OCTOBER 17 • 2024 | 41 J N 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 L'Chaim! Celebrating Life! 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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 enrich and empower Jewish women through activities, friendship, resources, education and humor. The Network welcomes women who have been diagnosed with any kind of cancer at any time in their lives. Fundraising Luncheon With Special Speaker Dr. Boris Pasche, M.D., Ph.D., FACP President and Chief Executive Officer of Karmanos Cancer Institute, Chair of the Oncology Department School of Medicine, Wayne State University “Development of Novel Targeted Therapies for Cancer” Friday, November 15, 2024 Registration: 11:30 a.m. Luncheon and speaker: Noon Congregation Shaarey Zedek 27375 Bell Road Southfield, MI 48034 Please respond on the enclosed card by November 1, 2024 This event is open to the public L'Chaim! 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