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BECHUKOTAI 5784 Resilience and Greatness Rabbi Andrew Shaw Chief Executive, Mizrachi UK
It has been a whirlwind week here in New York as the Simchat Torah Project gains momentum. We have had endorsements from Roshei Yeshiva and Social Media Influencers. We have received messages of support from parents of victims of the Nova massacre and more and more shuls from Chile to Canada are signing up to be a part of this global project. Please make sure your shul has signed up www.thesimchattorahproject.org Probably the most inspiring person I have met on this USA trip is Lizzy Savetsky. Lizzy was a fashion influencer, until October 7th thrust her into her new role as spokesperson for the Jewish people and Israel, to her nearly 400K followers on Instagram. She very kindly agreed to meet with me and to post about the Simchat Torah project https://www.instagram.com/reel/C7kACz7xnPY/?hl=en, but what amazed me was her remarkable, positive attitude, despite the hate she receives on a daily basis. In one of her recent posts, she said the following: I've lost followers, I've lost friends, I've lost jobs, I was dropped by my management company. I've received countless death threats and the hate in my comments and DMs is immeasurable. I can't stand here and tell you that every day is a joy. https://mailchi.mp/mizrachi/dvar-torah-for-parshat-bechukotai-17972798
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