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Yom Hazikaron<br />
Sunday May 8, 2011<br />
The Shul<br />
W E E K L Y M A G A Z I N E<br />
Weekly Magazine Sponsored By Mr. & Mrs. Martin and Ethel Sirotkin<br />
and Dr. & Mrs. Shmuel and Evelyn Katz<br />
B”H<br />
A Home of The Lubavitcher Rebbe,<br />
May His Merit Shield Us<br />
A House of Torah, Prayer And Acts of Goodness<br />
Shabbos Parshas <strong>Emor</strong><br />
Iyar 2 - 3, 5771<br />
May 6 - 7, 2011<br />
Candle Lighting: 7:36PM<br />
(See page 5 for full Shabbos schedule)<br />
Serving the Communities of Bal Harbour, Bay Harbor Islands, Indian Creek and Surfside<br />
9540 Collins Avenue, Surfside, FL 33154 Tel: 305.868.1411 Fax: 305.861.2426 www.TheShul.org Email: info@TheShul.org
<strong>Emor</strong><br />
I<br />
n this week’s portion of <strong>Emor</strong>, we<br />
learn about the timely significant<br />
mitzvah, namely the counting of<br />
the Omer during this entire month<br />
and for a total of 49 days between<br />
Pesach and Shavuot.<br />
The Torah portion however begins<br />
with an address to Aaron and all of the<br />
Kohanim who are considered to be<br />
the servants of G-d, representing the<br />
Jewish People to Almighty G-d by<br />
bringing their offerings, and<br />
representing G-d to the Jewish People<br />
in accepting their offerings.<br />
The standards set for the Kohanim are<br />
extremely high to maintain the most<br />
pristine level of holiness necessary to<br />
properly serve in G-d’s sanctuary. In<br />
this way, the Kohanim were unique<br />
and different than the rest of the community. They were held<br />
to higher standards, eligible to serve only when complying<br />
with strict physical conditions. Their personal lives were<br />
likewise limited both in whom they could marry and whose<br />
funeral they could attend. This was mandated because the<br />
Kohanim represented a segment of society that interacted<br />
professionally with G-dliness on a regular basis, in a physical<br />
manner as G-dliness manifested in the Beis HaMikdash. The<br />
Kohanim never diminished or denied their difference and lived<br />
according to the rules and regulations that underscored that<br />
they were unique and different.<br />
Though this Torah portion speaks to the genetic Kohanim, it<br />
actually has a direct lesson to every single Jew who is also<br />
referred to as a Kohain in the Book of Exodus stating, “and you<br />
shall be for Me a Kingdom of Kohanim and a Holy People”. (Ch.<br />
19 vs 6) The Talmud relates a story that indicates that the term<br />
Kingdom of Kohanim here literally means behaving on a more<br />
refined level as an actual King served a Kohain, referencing the<br />
fact that they are “a nation of Kohanim”, of royalty. Every<br />
single Jew, not only biological progeny of the tribe of Levi, is<br />
included in that G-dly statement.<br />
Maimonides extrapolates clearly in his laws of Shmita and<br />
Yovel (Ch. 13 Law 13) “not only the tribe of Levi but any person<br />
in the world whose spirit generously motivates him and he<br />
wisely recognizes his need to set himself aside to stand before<br />
G-d and serve Him, minister to Him and know Him, proceeding<br />
correctly as G-d made him, removing the pressures of the<br />
many machinations which people seek, he is sanctified as a<br />
Holy of Holies. G-d will be his portion and heritage forever and<br />
will provide what is sufficient for him in this world, as He<br />
Weekly Message<br />
Thoughts on the Parsha from Rabbi Sholom D. Lipskar<br />
provides for the Priests and the Levites.”<br />
It is clear that every single Jew can be<br />
categorized as a Kohain, being in a<br />
critical sense unique and different.<br />
Though throughout the generations<br />
many Jews as a result of presumed and<br />
real attitudes and actions of anti-<br />
Semitism by their host countries,<br />
whether overtly or covertly, felt that if<br />
they would integrate into the<br />
environment around them and give up<br />
their uniqueness and Jewish identity,<br />
they would not incur the negativity of<br />
their neighbors. History has proven that<br />
the unique and singular aspects of the<br />
Jew that make him outstanding<br />
transcends his behavior and his<br />
assumed identity. The Holocaust<br />
massacre underscores this as many who<br />
were murdered because they were Jews<br />
proclaimed and protested, claiming that<br />
their direct ancestors were not Jewish<br />
so they were not Jewish. A single<br />
grandparent who was Jewish was enough to infuse them with<br />
that Jewish uniqueness.<br />
What makes us unique? What are the practicalities that make<br />
us different? The pattern of our individuality and uniqueness<br />
can be traced to our genesis when Abraham was rebelling<br />
against his idolatrous society, and later when the Jewish<br />
People were accused by Pharaoh to be a unique nation that<br />
would rise up against them, as we were consistently accused<br />
by multiple nations throughout history. This is true today, as<br />
the standards by which the Jewish people and the Holy Land of<br />
Israel are measured are completely beyond the pale of any<br />
standards set by any country for similar circumstances. There’s<br />
no Goldstone report on the criminal behavior of the American<br />
forces in Vietnam, Afghanistan or Iraq. Nor was there one<br />
regarding the indiscriminate slaughter of thousands in Syria,<br />
Egypt, Libya, Yemen and other sub-Saharan countries. The<br />
Goldstone investigation was initially sanctioned by the Jewish<br />
people who were proud of how they conducted themselves in<br />
times of war against avowed enemies. The entire world<br />
expects the Jewish people to leave their homes in Judea and<br />
Samaria and create a Judenrein country right next to the State<br />
of Israel, 60 years after the Holocaust. No other people in the<br />
world would be denied the opportunity to live anywhere as<br />
free people. If any country in the world would declare their<br />
place to be Judenrein, it would be considered illegal. And yet<br />
the world supports that kind of a position.<br />
Our uniqueness also manifests itself in the extraordinary<br />
humanitarian efforts that Israel, in the midst of facing<br />
enemies who pose an existential threat, send their finest<br />
Continued on page 10
T ake a Deeper Look<br />
Celebrating Shabbos<br />
Schedules, classes, articles and more... Everything you<br />
need for an "Over the Top" Shabbos experience.<br />
Kiddush Bank<br />
The Investment with the Guaranteed Return<br />
A Time to Pray<br />
Check out all the davening schedules and locations<br />
throughout the week.<br />
Community Happenings<br />
Dates to Celebrate and Commemorate.<br />
Inspiration, Insights and Ideas<br />
Bringing Torah lessons to LIFE.<br />
Get the Picture<br />
The full scoop on all the great events around town.<br />
Kids Korner / Teen Seen<br />
Educate, inspire and most of all have FUN!<br />
Latin Link<br />
Reflexión Semanal<br />
French Connection<br />
Réflexions sur la Paracha.<br />
Just for the Gals<br />
Delve into the power, strength and beauty in the life<br />
of the Jewish Woman.<br />
The ABC's of Aleph<br />
Serving Jews in institutional and limited environments.<br />
The Network<br />
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It’s Good To Know<br />
Find out what's going on and how you can get involved.<br />
Daily Study<br />
A complete guide to all classes and courses offered<br />
at The Shul.<br />
Community Nachas<br />
A peek at recent happenings<br />
Featured Upcoming Events<br />
Events you won’t want to miss<br />
Shul Office Hours<br />
Mon. - Thurs. 9 am - 5 pm<br />
Friday 9 am - 2 pm<br />
*National Holidays and Chol Hamoed 9 am - 2 pm<br />
The Shul Weekly Magazine<br />
Everything you need for every day of the week<br />
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Special Thank You<br />
Light & Power and Wine for Kiddush & Havdalah<br />
for the month of Iyar is sponsored by:<br />
Henry and Evy Eichler<br />
In honor of our Children<br />
Eliav Shimon on his upcoming upsherin in Israel on<br />
Lag B'Omer, Gaby's Bat Mitzvah, and our beautiful<br />
little artist Dalya.<br />
We love you,<br />
Mom and Dad<br />
“Those who establish Synagogues for prayer and those who come there to pray,<br />
those who provide lights for illumination, wine for kiddush and havdalah, food<br />
for the wayfarers and charity for the needy, and all those who occupy<br />
themselves faithfully with communal affairs— may the Holy One, blessed be<br />
He, give them their reward, remove them from all sickness, heal their entire<br />
body, pardon all their sins, and send blessing and success to all their<br />
endeavors, together with all Israel their brethren; and let us say Amen.”<br />
- Shacharis for Shabbos.<br />
Gabayim Corner<br />
The Shul’s Gaboyim:<br />
Mr. Allen Berry / Mr. David Pollack / Mr. Andrew Roth /<br />
Mr. David Portnoy /Mr. Henry Eichler<br />
Please note that the distribution of Aliyot according to our customs<br />
is in the order of certain Simchot, Yahrtzeits, Birthdays, Guests and<br />
general rotation. We encourage you to participate in the weekday<br />
Davening and Aliyot on Mondays and Thursdays.<br />
Attention members and guests:<br />
During the taking out of the Torah for leining, please allow seat<br />
holders to return to their seats before occupying open seating.<br />
Designated seats are for the use of members who dedicated them.<br />
On Shabbos and Yom Tov, dedicated seats may be occupied by<br />
anyone after 10:30 a.m. in the men’s section and 11:00 a.m. in the<br />
women’s section.<br />
Contacts at The Shul 305-868-1411<br />
Rabbi<br />
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Rabbi’s Secretary<br />
Rabbi’s Assistant / Editor<br />
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Special Events<br />
CYS College / Senior Kolel<br />
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Controller<br />
Events /Office Manager<br />
Youth Director /Dinner/Lay-<br />
Leadership<br />
Operations / Maintenance<br />
Reception/Accounts Payable<br />
Pre-School<br />
Sephardic Minyan<br />
Hebrew School/Co-Editor<br />
Hashkama Minyan<br />
Please remember to take personal belongings with you when you leave The Shul.<br />
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Rabbi Sholom Lipskar<br />
Rabbi Zalman Lipskar<br />
Mrs. Fay Garber<br />
Ms. Lydia Hasson<br />
Rabbi Mendy Levy<br />
Rabbi Shea Rubinstein<br />
Rabbi Dov Schochet<br />
Mrs. Geri Kelly<br />
Mrs. Janice Barney<br />
Mrs. Pnina Wuensch<br />
Mrs. Devorah Leah<br />
Andrusier<br />
Mr. Shlomie Katan<br />
Mrs. Renee Moore<br />
Chana or Shani<br />
Chazan Shimshon Tzubeli<br />
Mrs. Aurit Katan<br />
Mr. Lazer Milstein<br />
Ext. 7315<br />
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Shabbos Schedule<br />
Celebrating Shabbos With Our Youth<br />
Everything you need for an "Over the Top" Shabbos experience<br />
No longer will your children get lost amongst the crowds in Shul on<br />
Shabbos morning. The Shul youth has worked together to organize a<br />
highly educational and fun program for children and teens of all<br />
ages. Each Shabbos morning program involves a mix of Tefilla<br />
(prayer), Parsha (weekly Torah study) and general "Jewishness",<br />
through games, songs, and stories. Taught by our very own Shul<br />
Bochurim and youth girls, each child will experience Shabbos in its<br />
full glory; leaving with a taste of holiness and fun memories that will<br />
keep them coming back from week to week. A Kiddush exclusively<br />
for the children culminates the exciting program.<br />
Shabbos<br />
10:45 - 11:45 a.m.<br />
Malkie’s Tot Shabbat (ages 0 - 4): Montessori Classroom 2<br />
(enter from the Women’s Sanctuary)<br />
Girls: 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.<br />
Yakira Leah's Program for Girls: ages 5-7: Classroom 2<br />
Bashy’s Program for Girls: ages 8-10: Classroom 1<br />
Batsheva’s Program for Tween Girls: ages 11-13: Rabbi Lipskar’s Study<br />
Sarah Malka’s Program for Teen Girls: ages 14 and up: Teen Room<br />
(at the back of the women’s sanctuary)<br />
Boys: 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.<br />
Eli’s Program: Boys ages 5-9: The New Montessori Classroom 3<br />
Yossi’s Program: Boys ages 10-13: Haime Library<br />
Menachem’s Program: Teen Boys 14-18: Montessori Classroom 1<br />
6:45 p.m.<br />
Messibos Shabbos for all Girls (Classroom 1)<br />
6:45 p.m.<br />
Shalosh Seudos for all Boys (Youth Synagogue)<br />
For more information on any of our Youth Programming,<br />
please contact Devorah Leah Andrusier at 305 868-1411 ext 7328<br />
Shalosh Seudos<br />
For Boys<br />
Every Shabbos evening at 6:45 pm In the Youth Synagogue (upstairs)<br />
Be There! GREAT PRIZES!!!<br />
Prizes kindly sponsored by the Goldczer Family<br />
Messibos Shabbos<br />
For Girls<br />
An exciting program for all Girls: 1st-5th Grade.<br />
Every Shabbos afternoon at 6:45 pm (Afternoon Mincha) In Classroom # 1<br />
Come and Enjoy Tzivos HaShem learning, great food & nosh,<br />
prizes, games and stories.<br />
Father & Son will resume in the Fall<br />
when the clocks change again!<br />
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Shabbos with the Teen Boys Minyan<br />
Ever wonder how you can teach your son to follow with a real<br />
Minyan, or even run his own? The Shul youth has created the scene.<br />
Every Shabbos morning, each teen has his own chance to play a<br />
vital role in his own Shul Minyan, lead by one of our very own<br />
Rabbis and Youth leaders. Every week all the boys have a chance to<br />
act as Chazzan, Gabbai or ‘Rabbi’. This hands-on approach gives<br />
each teen the opportunity to experience Shul and prayer to its<br />
fullest, by involving them in every aspect of the Davening.<br />
For Boys Only: ages 14-18<br />
Shabbos<br />
Child Enrichment Center Classroom # 2<br />
10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.<br />
*Please note: The Teen Minyan is strictly for the Teens. We<br />
would appreciate it if adults would stay in the Main Sanctuary.<br />
For more information: Contact 305 868 1411 ext. 7345<br />
Torah Quiz<br />
Questions This Week:<br />
1. Which women may a Kohen marry (at least three<br />
conditions)?<br />
2. Name three events that happened in the month of Iyar<br />
which are important to the Jewish people.<br />
3. What Brachos will we need to say when we see Moshiach<br />
for the first time (at least three)?<br />
Answers for Last Week:<br />
1. The Mitzvah of Orlah is that we may not eat or benefit<br />
from fruit that grows during the first three years after one<br />
plants a tree. This Mitzvah also applies outside of the<br />
Land of Israel but only if one is sure that the produce is<br />
Orlah. Similarly, it applies to produce grown by a gentile if<br />
one is sure that the produce is Orlah.<br />
2. Eight of Moshiach’s names are: Menachem, Shiloh, Yinon,<br />
Chaim, Peleh Yoetz, Shalom, Kal, & Gibor.<br />
3. The twelve Roshei Chodesh (new months of the year)<br />
honor the twelve Shevatim.<br />
Prizes kindly sponsored by the Goldczer Family.<br />
Last Week’s Winner<br />
To be announced<br />
YOUTH COUNSELORS<br />
GIRLS: BOYS:<br />
Bashy Eli<br />
Batsheva Menachem<br />
Sarah Malka Shimon<br />
Yakira Leah Yossi<br />
Children should respect all School & Shul property.<br />
Their Parents will be held responsible for<br />
any damage they may cause.
