What an incredible Rosh Hashanah! Packed house for the community dinner, uplifting services, and a great crowd for Tashlich! Nearly 100 people participated throughout the holiday, and it was an honor to be a part of it.
Mazal Tov to our High Holiday cantor Levi (Devorah's cousin), who flew back to NY right after Rosh Hashanah to propose to Chanie. She said yes! (Yes, he will be back for Yom Kippur!)
How does Yom Kippur work? What is the magic of the day? Why do so many choose to participate?
The answer (in an email nutshell) is:
In a relationship, we connect by what we do. Washing the dishes, taking out the trash, buying a gift, doing the groceries.
But there is a much deeper connection, that amid all the activity of life, we tend to forget about. The essential unbreakable connection that supersedes any particular do and don't. Sharing a moment together. Just because we are in a relationship.
Yom Kippur is that hug. When we strip away all the extras, and connect soul to soul.
Please join us for an inspiring and relatable Yom Kippur. Whether for the soulful recital of the Kol Nidrei, the cleansing prayers in the morning, or my personal highlight - Ne'ilah, the "closing of the gates" service and the grand shofar blast at the very end, followed by a deluxe break-fast.
Simply RSVP here.
Shabbat Shalom!
Rabbi Dovid Bush
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