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In this week’s parsha, Re’eh, Malbim explains that the reward for doing a particular mitzvah is
more opportunities to do a similar mitzvah. A perfect example happened to a
friend of mine last week. He knew he could not attend his shul’s mincha, so he
started asking around about additional mincha possibilities; in this way he
found out about some visitors to town, which led to him attending a minyan and also
receiving the opportunity to welcome guests! Later that same day, even though
he had missed ma’ariv, he went to shul to daven on his own…and was stopped
right before he started to daven when a friend told him that a group would be
returning from a baseball game in 20 minutes for a late ma’ariv!
In a similar vein, this year at Yeshiva Atlanta the senior girls (Paula Baroff, Sarah Chesler, Carmelle Danneman, Rina Leah Davidson, Yael Dosetarah, Rose Jacobs, Sarah Pepper, Alexa Ratner, Ofek Regev, Bari Sadler, Yvonne Sonsino, Cayley Stark, and Chana Zolty) took it upon themselves to tackle a chesed project, pairing up a 12th grade girl with a new 9th grade girl as a big sister. Each big sister has been placing welcoming notes and small gifts into her little sister’s locker, all anonymously. It is our sincere hope that these girls will be rewarded for their wonderful kindness by more opportunities to do the same miztvot as they continue their learning, and that Yeshiva Atlanta be rewarded in their merit via larger and larger incoming 9th grade classes at YA!
Have a meaningful Shabbat--
Paul Oberman
In a similar vein, this year at Yeshiva Atlanta the senior girls (Paula Baroff, Sarah Chesler, Carmelle Danneman, Rina Leah Davidson, Yael Dosetarah, Rose Jacobs, Sarah Pepper, Alexa Ratner, Ofek Regev, Bari Sadler, Yvonne Sonsino, Cayley Stark, and Chana Zolty) took it upon themselves to tackle a chesed project, pairing up a 12th grade girl with a new 9th grade girl as a big sister. Each big sister has been placing welcoming notes and small gifts into her little sister’s locker, all anonymously. It is our sincere hope that these girls will be rewarded for their wonderful kindness by more opportunities to do the same miztvot as they continue their learning, and that Yeshiva Atlanta be rewarded in their merit via larger and larger incoming 9th grade classes at YA!
Have a meaningful Shabbat--
Paul Oberman
