e-mitzion The official newsletter of Midreshet HaRova 11th edition- Rosh Hashanah 5770 ים” “כי מ ירושל ציון תצא תורה ודבר ה’ מ

על התפילה – Connecting the Past with the Future "ואני תפילתי From Budapest to Yerushalayim לך ה'-עת רצון" e are honored to share with our bogrot, families and Wfriends the news of the recently expanded name of Midreshet HaRova to include the addition of the name of Mr. Andre Veres. The official title of the Midrasha will now be: Midreshet HaRova, the In this Advanced Academy for Women in the name of Andre Veres, Connecting the Tzvi ben Alexander Veres. Edition: Past with the We are very grateful to the Veres family of Montreal, family of the bogeret Alexandra Future – From (Ali), who have chosen Midreshet Harova to commemorate the memory of their beloved Budapest to father and grandfather. May the learning and growth that takes place within our doors be Yerushalayim a fitting memorial to his dedication to Torah values, and the Zionist ideal he held so dear. From Our Rosh We would like to share some reflections on Mr. Veres’ life, as gathered from Peter and Midrasha Marla Veres, his son and daughter-in-law, and his wife, Huguette. The Tefila of the Andre Veres, Tzvi ben Alexander “He was a decisive man, with great Individual in the Andre Veres, son of Lenke (Leah) and courage and strength of character in his Group - Rav Ari Alexander Weiss, was born Andre Weisz personal, business, and communal life,” Shames in Budapest, Hungary before the Second his family tells, “Yet at the same time, he Stories About World War to the Weisz family who was was gracious, warm hearted, friendly and Tefila well-know for operating Weisz-Mandel, a very loving.” ...עת לתפילה kosher restaurant in Budapest. Working as a journalist at the beginning of the war, Mr. Veres never spoke of his wartime Whats New at he took the pen name Andre Veres and experiences, yet was known to have played the Midrasha? remained with it from that point forward. a part in the work of Raoul Wallenberg, Announcements the Swedish diplomat who saved so He possessed an immense and many Jewish lives during the war. unshakeable commitment to Jewish His family also knows he was a and moral values. “He had very prisoner in forced labor camps from strong opinions about his beloved which he eventually escaped, and Eretz Yisrael and Medinat Yisrael. donned a stolen SS uniform in order His devotion to the ideals of Am to smuggle food into the Budapest Yisrael, and Torat Yisrael B’Eretz ghetto. Mr. Veres also managed Yisrael was profound and it was his Mr. Andre Veres to retrieve two nephews from the focus.” ghetto minutes before they were to be shot and killed. “My father-in-law was an adamant “My father-in-law was an adamant believer in the ideals of religious believer in the After the war, Mr. Veres married Zionism,” Mrs. Marla Veres told us. ideals of religious Huguette Weksler in Paris, France, “He had four granddaughters and Zionism,” Mrs. and immigrated to Canada in 1952, one grandson. Most people choose to Marla Veres told as a penniless refugee. Mr. Veres support boys’ yeshivot. We, however, us. “His devotion started a knitwear company, and, as believe that Torah learning for girls to the ideals of Am Yisrael, and well as being a graduate lawyer, grew is crucial as they are the ones who Torat Yisrael to be a very successful businessman. will be running the household and B’Eretz Yisrael The couple had two children, Peter transmitting the ideals of Torah and was profound and and Alan, and five grandchildren, Zionism to their children, and their it was his focus.” including Alexandra (Ali), a bogeret children are the future! My father- of Midreshet HaRova. in-law would have found it fitting to be remembered in a way that ensures “Torah learning for girls is crucial as the future of ideals he held so dear.” Andre Veres was known to have loved they are the ones learning and was a true intellectual. who will be running the household and transmitting the ideals of Torah and Zionism to their children, and their children are the future!”

From left to right: Ali, Eytan, Daniella, Tamar and Racheli Veres, with their parents, Peter and Marla Dear Students, Alumni and Friends, I wanted to take this opportunty to wish you all a Shana Tova Umetuka. Let us hope and pray that the year that awaits us will be one of personal fulfillment and spiritual progression, a year of happiness and good health, and a year of redemption for Am Yisrael.

