Ha Ben Yakir Li |
Last Shabbat in our shul I watched a little boy holding his father’s hand in front of the open Aron Kodesh.
His head tilted upward toward the colorful Sifrei Torah.
At first he simply gazed at this holy sight.
Then his tiny hand touched his lips, and he blew gentle kisses toward each Torah, as though offering his love to every scroll resting inside.
A moment later his father unfastened the gold chain, lifted one of the Sifrei Torah, and handed it to the Baal Tefila.
The little boy’s name is Efraim. Three years old, yet to me he is one of the most precious members of........