By Rabbi Moshe Dov Heber
Recently, I walked into my afternoon sixth-grade class. As I did, a group of boys immediately called out, “Rebbe, we have to tell you what happened today!” I told them I was eager to hear.
“Rebbe,” they said, “we know what’s going on in Eretz Yisrael, and we decided that we wanted to do something. So, during first recess and again during second recess, six of us sat together and split the entire Sefer Tehillim. We finished it—every single kapitel—together, as a group.”
I was stunned. I turned to them and asked, “What inspired you to do this?” And their answer was so pure, so real. They said, “Rebbe, the truth is, nothing specific. We just keep hearing people talk about what’s happening in Eretz Yisrael. And we’re kids. We don’t have money to give. We don’t have any special resources. There’s not much we can do to help. But we can daven.”
So, they did. They took initiative. They chose to act. And together, they completed the entire Tehillim—during their own free time.
Children may sometimes feel small in the face of global events. But in shamayim, their voices echo with unparalleled strength. The koach haTefillah they possess is immeasurable. Their innocence, their sincerity, their emunah peshutah—it pierces the heavens.
Reprinted from the Parshat Shlach 5785 email of The Torah Anytimes Newsletter.