There have been so many engagements, marriages and births over the last year, that to list them all would take up a fair amount of my already limited space. Let us hope that the coming year will be filled with twice as many semachot!

Yet unfortunately, I must mention our bereavements too. Three of our alumni, Rivky Stern, Tamar Klein, and Tamar Toledano (all of whom dormed together in the Dvir apartment 6/2005 circumstances over the), lost last their year. respective My heart fathers goes out in shockinglyto Rivky, Tamar, tragic and and Tamar, sudden and of course to Devorah (Rivky's sister) who is currently at the Midrasha. I wish that I could give words of comfort in the run up to Rosh HaShanah, but there are no words that can fill the gap left by a parent thoughts will be with you overwho Yom is no Tov, longer and wewith will us. all Suffice pray that it to the say that our Almighty will comfort you together with all the mourners of Tzion and Yerushalayim.

Ketiva Ve Chatima Tova, Rav Milston

“Sorry! But to whom?" - The meaning of Selichot From Our Rosh Midrasha Rav David Milston

The Shulchan Aruch1 in section Shulchan Aruch. We do in fact blow Shofar Orach Chaim 581:1 writes: every morning aftershacharit starting from Rosh Chodesh Ellul until just before Rosh Hashanah. “It is customary to rise up early However, we do not begin to recite selichot and to recite selichot and tachanunim tachanunim until late night Motzei Shabbat or from Rosh Chodesh Ellul until early Sunday morning of the week when Rosh Yom HaKippurim.” HaShanah falls (However, it should be noted that The Rema2 notes a slightly differing Ashkenazi if Rosh Hashanah falls on Monday/Tuesday or custom: Tuesday/Wednesday, selichot are said beginning on the Motzei Shabbat or early Sunday morning Our minhag differs from that described by the prior, to ensure that there are at least four nights

1 Rabbi Yoseph ben Ephraim Karo, born in Toledo, 1488 – died of selichot). in Safed, 1575, was the author of this phenomenal codification of halacha, which is our definitive source of Jewish law. Rabbi Karo is often referred to as ‘ha-Mechaber’ (meaning - “The The title ‘selichot’ refers to both the service Author”) or by using the Aramaic term Maran (meaning - “Our itself as well as to each of the poetic piyyutim Master”) that compose the service. Sephardic Selichot 2 Rabbi Moshe Isserlis, born in Krakow, 1520 – died in Krakow, 1572; was an eminent Ashkenazic Rabbi, Talmudist, and services are identical each day. In the Ashkenazic

A Message from Rav Milston Posek, renowned for his fundamental work of halacha, entitled HaMapah (lit., “the tablecloth”), an inline commentary on the tradition, however, different texts are recited on is ,(רמ״א) ,Shulchan Aruch (lit. “the set table”). The name, Rema the Hebrew acronym for Rabbi Moshe Isserlis. the different days. Though the length varies from day to day, the format remains constant. The a fellow human being we do so from two service begins with the recitation of Psalms 145 perspectives: – “Ashrei”, followed by the Half-Kaddish. Firstly, we have clearly offended another Selichot are usually recited between midnight person, hurt their feelings, ignored their and dawn. sensitivities and so, in order to compensate Categories of selichot in the Ashkenazic tradition for our social neglect, we try and appease our may include: brothers by admitting our guilt and by taking full responsibility for our actions. The aim here forgiveness.” This is the is clearly to make peace with the person we“ — (סליחה) Selicha . default selicha and comprises the vast majority have affronted. of the service.

