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Shabbos Parshas NasoSivan 11 - 12May 25 - 26

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Nachas At A Glance

“And G-d happened upon Balaam...” (Numbers 23:4). To the evil prophet Balaam, G-d “happened.” Such is the hallmark of evil and unholiness is an attitude of “It just happened.” In holiness, nothing is coincidental; every

event is significant and purposeful.

The Chassidic Masters

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Weekly MessageThoughts on the Parsha from Rabbi Sholom D. Lipskar

Celebrating ShabbosSchedules, classes, articles and more... Everything youneed for an “Over the Top” Shabbos experience

Community HappeningsSharing with your Shul Family

A Time to PrayCheck out all the davening schedules and locationsthroughout the week

Inspiration, Insights & IdeasBringing Torah lessons to LIFE

Get The PictureThe full scoop on all the great events around town

In a woman’s worldIssues of relevance to the Jewish woman

French Connection Reflexions sur la Paracha

Latin LinkReflexion Semanal

The ABC’s of AlephServing Jews in institutional and limited environments.

Networking Effective Advertising

Numbers To Know Contacts at The Shul

Daily Study A complete guide to all classes and courses offered atThe Shul

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The Shul Child Enrichment Center Kindergarteners wrapping up a year of learning, davening sports, trips and fun. Even preparing for

their graduation in a real recording studio

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Shabbos Parshas Naso

This Torah portion, Nasso, is always read in proximity to the holiday

of Shavuos when the Jewish People, in complete unity and love for each other, received the Torah from G-d at Sinai.

This year it has a particularly interactive relationship as this Shabbos, when we will read this portion, is the 12th of Sivan which is the last of the Fulfillment Days that are still connected to this central

holiday.The strength and eternity of the Jewish People is our connection with One G-d, our commitment to One Torah and living together as One Family.

This Oneness, Unity, Togetherness and interactive, integrated responsibility and care for each other are the quintessential ingredients at the foundation of us as G-d‘s Chosen People and an inspiration and paradigm to the Nations of the world.

This concept is further emphasized at the center of this portion where we are given the special Priestly blessings that the Kohanim would bless the Children of Israel with. These blessings coming directly from G-d via His emissaries, the Kohanim, are the loftiest of all blessings. Generally, when the Torah promises us blessings and good fortune, it is as a consequence and result of living our lives in a proper manner following the ways of the Torah.

In this instance, there are no conditions to these blessings and each person, no matter what his station in life, whether important or unimportant, perfect or imperfect, is included in these blessings (in Ashkenazi communities during holidays and in Sefardic communities every day, or at least on the Sabbath). The blessings, in fact, end with “G-d will bless us with peace”. The classic commentator Rashi explains to the child that when we have peace we have everything.

It is an important message for us during this period of time when the Jewish people are at the centerpoint of the world’s attention that we portray and live this concept.

It is time to recognize that differences should not breed intolerance and shades of ideology should not be a cause for enmity. In a family there are many arguments and disagreements but always with unity and love.

So should it be for us as we are prepared to receive G-d‘s ultimate blessings to have a world filled with peace, tranquility, goodness and Moshiach now.

Have a great Shabbos and a good week.

Rabbi S. Lipskar

Thoughts on the Parshahfrom Rabbi Sholom D. Lipskar

One Last AdjustmentBy Tzvi Freeman

Our deeds are the medicine

by which the world heals itself.

It’s not size and quantity that matters.

Only one small, good deed

and everything could fall in place.

Which deed will that be?

It could be any one.

Whatever you can do,

do it believing that

this is the one to tip the scales.

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Weekly Riddle

Shmuely'sTeen Boys

Grades: 9th - 12th

10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Haime Library

Mendy KatanDavening With Dad

Grades: 7th - 8th

10:30 am - 12:00 pm

Montessori 3

Yossi Cohen’sHebrew School

Grades: 4th - 8th

10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Yosef Brook’sJunior Boys

Grades: 1 - 4

10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Classroom 1

Tween Girls

Grades: 6 - 8

10:30 am - 12:00 pm

Raquel GilinskiPre Tween Girls

Grades: 4 - 5

10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Classrooom 4

Elisheva Adouth's Aleph Wonder Girls

Grades: 1 - 310:00 am - 12:00 pm

Classrooom 2

Celebrating Shabbos with our YouthEverything you need for an “Over the Top” Shabbos experience

Morah Malkie’s Tot Shabbat

Ages: 1 - 411:00 am - 12:00 pm

Montessori classrooom 2

Debbie’sTeen Girls

Grades: 9th - 12th

10:30 am - 12:00 pm

Teen Girls Room

Questions:1) A nazir is prohibited from eating any grape products. What two places in the Torah does someone pick grapes from the vine?

2) Who is the only biblical personality to actually be called a nazir?

3) A nazir is forbidden to use a razor on his head (Numbers 6:5). Which people in the book of Numbers must shave with a razor?

Answers from last week:1)Gamliel ben Pedatzur, from the tribal of Menasheh (Numbers 1:10), shares a first name with the famous nasi and great sage of the second Temple era - Rabban Gamliel.

2) Number 3:19 mentions Moshe’s uncle Chevron (the brother of Moshe’s father Amram), who shares the name of a well-known ancient city in the land of Israel where the Patriarchs and Matriarchs are buried (Genesis 23:19).

3) Before being transported, many of the Tabernacle vessels are covered with skins of the tachash animal (Numbers 4:6, 8, 10, 11, 12, 14). The identity of this animal is not conclusively known (see Rashi - Exodus 25:5).

RIDDLE RULESAnswers to the riddles can be given to Rabbi Shaykee Farkash any time over Shabbos. The first child to give a correct answer to each of

the questions will win an INSTANT prize!

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Kiddush This Week: Kiddush this week is available for sponsorship.

Shalosh Seudos This Week:Shalosh Seudos this week is available for sponsorship.

kiddushim at The ShulPlease help us to provide our weekly Shabbos Kiddush and Shalosh Seudos by becoming a sponsor. Or join the Kiddush Bank by becoming a Partner ($770 annually ) or Patron ($360 anually)

Lighting 7:50 p.m.Mincha 7:55 p.m.

