Simchat Torah Street Party

“We will dance ON the STREET? Where will the cars go?” asked little Michael.

The thrill and excitement children have for little things reminds us adults to stop and realize what privileges we have that our parents didn’t have in the FSU. For one to show off their Jewishness publicly in Russia was in danger of putting themselves and their entire family in harms way, while here in the US we have that religious freedom, we can dance with our holiest object the Torah scrolls celebrating our Jewish pride.

“There is great and powerful spiritual energy drawn down by a Jew dancing on Simchat Torah,” said Rabbi Avrohom Winner – director of the Neshama – Chabad Lubavitch of Manhattan Beach. The entire world saw recently how one Jew had the strength to face the world when the Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Natanyahu spoke just a few weeks ago before the UN. “Where did he get this courage…” continued Rabbi Winner, “…from SIMCHAT TORAH by the Lubavitcher Rebbe 25 years ago, this is Jewish pride and this timeless energy is given to every Jew celebrating Simchat Torah.”

Many young Lubavicther Yeshivah students walked with the ageless request of the Rebbe to walk to shuls throughout the 5 boroughs bringing with them a burst of holiday joy, walked the 2 ½ hours from Crown Heights to join us in our celebration.

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