This week was the "Sha'alvim Shabbaton" in YU. A few of the rabbeim came in and were able to be mechazek the bochrim from Sha'alvim. I always enjoy these shabbatonim because I feel like it brings me back to the days of yeshiva. You get to sit down with a rebbe who was so influential in your formative years in Eretz Yisroel and it takes you back to simpler times. You didn't have that essay to write or that midterm to study for. You sat all day and you learned. You worked on yourself in an environment where there were no other obligations. Everything was much more straightforward.
Back to the rabbeim. I've always been one to get a close kesher with my rabbeim. It was actually my 11th grade rebbe who suggested that I go to Sha'alvim for that very reason. And although there are a number of rabbeim around YU that I have been able to get a kesher with, baruch HaShem, the connection with a rav from yeshiva is not the same as one from YU. I feel like you get a better sense of who you are in yeshiva and who you want to become throughout life. That transition is primarily done in Eretz Yisroel and YU is perfecting that vision, not creating it.
That's why these shabbatonim are so special to me. It is a reminder of those formidable years when my journey through life was truly beginning. They set the standard for all years to come. And while I may not be able to go back to Sha'alvim, having those rabbeim who were so important at that time come to YU brings a taste of Sha'alvim back with them. It is a moment to reflect. How have I been doing? Am I living up to those goals I set for myself? How do I improve? And shabbos in general is a great time for that reflection.
Back to the rabbeim. I've always been one to get a close kesher with my rabbeim. It was actually my 11th grade rebbe who suggested that I go to Sha'alvim for that very reason. And although there are a number of rabbeim around YU that I have been able to get a kesher with, baruch HaShem, the connection with a rav from yeshiva is not the same as one from YU. I feel like you get a better sense of who you are in yeshiva and who you want to become throughout life. That transition is primarily done in Eretz Yisroel and YU is perfecting that vision, not creating it.
That's why these shabbatonim are so special to me. It is a reminder of those formidable years when my journey through life was truly beginning. They set the standard for all years to come. And while I may not be able to go back to Sha'alvim, having those rabbeim who were so important at that time come to YU brings a taste of Sha'alvim back with them. It is a moment to reflect. How have I been doing? Am I living up to those goals I set for myself? How do I improve? And shabbos in general is a great time for that reflection.
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