Eruv Information We would like to emphasize that every Erev Shabbos, individuals should call the Eruv Hotline to make sure

that the Eruv is operational. The number to call is 305- 866-ERUV (3788). The Eruv message is recorded approximately two hours prior to candle lighting. Surfside:

The Eruv in Surfside now includes the walking paths along the beach. Pushing strollers and carrying is permitted on the paths, but not beyond the path or onto the beach.

Bal Harbour: The Eruv in Bal Harbour included the inner (western) walking path only. The pier at Haulover Cut is not included. To pay your annual dues visit: www.miamibeacheruv.com

the caterer for this week’s kiddush and Shalosh seudos is

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Celebrating Shabbos Everything you need for an “Over the Top” Shabbos experience

Shabbos ScheduleEarly Minyan 6:15 p.m.Candle lighting 7:47 p.m. Mincha / Kabbalas Shabbos 7:50 p.m.Shabbos Day Hashkama Minyan 7:15 a.m.Tanya / Hayom Yom 8:50 a.m.Shacharis (Morning Services) 9:00 a.m.Children’s Programs 10:00 a.m.Upstairs Minyan 10:30 a.m.Kiddush 12:00 p.m.Daf Yomi 6:35 p.m.Men’s Shiur 6:35 p.m.Women's Shiur 6:35 p.m.Shalosh Seudos for Boys 6:35 p.m.Mincha 7:35 p.m.Pirkei Avot Chapter 1Shabbos Ends / Ma’ariv & Havdalah 8:43 p.m.

Sephardic Minyan Friday Evening Mincha / Kabbalat Shabbat 7:35 p.m.

Shabbat Day Shacharit 9:00 a.m.Mincha 7:35 p.m.Shabbos Ends / Ma’ariv & Havdalah 8:43 p.m.

The following dates are available for sponsorship:

Kiddush Shalosh Seudos May 26 , June 9, 16, 23, 30 May 26, June 2, 9, 16, 23, 30

If you wish to become a sponsor, please speak with Stacyat 305-868-1411 ext 313 or email [email protected]

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12 Sivan Dr. Fran Glicksman12 Sivan Mr. Rachmiel Lekach13 Sivan Mr. Isaac Mamane13 Sivan Mr. Ethan Werner14 Sivan Mr. Sam Greenberg14 Sivan Mr. Martin Packer15 Sivan Ms. Bassie Rivkin15 Sivan Mr. Andrew Roth15 Sivan Mrs. Esther Weinstock16 Sivan Mr. Shlomo Danzinger17 Sivan Mr. Salomon Juroviesky18 Sivan Mr. Moshe Avraham Jakobs18 Sivan Ms. Joanna Ilene Lichter


Birthdays

Kid’s Birthdays

Yahrtzeits

12 Sivan Dov Shapiro12 Sivan Elana Sher13 Sivan Solana Garfunkel14 Sivan Gabriela Koenig15 Sivan Shaina Katz15 Sivan Leo Jaime Levison15 Sivan Zev Lipskar15 Sivan Abraham Moris Woldenberg16 Sivan Zelda Brocha Herz16 Sivan Tal Kessous18 Sivan Eliyav Tobul

13 Sivan Radelfa obm Mother of Ms. Renee M. Grossman13 Sivan Yitzchak Isaac ben Rab Zev obm Husband of Mrs. Shelley Rindner14 Sivan Raiza bas Avrohom obm Grandmother of Mrs. Janice Lipton14 Sivan Chona ben Lazer HaLevi obm Father of Mrs. Randy Freedman15 Sivan Schneur Zalman ben Menachem Mendel obm Father of Mrs. Aviva Greenberg15 Sivan Rochel bas Henich obm Mother of Mr. Alan Lipton15 Sivan Irene bas Alter obm Mother of Mr. Albert Pollans16 Sivan Samuel ben Velvel obm Father of Mr. Albert Pollans17 Sivan Moshe ben Aryeh Leib obm Son of Mrs. Mina Sragowicz Brother of Mr. Ari Sragowicz, Dr. John Sragowicz and Mrs. Jane Mary Freund

Volunteers NeededAfter every Kiddush and event, The Shul donates the left over food to organizations or families in need. We are looking for volunteers to help collect and

wrap the food.

If you would like to help please contact the Mashgiach, Mordechai Olesky after the Kiddush.

Community service hours will be awarded.

AnniversariesMr. & Mrs. Milton & Esther WeinstockMr. & Mrs. Ira & Marsha SussmanMr. & Mrs. Raphael Moshe & Luisa Behar

Mazal Tov to Mr. & Mrs. Yosef and Rochel Leah Shwartz on the birth of a son. May they raise him to Torah, Chupah and Maasim Tovim and have much nachas from him.

Mazal Tov to Mr. & Mrs. Yaakov and HadassahTeshuba on the birth of a son. May they raise him to Torah, Chupah and Maasim Tovim and have much nachas from him.

Mazal Tov

Learning with The Bochurim If you are interested in having your child

learn with one of our bochurim, or if you would like to arrange

a lunch and learn in your office, Please contact Rabbi Shaykee Farkash

[email protected]

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Refuah ShleimahIf you have a health update on anyone listed please contact The Shul. We would like to keep

the listing current and remove names of people who have recovered.