But there is also the personal perspective. We מאמרו של ראש המדרשה chorus.” These central“ — (פזמון) Pizmon . are not only saying sorry to our friend, we are selichot contain a chorus which is repeated after simultaneously looking at ourselves. In every each stanza. one of our failings in life we do not only let binding”, a word which down those that surround us, we disappoint“ — (עקידה) Akeidah . specifically refers to the Binding of Yitzchak ourselves too, even if we don’t always realize Avinu (Bereishit 22). This selichah it at the time. In truth, well before contains the theme of the Akeidah we can genuinely express regret to our as a merit for God answering We are not companions for our actions, we need our prayers. It begins to appear only saying to firstly do the necessary introspection during the more lengthy selichot of sorry to our that will start with self-apology and Erev Rosh Hashanah and is placed friend, we are only consequently climax with the immediately before the Pizmon. simultaneously appeasing of our friends. we have looking at“ — (חטאנו) Chatanu . A Message from Rav Milston Rav from A Message Indeed, the Mishna (Yoma 8:9), sinned.” Starts on the evening before ourselves. Rambam (Hilchot Teshuva 2:9), and Rosh Hashanah and continues Shulchan Aruch (Orach Chaim 606:1) through to Yom Kippur, this selicha are equally as emphatic that without is said after the final recitation of the Thirteen apologizing to our fellow man our penitence Attributes and before the Vidui confessional. It is incomplete. Our ability to ‘eat humble pie’ contains as its refrain, “ ”, “We and quite probably humiliate ourselves by חטאנו צורנו סלח לנו יוצרנו have sinned, our Rock, forgive us, our Creator”. apologizing to our friends and acquaintances is petition.” This selicha surely the clearest reflection of truly regretting“ — (תחינה) Tachinah. begins to appear on the eve of Rosh Hashanah ones actions. However, implicit within these in the Tachanun section, at the very end of the sources is the understanding that this is only selichot service. the final and climactic stage of repentance, the former and initial step being one of Now that we have defined selichot from a introspection perhaps best defined in our halachik perspective, let us try and understand context as apologizing to oneself. as to why and what we are saying in the run up to Rosh HaShanah and during the Ten Days of This two pronged definition of the word “sorry” Repentance: is all well and good when defining remorse and We use the word “Selicha” in Modern Hebrew apology in the framework of transgressions to express remorse. 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e are constantly struck by the tension between Wthe teffila of the individual with his or her Such a population in shul usually means either a lot needs and the teffila of the group, the tzibur. What of arguments (when everyone thinks it should be should our focus be and how can we bridge the gap? done their way) or a lot of apathy (when no one will take responsibility). My assumption was that this As we approach Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur we was going to be a Friday night teffila to forget. all feel a very strong need to take part in a communal teffila with which we are comfortable. We seek the I was wrong, very wrong. The tefilla was beautiful familiar tunes, sounds (and even the traditional and unified. An Ashkenazi mincha and Kabalat arguments) that have become our idea of the teffilot Shabbat with a Yeminite Maariv!! Each participant on these special days. The poskim have warned the in the room was doing their best to join in for the chazanim not to invent new tunes, as the community parts that they recognized while being careful not to expects the older ones and the setting of the tone is impose on the others. essential. I suppose that it was the unfortunate atmosphere For those of you who know me personally, it is clear of the hospital that put things in proportion for to you that this is very important to me, and I find everyone. We all felt that there is a common nucleus myself most comfortable davening in a place where of teffila, the conversation with God, and all else is I know exactly what is going to happen when, and really less important. Once again it seems that the the tefila matches the experiences that I have come to simple messages only shine through in times of crisis, love and cherish. but we must try to remember and apply them at all times. I therefore want to share with you the most powerful experience of teffila that I have had in a long time. I I looked up during the teffila and noticed that we were recently spent Shabbat in the hospital with a family sitting under the famous Chagall windows depicting member (all is well now, thanks for asking…) and on the twelve tribes and I thought that there could not Friday night I went to the Bet Knesset in Hadassah be a better place to have placed these scenes. The Ein Karem. I wasn’t expecting very much. The individuality of each tribe, as expressed in their crowd was a hodgepodge of people, patients in their particular color and motif, balanced with the unity green hospital pajamas, doctors in their getups and of the group, as all twelve surround the center of the family members of those hospitalized. Looking shul (the Mishkan). around the room I could see Chasidim in a variety of forms (based on the types of their shtreimal and As we approach Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur let color of the bekesha), Dati Leumi of a variety of us try to keep in mind the central element of teffila, forms (based on their kippah colors and sizes), the conversation with God, and allow all of the tunes, Ashkenazim, Sepharadim, in short a true mosaic of familiar or not, to lead us to this goal. the Yerushalayim populace. Stories about Tefila…

