For Morah Rivkah : essential
adjective | es · sen · tial | \ i- ’ sen ( t ) -shəl \ Absolutely necessary ; indispensible : Morah Rivkah is essential for Lamplighters ’ success .
All systems are comprised of varied components working in tandem to realize an end . Like gears in a machine , interlocked , each cog performs a unique duty , allowing the structure to accomplish its task . The lumbering truck , powerfully tilling and then sowing the soil , the men who harvest and ship the produce , hawking store clerks , bored baggers , the car ride home , the pot , salt , fire , oven ( whew !), all necessary in the journey to provide vital sustenance and nourishment .
All systems need a leader to set direction and tone , a conductor to define the end it hopes to realize . Like programmers expertly plotting a machine ’ s course , the pilot guides the system ’ s disparate parts toward accomplishing its task . The wizened farmer deftly wrangling his tractor , the field ’ s manager , commandeering employers , excited shoppers , drivers , cooks ( whew !), all lead the way in providing vital sustenance and nourishment .
Some leaders remain aloof . They ’ ll chart a course but let the current do the rest , permitting the system to drift gingerly through the river called reality . Others are intimate . Those do not simply sketch an objective and saunter away like an absent parent ; instead , they tend to their flocks , caring for each detail , working to heal each blemish . It is to this second sort that Morah Rivkah belongs .
From the depths of our souls and bottoms of our hearts we thank you for your leadership . We are grateful because of your dedication , thankful for your care and indebted because of your guidance .
May you continue to serve as a source of inspiration and great ideas for the rest of your days .
The Lamplighters Staff