C- Co-Com-----Commitment

In the modern Western world, it is accepted to emphasize the rights of: a child; a woman; an employee; an invalid, etc; hoping to find a better society. The Torah however has different approaches. Instead of emphasizing the rights of an individual, the Torah focuses on obligation of its believers to fulfil the ‘mitzvot’ in order to create a better world. Instead of promising the poor the rights to receive help from the society, the Torah asks the rich people to give to the needy. The Torah doesn’t declare that the parents should be honoured but commands the child to honour the father and the mother (also elders of the community). Instead of telling a blind person, that he can get help, the Torah forbids obstacles to be laid in front of the blind. If we can accept this principle, on a personal and a communal level, we surely can improve ourselves, our community and our society. Like in our job or business, after we decide what we want to do, we invest time and energy in thinking how to improve or succeed or advance. So also we have to think about learning and advancing all the time, in our Jewish life. Let us remember that with every personal advancement, there is an automatic advancement of the community. Let us not forget that the community is made up of many individuals and as much as every one builds and improves him or her self, the community in itself is improving.

Commitment begins and is caused by awareness;
Awareness is from knowledge;
And Knowledge is from learning;

It gives me pleasure to tell the readers that after a long discussion, we have planned a long-term syllabus for Bible studies for Moriah College which will also be covered by the Sunday school. I have also seen a great response and interest from the community in my weekly talks and by the Grace of G-d, as we progress, Wellington Hebrew Congregation will continue to be a leading congregation
In n-z
-Rabbi Haim Dovrat