Parshas Teztaveh

פרשת תצוה ונשא אהרן את שמות בני ישראל בחשן המשפט על לבו… לפני ה’ תמיד | שמות כ”ח, כ”ט Aharon shall bear the names of the sons of Israel on the breastplate of judgement on his heart…as a constant remembrance before Hashem.

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By Walder Jewish Education

פרשת תצוה
 
ונשא אהרן את שמות בני ישראל בחשן המשפט על לבו… לפני ה' תמיד | שמות כ"ח, כ"ט
 
Aharon shall bear the names of the sons of Israel on the breastplate of judgement on his heart…as a constant remembrance before Hashem.
 
Simply read, the possuk informs us that when Aharon HaKohen wore the choshen (breastplate), the names of the twelve tribes that were inscribed on it were physically located close to his heart.
 
However, HoRav Shmuel Rozovsky zt”l offers a more sublime interpretation of this possuk.
 
In Meseches Ovos, Aharon HaKohen is depicted as “loving peace and pursuing peace, loving people, and bringing them closer to the Torah.” By using the phrase על לבו (on his heart), the passuk alludes to the empathy and concern that Aharon felt for each individual’s needs – not just Klal Yisroel as a whole. 
 
It was with this mindset that Aharon served in the mishkon, seeking Divine favor for each individual within Klal Yisroel. 
 
We are the Aharon HaKohen of our talmidim and keep them, each individually, close to our hearts at al times.
 

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About the Author: Rabbi Yisroel Meir Rubinfeld

Rabbi Rubinfeld has been in the field of Torah education for over 3 decades and serves as an Executive School Consultant for Torah Umesorah. He provides an array of services to schools across North America, including teacher and principal mentorship, school and curricula evaluations, professional development and parent education.

Rabbi Rubinfeld's expertise includes classroom management and discipline, effective instruction, bullying, cultivating sensitivity in the classroom, impulse disorders (such as ADHD and ODD), and balancing the educational needs of mainstream and special needs children in the classroom.

Rabbi Rubinfeld is the also the founder and director of Torah Umesorah's Lilmod U'Lilamed department which provides professional development for teachers and principals throughout the year.

Rabbi Rubinfeld is a talmid of the distinguished Yeshivos of Yeshiva Rabbi Chaim Berlin, the Mirrer Yeshiva in Yerushalayim and Bais Medrash Govoha in Lakewood.

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