Mr. & Mrs. Jackie AbrahamMr. & Mrs. Chanoch AlperovitzMr. & Mrs. Danny BaroukMr. & Mrs. Joel BaumDr. & Mrs. Ivan BerendMr. & Mrs. Gabriel G. BerenfusMr.& Mrs. Gad BittonMr. & Mrs. Betzalel CamissarMr. Raul ChamiMr. Arnold Lewis CohenMr. Julian A. CohenMs. Marilyn CohenRabbi & Mrs. Shlomie DiamontDr. & Mrs. Brian DooreckMr. & Mrs. Zev DrizinMr. & Mrs. Dovid DuchmanMr. & Mrs. Steven M. DunnMr. & Mrs. Gabriel EilembergRabbi & Mrs. Shaya FarkashMr. & Mrs. Gustavo GalagovskyMr. Jonathan GilinskiMrs. Marilyn GolombMr. & Mrs. Sam GreenwaldMr. and Mrs. Jeffrey GutMr. & Mrs. Moishe HersmanMr. & Mrs. George KellyMr. & Mrs. Steven KevelsonDr. & Mrs. Ari LametMr. Mario Laufer

Mr. David LekachMr. Joseph LekachRabbi & Rebbetzin Sholom D. LipskarMr. Eduard MaibergMiami Beach ChocolatesMr. Menachem NahonMr. Mordechai OleskyMr. & Mrs. Moshe PopackMr. Lonnie RichardsonMr. & Mrs. Uri Rotlewicz-SpiwakMr. & Mrs. Isaac SalverMr. & Mrs. Seth SalverRabbi & Mrs. Moshe SchneiderRabbi & Mrs. Obadia M. SchochetMr. & Mrs. Zalman ShapiroMr. & Mrs. Yossi SokolMs. Frances SpiselmanMr. & Mrs. Richard SragowiczMr. & Mrs. Eric SteinRabbi & Mrs. Yossi SternMr. Alex TauberRabbi & Mrs. Shmuel TevardovitzMr. & Mrs. Moshe WeinbachMr. & Mrs. Joseph WeingartenMs. Belinda ZaretMr. & Mrs. Avrom Chaim ZelmanovitchMr. & Mrs. Adam Ziefer

MENAryeh Leib ben Sura HenyaRafael Maya ben SolAaron ben TamarRaphael Moshe ben MiriamYichael ben LaykeMeyer Yankev ben Chaya EtelAlexander ben Esther RaizelRaphael Moshe ben SarahMoshe ben ZoilaMoshe Avraham ben Tziporah RivaChaim ben Pnina Gabriel ben EstherEber Avraham ben Fruma EstherShmuel ben Sarah PerlYosef ben EdwinaAvrohom ben FeigelMordechai David ben Esther RaizelYedidya Chaim Raphael ben ElanaYehuda ben Chaya SaraShimon Yitzchak ben Leah RochelChaim Tzvi Hirsch ben Guttel

WOMENShoshana bat MazalChaya Miriam Yehudit bat ChavaClara bat CorinaRivka bat ShoshanaLeah Rochel bat SarahMiriam bat Risha RaizelDana Ella bas Devorah HindeChana bas ShoshanaIlana bas Shaina RochelChava bas Elka MenuchaChaya bas RachelFayge bas ChayaMiriam Leah bas Helen

Sivan Light & PowerLight & Power and Wine for Kiddush & Havdalah for

the month of Sivan is Kindly Sponsored by

Shlomie and Gruni Diamont. In honor of our Dear Children Mendel, Henna,

Eli, Chana and Zalman.

The Abicidan Family

The Farkash FamilyIn loving memory of Sarah Rochel Ruth obm

Bat Avraham obm

“Those who establish Synagogues for prayer and those who come there to pray, those who provide lights for illumination, wine and grape juice for kiddush and havdalah, food for the wayfarers and charity for the needy, and all those who occupy themselves faithfully with communal affairs - may The Holy One, blessed be He, give them their reward, remove them from all sicknesses, heal their entire body, pardon all their sins, and send blessing and success to all their endeavors,

together with all Israel their brethren; and let us say Amen.”

Thanks To Our DonorsWe sincerely thank the following members and supporters of The Shul

for donations received between 05/15/18 and 05/21/18We apologize for any errors or omissions that we may have made.

Community Notice Board:If you have a new or slightly used Shaitel that you

would like to donate to The Shul Sisterhood

Please Contact Mrs. Devorah Failer 305.323.2410

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A Time to PrayDavening schedules and locations throughout the week

Evening Kolel Schedule - Monday and Thursday 8:45 -9:30 pm

Mon & Thurs 8:45 - 10:00 pm Evening Community Kolel Chavrusah

Daily Learning Schedule at The Shul

6:20 -6:50 am The Rebbe’s Maamorim Chassidic Discourse R’ Zalman Lipskar7:45 am Daf Yomi R’ Dov Schochet

8:45 am (approx) Halacha Sephardic Custom R’ Shimshon Tzubeli10:15 - 11:00 am Maamorim Maamor of the Rebbe R’ Shea Rubinstein

Daily Chumash & Tanya after every Minyan

Shacharis Minyanim (mon - Fri)Main Minyan 6:50 7:30 9:00

Sephardic Minyan 8:00

Sunday Shacharis MinyanimMain Minyan 8:00 am 9:00 am

Sephardic Minyan 9:00 am

To our beloved Soldiers in the Israeli Defense Forces, courageously protecting and defending Eretz Yisroel. We pray

for you and all of the soldiers safety and well being daily.Hinda Clara bas Chana Guenendel

Benyamin Aharon ben Jeniya Gila RutJonathan ben Aliza Sher

Amir Herzel ben Dvora DorryEden Chana bat Karine Cecile

If anyone would like to send us the name of a soldier in the IDF we would love to add them.

Halachic TimesBased on times for May 30

Alot Hashachar / Dawn 5:06 amEarliest Talit & Tefillin 5:43 amNetz Hachamah / Sunrise 6:29 am(Earliest Amidah)Latest Shema 9:51 amZman Tfillah 11:00 amChatzot / Midday 1:18 pmEarliest Mincha 1:53 pmPlag HaMincha 6:45 pmShekiah / Sunset 8:07 pm(preferable latest time for Mincha)Tzeit Hakochavim / Nightfall 8:33 pm(Earliest preferable Ma’ariv)

Times taken from www.chabad.orgPlease note that during the week times may vary by a minute or two.

mincha / Maariv Minyanim (mon - Thurs)Main Minyan 2:00 pm Early Mincha 7:55 pm 10:00 pm

Sephardic Minyan 7:55 pm Following

Sunday Mincha /Maariv Minyanim

Main Minyan 7:55 pmLate Maariv 10:00 pm

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Friday - Sivan 11From my father’s talks: “The avoda of serving G-d according to Chassidus comprises all kinds of levels... The level of “corpse” does not need much elaboration; but, thank G-d, there is also “revival of the dead” in spiritual avoda. A corpse is cold; there is nothing as frigid as natural intellect, human intellect. When one’s natural intelligence comprehends a G-dly concept, and the emotions latent in intellect are enthused and moved by the pleasure-within-intellect - that is true revival of the dead.

