion to those divine desires which G-d has not directly related to us.
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Dwelling on Sukkot by Dovi Scheiner
What's wrong with simply being a good Jew at heart? You believe in G-d. You cherish your heritage. You see the wisdom in Judaism and desire to live by its ethos. But somehow, in the rush of daily life, your spirituality gets brushed aside and you fail to act upon your commitment to G-d. The cycle of the three major festivals known as the Shelosh Regalim, beginning with Passover and culminating in Sukkot, demonstrate how good intentions and feelings are a significant step toward the practical service of G-d. Old Macdonald has a farm. He plants a seed and anticipates a miracle. As he waits for his crop to grow, Macdonald grows anxious and wonders: "Will the earth yield healthy produce this year?" Only once his crop has matured, the produce cut and gathered, will Farmer Macdonald settle down to celebrate the success of the farming season. You've probably never met a Jewish farmer named Macdonald, yet there was a time, when the entire Jewish population stationed in Israel, made their livelihood by working the land. They relied upon its goodness to put bread on their tables and dough in their pockets. The annual labor cycle of a farmer is divided into three periods, corresponding to the three major holidays in the Jewish calendar year. Passover, which commemorates the Egyptian exodus, is referred to as the "month of springtime." In the life of a field, spring brings sunshine and new growth. Shavuot, when the Jewish people received the Torah from G-d, is referred to as the "Harvest Festival." During this season the produce ripens and may be severed from its source. Sukkot is referred to as the "Festival of the Ingathering." At this time the farmer gathers the produce from the field and prepares it for practical use. Today we purchase our food from the local Supermarket. A rarity indeed is the sight of a Jew dressed in a straw hat and overalls. Yet, spiritually speaking, we are all farmers. Our field is our soul, a gift from G-d, entrusted us to develop constantly. As we labor with righteousness to cultivate our
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field, sowing the seeds of spirituality, we pray for growth in our relationship with G-d. The development of the spirit is a gradual process and must be nurtured one step at a time. Passover marks the beginning of our relationship with G-d. As the Jewish people experienced the hand of G-d reaching in to rescue them from the throes of slavery and misery, their attachment to G-d grew. As they witnessed the awesome miracles performed by G-d to wrestle them free from the iron-fisted grip of Pharaoh, the hearts of the people filled with faith, as it is written, "Israel saw the great hand that G-d inflicted upon Egypt; and the people revered G-d, and they had faith in G-d and in Moses, His servant." Faith is the foundation upon which a relationship with G-d may be built. However, on its own, faith is not an actual service of G-d. It is merely the canvas upon which a portrait of practical day-to-day service of G-d may be painted. Faith without action is like a field whose crops are not yet ripe. On Shavuot our produce reaches fruition. G-d gives us His Torah, a spiritual prescription for day-to-day meaningful living. We receive the Torah with joy and dedicate ourselves to the study of G-d's wisdom and the fulfillment of His will. The festival of Shavuot is when the crops are harvested, when we begin to translate our emotions into a plan of practical action. Now that we know what we are meant to do, and how we are meant to do it, all that is left for us is to simply "Just do it!" And towards this end we have Sukkot. Sukkot is when "you gather in your work from the field," when a Jew adopts the set of Divine directions contained within the Torah as the one true roadmap for life - a G-d given guide for negotiating the highroad of twists and turns that define our worldly existence. On Sukkot sentiment and lip service finally translates into practical action. On Passover we "feel Jewish." On Shavuot we "sound Jewish." On Sukkot we graduate to the stage where we actually begin to "behave like a Jew." Courtesy of meaningfullife.com
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his week, Moshe composes the song of Ha'azinu. It is a hauntingly prophetic piece replete with predictions and admonitions. It extols the virtues of Israel and forewarns them of a perilous future, if they disobey the Torah. He finishes the song, standing side by side with his disciple Yehoshua, as he prepares to transfer the mantle of leadership. Deuteronomy 32:34: "Moshe came and spoke all the words of this song in the ears of the people, he and Hoshea the son of Nun." Moshe equates his own stature with that of his student in order to show the world his high regard for the future leader to whom he had entrusted his people. Yet there is something strange. Yehoshua is not referred to by the regal name that Moshe had long since given him; rather he is called Hoshea. Before the hazardous mission of the spies forty years prior, Moshe added the Hebrew letter yud to Hoshea's name. The yud represented the name of Hashem