Gesher
students were reflective and contemplative as they prepared their introductions
to their Pirkei Avot video
commentaries for their Siyyum
(Commencement) next Sunday. They explained
why they selected the mishna, what it
means to them, what viewers will see and how these images explain their
interpretation of the mishna. Their insights and wisdom are remarkable! I can't wait for you to hear them!
Since Lag B’Omer (the 33rd
day of the Omer) will be celebrated on Thursday of this week, we saw heard and wondered about a Torah Godly Play story, The Fox and the Fish. In
this story, Rav Pappas asks Rabbi Akiva why he insists on learning and teaching
Torah even though the Romans have forbidden it.
Rabbi Akiva responds with a parable, The Fox and the Fish.
Once upon a time there was a clever
fox and the fox thought that he would catch some fish. So the fox went to the
edge of the water and saw the fish swimming quickly in the water. The fox said to the fish, “Why do you always
swim around so quickly?”
The fish answered, “We are afraid
of the fishermen who put their nets in the water to catch us.”
The fox thought he could trick the
fish and catch them. He said, “Why don’t
you just come out of the water onto the land and live with me. I will be your friend and we will live
together in peace.”
The fish said to the fox, “Foolish
fox! If we are afraid and in danger in
the water, which is our home and helps us to live, if we come out of the water,
we will certainly be in even more danger!”
Rabbi Akiva then said to Pappos,
“You are foolish like the fox. For me
and the Jewish people, Torah is life water for fish. It is our home. We cannot live without it. If we are afraid of the Romans when
we study Torah, we will be even more afraid if we don’t study Torah. We will be like fish out of water!”
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