FACE TO FACE - Yeshiva Torah Temimah Dinner Keynote Address

a number of years ago and I never told over the story in public before [Music] I was passing by my Yeshiva Elementary School alma mater Yeshiva tarzanima [Applause] at the time I was living in I was driving by Ditmas Avenue and Ocean Parkway and I couldn't believe it was that my pre-1a rabbi I hadn't seen him in more than 25 years I was pretty sure it was him but even if it was him would he even remember me and I couldn't help myself I rolled down my window and I called out of the car said hold your clothes to which the Remy responded without Banning an eyelash with no hesitation [Applause] this is what we have come and gathered tonight to celebrate the legendary developing cultivating elevating the next generation of our children it is so heartwarming to see to continue to see the Yeshiva flourishing under the leadership of [Applause] thank you it is a treat to come back and to reconnect with Ravi and who has the Nana from when I was in Yeshiva replica my fourth grade [Applause] and of course we still remember my name don't think it's a small thing why is it important to know precisely the number of years and of course we need to know what Shay that everybody comes from we need to know what dageli belong to but of what relevance my name is exactly how many Indians there were there's a much easier way to do this please tell me how many people in your family why as much as they do counting every year one by one says around indeed there's a very important purpose there was a great objective over there because Ramadan is the disafforded every year the opportunity to walk before my sharabino and to say mushroom this is my name would be mocker every Jew by their name but you can ask was this really a worthwhile Endeavor for my travel to meet every single year you know think about it yesterday to advise you said Alfred came to a private Ryan would tell him to review the Shas 613 times [Music] in 30 minutes you you all of the yes told him [Music] foreign [Applause] one by one wasn't it a waste of time [Music] was already the rabbit who was already their teacher you know what kind of sheer moisture of anal gave Robin arrives the same way [Music] that was excelled in every imaginable area he gave a sheer like no other his clerkat his hasbara you could say a pill bullshiter and he gave him a retirement what was lacking from a moisturizer foreign that it's not enough to give a share you can give a share with Clark kite you can give a share with hasmora you can give a share with it but it has to be shown for a minute the talmud thinks you know what am I maybe the Rabbit doesn't even know my name something is lost in the transmission of toy Rod to think maybe the Rabbit doesn't know my name so it was worthwhile for my shopping to take out time from the schedule to have every last year walk before him and he would say what's your name and now all the Torah was transmitted in a different way s writes in the beginning of the Shariah Hashem is the person has to recognize their greatness foreign I'm not just giving over toyra I'm giving over Tyra to you I'm transmitting it to you I know who you are I know you're a guy's voice I know your personality I know your unique talent and I know your name now I'm never gonna forget it even more than 25 years later you know tell us about atonement was having a hard time in this year the gamara Tinus says what should a student do in Russia tell me there are tell me them like that it just doesn't go it's full today is it the Remy's fault is the rebbe not explaining it well says explanation is it the student is the student not a big enough vocational does a student have a learning disability tomorrow on my Rover it's ready A9 masterlight panel the Remy didn't smile at the time it's not felt in the asborough it's not felt in the caloricide it's felt in the relationship the Torah has to be given over today [Music] you know they say a story I think it's in a photography story but it's a story nevertheless of the great maestro Arturo tuscanini he was a brilliant composer of brilliant conductor but he was a Madman he had a raging temper but people tolerated him because he was a genius and there was a biographer writing a book about Arturo tusculini died in 1958 at 89 years old the story happens in 1957. biographer close-up tuscanini says you know I would like to have a final word with you the publisher is pushing me the book's about to go to print can we have a meeting tomorrow night Tuscany says any night but tomorrow night biographer says what's happening tomorrow night he said tomorrow night you know how I was you know I would travel the world you know I led orchestras all over the world tomorrow night the orchestra used to lead another composer is leading the orchestra the symphony is playing at 8pm it's going to play on shortwave radio I need I need them very carefully how the conductor leads this Orchestra said no problem your honor it would be my greatest honor and privilege to accompany you to sit next to you while you listen to No No I can't have any distraction you can't even ruffle your papers I can't have you in the room biographers said listen I'll come 15 minutes early I'll park myself in the corner and you won't hear from me please please this would be the cherry on top of your biography don't be a minute after 7 45 I'll let you in the room and keep your mouth closed do you promise I promise 7 45 biographer comes in