Sunday, May 16, 2010

Shavuot Greetings

Every holiday has it greeting that is so familiar to us , "happy and healthy new year " , "a meaningful fast " .. etc , what about Shavuot ? How do we greet each other ? The Chassidic masters would greet one another on Shavuot in the following way . I will share in the original Yiddish and then Translate .
"Es zol zayn , Kabolas HaTORAH , Besimcha ,U bepnimiyus ".

Ok here s the translation " I Bless you that you Should Receive The Torah with JOY , and in an a fashion that speaks to your innermost being .What they were essentially saying is that Judaism must be practiced at the highest levels of happiness , otherwise its message will not resonate throughout your being ,at most it will be something secondary to you. The Chassidic Rebbes were advocates of living a more holistic life way before it even entered our modern cultures vocabulary.
Chag Sameach
Please join us this Shavuot at the Chabad Community Shul for a JOYOUS celebration ,click below for all the info.

http://tinyurl.com/28ehv35

Rabbi Yossi