A Hairy Gift From Above

HEBREW READING CRASH COURSE see below and www.bina.com.au for new classes Question of the Week: I'm sorry I missed your son's upsherin. Mazel tov! I especially wanted to come as I know nothing about this custom. What is the idea behind leaving a child's hair uncut until the third birthday? Answer: The education of a child starts at birth, or even before. The newborn soul absorbs everything he is surrounded with, and so during the early years of life we try to provide a child with an environment that is holy and wholesome, an atmosphere of love and purity. We don't want to expose this precious soul to negative images, impure energy or ugliness. For while he may be too young to be consciously aware, he is taking everything in. The books we read to him, the pictures we show him, the conversations we have in front of him, all leave an imprint on his consciousness. Age three is a turning point in the development of a child's mind. He becomes more aware of himself and attentive to what is going on around him. He starts to absorb lessons not just by osmosis but by conscious learning and instruction. His education must now be more formalised and deliberate, as he starts to learn concepts and shapes, letters and numbers, right and wrong. In the Kabbalah, the hair represents the unconscious, that which surrounds the mind. For the first three years of life it is this part of consciousness that develops and grows. We can't expect the child to learn formally, so rather than try to shape his mind internally through formal education, we teach him through immersing him in goodness and surrounding him in purity. Then at age three we give him a haircut, taking this wild energy and channelling it into a neat order. The time has come to take that which surrounded his mind and bring it down into his conscious mind. Becoming a parent means being entrusted with a little piece of the divine. Being a good parent means surrounding your precious gift with the love and holiness that will make his soul shine, and trimming his wildness so his energy is channeled for the good. Good Shabbos, Rabbi Moss   To subscribe email rabbimoss@nefesh.com.au   BINA CLASSES TERM ONE 2011   Sunday   Breakfast Shiur for MEN with Rabbi Gourarie Laws and Customs - Practical Halacha 8:45-9:30am 30 Jan - 3 April 49Bellevue Rd   Beginners Talmud Class for MEN and WOMEN with Rabbi Moss Introductory Talmud Learning with Breakfast 9:00-9:45am Every Sunday Starts February Nefesh 54 Roscoe St, Bondi Beach   Mishna for MEN with Rabbi Yaakov Chaiton Discovering the depth and wisdom of the Mishna 7:15-7:45pm (Mincha 7pm) 30 Jan - 3 April  49 Bellevue Rd   Monday   Meaningful Prayer - Understanding the Shema and its blessings for WOMEN with Mrs Rivka Aaron 9:00-10:00am 7 Feb - 4 April 45 Bellevue Rd   Chumash for WOMEN with Mrs Dina Gourarie Learning Chumash in a structured and interesting way 10:00-11:00am 7 Feb - 4 April 45 Bellevue Rd   Meaningful Motherhood for MOTHERS and BABIES with Mrs Nechama Dina Moss and Shternie Dadon Discussion group for mothers 10:00-11:00am 7 Feb - 4 April Nefesh 54 Roscoe St, Bondi Beach   COA Seniors Shiur for RETIREES with Rabbi Chaim Ingram 12:15-1:00pm Every Monday at the COA   NEW S.T.E.P. for WOMEN with Rabbi Gourarie Structured Torah Education Program - 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9 April  49Bellevue Rd   Chassidus: The Spiritual Parsha for MEN and WOMEN with Rabbi Moss Weekly Chassidic Insights 9:00-10:00am Every Shabbos morning 54 Roscoe St, Bondi Beach         For more information www.bina.com.au Tel: 9363 5543 Email: office@bina.com.au NEFESH SERVICES - 54 Roscoe St Bondi Beach  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~  Friday Candlelighting 7:49pm (not before 6:40pm)   6:10pm Mincha  6:30pm - 7:15pm Shabbos Service followed by Kiddush in honour of Mendel Moss' upshernish   Shabbos day 9am Class on Weekly Parsha 10am -12:15pm Morning Service with kids program followed by Kiddush sponsored anonymously Shiur 7:00pm Mincha 7:45pm folllowed by Sholosh Seudos and Maariv Shabbos ends 8:49pm Sunday 8am Shachris    Monday and Thursday 7am Shachris

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