Good Erev Shabbat to all!
This past Sunday, we had special workshop luncheon for our Girls Division, organized by Ms. Esther Froimowitz. It was a great pleasure to have our girls back in the school and we were very proud of the their excellent participation in this event. In addition, our Summer Learning Program took to the road this week and marked the Nine Days with a meaningful trip to the Coler-Goldwater Hospital on Roosevelt Island, We learned and visited with the Jewish patients there and enjoyed spectacular views from the island's South Point, as well as from the Roosevelt Island tram.
In this week’s Parsha, the Torah states that "Moshe began explaining (Ba-ar) the Torah" to the Klal Yisrael. Rashi quotes the Midrash Tanchuma that this means Moshe Rabeinu expounded the Torah in all the Seventy Languages of the world. Clearly, from the very beginning, it was Hashem's Divine plan that his Torah would be accessible to every Jew in any place and at any time.
In the world of Torah education, a logical extension of this concept is that it our obligation to insure that a Torah education is available to every Jewish child. Regardless of background, learning issues, behavioral issues, or financial situation, it is our communal responsibility to find a way to open the Gates of Torah to every Jew. As an outreach Yeshiva, this has been the goal of the Hebrew Academy of West Queens. With Shabbat Chazon and Tish B’Av only hours away, the theme of Ahavat Yisrael is very much upon our minds. What greater Ahavat Yisrael is there than bringing Jewish Neshamot back to the Torah way of life. Let us renew our commitment to the mission of HAWQ, "Every Jewish Child Deserves a Torah Education"!
Wishing you a Shabbat Shalom and meaningful Tisha B'Av!
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