From The Desk of Rabbi Yehuda - Chabad Lubavitch of Westport

The Deluge!

Friday, September 18, 2026 - 10:00 AM

What was G-d thinking?

I mean, second day Rosh Hashana, the day for the grand Shofar blowing — something that the first day of Rosh Hashana didn’t have due to being superseded by Shabbat — and a deluge seldom experienced before in Westport.

Flash flood warnings ringing off the hook, multiple closed roads, wet basements and then more flash flood warnings — not quite the recipe for robust Synagogue participation, to say the least!

This was the hand of G-d if there ever was one.

For some, access was restricted and challenged, for others it was somewhat smoother sailing.

I don’t profess to know what the Divine intent for the timing of this deluge was, but I found it quite inspiring when one distressed congregant who was unable attend was informed by another who was able to attend ,”I was praying on your behalf — I had you covered”

One nation. fused together in so many ways. The Rebbe often emphasizing this point. The Jewish nation is like one body that consists of different limbs. Regardless of where we live or who we are - we each compliment the other to create one whole organism. The feet transporting the head and the fingers assisting the eyes.

Likewise, the lack of a limb affects the entire body and pain in a toenail affects concentration. Interconnection with totality.

How beautiful! Am Yisrael — ONE entity. Disparate and independent in the external but bound as one at the core.

Could this have been the Divine Plan?

I’ll be the first to admit that my vision of Divine reasoning is, limited to naught. Mortals can simply not understand the Divine. It’s impossible. It’s beyond the grasp of the finite mind. Yet the goalposts of the Divine plan have been clearly set out for us in the Torah.

But wait. Another thing I know with certainty — from Gd’s clear messaging to us. G-d loves the Jewish nation and will certainly seal us all for a “good” year. We need only to place our trust in the Almighty and we’d see it in real time which after all, is the greatest proof of all!!

With best wishes for a Gmar Chatima Tova — may you and your family be sealed for a great year in all aspects of your lives — Shabbat Shalom!

Shabbat Shalom - Remembrance

Friday, September 11, 2026 - 10:00 AM

Certain moments remain seared into the memory, never to be forgotten.

9/11.

Everyone remembers where they were when they heard the unfathomable news. Everyone. Impossible to forget.

Now 25 years have passed. We don’t forget. We pay our respects. As individuals we have all grown. We still have work to do. America is a great country!!

Remembering.

One of the primary names for Rosh Hashana is Yom Hazikaron. Day of Remembrance.

“You remember all things that are forgotten. You open the Book of Remembrance and it reads itself” liturgy of Unetaneh Tokef ...

Remembrance.

The Jewish nation revers memory. We have such a rich history. We have so many generations of self sacrifice. We have ancestors that were so selfless and righteous. Remembrance for us is a tremendous advantage.

If I am merely me and I’m judged on my actions — I may be a little nervous. If I however, are we, — myself together with what preceded me — boy do I smell sweet.

Remembrance.

Please Hashem remember the cosmic intention of creation. Humankind is your experiment beginning with Adam and Eve. Freedom of choice is a huge gift that you have granted us and that distinguishes us as humans. We pledge the year ahead to utilize the power of choice in the most potent and positive manner. Inscribe us in the book of life!

Bestow on us the blessings that we so need and leave the rest to us. Remember the handiwork of our ancestors — we can do it too. We pledge to make this world a place, where you Gd feel comfortable and proud of. Full of Torah and Mitzvah, love, laughter, charity and justice — and we beg of you to send us the utopian age of Moshiach and perfection!

Inscribe us for a good life!

With best wishes for a Shabbat Shalom & Shana Tova,

Gratitude!

Friday, August 28, 2026 - 10:00 AM

Journaling is on the rise.

Incredibly, studies have shown notable positive benefits resulting from journaling.

“Positive journaling is powerful enough to physically rewire your brain's anatomy, suppress clinical inflammation, and alter your biological response to stress” (google).

Unsurprisingly, the Torah millennia ago, in this week's Parsha, suggests a form of audio journaling. A process of expressing gratitude and thanks when bringing the “first fruits” of the seasonal agricultural crops to the Holy Temple.

The text that was read when bringing the first fruits, begins by tracing back the string of challenges, fortunes and miracles that began hundreds of years earlier. It tracks the multiple twists and turns that needed to occur in order for these simple fruits to come to fruition. The longest thank you if you will — audio journaling at its best!