and served to protect Hoshea from the malicious intent of the slanderous spies. From that day on, Hoshea is always referred to as Yehoshua. Why then at the height of Yehoshua's career, on the day he is to take over the reign of power, does the Torah refer to him as Hoshea? Is the Torah surreptitiously diminishing his stature? Isn't that exactly what the Torah would like to avoid? On April 12, 1945, Vice-President Harry S. Truman was summoned to the White House. He was shown to the sitting room of the First Lady, Eleanor Roosevelt. Gently, she told him that President Roosevelt was dead. After a few moments of stunned silence, Mr. Truman composed himself and asked, "Is there anything I can do for you, Mrs. Roosevelt?" The First Lady shook her head. "Is there anything we can do for you? For you are the one who is in trouble now." Perhaps Yehoshua's crowning moment was also meant to be quite sobering. He was made to realize that the force behind his greatness would no longer be with him. The man who had crowned him with the glory of G-d's name was joining the Creator, leaving Yehoshua alone and diminished. He was now just, Hoshea. It was now up to Yehoshua to remember from whence his greatness came. Often we bask in the spotlight of greatness and expect to glow when the radiance is turned off. Unfortunately, we are not made of phosphorous. The time comes when our light must shine from within our own selves. Sure enough from that moment on, Hoshea shines as Yehoshua. Given the task we will shine too.
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Fot Your Information Some things mentioned here, might be self-evident. It is really intended for those people, who simply don't know (yet). Having a designated location for keys (house, car, file cabinets, garage, etc.) -- either a drawer or key hooks on the wall, for example, is an amazing antidote for the "Where are my keys?! Blues". New in town? Or just want to know about Jewish events in L.A.? There is a wonderful E-mail to sign up for -- the "Hillygram", put out by Hillel Zeitlin, at Hilly@LACommunity.Org. Most local Yeshivos (including the girls' high schools) have out-of-town students. Try to keep in mind what a tremendous difference you & your family -- & your home (think, cozy couch, or simply, a good, homemade meal) can make, when it comes to a Yom Tov or an "off" Shabbos for one or more of those students, who are away from their families. Yes, there might be more work & preparation involved, but the wonderful benefit for you & your household is the Torah they will share with you, combined with their youthful exuberance. The atmosphere created usually is priceless. If you have young children, it is great for them to be able to "look up to" these students. Also, most people are on their best behavior when they have "company". Rare is it to have family bickering or sibling squabbles when guests are over. Result: a glorious & enlivening Shabbos or Yom Tov. All that needs to be done is contact the administration of the schools. Similarly, there are many people who are just beginning on their journey of Jewish "discovery". They would love to enjoy a warm Shabbos or Yom Tov experience at your home. For those with older children, questions or discussions at the table will usually bolster & enhance their own appreciation for Torah & how we live. Welcoming guests also hones your children's social skills & fosters consideration for others' needs. To arrange for guests, please contact your synagogue, local Chabad House, Aish, or JLE. For those of you who have very significant little people in your lives, the following book titles are wonderful, at this time of year: The Art Scroll Children's Holiday Series by Yaffa Ganz, The Happy Yom Tov Book, written & illustrated by Miriam Lando, Yedidyah & the Esrog Tree (Feldheim), Zaydie's Special Esrogim by Aydel Lebovics, A Torah Is Written by Paul Cowan, The Tattooed Torah by Marvell Ginsburg, & The Place Where I Belong written by Abie Rotenberg. "WD-40" is a marvelous product! It easily remedies creaking doors or keys that keep getting stuck in the lock. "Goo-Gone" is great for removing most things sticky. You probably know what a pain it is to remove adhesive from stickers on new dishes before toyveling them! "Goo-Gone" makes it much easier & less time consuming. Both products can be helpful with removing gum found in the "wrong" places. A credit card (yes, a credit card) happens to be a nifty tool for removing melted candle wax on wood furniture & glass. Asking your butcher to cut chicken into parts (quarters or eighths) saves you time & energy. Asking your butcher to remove the skin (hopefully, without an extra charge) saves even more time & energy, as well as calories. At La Brea Bagel, at Beverly Blvd. & Poinsettia Pl., in L.A., you can ask for a card that gets punched each time you purchase a dozen bagels. Buy 12 dozen, you get one dozen free. The "Discovery Science Center" in Santa Ana, Calif.(www.DiscoveryCube.Org) is a marvelous place (about 40 min. away from L.A.) to go on Chol HaMoed. Toddlers to adults will enjoy the very hands-on, fun, educational environment. It is very accessible for persons with disabilities. Check out the bed of nails! May you all enjoy a Healthy & Happy New Year!
