Every yeshiva Boy knows that one of the most important aspects for success in the yeshiva experience is making sure to have a good chavrusa. In our case, Yaakov, despite being in utero, clearly understood this social dynamic as well.

As I think of the year gone by and the dedication of our faculty to our children I recall the famous idiom of Winston Churchill that we should “never let a good crisis go to waste!”.

"אני ה רופאך"-- "I am Hashem Who heals you." The spring season of Iyar is truly an opportunity for growth to increase the quality of our inner lives.

We made it! The year that was impossible has come to an end! I would like to say thank you to all for a wonderful supportive year at TDS.

Just as with the tests of Avraham Avinu, we too are presented with obstacles, challenges, and darkness in our lives through which if we hold on and preserve, we can achieve the miracle of expomometal spiritual growth and connectivity with Hashem.

If there was ever an end-of-year pick me up, going maskless definitely did the trick and then some. A marvelous way to enter Shabbos and the holiday of Shavuos.

The lesson here is quite obvious but well worth thinking about. We are allowed to have a difference of opinion or an alternate perspective on an issue. There is nothing wrong with that at all. In fact, a polyphony of opinions can lead to an even greater outcome. But should it lead to negative feelings or ill-mannered disrespect we must assert that it does not come from a place of life and blessing and change course to ensure that we reap the blessings of life and fraternity for our families and our people.

Many from our community will be traveling to areas with COVID outbreaks. Guests also will be visiting Houston from those areas. It is crucial that all members of our community follow the precautionary guidelines agreed upon by the area shuls and Hatzalah of Houston: