Its funny that even though Naftali is my third son KA"H to have a מסיבת סידור, I've never attended one. With Yisrael and Azriel Shraga, they got their siddurim in the beginning of ניסן, when all the Mommies were super busy getting ready for Pesach, and the Cheder even sent home letters saying that the mothers should feel no pressure to come. But this year, since we had an extra אדר, Naftali's מסיבת סידור fell out right in the beginning of אדר שני- no excuse not to come, so I did!
Naftali's excitement for his upcoming מסיבת סידור was mounting by the days. For the few weeks leading up to it, he continually asked me, "Mommy, are you going to come?" which B"H I was able to answer, "Yes". And the morning of, he was so excited he could barely contain himself! I sent him off to Cheder, dressed in Shabbos clothes, and told him that IY"H we would see each other soon, at the...
Kosel! Its really nice how the Cheder makes a really big deal out of it, bringing the boys to the Kosel to use their Siddur for the first time. And it was so cute to watch the excitement on the boys' faces as they opened up their Siddurim and davened. The night before, the Rebbe had each boy prepare a note at home, with a short בקשה that they want to daven for at the Kosel. So after davening, each boy had a chance to walk up to the Kosel, and touch it, and daven their personal tefillah. Afterwards, they joined together in song and dance, dancing in one huge circle right in front of the Kosel.
It was interesting to watch the reactions of all the other people at the Kosel, witnessing this very precious moment. Some frum men joined them in the singning and dancing, while tourists recorded it with their iPhones. I think all the bystanders were touched by the scene of such young, innocent boys, with happiness radiating on their faces, as they reach such an important milestone.
May the simcha continue to radiate on Naftali's face, and IY"H he should always feel so excited and priveleged to be able to daven!
2 comments:
Thank you so much for sharing this special day. It's wonderful to read how in Beitar they go all out to mark the occasion in order to create an indelible impression on the youngsters.
That really is so nice! Impressive.
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