High Holidays are now behind us.
No doubt we’ve all been sealed for a blessed year and can’t wait to see what’s in store for us!
Most immediately is the Festival of Sukkoth that begins tonight. It runs for eight days and culminates with Simchat Torah.
It’s been described as Gd’s embrace. A hug from Gd.
Totally surrounding us like an embrace and providing shelter we recall the glorious string of miracles that have unfolded throughout our history and the bounty that we each have in our lives. Yes, despite the challenges —which we are feeling the extreme pinch currently — there’s an overarching reality — the miracle and the love of Gd. If it wasn’t there neither would we be, we all know that. But we don’t necessarily celebrate that!
So we move on from the introspective, somber High Holiday season and wear our gratitude on our sleeves.
We sit back and feel the attention, care and love of the Divine. We celebrate our blessings and show appreciation for all that we have despite the list of things we still need.
We sat in Synagogue over HH and did the heavy lifting now it’s time to rejoice and PARTY!
With best wishes for a Chag Sameach and an early Shabbat Shalom,
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