Friday Night<br />
Yedid Nefesh pg. 151<br />
Vayedaber pgs. 99-101<br />
Ashrei pg. 101<br />
SHABBOS SCHEDULE<br />
Friday Evening<br />
Early Mincha 6:00 p.m.<br />
Candle lighting 7:36 p.m.<br />
Mincha / Kabbalat Shabbos 7:40 p.m.<br />
Sephira 18<br />
Shabbos Day<br />
Hashkama Minyan 7:15 a.m.<br />
Tanya / Hayom Yom 8:50 a.m.<br />
Shacharis (Morning Services) 9:00 a.m.<br />
Children's Programs 10:00 a.m.<br />
- 12:00 p.m.<br />
30 Minutes of Tanya: Classroom #1 +/- 12:00 p.m.<br />
With Mrs. Vivian Perez (for Women) After Davening<br />
Kiddush 12:00 p.m.<br />
Daf Yomi 6:35 p.m.<br />
Pirkei Avot: Chapter 2 6:40 p.m.<br />
Women’s Shiur with Rebbetzin Chani Lipskar 6:40 p.m.<br />
Messibos Shabbos for Girls 6:45 p.m.<br />
Shalosh Seudos for Boys 6:45 p.m.<br />
Mincha followed by Shalosh Seudos 7:25 p.m.<br />
Shabbos Ends / Ma’ariv & Havdalah 8:32 p.m.<br />
Weekly Video of The Rebbe<br />
Sephira 19<br />
Sephardic Minyan<br />
Friday Evening<br />
Mincha 7:25 p.m.<br />
Shabbat Day<br />
Shacharit 8:45 a.m.<br />
Mincha 7:25 p.m.<br />
Shabbat Ends / Arvit & Havdalah 8:32 p.m.<br />
Next Week: Behar<br />
Candle lighting 7:40 p.m.<br />
Mincha 7:40 p.m.<br />
Celebrating Shabbos<br />
Everything you need for an "Over the Top" Shabbos experience<br />
The Friday Evening Service and Shabbos Torah Portion<br />
Shabbos Day<br />
(Stone Chumash)<br />
Eruv Information<br />
We would like to emphasize that every Erev Shabbos, individuals<br />
should call the Eruv Hotline to make sure that the Eruv is<br />
operational prior to carrying on Shabbos.<br />
The number is 305- 866-ERUV (3788).<br />
The Eruv message is recorded approximately two hours prior to<br />
Candle lighting. Please note that the Eruv in Bal Harbour and<br />
Surfside does not include the path along the beach. The backs of the<br />
buildings form the Eruv in that section. It is forbidden to push<br />
strollers or carry anything on this path or beach area on Shabbos.<br />
Torah Portions pgs. 672-694<br />
Haftorah pg. 1176<br />
Shabbos Day<br />
(Gutnick Chumash)<br />
Torah Portions pgs. 178-206<br />
Haftorah pg. 261<br />
Kiddush This Week<br />
Kindly sponsored by Mr. Sami Rohr in honor of the yahrtzeit of his<br />
Mother, Perel bas Reb Meir HaLevy obm on 7 Iyar.<br />
May her neshama have an aliyah.<br />
Shalosh Seudos This Week<br />
Kindly sponsored in honor of Ze’ev ben Shimon’s yahrtzeit on 3 Iyar,<br />
by his children: Shay Kardonski, Mark Kardonski,<br />
Henry & Claudia Kardonski and Jaime & Raquel Gilinski.<br />
May his neshama have an aliyah.<br />
Please help us cover the cost of non-sponsored<br />
Kiddushim by becoming a Partner or Patron of our<br />
Kiddush Bank.<br />
THE CATERER FOR THIS WEEK’S KIDDUSH & SHALOSH SEUDOS<br />
IS EXECUTIVE CATERERS<br />
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Kiddushim at The Shul<br />
Please help us continue to provide our weekly Shabbos Kiddush<br />
and Shalosh Seudos by offering to become a sponsor.<br />
Sponsorship by one or more individuals is encouraged.<br />
The following dates are available for sponsorship:<br />
SPONSOR A<br />
KIDDUSH!<br />
PARTNER<br />
$770<br />
Kiddush: Shalosh Seudos:<br />
May 14, 28 May 14, 21, 28<br />
If you wish to become a sponsor, please speak with Pnina<br />
at 305 868-1411 x 7313 or email: pwuensch@theshul.org<br />
KIDDUSH<br />
5771<br />
PATRON<br />
$360<br />
The Shul has a “Kiddush Bank” to ensure that there are always<br />
adequate funds to cover the costs of our weekly,<br />
non-sponsored Shabbos Kiddushim and Shalosh Seudos.<br />
There are two levels of participation:<br />
Partner - annual contribution of $770<br />
Patron - annual contribution of $360<br />
Please help make our Kiddushim special.<br />
To participate in this mitzvah call Pnina at (305) 868-1411 x 7313<br />
Or email pwuensch@theshul.org
Partners - annual contribution of $770:<br />
Dr. & Mrs. Bernard and Carolyn Baumel<br />
Dr. & Mrs. Stephen and Bella Brenner<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Boruch and Yonit Duchman<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence and Roslyn Jaffe<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Edward and Pauline Kopelman<br />
Dr. & Mrs. Gene and Sandra Moteles<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Temuri and Maya Nanikashvili<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Peter Schwalbe and Jody Soltanoff<br />
Mr. Abe Stein<br />
Kiddush Bank<br />
The Investment with a Guaranteed Return<br />
KIDDUSH BANK 5771<br />
Our very special thanks to the following Partners & Patrons whose contributions will help us to cover some<br />
of the costs of the un-sponsored Kiddushim and Farbrengens in the coming year.<br />
Patrons - annual contribution of $360:<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Jack and Amy Benishai<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Nelson and Shelley Berman<br />
Dr. & Mrs. Leonardo and Joni Blachar<br />
The Count Elkaim Family Foundation<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Beryl and Florence Miller<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Martin and Susan Packer<br />
Mr. Allan S. Roness<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Harold and Susan Rosenstein<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence and Rhea Rosenzweig<br />
Mr. Sheldon David William Taiger<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph and Zohara Weiss<br />
Following is a list of some of the non-sponsored 5770/5771 Kiddushim which our<br />
Kiddush Bank Investors helped provide to our community and visitors during the past year:<br />
Dates Un-Sponsored Events Paid by Kiddush Bank<br />
July 24 Shabbos Kiddush $700<br />
Aug. 7 Shabbos Kiddush $700<br />
Aug. 14 Shabbos Kiddush $700<br />
Aug. 28 Shabbos Kiddush $700<br />
Sept. 11 Shabbos Shuvah Farbrengen $1,000<br />
Sept. 23 Sukkos 1st Day Kiddush $1,800<br />
Sept. 24 Sukkos 2nd Day Kiddush $1,800<br />
Sept. 25 Shabbos Chol HaMoed Sukkos Kiddush $900<br />
Sept. 30 Kiddush $1,800<br />
Sept. 30 Hakafos Kiddush $1,800<br />
Oct. 1 Hakafos Kiddush $500<br />
Oct. 2 Kiddush $1,800<br />
Oct. 2 Farbrengen $700<br />
Oct. 30 Shabbos Kiddush $700<br />
Nov. 6 Shabbos Kiddush $700<br />
Nov. 20 Shabbos Kiddush $700<br />
Nov. 21 Shabbos Kiddush $700<br />
Jan. 29 Shabbos Kiddush $700<br />
Mar. 26 Shabbos Kiddush $700<br />
April 16 Shabbos Kiddush $700<br />
April 23 Shabbos Kiddush $700<br />
The shortfall for 5770 was over $20,800!<br />
(Excluding the expenses for all the non-sponsored Shalosh Seudos meals provided by The Shul)<br />
Your contribution will allow The Shul to continue providing adequate<br />
Kiddushim to our large community and many visitors!<br />
WE NEED YOUR HELP!!!<br />
Make Make a a deposit deposit in in our our Kiddush Kiddush Bank Bank<br />
IT’S IT’S A A GREAT GREAT INVESTMENT!<br />
INVESTMENT!<br />
GUARANTEED RETURN: SMILING FACES FACES ...EVEN ...EVEN WHEN WHEN KIDDUSH ISN’T ISN’T SPONSORED!<br />
Call Call Pnina Pnina at at 305 305 868 868 1411 1411 ext. ext. 7313 7313 to to share share in in this this special mitzvah.
A Time to Pray<br />
Davening schedules and locations throughout the week<br />
Daily Learning Schedule at The Shul<br />
MORNING SCHEDULE - Monday through Thursday<br />
6:15 - 6:50 am Sichos Kodesh Parshas Behar R’ Zalman Lipskar<br />
6:50 - 7:15 am Halacha Kitzur Shulchan Aruch R’ Dov Schochet<br />
8:00 - 8:45 am Daf Yomi Menachot R’ Dov Schochet<br />
8:45 - 9:00 am RamBam 1 Chapter per day R’ Dov Schochet<br />
8:45 am (approx) Halacha Sephardic Custom Shimshon Tzubeli<br />
10:00 - 10:45 am Sichos Sicha of the Rebbe - Textual R’ Shea Rubinstein<br />
Daily Chumash & Tanya after every Minyan<br />
EVENING KOLEL SCHEDULE - Monday through Thursday - 8:00-10:00 pm<br />
Mon. to Thurs. 8:00 – 9:00 pm Chavrusah ~ Subject of Choice 1st Session<br />
Mon. to Thurs. 9:00 - 10:00 pm Chavrusah ~ Subject of Choice 2nd Session<br />
Shacharis<br />
Halachic Times for the Week: Based on times for May 11, 2011<br />
Alot Hashachar / Dawn 5:22 am<br />
Earliest Talit & Tefillin 5:47 am<br />
Netz Hachamah / Sunrise 6:37 am<br />
(Earliest Amidah)<br />
Latest Shema 9:57 am<br />
Zman Tfillah 11:03 am<br />
Chatzot / Midday 1:17 pm<br />
Earliest Mincha 1:50 pm<br />
Plag HaMincha 6:33 pm<br />
Shekiah / Sunset 7:57 pm<br />
(preferable latest time for Mincha)<br />
Tzeit Hakochavim/Nightfall 8:27 pm<br />
(earliest preferable Ma’ariv)<br />
(Times taken from www.chabad.org.<br />
Please note that during the week the times may vary by a minute or two.)<br />
Daily Minyanim at The Shul<br />
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Shabbos<br />
6:50 am No Minyan R’ Zalman Lipskar R’ Zalman Lipskar R’ Zalman Lipskar R’ Zalman Lipskar R’ Zalman Lipskar<br />
7:30 am No Minyan R’ Shea Rubinstein R’ Mendy Levy R’ Mendy Levy R’ Shea Rubinstein R’ Mendy Levy<br />
8:00 am R’ Dov Schochet No Minyan No Minyan No Minyan No Minyan No Minyan<br />
9:00 am R’ Zalman Lipskar R’ Dov Schochet R’ Dov Schochet R’ Dov Schochet R’ Dov Schochet R’ Dov Schochet<br />
Early Mincha 2:00 pm No Minyan R’ Mendy Levy R’ Mendy Levy R’ Mendy Levy R’ Mendy Levy No Minyan<br />
Mincha/<br />
Maariv 7:40 pm R’ Sholom Lipskar R’ Mendy Levy R’ Shea Rubinstein R’ Dov Schochet R’ Dov Schochet R’ Sholom Lipskar<br />
Maariv 10:00 pm TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA No Minyan<br />
Shacharit<br />
Shacharit<br />
Mincha/<br />
Arvit<br />
Sephardic Minyanim at The Shul<br />
The Shul of Downtown<br />
Shacharis Monday & Thursday only 8:00 am<br />
Mincha Monday through Thursday 2:00 pm<br />
See Complete<br />
Shabbos<br />
Schedule<br />
on page 5<br />
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Shabbat<br />
8:00 am Shimshon Tzubeli Shimshon Tzubeli Shimshon Tzubeli Shimshon Tzubeli Shimshon Tzubeli<br />
9:00 am Shimshon Tzubeli<br />
7:40 pm Shimshon Tzubeli Shimshon Tzubeli Shimshon Tzubeli Shimshon Tzubeli Shimshon Tzubeli Shimshon Tzubeli<br />
See Complete<br />
Shabbat<br />
Schedule on<br />
page 5<br />
Rabbi Chaim Lipskar<br />
48 East Flagler Street, #363 (3rd Floor), Miami<br />
305-373-8303 or 786-368-9040<br />
Email: RCL@ShulofDowntown.com www.shulofdowntown.com<br />
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This is Hashem’s House!<br />
When in the Sanctuary ……...…shh!…...…...<br />
PLEASE, NO TALKING!!<br />
If you speak in Shul...then where do you Pray?
