Namely, olam, the physical space we inhabit, shanah, the moment in time in which we find ourselves, and nefesh, the person experiencing the event.
One way of doing so is by taking note of three vantage points from which we can observe the world at any given instant. He would have celebrated his brother’s rise to leadership with musical instruments! How, I asked our students, can we live on a level of constant awareness? Chazal maintain that had he been aware that his actions would be recorded and held up to the scrutiny of his descendants, Aharon would have pushed himself one step further. In Tanach, we are privy to glorious moments in the lives of our ancestors, such as the selfless joy exhibited by Aharon HaKohen when greeting his younger brother Moshe, chosen to lead the Jewish nation. In life, if we are tuned in to the musical score of our own neshamos, we may be able to hear the chords that herald watershed moments. But wouldn’t it be nice if there was a signal from Above alerting them to pivotal crossroads so that they could sit up and take notice? In a production, appropriate background music prepares the audience for significant scenes. Of particular interest to me are the questions which recur each year, ranging from the kashrus of iced coffee to “What is my tafkid in life?” The latter remains to be discovered by our students during the unfolding chapters of their lives. This forum presents students with a unique opportunity to pose relevant questions to our esteemed rabbanim in a public setting. One of the all-time favorite features of the annual MHS Shabbaton is the “Ask the Rabbi” panel. We are still reveling in the sheer joy exhibited by our students at our larger-than-life chinuch experience, Shabbaton.
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