B"H
Cheshvan 8, 5766 * November 10, 2005
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F R I D A Y N I G H T F O R Y O U N G P E O P L E
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Parshat Lech-Lecha
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Destination
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“I love parties,” Rachel thought, as she walked across the playground towards her friends in Year 10 during break. Today was her younger sister Sara’s birthday party.
At the other end of the playground, Sara was standing with her best friend Dina. “Guess what,” Sara whispered to her. “My big sister Rachel is going to be leading the games at my party this evening.” Her other friends from Year 7 gathered round and she told them too.
They all like Rachel and when they heard she was going to be the leader of the party they were pleased. Then the bell rang for lessons. Sara felt good, and actually had an unusually enjoyable day in school.
That evening, in the home of the two sisters, a bunch of Year 7 girls from their own school and also some of Sara’s other friends gathered expectantly.
“The game we are going play,” said Rachel “is about going to an unknown destination. Each girl in turn will be blindfolded and turned round and round so she doesn’t know which way she is facing. Then the others choose a destination somewhere in the rooms on this floor of the house, where they put a prize.”
Rachel pointed to a row of prizes wrapped in red and gold paper with ribbons, which she had prepared for the party. “The girl starts moving and everyone has to guide her to the prize, but they will only be allowed to guide her using the words warm, hot and cold. When she reaches the destination she gets the prize. The game is called Destination after the subject of the beginning of this week’s Sedra.”
“What does this game have to do with the Sedra?” asked the girls.
“Good question” Rachel said. “Can any one tell me what happens in this week’s Sedra?”
“Abraham leaves his home and goes to Israel” they called out. “Did he know where he was going when he set off?” asked Rachel.
“No. G-d said go to the land which I will show you. G-d showed him where to go,” answered Sara. “So it’s the same thing in this game” said Rachel. “The person with the blindfold has to go to their destination, the Promised Land and the prize. But they don’t know exactly where it is. So they have to listen to the clues from the others.”
“Like Abraham following instructions from G-d” said Sara. “And maybe that’s like life as well,” she added pensively. “After all, next birthday she would be Bat Mitzvah. We are going on a journey, following clues from G-d, which are all in the Torah.”
“Well, Sara,” said her sister. “That sounds very good. The first Sara went with her husband Abraham, and you are named after her. G-d told them to go from your land, from your birth place and from your father’s house, to a land which I will show you. They went, following G-d’s instructions, and they came to the Land of Israel.”
Sara smiled and added, “That was a beautiful prize!”
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