For some of you, a year or two or more of learning is next on the horizon, be it in Eretz Yisrael or closer to home. Others may be starting college courses, some will be starting jobs, and others will be doing both. But whatever your plans are, you have plans. You’ve been waiting for this.
Moments of transition like this offer opportunities for reflection. Maybe while you were sitting at your graduation, listening to the speeches given by your teachers, your menahel or your menaheles, you got a glimpse into the efforts they have invested in your chinuch.
Maybe as you sat watching your classmates receive awards for their academic, social, and spiritual achievements, you felt proud of them and realized that school gave them the chance to discover themselves. Maybe that was you up there on the dais.
Or maybe not. Maybe you’re the unsung hero who will never take the stage, because only you and Hashem know the struggle you have experienced and the growth you have achieved.
