I know I'm supposed to write about Sukkot or perhaps reflections on Yom Kippur but I am not going to.
It is difficult to me to describe the way I feel since I've heard yesterday that Gilad Shalit is finally coming home.
For those who missed, the Israeli government approved the deal Netanyahu reached with the Palestinian Authority for releasing the captive soldier after five years.
I'm sure that the media is doing a far better work in telling the story so I'll spare the details.
During the last three years or so I got used to see the tent where the Shalit family live in front of the Prime Minister's house. Because of the proximity to our old apartment, I would walk by the tent every day and sometimes several times a day and in doing so a strange, heavy, bad feeling would sneak into my heart.
Without getting into the political debate, it was impossible not to sympathize with the pain, the inability to help and the frustration.
And now, hopefully this nightmare is close to its end.
During Sukkot we invite guests to our Sukka and the most famous ones are the Ushpizin: Avraham, Ytzchak, Ya'akov, Yosef, Moshe, Aharon and David though this year we have a special guest of honor, and this time he's here to stay.
Behalf of Tehilah and me I'd like to take this opportunity and invite you all to the Festive Kiddush in honor of the birth of our daughter Yehudit Ori on the second day of Sukkot, Fri Oct 14 following the morning service.
Chag Same'ach and Shabbat Shalom
Cantor Arik Wollheim
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