Rabbi Brafman at South Shore yeshiva breakfast

The Mechina boys, grades 6-8 at Yeshiva of South Shore,were privileged to hear from Rabbi Aaron Brafman, menahel at Yeshiva of Far Rockaway, at their Rosh Chodesh Shevat breakfast. Rabbi Chanina Herzberg, menahel ha yeshiva, introduced him warmly as both a friend of Rabbi Brafman and a YFR parent.

Rabbi Brafman spoke the about the fresh beginning Rosh Chodesh presents, the greatness each of us can strive for, and the potential every talmid has if only he works to achieve it.

Rabbi Rafi Draiman, menahel ha mechina, then introduced the new middah of the month, Nosei B’ol Im Chavero, sensitivity and empathy to share our friend’s burden, with a number of specific areas of focus such as including others at recess, concerns affecting others in school, and Acheinu Bnei Yisroel.

Special thanks are extended to Special Programs Coordinator Rabbi Shlomo Drebin, who helped arrange this event and led inspiring singing with the boys to mark the occasion. The boys followed with an activity to bring the message to light, where they had to literally carry their friends “burden” to succeed.

Thanks also go to the Ash, Keller, Levine and Srulowitz families who sponsored the event in honor of their sons and Rebbeim. It was an uplifting Kiddush Hashem.