Stern College for Women - Kochaviah Yearbook (New York, NY)

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Please watch for me ... As we survey the historical events of our heritage we find that we are shaped by the actions of our ancestors. How a people srrived with such determinorion to pre- serve the integrity of the Torah, notwithstanding any hardships, is a feat beyond belief. Till this day we have been fortunately blessed with pious scholars who instill within us this need to safe- guard the Torah which ultimately protects the people of Israel. As has been said by one of our sages: More than the Jews have protected the Torah, the Torah has protected the Jews. The pictures above are demonstrative of the various ways in which God has given us direction. At the Stern dormitory, we have guards around the clock to ensure our safety against any prowlers . We hove directional signals on every street cor- ner which prevent us from going the wrong w ay. On a more important, spiritual, level we have scholars who expound words of Torah to ensure rhar we do not stray from the right path. What we are today is merely the past deeply rooted within us, and these values must be guarded in order for us to advance and achieve new heights. 1 5CW library; 2— Traffic policeman, 34rh Srreer who guards our safery as we cross srreers; 3 — Signs, corner of 34rh Srreer which help direcr us ; 4— Pav Soloveirchik delivering a shiur. (YUPPO; 5— Sofer in Yeshiva Universiry library working on a Sefer Torah. (YUPPO; 6— Kalanir, flower of Israel; 7— Tzahal soldiers gerring ready for morning prayers, Syrian border, 1973. Guards 7