Israel National News:
The people who filled the dining room at the Bayit Vegan Guest House for the Emunah Nava Tehilla luncheon were not told who the guest speaker was going to be, just that he was an important American figure. Attending the event for Arutz Sheva was Op-ed Editor and former Chairperson of Israel Emunah, Rochel Sylvetsky.
Following Hatikva and words of welcome by luncheon co-chair Tami Simon and Elisheva Ansbacher, head of Emunah Jerusalem, the event began with a Torah message delivered by Rabbanit Rachelle Fraenkel, mother of Naphtali, one of the three boys kidnapped and killed barbarically by terrorists in Gush Etzion in 2014.
She explained that the Talmudic school of Beit Hillel’s attitude to life – and perhaps hers, although she did not say that outright – was to value every day as it comes, every day as a miracle on its own. She explained that lighting Hanukkah candles in ascending order as we do, following the decision of Beit Hillel, is an example of that philosophy, as was Rabbi Hillel’s custom to enjoy each day, saying “G-d is blessed each and every day” rather than reserving that for the Sabbath.