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his week we are introduced to a formidable foe who greets us upon our entry into this world and attempts to accompany our every action throughout our mortal existence. He is known as the Yetzer Harah, the Evil Inclination. After Kayin has an inferior offering rejected, he is very upset. G-d talks to him frankly about the nature of his act and the hidden beast that undermines our good intentions, the Yetzer Harah. "Surely, if you improve yourself, you will be forgiven. But if you do not improve yourself, sin crouches at the door. Its desire is toward you, yet you can conquer it." (Genesis 4:7). Though the imagery of sin crouching in wait seems quite ominous, the allegorical allusion to an evil force blocking a doorway lends a simile to a story I recently heard that may be quite applicable to the lessons of the finale of any sport season. It may even be a lesson to those of us who have our ears glued to the rumblings of the subway, shuttling high-flying frivolity from the Bronx to Queens.
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Rabbi Sholom Schwadron had noticed that one of the students at the yeshiva was missing on Sunday and Monday. Tuesday morning he approached him, inquiring to the reason he missed those two days. "I know you for two years. You never missed a day of yeshiva. I am sure that something important is happening. Please tell me what's going on." The boy did not want to say, but after prodding, the boy finally blurted out. "I would tell, but, Rebbe, you just wouldn't understand." "Try me," begged Reb Sholom, "I promise I will try my hardest to appreciate what you tell me." "Here goes," responded the student, conceding to himself that whatever explanation he would give would surely be incomprehensible to the Rabbi, who had probably had never seen a soccer ball in his life. "I missed yeshiva because I was at the Maccabi Tel Aviv football (soccer) finals. In fact," the boy added in embarrassment, "I probably won't be in yeshiva tomorrow as well. It's the final day of the championship." Rabbi Schwadron was not at all condescending. Instead, he furred his brow in interest. "I am sure that this game of football must be quite exciting. Tell me," he asked, " How do you play this game of football? What is the object? How do you win?" "Well," began the student filled with enthusiasm, "there
are eleven players, and the object is to kick a ball into the large goal. No one but the goalkeeper can move the ball with his hands or arms!" Rabbi Schwadron's face brightened! He knew this young boy was a good student and wanted to accommodate him. "Oh! Is that all? So just go there, kick the ball in the goal, and come back to yeshiva!" The boy laughed. "Rebbe, you don't understand! The opposing team also has eleven men and a goalkeeper, and their job is to stop our team from getting the ball into their goal!" "Tell me," Rabbi Schwadron whispered. These other men the other team. Are they there all day and night?" "Of course not!" laughed the student. "They go home at night!" What was the Rabbi driving at? He wondered. Rabbi Schwadron huddled close and in all earnest continued with his brilliant plan. "Why don't you sneak into the stadium in the evening and kick the ball into the goal when they are not looking! Then you can win and return to yeshiva!" The boy threw his hands up in frustration. "Oy! Rebbe! You don't understand. You don't score if the other team is not trying to stop you! It is no kuntz to kick a ball into an empty net if there is no one trying to stop you!" "Ah!" cried Reb Sholom in absolute victory. Now think a moment! Listen to what you just said! It is no kuntz to come to the yeshiva when nothing is trying to hold you back! It is when the urge to skip class is there, when the Yetzer Harah is crouching in the goal, that it is most difficult to score. That is when you really score points. Come tomorrow, and you can't imagine how much that is worth in Hashem's scorecard!" Needless to say, the boy understood the message and was there the next day the first in class! The Torah tells us not only about the nature of the Yetzer Harah as an adversary, but rather as our ultimate challenger. He stands crouched in the door, ready to block any shot and spring on a near hit. Our job is to realize that we must overcome him when the urge is the greatest. Because when it is most difficult to do the right thing, that is the time we really meet, and even score, the goal! •
