The Activity of the “Mishkeni” Organization A Summary of the Class at Rabbi Berland shlit"a’s Home

On Wednesday afternoon, the mentors of the “Mishkeni” organization—dedicated to helping and advancing young men in their learning—entered the home of The Rav, Rabbi Eliezer Berland shlit"a. The organization operates in partnership with the “Chaburas Bnei HaNe’urim LaAvodas Hashem.”

The “Mishkeni” organization focuses on assisting young men who struggle with learning and with understanding the sugyos and material studied in the yeshivos. Most of the organization’s mentors are young avreichim who set themselves to be a support for the young men; it is fitting to note that they do this entirely as volunteers.

As part of improving the organization’s effectiveness, the mentors meet each month for a va’ad, where they place emphasis on how to strengthen and enhance this act of chessed.

As every month, they met again this month as well. After the regular meeting, they went up to hear a strengthening class from The Rav, Rabbi Berland shlit"a.

[caption id="attachment_52198" align="aligncenter" width="618"] Rabbi Berland shlit"a blesses the mentors[/caption]

In the class, The Rav, Rabbi Berland shlit"a, spoke about the great virtue of helping young men who are having difficulty in their learning. The Rav explained and demonstrated how to make learning beloved to the young men—how to clarify for them the words of the Gemara in Kiddushin, that one cannot effect kiddushin through thought alone as one can with terumah. From there he moved into words of Aggadah about Miriam’s deed—how her entire intention was solely to save her brother, Moshe. During the class, The Rav shlit"a also strengthened everyone regarding the matter of distancing oneself from unfit devices, as urged by all the Gedolei Yisrael. At the conclusion of the class, the avreichim—the mentors of the “Mishkeni” organization—left strengthened, to continue strengthening and to be a support for the precious young men of the Shuvu Banim community.