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תיקון ליל הושענא רבה
Motzei Shabbat,
October 3rd
starts @9:00pm in the
MMY Beit Midrash
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"אשריכם ישרא-ל"
By: Mrs. Atara Starr
(current MMY teacher)
Did you know that you are the luckiest person in the world? Why, you may ask. The answer: Yom Kippur. We approach the holy day of Yom Kippur with trepidation, the weeks leading up to it are filled with so much intensity and effort. But as the day comes upon us, we must step back and recognize what it's really all about.
We are all familiar with the Mishna in יומא that states:
״אמר ר׳ עקיבא אשריכם ישראל לפני מי אתם
"מטהרים ומי מטהר אתכם אביכם שבשמים
According to the statement of R' Akiva, what makes the Jewish people fortunate is the fact that HaKadosh Baruch Hu purifies us. If you were to tell me what you feel is the best part of being a yid, would this be your answer?! There are so many things that make us fortunate, the primary answer that comes to mind is our acquisition of a חלק of the Torah itself. So what is special and unique about this purification process?
Listen to MMY's Library of Shiurim about Yom Kippur
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Audio Shiurim from Rabbi Lerner:
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Audio Shiur from Rabbi Katz:
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Audio Shiur from Rabbi Twersky:
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Audio Shiur from Mrs. Sharon Isaacson:
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Yom Kippur- What's With the Goat?
By: Rivka Schwartz
(current MMY student)
Standing by the lookout at the Tayelet, like many, I unfortunately located הר המוריה by noticing the mosque that is perched on top of it, its golden dome standing out amidst the other buildings. I closed my eyes and tried to picture the scene the way it is supposed to appear, with the Beit Hamikdash complete in all of its honor and glory. It's often easy to forget we are in galut, but on Yom Kippur it is essential to remember that our version of the chag is short of its key element: the Avodah. Instead of experiencing the true Avodah, we make use of "ונשלמה פרים שפתינו" and spend hours reading about the worship of the day.
A major part of the Avodah is the שעיר המשתלח, the goat that is thrown off the cliff to atone for our sins. The Rambam in Hilchot Teshuva 1:2 says that the שעיר המשתלח is a כפרה for all the sins of בני ישראל. What is this ritual all about?
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Featuring New Faculty of 5776
"At the beginning of each school year, we welcome new faculty members to the MMY family. Each come with experienced resumes and unique talents and inevitably infuse the MMY class with lots of energy and excitement. This year we welcome 2 such teachers; Rabbi Shalom Weisberg and Rabbi Rafi Eis..."
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Ciao! From Milan to MMY
Visiting Israel from Milan, Italy, Mrs. Hamutal Schwartz, the gracious and poised teacher of MMY's Italian students Ariella and Nicole, made the three hour, traffic-jammed drive all the way from Netanya to honor us with her visit to our campus just last month. As classes emptied out, girls marching off the Beit Medrash for a deep dive into their subjects, Hamutal got her first glimpse of the MMY experience. Her girls were thrilled to see her, and their reunion was touching. Hamutal's fondness for them was plain to see, so palpable that Rabbi Katz and myself, mere bystanders, were tearing up. But Ariella and Nicole were not the only familiar faces Hamutal was there to see on that last Sunday in August.
Who is this gentle, yet impressive, woman? And what draws her to MMY?
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From MMY (5757) to Milan (and back!)
Abbie (Rosenbaum) Braha
(Moshav Nov, Galil, Tour Guide)
Hailing from Jamaica Estates, NY, I attended YCQ elementary school and HAFTR high school. The honest truth is that I'm not even sure how I ended up at MMY. My high school guidance counselor referred me to MMY, which was just starting its first year at the time, saying "this is the place for you," and without any thought, I said "fine, count me in." That was 19 years ago.
MMY was exactly right for me, and it became my second home. After seminary, I knew I wanted to make Aliya. My parents were hesitant, but agreed that I could stay in Israel as long as I was studying. I attended Bar Ilan University with a fellow MMY graduate and roommate. It was pretty tough making Aliyah all alone, especially that first year. Luckily for me, I had a very supportive community of friends in Bar Ilan.
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We are excited to announce an added member of the MMY team! Miriam Kirschbaum is our new Coordinator of Development and Alumnae Affairs. She has been working in the broader Mevaseret family since last year, and has now joined us here at MMY at the start of year 5776. She will be in contact with our alumnae to create exciting new programs and events and help you stay connected to MMY.
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