It’s not hard to recognize that we all have our ample share of twists and turns and of course our “first fruits”. We call them annual accomplishments. We usually attribute them to our brilliance and talent and stop there.

Whilst we generally recognize the blessings of our family we certainly don’t think about the string of challenges and blessings to those who preceded us —beyond a hundred years ago.

The Torah however is teaching us a thing or two about gratitude. It’s not enough to be thankful for the immediate nor does it suffice to think back a few decades. To be truly thankful one has to periodically go back yet further. One needs to incorporate the whole string of obstacles together with the precise and deliberate Divine acts that preceded us. Only then can we fully appreciate our blessings.

Full on “audio journaling”!

The type of audio journaling that maximizes our gratitude and makes us worthy receptacles for yet greater blessings and miracles for a Shana Tova Umetuka — a good and sweet year for all!!

With best wishes for a Shabbat Shalom,

Perpetuation!

Friday, August 14, 2026 - 10:00 AM

Recently I read about a 99 year old Holocaust survivor who volunteered at their local Gan Israel in Venus Florida.

The article was titled, “This Day Camp Counselor is a 98 Year Old Holocaust Survivor”. For Helga Melmed helping children enjoy their Judaism is reclaiming what was taken from her”.

It’s a remarkable and inspiring story that needs no commentary. Yet after the feel-good rush that inevitably comes with reading an “and they lived happily ever after” story, I couldn’t help but give commentary.

I know what felt good, for after all it’s a story of heroism, endurance, transformation and a semblance of stability — the closing of a circle if you will.

However, in truth, upon reflection it becomes obvious that this isn’t the pinnacle of the story — rather, the ever lasting effects that she’s having on these children that will perpetuate her story and the story of Judaism. It’s more of a rarity today for a child to meet and interact with a survivor — the effects of which will only be felt way into the future.

There’s nothing new to what I’m saying of course. That’s the story of the Jewish people. The overlap of generations carrying the torch of our Heritage.

Quite confidently we all can say — whilst I wasn’t at Sinai I know someone who was there. Well, I know someone who knows someone who knew someone……and the chain linked fence stretches convincingly and irrefutably. Avi — Dor L’dor.

Each of us represent something far greater than ourselves. Were we able to zoom out — we would be shocked, elated or perhaps a little disappointed that we didn’t do more. The macro illuminating what is missed by the micro.

Today, we enter the month of Elul. The month that precedes the High Holidays. Ancient Jewish wisdom informs us that it’s a month of compassion. A month of nearness and accessibility to Gd. We need only to will that relationship — putting not-even our best foot forward. That’s all Gd asks of us and then Gd does the rest.

May we all recognize our Divine gift to elevate this world, each of us in our unique way and may our acts endure and perpetuate all that was handed to us — to ensure that Am YIsrael continues to live on with strength, pride and joy!

With best wishes for a Shabbat Shalom and wishing you Chodesh Tov,

The Best Choice

Friday, August 7, 2026 - 10:00 AM

“I had no choice”.

We’ve all said those words and ironically those words themselves were by our choosing.

A quick google shows that we make an astonishing, 35,000 decisions per day.

Clearly we all have choices. It’s our greatest Divine gift. The freedom to choose.

At times it can be pretty anxiety inducing. So many choices, so many decisions — so much upside, yet so much downside.

I recently read of former hostage Rom Braslavski describing his efforts to rehabilitate himself and to deal with the tremendous post trauma stress that he’s suffering from.

“My question is this: Am I going to return to life, or am I going to remain a captive in Gaza? Am I going to get up and strengthen myself again and again and not let them win, or am I going to lock myself in my room and not let the sun come in? Because if I do that, they’ve won—not me.”

“They’ve won—not me—if I fall into depression and sadness. That’s not something I’m willing to accept. Every day I make the choice to open the blinds, get up early, and let the sun into my life. To let the sun brighten my dark face. Dark on the inside, bright on the outside. And the light on the outside slowly seeps into my soul.”

Choice!

Divinely gifted! AI can not make a choice and decide the direction of our lives. It never will be able to — because choice is the greatest gift that we were given and that specifically requires personal grit, reflection and conviction!

With best wishes for a Shabbat Shalom,

Rabbi Yehuda & Dina Kantor

The Perfect Combo!