he Parks himself in the corner at eight o'clock Tuscany turns on the shortwave radio listening attentively the symphony concludes at 8 45 Tuscany has been a fury he slams the radio biographer said wasn't that magnificent Tuscany says that was awesome that was atrocious biographer said what's wrong tuscanini says you know there's supposed to be 120 musicians 15 violinists only 14 violinists showed up biographer thinks tuscanini lost it he's out of his mind but what's he going to say he's finished the book he said wow that's amazing that you could pick that up the next morning he calls up the conductor in Europe he says I'm an American correspondent do you want to do me a favor can you just tell me how many musicians were supposed to show up and how many did it's funny you should ask 120 musicians were supposed to show up one violinist could not make it he goes back to Tuscany he said I asked you from you know I how did you decipher how were you able to discern that one violinist was not present Tuscany says that's the difference between me and you you're the audience to you everything sounds great everything sounds the same but I'm the conductor I know every note every Melody every tone that's supposed to be produced and if it's missing and it's lacking and I heard the resonance the violinist did not ReSound the way they should have I knew one of them was missing how often does a child feel do I matter does the review see me how often do we feel does it really matter how we learn how is it do we feel you know what happened to sell you I may be in kadusha does it matter if I do it I don't do it I look I don't look does it really matter do I count in this world and as the rebbe the conductor in the classroom as a parent the conductor of your home the essential message to give over to our children is that every child matters every action matters every thought every deed every word and above all we have to teach our children that to the conductor of the World Symphony to the Rebellion every word of gemara that could be learned every question that can be done every thought that could be have I mean the sign that can be overcome makes a big difference to the conductor of the World Symphony to the Rebellion but the truth is that we are all much more than lone musicians playing an instrument we all know that if somebody doesn't have enough time there's a certain Baseline of tsuke De zimra that one has to say no matter what of course we have to finish the whole things we can you have more time than tomorrow says the final hallelucca because so you want to finish the last time but what if you have a bit more time is Hashem and Hashem what is so important about the third Hallelujah God they all praise Hashem they're all singing the praise of Hashem what is unique about the third Hallelujah because of Isaac share all the hallelujahs praise but the third Hallelujah we see the greatness of man is depicted as the empty center of the universe man is depicted as the conductor of the orchestra and he waves his baton and he motions to the heavens hallelujah praise Hashem foreign and the angels say to man say what you're ordering Me Slowly Man Child you're ordering me and we say yes man is greater than an angel we're telling you to praise Hashem Hallelujah this is the son which is sending down light and energy at 186 000 miles per second it's giving off every moment 385. septillion watts of energy we order the sun to praise Hashem you tell your son you tell your daughter you are the conductor for the Sun the moon the stars we then take the Baton and we wave it at the Earth we turn to the president of the United States we say Joe we turn to Kim Jong-un we say you too you praise ourselves every child in Yeshiva is given the Baton at the epicenter of the entire world of all the islands that's regardless of the third Hallelujah and this is what we're here tonight to celebrate empowering our children that we recognize them for their name for their uniqueness for their individual ability you know what the Quran says very interestingly if you were to go into the Kardashian you would see an artifact but the camera adds two interesting words the gamar says besides the mantle of Aaron you would see it's almonds and its flowers and the question is on a fruit tree once the fruit develops the flowers fall away why would you continue to see the flowers asks the toys to see shame it was a nest that even though the fruit developed the flowers did not fall away but ask with moisture Hashem doesn't make a miracle for nothing make a miracle that even though the almonds already grew the flowers did not fall off the staff it says to teach all right now when it comes to roughness a person can reach a madrega they could be in the basement they could be learning Gomorrah with Rashi and choices but all the Rebellion who brought you to this day all the Ravine who taught you how to read the gamara how to read the mishnah how to read the Rashi how to read the choices how to read the outlet phase all the flowers that helped develop the fruit they're always with you they're always still there they never fall away they're always present it is a real treat for me to join you this evening just for me to look back at my own life and to pay tribute to Robyn that helped bring till today to remember that even though there may be Shaden are always with you even after the food has developed my humble brother now because [Music] foreign [Music] [Applause] [Music]