13 May MTC Highlights: Parshat Behar
Lauren Friedman - Eim Bayit
Parshat Behar
In this week’s parasha we read about the laws of shmittah.
Hashem tells us not to fear, we will have enough food… “I will ordain My blessing for you in the sixth year and it will yield a crop sufficient for the three year period. You will sow in the eighth year , but you will eat from the old crop, until the ninth year until the arrival of its crops, you will eat old”
Hashem in essence, is telling us to just believe, and I will provide.
We are constantly thrown tests of emunah within our personal lives.
The way to deal with life’s ups and downs, is by praying to Hashem to help us.
We have to work on attaining this level of emunah, to believe Hashem sees me, is holding me and guiding me.
Shmitah is a unique test of Emunah, it is a type of emunah we don’t confront often.
Shmita is a national emuna, an emuna that Bnei Yisrael has to attain together.
It is one that affects all of us. For some, like farmers or grocery stores, their livelihood depends on it. For the rest of us, it effects the kedusha of our dinner tables. Each and everyone of us in Eretz Yisroel is impacted.
As discussed previously in this week’s parahsa, Hashem tells us to believe, believe I will sustain you!
May we attain this deep emuna within our lives.
Student Reflection
Ahuva Goldfield - Ulpanat Orot, ON - Thornhill, ON
Looking back at the year I had, there have been many moments and lessons that have shaped me into the person I am today. Specifically, the wedding of an alumni from Bet Elazraki all the way back in January. That was an experience I’m never going to forget. It really opened my eyes and made me feel connected to Bet Elazraki.
Being able to hear about the Bet Elazraki magic beyond the pnimia is one thing, but being able to see it occur before our own eyes is definitely something extremely special. It gave me this certain mindset that I needed and the koach to continue doing what we do every day. Coming into the year, you think that you’re the ones that are going to be giving, but really, it’s the complete opposite. The things you learn from your kvutzah (group) as a whole and your kids individually, are something that you wouldn’t have learned anywhere else. Your kids, the bnot sherut and staff of the pnimia give you so much.
They are constantly teaching us the middos of hakarat hatov and selflessness, putting other people first. It’s unbelievable to be able to witness it every day. It teaches you and shows you so much about how you want to act as a human being and I’m so grateful those are the people I’m surrounded by every day. They really are my role models. It’s hard to be able to think that after an incredible year, we will be going back to our own homes all over the world, but I know that these connections I’ve made with my kids, my teachers, the staff of the pnimia, and my amazing friends are going to stay with me forever.
The things I’ve been taught here at MTC have not only come from the classroom, but has come from every aspect of my day. That’s something you can’t get anywhere else.