עת לתפילה ?Why did the Rav wait Rav Levi Yitschak from Berdichev prepared himself for the תפילה לבריאות –המחיד”א mitzvah of blowing the shofar on Rosh Hashana. He put on a ריבונו של עולם,ברחמיך תן בנו כח ובריאות ויכולת מספיק,וחוזק talit and took the shofar in his hand. The community waited ואומץ באיברינו וגידינו וגופינו לעמוד על המשמר,ולא יארע לנו .quietly in anticipation, but Rav Levi Yitschak still did not begin שום מיחוש ושום כאב.ונהיה שמחים וטובים ובריאים לעבודתך. Time began passing slowly and Rav Levi Yitschak still was ותצילנו מכל רע,ותאריך ימינו בטוב ושנותינו בנעימים. not ready. The community was very puzzled. Why is our Rav waiting? תפילת בנים על אבות )מתוך ספר שערי ציון( ,Finally, after a long long time, Rav Levi Yischak said: “Rabotai יהי רצון מלפניך ה’ אלוקינו ואלוקי אבותינו שיהיו אבינו ואמינו we were forced to wait for Hashem. May I explain? By the door ואנחנו בריאים וחזקים לעבדך באמת ובשמחה,ותן בליבנו לשמוע stood a poor Jew who did not know how to pray. When we were בקול אבינו ואימנו והושיענו שנכבד אותם תמיד כאשר רצונך הטוב :all praying, he burst into tears and said to Hashem עמנו.ונעבוד אותך באמת ויגדלו אבינו ואמנו אותנו לתורה ולחופה Hashem, Hashem, you know all the prayers and I do not know“ ולמעשים טובים ויהיו מוצלחים בבריאות וכל טוב. how to even read the siddur. All I know is to say the names of the letters. And so I will say to you all the names of the letters and please Hashem, put them together into words and prayers.” תפילה למציאת בן-זוג )מתוך ספר שני לוחות הברית( ”…With that he began reciting, “Alef, Beit, Gimmel יהי רצון מלפניך ה’ אלוקי ואלוקי אבותי שתמציא לי ברחמיך הרבים And now,” said Rav Levi Yitschak, “Hashem has been putting“ ובחסדיך הגדולים את זיווגי הראוי לי בזמנו.זיווג הגון הראוי לי. together all these letters into prayers. These prayers are now ואותו איש שתמציא לי בזווגי יהא:איש טוב,איש נאה במעשיו, ”…reaching up to heaven. Now we can blow the shofar בעל מעשים טובים,בעל חן, איש משכיל וירא אלוקים,רודף צדקה וגומל חסד.ולא יהא שמץ פסול,ומום פגם,ולא יהא כעסן ורגזן, ?Long tefilot – A Waste of Time רק בעל ענווה ונמיכות רוח.בריא ובעל כח,ועל יעכב אכזריות הברית .The Chatam Sofer would always spend a long time praying ושונאים ומחשבותיהם ותחבולותיהם לעכב את בן זוגי ההוכן לי. One of the Rabbanim asked him: “Why do you waste so much יהיו לרצון אמרי פי והגיון ליבי לפניך ה’ צורי וגואלי. of the day in prayer? You could be learning so many more pages of Gemara. The Chatam Sofer answered: “I am not concerned תפילת האשה על בעלה ,at all. The Gemara tells us, “Anyone who lengthens his prayer יהי רצון מלפניך ה’ אלוקינו ואלוקי אבותינו אלוקי אברהם Hashem will lengthen his days and years”. And so therefore ואלוקי יצחק ואלוקי יעקב,שתשמור ותנצור ותיטור תמיד את בעלי anyone who spends much time in prayer, Hashem will give him מכל נזק ומכל חולי ותתן לו חיים טובים,חיים ארוכים חיים של many years of life. During those extra years I will make up the עושר וכבוד,ותתן לנו זרע של קימא ובנים הגונים וצדיקים ”!Torah that I missed while praying ותטע בינינו תמיד אהבה ואחווה שלום ורעות.ותטע בליבנו אהבתך ויראתך לעשות רצונך ולעובדך בלבב שלם כיהודים כשרים Worry ולעשות צדקה וחסד עם עמך ישרא’ל. A Jew came before Rav Menachem Mendel from Kotsk and complained how poor he was. “Do not worry,” said the Rav, “pray to Hashem with all your heart and he for sure will have בקשה לשמירת הלשון מ’החפץ חיים’ .mercy on you ריבונו של עולם,יהי רצון מלפניך קל רחום וחנון שתזכנו היום ובכל But I do not know how to pray with all my heart,” said the poor“ יום לשמור פי ולשוני לבלי להילכד בדברים אסורים דהינו מעוון man. The Rav looked at him sadly and said, “Yes, you really do לשון הרע,כדכתיב לא תישא שמע שווא וקרי בה לא תשיא שאסרה ”.… have much to worry about לספר ולקבל,וגם מעוון רכילות כדכתיב לא תלך רכיל בעמך. ואהיה זהיר מלדבר אפילו על איש יחידי כל שכן מלדבר דלטוריא A Special Night על כלל ישראל שעוונו חמור מאוד.וכל שכן ליזהר מלהתרעם A Rav once found a Hassid learning and praying in the Beit על מידותיו של הקב’ה . :Midrash in the middle of the night. The Rav asked the hassid “Why are you praying and learning all night long? Has מתוך ספר בית אברהם – צוואת ה’חיי אדם’ ”?something happened? Maybe I can help הריני הולך לעסוק במשא ומתן באמונה כדי לפרנס אותי ואת It is not because I am not righteous or learned,” replied the“ בני ביתי,ויהי רצון שתצלח ברכה במעשה ידי ובכל אשר אפנה hassid. “I was learning here during the day. A poor man came אני וכל העוסקים בשבילי נצליח ונשכיל. in and is sleeping on the bench. He is lying on my coat. I cannot go outside without a coat as it is very cold. I don’t want to wake him up so I’ll wait here until he wakes up…” News from the Midrasha

