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n our neighborhood, a small reli-

gious community in the northern-
most part of Jerusalem, the world
is full of simchas.
Probably the most popular simcha
among the young crowd is the
Hachnasat Sefer Torah, in which a
new Torah scroll is escorted under a
chuppah to the synagogue. Among
the glories of this queen of simchas
are the truck leading the proces-
sion, decorated with a crown of
colored lights and blaring wonder-
fully happy Torah music, and the
candies tossed to children.
When the first Torah scroll was
escorted past his apartment,
Yehuda was still a toddler and he
watched the procession in fascina-
tion from his window. As he grew
older, he insisted on participating in
the procession, dragging an often
exhausted parent along with him.
At the most recent Hachnasat Sefer
Torah, only months ago, he jumped
so high to catch one of the candies
that he lost his yarmulke.
Other simchas popular with the lit-
tle people are virtually anything
where food is offered, which
include a kiddush, brit and shalom
zachor. At the kiddush for new
baby Sara two years ago, Yehuda's
parents thought he would burst from
excitement after helping set out the
soft drinks, cakes and Yerushalmi
kugel. A great number of his 3-year-
old friends stopped in for a nosh
and mazel tov with their parents
after shul, so everyone had a good
time.
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Diane Wolkow Schaefer lives
in Israel with her husband and three
children Yehuda, Sara and Yitzhak.

As Yehuda grew older, he began
to accompany his father to any
shalom zachor in the neighborhood
on Friday night. According to cus-
tom, men gather at the new father's
house on the Shabbat night after a
baby boy is born to eat a "meal" of
chickpeas and beer and wish the
father happiness. Because many of
the new babies are the brothers of
children's classmates, the shalom
zachor is popular with the younger
set as a social outlet.
Imagine Yehuda's excitement
when his baby brother was born
the Shabbat before Rosh
Hashanah. A "triple header" of sim-
chas was in sight, all of which
could be shared with friends.
Friday night, after the meal
nobody ate because everyone was
too full from two days' worth of ,
Rosh Hashanah feasts, friends and
neighbors of all sizes crowded int.
Yehuda's parents' apartment for the
shalom zachor. They devoured the
chickpeas, popcorn, nuts, cakes
and soft drinks, making up for the
meal they hadn't eaten. One visi-
tor, a professional singer, regaled
the well wishers with song; Yehuda
and Sara and their pint-sized
friends sang along.
The following morning, the bris,
and the kiddush that followed,
swarmed with children. Yehuda and
Sara were practically delirious with
excitement, and bursting with the
con-
cake and pretzels they had con-
sumed.
Already, at the age of 8 days, lit-
tle Yitzhak Aharon had brought a
lot of simcha into the world. It was
a fitting way to start off a new year,
especially in the world of a child,
which should be filled only with sim-
chas.

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