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Baruch Hashem, we proudly waved the flag of our homeland, Eretz Yisrael, in incredible style!<br />
In this vein, we wish hatzlacha raba to the contestants from our school taking part in the first round of the<br />
Israel Quiz today (Thursday) – we’re sure you’ll do us so proud as you deepen your love for our nation and<br />
our land through passionate and committed learning about our modern state - Medinat Yisrael.<br />
This week’s Parsha, Acharei-Mot, instructs us regarding the service of the Kohen Gadol on Yom Kippur.<br />
There are some interesting issues that arise in regards to our understanding of evil in the world when we<br />
investigate the subject of the ‘Seir l’Azazel’ - which forms part of the Avodah of Yom Kippur. Rav Aviner<br />
writes in his commentary this week that while on Yom Kippur we get a slight glimpse into how even evil<br />
forms a part of Hashem’s grand plan for the world , (there is nothing that exists outside of Hashem) we<br />
cannot and must not operate on this level in our day-to-day lives. In our practical lives, we are to use our<br />
minds to discern between good and bad and constantly find ways to choose good over bad – that which is<br />
right over that which is evil. I shared this with the boys at line-up when bringing up the terrible tragedy that<br />
took place this week in Boston, in the United States. Many were injured and some lost their lives in this<br />
terrible act of evil. We hope and pray that those who were injured recover speedily and that the families of<br />
the bereaved should be able to find comfort somehow as time goes on. We stood for a moment of silence<br />
at line-up to share in the pain of our fellow human beings.<br />
So this week really was a rollercoaster of emotions – from Yom Hazikaron to Yom Ha’atzmaut and then to<br />
learn of this tragedy in the United States.<br />
To end off on an incredibly joyous note though, we wish Gilad Friedman, the head of YiD, our experiential<br />
department, a huge mazeltov on his engagement to Tracy Mayef this week! May they be zocheh to build a<br />
bayit ne’eman b’Yisrael (b’Yisrael!)<br />
We also wish the Grade 8s an incredible time on their Shabbaton this week in a new and exciting<br />
Shabbaton Venue in Magaliesburg! Rav Zevi Wineberg will be joining them and we are sure they will have<br />
a phenomenal time! Enjoy!<br />
Shabbat Shalom,<br />
Leron Bernstein<br />
<strong>19</strong> <strong>April</strong> <strong>2013</strong> – 9 Iyar<br />
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