This week was filled with emotional highs and lows for our students at Tiferet – with great sadness and great joy. On Tuesday morning, our students took part in a program in memory of the Sassoon children, who perished in the terrible accident just one month ago. On that same afternoon, we travelled to Har Hamenuchot, to participate in the funeral of Rav Aharon Lichtenstein æö"ì , one of the greatest leaders and talmidei chachamim of our generation. On Wednesday, Yom Hazikaron, we went to Har Herzl, Israel’s military cemetery, where our students heard about the many brave men and women who died defending our country.
We then returned back to Tiferet, where a shiur by Rabbi Shalom Gold, enabled us to transition from the sadness of Yom Hazikaron, to the joy of Yom Haatzmaut. That night, we participated in a special Tefilla Chagigit with our adopted shul, Ahavat Tziyon, enjoyed a special seudat hodaa at Tiferet and joined the community chagiga here in Ramat Beit Shemesh. On Thursday morning we continued our celebration of the day by visiting the Israel Tank Museum in Latrun, site of an important battle during the War of Independence. Finally the day ended with our traditional barbecue in the park where we enjoyed delicious food along with our students, our staff and their families.