Shabbos - Sivan 12My father wrote in a letter: Cherish criticism, for it will place you on the true heights.

Sunday - Sivan 13The Tzemach Tzedek composed many melodies. He studied Torah aloud and with song. It would happen that he would interrupt his studies, or his writing Chassidus or responsa, and sing some melody.

My grandfather related that from the sound of the Tzemach Tzedek’s melody he could tell in what subject he was then occupied.

Monday - Sivan 14In putting on the tallit-katan in the morning, with “clean” hands and in a place where a b’racha may be said, recite al mitzvat tzitzit; (L’hitateif b’tzitzit is only said for a large tallit that has the size for “enwrapment.”) If one may not say a b’racha when putting on a tallit-katan, then before davening, hold the four tzitzit and say the b’racha then. However, if one is wearing a large tallit as well, no b’racha is said for the tallit-katan.

Tuesday - Sivan 15At first the Alter Rebbe would deliver extremely brief expositions that aroused a storm within the listener’s heart, and greatly

inflamed his emotions. These were called d’rachim, “pathways.”

Later his talks were a little more extended, and these were called igrot, “missives.”

In the next stage of development, his talks were termed torot, “teachings,” and these formed the basis for the maamarim in Torah Or and Likutei Torah.

Later came somewhat longer teachings called k’tavim, “writings.” These were expositions with comparatively broad intellectual elaboration.

Wednesday - Sivan 16The early sages, who were like angels (may their merit protect us) have already determined that the healing of the soul is like the healing of the body:

The crucial first step is to identify the location of the illness, whether it is caused by the crassness, grossness and corruption of his physical body or by a failing in his

soul-powers, the person being inclined to undersirable traits like arrogance or falsehood and the like. Or, the source of the malady may be habit - inadequate rearing or unwholesome environment having brought on bad habits.

Without ascertaining the specific site of the illness and the cause of infection, it is impossible to embark on a cure. One can only prescribe an orderly proper conduct in all matters, what to do and what to avoid. To “do good” in terms of observing mitzvot, designating times for Torah-study and acquiring good character traits - and also to “turn away from evil.”

Most urgent of all, however, is that the patient make himself aware of two things: a) to know that he is ill, and desire most fervently to be cured of his malady; b) to know that he can be cured, with hope and absolute trust that, with G-d’s help, he will indeed be cured of his sickness.

Thursday - Sivan 17Refraining from deriving pleasure - in the fullest sense - from this world, is only a fine preparation for avoda. Avoda itself is transforming the physical into a vehicle for G-dliness.

Friday - Sivan 18This is the actual time of the “footsteps of Mashiach.” It is therefore imperative for every Jew to seek his fellow’s welfare - whether old or young - to inspire the other to teshuva (return), so that he will not fall out - G-d forbid - of the community of Israel who will shortly be privileged, with G-d’s help, to experience complete redemption.

Hayom Yom

In the winter of 1942, the sixth Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Yosef Y. Schneersohn, of righteous memory, gave his son- in-law, the future Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, of righteous memory, the task of compiling an anthology of Chasidic aphorisms and customs arranged according to the days of the year.

The calendar was entitled Hayom Yom. In describing this work Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak wrote: …”A book that is small in format…but bursting with pearls and diamonds of choicest quality.” “A splendid palace of Chasidism.”

True to these words, Hayom Yom has become a beloved classic work and a source of daily spiritual sustenance.

Inspiration, Insights & IdeasBringing Torah lessons to LIFE!

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In an Earthen VesselAdapted from the teachings of the Rebbe by Yanki Tauber

And G-d spoke to Moses, saying: A man whose wife shall stray and commit a betrayal against him… that man shall

bring his wife to the Kohen… And the Kohen shall take holy water in an earthen vessel…Numbers 5:11-23

Life, as described by the Kabbalists, is a marriage of body and soul. The soul—the active, vital force in the relationship—is its “male” component. The body—the vessel that receives the soul and channels and focuses its energies—is the “female” element in the relationship.

Common wisdom has it that spirit is loftier than matter and the soul superior to the body. Indeed, the soul of man maintains a perpetual awareness of its Creator and Source, while the body, susceptible to the enticements of the material, is often the culprit in man’s tendency to forget, stray and betray.

But this is a “male” vision of life. There also exists another perspective on reality—a perspective in which passivity is superior to activity, being is greater than doing, and earthiness is truer than abstraction. A perspective in which the body is not, at best, no more than a servant of the soul, but is itself a conduit matrix of the divine.

Our sages tell us that there will come a time when the supremacy of the female will come to light. A time when the physical will equal and surpass the spiritual as a vehicle of connection to G-d. A time when the soul shall draw its nourishment from the body.

Oil and WaterTherein lies the deeper significance of the laws of the sotah (the “wayward wife”), legislated in the fifth chapter of Numbers:

A man who suspected his wife of unfaithfulness (and had evidence that substantiated his suspicions) was to bring her to the Holy Temple in Jerusalem. There the Kohen (priest) would fill an earthen vessel with water from a Temple well and mix in earth from the Temple ground. He would then inscribe the oath of faithfulness (Numbers 5:19-22) upon a parchment scroll, which he also placed in the “bitter waters” until the words were dissolved in the water. The “wayward wife” would then drink of the water.

If the woman had been indeed guilty of adultery, the “bitter waters” would spell her end. In the case in which her husband’s suspicions were unjustified, they not only exonerated her, but actually enhanced her relationship with her husband and the productivity of her marriage.

It is significant that the “wayward wife” was vindicated by means of holy water placed in an earthen vessel. This is in contrast to a law regarding the kindling of the Chanukah lights, which instructs that one should avoid kindling them in a clay lamp or other earthen vessel, as the placement of oil in such utensils yields unaesthetic results. Indeed, the lights in the Holy Temple, after which the Chanukah lights are modeled, were lit with the finest olive oil in a candelabrum of pure gold. While the Chanukah lights are not held to such a high standard of purity and refinement, they require a clean-burning fuel (oil or wax) and a utensil of metal or other “clean” material.

