A DIFFERENT KIND OF SIMCHAT TORAH
The energy in the room was intense as the dancing continued from song to song, and the circles ebbed and grew in intensity with the different melodies that were being sung.
The sounds of Am Yisrael Chai surged through the room, as the dancing, stomping feet, and happy laughter filled the air. Teens, little kids, big kids, older adults, young adults and everyone in the room, spun around and around and lifted their feet and themselves off the ground and the pain of this past year.
This year more than ever, the need to dance for all those who can't anymore, or who couldn't do it this year, became the clarion call of Simchat Torah. Strengthening the inner resolve of Am Yisrael… Read More »

This evening we welcome in the Holiday of Shemini Atzeret & Simchat Torah, one of the most joyous holidays on the Jewish Calendar. It is a holiday marked by joyous dancing and celebrations as we conclude the Torah and celebrate our heritage.

MAZAL TOV ISAAC ANGELOV ON YOUR BAR MITZVAH!
As Yom Kippur, the holiest and most solemn day on the Jewish Calendar, approaches, our hearts are filled with remembrance and pain from the year that passed and the terrible events that took place during these last twelve months, and of course our hearts and minds will be with all of the families of the hostages and those who lost loved ones this year. At the same time as we begin this holy day, we are filled with faith and positivity as we hope and pray for better times for the year ahead and are inspire ourselves with the determination to help make that happen.
As we end the year of 5784, a year that has been a challenging year for our people, despite so many blessings that have continued to happen in our personal lives, I would like to wish each and everyone of our relatives, friends and community members, an upcoming year of blessings in health, happiness, Nachat, joy and a year in which we see security and peace restored to Israel and an end to the evil there and everywhere else.