Good Erev Shabbat to all!
We are only days away from our exciting Annual Dinner, with Guests of Honor, Dr. and Mrs. David Wallach, Mr. and Mrs. Yisrael Nisanov, and Dr. Pamela Siller. The dinner will also feature a Drasha by HaRav Ben Chaim, Shlita, and a special award to the Levine family for a generous donation to the Founders' Memorial Scholarship Fund.ANN IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT! The dinner will be in an different location, B'ezrat Hashem- the elegant Shapira's Restaurant , @ 167-01 Union Turnpike, Fresh Meadows. Looking forward to greeting everyone in person!
On Thursday night, we had a moving Siyum for our Boys' Division. Our Menahel Rabbi Haim Alcabes gave Divray Chizuk to the crowd. We then made a Siyum on the last Mishna that we were learning in memory of Mr. Isidore Feld, zl from Mesechet Shabbat. This was followed by beautiful and inspiring Divray Torah from Harav Mordechai Hecht, Shlita in memory of the Rosh Yeshiva, HaRov Henoch Leibowitz, ztazl. Rav Hecht pointed out the close relationship HAWQ has with Yeshivas Chofetz Chaim, and how the Mesorah of the Rosh Yeshiva is ingrained into the very fabric of our Yeshiva. The following is a thought from the Parsha by HaRav Hecht.
In the beginning of this week's Parsha, the Torah states the Mitzvah of Aharon HaCohen to light the Menora. The expression the Torah uses for "lighting" is "Behalotcha"- which means "in your lifting up", an unusual expression to use for kindling a flame. Rashi explains that this unusual language comes to teach us that the Cohain Gadol must hold the flame by the wick long enough until it will burn strongly by itself. HaRav Hecht told us that this was the essence of the Rosh Yeshiva, Tztzal.He not only imparted Torah to his students, but he did it with the goal that his Talmidim themselves should be capable of teaching and spreading Torah throughout the world. HaRav Hecht related that last year when we were Zocheh to bring some of our Talmidim to visit the Rosh Yeshiva, his face lit up and he exclaimed: "These are our future leaders!" What an awesome responsibility the places upon those of us that are involved in Chinuch and our supporters. We hold the future of Klal Yisrael in our hands!
Shabbat Shalom!
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