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ing for Jewish folks and found two
ladies who were enchanted with their
miniature sukkah and were willing to
shake the lulav and etrog.
“Even though it wasn’t my mitzvah,
I feel like I accomplished something
when the ladies made the brachah,”
Zalmy said.
Unfortunately, the wagon wasn’t
stable and after a few hours of riding,
their little sukkah fell apart. This year,
the brothers hope to try again with a
sturdier wagon.
Rich always appreciates being
remembered and included at holiday
time — not only at Sukkot, but also
with Chanukah and Purim gifts, some-
times left on his doorstep if he’s not
home when they visit.
“Yossi is adorable,” he said. “You
can see the enthusiasm he has for the
mitzvot and it makes you excited for
Judaism, too. Of course, this is what he
was taught and trained to do, but you
can see his excitement doing it. It’s so
cute, all this energy — I couldn’t break
his heart and not participate!”
It also evokes positive childhood
memories for Rich. “Some of what Yossi
tells me — to shake the lulav north,
south, east and west — I remember
from when I was a kid in Hebrew
school.” •

lean on tradition and ritual to root
ourselves in space and time.
For most of us, observing this holi-
day ignites a radical departure from
our normal lifestyle. To participate
involves leaving the comforts of lock-
ing doors, a solid roof and privacy.
Instead, we return to the wilderness
of our backyards. Emerging from
our individual homes, we briefly
leave behind the conveniences and
independence that can contribute to
outright isolation.
We remove ourselves from our
normal, tech-heavy lives and recon-
nect with our basic human needs.
This experiment is our opportunity
to remember who we are, to care for
our community and to appreciate
the natural world. At least for this
week, we opt for falling asleep under
the stars, celebrating the season’s
bounty with family and friends, and
praying for rain.
That’s another large part of what
this harvest celebration is about:
praying for rain to ensure a bounti-
ful next growing season. Even in
our wintery region, fall rains are so
important for the seeds that fall from
dried flowers and rotten fruit. The
rain tucks these seeds into the soil
to begin their period of dormancy
before blooming in the spring. Many
would have relied on this rain to
sustain crops and thirst through a

WHY IS A DISABILITY-FRIENDLY MEDICAL
OFFICE IMPORTANT?

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comfortable within their environments, especially
in those where they feel vulnerable as in the case of
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EĂǀŝŐĂƟŶŐƉŚLJƐŝĐĂůďĂƌƌŝĞƌƐĨƌŽŵĂǁŚĞĞůĐŚĂŝƌŝƐ
a constant challenge for those who are paralyzed
from the waist or neck down. The rest of the
world is really built for able-people who can walk,
stand upright and otherwise get around without
help. Therefore, it is important that public spaces
ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐŽĸ
ĐĞƐĂƌĞďƵŝůƚƚŽĂĐĐŽŵŵŽĚĂƚĞƋƵĂĚƌŝƉůĞŐŝĐ͕ƉĂƌĂƉůĞŐŝĐΘǁŚĞĞůĐŚĂŝƌͬĚŝƐĂďůĞĚ
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dry or frozen season. Even with our
modern water systems, we face rea-
sons to pray for what is largely taken
for granted — safe and abundant
water.
We gather all forces to make this
prayer for water as powerful as pos-
sible. The etrog and lulav, integral
symbols and tools of this holiday,
provide fragrance, sound and move-
ment, keeping us present in our
bodies as we shake them. They
encircle us as we move them in the
four directions around us, above and
below us and inward toward us. This
totals seven directions, a powerful
number in Judaism, representing the
wholeness of cycle, like the seven
days of the week, the seven years of
working and resting the land dur-
ing the shmitah year, and the seven
cycles of seven years, culminating
in the jubilee. The wholeness of this
ritual mirrors that of the self.
This year, we can look at Sukkot
in a new way through this ancient,
agricultural lens. Visit a new sukkah,
build one of your own or support a
community Sukkot event. Engage
with its wisdom and reconnect to
all that gives us life and have a new
moment with an ancient tradition. •

Carly Sugar is the director of Giving Gardens at
Yad Ezra in Berkley.

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dignity and allow physical access to their doctor.

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handicapped parking right outside of the front doors, easy access from main hallways &
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Add in extras (beyond the American For Disability Act)
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& handles, 48-inch-high walls with hangers just three feet
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ĐĞƚŚĂƚĂĐĐŽŵŵŽĚĂƚĞƐĂůůƉĞŽƉůĞ͕
disabled or not.

ĐĐĞƐƐƚŽŽŶĞ͛ƐĚŽĐƚŽƌŝƐĐƌŝƟĐĂů͘dŚĂŶŬLJŽƵ͕ƌ͘DŽŐŝůů͊

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&ŽƌŵŽƌĞŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ͕ǀŝƐŝƚŽƵƌĐŽŶƚĂĐƚƉĂŐĞĂƚ
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Video Consults now available with Dr. Ruben on WHATSAPP

248-672-9775

Bruce Ruben, M.D. is the Founder and Medical Director of
Encompass HealthCare & Wound Medicine, Michigan's premier
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