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Parshat Behaalotecha has the usual feature of two upside down “nuns” surrounding a short paragraph, which the sages say can be considered a separate book in the Torah. The paragraph happens to be the verses we recite when we take out the Torah: vayehi binsoa ha’aron and includes the request for God to return to the “myriads and thousands of Israel”. The sages derive from this that there is a special level of Divine Presence when our ranks swell to 22,000. And even though it’s such a high number, if the group misses only one individual, that level of Shechina is not achieved. Thus, we have a whole book in the Torah teaches us the invaluable lesson of how even one person can make a tremendous spiritual difference in this world.
We are thrilled to announce the birth of a grandson to our devoted members Dolores and Gordon Wine.
Mazel Tov to Sergio Meisner who celebrated his aufruf at the synagogue this morning.
Mazel Tov in advance to Pauline and Steve Edwards for the Bat Mitzvah of their daughter Shira this weekend and to Fred and Danielle Solomon for the Bat Mitzvah of their daughter Lily this weekend.
The many smachot celebrated this past month:
The Bat Mitzvah of Lusya Kogan
 
Blaire and Brian Lichter celebrating the bris of their son.
The Bat Mitzvah of Hannah Schaeffer
Donna DiDomenico and Greg Latter celebrating the bris of their son.
Also celebrated here were the Bar Mitzvahs of Jacob Goldwyn and Vinh Tesler.
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