http://www.cross-currents.com/archives/2005/03/19/not-your-garden-variety-event/ A Journal of Jewish Thought and Opinion Mon, 08 Sep 2008 17:23:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 http://www.cross-currents.com/archives/2005/03/19/not-your-garden-variety-event/#comment-1377 Shmuel Chamsi Sun, 20 Mar 2005 06:49:43 +0000 http://www.cross-currents.com/archives/2005/03/19/not-your-garden-variety-event/#comment-1377 Nice post. At the Siyum, someone commented to me that the arena looked like the North Pole. "Why" I asked? "All the black and white - they look like penguins" he responded. As I danced at the Siyum with my heterogenous group of Jews(MO,Chasidic,Yeshivish,Sephardic)I saw the true "colors" of our varied, yet Torah-focused people. I got nervous though when I felt the floor shaking. I wondered whether those who had designed the stadium had ever imagined circle dancing! Concerts maybe - but a dance of the soul? It was truly beautiful. Ko Shelo Raah Simchas Beis Hashoeva Miyamav... Nice post. At the Siyum, someone commented to me that the arena looked like the North Pole. “Why” I asked? “All the black and white - they look like penguins” he responded.
As I danced at the Siyum with my heterogenous group of Jews(MO,Chasidic,Yeshivish,Sephardic)I saw the true “colors” of our varied, yet Torah-focused people.
I got nervous though when I felt the floor shaking. I wondered whether those who had designed the stadium had ever imagined circle dancing! Concerts maybe - but a dance of the soul? It was truly beautiful. Ko Shelo Raah Simchas Beis Hashoeva Miyamav…

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