Good Erev Shabbat to all!
Baruch Hashem, our school year here at HAWQ ended with much excitement and enthusiasm. The Girls’ Division had the Siyum Luncheon last Sunday. The girls prepared festive centerpieces for the event, reflecting the theme from Chazal that as "the seas cover the earth with water, so the knowledge of Hashem should be spread all over the world." Three of our young ladies spoke beautifully on theme and sharing warm memories of their years at HAWQ. Chana Abrakhaimova was announced as the valedictorian of the Class of ’08.
Last Monday, the girls enjoyed an amazing all day trip to Six Flags Great Adventure. The day was most enjoyable and the girls conduct on the trip was truly a Kiddush Hashem! Thank you Mrs. Yachnes, Miss Gavrielov, and Miss Khaimova for your hard work in making the trip so successful. In our Boys’ Division we ended the year with a bowling trip that included lunch at Dougie’s.
Our Summer Learning Center is up and running. Anyone interested in tutoring in any subject, any grade, including Regents Prep, please contact Rabbi Abrahams @ 917 747 7342.
In this week’s Parsha, we have the famous story of Korach’s rebellion and the tragic results, as the earth opened up and drew Korach and his followers into the depths. Rabbi Dovid Goldwasser, Shlita, points out that the opening in the earth that swallowed Korach was one of the ten things Hashem created during the twilight of the Friday of creation. Why was it necessary for this opening to be created so far in advance from when it was needed? Couldn’t Hashem have formed the opening at the moment he was ready to destroy Korach and save Moshe Rabbeinu? Rabbi Goldwasser quotes the Meorah Shel Torah that it is to teach us an important lesson. The solutions to all our problems already exist in the world. It is our task, with hard work and determination, to uncover that pre-existing solution, but we can never lose faith that a road to success is there for us to discover. As we have noted, this is particularly true in the area of Chinuch. Many times when faced with a child with learning or behavioral issues we throw up our hands and, Chas V"shalom, give up. We must know that there are solutions out there. We must roll up our sleeves and with diligence and patience make sure we find a way to reach that child! Hashem has created the keys to open the door, we just need to find them.
Shabbat Shalom!
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