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EVE OF SUKKOT, OCTOBER 13, 2008 If you are planning on building a Sukkah, now is the time to complete it! It is customary to prepare the "four kinds" for use on Sukkot, binding the three hadassim (myrtle twigs) and two aravot (willow twigs) to the lulav (palm frond), in the sukkah on the afternoon preceding the festival Light Festival (and Shabbat) Candles Girls and all women that are in the house (or if there isn't a woman in the house, the head of the household), light candles to usher in each night of the holiday and Shabbat. Blessing for October 17, 2008: Candles should be lit 18 minutes before sunset. EAT IN THE SUKKAH The holiday of Sukkot commemorates G-d's kindness to the Jewish people while in the desert at the time of the Exodus. We mark this kindness by eating in a Sukkah, a hut covered with branches, throughout the seven days of Sukkot, and by blessing the "Four Kinds." The mitzvah of dwelling, eating and spending time in the Sukkah is unique in that the entire person is involved in a mitzvah. The mitzvah of Sukkah encompasses every part of the body. Every limb and cell of the person is completely submerged, surrounded and encompassed by the Sukkah. One should attempt to eat in a Sukkah particularly the first night of Sukkot, to fulfill the Biblical commandment. When partaking of a meal in the Sukkah, containing at least two ounces of bread or cake, we say the following blessing Blessed are You, Lord our G-d, King of the universe, who has sanctified us with His commandments, and commanded us to sit in the Sukkah. Ba-ruch A-tah Ado-nai E-lo-hei-nu Me-lech Ha-olam Asher Kideshanu Bemitzvotav Vetzivanu Leshev Basukkah. The Four Kinds One of the special mitzvahs of Sukkot is to recite a blessing on the "The Four Kinds," a citron, a palm branch, three myrtle twigs and two willow branches. We hold them close together, we recite a blessing over them and, as is customary, wave them to all the four sides and upward and downward. The blessing we say is: Recite the following additional blessing the first time only.
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WAVING THE FOUR KINDS Stand facing east. Take the lulav in your right hand and recite the blessing, "Al netilat lulav." Take the etrog in your left hand. If it is the first day of Sukkut (or the first time you are observing the mitzvah this year) recite the blessing "Shehecheyanu." Bring the etrog and lulav together. Wave the lulav three times to and fro in each direction. Each time the four species are brought back, their lower tips should touch the chest (over the heart). How to Hold: The top of the etrog should be held next to the bottom of the lulav. When holding the etrog while making the movments and during hoshanot, the top of the etrog should be covered with the fingers. When moving the lulav and etrog due west, the etrog should be uncovered Rejoice! It is a mitzvah to rejoice on Sukkot in commemoration of the joyous "Water Drawing Celebrations" that were held in the Temple. SIMCHAS TORAH On Simchat Torah we celebrate the completion of the year round cycle of reading of the Torah. All the Torah scrolls are taken from the Ark and carried in a parade around the synagogue seven times. This is called "Hakafot". We rejoice, sing and dance with the Torahs, for the reestablishment of our covenant with the Torah as a groom rejoices with his bride. For the Torah is betrothed to Israel as a wife is to her husband. Children are given gifts of candy and fruit because it is stated that the "commandments of the L-rd are sweeter than honey." The joyful dancing takes place the preceding evening, this year on October 21, as well as during the morning services, on October 22. TORAH READINGS We conclude the reading of the Torah by reading the last portion of Deuteronomy and then immediately begin reading once again from Genesis. Every male is called to the Torah on Simchat Torah, including boys under the age of 13.
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n Simchat Torah we rejoice with the Torah. We celebrate the joy of being a Jew-the joy of a life defined by and permeated with the divine wisdom and will communicated to us at Mount Sinai. But where is the Torah? Where is the all-embracing wisdom of the Five Books of Moses, the inspiration of the Prophets, the music of the Psalms? Where is the brilliance of the Talmud, the guidance of the Shulchan Aruch, the mystique of the Kabbalistic writings? Where are the laws, the ethics and the philosophy that have molded our lives and served as a beacon of light to all of humanity for 33 centuries? It's all rolled up. It's all rolled up in a scroll of parchment, girdled with a sash, clothed in an embroidered mantle. This is the Torah we grasp in our arms as we dance away the night and day of Simchat Torah in synagogues across the globe. Is this how we should celebrate our relationship with the Torah? By embracing a velvet-draped scroll and expending calories and shoe leather on synagogue floors? Surely the People of the Book could have devised a more appropriate way to rejoice with the essence of all wisdom. Would not the festival be more appropriately observed by immersing oneself in a page of Talmud or a work of Torah philosophy? The Second Time Around Actually, there are two annual festivals which celebrate our receiving of the Torah: Shavuot and Simchat Torah. Shavuot is the day on which the entire Jewish nation experienced the divine revelation at Mount Sinai, where G-d communicated the Torah to us and summoned Moses to the top of the mountain to receive the Two Tablets of the Covenant. These Tablets, however, were broken as a result the violation of their contents by the Jewish people with the sin of the Golden Calf. It is the Second Tablets, granted us on Yom Kippur, over which we rejoice on Simchat Torah.
