Dear Talmidot, Parents and Friends –
 
1)       This week at Midreshet Moriah
2)       Faculty Devar Torah – Rav Ari Shvat
3)       Mi She-Berach List
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This Week at Midreshet
 
 
Wishing you all a Chag Kasher Ve' Sameach !
From the entire staff and faculty at Midreshet Moriah
 
 
Pictures from our year can be seen at http://midreshetmoriah.com/pictures/
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Shabbat Chol Ha’mo’ed Pesach
 
“Vehi sheh amda la’voteinu v’lanu-sheh lo echad bilvad amad aleinu le’chaloteinu, elah sheh bechol dor vador omdim aleinu le’chaloteinu, v’ha’kadosh baruch hu matzeeleinu m’yadam”
 
It’s hard to believe that even in a modern world, at least one nation in every generation, calls to eradicate Am Yisrael. Just when we thought that mankind had “grown-up”, and that there never could be another Pharoh, Haman, Antiochus or Hitler, yemach shemam, Iran comes around and threatens to “nuke” us. BH, we know that they won’t succeed, but nevertheless, as we approach yimot ha’mashiach, it would be nice to know the cause of age-old anti-semitism and the eventual solution.
 
Rav Kook suggests that the cause of hatred for Am Yisrael, is in the double meaning of melamed chovot. First of all, we taught obligations and brought morality and conscience to the world, commanding barbaric man not to steal or kill- something that the nations of the world did not want to hear. That’s why the French philosopher Blaise Pasquale called the Jewish people the "conscience" of mankind and most people don’t like their conscience (even when they listen to it!). Secondly, we showed the world that morality is do-able, something which showed them in a negative light (the opposite of lelamed zchut). This is the deeper understanding of what chazal teach us that Sinai was named that way because it brought hate (Sina) of Israel to the nations (Masechet Shabbat 89; 61).
 
Does that mean there’s no hope this will ever change? We can manage without the love of the hypocritical world, but at least let them stop killing us!
 
Rav Kook explains that people not only enjoy gifts but even harbor a positive association with the “giver” of that pleasure. Many people go so far as to value the autograph of entertainers for that reason, that they bring us pleasure. The more the world will understand the benefits of morality and monotheism, the more they will eventually appreciate the nation who brought them to the world.
 
Just as a child often hates going to his dentist, despite the fact that everything done there is for the child's own good, when he matures he will he eventually recognize and thank his dentist. Although the morality of the Torah which we brought to the world, often make the nations feel guilty, as the world gradually matures, they will eventually thank us for these truths and values, the greatest treasures of modern society (Orot pp. 157-158).   When mankind matures, inevitably they will harbor a positive association with Am Yisrael, the nation that civilized and brought more bracha and true pleasure to mankind than any entertainer or nation.
 
Until that time, we can’t be naïve and must continue, in addition to fulfilling our role of being a moral and shining or lagoyim, defending ourselves, deterring our enemies, praying and thanking Hashem for persistently saving us. From Pesach, through the modern wars of Israel: “v’ha’kadosh baruch hu matzeeleinu m’yadam”!
 
Chag Kasher V’Same’ach, 
Rav Ari Shvat
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Mi SheBerach List
Please email midmoriah@gmail.com if there is a name you would like to add or remove! 
 
 
Chaim ben Chashka (3/3/2011) – diabetes complications 
Matityahu Yaakov ben Gittel Rivka (3/5/2011)
Tziporah Feiga Bat Sima Sheindel (2/26/2011)
Shira bat Deena Miriam – premature baby on a ventilator (2/19/2011)
Noa Batya bat Daniella Rut – 7 month old with leukemia (2/5/2011)
Leah Alona Bat Tziporah (2/5/2011)
Leora bat Sarah (2/5/2011)
Frimit bat Devorah (2/5/2011)
Rivah bat Jane (1/29/2011)
Amitai Yaakov ben Bracha - a 16 yr. old just diagnosed with leukemia (1/29/2011)
Dina Eta bat Chaya Tzippora Sheva (1/22/2011)
Aharon Yitzchak ben Deena Yehudis (1/6/2011)
Adi bat Zahavit (twin baby who is sick)
Reut bat Zahavit (twin baby who is sick)
Chaim Yissachar ben Chaya Mushkit (26 year old with 2 children, leukemia)
Shraga Feivel ben Sasha
Ari ben Rivka (young husband with brain tumor)
Inbal bat Nelya
Zacharia Kalman HaCohen ben Yael Margalit
Shai Ben Meital - 4 yr old with brain damage and seizures
Aviva Miriam bat Esther - 9 month old baby with cancer going through chemo
Tzipora Fayga Bat Sima Shaindel- 33 year old mother of 3 with Leukemia(9/19/2010)
Tzvi Ilan ben Gita (8/12/2010)
Chaya Tziporah Sheva bat Faiga (8/12/2010)
Chisha Bayla bat Miriam
Chaya Meira Mindel bat Chava Golda - Midreshet alumna with cancer
Refael ben Nomi- 10 month old baby who has meningitis
Avraham ben Elka (5/21/10)
Rivka Bracha bat Yehudit - mother of 6 with cancer, doing better BH
Rivka Margalit bat Ita - 12 year old girl with a brain tumor (5/27/2010)
Rachel bat Re-ayah - mother of 7 with cancer that has spread
Batya Leah bat Sara - cancer
Noa Chaya bat Nava Yehudit - baby
Yehuda Moshe Yosef ben Miriam
Rayzel bat Rifka
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