As the holiday month comes to an end, we must say that we still have the holiday buzz. The energy that charged JLA this month is beyond words, but we feel we must try and recap some of it. But first, thank you all for making these Holy Days the best yet.
Rosh Hashana & Yom Kippur were packed, organized, and inspiring. Every chair was taken(and we ordered 50 more folding chairs. That means 150 total) and we were still short! A big thank you to the Cohanzad family for installing those much needed fans. We would not survive the heat without it.
The "HUGE!" thank you goes to Rabbi Yehudah Zavdi, our awesome Chazzan, for doing such a great job keeping the service entertaining, fun, and yes, short.
Sukkot began with a bang. Our Open Sukka Party at home attracted over 100 people.
And Simchat Torah - those who missed it, here is some advice for next year: DON'T!
We celebrated two nights of Hakafot. First night was a special kids' Hakafah, with a kids meal and great prizes and an abundance of little smiles. Second night was insane. We had a few hundred people dance until 1am. If you were not there...Words cannot describe it. We ran out of food, drinks, but never out of energy!
Thank you to Jacques and Jody Stambouli for donating all the wonderful prizes for the kids.
Thank you to Ester Atri for all the wonderful food. And thank you to the JLA staff for making it possible. Melissa Blatt, Yehudit Borbely, Jenny Hahn, Sara Crighton, Leah Shamouni, Shaina Shamaouni, Erin, David Rokah and Arnofo!
Thank you to Rabbi Michy Rav-Noy & his wife Miriam from the Friendship Circle who joined us for Simchat Torah. They added much life to the party, the singing, and the dancing. Thank you to Nathan Halevy for all the Torah readings. Even when his voice was gone, he still sounded great.
And a Thank you to our kids Avremy, Shiffy, Chana & Gitty, for being such troopers and partnering with us this amazing month..
May we all take the positive energy from this month to the rest of the year, and may we all know only goodness and peace.
Sincerely,
Eyal & Tzippy Rav-Noy
JLA
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About Eyal
Eyal was born in Israel in 1973 and moved to Los Angeles at the age of 9. After discovering his passion for Judaism, he studied at various Torah academies on the East and West coasts.
At age 24, he began teaching Torah classes as a hobby. Since then, Eyal has developed an array of classes on topics related to Judaism and has lectured all over the U.S. He specializes in explaining Judaism to the uninitiated.
Eyal is currently working on a book entitled, "Who Really Wrote the Bible?" When he is not working or spending time with his family, Eyal enjoys running marathons, playing guitar, and boxing.
At age 24, he began teaching Torah classes as a hobby. Since then, Eyal has developed an array of classes on topics related to Judaism and has lectured all over the U.S. He specializes in explaining Judaism to the uninitiated.
Eyal is currently working on a book entitled, "Who Really Wrote the Bible?" When he is not working or spending time with his family, Eyal enjoys running marathons, playing guitar, and boxing.