Erev Shabbos Message - A Jew is Never Alone (Vayikra)

a good era of Shabbos my holy brothers and sisters at Boca ratone synagogue Jews around the world my heart is so heavy as we go into this Shabbos not only because it's the third Shabbos three is the Hozuki it's a pattern it means this is becoming our new normal not to be together I'm in this wide-open empty room hearing my own echo because it's not filled with your voices and with your presence am I so desperately desperately miss seeing you greeting you feeling your energy and being able to reciprocate that love but particularly as we go into the Shabbos you and I continue to think about most importantly those who are alone the image of someone sitting at their Shabbos table alone tonight tomorrow being utterly by themselves it's to you that I want to share this thought and tune you to know that we are thinking about you we love you when we can't wait for this to end to interact with you once again the truth is that a Jew is never ever alone in fact the next week's pasture tells us about the near come and the light that was always lit in the Michigan itself that we create within every shoe since the 15th century true mustard - and the Cobo quote this custom of having a light which is always lit ours has been lit even when our shul campus is empty the light is constant it's consistent and it's a reminder to us that we're never alone Hashem's presence God's presence by our side in our lives is always as continual as consistent with this maybe we can answer a question at the beginning of our parsha that begins via a cry Elmo sure God called out to Moshe and many ask why doesn't the Torah identify who was calling out normally it says and God spoke to Moshe so why doesn't it say God called out to Moshe why is it assumed who's the one calling out and it only identifies to whom he was calling and I want to suggest to you as we go into this Shabbos that Moshe always felt he always knew he had this acute awareness he was always with Hashem so when a Shem called to me to ask to ask who's calling me who's saying my name it didn't have to identify who was calling because motion knew that I sham was always by his side my dear friends particularly those who are alone and in some ways were all very much more alone than were used to being the Shabbos and in these days know that we're never alone even if you're sitting at the Shabbos table by yourself tonight know when you sing those mirrors out loud there's someone singing with you there's someone listening you the quality of your kiddush and concentration in your benching it means something it makes a difference Hashem is by your side talk to him talk to him tell him what's going on tell him your fears your concerns tell him what you're grateful for and what you appreciate she VCS generally make this somebody is by our side and always he is constantly calling out when we hear his voice we don't have to ask his name we know he's the one who's there providing that companionship and that camaraderie so until we can be together again wishing you a wonderful Shabbos a warm Chavez a Shabbos filled with strength and with energy to know the near term it just like it remains always lived so - in our hearts the love we have and we feel fresh them and his love for us continues to remain lit by Ikra you should hear her shams call and none of us should ever know loneliness again have a wonderful holy and healthy Shabbos