From Bokuritome, Florida, this is Behind the Bima.

On this episode, Rabbi Goldberg and co-host Rabbi Josh Brody are joined by Rabbi Andrew Shaw,

director of the Simchast Torah Project, and CEO of Mizrahe, UK.

Rabbi Shaw shares the inspiration and goals behind the Simchast Torah Project,

explains how this initiative honors the victims of October 70,

while uniting communities in

celebration and remembrance and describes the challenges and successes of coordinating a global effort

to bring new special Torah covers to synagogues around the world.

Plus, a discussion of daily schedules, all this and more, behind the Bima.

Welcome back behind the Bima drive. My dear friend and colleague Rabbi Joshua Brody, Rabbi Brody, great to be back together, a little summer break. And we are back and a new year, a new season of Behind the Bima. And we're continuing a lot about Israel, a lot of connection. We can't stop. It's on our mind each and every day. But a lot's going on while we've been away. We're going to bring a great new season, great new conversations, people, personalities, and behind the bemo, what's going on and behind the bema. But one thing I noticed before the bemo when I got back, everybody, Brody, is your Yamaic a little bigger? Is there a little bit less air? Can I just tell you something? I was in Modian and someone came over to me and they said they recognized me for two reasons. Number one, they said because of the Doc Martin boots. They said that wasn't what drew them to the table. It was the Kippa. They said, is that a thing that you guys do in Boca? That's it. It's our uniform, you know, different organizations, some of a pin, some of a uniform, some of a logo. I also, over the summer while I was places, I walked into a restaurant. I see these old people, but they thought they were whispering, but I could hear everything because they were actually shouting. And they're like, I think that's him. Look at the yamika. Yeah, I love it. So that'd be a little bit bigger. Maybe you go up one number. I don't know, six to seven. You know, it's comfortable. It just sits up there. You don't have to worry about the wind. No wind's knocking it over. No, no. But you know what? I am thinking about, you know, do you get tape at some point?

It has crossed my mind. Did it like all the tape and it just stays on a little stronger? How was your time off? Did you charge your batteries a little bit? You were in Israel. Big Simcha, big news. Big Simcha, breaking news. And I think that was was really this was the first time we were in

Israel where it wasn't anything other than just visiting family thank God we got three kids

living right now and and uh two son-in-law's got willing a third coming up soon and uh it was just

visiting visiting you know playing the role of a grandparent which was great have on the engagement

and it's great thank you got new chas You're going to have on the engagement. And it's great.

Thank you.

New chasen.

New chasin on the way. And very, very exciting. Very exciting. And you're back and you're ready to go. Give us some preview of the year ahead. Every time you come back, you're like, this is going to be the best year yet. Yeah. I know. I feel like it started, I think maybe yesterday, maybe this morning.

I think it started yesterday with your Smicheschhafer, I know. I feel like it started, I think maybe yesterday, maybe this morning. I think it started yesterday with your, it's Micha's hafer. You know, just trying to get into that routine again, just hitting, you know, what the minion's going to look like, which is your slot, how you get like re-energized again, what you're going to do before. I tried really hard this morning. I said, you know what? I want to go at 615.

I want to go to the Colo Boca.

Oh, Kola Boca. I had a whole plan. The plan was wake up at 5, jump out of bed, go for a run, 30 minute run, shower, hit the Kolo Boker. So the 5 a.m. went off. next thing I knew was 6 a.m. And then I'm thinking, oh my gosh, I'm so tired right now.

I'm like, get out of bed.

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