Shaf Yativ
I guess I must explain what Shaf Yativ is and what the name means.
Let's start with what it is...
Shaf Yativ is a new program I opened up with Udi Marili, which is aimed at mental rehabilitation through the tools of Torah and the Beit Midrash setting. You can read all about it on the website http://www.shafyativ.com/ . if you're already there, read the "note from the Rabbi" http://www.shafyativ.com/shafyativ/Note_from_the_Rabbi.html
Now about the name...
I was looking for a name to the program and thought Arameic is a good place to start. I consulted with a few rabbis and one of them opened the Gemara (Rosh Hashana 24)
He showed me Rashi's commentary about a place named Shaf Ve'Yativ (some say Shaf Yativ) in Babel :
A synagogue in ancient Babel, made of stones from the Temple "which was ruined and re-built and always had holy spirit present in it" as soon as I saw the meaning I said "that's the name."
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