Noah, one of volunteers, spent Sukkot in NSW, helping out at the Chabad in Newcastle and the Chabad in Mullumbimby.
He spent the past two days driving all the way back to Melbourne, and he had some very special cargo in tow. He was travelling with the RARA Torah Scroll.
The Torah was used at the services in Mullumbimby. For many attending, this was their first time in a long time that they got to hold and read from a real Torah scroll.
Out of respect for this holy object, we try not to leave it alone - so when Noah went for a walk on the beach, in Port Macquarie, it came with him. The special scroll is wrapped in a tallit while it is being transported.
Perhaps, this is the whole lesson from the High Holidays. We prayed, we sang, and we connected. Now we need to "take it home" with us - take the Torah, Judaism, and its rich lessons, and apply them to our daily lives.