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In other words, the First Tablets of Shavuot represent the "conventional" aspect of Torah-Torah as the study of G-d's wisdom and the fulfillment of His will. On this level, a person's relationship with the Torah is determined by his individual talents and behavior: the more one studies, the more one knows; the greater one's mind, the deeper one's comprehension; and if one acts contrary to the Torah's commandments, one is no longer worthy of it-worshipping an idol of gold leads to a shattered Tablets and covenant. But there is also a deeper dimension to Torah, which transcends the externalities of conduct and understanding. This is the essence of Torah, the quintessential bond between G-d and Jew which is actualized by, but not dependent upon, the Jew's study and observance of it. No sin or transgression can weaken this bond; on the contrary, it was the breaking of the First Tablets that uncovered its power and invincibility. This is the Torah of the Second Tablets, the Torah we celebrate on Simchat Torah. On Shavuot we spend the entire night studying. We read selections from the Five Books of Moses, the Prophets and the Scriptures; we study the first and last paragraphs of each of the Talmud's 60 tractates, selections from the esoteric works Sefer Yetzira and Zohar, and Maimonides' list of the 613 mitzvot. We are celebrating the manner in which Torah is realized in our lives-by study and implementation. But on Simchat Torah we celebrate our bond with the quintessence of Torah. So the Torah remains scrolled and covered-we are grasping it rather than its words and precepts. We dance with the Torah rather than study it, because we are relating to that dimension of Torah which embraces each and every Jew equally, regardless of knowledge and spiritual station. In dancing, we all relate equally to the Torah: the sweat of the scholar is no more profound than that of his illiterate brother, and the feet of the saint move no more piously than those of the boor. On Simchat Torah we are all equal: equal in our inability to fathom the essence of Torah, and equal in our intrinsic and inviolable connection to it. Based on an address by the Rebbe, Simchat Torah 5742 (1981)[1] [1]. Maamar Lehavin Inyan Simchat Torah 5742.
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o sermons really work? Can the words of any one individual really have an effect on the way people live their lives? Is anyone out there actually listening? (Reading?) Rabbis are probably unrealistic when they anticipate dramatic results from their sermons. The late Rabbi Sydney Katz of Pretoria once compared the chances of a sermon succeeding to the odds of a man standing on top of the Empire State Building and throwing down an aspirin which would be caught by a man on the street below who just happened to have a headache at the time! But we still try. The Prophet Isaiah called the great flood of this week's parshah "waters of Noah." According to our sages, this is because Noah bore a degree of responsibility for the devastating deluge. But why was it his fault? Wasn't he the righteous man of his time? Apparently, because Noah may not have tried hard enough to turn around the corrupt lifestyle of his generation, the waters are named after him. Yes, he built his ark, but did he reach out to those who never saw his ark? Did he shout out to his contemporaries that doomsday was really coming? Ever since Noah, this is the mission of anyone charged with the task of spiritual leader. What is a rabbi? A religious functionary, an "official" to preside over our rites of passage? Sure, that is a very important part of the job, but is that all it is? The essence of a rabbi is to be a teacher, a guide for life, a moral barometer and the conscience of the community. The word rabbi means "my teacher." The rabbi's job is to teach Torah and to teach right from wrong based on the G-dly value system enshrined in the Torah. So occasionally it becomes necessary for rabbi to play preacher and point out the error of a community's ways. That's why the Talmud states, "When you see a rabbi who is beloved by the entire community, it is not because he is so good but rather because he does not rebuke them in matters of faith" (Talmud, Ketubot 105). Speaking for myself, I am not a loner. I'm not antisocial. I like people and would love to be loved by everyone without exception. But there are times when one cannot shirk the moral responsibility to say what is right-and, sometimes, what is wrong. Which brings us back to Noah. The sages are divided on the extent of Noah's righteousness. Yes, the Bible calls him a tzaddik, a righteous man. But the title is qual-