Opening of the New Learning Year, 5770 The Northern Hemisphere students of 5770 arrived with great cheer and were joined by the Southern Hemisphere MTA students who returned for their fall term at the Midrasha. After arrival at the Midrasha, students opened the year with tefilat ma’ariv at the Kotel, a fitting way to close a first day in the of !

Highlights of our first week included a half-day tiyul to the Sataf, and our first in-shabbaton with Rav Milston and family, and Tanya Cohen. The students walked down as a group for dancing and singing at Kabbalat Shabbat at the Kotel.

Feel free to go to: www.harova.org/pictures/album.asp?cat=70&subcat =437&Submit=GO%21 to view photos we posted on the website of the arrival, the first tefila at the Kotel and the tiyul. While there, check out archived photos of others years (maybe yours?) as well.

On Thursday of our second week of Midrasha, students enjoyed an opening program along with their Israeli peers, with whom they will be learning in chevruta in the course of the year, as well as sharing the Beit Midrash and some living quarters. The following Sunday, students were divided into groups to visit the homes of teachers.

Wishing all new students a year of growth in Torah, Middot Tovot, Yirat Shamayim and in their love for Eretz Yisrael and Am Yisrael! On the birth of: Mazal Tov To Ilana (Pizem) (5764-65) and Ari Gelb on the birth of a daughter, Frayda Malka

On the marriage or engagement of: To Shira (Hyman) (5766) and David Teller on the birth of a son, Akiva Liron Davidowitz (MTA 2007) on her engagement to Zev Levi Mazal tov on the Aliya of: Sara Kagel (5765) on her engagement to Avi Strum Michal Kinstlinger (MTA 2007)

Announcements Leora Wolk 5769) Michal Abudarham (5769) on her engagement Hannah Filler (5769) Rachel Zikind (MTA 2006) on her marriage to Nat Wicks (MTA 2007) Pini Sabo Leigh Hovsha (MTA 2007) Aliza Berkowitz(5766)on her engagement to Ayala Young –(Shana Aleph 2003-2004 and Shana Bet 2004-2005). Gideon Black Rachel Pineles (5768) Danielle Hoffman (5767) on her engagement to Melody Sudry (5767) Jonny Zeloof

Melody Sudry (5767) on her engagement to Staff Mazal Tovs: Matan Flank To Yakira Wald and family on her move to Ramat Beit Shemesh – behatzlacha! May you build a Bayit Neeman BeYisrael!

Midreshet Harova wishes a Shana Tova and a Chatima Tova to all its Bogrot, students, Staff and Friends and to all Klal Yisrael!

May the New Year bring only goodness and blessing to all Am Yisrael!

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