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Yizkor to services on Yom Kippur,
and then on Shavuot and the other
festivals. Centuries later, in the sum-
mer of 1349, after the Black Plague
had devastated Europe, mobs blamed
the Jews for the plague and murdered
thousands of Jews in Mainz. Once
again, communities added memorial
prayers on Shabbat, this time to the
Shabbat before the Ninth of Av.
The late Rabbi Leo Yehuda
Goldman of Congregation Shaarey
Shomayim in Oak Park ascertained
that the Jews of his hometown,
including his own parents, were all
murdered by the Nazis on Shavuot.
He celebrated the festival of Shavuot
while he also observed the Yahrzeit,
and he mentioned the destructive
events each year in his sermons on
the festival.
Rabbi Golinkin’s suggestions for
what to do now begin with the advice
of the Talmudic sage Rabbi Joshua.
Speaking to those who
took on ascetic practices
after the destruction
of the Temple, Rabbi
Joshua said: “My sons,
come and I will tell
you: It is impossible not
to mourn at all, as the
decree has already been issued. But to
mourn excessively is also impossible.
”
In that spirit, Rabbi Golinkin sug-
gests that each community decide
whether to add a prayer to the Yizkor

memorial service or to mute the
celebration on Simchat Torah by not
dancing at one of the Hakafot (cere-
monial carrying the Torah around the
synagogue), or by adding a poem of
lamentation to the Yizkor service.
He provides historical evidence for
each of these suggestions. He con-
cludes his essay: “There are undoubt-
edly additional suggestions, but the
main point is to find the balance
between the traditional joy of Simchat
Torah and the mourning needed to
commemorate the terrible tragedy
which occurred on Simchat Torah
5784.
”
Yoni Rosensweig, rabbi of Netzach
Menashe synagogue in Beit Shemesh,
contemplates planning
for Simchat Torah and
asks, “Who knows how
we will feel, and how we
will celebrate the chag
[festival]? I think every-
one should let them-
selves feel what they feel
and go with it.
”
Though he himself is “swaying
back and forth, moving suddenly
from emotion to emotion,
” he and
the synagogue leadership must make
choices about the services; even so,
“in the end, everyone should be con-
nected to what they are feeling in real
time and give it its place.
”
He adds, “the whole emotional
gamut is allowed.
”

Rabbi David
Golinkin

Rabbi Yoni
Rosensweig

“THIS YEAR, SHEMINI ATZERET

AND SIMCHAT TORAH NEED TO BE
CELEBRATED WITH SAME JOY
IF NOT MORE THAN IN THE PAST.
THE TALMUD EXPLAINS THAT JOY
BREAKS ALL BOUNDARIES.
THE GREATER THE BOUNDARY,

THE GREATER THE JOY TO OVERCOME IT.”

— RABBI HERSCHEL FINMAN

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Oncology Department at Wayne State University

School of Medicine. Dr. Pasche’s career spans over

30 years, during which he has focused his time on

gastrointestinal malignancies and hereditary cancer.

His research is focused on cancer susceptibility and

new therapies. This past year, Dr. Pasche co-invented

a medial device that was approved by the FDA to

treat heptocellular carcinoma, the most common type

of liver cancer.

“Thrivers” is a word describing the celebration of life.

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Oncology Department at Wayne State University
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30 years, during which he has focused his time on
gastrointestinal malignancies and hereditary cancer.
His research is focused on cancer susceptibility and
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a medial device that was approved by the FDA to
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“Thrivers” is a word describing the celebration of life.

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Chair of the Oncology Department School of Medicine, Wayne State University

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Oncology Department at Wayne State University

School of Medicine. Dr. Pasche’s career spans over

30 years, during which he has focused his time on

gastrointestinal malignancies and hereditary cancer.

His research is focused on cancer susceptibility and

new therapies. This past year, Dr. Pasche co-invented

a medial device that was approved by the FDA to

treat heptocellular carcinoma, the most common type

of liver cancer.

“Thrivers” is a word describing the celebration of life.

The mission of the Cancer Thrivers Network for Jewish Women is to
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have been diagnosed with any kind of cancer at any time in their lives.

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President and Chief Executive Officer of Karmanos Cancer Institute,
Chair of the Oncology Department School of Medicine, Wayne State University

“Development of Novel Targeted
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