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

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Dear Graduates, U N I V E R S 1 ' Congratulations on your graduation from Stern College for Women. You have immersed yourselves in intensive study for the past four years. With a solid foundation of Torah U-Mada, you must now prepare for the next phase of your lives. The traditional siyyum formulation offered at the conclusion of the study of a Talmudic tractate revolves around two themes. We thank the Almighty for allowing us to be among those who see the value of study, and we pray that He will grant us the ability to continue to study and to be able to put into practice all that we have learned. I can think of no more appropriate wish for the Class of 1988. That which you have accomplished here should be seen as but the beginning. May you take the Torah, the knowledge, the values that you received here and, through continued study, use these gifts to the benefit of yourselves, your families, Klal Yisrael, and the world at large. Sincerely yours, Dr. Ephraim Kanarfogel Y E S H I V STERN COLLEGE FOR WOMEN 245 LEXINGTON AVENUE NEW YORK. NY 10016-4699 (212)340-7700 U N I V E R S 1 T Y Dear Graduates Judaism stresses the idea that a human being is a messenger and a tool of the Eternal One; that his or her talents and personal charms do not belong to him or her alone, but were given to him or her to be shared with others. The wisdom of the sages, the qualities of leadership of an individual, are special gifts of G-d that must not be permitted to go to waste, but should be used by the recipient of these blessings, for the good and welfare of the community. As Stern College students you have acquired many new talents and have admirably demonstrated your unlimited capabilities. May G-d grant you the ability to use these qualities of leadership and divine wisdom that you possess for the good and welfare of the Jewish community and the world at large. I would like to take this opportunity to wish you a mazel tov upon your graduation and to offer you a blessing for a future life filled with happiness and success. Respectfully yours. (MfljL. Rabbi Tzvi Flaum