We are at the tail end of an incredible High Holiday season. The last two days of Sukkot, Shmini Atzeret, and Simchat Torah remain.

What an incredible 3 weeks it has been. This community is incredible. Hundreds of participants in the holiday events. The strength of the connection is apparent, the strength of the special power of Hakel is clear.

PSA: If you haven't had a chance to shake the Lulav and Etrog reply to this email and let's arrange for today or Sunday.

A chassidic story (and yes this counts towards the 10,000 stories of Jewish heritage):

One Simchat Torah, the Baal Shem told his disciples: On Simchat Torah morning, after the dancing had ended, the heavenly angels arose for the morning prayers but found themselves with nothing to do. The Jewish people were still sleeping off last night's festivities, and the angels cannot sing G‑d's praises until Israel does so on earth. So they decided to do some cleaning up in heaven in the meantime.

They found heaven littered with strange objects: torn slippers and broken heels. Perplexed, they asked the angel Michoel, the archangel and supernal advocate of the Jewish people, if he knew what this was all about.

"Yes," admitted Michoel, "this is my merchandise. These are the remains of last night's hakafot, at which Jews danced with the Torah. Michoel proceeded to sort the tattered shoes by community: these are from Kaminkeh, these are from Mezeritch, etc.

"The archangel Metat," boasted Michoel, referring to the most prestigious angel in the heavenly court, "ties crowns for G‑d out of Israel's prayers. Today, I shall fashion an even more glorious crown for the Almighty out of these torn shoes.

Wishing you an uplifting Shabbat and Sukkot!

Rabbi Mendy & Mussy

p.s. from Monday through Sunday it's a mitzvah to shake the Lulav and Etrog every day. Reach out to us we would love for you would swing by to perform the mitzvah with the YJP Lulav and Etrog

Of interest:

📜 "Over these four terrible years, I have traveled thousands of miles, and this is the first live Jewish child I have come across in all this time. Would you like to dance with me on my shoulders?" The incredible story of Abe Foxman reuniting with his Jewish faith, in a Vilna synagogue on Simchat Torah, 1945.

Last few weeks: Buy yourself a letter in the Torah

You can have a part of history.

We are renewing a 100 yeard old Torah and bringing it to YJP. A Torah of our own!

We will use it every Shabbat and on the holidays.

You can dedicate a portion of this Torah.

5 books of the Torah

Bereishit (Genesis) - reserved.

Shmot (Exodus) - available

Vayikra (Leviticus) - available

Bamidbar (Numbers) - available

Devarim (Deuteronomy) - available

There are many portions still open!

You will get a beautiful certificate with your portion or letter described on it.

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