The Jewish Value of Honoring Adults
The Torah teaches us to honor parents and other adults in our community.
“Honor your father and mother.” -- Exodus 20:1–21 & Deuteronomy 5:1–23
Rabbi Joshua ben Levi said, “Honor and respect the aged and saintly scholar whose physical powers are broken, equally with the young and vigorous one; for the broken tablets of stone, no less than the whole ones, had a place in the Ark of the Covenant.”
Rabbis of the Palestinian Talmud say:
“Children must support their impoverished parents even if the children themselves are poverty stricken.” -- JT Kiddushin, 1:7
Last week, many of our classes honored the adults in our community by making a Rosh Hashanah card for an unspecified member of Machar. The classes discussed and shared the many ways that different adults in our lives help us out, including our parents and other relatives, our teachers and other school staff, and our extended family here at Machar. Students chose to draw a picture, say thank you, or write a card wishing someone a Sweet New Year. We will be delivering these cards at the next Adult Education session this Sunday, September 25.
Want to join us?
You can join this movement by picking up a Machar card, a Thank You card, or a blank card at the JCS table in the front lobby of JPDS this Sunday, September 25th. Use the card you choose or a card at home to make the effort to write a note to someone for this Rosh Hashanah, whether inside our community or outside, and deliver it before the Jewish New Year on October 2, 2016. There are so many ways that we can make ourselves a mode of personal service, which demonstrates honor and respect to our parents, elders, and other adult members of the community.
The Torah teaches us to honor parents and other adults in our community.
“Honor your father and mother.” -- Exodus 20:1–21 & Deuteronomy 5:1–23
Rabbi Joshua ben Levi said, “Honor and respect the aged and saintly scholar whose physical powers are broken, equally with the young and vigorous one; for the broken tablets of stone, no less than the whole ones, had a place in the Ark of the Covenant.”
Rabbis of the Palestinian Talmud say:
“Children must support their impoverished parents even if the children themselves are poverty stricken.” -- JT Kiddushin, 1:7
Last week, many of our classes honored the adults in our community by making a Rosh Hashanah card for an unspecified member of Machar. The classes discussed and shared the many ways that different adults in our lives help us out, including our parents and other relatives, our teachers and other school staff, and our extended family here at Machar. Students chose to draw a picture, say thank you, or write a card wishing someone a Sweet New Year. We will be delivering these cards at the next Adult Education session this Sunday, September 25.
Want to join us?
You can join this movement by picking up a Machar card, a Thank You card, or a blank card at the JCS table in the front lobby of JPDS this Sunday, September 25th. Use the card you choose or a card at home to make the effort to write a note to someone for this Rosh Hashanah, whether inside our community or outside, and deliver it before the Jewish New Year on October 2, 2016. There are so many ways that we can make ourselves a mode of personal service, which demonstrates honor and respect to our parents, elders, and other adult members of the community.
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