Iyar 3<br />
Birthdays<br />
Mr. Jackie Abraham<br />
Iyar 4 Mr. Murray Laulicht<br />
Iyar 4 Ms. Laurie Laulicht (Hoste)<br />
Iyar 4 Mrs. Nancy Karp<br />
Iyar 4 Rabbi Jacob Katz<br />
Iyar 5 Mr. Mayer Rivkin<br />
Iyar 5 Mr. Ezra Cappell<br />
Iyar 5 Mr. Michael Szafranski<br />
Iyar 5 Mrs. Shena Dominitz<br />
Iyar 5 Mr. Alexander Shear<br />
Iyar 6 Mr. Igal Fedida<br />
Iyar 6 Ms. Natalie Brod<br />
Iyar 6 Mr. Moshe Retelny<br />
Iyar 6 Ms. Debby Tabacinic<br />
Iyar 7 Mr. Jack Azout<br />
Iyar 8 Mr. Lloyd Stanley Rubin<br />
Iyar 8 Mr. Menachem Koegel<br />
Iyar 8 Mr. Velvel Freedman<br />
Iyar 9 Mr. Mark S Herskovits<br />
Iyar 9 Mr. Joseph Musikar<br />
Iyar 9 Mr. Avraham Dorfman<br />
Our Kids’ Birthdays<br />
Iyar 4 Shmuel Falic<br />
Iyar 4 Matt Levine<br />
Iyar 5 David Yerushalmi<br />
Iyar 5 Adina Amelie Andrusier<br />
Iyar 5 Rachel Noa Groisman<br />
Iyar 5 Charlotte Kavana<br />
Iyar 7 Joshua Diener<br />
Iyar 9 Sarah Btesh<br />
Bikur Cholim<br />
If you or someone you know is not feeling well or is undergoing<br />
health issues and would like a visit, we want to hear from you.<br />
Please call Fay at The Shul or send an email.<br />
Tel: (305) 868-1411 ext. 7315 or Fay@theshul.org.<br />
Lost & Found<br />
FOUND: A Man’s Watch was handed in at The Shul office<br />
before Passover. Please call The Shul to claim it if it’s yours.<br />
We have several items in our lost property that remain<br />
unclaimed after many months. If you have lost any items<br />
please call Lydia with a description. 305 868 1411 ext 7314<br />
Community Notice Board<br />
The Chayenu & Dvar Malchus publications will now be<br />
available for sale at the front receptionist.<br />
There is only a limited amount each week and we will<br />
unfortunately not be able to hold books for anyone. First<br />
come first serve. $2 a copy.<br />
Community Happenings<br />
Dates to Celebrate and Commemorate<br />
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Anniversaries<br />
13-May Mr. & Mrs. Jackie and Johana Abraham<br />
Yahrtzeits<br />
Iyar 3 Jacob Chosher obm<br />
Grandfather of Mrs. Chava Fux<br />
Iyar 3 Ze'ev ben Shimon obm<br />
Father of Ms. Shay Kardonski<br />
Iyar 3 Ze'ev ben Shimon obm<br />
Father of Mr. Henry Kardonski<br />
Iyar 3 Ze'ev ben Shimon obm<br />
Father of Mrs. Raquel Gilinski<br />
Iyar 3 Harry Naimer obm<br />
Father of Mrs. Vivian Naimer<br />
Iyar 5 Moshe ben Eliyahu Hacohen obm<br />
Father of Mr. Elias Sussman<br />
Iyar 6 Yisroel ben Reb Shneur Zalman Halevi obm<br />
Father of Mr. Boruch Duchman<br />
Iyar 7 Yaakov Yosef ben Manes obm<br />
Brother of Mr. Natan Kaufman<br />
Iyar 7 Perel bas Reb Meir HaLevy obm<br />
Mother of Mr. Sami Rohr<br />
Iyar 7 Felix Shalom obm<br />
Father of Mrs. Sarita Lekach<br />
Iyar 8 Chaim Leib ben Yitzchak obm<br />
Father of Mrs. Lillian Glick<br />
IIyar 9 Josef ben Shimon Hanouch HaCohen obm<br />
Husband of Mrs. Marilyn Cohen<br />
Iyar 9 Rochel Esther bas Benjamin obm<br />
Mother of Dr. Fran Glicksman<br />
Tehillim<br />
Please continue to daven for these Israeli soldiers<br />
still missing in action:<br />
Ron Arad Zacharia Baumel<br />
Zvi Feldman Guy Hever<br />
Yehuda Katz Gilad Shalit<br />
Kashrus Korner<br />
Kosher Alert: Non kosher Post cereal bars were inserted<br />
in boxes of Fruity Pebbles and Cocoa Pebbles bearing the<br />
OK symbol. Although the non-kosher bars were clearly marked<br />
with a warning that they are not kosher, many kosher consumers –<br />
especially children – did not notice the warning and ate the bars.<br />
OK Kosher sincerely apologizes for this error. In the future, any<br />
promotional boxes that contain non-kosher items will not be<br />
allowed to bear the OK symbol.<br />
For a complete list of Kosher Miami certified establishments,<br />
please visit www.koshermiami.org. To sign up for kosher<br />
notifications by email go to www.ou.org, www.koshermiami.org<br />
and/or www.star-k.org<br />
Do you need help with going Kosher? For personalized<br />
assistance, call Lydia at 305 868 1411 ext 7314
Special Thank You<br />
We sincerely thank the following members & supporters of The<br />
Shul for donations received between 04/26/11 and 05/02/11.<br />
We apologize for any errors or omissions we may have made.<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Flavio Alfie<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Naman Alibayof<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Raphael Ammar<br />
Mrs. Sylvia Baum<br />
Dr. & Mrs. Bernard Baumel<br />
Mr. Amadee Bender<br />
Mr. Yohan Benitah<br />
Mr. Tzvi Bercovits<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan Haim<br />
Borochoff<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Oscar Boruchin<br />
Mr. Julio J. Brener<br />
Dr. & Mrs. Stephen Brenner<br />
Mrs. Genia Bruder<br />
Ms. Sophie Dadure Bitton<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Davit<br />
Dr. & Mrs. Jean Jaques Edderai<br />
Dr. & Mrs. Raymond Failer<br />
Falic Family Foundation<br />
Mr. and Mrs. Errol Feldman<br />
Mr. Raphael Fleming<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Gabriel Gilinski<br />
Mr. Jonathan Gilinski<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Moises Gilinski<br />
Dr. & Mrs. Horacio Groisman<br />
Mrs. Rita Grossman<br />
Mr. Dominique Haccoun<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Mendy Halberstam<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Halbfinger<br />
Ms. Lydia Hasson<br />
In Memory: Muriel Kadin<br />
Ms. Shay Kardonski<br />
Disclaimer<br />
Many collectors approach our members for donations claiming<br />
referral from Rabbi Lipskar or one of The Shul’s rabbis. Kindly<br />
confirm with The Shul to verify the authenticity of their claim as<br />
typically our policy is that we do not to give our member<br />
information to anyone, under any circumstances. One of our<br />
rabbis would always contact our members directly, on behalf of<br />
the person in need of assistance.<br />
Thanks to Our Volunteers<br />
The Shul thanks all our Volunteers for their invaluable help:<br />
Mrs. Ofelia Wiener for assisting the Hashkama Minyan<br />
Ms. Stacie Weintraub for assisting at the front desk<br />
Community Happenings<br />
Dates to Celebrate and Commemorate<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Edward Kopelman<br />
Mr. Shmuel Levinsky<br />
Mr. & Mrs. David Lichter<br />
Mr. Morris Mendal<br />
Ms. Susan Meyerson<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Lazer Milstein<br />
Drs. Raul & Janet Mitrani<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Moore<br />
Ms. Sylvia Moses<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Simon Moshel<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Temuri Nanikashvili<br />
Mr.& Mrs. Michael Ritzer<br />
Dr. & Mrs. Michael Salzhauer<br />
Dr. & Dr. Stephen Robert<br />
Scheinman<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Steven Schmutter<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Peter Schwalbe<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Shapiro<br />
Dr. & Mrs. Marvin Shuster<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Jaime Slomianski<br />
Dr. & Mrs. Menahem Srur<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Eric Stein<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Paul Sterental<br />
Mrs. Esther Vlosky<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Adam Weinberg<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Leon Weinschneider<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Paul Weintraub<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Yaakov Weitman<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Wolf<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Samuel Wolf<br />
Rabbi & Mrs. Aryeh Wuensch<br />
In memory of our beloved Gabbay, Mordechai Ben<br />
David (Mauricio Fux) obm, the community has<br />
established a fund for the care of his family. All<br />
contributions should be made to The Shul, specifically<br />
noting “Mauricio Fux fund”, if by check.<br />
THANK YOU<br />
Important Notice<br />
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Refuah Shleimah<br />
If you have a health update on anyone listed please contact The Shul. We would<br />
like to keep the listing current and remove names of people who have recovered.<br />
MEN<br />
David Fishel ben Rachel<br />
Avraham ben Yitzchak<br />
Daniel ben Tova Basha (#5)<br />
Yehonoson ben Malka (Jonathan<br />
Pollard for Refuah and Yeshua)<br />
Yitzchak Arie ben Leah<br />
Nochum Mordechai ben Chana Zlata<br />
Pinchas Rafael ben Yehudis<br />
Chaim ben Golda (Joey Givner’s<br />
father)<br />
Noah ben Malka (#9)<br />
Shmuel Nachum ben Sara Raizel<br />
Chaim ben Nechama<br />
Mayer ben Jamie<br />
Eliyahu ben Batiya<br />
Moshe ben Henia<br />
Ariel Leib ben Nechama<br />
Baruch ben Tzipa Faiga<br />
Rachmiel ben Miriam<br />
Beryl ben Miriam<br />
Binyomin ben Chasha Riva<br />
Avraham Yosef ben Sofie<br />
Yishaia ben Celia<br />
Yitzchok ben Chana Rochel<br />
Raphael Moshe ben Sara<br />
(Mr. Moshe Behar)<br />
WOMEN<br />
Sarah Libke bas Bayla<br />
Leah Bracha bas Shoshana Basya<br />
Tziporah bas Mindel<br />
Miriam Chaya bas Yachad<br />
Rochel bas Bracha Sheindel<br />
Chaya Bahiya Zlata bas Sara<br />
Devorah<br />
Yochevet Bayla Emunah bas<br />
Michal Chaya<br />
Chava bas Mazal<br />
Shifra bas Chaya<br />
Itel Dina bas Shivra<br />
Baili bas Shayna<br />
Devorah Elka bas Eliesheva Batya<br />
Miriam Hagar bas Chayenah Michlah<br />
Perl bas Sarah<br />
Chaya Yael bas Sarah Imanu<br />
Chana bas Frecha<br />
Sara bas Ida<br />
Miriam Gietel bas Hinda (Ilona<br />
Feldman)<br />
Dora bas Sinuru<br />
Fruma bas Chaya Sarah<br />
Pnina bat Hannah<br />
Miriam bas Rivka<br />
Sandal bas Leah (Sonia Kawa)<br />
Ilana Leah bas Shaindel Rochel<br />
Ruchama Alisa Sara Chana bas<br />
Esther Liba<br />
Mother and Daughter<br />
One Day trip to New York ( all ages )<br />
Tentative date: Thursday June 2nd.<br />
We will be leaving from Miami early in the morning<br />
and returning late the same evening. The trip includes:<br />
- Ohel<br />
- Mincha in the Rebbe's room<br />
- Crown Heights Shopping<br />
- Tour of the Jewish Children's Museum<br />
- Breakfast lunch and dinner will be served<br />
Total cost: $250 per person<br />
Please let us know as soon as possible as price<br />
depends on flight availability.<br />
Hana Barouk: 305-785-2900
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Inspiration, Insights & Ideas<br />
Bringing Torah lessons to LIFE!<br />
Thoughts on the Parsha from Rabbi Sholom D. Lipskar<br />
physicians to save lives and limb in China and Haiti, where they<br />
become the most proficient and efficient hospital, servicing the<br />
indigenous population. The director of the program<br />
commented that though the cultural, behavioral and religious<br />
differences etc. caused an initial sense of suspicion and<br />
distance, it quickly dissipated by the good that the Israeli team<br />
brought.<br />
We could point to countless examples in the millennia of<br />
history when the standards to which the Jews were held were<br />
180° different than the rest of society.<br />
The reality and truth is that we are different. What makes us<br />
different? We have the same blood types and body parts of<br />
most homosapiens. When one receives an organ transplant or<br />
a blood transfusion it matters not whether it comes from a Jew<br />
or a non-Jew. We all look, walk, work, eat the same, and are part<br />
of a common humanity. Yet we stand out as having been<br />
chosen by G-d.<br />
It is important to understand and recognize what makes us<br />
different so we can strengthen those ingredients to gain the<br />
maximum benefit of our being unique and chosen. As we look<br />
at the general population vis á vis the Jewish population, we<br />
find that there are two fundamental elements that make us<br />
different than any other nation. Torah and Mitzvos.<br />
The Torah, also known as the Bible, is more than a holy book.<br />
Even the most just and moral nations of the world who accept<br />
the Bible with its 24 books do not live by what it states in that<br />
Bible, for whatever reason. For the Jewish People, the Bible is<br />
completely different. Together with clear directives and<br />
implications, it contains an endless reservoir of oral<br />
interpretation and tradition articulating instruction for every<br />
aspect of life with wondrous relevance to our life and time.<br />
Since G-d used the Torah as a blueprint to create the world, we<br />
study that blueprint to know how to sustain and maintain the<br />
world and fulfill its purpose.<br />
Our rabbis tell us to believe that there is wisdom among the<br />
nations, but not Torah. Great secular leaders of all generations<br />
already recognized the extraordinary quality of Torah and its<br />
impact in molding the special uniqueness of the Jewish people.<br />
They attribute to the study of Torah the honing of minds,<br />
adding dimension to their perspectives, opening subconscious<br />
levels of understanding and connecting to a higher level<br />
wisdom. King Ptolemy commissioned 70 Torah scholars to<br />
translate the Torah into Greek because he wanted to tap into<br />
the power of the Jewish People.<br />
Today in South Korea, families of the intelligentsia and upper<br />
middle class have taken to study the Talmud which they have<br />
translated into Korean because they want to utilize the same<br />
mechanisms that the Jews have in order to create that brilliance<br />
and outstanding capacity that the Jewish people have shown,<br />
even in secular human applications.<br />
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That’s the first thing that makes us different: the Torah.<br />
The other aspect that distinguishes the Jewish people from the<br />
nations of the world, is Mitzvos, the 613 precepts that G-d<br />
commanded us (248 positive commandments - things that we<br />
should do, and 365 prohibitions - things that we are not<br />
supposed to do). Some mitzvos cannot be fulfilled today as the<br />
physical elements that are required for their performance are<br />
not extant, i.e. the Holy Temple. The multitude of Mitzvos<br />
(Divine laws) pertain to every aspect of our lives. Only the<br />
Jewish people have specific Divine direction for everything they<br />
do, from waking up, washing, dressing, eating, studying,<br />
working, relationships or business dealings. We are directed<br />
how to tie our shoes, how to wash, what to wear, what not to<br />
wear, what to eat, how to eat, making proper blessings before<br />
and after eating, how to conduct business ethically as dictated<br />
by the Torah and give charity from our earnings, and how to<br />
have healthy and positive relationships with our spouses,<br />
children, parents, siblings, relatives, friends, neighbors,<br />
community and society.<br />
Those are the 2 fundamental elements that make us different.<br />
These are not theoretical and philosophical concepts that<br />
address theology or scholarship but applicable practical paths<br />
for life.<br />
I am puzzled that when realizing and bearing the consequences<br />
of being different, including the double standards that are<br />
applied to us because we are Jews, the negative feelings that<br />
are directed towards us because we are Jews, the desire by<br />
some to harm us because we are Jews, why do we not own and<br />
utilize that difference to achieve the power that it gives us? If<br />
what makes us special and exclusive is the Torah and Mitzvot, it<br />
is incumbent upon us to utilize them to continue in our holy<br />
journey.<br />
Of course we can attribute our differences to a much more<br />
fundamental level in the sub-genetic pluro potential source of<br />
our existence, but on the most practical level, our uniqueness is<br />
in our practicing and behaving like Jews should.<br />
The Torah reiterates often that when the Jewish people behave<br />
in the unique way that they should, the nations of the world<br />
respect us instead of hating us as we achieve authority by<br />
example and by consensus bringing the wholesomeness,<br />
holiness, morality and ethics of Torah and Mitzvahs to the<br />
whole world. Let us be proud that we are different, not with any<br />
sense of ego but with a sense of responsibility and gratitude to<br />
Hashem for having given us this opportunity to be His<br />
Kohanim, His personal representatives, representing the world<br />
to Hashem and representing Hashem to the world.<br />
Have a great Shabbos and a good week.
