With Shavuos being celebrated under the shadow of war, Israel’s Chief Rabbis have issued a heartfelt call to the public: bring even the youngest children to shul to hear the reading of Aseres Hadibros on the Yom Tov of Matan Torah.
The Rishon Letzion and Sephardic Chief Rabbi of Israel, Rav Dovid Yosef, wrote: “Lechu banim shimu li — Come, children, and listen to me. Gather in the batei knessios on the day of Shavuos, the day of the giving of the Torah, as one person with one heart — men, women, and children, even the very youngest.”
Rav Yosef referenced the well-known call of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, who emphasized the importance of coming to shul on Shavuos to hear Aseres Hadibros, especially for children. “Especially in times of such great tzaros for Klal Yisroel,” Rav Yosef wrote, “this areivus, this collective merit of the Bnei Yisroel, will surely bring us added zechuyos, and may we merit a great yeshuah.”
Ashkenazic Chief Rabbi Rav Kalman Ber echoed this message in a letter, encouraging families to bring their “young lambs” to shul to hear the kriah of Aseres Hadibros together with the tzibbur.
“This,” wrote Rav Ber, “is how we instill in them emunah and embed in their hearts the foundation of Jewish belief. The Aseres Hadibros encompass the essence of the Torah — between man and G-d, and between man and his fellow.”
He added that “in the merit of our emunah in Hashem and His Torah, we will see days of calm and security. We pray for the success of those on the battlefield, for the recovery of the wounded, and for the return of the captives.”

{Matzav.com Israel}