Good Erev Shabbat to all!
We are very excited about the upcoming Annual Five-Town Reception for HAWQ that will take place, B'Ezrat Hashem, this coming Wednesday evening, May 14th. It will be once again graciously hosted in the home of Mark and Flora Bienstock. Our special guest speaker will the world renowned Torah personality HaRav Dovid Goldwasser. We are looking forward to greeting everyone in person!
This Shabbat, eight of our young ladies participated in a wonderful Shabbaton organized by Rabbi Avraham Hecht as part of Project Lead at Camp Romimu in Monticello, NY. We extend a heartfelt thanks to Rabbi Hecht, for included our girls in his wonderful project. There are no words to describe the impact that experiencing a true Shabbat has on these girls, for some for the first time in their lives! We also thank Rav Mordechai Hecht, Shlita, our Mashgiach Ruchani, for his hard work in recruiting the girls. Rav and Rebbitzen Hecht will grace the Shabbaton with their presence.
In this week's Parsha we have the Mitzvah of Sefirat HaOmer. One of the many lessons of Sefirat HaOmer is the value of time. As we count, we are encouraged to view each day as an opportunity for accomplishment and a precious gift from Hashem not to be wasted. As the the saying goes: A person worries about his money (Domav) and doesn't worry about his days (Yomav)- his money will not help (aino ozrim) and his days will not return (aino Chozrim) . When after 120 years we go on to the Olam HaEmet, we are dressed in a Kittel that has no pockets to symbolize that we can bring none of our material wealth with us. It has no value in the next world. On the other hand, time is the one commodity in this world that can never be regained. A moment lost is gone forever, never to be recovered again! And the Mitzvot we can accomplish with every moment is the singular possession we are able to bring with us to the next world. Rabbi Goldwasser writes in his sefer that the Chasam Sofer was asked how he achieved his greatness. His answer was, "in a minute." When questioned what he meant by his unusual response he explained that he made use of every minute, waiting for a minyan, standing on line, wating to meet someone, etc. Let's learn the lesson of Sefirat HaOmer- As we count the days, lets make each day count!
Shabbat Shalom!
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