Counting the Omer<br />
Inspiration, Insights & Ideas<br />
Bringing Torah lessons to LIFE!<br />
Halacha of the Week<br />
By Rabbi Dov Schochet<br />
Starting from the day the Omer offering was brought in the Temple<br />
(it was a meal offering of barley brought on the second day of<br />
Passover) the Torah commands us to count seven weeks (which<br />
bridge the Omer offering and the festival of Shavuos). This<br />
commandment was actually a matter of great contention between<br />
those who accept the Oral Law and the sects which only believed in<br />
the Written Law and not willing to accept any oral tradition.<br />
The issue was the language the Torah uses in this week’s portion,<br />
“And you shall count unto you from the morrow after the Shabbat,<br />
from the day that you brought the sheaf of the waving; seven weeks<br />
shall there be complete". While a literal reading would obviously<br />
imply that the counting must always begin on a Sunday (the day<br />
after the Shabbat) the Mosaic tradition was to understand this word<br />
as referring to the festival of Passover (which can also be referred to<br />
as Shabbat) and not the seventh day of the week. Obviously the<br />
Halacha follows this tradition and therefore, starting from the<br />
second day of Passover, for 49 nights, there is an obligation to count<br />
the Omer.<br />
The proper way to count is to mention the days and the weeks e.g.<br />
from day 1 through 6 one should say "today is day 1 to the Omer etc.<br />
from day 7 and on one should mention the weeks as well e.g. on day<br />
13 one should say "today is 13 days which are 1 week and 6 days to<br />
the Omer"<br />
It is proper to count while standing although if one counts sitting<br />
down they do not have to count again.<br />
The counting can be done in any language one understands. If one<br />
does not understand what they're saying even if they are counting<br />
in Hebrew they have not fulfilled their obligation.<br />
As this is an individual obligation one is required to fulfill the<br />
Mitzvah on their own and not rely on an emissary. Although if one<br />
hears their friend counting and has in mind to exempt their<br />
obligation it is sufficient, it is preferable for one to count every night<br />
on their own.<br />
Like all Mitzvot which are time bound, women are exempt although<br />
if they wish they can count the Omer with its requisite blessing.<br />
Sefardic women do not recite the blessing.<br />
There is a dispute if the counting can only be done at night or if one<br />
can count the following day as well, therefore in the event one<br />
forgot to count at night they should count the following day (to<br />
fulfill the Mitzvah according to the second opinion) but do so<br />
without the prior blessing.<br />
There are two opinions as to the nature of this Mitzvah, one holding<br />
that every day is an independent commandment while the second<br />
holds that one can only count any of the days if they have counted<br />
all the prior ones. The accepted practice if one forgot to count one of<br />
the days is to continue counting the rest of the days like the first<br />
opinion (as one might be fulfilling a Mitzvah) but to do so without<br />
the prior blessing as the rule is anytime one is not certain if a<br />
blessing must be recited we do not recite it. It is important to note<br />
the Mitzvah is not the blessing but the counting and therefore if<br />
one missed a day it is not a reason to be lax with the counting of<br />
the rest of the Omer. (In a case where one is uncertain if they<br />
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missed a night or not or where one forgot to count at night but<br />
counted the following day without the blessing they can count the<br />
following days with the blessing).<br />
The lesson of the Omer is clear, all days must be counted. Every<br />
moment of our lives has meaning and purpose and must be<br />
properly accounted for. And as the first counting culminated with<br />
receiving the Torah by us all "counting our days" may we merit to<br />
the revelation of the coming of Moshiach.<br />
<br />
Your Guide to Personal Freedom<br />
Counting the Omer: Week Three<br />
This is an excerpt from “Counting the Omer – A Spiritual Guide” by<br />
Rabbi Simon Jacobson<br />
Day 18 - Netzach of Tiferet: Endurance in Compassion<br />
Is my compassion enduring and consistent? Is it reliable or<br />
whimsical? Does it prevail among other forces in my life? Do I have<br />
the capacity to be compassionate even when I'm busy with other<br />
activities or only when it's comfortable for me? Am I ready to stand<br />
up and fight for another?<br />
Exercise for the day: In the middle of your busy day take a moment<br />
and call someone who needs a compassionate word. Defend<br />
someone who is in need of sympathy even if it's not a popular<br />
position.<br />
Day 19 - Hod of Tiferet: Humility in Compassion<br />
If compassion is not to be condescending, it must include humility.<br />
Hod is recognizing that my ability to be compassionate and giving<br />
does not make me better than the recipient; it is the<br />
acknowledgment and appreciation that by creating one who needs<br />
compassion G-d gave me the gift of being able to bestow<br />
compassion. Thus there is no place for haughtiness in compassion.<br />
Do I feel superior because I am compassionate? Do I look down at<br />
those that need my compassion? Am I humble and thankful to G-d<br />
for giving me the ability to have compassion for others?<br />
Exercise for the day: Express compassion in an anonymous fashion,<br />
not taking any personal credit.<br />
Day 20 - Yesod of Tiferet: Bonding in Compassion<br />
For compassion to be fully realized, it needs bonding. It requires<br />
creating a channel between giver and receiver; a mutuality that<br />
extends beyond the moment of need. A bond that continues to live<br />
on. That is the most gratifying result of true compassion.<br />
Do you bond with the one you have compassion for, or do you<br />
remain apart? Does your interaction achieve anything beyond a<br />
single act of sympathy?<br />
Exercise for the day: Ensure that something eternal is built as a<br />
result of your compassion.<br />
Day 21 - Malchut of Tiferet: Nobility in Compassion<br />
Examine the dignity of your compassion. For compassion to be<br />
complete (and enhance the other six aspects of compassion) it must<br />
recognize and appreciate individual sovereignty. It should boost<br />
self-esteem and cultivate human dignity. Both your own dignity and<br />
the dignity of the one benefiting from your compassion.<br />
Is my compassion expressed in a dignified manner? Does it elicit<br />
dignity in others? Do I recognize the fact that when I experience<br />
compassion as dignified it will reflect reciprocally in the one<br />
who receives compassion?
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Exercise for the day: Rather than just giving charity, help the needy<br />
help themselves in a fashion that strengthens their dignity.<br />
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Counting the Omer: Week Four<br />
During the fourth week of counting the Omer, we examine and<br />
refine the emotional attribute of endurance known as Netzach.<br />
Netzach means endurance, fortitude and ambition and is a<br />
combination of determination and tenacity. It is a balance of<br />
patience, persistence and guts. Endurance is also being reliable and<br />
accountable, which establishes security and commitment. Without<br />
endurance, any good endeavor or intention has no chance of<br />
success. Endurance means to be alive, to be driven by what counts.<br />
It is the readiness to fight for what you believe, to go all the way.<br />
This, of course, requires that endurance be closely examined to<br />
ensure that it is used in a healthy and productive manner.<br />
Day 22-Chesed of Netzach: Loving kindness in endurance<br />
For anything to endure it needs to be loved. A neutral or indifferent<br />
attitude will reflect in a marginal commitment. If you have<br />
difficulty making commitments, examine how much you love and<br />
enjoy the object that requires your commitment. Do I love my<br />
work? My family? My choices?<br />
For endurance to be effective it needs to be caring and loving. Does<br />
my endurance cause me to be, or seem to be, inflexible? Does my<br />
drive and determination cause me to be controlling? Am I too<br />
demanding? Do others (my employees, friends, children) cooperate<br />
with me out of the sheer force of my will and drive, or out of love?<br />
Exercise for the day: When fighting for something you believe in,<br />
pause a moment to ensure that it is accomplished in a loving<br />
manner..<br />
Day 23 - Gevurah of Netzach: Discipline in Endurance<br />
Examine the discipline of your endurance. Endurance must be<br />
directed toward productive goals and expressed in a constructive<br />
manner. Is my endurance and determination focused to help<br />
cultivate good habits and break bad ones? Or is it the other way<br />
around? Does my endurance come from strength or weakness?<br />
Does it come out of deep conviction or out of defensiveness? Do I<br />
use my endurance against itself by being tenacious in my lack of<br />
determination?<br />
Exercise for the day: Break one bad habit today.<br />
Day 24 - Tiferet of Netzach: Compassion in Endurance<br />
Healthy endurance, directed to develop good qualities and<br />
modifying bad ones, will always be compassionate. The<br />
compassion of endurance reflects a most beautiful quality of<br />
endurance: an enduring commitment to help another grow.<br />
Endurance without compassion is misguided and selfish.<br />
Endurance needs to be not just loving to those who deserve love,<br />
but also compassionate to the less fortunate. Does my<br />
determination compromise my compassion for others? Am I able to<br />
rise above my ego and empathize with my competitors? Am I<br />
gracious in victory?<br />
Exercise for the day: Be patient and listen to someone who usually<br />
makes you impatient.<br />
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Beis Iyar: Birthday of Rebbe Maharash<br />
T he<br />
fourth Rebbe of Chabad-Lubavitch, Rabbi Shmuel<br />
Schneersohn (1834-1882), known by the acrynom "Maharash",<br />
was born in the town of Lubavitch (White Russia) on the 2nd<br />
of Iyar of the year 5594 from creation (1834). His father, Rabbi<br />
Menachem Mendel of Lubavitch (the 3rd Chabad Rebbe, known as<br />
the "Tzemach Tzeddek") once remarked that Rabbi Shmuel's<br />
birthday, coinciding with the 17th day of the Omer Count, is defined<br />
by the Kabbalistic masters as Tifferet sheb'Tifferet ("Beauty of<br />
Beauty")<br />
Although Rabbi Shmuel was the youngest of Rabbi Menachem<br />
Mendel's seven sons, he was chosen to succeed his father as<br />
"rebbe" and leader of Chabad in the movement's capital, Lubavitch<br />
(four of his brothers established branches of Chabad Chassidism in<br />
other towns in White Russia and Ukraine). In addition to leading his<br />
Chassidim, guiding and advising their spiritual and material lives<br />
and authoring many maamarim (discourses of Chassidic teaching),<br />
Rabbi Shmuel traveled extensively throughout Europe, meeting<br />
with government and business leaders to exert pressure on the<br />
Czarist regime to halt its instigation of pogroms against the Jews of<br />
Russia.<br />
Rabbi Shmuel passed away at age 48 on the 13th of Tishrei, 5643<br />
(1882).<br />
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Advice for Life from Rabbi Shmuel of<br />
Lubavitch as recorded by Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn<br />
Obstacles<br />
Rabbi Shmuel is famous for the following aphorism:<br />
The world says that if you cannot crawl under an obstacle, try<br />
to leap over it. However, I say do not even try to bend down<br />
and pass under it; leap over it in the first place!<br />
Act vigorously, don't be deterred by obstacles, act as needed in<br />
every situation. When you are committed to accomplishing that<br />
which needs to be done, G‑d will be with you.<br />
Absolute Self-Honesty<br />
When conducting a introspective soul searching, just as one must<br />
be completely honest not to overlook any negative traits, so to one<br />
may not overlook any positive traits or strong points.<br />
Thinking About Oneself<br />
Someone once came and unburdened his heart before Rabbi<br />
Shmuel. "My entire life," he confessed, "I preoccupy myself with<br />
deceiving others and all sorts of sly behavior." The Rebbe advised<br />
him to set aside fifteen minutes every day during which time he<br />
should refrain from speaking and instead to concentrate – not on<br />
lofty chassidic subjects, but – on himself, and on ways to improve<br />
his character.<br />
Every Person a Teacher<br />
To a disciple venturing into business:<br />
"G‑d causes individuals to meet other specific individuals at<br />
specific times—and all for good reason. You need to view every<br />
person you meet as a teacher. Character flaws that you see<br />
in another—know that you also possess them. Positive
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traits that you see in another, try to incorporate into your character<br />
too."<br />
Every Event a Lesson<br />
One needs to take a lesson from everything he or she sees and<br />
hears—a lesson that enhances one's service of G‑d. Serving G‑d<br />
includes prayer and refining one's character. Serving G‑d starts with<br />
exerting control over one's thoughts, speech and actions.<br />
Purpose<br />
A soul descends to this world not merely to refine itself through<br />
personal study, prayer and selfless service of G‑d. Rather, G‑d<br />
dispatches the soul to this physical and mundane world, enclothing<br />
it within a body replete with animalistic urges, in order to vanquish,<br />
refine, illuminate and introduce spirituality into his surroundings.<br />
Fools<br />
To fool the world is one thing, but to fool yourself is no big deal.<br />
You’re a fool for wanting to fool yourself —and anyone can fool a<br />
fool.<br />
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Life is a Picture Postcard . . .<br />
By Yossy Goldman<br />
I<br />
was planning to procrastinate, but I never<br />
got around to it.<br />
Whether you consider the above quotation<br />
wise, witty or silly, it can actually be quite a<br />
sobering thought. How many of us can truly<br />
say we don't put off important things we know we should have<br />
done yesterday? Don't you just go green with envy when you meet<br />
those super-efficient amazons who are so punctual, organized and<br />
always put together? Don't they infuriate you…with yourself?<br />
From my own experience I now know that if something is important<br />
I better attend to it immediately, otherwise I simply don't trust<br />
myself to "get around to it." I know I could benefit from a Time<br />
Management course. In fact, I once signed up for one but I never<br />
made it there. No time. There are still so many new ideas, projects<br />
and plans I'd like to get around to. I know that with better personal<br />
discipline they might actually materialize.<br />
You might be surprised to learn that effective time management is<br />
not only a professional value but also a religious imperative. This<br />
week's Parshah details the Jewish Festivals, in the context of which<br />
we read about the Counting of the Omer during the 49 days<br />
between Passover and Shavuot. Just as the Israelites counted the<br />
days after the Exodus in eager anticipation to receive the Torah, so<br />
do we count these 49 days annually.<br />
But why count time? Time marches on inexorably, whether we take<br />
note of it or not. What value is there in counting the days? The<br />
answer is that we count these 49 days to make us conscious of the<br />
preciousness of every single day. To make us more sensitive to the<br />
value of a day, an hour, a moment. As Rabbi Sholom DovBer of<br />
Lubavitch once said, "A summer's day and a winter's night is a<br />
year."<br />
I heard a classic analogy on this theme in the name of the saintly<br />
Chofetz Chaim, Rabbi Israel Meir Kagan (1838-1933). Life is like a<br />
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picture postcard, he said. Ever had the experience of being on<br />
vacation and sending a picture postcard home or to a friend? We<br />
start writing with a large scrawl and then think of new things to say<br />
and before we know it we're at the end of the card and there's no<br />
more room. So what do we do? We start writing smaller and then<br />
when we're out of space we start winding our words around the<br />
