Yeshiva University - Masmid Yearbook (New York, NY)

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YESHIVA COLLEGE February 21, 38U I your studies et Yeshlva College. hrs conmltment has required an enormous rgy. You have chosen to Involve yourselve gram, each component of which Is In Itself studies with what Is best In Western civl llza Therefore, as you leave Yeshlva College, u well, and I urge you to bear in mind tha ture Yeshlva College men. It! JAMES STRIAR SCHOOL OF GENERAL JEWISH STUDIES YESHIVA UNIVERSITY The Torah uses different ch artisans that built the Hishkan. of Chachem-Lev - possessing wisd One can understand, argues the A dividuals might be used to const they necessary to produce and ma After iJ , expert tailors, weaver capable, -hy did they racteristics to describe the Among these traits is that tn of the heart tShemos-31 :6) . naim LaTorah that such in- uct the Hishkan, but why were e the 1 aftsme: ed to be Chachmei Lev? and Bigdei Kehu n would be Rav Zalman So The tzkin Z TL, suggests a fascinating answer . was embued with the holiness of the atever was made for and incorporated as the special garments were utilized not only Shechina and thus wh part of the Hishkan, holiness . However, in the Mikdash, but time of warfare when the High Priest was consulted and Urim V ' Tumim were utilized on the battlefield away froi source of holiness. To retain a sense of Kedusha away its source is much more difficult and, therefore, thes ' raents needed to be created by individuals possessing, . only proficiency in tailoring, but men of wisdom and v the the Ye Shi ith acilitate this nobli will prove to be Chachmei iment, the letter of the 1 and lefnim meshuras hadin. nsport and d difficult ■Lev : employi Kedusha In areas I pray that you, g both wisdom and its spirit, the Finally, as the Kohen of old, who though stationed away from the Hishkan, realized ultimately from where his strength and Kedusha eminated, may you retain close ties of kinship and support with your Yeshiva, Rabbeim and Chaverim, therefore en- abling you to regenerate the special spirit of Kedusha that has been implated within you. Wan all your endea all the graduates for Rabbi BenjaminYudin

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YESHIVA UNIVERSITY 6 ADRR 5744 February 9, 1984 The original charge given to Abraham at the dawn of our histo which, I also believe, is especially appropriate to taXe with as you complete Yeshiva College, is HaShem ' s testimony about aham, For I know him that Yetzaveh his children, and his sehold after him, that they should keep the way of the L-rd to righteousness and justice. (Genesis 18:19) The word, tzaveh. here has to be fully understood. Usually, we translat ing 1 ill command. Hw ever, I believe that it signifie more encompassing. At the end of Dvarim (31:14), s Moses, when he is coming fast to the end of his of Israel, to call Joshua, and He says, Va ' atzav .ake him a H tzaveh. a comir ender. If we la e succeeded her e at Y eshiva to put you on your wa rfhich is Hi ay, to keep The I w, and to do righteou sness and ustice, we h ve, no doubt, one wh at is our mission. However, Mrt of our m ssion, because we unc erstand Yitzaveh ' to mean n .o command. but to make comma nders. authenti and ins pired lead Dur People, h re. in Israel, and ev erywhere. whatever your voca I pray t at HaShem bless you a 11 with 1 fe and s uccess in (four endeav Dr , and that you all me et up to he expec tations of Va ' atzaven J- YESHIVA UNIVERSl ' H ' Tevet 5744 Our Jewish studii ave s tr iven , throughout you he skills and insight which nly beyond, but also within chools , program your stay, to p 11 enable The and ficance, the quote and constant companions for four ye always be with you to enrich yo hat life has meaning beyond mer lueprint for what is, and what al Torah! - these have hope they

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Mazer Yeshiva Program Rabbi MKatz Rabbi D. Lifshitz Rabbi J. Parnes Rabbi H. Reichman