Question of the Week:
At Jewish weddings I've seen this dance where people stand facing each other in two lines, and then run towards each other and meet in the middle, then run backwards to their original places, only to do it all over again. Is there any meaning to this dance?
Answer:
The wedding dance symbolises the rhythm of a healthy relationship. In any loving relationship, a couple experiences moments of closeness and love, as well as moments of distance and tension. It is not possible for two human beings to share intimate space and not go through some rough patches. If a relationship is to be real, it probably won't be smooth.
But this tension is exactly what makes love so powerful. Every moment of tension in a loving relationship is an opportunity to get to know each other better. Why are you upset? What did I do to hurt you? Where did we misunderstand each other? What can we learn from this episode?
The only reason you retreat from each other is in order to come close again. You take a step back so you can then rush forward. The divide that was created by your little falling out provides the fuel for you to come back together, closer and stronger than ever.
As we dance around the newlyweds we give them a powerful message. In your lives together it will invariably happen that each of you will make mistakes. There will be times of misunderstanding and distance, when you feel you have drifted apart and the love is being strained. The secret: even in those times, never turn your back. Even when you are retreating, always face each other. If you do, the tension itself will propel you back towards each other.
Never fear those moments of tension in your marriage. Rather see them as doorways that lead you to a deeper connection. In the dance of love, the good times bring you close, but the tough times bring you even closer.
Good Shabbos,
Rabbi Moss
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Friday, 6 March 2015 | 15 Adar 5775
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Shabbos Day, 7 March 2015 | 16 Adar 5775
Parshas Ki Sisa
The Chassidic Parshah Class 9:00am
Shabbos Service 10:00 am-12:15pm
Followed by Kiddush in honour of the Aufruf land wedding of Allen Rosenberg and Jacqui Eliovson - Mazal Tov!
Mincha 7:00pm followed by Seuda Shlishis and words of Torah by Michael Singer
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MAZAL TOV TO
Lior and Anna Segre on the birth and naming of their daughter Noa Esther last week
Leah Apfelbaum and David Denes on their wedding this Sunday
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO
David Redelman for 16 Adar/ 7 March
Ruth Cromer for 17 Adar/ 8 March
Russell Klein for 19 Adar/ 10 March
LONG LIFE TO THE FOLLOWING WHO HAVE YOHRZEITS THIS WEEK
Paul Ereira for his mother Ida Ereira (Ida Bas Mordechai) on 16 Adar/ 7 March
Elana Castle for her grandfather David Freed (David ben Micha) on 17 Adar/ 8 March
Magda Schaffer for her mother Yittel bat Malka on 21 Adar/ 12 March
