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Lots to discuss! Where to start? We begin saying slichos this motzai Shabbos (some have already begun). The new year is upon us! Chassidut explains the profound effect that the simple shofar has, reaching to the very depths and essence of G-dliness, and bringing those levels down into the physical world. The Alter Rebbe once said that eating kugel on Shabbos is tantamount to blowing shofar!
This week I drove to Buffalo, New York - a 7+ hour drive - to drop my son off at mesivta. Although a long drive, one which takes the whole day, I truly enjoyed the beautiful scenic views as I traveled across New York state. I couldn’t help but compare it to the views that I took in as I drove through Israel, just two short weeks ago. New York seems much more lush and green. Mountains covered with thick green trees, farms and foliage. Israel is stony desert, plains, with its share of trees, albeit a different variety. One doesn’t see many olive groves driving through NY!
I can appreciate both vistas. But while driving through Israel, one is struck by the sheer history of it all. A history that is intrinsically connected to our bodies and souls, which seems part of the very DNA that forms us. This history is part of us, and one senses that as you traverse the land. This is the very same land that Avraham Avinu walked! Read More »
We are getting close to the end of our time here... for now!
Monday
In shul this morning (Pe'er Yerushalayim), I was sitting next to an elderly Sefardi fellow, very close to the door. (I have sat next to him several times.) He is quite old, and very hunched over, unable to stand up straight. I watched this morning as several people, as they passed him to leave the shul, stopped, took his hand and kissed it, after which he placed his hand on their heads and blessed them. Wow, I thought, I may be sitting next to a tzaddik! After davening, as we were getting ready to leave, I subtly motioned to him that I wanted to take his hand. As I did, I leaned over and kissed it. He then placed his hand on my head and gave me a lengthy bracha. The experience was so moving, it brought tears to my eyes.Read More »
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