Stirring voices of prayer rose on Erev Rosh Chodesh Kislev from the sacred tomb of Shmuel Hanavi who disseminated Torah wisdom among Klal Yisrael during the era of the Shoftim. On this day, Pele Yoetz’s flagship program Al Pi Darko sponsored a special conference for its staff and tutors which, due to Covid-19 health restrictions, was only allowed to take place outdoors. After deliberating over several options, the directors chose to host the event at the Tomb of Shmuel Hanavi, a historic, sacred site that met all criteria and restrictions and likewise offered a unique opportunity and setting to daven for the success of their talmidim.
Monthly faculty meetings by Al Pi Darko are excellent occasions for the tutors to meet, share impressions, exchange ideas, and acquire new skills and training to implement into their lessons for their students’ benefit. This month, the added dimension of visiting Kever Shmuel Hanavi was also a chance to daven for their talmidim and entreat Hashem to guide them along the proper path in life.
Following the prayer event and welcoming speeches, Al Pi Darko arranged for a panel of tutors to discuss several intriguing topics. One of the more fascinating questions that arose was “What inspired you to become a tutor and mentor?”
The riveting discussion that followed revealed that everyone who chose this role, without exclusion, feels a deep connection to the realm of one-on-one chinuch, views it as his life’s mission, and draws tremendous spiritual satisfaction from his work.
“This discussion clarified why we haven’t seen any of Al Pi Darko’s tutors and mentors suffer burnout, like so many chinuch professionals unfortunately do, and how they experience such remarkable success surmounting the challenges that they face on a daily basis with their talmidim,” says project director Rabbi Avraham Vitman. “Our tutors are driven by a profound sense of mission and the knowledge that they are doing sacred work.”
The event culminated with a poem read by a tutor expressing his gratitude to the project directors for granting him and his fellow tutors the matchless opportunity and zechus to teach Torah and impact lives, along with a heartfelt tefillah for continued success in this sacred role.
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