Good Erev Shabbat to all!
Even though the temperatures outside were freezing this week, a little warmth of Eretz Yisroel permeated HAWQ as we enjoyed a wide variety of tasty fruits in honor of Tu B’shvat. Also, Tu B’shvat was our launching pad for this year’s annual Brachot Bee. All the classes are diligently studying their Brachot to prepare for the big event.
We are also beginning this week a Mishnayot learning project in loving memory of Mr. Isidore Feld, a"h, father of our honored alumni Mr. Alan Feld and Mrs. Andrea Nissel and the husband of a hardworking member of our parent body, Mrs. Isidore Feld. The boys will be learning, B’Ezrat Hashem, 6 Perakim from Mesechet Shabbat. In the Zchut of this learning may his Neshama have an Aliyah and may the Felds share in only Simachot in the future.
Look for an extensive article about our Great Neck event with Rabbi Frand in this week's "HaModia"!
Rashi explains that when the Torah introduces the Aseret HaDibrot with the words "And Hashem spoke all these things saying", that "all these things" alludes to the fact that before stating all ten Dibrot separately, he said all of them together simultaneously. Being that this was incomprehensible for the people to understand what was the purpose? Rabbi Frand, Shlita, points out, in his first sefer on the Parsha, that Rav Yosef Dov Soloveitchik, Z’tzl, teaches us that the Aseret HaDibrot are divided into two parts. The first five, are injunctions between Man and Hashem, and the last five between Man and Man. We all can recognize that those between Man and Hashem are of Divine origin. However, regarding those Mitzvot between Man and Man one may be tempted to say that they are logical rules that would be formulated naturally in any society. Hashem pronounced all ten together to signify that just as the first five come directly from Hashem, so too do the last five. There is no room for us to rationalize or compromise morality. They also are absolute values, just as the Mitzvot between man and Hashem. May we be Zocheh to instill these basic beliefs into the hearts and minds of our children!
Shabbat Shalom!
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