Marian Frankston, Rejuvenating Your Mind, Dec. 2005
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Marian Frankston is an attorney involved in communal work in Harrisburg,
PA. Married to Burton Morris, they are the parents of Jacob, and his wife
Hadas, Julia and Arielle and reside in Harrisburg, PA |
In the south-central Pennsylvania supermarket where I shop,
magazines flanking the checkout lines proclaim self-help remedies for the
"ravages of aging." Women of a certain age - now defined as over-30
rather than over-50 - are presumed to be obsessed with lost vigor and skin
tone. Miraculous solutions, touted by celebrities, tease and taunt shoppers
with promises of a quick fix. Yet, among the grocery bag haulers there are
those who seek more meaningful, personal change.
For two wonderful summers I studied at Drisha's July Institute while down
the hall my daughters, Julia and Arielle, participated in the Drisha High
School Summer Program. How privileged I felt to be among a new generation
of learned women eager to share their knowledge and love of Torah learning.
How thrilling to engage in Talmudic discourse with my children! (Actually,
they were quite patient in answering my questions.)
The Rambam in his Mishneh Torah, Hilkhot Talmud Torah (Chapter 5), obligates
us to honor and fear our Torah teachers even more than our parents. He explains
that our parents brought us into this world, but those who teach us the wisdom
of the Torah bring us to Olam HaBah, the world to come and eternal life.
Though decades older than some of my teachers, I respect them as one would
revere a "Rebbe." When I hear Drisha scholars speak at conventions or when I read their articles in major Jewish publications, I am proud to have been associated with this institution that makes a real difference in
the Jewish world.
For those who contemplate eternity more than eternal youth, Drisha Institute
is a wellspring. Drisha offers a different kind of self-help program- one
that rejuvenates the mind and recharges the soul. Drisha can change your life.
. . and more.
