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THE GLUEOF SOCIETYBYMICHAEL FRANCO 3-HR
Last week, 30 students from YOF had the honor of learning
privately
for over an hour with Harav Reuven Feinstein . The following
Dva
Torah is based on the inspiring shiur and words of encouragement
we received.
In Judaism, the Torah makes it quite evident that we should be
considerate of our fellow man
Rabbi Akiva once said, "Love your fellow as yourself () the rest
of the Torah is juscommentary This means that every law in the
Torah is designed to make us more sensitive to the needof others.
This earth-shattering concept relates very much to the phrase, "",
meaningthat all Jews are responsible for one another. These
concepts, combined with just laws and forgiveness, lay
the foundation for a healthy and thriving Jewish society.
Why is forgiveness a vital step in the progress of society? It
helps us move on, even knowing tha
we have done something wrong. As Jews, it is our obligation to
emulate the perfect qualities of G-d
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A HUMBLE MOMENTBYASHERLIFSHUTZ 1-HN
Prior to Rosh Hashanah Rabbi BenLulu took about 30 students to
meet wit
Rabbi Reuven Feinstein, the son of Rabbi Moshe Feinstein ztl. He
spoke us about Rosh Hashanah and how Hashem judges us, conveying
how nece
sary it is to do teshuvah, and that Hashem will always listen to
our prayer
and try to forgive us. Aside from the meaningful insight gained
from thvisit, I was especially humbled by the fact that I got to
personally interac
with such a holy person-someone whose father is quoted in so
many texthat are taught and studied today. Overall, I greatly
appreciate the opportunity that I was given enabling me to learn
and grow spiritually during m
visit to Rabbi Reuven Feinstein.
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The Glue of Society continues
One of G-ds thirteen middotis his quickness to forgive.
Obviously,
if G-d, who has never committed an injustice, forgives so
mercifully,
we, as imperfect human beings, who have committed
injustices,
should be just as quick to forgive. Along the lines of do unto
oth-ers we must also forgive easily, since we would desire the
same
willingness to forgive from our fellow Jews. Also, when we
finally
realize that we have wronged our peers, we must be sensitive to
their
feelings, apologize, and request for their forgiveness. We are
di-
rectly responsible for the feelings of our friends and
apologizingsurely impacts their emotions.
In order to be a unified nation, sensitivity is key. Society
cannot function without just laws to govern it and thus proceed
with
everyday life. The reason why the Jewish people, as a nation,
have
been able to withstand so many obstacles over so many millennia
is
because of the essential, deep rooted concepts of justice and
forgive-
ness, which bind society together.
Justice, in a secular sense, is a logical reaction to events
that
society has determined as dangerous or immoral and is intended
for
the betterment of the people. When a situation arises that is
detri-
mental, laws are passed to make that behavior criminal, in order
toprevent a similar situation from occurring again in the future.
If the
current law is ineffective stricter regulations are added. Once
the
legal body sees a law as irrelevant to current times and
conditions
the law is either amended or repealed. However, as Jews, we have
an
obligation to constantly utilize our G-d given guidebook, the
Torah.
Because the Torah is eternal, it must be applied to all
generations,
past and future. The Rabbis of each time period relate the
Torah, and
the laws they derive from it, into a form that is applicable to
situa-
tions of that era, consistent with tradition and Torah values.
The
standard for a Jew requires that he be empathetic to the world
around
him, that he must look before he leaps, and try to avert any
calamity
that he may cause. He must feed the poor even before they go
hun-gry. He must clothe the naked even before they become cold.
He
must house the homeless even before they accept there
deprivation.
This proactive approach compliments the Torah just laws while
pro-
moting our ability to be sensitive to others around us.
Thank you to
Emma Cohen and her
crew for decorating some
of the hallways.
Thank you toErica Isayev
and her staff for coordinating
the Berachot Art.
Thank you to
Rina Ben-Binyamin
and the Midah
Committee
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