Friday, July 31, 2026 - 10:00 AM

There’s nothing like a fresh start. Pristine, untainted and blissfully ignorant.

Except —there’s also nothing like the wisdom gained from experience. Tried and true, nuanced and focused.

Walking through Gan Izzy, one gets to see the “fresh start”, all over the place. Many firsts, many new experiences — in a warm and all-embracing setting. The potential and the future of Am Yisrael on full display!

Yet for there to be a future — there needs to have been a past. A past that endured, that built, that preserved and in turn shared it with the next generation.

We are consistently part of the past and a bridge to the future. As long as we preserve what has so painstakingly been preserved for millennia, the future is bright.

The greatest stumbling block of course is ego and Moses in this week’s Parsha warns his nation not to slip into the seemingly natural disposition of, “look at what I did; see how accomplished I am; it’s all because of me”. He speaks from experience and his nuanced and focused message is the result of decades of leading the Jewish nation.

Yet the Parsha doesn’t stop there and the key to maintaining healthy humility is also shared.

Thankfulness. Gratitude. Specifically as it manifests itself in “Grace After Meals” also known as Birchat Hamazon or Bentching.

A simple paragraph composed by Moses himself recited after a meal, to thank the true source of the food, Gd, for his bountiful blessings.

Fast forward a few thousand years. The freshness of Judaism remains. The foundation of Judaism is stronger than ever. Ego may still be an issue — gratitude and thankfulness still the tonic.

Is it cliche to say “Am Yisrael Chai?

Hardly! A quick stroll around Gan Izzy will resoundingly reinforce it and for that I’m profoundly thankful.

Am Yisrael Chai!!!

With best wishes for a Shabbat Shalom,

Rabbi Yehuda & Dina Kantor

The Morning AFter

Friday, July 24, 2026 - 10:00 AM

The mourning after.

It’s not a typo — yesterday was the saddest day on the Jewish calendar ( Tisha B’av) but today is the morning after and life, as ordained by Jewish wisdom, continues vigorously.

I walked through camp yesterday, stomach rumbling and all (it was a fast day) yet what I experienced was the antithesis to what one would think the day represents.

Rebuilding. Life. Energy. Future.

I observed a large amount of children engaged in a project with LEGO collectively building the very edifice that we were mourning the destruction of. Hardly a day of mourning — the greatest display of rebuilding!

The physical edifice of the Temples destroyed yet the heart and soul of the Jewish nation pumping stronger than ever!

Jewish life today, does have some challenges to be sure — that is the definition of Exile. The lack of revelation and dominion that exists in times of redemption.

Yet even then, the soul of the Jew can’t be extinguished. The physical edifice, perhaps — the essential core, never!

The mo(u)rning after. It’s morning. It’s fresh. Full of hope and potential. All it takes is U.

You see, Jewish life is vibrant because of all of us. We’ve survived the millennia due to the collective efforts of the entire Jewish nation. Each of us contributing another piece of LEGO on the proverbial structure of Jewish life.

Microcosmically too — each mitzvah we do, irrespective of what we don’t do — adds another piece of LEGO so to speak, to the individual quest and mission that we each individually have in this world.

It follows then, that a fitting morning after resolution is — to add one more mitzvah to our lives. Another mitzvah to our routines. Another Shabbos celebration, Mezuza or Torah podcast — each act truly rebuilding the Third Temple — may we merit the rebuilding speedily in our days, amen!

With best wishes for a Shabbat Shalom,

Rabbi Yehuda & Dina Kantor

How?

Friday, July 17, 2026 - 10:00 AM

I recently noticed that the word “how” and “who” have the same letters yet very different meanings.

Apparently, linguistically, the word “who” is used more frequently — yet the word “how” is more associated with change.

The how to get something done or to move forward, far more pivotal than the “who did it” that so often gets associated with blaming or relying on another.

Moses in this week’s Parsha asks the “how” or in the original wording “eicha”— when questioning of Gd, regarding the overwhelming burden of leadership.

The response was fast in coming — set up courts of law, delegate judicial decisions and empower a subset of leaders to shoulder the burden.

How as a catalyst for change. How as a catalyst to take a step forward — opening ourselves up to the Divine blessing.

Next week we mourn the destruction of the two Temples that stood on Temple Mount — on the saddest day of the year, called Tisha B’av. We read of the book of Lamentations — called Megilat “Eicha”.