The Chanukah lights proclaim the supremacy of spirit over matter. It is only natural, therefore, that something of such a “spiritual” and “male” character would shun the earthen vessel. The spirituality of Chanukah is also expressed in its oil, whose nature is not to mix with other liquids but to rise above them, as spirit holds itself aloof from the physical and the earthly.

But there is also a fluid of another sort.

“The Torah has been compared to water,” writes Rabbi Schneur Zalman in his Tanya, “because just as water tends to descend from a higher place to a lower place, so has the Torah descended from its place of glory, which is the will and wisdom of G-d… until it has clothed itself in physical things and in matters of this world.”

When a soul contemplates his body and finds her a “wayward wife” contentious to his spiritual goals, his wont may be to lay the blame on her femininity—on her physicality and earthiness. But if he truly desires to achieve harmony between them, he must learn to incorporate her feminine vision into their marriage. He must learn that life is more than spiritual oil flickering in vessels of purest gold. He must learn that it is also water—water that gravitates earthward to fill the most material containers with its divine essence.

Nazirites and NunneriesBy Yossy Goldman

The mightiest man in the Bible was, of course, Samson. He took on the most savage of beasts and leveled a stadium

with his bare hands. In the end, Samson was undone by a haircut—Delilah cut his hair and he lost his strength. Why should such an innocuous event have sapped his strength? The answer is that Samson was a nazirite. And as we read in this week’s Torah portion, the sacred vow of the nazirite precludes him from cutting his hair, coming into contact with the dead, and drinking wine.

At the end of a person’s nazirite period, there were certain atonement offerings he needed to bring to the Temple. The Talmud asks: why should a nazirite, who essentially has taken upon himself voluntary prohibitions beyond the letter of the law, be required to seek atonement? What sin did he commit? One Talmudic opinion suggests that the fact that he denied himself the pleasure of drinking wine is considered sinful.

Now the question is: why is it wrong to deny oneself anything? Just because the Creator allows us to enjoy the fruit of the vine, is it wrong to decline? Will I really be held accountable for every product that bears a kosher certification which I choose to do without? Just because a popular ice cream was recently approved by the kashrut authorities, am I a sinner for sticking to sorbet? And if I haven’t yet made it to that fancy kosher restaurant in Manhattan, am I desperately in need of some atonement?

The answer, it would appear, has more to do with attitude than with blatant iniquity. What is the right way to live? What should be our approach to G-d’s creation and the material world? Do we need to divorce ourselves from society in order to be holy? Should we reject anything that isn’t wholly spiritual because we fear it may interfere with our piety?

There are ideologies which preach celibacy and revere those who sequester themselves from the daily grind of worldly activity. They see the body as unclean, and marriage as a less-than-ideal concession to human frailty. Then there are some who climb mountains


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to escape to the spiritual realms. The heavens are far more blissful and beautiful than the crass street corners and alleyways of city life.

Judaism sees it differently. We follow neither rejectionist nor escapist theologies. We embrace and engage G-d’s world. Of course, there are clear guidelines, even rules and regulations. But within the Torah framework we should work with the Almighty’s universe. “In the beginning G-d created heaven and earth.” Earthiness, too, is part of His vast, eternal plan. That plan is that earthly beings, men and women, should invest their time, energy, wealth and wisdom to infuse the material realm with G-dliness.

Every mitzvah we do achieves just that. We take the physical and transform it to the spiritual, not by breaking it or running away from it, but by confronting it and molding it into something sacred and purposeful.

“Jews have no nunneries,” goes the proverb. A yeshivah is meant to be not a monastery, but a school which will teach and train students to create spiritual value within the material world. So the nazirite, who because of his own moral weakness found it necessary to distance himself from that which the Creator permitted us, is somewhat sinful after all. And his attitude does indeed require some atonement.

Judaism calls upon us to live a higher, otherworldly life within this world. Rather than allowing the emptiness of a society to bring us down, we are challenged to assertively insist on changing our society for the better.

By all means, drink the wine, but make sure you make kiddush and say “L’Chaim!”

Birkat Kohanim

In this week’s portion Moses is told to relate to Aaron and his family the obligation to bestow the priestly blessings. This portion

follows the portion of the Nazarite, leading some commentaries to ask what the connection might be. The Nazir separates from wine, which brings a sense of joy and blessing to the person. However, wine brings joy to the individual, but destruction to the world around. To contrast that the Torah speaks of the Kohen blessing the community, which is not a self-absorbed blessing, but a concern for the entire community.

There is a positive commandment for the Kohanim to bless the community daily, while raising their hands. A non-Kohen who joins for this blessing violates the commandment that this is to be done by a Kohen. A Kohen who is fit to give the blessing who chooses not to go to the platform for the blessing has nullified the positive commandment to give the blessing.

Before going to give the blessing the Kohen must wash his hands. Despite the fact that the Kohen already did Netilat Yadayim in the morning, the washing of the hands should be done in proximity to giving the blessing. However, as there is debate if this is truly necessary no blessing is made on this washing. It is customary that this washing is done by a Levi who assists the Kohen. If there is no Levi available, then a firstborn (a maternal firstborn that was born naturally) washes the hands. If neither are available, the Kohen washes his own hands.

In order for the Kohen to give the blessing he must start to walk to the platform during the blessing of service (the blessing of Retzei.) As long as they start walking towards the platform during the blessing, even if they don’t reach it until after the blessing they can join for the blessing.

During the actual blessing the Kohanim stand with their hands elevated and their fingers extended. The custom is that the right hand is raised slightly above the left hand. There is also a custom to divide the fingers in a way that there are a total of 5 separations in total

between the fingers.

Because the Kohen should be focused only on the blessing he is giving, and the community should also be focused only on the blessing being given, they both cover their faces. There are differences of customs if the Kohen has his hands covered by the Talit as well, but what is critical is that the Kohen and the community are not distracted during the blessing. If there is a wall between the Kohen and the person it is not considered a barrier to the blessing, the only concern is that the person should be facing the Kohen. A person who stands behind the Kohen and thus cannot be face to face with them is not included in the blessing.

