SOFT SPEECH

Dear Family,

I hope everyone is well.

Mazal Tov to Rivky and Shmuel for the bris of Yehudah Zeev Levy yesterday. This is a beautiful name BH! Wishing you much nachas from him and all the Family. And many more simchos.

It is Shlomo Levy barmitzvah coming up next week on LagBaomer, but I would like to reserve this Mazal Tov for next week BEH. Anyway no harm for an extra Mazal Tov now Shlomo! Looking forward to being with you BEH. Mazal Tov!

And again an extra Mazal Tov to Yeshayah whose birthday is today. We love you Yeshayah! Mazal Tov!

And then Mazal Tov to Shneur Zalman Davidoff (Shmuly and Devorah Leah's). Mazal Tov, and especially for your opsheren on LagBaomer Shneur Zalman. You should grow up to be a chayal - chosid, yirei Shamayim, and a lamdan, giving much nachas to your parents BEH.

Mazal Tov Mendel Kehaty on your birthday next week. Wishing you continued growth and achievement, and many simchos in your new home, with joy, together with Freida.

Mazal Tov to Adam Frankel who also has a birthday next week. Last but not least Adam. Have a great year, and we are so happy to have you on the group with us.

BH, so many Mazal Tov's. Wishing for continued growth for everyone in the Family and extended Family BEH.

This week's Sedra is Emor, which means to SPEAK

In an extract from a sicha (Likutei Sichos vol 27), the Rebbe explains as follows:

Torah mainly uses 2 words for speaking

1. Dibur - Hard and straight speech with a very pointed delivery of a message
2. Amirah - SOFT SPEECH. This is where the speech is tailored to the recipient to ensure that it is indeed received, and clearly understood.

Our Sedra starts off using the term emor regarding the Priests duty to educate their children

THIS TEACHES US THAT WE MUST EDUCATE PRIMARILY WITH SOFT SPEECH.

Later in the Sedra Hashem turns to Laws relating to the Priests, and here the term dibur is used.

(Again by matan Torah, the term emor and dibur are used and Rashi there says that dibur was used for the men, and emor referred to the women.)

The Rebbe adds that the soft speech used by the Kohanim in educating their children has a lesson for all of us.

Whenever we see in someone else (child or adult) a behaviour or attitude that needs correction or inspiration, we are immediately given the responsibility of educator, AND IN ALL SUCH CASES WE MUST REMEMBER HASHEMS INSTRUCTION TO MAKE EXCLUSIVE USE OF SOFT SPEECH.

Gut Shabbos to all.