Gemara is central to all the learning our boys do in school—and for a lifetime beyond. The skills they acquire from it—critical thinking, a new language, discipline—are secondary to the amazing unity with Hashem that occurs when one learns Torah and comprehends and grasps the will and wisdom of Hashem.
To mark the beginning of this beautiful journey, our fifth grade boys put on a grand Hascholas Gemara event. Beautiful song and drama performances by each class about what they are learning were followed by chavrusa learning together with their fathers. “The opening choir was really beautiful,” said one parent, “and looking around the room at fathers learning with their sons was so moving. This event brought me back to when I first learned this sugya over twenty years ago.”
As principal Rabbi Moshe Stern said at the event, “The sugya the boys are beginning discusses yiush shelo mida’as, when a lost item is considered ‘given up on’. But our message to the boys is: never give up on your ability to grow in Torah.”
Special thanks to fifth grade rebbe Rabbi Moishy Sherman for his help organizing the event!
Photos by Dovid Davidsohn and Shlomi’s Magnets
