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SHOFTIM 5784 Fifty One Days Rabbi Andrew Shaw Chief Executive, Mizrachi UK
Rosh Chodesh Elul. Over the years, this day has been such a memorable day for me. There was Rosh Chodesh Elul 1990, my first day in Yeshivat Hakotel, I was both nervous and excited as a whole new world was opened up to me. There was Rosh Chodesh Elul 1995, my first day at Darche Noam, as I began my learning for Semicha. This time I was just excited for the challenge that lay ahead of me and where my career would take me. There was Rosh Chodesh Elul 2023, my eldest son’s first day in Yeshivat Netiv Aryeh. With many of the same Rabbeim that had made feel at home a generation ago. My emotions then were mainly one of pride and excitement to see how he would take to Yeshiva. And then there was Rosh Chodesh Elul 2024 – just a few days ago. Standing at the Southern Walls in Yerushalayim with communities from across the world as well as families of kedoshim from the last eleven months, was the most https://mailchi.mp/mizrachi/dvar-torah-for-parashat-shoftim-17988419
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