On Sunday, October 7, Noah Gorden (TBS member and 1st grade
student at the Rashi School) was Consecrated along with 80 other young learners at
our Erev Simchat Torah and Consecration service. Consecration
literally means to set apart as holy; to dedicate and to cause to be revered or
honored.
During the Erev Simchat Torah service we sing
and dance, carry flags and march around the synagogue in honor of the Torah,
our most precious possession. The joyous celebration provides the perfect
opportunity to consecrate our children, our most precious gift. TBS and the Gorden Family were celebrating Noah's Jewish learning journey at the Rashi School.
Our Consecration ceremony affirms and celebrates the Jewish
learning journey that our children have embarked upon. On Sunday evening, each
Consecrant received a certificate of Consecration, a honey stick (so that Torah
may always be sweet), a $250 gift certificate to be used towards tuition at
Eisner or Crane Lake Camp, and a mini Torah. Noah, like many of our Consecrants
was very excited to receive his mini Torah.
As soon as Noah got home he began building an Aron
Kodesh or ark for his Consecration Torah. We were so moved by his
process that we asked Noah to share his thoughts behind building an ark for his
Torah with you.
Noah's words:
I am Noah and I built an ark for my baby Torah and it is very special to me. I got this idea by thinking about my Torah. My mom gave me an idea for the sides of my ark and it came out looking like a mosaic. I added the ladder because I think it is cool. Lego guys can use the ladder to get to the top. At the end I added my eternal light. My Torah is special to me because I really have been counting down the days to me getting my baby Torah. It is special because I am Jewish and the Torah belongs to the Jewish people. The end. Thank you for reading my story.
Thank you to the Gorden
Family for sharing Noah’s mini-Torah story with us.
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