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ified when it adds the word "in his generation." Was he objectively righteous or only in comparison to his evil generation? How would he have rated when compared to a really saintly man like Abraham? As always, both these perspectives are Torah, and therefore true. The full picture can only be ascertained when we look at a thing with both eyes. Are we products of our environment? Is it impossible to resist societal pressures? If so, then any good we manage to do is an incredible achievement and deserving of praise. Or, do we have the power to triumph over any and every obstacle in our paths? Look at Abraham who came from a pagan family, discovered G-d, and changed the world. Judged by that standard, anything less than greatness is a failure. Which perspective will it be? I am not unmindful of the wonderful growth in our community and, indeed, in my congregation. Who knows better than me of the inspiring new commitments made by so many, especially over the High Holidays. Hundreds of good resolutions for mitzvahs-resolutions to increase in shul attendance, putting on tefillin, putting up a mezuzah, keeping Shabbat and kosher, Torah study, giving charity, doing acts of kindness, and more. In a world gone mad, we are doing fantastic. But from time to time we need to look from the other perspective as well. How are we doing compared to Abraham? Compared to what we could be? The philosopher Herman Cohen was once asked why his lectures were so deep and over the heads of most of his audience. He answered, "I aim where their heads should be." Well, I aim where your hearts should be, where your souls should be. I fully appreciate where my people are at, but I refuse to lose sight of where they should be going. That is my purpose, my sacred responsibility and my dream. I dream about the neshamah, the G-dly soul within each of you. You say, "Rabbi, we are ordinary guys." I say no Jew is ordinary. Every Jew is special. I know what you are doing and I am proud of you for it. But I also know what you are capable of. Don't sell yourself short. Please, don't shatter my dream. If we stop dreaming we stop hoping and we stop living. I love you all. You are all wonderful, good Jews. But for me the definition of a good Jew has always been "one who is trying to be a better Jew." As good as we may be, let us try to be better still. G-d bless you. Rabbi Yossy Goldman is Senior Rabbi of the Sydenham Highlands North Shul since 1986, and Chairman of the South African Rabbinical Association.
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DIRECTIONS To make the sauce: Coat a 3-quart saucepan with the oil and place over medium heat. Add the garlic and saute for 1 minute. Add the tomatoes and cook, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes. Add the vinegar and sugar; simmer, until the sauce thickens, about 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper and remove from the heat. Place a skillet over medium heat and coat with 2 tablespoons of the olive oil. Sauté the onion and garlic for about 5 minutes, until soft. Stir in the tomato paste, a splash of wine, parsley, and 1/2 cup of the prepared sweet and sour tomato sauce, mix to incorporate and then take it off the heat. Combine the ground meat in a large mixing bowl. Add the egg, the cooked rice, and the sauteed onion mixture. Toss the filling together with your hands to combine, season with a generous amount of salt and pepper. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Remove the large, damaged outer leaves from the cabbages and set aside. Cut out the cores of the cabbages with a sharp knife and carefully pull off all the rest of the leaves, keeping them whole and as undamaged as possible, (get rid of
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Report: Number of Jews worldwide increasing : Jewish Agency report published on eve of High Holidays indicates increase in number of Jews choosing to live in Israel, decrease in number of Diaspora Jews. Reports attributes latter to troubling rise in assimilation
Dozens of tourists witnessed a unique celebration in the holy city of Hebron as an elite Israeli army infantry unit gathered for the bar mitzvah of one of their own. Typically celebrated by 13-year-old boys, the ceremony marked the first time that Ron, a kibbutz resident and non-commissioned officer, was called to Torah. Chabad-Lubavitch Rabbi Danny Cohen organized the event at the Cave of the Patriarchs after Ron, who had never before had a bar mitzvah, decided to put on tefillin for the first time.
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2008/5769 Celebrating Traditions Gelson’s has everything you need to celebrate with family and tradition this Rosh Hashanah.
“May you end this day with a good signature in the book of life.”
Gelson’s has helped you celebrate tradition since 1951: from a full line of Empire Kosher Poultry in our meat department, to an extensive assortment of kosher products like Kedem, Streit’s and Manischewitz.
Celebrate with Tradition, Celebrate with Gelson’s. COMMUNITY LINKS PO BOX 481153 LOS ANGELES, CA 90048
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