Subject: In Memory of Baruch Yitzchak ben Yirmiyahu (Barry Pessin)
From: Heath Berkin <heath.berkin@gmail.com>
Date: 9/23/2016, 8:14 AM
To: Heath Berkin <heath.berkin@gmail.com>
CC: Pesach <pesach@gmail.com>, menachem szus <menachem@alonsystems.com>, "De Vries, Drucie" <Drucie.DeVries@ihs.com>, Stephanie Pessin <sdpessin@gmail.com>, Carol Pessin <cspessin@gmail.com>, Eric Horn <ehorn@vogelbachpc.com>, Eli Szus <eliszus@gmail.com>, Carol Berkin <cberkin@charter.net>, Jackie Berkin <cjberkin@sbcglobal.net>, Abby Goldberg <abby.c.goldberg@gmail.com>, Gregory Pessin <gpessin@gmail.com>, Adam P <adampessin@yahoo.com>, Eleanor Correa <epessin@gmail.com>, Shawn Berkin <slberkin@charter.net>, Jennifer Horn <jhorn0280@gmail.com>, Jaime Pessin <jlpessin@gmail.com>, Jacob Horn <jacob.horn@yavnehacademy.org>, Heather Corndorf <heather.corndorf@gmail.com>, Mitch Horn <mitch@cordialcom.com>, Zac Pessin <zac@kidpacific.com>

The Mishna in Avos(4;13) says Rabbi Shimon says: there are three crowns; the crown of Torah, the crown of the priesthood and the crown of royalty, but the crown of a "good name" supersedes all of them.

The commentators ask why does the Mishna state there are three crowns and then proceed to enumerate four crowns?
They explain that the "crown of a good name" is not really a separate crown but it is realized in tandem with the first three crowns. If a Torah scholar, kohen or king fulfill their position properly with exemplary character traits and following the laws Hashem commanded each one of them, then they will attain "the crown of a good name". If on the other hand they use their position improperly and act in a way not befitting of their position then they will not attain the crown of a good name and will instead create a desecration of G-d's Name.   

Shabbat Shalom,

Kasiva Vchasima Tova

Heath