There we have it again, Eicha. The “how” that’s associated with life. The “how” that’s associated with challenging times.. the how in the most painful of times —the “how” that drives change, and it’s change that guarantees, future!!

Speaking of future — it’s all in the children — see here in photo form the tremendous future that we have here locally with the campers at Gan Izzy — Am Yisrael Chai!

With best wishes for a Shabbat Shalom,

Rabbi Yehuda & Dina Kantor

Life!

Friday, July 10, 2026 - 10:00 AM

The Journey of life.

It may sound cliche — but it’s hardly so. Life truly is a journey — many stops along the way. Each stop representing a significant moment in our life’s mission on this earth.

Though we love to see things in real time, at best, we get a mere glimpse of a deeper more transcendent plan — mostly recognizable in hindsight.

I was very moved recently when hearing of 100 year old holocaust survivor Kurt Marx, who read from the same Torah that he read from at his Bar Mitzvah, just two months before Kristallnacht.

“ When I read the same portion I read as a child, before my life was turned upside down, it felt as though all the years in between disappeared for a moment.”

“The remarkable reunion with the Sefer Torah began when Marx discovered an old document recording its arrival at a London synagogue in 1939”

Standing once again before the Sefer Torah from which he had read as a 13-year-old, Marx described the moment as far more than rediscovering a treasured object.

“It was restoring a living connection to my family, my community, and the world the Holocaust tried to destroy,” he said.”

A living connection. The Torah the connector. Generations melting away. Location irrelevant. The connector. The center of gravity. The beachhead. The Truth. The Torah!

As we traverse our journey some things travel with us. It merely requires cognizance and appreciation for them. It makes the journey all the more meaningful and ultimately enduring and eternal.

Walking through the halls of Gan Izzy and hearing the fun, the joy, the chants together with the wide array of exciting and creative activities, I know that what’s being created is way more than a fantastic summer; more than memories which too begin to fade at some point. Rather, It’s melting away the constraints of time and place — connecting us all to the past and creating a powerful future!

The journey. Many stops, many stages. Many choices, many challenges. Many memorable moments with many we’d love to forget. Yet most of all — it’s the story of our lives that continue to live on in perpetuity!

Am Yisrael Chai!

With best wishes for a Shabbat Shalom,

Rabbi Yehuda & Dina Kantor

P.S. We are looking for sponsors to help us make Gan Izzy even better. If you’d like to explore the opportunities that will bear fruit for generations to come — please email me. We’d love to hear from you! Or here’s a link for a quick donation to our effort — here.

Who Am I?

Friday, July 3, 2026 - 10:00 AM

Who am I?

The ultimate question that constantly accompanies every person, throughout their lives.

This week Gan Izzy started. It was an amazing week if only a little too hot.

Watching the carefree nature of the campers engaged in a plethora of activities and shows, is always gratifying. Yet it’s what’s “not” seen that’s the most gratifying.

Identity. It comes from the core and is then built upon. The more aligned the outer layer and behavior calibrates with the core — the stronger the identity becomes and the deeper joy in life is revealed.

“Because I’m a Jew, a proud one too” — these words echoing throughout the joyous walls of Gan Israel of Westport!

Yet it’s “not” what’s heard inside the walls that’s the most gratifying it’s what’s being developed and nurtured inside out of the camper’s that resonates. Resonates for generations that is!

Who am I?

Perhaps the answer can be found in the opening words of this week’s Parsha. The protagonist is Pinchas.

Who is Pinchas? The Torah tells us with detailed genealogy. He’s the son of Elazar who in turn is the son of Aharon the first High Priest. ( the brother of Moses)

So who is he? It seems circuitous to introduce his parents and his grandparents when introducing who he is.

The answer is simple. He will shortly display to us who he is. Yet it all begins way before he performs — it starts in his home. His parents and his grandparents, his environment — his nurture.

Today we celebrate America250. Though Australian, I feel hugely patriotic. America is simply a great country founded on Biblical principles as stated in the Declaration of Independence. "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."

Incredible principles. Yet these principles are truest when we live our lives for who we are and what we represent!

Who am I?

“Because I’m a Jew, a proud one too”, the Gan Izzy campers know it and with that we can all rest assured that the future is bright — now let’s make sure we all know who we are!

An Yisrael Chai!!

With best wishes for a Shabbat Shalom,

Rabbi Yehuda & Dina Kantor

Now, Now, Now!

