{"id":6661,"date":"2017-11-03T15:21:41","date_gmt":"2017-11-03T19:21:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.torontoheschel.org\/?p=6661"},"modified":"2017-11-03T15:21:41","modified_gmt":"2017-11-03T19:21:41","slug":"message-moreh-greg-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.torontoheschel.org\/news-views\/blog\/message-moreh-greg-7","title":{"rendered":"Message from Moreh Greg"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This week\u2019s parshah is Parshat Vayeira.\u00a0 In this week\u2019s parsha, Avraham and Sarah welcome three guests into their home.\u00a0 Avraham runs out to greet them, and Avraham\u00a0 and Sarah work together to prepare a meal for them.\u00a0 \u00a0 The mitzvah of\u00a0 \u05d4\u05db\u05e0\u05e1\u05ea \u05d0\u05d5\u05e8\u05d7\u05d9\u05dd (<em>hakhnasat orkhim<\/em>) \u2013 \u201cwelcoming guests\u201d is a mitzvah we take very seriously. Each year at this time, I send a similar message, as the middah to \u201cbe welcoming&#8221; is central to our philosophy at Heschel.<\/p>\n<p>We strive to welcome others into our play and our games.\u00a0 At Heschel we have a rule of thumb on the playground which says, \u201cYou can\u2019t say, you can\u2019t play!\u201d\u00a0 We find ways to make sure that our friends and classmates feel included.\u00a0 We take extra care to not exclude people because of their gender, their choice of clothing, hairstyles, their way of speaking, or anything unique about themselves.<\/p>\n<p>We are fortunate to have a parent-body that works hard to reinforce these messages at home.\u00a0 Parents have asked, what makes a successful social environment in the class? While no single factor alone can account for a positive class culture, we have noticed over the years that the most successful classes from a social perspective are created when people feel included.\u00a0 Social inclusion creates social cohesion.\u00a0 Social exclusion leads to hurt feelings and barriers that are hard to cross.\u00a0 This applies not only to our children but to parents as well.\u00a0 Nobody likes to feel left out.<\/p>\n<p>Our school is a tight-knit community, and the social dynamics of the class depend a great deal on what goes on outside of the classroom walls. \u00a0 When it comes to social inclusion the question of class parties often comes up. \u00a0 On this matter I refer to a rule of etiquette I was taught: \u00a0 when putting together an invitation list use the onion layer rule &#8212; everyone from a particular social &#8220;layer&#8221; needs to be invited.\u00a0 The key is that no single individual or individuals are left wondering why they weren\u2019t invited.<\/p>\n<p>Children notice social exclusion from a very young age.\u00a0 What we as adults may be able to rationalize, children take to heart, remember, and feel strongly.\u00a0 Designing social events that are inclusive takes extra thought, and may require some compromises on our initial vision.\u00a0 But when we look at the big picture, we realize that being inclusive has long-term implications for our relationships and our community.\u00a0 According to a verse in the Talmud (Baba Metzia 59a) all the gates of appeal to heaven are locked, except for the gate of hurt feelings due to exclusion.\u00a0 \u00a0 When we observe the mitzvah of \u05d4\u05db\u05e0\u05e1\u05ea \u05d0\u05d5\u05e8\u05d7\u05d9\u05dd, and the middah of being welcoming, we are inclusive and enter into the realm of the Holy.<\/p>\n<p>Shabbat Shalom,<\/p>\n<p>Moreh Greg<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week\u2019s parshah is Parshat Vayeira.\u00a0 In this week\u2019s parsha, Avraham and Sarah welcome three guests into their home.\u00a0 Avraham runs out to greet them, and Avraham\u00a0 and Sarah work &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":6202,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[40],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.9 - 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