The Middle School girls were treated to a special visitor: Rabbi Gavriel Friedman (aka Rav Gav), who is already familiar to the girls from the recorded Rosh Chodesh Project videos, spoke to the girls live and in person! Rav Gav spoke about the importance of brachos, and how they help us keep our focus on our true mission in the world, by reminding us that everything is from Hashem.
Rabbi Friedman told a mashal about a man moving to America, who had a layover in France. The man spent time and energy to learn how to speak French, but he foolishly made no preparations for speaking English! Similarly, we need to remember where we are truly headed – and learn how to keep our focus on the Next World we are aiming for.
Rabbi Friedman challenged the girls with a project for this week: saying Modeh Ani daily in English, thanking Hashem for another day to grow and reach their potential.