Friday, June 26, 2026 - 10:00 AM

The Guinness World Records just announced a new record breaking achievement of the loudest “shout”, clocking in at 122.4 decibels.

What struck my attention is “not” that this shout is as loud as jet engines taking off or louder than an emergency vehicle siren. Rather, the word that he shouted in order to break the world’s record.

NOW!

According to a quick online search, the protagonist practiced shouting several words with his daughter until he realized that the word NOW allowed him to project the most force.

NOW!

It’s actually not surprising if you think about it.

Jewish wisdom from thousands of years ago as recorded in the Mishna teaches us the following:

“If I am not for myself, who will be? Yet if I am primarily for myself, what am I? And if not NOW then when?

Yes, when? Yes, am I too into my own self and missing things around me? Or perhaps, am I neglecting myself, my marriage, my relationship with my family, my spiritual growth, my commitment to our cherished Heritage — Torah and Mitzvot, my legacy?

Expediency in the right context is critical and advisable. Doing good, achieving a goal, growing spiritually and all those things that we may be pushing off for a better time — should be done today.

NOW! And I’m NOT SHOUTING!

With best wishes for a Shabbat Shalom,

One Size, Many Lessons

Friday, June 19, 2026 - 10:00 AM

Recently, I used an unusually quiet moment to order some clothing online — feeling great that I was thinking ahead to the changing season.

Alas, despite thoughtful ordering, every single item fit poorly, leaving me with the arduous task of returns.

So much for the idea of, “one size fits all”.

It doesn’t and it shouldn’t.

Gd didn’t design the world that way. With tens of thousands of differing species of birds and hundreds of thousand different plant species — topped off with “billions of trillions” of stars in the universe — it’s clear that “one size doesn’t fit all”.

Microcosmically too, no human being is the same. Each of us endowed with our own unique qualities, talents, soul and mission!

Individualism at its best. Endowed by God and personalized by ourselves.

In this week’s Parsha we read of a mutinous uprising against Moses by his own cousin no less. It was a contest of leadership. Not Moses’s position, rather some other elevated position that Korach felt belonged to him. The problem was, Gd had chosen otherwise.

One would think that this would suffice for Korach, yet in his contest, he questioned whether his lost position was truly from Gd or it was Moses’s doing. It seems that nothing really changes in life. I’ve encountered many a successful person, harboring some resentment about life and all the opportunities that seem to have been awarded elsewhere.

Yet Korach aside — I’m coming off a day, yesterday that is — spent in reflection and inspiration on the 32nd Yartzeit of the Lubavitcher Rebbe.

You see, the Rebbe’s approach was radically different. In every encounter he tapped out the latent potential of the other. He refused to accept the status quo. He was the biggest believer in the power of each individual. The sky not even the limit.. (a few interesting links here to see the Rebbe's style - a) 6 people , b) a variety of links)

The results of this empowering truth show for themselves. Both in the network of Chabad Houses that he directly inspired, coupled with the millions of others that upped their game and achieved things that would ordinarily not have —as a result of his conviction and his engulfing message to all. “Live your individual & unique mission” for only you can be you. Only you can achieve the Divine mission gifted to you — the world therefore need you!

One size doesn’t fit all after all — it doesn’t and it shouldn’t. It’s no more than an empty slogan.

As for me, lesson learned and USPS is a great beneficiary of this!!

With best wishes for a Shabbat Shalom,

Rabbi Yehuda & Dina Kantor

P.S. I still haven’t found the mystery purchaser of the sandwich…

No Big Deal?

Friday, June 12, 2026 - 10:00 AM

I wonder who this was?

Yesterday, someone I don’t know made a donation to Chabad of Westport with the following note attached.

“In honor of the congregant who bought me a kosher brisket sandwich at the historic Knicks game”.

It intrigued me so I reached out to this individual and asked him for some particulars. To which he responded.

“As a member of the Chabad of East Hampton and East Boca I was happy to reciprocate the generosity of one of your congregants who bought my dinner at the kosher stand at Madison Square Garden. (I advised him to order the brisket over the pastrami). I told him I would repay his kindness with a donation to his shul. Not more than that. Kindness begets kindness. Keep up the excellent work”.

Not more than that. Kindness begets kindness.

What a powerful truism! The chain reaction of a good deed — that inspires and results in more good deeds being done.

