{"id":9602,"date":"2018-09-21T13:43:10","date_gmt":"2018-09-21T17:43:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.torontoheschel.org\/?p=9602"},"modified":"2018-09-21T13:47:17","modified_gmt":"2018-09-21T17:47:17","slug":"message-from-moreh-greg-13","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.torontoheschel.org\/news-views\/blog\/message-from-moreh-greg-13","title":{"rendered":"Message from Moreh Greg"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This weekend marks the beginning of\u00a0<em>Chag Sukkot<\/em>. Next week, students at Heschel will observe the mitzvah of\u00a0\u05dc\u05d9\u05e9\u05d1 \u05d1\u05e1\u05d5\u05db\u05d4\u00a0(<em>Leishev Basukkah<\/em>) &#8212; to dwell in the\u00a0<em>sukkah<\/em>;\u00a0each class will have an opportunity to\u00a0spend time in and learn in the\u00a0<em>sukkah<\/em>.\u00a0At this time of year, our language arts curriculum throughout the school focuses on writing poetry, learning about metaphors, symbolism, and personification.\u00a0These literary techniques are well suited to the holiday of Sukkot which is rich in metaphor and symbolism.\u00a0The\u00a0<em>sukkah<\/em>\u00a0symbolizes home and dwelling, while at the time it represents\u00a0vulnerability and exposure.\u00a0The\u00a0<em>lulav\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0<em>etrog<\/em>\u00a0also have many symbolic meanings.\u00a0According to one interpretation, the parts of the\u00a0<em>lulav<\/em>\u00a0symbolize parts of the human body associated with particular qualities.\u00a0The tall palm is the spine that symbolizes straightforwardness and honesty; the\u00a0<em>hadas<\/em>\u00a0is shaped like eyes and represents vision; the\u00a0<em>aravot<\/em>\u00a0look like lips and represent speech; the\u00a0<em>etrog<\/em>\u00a0is shaped like a heart and symbolizes compassion.\u00a0In Jewish life, not only do we contemplate and gain inspiration through symbols and metaphors, we actually live and enact them.\u00a0Through the mitzvah of sitting in the sukkah we bring ourselves to a heightened sense of appreciation of our warm, safe and protective dwellings, as well as of our various vulnerabilities. We even welcome vulnerability by inviting &#8220;guests&#8221; both actual and metaphorical into our dwellings and our consciousness.\u00a0Through the mitzvah of\u00a0<em>netillat lulav<\/em>\u00a0(waving the lulav), we bring all elements of the\u00a0<em>lulav<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<em>etrog<\/em>\u00a0together and thus remind ourselves to integrate our abilities (vision, speech) with our feelings (compassion) and our ethics (honesty).\u00a0When we do both mitzvot at the same time we practice being integrated human beings &#8212; aware, compassionate, committed &#8212;\u00a0in the midst of a dwelling that both protects us and opens us to the world.<\/p>\n<p>As we enter into the beautiful Chag of\u00a0<em>Sukkot<\/em>, may we all be blessed simultaneously with protection and vulnerability\u00a0so as to be caring and compassionate, clear sighted and honest.<\/p>\n<p>I look forward to seeing you all at our school sukkah this Sunday as we hold our Welcome Back Breakfast and Sukkah decorating event.<\/p>\n<p>Chag Sukkot Sameach,<\/p>\n<p>Moreh Greg<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This weekend marks the beginning of\u00a0Chag Sukkot. 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