The conversation took place in my office last September. “I am beginning to realize that if I commit myself to Torah observance, my parents will be upset,” began the new student at our first meeting, “and if I don’t commit myself to Torah observance, you will be upset.” Since I only knew this young woman for three weeks, it was flattering she wanted to please me, but I knew it was not a healthy way for her to choose a way of life. I asked her, “What do you want? |
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At She’arim’s we aim to maintain a life long connection with our students to be available for them as they transition through life events. Knowing that for most of our alumnae, the jump into Torah life will always mean new beginnings, we want them to be able to return to us, their teachers and mentors, as they travel life’s paths |
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Our Rabbis teach: “Hashem sends rain for those who believe in Him.” ( Ta’anit 8a) When we believe in Hashem, we “empower” Him to pour abundance upon us. (Sichot Musar, Rav Chaim Shumelevitz) It is also true that when we believe in a child, a spouse, a friend, or a student, we empower him to be the person we know he can be. When we believe in him, he wants to be better, sit taller, think harder, and learn more. This empowerment is not merely a psychological truth but also a spiritual one. This is why our Rabbis tell us that we “empower Hashem” to give us rain – to teach us that believing in Him not only creates spiritual connection but also enables something to happen that would not have happened otherwise. When we believe in others, we endow them with new spiritual energy and earthly capabilities that were beyond their previous limitations.  Just like believing in others empowers them to overcome their limitations, so too believing in ourselves. When we have faith in ourselves and when we are motivated to become the person we would like to become, transformation is within reach. |
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Thank you to all those who assisted Rebbitzins Pavlov, Tavin, Kaganoff and Brussel on their trips, this year. Truly, She’arim would not be the same without your help!
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"There is nothing new under the sun" (Koheles 1:9) – so says the wisest of all men, King Shlomo. At She'arim, not only |
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There are many changes going on in She’arim, Israel, and all over the world, but thankfully some things stay the same. Since its inception, learning about and doing chesed stood as a cornerstone |
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 Leonie Taylor hails from Hull, England, a “small fishing town” that had a “fairly vibrant Litvish community.” She moved to Leeds when she was young, and went to a Jewish primary (elementary) school. After graduating from Leeds Girls High School, she decided to make her gap year something special: she left for Israel. She received madricha training, taught English in Israeli primary schools and worked in a kibbutz kitchen near Eilat while learning to dowse – a valuable skill in the desert! She finished off her experience with a final month volunteering in the Israeli army. Leonie returned to England to study History of Modern Art at Manchester University, while also joining the Officer Training Corps of the British Territorial Army (OTC).
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By Amy Rubin It was what seemed like the 10,000th work crisis in the last year. The project that was supposed to be done, wasn’t. Another weekend of work and late nights of problem solving. Why was I doing this? Sure, the work’s great, and it pays for a lot of worthwhile things in my life, but I was fried, cranky, and hadn’t been back to Israel in nearly three years. As I relaxed on Shabbat, I pondered – why was I doing this? I needed a vacation, I decided, and not just two weeks, but a month, to get re-oriented, re-grounded, and re-charged. I was going back to She’arim and Yerushalayim. |
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