Not connected or perhaps connected — I received a text this week from a neighboring Chabad Rabbi who was seeking funds to pay for the burial of a “Mr David G..” OBM.

David had passed away without anyone to arrange and pay for his burial —he died penniless. The hospital didn’t know what to do with the body; fortunately they reached out to this Rabbi who immediately committed to giving Mr G a kosher Jewish burial. He was now out of pocket serious funds the he didn’t have and needed help covering the expense.

Knowing our generous community and the level of Mitzvah associated with the burial of another, I committed to send over a significant portion of the expenses to ensure a dignified and kosher Jewish burial. The reaction of kindness getting pushed further down the chain.

I immediately sent an email to a small group and the balance was raised immediately. No more than that. Kindness begets kindness. The chain reaction fully engaged!

Our tradition teaches that not only does a good deed trigger kindness in this world but it actually inspires kindness from On-High — triggering a downward flow of compassion upon the one engaged in kindness. A win win all around.

I don’t know who bought the sandwich at MSG and I don’t know Mr G but that’s hardly the point for the effects of our deeds are way more powerful than we could ever quantify.

May the soul of Mr G have an Aliya ( ascend from level to level) and May those who stepped forward get repaid from The One Above. To the anonymous sandwich buyer — drop me a line, I’d love to buy you a Pastrami sandwich!

Manna From Heaven!

Friday, June 5, 2026 - 10:00 AM

Remember when?

We all have those cherished moments of the past. Time doesn’t dull those memories — to the contrary they become rosier with time.

Stresses associated with events, trips, milestones, you name it, fade away.

There are good parts to that. After all, those stresses should never have presented themselves to begin with. If memory can blot them out then surely they were never too significant to begin with.

At times however, forgetting the reality of the past can be disastrous in navigating the future.

In this week’s Parsha, as the Jewish nation begins to travel around the desert — a group of complainers emerge. Kvetchers if you will. Nothing is good enough for them. Even the coveted Manna from Heaven was insufficient.

The memories of their experience in Egypt and the foods that they purported to have had there, suddenly became attractive. More attractive than their miraculous Heavenly Manna.

How is this possible? Were they not enslaved in Egypt. Were their lives not embittered in Egypt? How could that seem alluring? Do we not speak of this every year at the Seder?

Perhaps the Torah is sharing the power of living in the moment whilst “building” and not comparing to the past. For after all, life’s blessings at each juncture takes a different form, molded to the contours of that particular time and stage. It’s too easy to glorify the past whilst conveniently editing and photoshopping the challenges that were inherent. Whilst that has some advantages, it’s destructive for “appreciating” the current moment.

Appreciation. The key to happiness, success and recognizing our version of Manna from Heaven.

May Gd grant us all continued blessings and an inspired heart to recognize and appreciate all the blessings that we have — to build on the part and to create an even more glorious future!

With best wishes for a Shabbat Shalom,

Coming Full Circle

Friday, May 29, 2026 - 10:00 AM

Jewish life and history has long been described as an illustrious chain. Each link intertwined with a preceding link stretching back and standing witness to events and moments that continue to inform and inspire.

Earlier this week, uniquely, at an otherwise standard IDF ceremony — reserve soldier Uriel Dreyfus was promoted to Lt. colonel. What stood out was that Uriel is a descendant of Alfred Dreyfus, who was famously and falsely accused of treason in the French army. Anti antisemitism at its best that ripped apart both French society and the worldwide Jewish community at the end of the 19th century. Ultimately he was acquitted and promoted but the damage was done and “ The Dreyfus Affair” will go go down in infamy.

Skip forward 125 years and Uriel his progeny was promoted in the IDF. “When I entered the gates of the IDF as a young soldier I carried this memory with me” said Uriel at the ceremony.

Not too dissimilar to each of us who carry the memory of our forebears with us — informing, affecting and hopefully inspiring our lives. Those

links in the chain.

The week we read the Parshas Behar and Bechukotai. Behar means The Mountain. The origin of the laws — the Torah —that was gifted to us over 3300 years ago. The event that forever changed the world and charted the course for the “illustrious chain”, that we are all linked to.

The Torah as the anchor with each of us celebrating and observing our Heritage and our identity — link by link stretching backwards and illuminating the forward — Dor L’dor!!

With best wishes for a Shabbat Shalom,

Rabbi Yehuda & Dina Kantor