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This wek, there are two Parshas Brocha and Breishis. We end the Torah reading on Friday and begin Genesis on Shabbos. Click on the YouParsha link below for an insight in Breishis and starting all over again. The included story is a classic.
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This week's YouParsha Breishis http://youtu.be/rsat-u6ZMfg - Time for a new beginning
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The Arizal says that Yom Kippur and Simchas Torah are exactly alike except that Yom Kippur is expressed through awe (It is the last of the days of awe) while Simchas Torah is expressed through joy. What you did not accomplish through crying on Yom Kippur can be achieved through dancing on Simchas Torah.
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One Simchas Torah, Rabbi Israel Baal Shem told his disciples:
On Simchas Torah, everyone sleeps in a little because of the festivities of the previous evening. The heavenly angels, however, do not drink and they arose for the morning prayers at the usual time. The angels found nothing to do as the Talmud tells us, the angels cannot sing G'd's praises in the heavens until Israel sings His praises on earth. So, they decided to clean up a bit in heaven in the meantime. They found heaven littered with strange objects: torn slippers and broken heels. They decided to ask the Angel Michoel, the supernal advocate of the Jewish people, if he knew what this was all about. "Yes," admitted Michoel, "this is my merchandise. These are the remains of last night's Simchas Torah celebration. "The archangel Metat," boasted Michoel - referring to the most prestigious angel in heaven, "ties crowns for G'd out of Israel's prayers. Today, I shall fashion an even more glorious crown for the Almighty out of these torn shoes."
The torn shoes of Simchas Torah are more precious to Hashem than the Jews' prayers.
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