Individual Journeys
Parshat Lech Lecha
In this week’s Torah portion of Lech Lecha we read about the first Jews, Avraham Avinu and his wife Sarah Imeinu. These trend setters and holy people are appropriately called the parents of monotheism and the Jewish nation, for their teachings, beliefs and sacrifices.
When we are introduced to Avram & Sarai (as they are called in our portion) we are told how G-d commanded them “Lech Lecha - Go journey for yourself”. On a simple level, Rashi explains that Hashem was telling them that this journey that He was sending them on would be to their benefit. Ramban (Nachmanides 1194-1270) explains similarly that this was a great test for them and Hashem was assuring them that all would be good.
I recently observed something beautiful at our school. I witnessed a child having a fabulous week, staying on task, and earning a reward for doing very well. It was unique, because this child had struggled at the beginning of the school year, and only with the incredible patience, love, and care of the teachers, was this child able to find success. The beauty of TASA being a small and “personal” school is that we are able to tailor the education for an individual child, helping them find success.
As every child is unique, it is imperative that we not only teach them the relative materials but also help them find personal success and direction that we all need in life. Just like our patriarchs and matriarchs had to go on their personal journey to accomplish what they were destined for, so too, each one of us must travel along our individual road to fulfill our own destiny.
In this week’s Torah portion of Lech Lecha we read about the first Jews, Avraham Avinu and his wife Sarah Imeinu. These trend setters and holy people are appropriately called the parents of monotheism and the Jewish nation, for their teachings, beliefs and sacrifices.
When we are introduced to Avram & Sarai (as they are called in our portion) we are told how G-d commanded them “Lech Lecha - Go journey for yourself”. On a simple level, Rashi explains that Hashem was telling them that this journey that He was sending them on would be to their benefit. Ramban (Nachmanides 1194-1270) explains similarly that this was a great test for them and Hashem was assuring them that all would be good.
I recently observed something beautiful at our school. I witnessed a child having a fabulous week, staying on task, and earning a reward for doing very well. It was unique, because this child had struggled at the beginning of the school year, and only with the incredible patience, love, and care of the teachers, was this child able to find success. The beauty of TASA being a small and “personal” school is that we are able to tailor the education for an individual child, helping them find success.
As every child is unique, it is imperative that we not only teach them the relative materials but also help them find personal success and direction that we all need in life. Just like our patriarchs and matriarchs had to go on their personal journey to accomplish what they were destined for, so too, each one of us must travel along our individual road to fulfill our own destiny.
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