Shalom!
The
sentence of the week was taken from the Talmud
(מדרש הלכה) Kol Israel arevim ze la ze, All of
Israel is Responsible for Each Other. (כל ישראל ערבים זה
לזה)
The
students learned that this sentence originally referred to the Roman times when
Jews had to pay taxes and if they could not afford it, there was an understanding
guarantee that friends and family would help them. Even today, when someone in
Israel wants to take a loan from the bank, he or she must have a guarantor
(Arev) that will be responsible for the loan repayment if the person is not
able to pay.
Today,
we derive the moral understanding from this verse to mean that we are bonded
together in helping and supporting each other in many ways. The students
learned this concept through the song written by Rabbi Micah.
The
song helped the students understand that there is a strong bonding between all
of the Jews in the world, Israel, Torah and G-d. The students learned that Jews
are related to the Torah, Israel, and G-d in their heart and soul. This is only
one piece of the puzzle, Jewish law (halacha) teaches us that we must take
action, including helping and supporting each other, comforting one another,
giving (tzadaka), and model appropriate behavior.
We
spoke about real life examples and then the students sang the song that was
originally sang by Mr. Kudlats, Ms. Kendrick, Nicole Webb, and Hailey Busby. We
will conclude with the words of the song for your enjoyment:
Kol Yisrael Arevim Zeh L’Zeh
Kol Yisrael
Verse 1:
One people, many voices
Many
faces, many names
One Torah,
seventy faces
Many paths
to lead us home.
Verse 2: One God, speaking every moment
One Hope to
bring us home
One God, one
Emanation
One Source,
one Goal
Verse 3: Many homes, one homeland
Many
memories, common faith
Many
prayers, some are answered
Many
beats, one heart
Bridge: We are tied through bonds of loving kindness
Kol Yisrael we
stand united
May we seek
peace and may we find it
May joy dance
from our tongues
L’hitraot
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