And this is the blessing…. before the eyes of all
Israel. (Deuteronomy 33:1 and 34:12)
From generation to generation, they will dwell in the
Land of Israel where the wilderness will rejoice over them, the desert will be
glad and blossom like a lily. Her wilderness will be made like Eden and her
desert like a Divine garden. Joy and
gladness will be found there, thanksgiving and the sound of music. (Isaiah 35:1, 50:3)
Our Torah Tweets blogart project draws to a close as we
celebrate our wedding anniversary and begin our 53rd year together.
On the Simhat Torah holiday, we rewind the Torah scroll
reading the end followed by the beginning and dance with the Torah singing.
When the holiday ended, dancing and singing continued into
the night 52 years ago to celebrate our wedding, prolonging joy and
gladness.
As we rewind the Torah scroll to begin a new year, we link
its last word YisraeL (Israel) to its first word Bereshit
(In the beginning).
The last letter Lamed followed by the first letter Bet
spells "heart" Lamed Bet. At the heart of the Torah, our
blessings are renewed.
The last Torah portion is Vezot habrakha/And this is
the blessing. We are blessed with
wonderful children: Iyrit, Ari, Ron, and Moshe Yehuda.
Moshe Yehuda & Carmit with their children: Elianne,
Avraham and Nadav.
Ron & Miri with their children: Or, Yahel, Shirel, Meitav,
Tagel, Razel.
Ari & Julie with their children: Elan and Talia.
Iyrit's children: Yishai, Rachelle, Inbal, Renana. 