While originally if the Kohen had some deformities that would distract the community he would not go to the platform, now that the Kohen covers his fact it would not be a problem. However, there are certain sins that would disqualify a Kohen. If a Kohen took someone’s life, even inadvertently they are disqualified. If a Kohen apostatized to another religion, they cannot give the blessing even if they do Teshuva. If the Kohen is violating one of the specific laws of the Kohen, the sages do not permit him to give the blessing. And if a Kohen is drunk, as the blessing is compared to the service of the Temple, he cannot give the blessing. However, any other sin would not disqualify him, and in fact he is obligated and must go to give the blessing.

There is a custom that only someone in a joyous mood gives the blessing, therefore a Kohen who is in mourning doesn’t go to the platform. Based on this custom in Ashkenaz the blessing is only done on Holidays. For the rest of the time people are involved in work and not in a position to have real joy. While there is no violation in this custom, for as long as the Chazan doesn’t call for the Kohen to come up there is no violation, the Alter Rebbe praised the people in Israel who are careful to have this blessing daily.

The blessing of the Kohen highlights more than just the reliance we have on Hashem for all of our blessings. It also stresses the importance of communal unity, even the blessing the Kohen makes before the Mitzva is to bless the community with love. Only when we have unity between us can we be vessels for the blessings of Hashem.


Halacha of The WeekBy Rabbi Dov Schochet

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It Once Happened

Yishaya Shlomo (Shaya), a chasid of Rabbi Yechiel Michel of Zlotchov, used to often complain to his rebbe about his poverty.

The tzadik always responded by encouraging him to have greater reliance on G-d. This response never quite soothed the chasid.

Once, when Shaya complained yet another time, R. Michel told him to travel to Berdichev, and to seek out a certain rich person and ask to stay in his house. “Observe his conduct,” said the tzadik, “and learn what it means to genuinely trust in G-d.”

Shaya borrowed some money and made the journey. The rich man welcomed him with courtesy and warmth, and told the chasid he could stay with him for as long as he liked. Shaya settled in and began to obey the Rebbe’s instructions, carefully noting as much as he could of everything that his host did.

One thing quickly became clear. His wealthy host’s business involvements were extensive. Huge sums of money flowed as deals were struck, merchandise was bought and sold, and debts were paid and collected. In addition, the amount of money that he gave away to tzedaka on a regular basis was enormous.

Shaya couldn’t understand what his rebbe had in mind when he sent him here. What could he possibly learn from such a wealthy man that could apply to his own life? “If I had his kind of money,” he thought longingly, “I’d be able to lead a life with no worries. Then I too could sit back and trust in G-d.”

Finally Shaya asked the rich man to speak to him privately. “I’ve observed the high-level business matters you are involved in and the extraordinary deeds of kindness that you do,” he continued, “but how can a poor man like me learn from a rich person like yourself the attribute of total trust in the One above?”

“No doubt you’ve noticed that whenever I have to pay a large sum of money, I retreat into a certain room and stay there all alone. What do you suppose is in that room?” the host asked.

“I presume it is your treasure room,” answered Shaya.

“That’s right!” the wealthy man approved delightedly. “That room is where my treasure is to be found. So how about you come there with me this one time?”

Shaya followed his host into the room and glanced around. The room contained a table, a chair, and four bare walls. That was all.

“In this room,” said the rich man, “is all my wealth. I have no reserves. Whenever I have to pay an obligation or donate a significant sum to tzedaka, I come in here. I sit and cry to G-d to rescue me. And He never fails me.”

While they were talking, a servant knocked on the door and presented a bill for 1000 rubles that had to be paid by nightfall. The wealthy man closed himself in the room. Almost as soon as he emerged, a Jewish military officer asked to speak with him privately. He was about to go off to war, so he had brought his life-savings of 10,000 rubles which he requested the rich man hold for him and invest, and “keep 1000 for yourself as payment for the responsibility,” he said.

“See how G-d’s salvation can happen in an instant,” the rich man told his guest afterwards. “Go home and from now on trust G-d completely.”

His host gave Shaya a generous 200 rubles for travel expenses. Shaya set out on his way. As he thought about his host, he felt his worries about his personal economic situation being peeled away by the powerful new thoughts that were bubbling in their place. He felt a wave of simple trust in G-d and made a firm decision to flow with whatever divine providence had in store

for him. At that moment, he felt as if a heavy burden had slipped off him.

Lost in thought, he looked up and saw two women being pulled in chains by armed guards. He inquired and was told that the women were being thrown in prison; their husbands had failed to pay their debts to the lord of the village. Suddenly, he took out the 200 rubles and paid the debts of the two families.

Once again he was without a kopeck to his name, but this time he had no complaints. Instead he basked in the joy of the mitzva he had been given the opportunity to do, and felt more deeply committed to completely trust in G-d.

While looking to arrange a place to sleep for the night, Shaya joined up with another traveler. The two fell to swapping plans and life-stories. After a while his companion said to him, “You could do me a favor! I just came into a major inheritance and I have to split it with a relative who lives in your town, in Zlotchov. If you would deliver his half to him, you will save me a lot of trouble.”

Shaya agreed readily. As soon as he was back in Zlotchov, he asked about the man to whom he was supposed to deliver the money he was carrying, but was unable to find him. Not only that, people insisted that no such person had ever lived there. The chasid felt confused. He had to keep his promise and deliver the money, but now he didn’t know how to go about it.

He decided to consult the rebbe, R. Michel. Anyway he had to report to him about his extraordinary trip. Shaya told the tzadik all that had happened concluding with the mission with which the stranger had entrusted him.

“Please relax,” smiled the rebbe. “The man to whom you were supposed to deliver the inheritance has never lived here. Not only that, he was not a flesh-and-blood human! He was an angel created by the great mitzva you did of ransoming Jewish lives. You can keep the money in good conscience, for that was his intention. You earned it honestly!

