PROMISING

Dear Family,

I hope everyone is well, and all settling back to 'normal' after a beautiful week in LA.

We originally came to LA for the Barmitzvah of Dovi Pesach David), which was on Sunday this week, and it ended up to be also the bris of Pesach Yishaya BH, BH.

So first of all a big Mazal Tov to Dovi on his Barmitzvah, and to Shmuel and Rivky for being such amazing hosts, for the accommodation, and for all the many months of hard work and preparations which went into this event, mostly with their own 2 hands! Everything was so well organised and tasty, and we had one long party from Friday through to Monday morning. THANK YOU.

Wishing you much nachas and happiness from Dovi and from all your children.

Mazal Tov to Avi and Penina for their new beautiful boy which was named Pesach Yishaya also on Sunday, at the same venue of the Barmitzvah, just before sunset, both events having taken place on Lag Baomer! I heard it said that we had 2 great guests at the celebrations that day - Rebbi Shimon Bar Yochai and Eliyahu Hanavi! Thank you also for the very comfortable accommodation at your home.

It was also nice to be together with so many members of the Family BH.

The character development relating to Lag Baomer was Humility within Humility!, and interestingly the Parsha of that day - Behar (The Mountain) - mentions Har Sinai.

There is a well known Midrash which explains that Har Sinai was the smallest of mountains, and Hashem chose it to teach us a lesson in Humility ie If we want to be a vessel for the Torah, we must feel lowly and humble.

But the question then arises - If Hashem wanted to teach us a lesson in humility, would it not then have been better to give us the Torah in a valley? Ie why on a mountain?!

And the answer is that we need both - the greatness of a mountain, but the humility of Har Sinai.

Later on in the Sedra, the theme turns to Hashem PROMISING that if we will keep His commandments, we will enjoy material prosperity, and dwell secure.

He also delivers a rebuke warning, but says that 'Even when they are in the land of their enemies, I will not cast them away, nor will I ever abhor them to destroy them and to break my covenant with them.'

And so for Dovi (Pesach David) and Pesach Yeshaya, we wish you both a PROMISING future, being a humble mountain, and keeping Hashems commandments, with much prosperity.

And similarly for all of us!

Gut Shabbos