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Simchat Torah (Torah Joy) : The Holiday of Dancing

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muman613:
Here Rabbi Richman, of the Temple Institute, gives a very comprehensive talk on the relationship of Sukkot, Simchat Torah, V'Zot HaBracha & Beresheit/Genesis...

muman613:
Rabbi Richman spoke mainly about the concept of yearning for closeness to Hashem and how it relates to the Torah cycle. It is not a coincidence that yesterdays Torah reading, and the Aliyah I was given, contains the events after the Sin of the Golden Calf when Moses was beseeching Hashem for forgiveness. I had the third aliyah, which is below:

Third Reading:

20. And He said, "You will not be able to see My face, for man shall not see Me and live." 21. And the Lord said: "Behold, there is a place with Me, and you shall stand on the rock. 22. And it shall be that when My glory passes by, I will place you into the cleft of the rock, and I will cover you with My hand until I have passed by. 23. Then I will remove My hand, and you will see My back but My face shall not be seen."

http://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/1019856/jewish/Text-of-Shabbat-Chol-Hamoed-Torah-Reading.htm

Moses truly yearned to be close to Hashem, and he was granted a vision which no other prophet was granted.

muman613:

muman613:
This guy seems too happy to be believed.... Maybe...

muman613:

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