edges of the card to get it all in. Before we know it, we're turning<br />
the card upside down to squeeze in the last few vital words in our<br />
message.<br />
Sound familiar? Isn't life like that? We start off young and reckless<br />
without a worry in the world and as we get older we realize that life<br />
is short. So we start cramming and trying to squeeze in all those<br />
important things we never got around to. Sometimes our attempts<br />
are quite desperate, even pathetic, as we seek to put some meaning<br />
into our lives before it's too late. (Maybe that's what a mid-life crisis<br />
is all about.)<br />
So the Torah tells us to count our days – because they are, in fact,<br />
numbered. We each have an allotted number of days and years in<br />
which to fulfill the purpose for which we were created. Hopefully, by<br />
counting time we will appreciate it better. So, whatever it is that is<br />
important for each of us to get done, please G‑d, we will all get<br />
around to it.<br />
The Kohen Gene<br />
By Elisha Greenbaum<br />
E ver<br />
<br />
looked around a synagogue and noticed the incredible<br />
array of people from different races wandering the aisles?<br />
Hard to believe we’ve got anything in common, let alone<br />
common ancestry and religion.<br />
In the late ’90s, a study came out attempting to prove that<br />
kohanim (priests), no matter their facial or racial makeup, all<br />
descend from a common paternal ancestor. The geneticists<br />
involved collected DNA samples from hundreds of kohanim, and<br />
searched for common markers on the Y-chromosome. Incredibly,<br />
they found that over 98% of men with a family tradition of<br />
priesthood showed evidence of descent from the same great-greatgreat<br />
grandfather.1<br />
Ashkenazim, Sephardim, Yemenites and Italians can trace their<br />
backgrounds back to the Jews of the ExodusI find it fascinating that<br />
Moses’ older brother, the biblical High Priest Aaron the kohen, lived<br />
some 3,300 years ago but bequeathed his genetic signature to<br />
these men. Ashkenazi, Sephardi, Yemenite and Italian kohanim can<br />
actually trace their backgrounds back to the Jews of the Exodus.<br />
And if modern science has given us the tools to prove common<br />
ancestry, isn’t the next obvious step to dedicate ourselves to our<br />
common purpose—G‑d’s Torah and mitzvot?<br />
The Fidelity Gene<br />
Recently, I came across a statistic that absolutely floored me.<br />
According to one Australian laboratory, nearly one-quarter of the<br />
DNA tests performed demonstrate the assumed father not to be the<br />
real biological parent. One quarter!<br />
Contrast this sorry record with that of Jews throughout history.<br />
What would happen if a kohen’s wife committed adultery?<br />
The resulting illegitimate child would be an assumed
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kohen. He’d join his “father” on the dais and recite the Priestly<br />
Blessing; he’d get dibs on the first aliyah. He’d hand down a<br />
tradition of priesthood to his own sons . . . But in reality he’s no<br />
kohen, and his DNA and that of his future male descendents would<br />
not bear those crucial markers.<br />
But almost 100% of all men with family tradition of priesthood do<br />
descend from kohanim. Generation after generation of Jewish<br />
women were faithful to their husbands and their tradition. What a<br />
proud record of fidelity. Geneticists describe these results as “the<br />
highest record of paternity-certainty ever recorded,” and there is no<br />
reason to assume that their sisters married to Levites and Israelites<br />
were any less faithful to their spouses and religion.<br />
Geneticists describe these results as “the highest record of<br />
paternity-certainty ever recorded”This devotion to our spouses and<br />
our G‑d has always been the way of the Jew. Even during our slavery<br />
in Egypt, subject to the capricious demands of an evil nation, our<br />
women distinguished themselves. The Book of Leviticus2 records<br />
the only example of illegitimacy, the product of the rape of a Jewess<br />
by an Egyptian overseer. The Torah hints that this woman’s<br />
flirtatious manner may have precipitated the dreadful occurrence,<br />
but the crime was committed by the Egyptian.<br />
This sad exception only demonstrates how refreshingly modest and<br />
chaste were all other Jews. The very worst and most unfortunate<br />
incident of all the time they were in slavery was not a case of<br />
adultery, G‑d forbid, but abuse. It is to the credit of our ancestors<br />
that, no matter the temptations, irrespective of the dangers, they<br />
fought to stay faithful, and almost without exception they<br />
succeeded. This proud heritage they vouchsafed to us.<br />
Jewish marriages throughout history are a model for all humanity,<br />
and the oaths and bonds that unite us with our partners and Creator<br />
will remain firm and unwavering for now and eternity.<br />
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A Path and a Choice<br />
Ethics 2:1<br />
By Yanki Tauber<br />
T<br />
he long, sunny Shabbat afternoons of summer are perfect for<br />
Torah study. Which is why our sages instituted a weekly<br />
chapter of Ethics of the Fathers, starting with the Shabbat after<br />
Passover.<br />
This Shabbat, we study Chapter Two of the Ethics, the first lines of<br />
which read:<br />
Rabbi [Judah HaNassi] would say: Which is the right path for man to<br />
choose for himself? Whatever is harmonious for the one who does<br />
it, and harmonious for other people.<br />
Half the people reading these lines will go on reading. The other half<br />
will stop short in their tracks, scratch their heads and say, "Huh?"<br />
I must have read those lines dozens of times without giving them a<br />
second thought. After all, I've been doing the annual Ethics-of-the-<br />
Fathers thing since I was a kid. But the first time that I actually paid<br />
attention to what I was reading, I was shocked. I stopped short,<br />
scratched my head and said, "Huh?"<br />
There's nothing unusual, of course, about Rabbi Judah HaNassi's<br />
14<br />
words per se. They'd fit right into a politician's speech or an<br />
"ethicist"'s advice column. They'd sit very comfortably on the<br />
"Quotable Quotes" page of Reader's Digest. But the Ethics of the<br />
Fathers is none of these things--it's one of the 63 tractates of the<br />
Talmud. And to see a statement like that in the Talmud is not just<br />
amazing--it flies in the face of just about everything else the<br />
Talmud, indeed Torah as whole, says everywhere else.<br />
What is "The Torah"? What does it come to say to us? If the message<br />
of the Torah could be summed up in a few lines, it might be<br />
something like this: "There is an objective, divinely ordained path of<br />
goodness and truth. G-d has revealed this path to us at Sinai, and it<br />
has been handed down through the generations in an unbroken<br />
chain of tradition. It is this path that you should follow--not the<br />
desires of your heart or the conventions of your society. The fact<br />
that 'I want this' or 'it feels right' does not imply that the desire is<br />
moral. The fact that 'everyone says it's ok' doesn't mean that it's the<br />
right thing to do. The Creator of the universe is the arbiter of good<br />
and evil, not the wiles of the human heart or the 'political<br />
correctness' of the current decade."<br />
So it's quite surprising to see Rabbi Judah HaNassi (one of the most<br />
central figures in the Talmud, and in the history of Torah's<br />
transmission through the centuries) advising us to "follow your<br />
bliss." Nor would we think that he, of all people, would make a<br />
statement to the effect that "if it's going to make other people like<br />
you, that's the thing to do." Certainly we wouldn't expect him to<br />
define these guidelines as "the right path for man to choose for<br />
himself"! Unless I've completely misunderstood what the Torah is<br />
and says?<br />
There's a story told about a child who's just starting to learn Talmud<br />
and is experiencing confusion with its new, unfamiliar language.<br />
The Arameic word chamra means "donkey." But chamra also means<br />
"wine." "How do I know," asks the cheder boy, "which is which?"<br />
"Simple," says the teacher. "It depends where it's standing. If it's<br />
standing in the stable, it's a donkey; if it's standing on the table, it's<br />
wine!"1<br />
Context is everything: show me where it's written, and I'll tell you<br />
what it means.<br />
That's how the Lubavitcher Rebbe explains Rabbi Judah HaNassi's<br />
perplexing statement. If we examine more closely where this<br />
statement appears, says the Rebbe, we'll better understand its<br />
meaning.<br />
Rabbi Judah's statement is set as the opening lines of the second<br />
chapter of Ethics of the Fathers. So we need to understand the<br />
relationship between the Ethics' second chapter to its first, as well<br />
as the place that the Ethics occupies in the Talmud.<br />
The teachings contained in the Ethics are described as "matters of<br />
piety" (mili d'chassiduta) or behavior that's "beyond the line of the<br />
law" (lifnim mishurat ha-din). For example: In the other tractates,<br />
you'll find the details of the Torah's laws forbidding one to slander,<br />
insult or curse one's fellow, but you won't find a law that<br />
commands you to smile at a neighbor and wish him good morning;<br />
the Ethics, however, enjoins, "Receive every man with a pleasant<br />
countenance." Torah law obligates us to lend material support to<br />
the needy; the Ethics instructs that "the poor should be members of<br />
your household." The strict letter of the law states that "One who<br />
says, 'I am giving this selah to charity so that my son shall live,' is a<br />
perfectly righteous person." The Ethics, however, admonishes:<br />
"Do not be as slaves who serve their master for the sake of
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reward." The Torah commands us to obey G-d's will; the Ethics<br />
wants us to "make that your will should be as His will."<br />
In other words, while the other sixty-two tractates of the Talmud<br />
concern themselves primarily with the "law"--the do's and don'ts of<br />
the Torah's commandments--the Ethics is wholly devoted to the<br />
conduct of the one whom the Talmud calls a chassid: one who takes<br />
these laws to the next level, going beyond what is mandated as his<br />
or her moral duty. The chassid is not content with fulfilling the<br />
"body" of the law; he desires its "soul," its inner spiritual truth, even<br />
if, technically, he's not "obligated" to go that far.<br />
The "body" of Torah is a set of actions. The "soul" of Torah is the<br />
deeper significance of those actions-- the inner purpose they<br />
achieve.<br />
The connection between the Torah's "body" and it's "soul" is<br />
emphasized in the opening lines of the Ethics' first chapter, which<br />
reads:<br />
Moses received the Torah at Sinai and gave it over to Joshua; Joshua<br />
[gave it over] to the Elders, the Elders to the Prophets, and the<br />
Prophets gave it over to the Men of the Great Assembly....<br />
Why does the Ethics begin by describing the Torah's "chain of<br />
tradition"? The commentaries explain: The rules, laws and<br />
regulations contained in the rest of the Talmud were obviously<br />
commanded by G-d at Sinai. But when it comes to the pietistic<br />
sayings of the Ethics, one might think that these are "personal"<br />
teachings of the sages in whose names they are quoted. Thus the<br />
Ethics emphasizes that these, too, form an integral part of the<br />
Sinaic tradition. Indeed, they are the soul of the laws--their inner<br />
expression, their ultimate fulfillment.<br />
When creating the first man and woman (as described in Genesis<br />
2:7) G-d first formed a body out of the "dust of the earth" and then<br />
"blew into its nostrils the soul of life." Similarly, the Talmud<br />
describes all subsequent creations of human life: a body is formed<br />
in the mother's womb, into which a soul is infused from on high.<br />
The same is true of the body and soul of Torah. First comes the<br />
grounding of a moral life--an existence governed by the rules, laws<br />
and regulations of the right path. Then, the chassid breathes life<br />
and spirit into this body, uncovering the "beyond" that lies within.<br />
But first must come the body; for a soul without a body is but a<br />
ghost, a disembodied spirit with neither grasp of, nor effect upon,<br />
the terrain of reality.<br />
In this context, we can understand Rabbi Judah HaNassi's saying:<br />
"Which is the right path for man to choose for himself? Whatever is<br />
harmonious for the one who does it, and harmonious for other<br />
people."<br />
The "right path," obviously, is the path of Torah. But there are two<br />
ways a person can tread this path: he can walk it as a stranger, or he<br />
can chose it as his own.<br />
The body of the law is fulfilled by simply walking the path. It may be<br />
difficult and uncomfortable. It may be a lonely path, scorned by<br />
society and a burden even to those who walk it. But as long as they<br />
obey its signposts and remain true to its trajectory, they have<br />
fulfilled their duty to G-d and man.<br />
But the chassid wants more. He wants the soul. He says to himself:<br />
if this is the right path, why don't I desire it with every fiber of my<br />
being? If this is the right path, why doesn't all the world recognize it<br />
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as such? Obviously, there is much about myself that requires<br />
improvement and development. Obviously, there is much about my<br />
world that requires improvement and development.<br />
But the chassid also knows that to attain the soul, he must first<br />
attain the body. To chose the path, he must first walk the path. To<br />
make that the path should be in harmony with his wiles and desires,<br />
he must first subordinate his wiles and desires to its law. To make<br />
that the path should ultimately be in harmony with all inhabitants<br />
of earth, he must first commit to it despite its unpopularity.<br />
The chassid knows that life's journey has two chapters. In Chapter<br />
One, Moses receives the Torah at Sinai and hands it over to Joshua,<br />
and to all subsequent generations, as the divinely ordained path of<br />
life. In Chapter Two, this right path is chosen as harmonious for the<br />
one who does it, and harmonious for all mankind.<br />
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Six Days Shall Work Be Done<br />
By Yitschak Meir Kagan<br />
T<br />
his week's Torah reading, <strong>Emor</strong>, contains the following<br />
command pertaining to the Shabbat: "Six days shall work be<br />
done, but the seventh day is a Shabbat of rest... you shall do<br />
no manner of work" (Leviticus 23:3.)<br />
How meaningful are even the most simply worded of G-d's<br />
commands! In fact, there is significance even in the sequence and<br />
order of the Torah's words concerning the Shabbat day. First the<br />
Torah commands us to work for six days and then we are<br />
commanded to rest on the seventh.<br />
The calendar week begins on Sunday. Prevalent custom has<br />
designated this first day as a day of rest with the working week<br />
following. The Torah, however, sets the working week first, to be<br />
followed by the day of rest, the holy Shabbat. "Six days shall work be<br />
done" and only then "the seventh day is a Shabbat of solemn rest" --<br />
the exact reverse of general practice. The precedence of labor before<br />
rest indicates that the purpose of man on earth is not to while away<br />
his time indolently, but to work for his spiritual as well as his own<br />
material welfare and for that of his community.<br />
Immediately following the creation of Adam, the Torah states: "And<br />
the L-rd G-d took Adam, and placed him in the Garden of Eden to<br />
work it and guard it" (Genesis 2:15). The meaning of the verse is as<br />
follows: it is G-d's will that man work to develop within himself the<br />
spiritual qualities with which he had been endowed by G-d. In this<br />
way man can become an active partner with G-d in the development<br />
and revelation of his own and the world's innate good qualities.<br />
Having informed us that our purpose in the world is to "work it and<br />
guard it," G-d gave us the Torah (derived from the Hebrew word<br />
hora'a --"teaching") to teach us how we are to "work" and "guard"<br />
the world.<br />
With the Torah as our guide we are able to fulfill our task and bring<br />
fulfillment to ourselves and to the world around us.
