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On the heels of a tragic and difficult year, it may seem absurd or difficult to dance on Simchat Torah. How can we dance to the tune of sorrow? How can we danc...e to the beat of confusion? In the gas chamber of Auschwitz stood a group of young boys, stripped of their clothes, awaiting their final demise. One boy sprang up and shouted: "Today is the holiday of Simchat Torah. Before we die, let us celebrate Simchat Torah one last time. We do not possess anything. We do not have clothes to cover us, nor a Torah scroll with which to dance. So let us dance with Gd Himself. The rafters trembled, the concrete floor shook. The chamber of death was transformed into a chamber of joy. Fifty boys pierced the heavens with their song: "Ashreinu mah tov chelkeinu" (How fortunate are we and how wonderful is our portion and how beautiful is our heritage.) Hearing the ruckus, a Nazi guard flung open the doors and pulled one boy toward him. "You!" he shouted. "Tell me why you are singing and dancing." "Because leaving a world where Nazi beasts reign is cause for celebration," the boy sneered. The commandant became enraged at the boy's contemptuous words. "I'll teach you a lesson," he screamed as the boys continued to dance and sing, heedless of his presence. "You thought the gas chamber would be your last stop. You'll find out otherwise. The gas chamber would have been easy and painless compared to what awaits you now. The commandant ordered the guards to remove the boys from the gas chamber and place them in a holding block overnight. He planned to begin the torture sessions the following day. But the next morning, a high-ranking Nazi officer traveled to Auschwitz to round up able-bodied slave labor for a work camp. He passed the barracks where the boys were temporarily housed. "Excellent," the officer smiled as he examined the boys. "Exactly the type of workers I need." The officer ordered the boys to board trucks. And as the trucks disappeared from Auschwitz, the sweet tune of "Ashreinu mah tov chelkeinu rang out, again. . On Simchat Torah, a Jew Never Dances Alone we dance with our Merciful Creator our loving Father who only wants the best for us. Tomor

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