“You should know,” the tzadik ended, “the Baal Shem Tov taught that it is impossible for a man who trusts absolutely in Heaven to be punished by Heaven.”


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Eating on the JobEthics 1:3Based on the teachings of the Rebbe

Towards the end of the Book of Leviticus we read about G-d’s promise of material prosperity for those who adhere to His

commandments. “If you walk in My statutes,” the Torah says, “and keep My commandments and do them; I will give your rain in due season, the land shall yield its produce, and the trees of the field shall yield their fruit...” — and goes on to list the multiple blessing that will flow when we faithfully carry out the Divine plan for life on earth.

Many of the commentaries struggle to explain this emphasis on material reward for the observance of the mitzvot. Did not our sages (in Ethics of the Fathers 1:3) state the ideal, “Do not be as servants who serve their master for the sake of receiving a reward; but rather be as servants who serve their master not for the sake of receiving a reward”? Are we not enjoined, as Maimonides puts it, to “do the truth because it is true”? And if the Torah does have its reasons to promise to reward a righteous life, why does it speak of material rewards, awarded in our physical lifetimes upon earth? Wouldn’t spiritual blessings, awarded to the soul after it is freed from the confines and limitations of the body, more aptly reciprocate a G-dly life? Indeed, the Talmud states so in so many words: “Today (i.e., in this world) — to do them (the mitzvot); Tomorow (i.e., in the World To Come) — to receive reward.” The Talmud cites one authority who categorically states: “There is no reward for mitzvot in this world” (Talmud, Eruvin 22a, derived from Deuteronomy 7:11).

As we said, numerous commentaries and scholars discuss this contradiction, seeking to reconcile the Torah’s promises in Leviticus (and other places) with the principles cited above, which are also rooted in Torah. In one of his talks, the Lubavitcher Rebbe approaches the issue from an interesting angle — the legal angle. Using Torah law as our criterion, what would G-d’s obligations toward us be when we fulfill the tasks He demands of us? Is there any legal basis to our petitions to G-d in our daily prayers for material life, health and sustenance?

(For although G-d invented these laws, He too,

by choice, is bound by them. In the words of the Midrash (Shemot Rabbah 30:6): “G-d’s way is not like the way of flesh and blood. The way of flesh and blood is that he instructs others to do, but does not do himself; G-d, however, what He Himself does, that is what He tells Israel to do and observe.”)

To define G-d’s legal obligations to us, we first need to define our legal relationship with Him. There are, in fact, three models for this relationship: the slave, the employee, and the partner.

Which of these models our individual life fits into is entirely up to us. The Talmud (Megillah 12b) states: “In the manner in which man measures himself, so is meted out to him.” As we have elaborated in an earlier essay, G-d leaves it to us to define our vision of life and our relationship with Him, and then relates to us accordingly. So it is up to us whether to perceive — and thus define — the labor of life via the mentality of the “slave”, the attitude of the “employee”, or the perspective of the “partner”.

Some apt to see themselves as slaves of an autocratic master. I didn’t ask to be born — goes this line of thinking — nor was I consulted when the laws of life were formulated. All this was imposed on me. As the Ethics puts it, “Against your will you are born, and against your will you die.” My master is all-powerful, so I had best carry out His commands.

Others adopt the less apathetic attitude of the employee. I have a job to do, is their approach, and I’ll give it my best effort. And has G-d not promised to reward my toil? True, our sages have established that “There is no reward for mitzvot in this world”; but certainly the eventual rewards of the World To Come will more than compensate for my present-day labors.

This vision of life — life as a job — is expressed by the talmudic sage Rabbi Tarfon in the closing words of the second chapter of Ethics of the Fathers:

The day is short, the work is much, the workers are lazy, the reward is great and the Master is pressing... It is not incumbent upon you to finish the task, but neither are you free to absolve yourself from it. If you have learned much Torah, you will be greatly rewarded, and your Employer is trustworthy to pay you the reward of your labors. Know, that the reward of the righteous is in the World to Come.

Finally, there are those who experience life as a partnership. They, too, are “slaves” in the sense that they acknowledge G-d’s absolute mastery over their lives; they, too are “employees” in the sense that He has defined their life’s assignment and has promised to reward them for their labor. But they also believe that man has been granted the ability to elevate life into a partnership with G-d. As G-d’s partners, they develop their selves and their world in accordance with the Divine will not only because they must, nor merely to “do their job,” but as an intensely personal enterprise. Life is their joint venture with G-d — a venture conceived and enabled by Him, but fueled by their own initiative and ambition.

The Initial VerdictSo what does Torah law legislate in regard to these three models of the G-d-man relationship?

At first glance, it would seem that however we define our relationship with G-d, our life’s toil on His behalf does not obligate Him toward us in any way, at least not regarding our material needs and wants.

If we are His slaves, G-d already owns the product of our toil. On the other extreme, if we are His partners, we are laboring for ourselves as well as for Him: for the “partner” — to again quote the Ethics — “The reward of a mitzvah is the mitzvah itself.” When the perfect world that is the aim of G-d and man’s “joint venture” is complete, this will itself yield the ultimate spiritual and material reward for man. “At that time,” writes Maimonides in the closing words of his Mishneh Torah, “there will be no hunger or war, no jealousy or rivalry. For the good will be plentiful, and all delicacies available as dust... ‘For the world shall be filled with the knowledge of G-d as the waters submerge the sea’ (Isaiah 11:9).”

The only one who might seem to have any legal claim is the “employee.” Indeed, the Torah commands an employer, “Do not delay the wages of your employee overnight” (Leviticus 19:13). But this law applies only to a day-laborer, not to one who is hired for a longer period or to accomplish a specific task. In such cases, the law is that “wages must be paid only at the conclusion of the employment” (Talmud, Eruvin 22a). So when G-d tells us, “Today, is the time to do; tomorrow, to receive reward,” this is fully in keeping with the laws He instituted to govern the employer-employee relationship: He owes


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us our wages only upon the completion of the collective task for which He has “hired” us.

Get a Better LawyerThis is what a cursory look at the law yields. But a more thorough examination reveals a series of laws that G-d commanded in His Torah which would obligate Him to provide us with our daily needs in all three cases — whether we define our duties toward Him as those of the slave, the employee or the partner.