Rejoicing Over Osama is Early<br />
By Rabbi Yitzchok Schochet<br />
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Op-Ed: "I had a feeling of uneasiness as I listened to reports<br />
of jubilation at Ground Zero over the death of Osama Bin<br />
Laden."<br />
T<br />
wo immediate sensations overcame me when listening to news<br />
of Osama Bin Laden's death this morning.<br />
The first was a twinge of sadness as I flashbacked to that<br />
ineffable event when more than three thousand people lost their<br />
lives.<br />
I, like countless others, vividly recall where I was at that precise<br />
moment. I suddenly felt myself transported back in time, clutching<br />
my then two year old daughter and watching the planes crash into<br />
the World Trade Centre.<br />
Now, 10 years on, I was surprised myself when I felt this wave of<br />
emotion wash through me as I was listening to this "end of chapter."<br />
I'm quite sure many others will have felt these same pangs.<br />
The American media will probably scramble first thing this morning<br />
to get in touch with families who lost loved ones on that tragic day.<br />
For most it will open old wounds though it is probably also an<br />
essential part of a healing process.<br />
The other feeling was one of uneasiness as I listened to reports of<br />
scenes of jubilation at Ground Zero.<br />
Sure, death was the only appropriate punishment for this archterrorist.<br />
The religious rationale for capital punishment is that taking<br />
the life of another is perceived as a crime so hideous that the<br />
murderer has effectively forfeited their right to exist as no practical<br />
punishment can suffice.<br />
Still, the ancient Sages enjoin us, "do not rejoice when your enemy<br />
falls." This quote, which originates with King Solomon in Proverbs,<br />
has several different explanations offered by commentators.<br />
To offer one of my own, I think what the wisest of all men was<br />
suggesting is that while you can feel relief knowing that Pharaoh,<br />
Stalin, Hitler, Bin Laden have been terminated, true jubilation has no<br />
place in a world where evil continues to exist.<br />
We can declare victory in this battle, but the war is yet to be won. It is<br />
only when all evil will be eradicated from this earth that we can revel<br />
in that ultimate joy.<br />
Until then, we can learn an obvious lesson from this historic<br />
moment. An unimaginable amount of time, energy, money and<br />
manpower spanning a decade, has gone into bringing the world's<br />
most wanted man down. Imagine what we could do if we exerted<br />
similar resources to eliminate some of the other evils that pervade<br />
our world – such as poverty, war and hunger.<br />
We don't need to be CIA operatives or Navy seals. We just need to<br />
follow a directive from our Commander in Chief to seek to perpetuate<br />
more goodness and kindness in the world through the simple acts of<br />
reaching through hearts and touching souls.<br />
While the search for Bin Laden took them into the deepest terrains<br />
and mountainous hill of Pakistan he was hiding only 800 meters<br />
away from the country's Capitol. Salvation is so much nearer than<br />
you think.<br />
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We look forward to the day when we will be able to utter the same<br />
words as those soldiers who emerged from the compound in<br />
Abbotabbad: "Mission accomplished."<br />
-- Rabbi Yitzchak Schochet is the rabbi of the Mill Hill Synagogue in<br />
north west London and one of the foremost spokesmen for Anglo-<br />
Jewry.<br />
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My Passover Seder in Cusco, Peru<br />
A Rabbinical Student Helps Prepare a Seder for 1200<br />
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A<br />
few weeks before Passover, I logged in to my account on the<br />
Lubavitch Headquarters Shlichus placement website, and saw<br />
that I’d be going with a few friends to run a Seder in Cusco,<br />
Peru.<br />
I contacted the Shluchim in Cusco, Rabbi and Mrs. Ofer and Yael<br />
Kripor to work out the details, then promptly went Pesach shopping. I<br />
had a long checklist of food staples that would not be available in<br />
remote Cusco.<br />
We arrived to Cusco, a beautiful city 11,000 feet above sea level and<br />
found ourselves in a lively, well traveled tourist destination. We had<br />
dinner in the kosher restaurant where streams of backpackers joined<br />
us.<br />
Amid the chaos, Ofer and Yael found time review the details of the<br />
outreach activities we’d be involved in over the next few weeks.<br />
“The restaurant must operate until the Holiday, and then again on<br />
Chol Hamoed--the intermediate days-- from 10am until 10pm so that<br />
any Jewish visitor can have easy access to kosher – and then kosher<br />
for Passover – food. From our recent years’ experience, hundreds of<br />
tourists will be coming in daily for kosher meals, even on erev chag—<br />
in the hours before Passover sets in.<br />
“One of you has to in the restaurant area at all times to help the<br />
visitors with whatever they need, register them for the Seder and<br />
other holiday and Shabbat meals. Someone needs to be in the<br />
kitchen to supervise the kashrut; there’s still shopping to do before<br />
the holiday, and we need to go to immerse “toivel” some new<br />
Passover dishes in the swamp. The kitchens have to be koshered as<br />
well for Passover at least two days before the holiday, so that there is<br />
enough time to prepare food for the Seder.<br />
“On one of the upcoming days, we’ll all have to go to the chicken<br />
farm to slaughter 3,300 pounds of chicken for the Seder night. It’s<br />
tough, dirty work; we’ll have to take off all their feathers, and clean<br />
the guts. On Sunday night we’ll press grapes for fresh juice that we<br />
will use for the Four Cups at the Seder night.”<br />
We lost no time dividing the tasks among ourselves and moved at a<br />
swift pace through Friday. On Friday the matzahs and other Passover<br />
items arrived.<br />
15 Chefs, 30 Hired Hands, 170 Security Agents<br />
Shabbat before the holiday, there were some 100 people in the<br />
synagogue, and some 350 for the meal. These numbers, which<br />
exceeded the usual, gave us some indication of what to expect at the<br />
Seder—said to be the largest in the world.
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Saturday night, 30 hired hands, of which 15 were chefs, and a large<br />
number of Israeli tourists arrived at Chabad to help for the Seder, all<br />
under the guidance of Yael Kripor. Cleaning, washing, cooking,<br />
checking vegetables for bugs. A small group was also drawing the<br />
Seder steps on large placards. This work lasted until Monday<br />
afternoon.<br />
Monday at 2pm, a truck came to the Chabad House to haul all the<br />
food and equipment to the hall in which the Seder would take place.<br />
We too, finished our preparations and took a few pairs of tefillin with<br />
us, and drove to the hall.<br />
On the way, Rabbi Ofer told us that in the morning he met with the<br />
Cusco sheriff and 12 colonels regarding security for the event. When<br />
we neared the hall, we saw that all the surrounding streets were<br />
blocked off, so we parked the car and walked the distance to the hall.<br />
Police forces were spread across the entire area, and we saw snipers<br />
on rooftops. We passed no less than three security screenings before<br />
being allowed into the hall itself, where we met a security agent<br />
contracted for this project from the Israelis. He told us that there<br />
were some 170 of Cusco’s police and 30 Israeli tourists – themselves<br />
veterans of special unit forces of the IDF – dispersed the breadth of<br />
the area to secure our Passover Seder event. He confirmed that his<br />
superiors in Israel had advised him that this would be the “biggest<br />
Seder in the world.”<br />
An Astounding View<br />
The sight of the huge hall, set with 1,200-plus seats was stunning. At<br />
around 4:30pm the guests started arriving. At the hall entrance, we<br />
opened our tefillin bags and started wrapping tefillin with the guests.<br />
There was no rest until sunset.<br />
When the hall was full, the women lit holiday candles and the men<br />
went to pray the maariv evening prayer. Guests then made their way<br />
to the tables. Rabbi Ofer divided the hall between us (eight students)<br />
into four groups, making each pair of rabbinical students “in charge”<br />
of 300 people.<br />
The Rabbi himself got up on a chair in middle of the hall and spoke<br />
loudly, laying out the schedule. He requested that no one take<br />
photos during the event out of respect for the holiday. At the end he<br />
raised the first large placard: Kaddesh. The eight of us followed with<br />
our placards.<br />
The enormous hall filled with more than 1200 people was silent. The<br />
waiters came in and filled every individual's cup and the Rabbi made<br />
Kiddush reminding everyone to drink their Kiddush while reclining.<br />
We proceeded with Urchatz, Karpas, Yachatz.<br />
Maggid was extraordinary. Each of the four groups sang one of the<br />
Four Questions of the Ma Nishtana, and so we continued the<br />
haggadah while every page and a half, the entire hall joined the<br />
singing.<br />
What amazed me and my friends was that we indeed did not see a<br />
single camera throughout the duration of the Seder, which added<br />
immensely to the spirit of holiday. Clearly, Rabbi Ofer had the ear and<br />
respect of his guests.<br />
The Rabbi lifted the placard of Rachtza and everybody got up to wash<br />
while the waiters rushed in to bring everyone their matzah. Silence<br />
again. The Rabbi made the blessing and all followed. No one spoke,<br />
as is the tradition, while they broke and ate the first of the matzah.<br />
And so the Seder continued: marror, korech...<br />
Chad Gadya<br />
Shulchan Orech. The evening moved along without too much<br />
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interruption. The kitchen staff moved like clockwork. There was<br />
plenty of food for everyone. Salads, soup, chicken . . . I and the other<br />
rabbinical students went table hopping, giving us a chance to chat<br />
with groups of guests and share some of the Rebbe’s insights on the<br />
Haggadah, tell stories and sing.<br />
Towards the end, Rabbi Ofer got up on a chair and announced that<br />
most of the evening is now behind us, “but the best part is yet to<br />
come.” We weren’t sure what he meant until the hall reverberated<br />
with the Chad Gadya. I haven’t experienced such lively spirit in a very<br />
long time. It was as if the entire Cusco was singing and dancing<br />
together with us.<br />
Slowly people started to leave. We remained with a small group of<br />
people, singing holiday songs and discussing Torah thoughts deep<br />
into the night. On my way out, as I passed Rabbi Ofer speaking with<br />
the heads of the Israeli security personnel, I overheard one of them<br />
tell him, “The cords of my soul were vibrating to the songs of this<br />
Seder.”<br />
Next year in Jerusalem.<br />
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T<br />
he Sanhedria Children's Home in Jerusalem is a residential<br />
rehabilitation center for extremely disadvantaged boys aged 6-<br />
18 years old. The children suffered severe forms of emotional<br />
and physical abuse and neglect in their early childhood and<br />
subsequently were removed from their parents custody by court<br />
order. Sanhedria is these children's first experience in a loving and<br />
stable home. A dedicated professional staff provides the boys with<br />
skills to manage their pain. Therapeutic programs and activities,<br />
many with the participation of yeshiva and seminary volunteers<br />
brighten up the children's orbit. Miriam Braun, director of program<br />
development at Sanhedria visited Florida earlier this year and spoke<br />
at our Rebbetzin's Parsha class where she told of the children's plight.<br />
One of The Shul's members, who asked to remain<br />
anonymous, hooked Sanhedria up with Soles for Souls, an<br />
organization that provides shoes for the needy. The new sport shoes,<br />
lovingly repacked and shipped to Jerusalem by our congregant<br />
arrived over Pesach and the children delighted in their new gear! In<br />
addition to meeting a physical need, the beautiful new shoes lifted<br />
the children's spirits and feelings of self-esteem.<br />
To find out how you can help the children, please visit Sanhedria's<br />
website at: www.sanhedria.co.il or call their U.S. toll free # 866 409<br />
