When Pharaoh asked Moshe who was to leave Egypt, Moshe answered, will go with our young & with our old.” We “We need our elders to be part of the community, & our elders need us. The quintessential Jewish dance, it has been noted the hora, is not a couple’s dance, it is a dance of community. There is a special mitzvah in our tradition of pnei “hiddur zaken”- literally beautifying the face of the elder. Today in a small way we as a community are fulfilling this mitzvah of cherishing & honoring our elders with this for the “Birthday Ages.” We are privileged to honor our z’kenim as they have honored the Beth Abraham community throughout the years. Tov and Shabbat Shalom to all.
When Pharaoh asked Moshe who was to leave Egypt, Moshe answered, “We will go with our young & with our old.” We need our elders to be part of the community, & our elders need us. The quintessential Jewish dance, it has been noted the hora, is not a couple’s dance, it is a dance of community. There is a special mitzvah in our tradition of “hiddur pnei zaken”- literally beautifying the face of the elder. Today in a small way we as a community are fulfilling this mitzvah of cherishing & honoring our elders with this “Birthday for the Ages.” We are privileged to honor our z’kenim as they have honored the Beth Abraham community throughout the years. Tov and Shabbat Shalom to all.
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