In one of my Shabbat posts last week I told you about our pre-Shabbat concert by Rabbi Yom Tov Glaser and the song Letter in the Torah and how it had an effect on me at the concert. The words spoke to me, and my reason for being on JWRP, and trying to figure out the who/what/where/when and why of my life. Everyone that goes on JWRP has their own reason for being there, and is on their own personal journey that they are taking. 

 

Yesterday I had the opportunity with my parents to have Shabbat lunch and my Rebbitzen’s house. My parents and I attended services at Thornhill Woods Shul for the first time and it was such a nice experience. 

The talk Rebbitzen Rachel was having was about your “purpose” in life. Why are you here, which is your global mission, and your personal mission in life. How to find out what that is, and more. 

She discussed that every letter in the Hebrew alphabet has a numeric value and that if you add up all the numeric values in the Torah, it will come to 600,000. That same 600,000 relates explained that these letters correspond to the 600,000 Jewish souls that exist (and we can all have parts of Jewish souls within us (I hope I am explaining this right).

In any case, the class was very interesting to me specifically because I understood why the song had such an effect on me that night at the concert. The song is all about who you are, where you are going, and how do you get there. Which is exactly what Rebbitzen Rachel was trying to explain. That it is a life long process. 

Yesterday’s Shabbat was a great day. I was able to show my parents a small taste of what I experienced in Israel by taking part in a couple of classes about Jewish learning. I know that they enjoyed themselves as well and will attend with me again in the future. We all had the chance to talk to others, listen and be a part of something.

Here are the words to the song, and then after that is a video where you can listen to the song yourself and see what you think. 

My Letter in the Torah
Who am I any way
Where am I going to
How did I get here
And what do I need to know
What am I supposed to do with my life

Can I start living
If I don’t know which way to go
I heard somebody say
In the quiet of the night
If you close your eyes
You’ll hear the answer

I just wanna find my letter in the Torah
I know it’s somewhere out there
If I could only see

I just wanna find my letter in the Torah
The one that’s written just for me

So many words
So many pages
I keep finding more
Every time I look

Sometimes I need
To take a little break
Sometimes to connect
I’ve gotta close the book

I heard somebody say
If you listen to your heart
You were born with all the answers

It’s not about the goal, it’s all about the soul
You use in every move you make
It’s not the biggest name, it’s how you play the game
When you’re getting it together
Getting it together

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