5718. Our members are also invited to visit the facility and meet the<br />
children when in Jerusalem. Visits should be coordinated with Ms.<br />
Braun at Israel cell 0504 566526 or via e-mail:<br />
tara_br@netvision.net.il
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Wednesday, May 11<br />
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Tuesday Night Class<br />
May 10 ~ Iyar 6<br />
Parsha of the Week<br />
with<br />
Rabbi Sholom D. Lipskar<br />
9:00 pm<br />
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TUESDAYS<br />
11:00 am - From Exile to Redemption: Insights on<br />
Moshiach with Rabbi Mendy Levy<br />
12:00 pm - Ein Ya’akov: Stories of the Talmud<br />
with Rabbi Dov Schochet<br />
WEDNESDAYS<br />
11:00 am - Tanya<br />
with Rabbi Sholom Lipskar<br />
12:00 pm - Chassidic Philosophy of the Rebbe:<br />
Relevant Concepts<br />
with Rabbi Sholom Lipskar<br />
Class to be followed by<br />
a light lunch<br />
THURSDAYS<br />
11:00 am - The Weekly Parsha<br />
with Rabbi Shea Rubinstein<br />
12:00 pm - Book of Judges<br />
with Rabbi Dov Schochet<br />
You can join these classes at anytime during the course.<br />
All classes are followed by complimentary refreshments.<br />
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The Tree of Life<br />
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party gift-(turn around time is one week!)<br />
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♦ Dedication pieces can include Hebrew text<br />
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apples...$1800<br />
doves...$3600<br />
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Exciting After School Programming<br />
Mother & Daughter<br />
Wednesdays,<br />
from 6:00 - 7:00pm in Classroom # 1<br />
Mothers and daughters are invited to join and participate in this<br />
fun and educational program.<br />
The program starts with a study session for each mother and<br />
daughter as they explore their heritage and its place in the home.<br />
Following the study session the mothers and daughters<br />
participate in cooking, crafts and quality time.<br />
For Girls : 1st - 5th grade<br />
Fee: $12 (mother and daughter included)<br />
Art expression with Sarah Libke Caplin<br />
An innovative program using various art mediums to convey<br />
feelings about Torah and Mitzvah messages.<br />
Boys ages *6-10: Mondays from 5.00 - 6.00pm<br />
Girls ages *6-10: Tuesdays from 5.00 - 6.00pm<br />
In the Teen Girls Room (Back of Women’s Sanctuary)<br />
Fee: $15 (including snacks and materials)<br />
*Also available upon request: individual classes, classes for<br />
younger girls & boys.<br />
For more information call Sarah Libke on 786 389 6528 (space is<br />
limited)<br />
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Tuesdays<br />
10:00 - 11:00am<br />
Have fun while helping your baby develop mentally, physically and<br />
socially. For more info call Gitty at 305-519-0581<br />
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Tuesdays<br />
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Custom Software, curriculum, and classes developmentally designed<br />
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For more info visit www.imaginetomorrow.com<br />
Cost: $20<br />
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Every Tuesday from 6:00 - 7:00pm<br />
Call Yossi at 646-410-1779 for more information<br />
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Weekly Tutoring Program<br />
Monday - Thursday from 4:45 - 5:45pm<br />
For boys & girls ages 6-13. Does your son or daughter need help<br />
with his Jewish Studies Homework? Bring your son or daughter<br />
to The Shul to learn with one of our youth leaders. To schedule a<br />
learning time, please call Devorah Leah Andrusier @ 917-686-<br />
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For girls ages 4-7. For more information, call Yakira Leah<br />
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Fee: $5 per class<br />
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Every Sunday<br />
10:00 - 12:00 pm in the Social Hall<br />
Come enjoy a morning of learning, arts & crafts, music and prizes!<br />
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Dates to be announced: Grades 4 & 5<br />
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Dates to be announced<br />
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Dates to be announced<br />
For more information call Sarah at 718-406-7185<br />
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¿Matrimonio Santo?<br />
Por Yossy Goldman<br />
L<br />
os primeros cohanim fueron Aarón<br />
(hermano mayor de Moisés) y sus<br />
cuatro hijos. Junto con sus futuros<br />
descendientes, fueron elegidos por Di-s para<br />
conducir el servicio en el Santuario como<br />
representantes de todo el pueblo de Israel.<br />
Debido a su posición santificada como<br />
ministros servidores en el Templo de Di-s, el<br />
cohen no puede estar en contacto con los<br />
muertos, su cuerpo debe ser inmaculado,<br />
ciertos matrimonios están prohibidos para<br />
él, etc.<br />
Quizás no conocen la historia del hombre<br />
que visita a su rabino y le pide que lo haga<br />
cohen. El debe pertenecer a la tribu<br />
sacerdotal y está dispuesto a pagarle al<br />
rabino cualquier cantidad de dinero por el<br />
honor. Pacientemente el rabino le explica<br />
que ni él ni nadie lo puede hacer cohen. No<br />
está en manos del rabinato hacer esto. El<br />
hombre está desesperado. Promete al rabino<br />
una enorme donación si le hace este único<br />
favor. El rabino está exasperado pero<br />
también intrigado y le pregunta al hombre<br />
por qué es tan importante para él que lo<br />
hagan cohen. El individuo responde:<br />
"Rabino, mi padre fue cohen, mi abuelo fue<br />
cohen, ¡yo también quiero ser cohen!"<br />
En verdad, aunque suene cómico que<br />
alguien que nació cohen quiera comprar su<br />
ingreso a su propia familia, ser cohen no es<br />
una broma.<br />
Por mi propia experiencia, estuve<br />
involucrado en numerosas tragedias<br />
humanas que emanaban de la ignorancia<br />
judía acerca del rol del cohen y las<br />
regulaciones que corresponden a la tribu<br />
sacerdotal.<br />
Aunque la conducta y el protocolo en el<br />
cementerio para un cohen es una mitzvá<br />
muy importante, fracasar en cumplir esas<br />
regulaciones es entre él y Di-s. No afecta a<br />
nadie más, al menos no en una manera<br />
terrenal y tangible. Sin embargo, cuando se<br />
trata de elecciones matrimoniales siempre<br />
hay alguien más involucrado y,<br />
subsecuentemente, muy afectado.<br />
Algunas tragedias son inevitables. Cuando el<br />
terror golpea, Di-s no permita, puede ser<br />
imposible estar fuera del camino del daño.<br />
La enfermedad no es algo que una persona<br />
sana elige concientemente. Pero la más<br />
frustrante tragedia de todas es aquella<br />
evitable. Y cuando la ignorancia de nuestras<br />
Latin Link<br />
Reflexión Semanal<br />
Parashá de la Semana<br />
tradiciones lleva al dolor y la angustia<br />
humana, entonces el familiarizarnos con<br />
esas tradiciones puede ser un largo camino<br />
hacia evitar que ocurra la tragedia en primer<br />
lugar.<br />
Imaginen la escena. Un joven anuncia su<br />
compromiso y llega a la sinagoga para<br />
inscribir su boda. El rabino descubre que es<br />
un cohen y la novia es una divorciada,<br />
conversa, alguien que previamente estuvo<br />
casada fuera de la fe, o quizás la hija de un<br />
padre no judío. Con mucha sensibilidad, le<br />
aconseja a la joven pareja que puede haber<br />
un impedimento halájico para que se<br />
consagre su unión "de acuerdo con la ley de<br />
Moisés e Israel". La parashá de esta semana<br />
nos da las leyes básicas que ordenan con<br />
quién se puede y con quién no se puede<br />
casar un cohen. Si él realmente es un cohen<br />
genuino y ella, en efecto, pertenece a una de<br />
las anteriormente mencionadas categorías,<br />
tenemos un problema.<br />
Mi pregunta es, ¿por qué en los dos o tres<br />
años de su relación este tema nunca surgió?<br />
La respuesta es, ignorancia. Nunca nadie les<br />
dijo que había un problema.<br />
¿Quién es culpado? El rabino, por supuesto.<br />
Es acusado de ser un fundamentalista<br />
religioso, intolerante, despreocupado, rígido<br />
e inflexible. Muy bien, Pueden estar seguros<br />
que mis colegas y yo amamos el ser<br />
bienvenidos y acomodarnos a todos los<br />
tiempos. Sin embargo hay situaciones<br />
cuando la ley y la tradición judías, que para<br />
nosotras son sagradas e inviolables, parecen<br />
interponerse en el camino de la felicidad<br />
humana. Y no tenemos el poder de cambiar<br />
la ley para que se acomode a la situación.<br />
Personalmente digo que la responsabilidad<br />
de educar a nuestros jóvenes acerca de estos<br />
temas particulares es de los padres.<br />
Especialmente un padre que es cohen y ha<br />
transmitido ese linaje a su hijo tiene la<br />
obligación moral de explicarle a su hijo que<br />
significa ser cohen. Es verdad que hay<br />
privilegios, como ser el primero en ser<br />
llamado a la Torá, pero también hay<br />
responsabilidades, como elegir<br />
cuidadosamente la pareja para el<br />
matrimonio.<br />
Estas clases de dolor y miseria son<br />
absolutamente evitables si educamos a<br />
nuestros hijos. Antes de que se involucren<br />
románticamente, los padres deben informar<br />
a sus hijos acerca de con quien se<br />
comprometen. De la misma manera que un<br />
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matrimonio interreligioso nunca ocurre sin<br />
antes inter-comprometerse, ningún cohen<br />
debe sentirse decepcionado por un<br />
matrimonio no permitido si sólo se<br />
compromete con mujeres con las que se<br />
puede casar. No debe saber esto por primera<br />
vez cuando se acerca a un rabino con un<br />
compromiso matrimonial.<br />
El matrimonio hoy es una institución tenue.<br />
Es un gran desafío permanecer en el lado<br />
correcto de las estadísticas. Si la Torá nos<br />
dice que una unión particular no es kosher,<br />
en lugar de resentirse por la interferencia<br />
debemos considerar como si el<br />
Todopoderoso mismo descendiera y<br />
susurrará una palabra de amoroso consejo<br />
en nuestros oídos: "Créeme; esta no es<br />
correcta para ti". A veces pensamos que la<br />
Torá se interpone en el camino de nuestra<br />
felicidad, cuando la verdad es a la inversa. A<br />
la larga, protege bien a lasa dos partes de<br />
cometer un serio error con ramificaciones<br />
para toda la vida.<br />
El sacerdocio es tan viejo como el pueblo<br />
judío. Ser cohen no es algo que se pueda<br />
comprar con dinero. El espacio no me<br />
permite extenderme aquí acerca del tema.<br />
Basta con decir, es una bendición especial.<br />
Asegurémonos que nuestros hijos nunca<br />
consideren a esta bendición una maldición.<br />
Clases y Eventos<br />
Porción Semanal<br />
Rabbi Shea Rubinstein<br />
Lunes 8:45 p.m. - 9:45 p.m.<br />
Sinagoga Principal<br />
Lecciones practicas para nuestra vida<br />
cotidiana<br />
(Para Mujeres)<br />
Sra. Vivian Perez<br />
Martes 2:30 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.<br />
198 Park Dr., Bal Harbour<br />
Por favor llamar al 305 213 3202<br />
para confirmar<br />
Kolel Español<br />
Moshe S. Lerman<br />
Miercoles 8:00 - 10:00 p.m.<br />
Domingo 8:00 - 10:00 p.m.<br />
Tanya<br />
Moshe S. Lerman<br />
Miercoles 7:15 PM - 8:05 p.m.<br />
Haime Library - 2do piso en Shul<br />
Sra. Vivian Perez<br />
Jueves 2:00pm – 3:00 pm<br />
Chabad of Aventura,<br />
21001 Biscayne Blvd, Aventura
La source de l'harmonie<br />
La femme, le Chabbat et l'équilibre du monde<br />
Adapté des enseignements du Rabbi de Loubavitch<br />
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ans la Paracha <strong>Emor</strong>, au troisième verset du chapitre 23 de<br />
Vayikra, nous lisons : «Six jours, le travail sera fait. Mais le<br />
septième jour est un Chabbat de repos solennel, un appel de<br />
sainteté, tu ne travailleras pas : c’est un Chabbat pour D.ieu dans<br />
toutes tes habitations…»<br />
La Kabbale explique que la création fut entreprise par le biais de<br />
différentes Sefirot, un enchaînement de canaux divins affectant la<br />
création. Chaque Sefira se définit par une caractéristique unique qui<br />
imprègne la création. La Sefira de ‘Ho‘hma, la Sagesse, contient<br />
l’attribut de la compréhension. La Sefira de ‘Hessed, la Bonté,<br />
apporte la bienveillance et la qualité du don, dans la création. A<br />
l’opposé, la Sefira de Gevoura, la rigueur, introduit la restriction. Et<br />
ainsi en va-t-il de toutes les autres Sefirot.<br />
Les six Sefirot émotionnelles (‘Hessed, Gevoura, Tiféret, Nétsa’h,<br />
