On Kol Nidre, Rabbi Max called upon the congregation to work toward living an unprocessed life and that we can use our Jewish rituals to help us get there.
How’s it going for you so far?
Are you saying motzi before your meals? Are you taking that moment to acknowledge the mezuzah on the doorpost? Have you taken the extra few moments on Friday night to light candles, make kiddush, and bless the challah?
Whether you’re batting 1.000 or haven’t made it to the plate yet, I have just the ritual to add to your calendar this year. It happens to be a one-off, meaning it only happens once a year, but it happens every year.
At Temple Emanu-El, and at synagogues across the globe, Torah scrolls will be unrolled, and rerolled as we conclude the book of Deuteronomy and begin anew in Genesis.
Simchat Torah doesn’t often fall at very convenient times. Everyone is tired after Rosh HaShanah, Yom Kippur, and even Sukkot.
However, THIS YEAR, our celebration couldn’t be at a better time.
THIS SUNDAY at 11:30am join us in the sanctuary as we celebrate the conclusion of our Torah reading and the chance to begin anew. (Free pizza lunch afterwards doesn’t hurt either!). We will also celebrate our consecrants as they accept their place in the chain of our tradition in their journey toward becoming life-long learners.
If you’re not a part of our Diamond Family Religious School Program, let us know you’re ready to dance with the Torah and register HERE.
Keep working on that unprocessed life.
Shabbat Shalom,
Rabbi Rachael
