Mora Chaya’s poetic letter to students

The Noam HaMeiri School for girls in Lod, Israel, opened its doors on Monday morning despite being on summer break.

Faculty, parents, and students arrived to spend the time honoring the memory of the beloved first- and second-grade teacher Chaya Salomon.

Salomon, 46, was one of the people murdered during a Shabbos meal by an Arab terrorist in her parents’ home.

The bloody attack carried out with a knife happened as Salomon, her parents, siblings, nieces, and nephews were spending Shabbos in the frum village of Halamish, also known as Neve Tzuf.

“It is difficult to speak about Chaya in past tense,” said the school’s principal, Asher Hadad. “She was a great educator who never rested and who was always in the midst of educational activity.”

Salomon, who also coordinated the school trips, was respected by students and colleagues alike. She was awarded “teacher of the year” in a ceremony held two months ago.

“A despicable murder took a glorious teacher from all of us,” said Ayelet Haba, whose eldest daughter studied with Salomon, describing her as “a sensitive teacher who cared for every girl and tried to be better and more worthy at every moment.”

Students emotionally read and shared the poem that Salomon gave her graduating students along with their report cards at the end of the school year (translated below).

Dear Student,

When I give the report cards at the end of the semester, I am always reminded of another report card, almost like at school . . .

It is given by our Father in Heaven, Who is everywhere. But instead of the regular subjects and exam grades, He gives grades in the following subjects:

Friendliness, patience, understanding, love, kindness, responsibility, gratitude, humility.

And that other report card is important, even more than any other grade. And not just once or twice a year, but every moment that passes.

Because many times during life we forget and forget again, that being a person with good middos (character traits) is the real test of life!

Good luck,

Morah Chaya

Previously published on COLlive

 

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