Hod et Yessod) dessinent les six directions fondamentales des trois<br />
directions de l’univers : nord-sud, est-ouest et haut-bas. Elles<br />
représentent les modes fondamentaux pour atteindre les six<br />
directions de la création.<br />
On se réfère à ces Sefirot comme aux Sefirot masculines parce<br />
qu’elles se dirigent vers l’extérieur.<br />
Mais elles ne pourraient pas exister sans un point central, un point<br />
de convergence. Mal’hout, la dernière Sefira, est l’axe au centre de<br />
ces six directions. Elle reflète un regard intérieur et évoque la<br />
manière dont nous faisons pénétrer l’illumination spirituelle à<br />
l’intérieur de nous-mêmes. Mal’hout est la Sefirah féminine.<br />
Les six jours de la semaine, du dimanche au vendredi, figurent ces<br />
six dimensions se dirigeant vers l’extérieur et masculines. Par<br />
ailleurs, le Chabbat, qui est féminin, est le point central vers lequel<br />
convergent ensemble les six points.<br />
Durant toute la semaine, dans notre combat pour le gain spirituel,<br />
nous fonctionnons dans un mode masculin. Pendant ces six jours,<br />
nous dominons notre environnement et exerçons notre influence<br />
sur lui. Nous sommes constamment en état de conflit, choisissant<br />
parmi les éléments de notre monde ceux que nous devons<br />
embrasser et développer et ceux qui doivent être rejetés et soumis.<br />
La Torah nous aide à faire la distinction entre ce qui peut être<br />
positivement utilisé et ce qui doit être rejeté. Elle nous guide pour<br />
opter pour les aliments, les matériaux, les sujets et les relations qui<br />
donneront de l’énergie à notre être et sanctifieront notre vie, et<br />
repousser ceux qui tueront notre sensibilité spirituelle ou<br />
affecteront et abimeront notre cœur et notre esprit.<br />
Au cours des six jours, nous opérons dans une attitude masculine<br />
de conquête et d’assaut, dans un état d’agitation extrême.<br />
Et puis vient le Chabbat. Nous entrons alors nous rafraîchir dans<br />
une spirale d’harmonie, de sérénité et de paix. Après nous être<br />
affirmés et avoir accompli notre but durant les jours de la semaine,<br />
nous prenons un temps de pause dans nos combats.<br />
Le Chabbat, nous cessons le processus de tri et de suppression en<br />
entrant dans le mode féminin, à l’intérieur de nous-mêmes et de la<br />
création. Nous vivons un état d’harmonie, de paix, de repos et de<br />
French Connection<br />
Réflexions sur la Paracha<br />
Vivre avec la Paracha<br />
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réceptivité. C’est pour cette raison que les références aux Chabbat<br />
sont toujours au féminin, Chabbat Hamalka, la reine Chabbat ou<br />
encore, Kalla, l’épousée.<br />
Les femmes, qui représentent la Sefirah unificatrice, Mal’hout, et le<br />
jour d’harmonie, le Chabbat, ressentent un besoin plus profond de<br />
chercher et d’apporter cette unification et cet équilibre dans leur<br />
vie.<br />
Chabbat est la source des bénédictions à la fois pour la semaine qui<br />
précède et celle qui suit. De la même façon, la femme est la source<br />
des bénédictions pour son mari et son foyer. Comme le déclarent<br />
nos Sages : «un homme ne reçoit de bénédictions que par le mérite<br />
de sa femme» et «la joie, le bien, la Torah (sa protection) viennent<br />
de la femme».<br />
C’est la raison pour laquelle bien que l’on puisse avoir une<br />
abondance de bénédictions dans la vie, elles ne sont véritablement<br />
les nôtres que lorsque nous pouvons être capables de nous arrêter,<br />
apprécier et absorber ce bien.<br />
Le Chabbat, nous pouvons enfin absorber les bénédictions des<br />
efforts de la semaine écoulée et également nous revigorer pour<br />
continuer ce nouveau voyage qui nous attend dans le cycle<br />
hebdomadaire prochain.<br />
Parce que le Chabbat exemplifie l’expérience et le mode féminins,<br />
c’est à la femme qu’a été confié l’allumage des lumières qui fait<br />
pénétrer ce saint jour. Même «si le mari veut allumer lui-même les<br />
bougies, sa femme en a la priorité» car l’essence de l’être féminin<br />
est en harmonie avec le message essentiel du Chabbat.<br />
C’est la raison pour laquelle il est préférable que ce soit l’homme<br />
qui récite la prière de la Havdala qui conclut le Chabbat, faisait<br />
entrer le travail de la semaine. L’homme qui représente le combat et<br />
la bataille du cycle hebdomadaire, met fin au Chabbat en le<br />
séparant. Havdala signifie «séparation», du labeur de la semaine.<br />
L’homme dit «au revoir» au Chabbat en faisant pénétrer la semaine<br />
masculine par sa récitation de la Havdala. Et c’est la femme qui fait<br />
pénétrer le Chabbat féminin par l’allumage des lumières et sa<br />
bénédiction.<br />
Et c’est ainsi qu’elle apporte les bénédictions, l’harmonie et<br />
l’équilibre du Chabbat dans sa propre vie et dans la vie de tous ceux<br />
qui l’entourent.<br />
Cours de Torah en Français<br />
Kabbalah et Psychologie<br />
(pour Femmes)<br />
Rabin Zalman Gansburg<br />
Jeudi de 10h30 à 11h30<br />
Haime Library<br />
Atelier d’Étude du Sens Caché<br />
des Bérachot (pour Femmes)<br />
Rabin Zalman Gansburg<br />
Jeudi de 11h30 à 12h00<br />
Haime Library
Just for the Gals<br />
Delve into the power, strength and beauty in the life of the Jewish Woman<br />
Women’s Mikvah:<br />
Please call Mrs. Devorah Failer for an<br />
appointment: 305-866-1492 or<br />
305-323-2410<br />
PLEASE NOTE:<br />
Shabbos & Yom Tov visits must be PREPAID<br />
The Shul Sisterhood<br />
Who we are...<br />
The Shul Sisterhood organizes all of The<br />
Shul's programming and classes geared<br />
toward women in the community. Our<br />
objective is to bring women of all ages and<br />
backgrounds together to learn, laugh,<br />
experience, and rejuvenate their mind, body<br />
and soul. Meet new friends,<br />
relax and get inspired!<br />
If you would like to be a part of The Shul<br />
Sisterhood, please call 305. 868.1411<br />
Happy Happy<br />
Mother’s Mother’s<br />
Day!<br />
Day!<br />
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Weekly Classes<br />
Monday<br />
Practical Halacha Rabbi Dov Schochet 11:00 - 11:30 am<br />
Women’s Study Group - Rebbetzin Chani Lipskar 8:00 - 10:00 pm<br />
At the home of: Dr. Rita Steiner<br />
10155 Collins Avenue # 1806<br />
Bal Harbour FL 33154<br />
Tuesday<br />
Tanya Class in Spanish Mrs. Vivian Perez 1:45 - 2:30 p m<br />
~ 198 Park Drive, Bal Harbour Village<br />
Torah Portion Class in Spanish Mrs. Vivian Perez 2:30 - 3:45 pm<br />
~ 198 Park Drive, Bal Harbour<br />
Wednesday<br />
Rosh Chodesh Society Class<br />
Devorah—The Prophetess Rebbetzin Chani Lipskar 9:30 am<br />
Morning Torah Class Rebbetzin Chani Lipskar 10:00 - 11:00 am<br />
The Weekly Portion - Woman’s Perspective<br />
~ Haime Library<br />
Tanya Class in English Mrs. Vivian Perez 1:30 - 3:00 pm<br />
~ 198 Park Drive, Bal Harbour<br />
Thursday<br />
Kabbalah & Psychology (in French) Rabbi Zalman Gansburg 10:30 - 11:30 am<br />
~ Haime Library<br />
Atelier d’Etude du Sens Cache des Berachot Rabbi Z. Gansburg 11:30 - 12:00 pm<br />
Tanya in Spanish for Women Mrs. Vivian Perez 2:00 - 3:00 pm<br />
~Chabad of Aventura, 21001 Biscayne Blvd, Aventura<br />
In the Friday night prayer of<br />
"Lecho Dodi," Shabbat is<br />
likened to a bride. After<br />
saying the blessing on your<br />
candles, uncover your eyes<br />
and imagine that you are at<br />
the ultimate wedding. Sing<br />
and do a little dance. It's a<br />
joyous union!
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To contribute to The Aleph Institute’s programs, or to<br />
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In this Week’s Living Torah:<br />
A weekly video magazine featuring the Rebbe's<br />
application of Torah to timely events and issues<br />
Talk<br />
Faith After the Holocaust<br />
Timeless Moments<br />
Niggun “Ani Ma’amin”<br />
Eye to Eye<br />
Moshiach Must Comfort Us<br />
My Encounter<br />
We Need Justice!<br />
Enjoy a live video presentation every Saturday<br />
Night at The Shul immediately following Havdalah<br />
To see the video on-line:<br />
"Living Torah" Weekly Video Magazine<br />
Featuring the Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson obm.<br />
http://www.theshul.org/LivingTorah<br />
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please call The Shul at 305-868-1411<br />
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The Shul's Staying Connected Program<br />
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menorahs, and special CD's from The Shul video-library to celebrate the<br />
Jewish holidays. Staying Connected students also enjoy sharing special<br />
events such as the Winter- Break & Summer Shabbatons at The Shul with<br />
over 150 Jewish college students from 18 universities across the country.<br />
To learn more about Staying Connected, please call Rabbi Zalman Lipskar<br />
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To enroll in The Shul's Staying Connected program , please mail the<br />
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Permanent Seating in The Shul<br />
There are a limited number of seat dedications still available<br />
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If you are interested in more information please speak to or<br />
call Lydia Hasson or Penina Wuensch at 305 868 1411<br />
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Daily Study<br />
A complete guide to all classes and courses offered at The Shul<br />
Sichos Kodesh Rabbi Zalman Lipskar 6:15 - 6:50 am<br />
Halacha (Men) (Monday - Friday) Rabbi Dov Schochet 7:00 - 7:25 am<br />
Daf Yomi Rabbi Dov Schochet 8:00 - 8:45 am<br />
RamBam (Monday - Thursday) Rabbi Dov Schochet 8:45 - 9:00 am<br />
Chok L’Yisrael - Sephardic Custom Shimshon Tzubeli 8:45 am<br />
Sichos - The Rebbe’s insights on the weekly Parsha Rabbi Shea Rubinstein 10:00 - 10:45 am<br />
Community Kollel (Men) Mon - Thurs. Shul Rabbis and Kolel 8:00 - 10:00 pm<br />
Daf Yomi (Men) Rabbi Dov Schochet 9:00 am<br />
Spanish Kolel - Chassidus (Men) Mr. Isaac Gorin / Mr. Moshe Lerman 8:00 - 10:00 pm<br />
Executive Smicha (Men) Rabbi Dov Schochet 8:00 - 10:00 pm<br />
Weekly Torah Portion (Spanish) Rabbi Shea Rubinstein 8:30 - 9:30 pm<br />
Women’s Study Group:<br />
At the home of: Dr. Rita Steiner<br />
10155 Collins Avenue # 1806<br />
Bal Harbour FL 33154<br />
Senior Torah Academy:<br />
From Exile to Redemption: Insights on Moshiach<br />
Senior Torah Academy for Men & Women<br />
Ein Ya’akov: Stories of the Talmud<br />
*All classes located at The Shul unless otherwise specified.<br />
Rebbetzin Chani Lipskar<br />
8:00 - 10:00pm<br />
Rabbi Mendy Levy 11:00 - 11:45 am<br />
Rabbi Dov Schochet<br />
12:00 - 12:45 pm<br />
Tanya Class in Spanish (Women) Mrs. Vivian Perez, 198 Park Drive, Bal Harbour Village 1:45 - 2:30 pm<br />
Torah Portion Class in Spanish (Women) Mrs. Vivian Perez, 198 Park Drive, Bal Harbour Village 2:30 - 3:45 pm<br />
Executive Smicha (Men) Rabbi Dov Schochet 8:00 - 10:00 pm<br />
Rabbi Lipskar’s Tuesday Class Rabbi Sholom D. Lipskar 9:00 - 10:15 pm<br />
Parenting Class (Women) Rebbetzin Chani Lipskar 9:15 - 10:00 am<br />
Morning Torah Class (Women) - Weekly Parsha Rebbetzin Chani Lipskar 10:00 - 11:00 am<br />
Senior Torah Academy for Men & Women<br />
Tanya<br />
Rabbi Sholom D. Lipskar<br />
11:00 - 11:45 am<br />
Tanya Class in English (Women) Mrs. Vivian Perez, 198 Park Drive, Bal Harbour Village 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm<br />
Spanish Kolel Rabbi Benchimol 8:00 - 10:00 pm<br />
Kabbalah & Psychology in French (Women) - Haime Library Rabbi Zalman Gansburg 10:30 am - 11:30 am<br />
Atelier d’Etude du Sens Cache des Berachot (Women) Haime Library Rabbi Zalman Gansburg 11:30 am - 12:00 pm<br />
Mitzvos of the Weekly Parsha (Men & Women) Rabbi Shea Rubinstein 11:00 - 11:45 am<br />
Senior Torah Academy for Men & Women (Main Sanctuary)<br />
Book of Judges<br />
Tanya in Spanish (Women)<br />
Rabbi Dov Schochet<br />
Mrs. Vivian Perez<br />
(Chabad of Aventura, 21001 Biscayne Blvd)<br />
12:00 - 12:45 pm<br />
2:00 - 3:00 pm<br />
Tanya (Men & Women) Rabbi Uri Cohen 8:00 pm<br />
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Teen Shabbaton in Orlando<br />
Community Nachas<br />
A Peek at Recent Happenings<br />
Friday morning, a bus filled with 30 of our enthusiastic teens pulled out to Orlando for a Shabbaton weekend to be<br />
remembered! An inspiring, unique Shabbos experience was had by all, culminating in each person taking on a mitzvah at the<br />
BBQ on Saturday night! Sunday morning, tired but enthused, we headed out to Busch Gardens, Tampa for a day of fun in the<br />
park. Thank you to all those who joined, helped out and made this trip the awesome success it was!