The slave: “A master is obligated to make his Hebrew slave or Hebrew maid equal to himself in food, drink, clothing and dwelling. This is derived from the verse ‘for it is beneficial to him together with you’ (Deuteronomy 15:16.) — i.e., you cannot eat fine bread and feed him coarse bread; drink aged wine and have him drink new wine; sleep on soft fibers and have him sleep on straw... Thus it has been said: one who acquires a Hebrew slave, acquires for himself a master...” (Mishneh Torah, Laws of Slaves 1:9; Talmud, Kiddushin 20a.).

The employee: In Deuteronomy 23:24-25 we read: “When you enter your fellow’s vineyard (as an employee), you may eat your fill of grapes, at your desire... When you enter the standing crop of your fellow, you may pluck grain with your hands...” These verses are interpreted by our sages to mean: “Workers who are employed in processing produce of the earth that has not yet reached its final desired state... the employer is commanded to allow them to eat from the produce they are working with.” This is quite apart from the wages owed to the employee upon completion of the term of his employment. This law applies to work-animals as well; as the Torah (Deuteronomy 25:4) commands, “Do not muzzle an ox while it is threshing.” (Rashi on verse; Mishneh Torah, Laws of Hire 12:1.)

The partner: A law dealing with a partnership that parallels our own joint endeavor with the Almighty, reads: “If a person gives eggs to a chicken-farmer so that he seat his chickens on them until they hatch and raise the chicks, with the understanding that the profit is to be divided between them, he is obligated to also pay him his labor and feeding costs” (Mishneh Torah, Laws of Agents and Partners 8:1; Talmud, Bava Metzia 68b. To have the chicken-farmer hatch the eggs and raise the chicks solely for the promise of profit would be a violation of the prohibition against usury — see Rashi on Talmud, ibid.). So when G-d gives us a world to develop

and perfect as a “profit-sharing” venture, Torah law mandates that He also provide us with the daily expenses our work entails.

This is the basis for Maimonides explanation of the material, this-wordily rewards promised by the Torah when the people of Israel fulfill the commandments of the Torah (Mishneh Torah, Laws of Repentance 9:1):

Since we know that the reward for the mitzvot is... the life of the World To Come... why does it say throughout the Torah, “If you obey, you will receive such and such; if you do not obey, it shall happen to you such and such” — all this, things that are of the present world, such as plenty and hunger, war and peace, sovereignty and subjugation, inhabitancy of the land and exile, success and failure, etc.? ... The explanation of this [apparent contradiction] is: G-d gave us this Torah, it is a tree of life, and whoever observes all that is written in it and knows it with a complete knowledge merits thereby the life of the World To come... Yet G-d also promised us in the Torah that if we observe it with joy... He will remove from us all things that may prevent us from fulfilling it, such as illness, war, hunger, etc., and He will bestow upon us all blessings that bolster our hand to observe the Torah such as abundant food, peace, and much gold and silver, so that we need not preoccupy ourselves all our days with our material needs but be free to lean the wisdom and observe the commandments by which we shall merit the life of the World To come...

So when we approach G-d in prayer — concludes the Rebbe — we can do so with the confidence that no matter what level we have attained in identifying with our life’s mission — whether we have achieved the commitment of a partner, or only the responsibility of an employee, or merely the resignation of a slave or beast-of-burden — He will surely heed our requests and bless us with a health, sustenance and tranquility.

Proud Father

In Response to an article published in last week’s Bulletin - A Holocaust Survivor’s Revenge: A Bar Mitzvah in Poland After 79

Years - we received this email.

Mr.Isaie Bouhadana, a m ember of our community is very proud to annunce that it was his son Dr. Michael Bouhadana, who led the celebration of Mr. .Jablon’s (92) Bar Mitzvah in Poland with Rabbi Gniwisch’s support. He led the davening, Sefer Torah and all services. Dr Bouhadana served as the Montreal delegation’s official doctor at the March of The Living. He is Hazan of the Sephardic section in Montreal suburb Cote St Luc with Rabbi Poupko.


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Autism Is No Barrier for Munich Boy’s Bar MitzvahChabad emissaries’ unique celebration and video for their son with special needsBy Howard Blas

When the Diskin family was contemplating a move from the Crown Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn, N.Y., to

Munich in the late 1980s, there was no Chabad presence in Germany, the Berlin Wall was still standing, and they were instructed by the Rebbe’s secretary to get their parents’ permission before considering the move. Thirty years later, Rabbi Yisroel and Chana Diskin speak fluent German, provide for the many needs of the diverse Jewish community of Munich and oversee 19 Chabad centers around the country. The Diskins have also been open with the community about the personal and practical challenges they have encountered during the last 13 years with their youngest son, Zalman, a young man with autism and hearing impairments.

The Diskins were blessed with five children in the first decade of marriage. They always wanted more and began to lose hope that they would have additional children. Then, children numbers six and seven were born back to back. “We were euphoric,” reports Chana Diskin. “When our seventh child, Zalman, was born, the whole community came together for his bris.”

When Zalman was 5 months old, he contracted meningitis, and the Diskins began an uncharted, challenging journey—one that involved a great deal of learning and soul-searching. They noticed a hearing loss at 16 months; he had a

cochlear implant after that. At 3 years of age, Zalman began to display symptoms of autism. “We were very determined to do whatever we could to help him recover,” says Chana Diskin.

The Diskins had to juggle their roles as community leaders and as parents who were dealing with the many issues related to Zalman. Chana Diskin processes difficult situations through talking with friends and people close to her. She frequently discussed Zalman in various classes she led; and in “a small, intimate women’s group,” one participant boldly asked, “Did you think you were playing with fire, forcing G-d’s hand and wanting more kids?”

She feels it took until Zalman was 9 or 10 to come to terms with the fact that “this is who he is and who our family is.” Yet her questions and concerns continued. “When Zalman was 12, it dawned on me that he won’t be able to say a brachah [blessing] or count in a minyan [the quorum of 10 Jewish men needed for public prayer]. It struck a bad chord in me. I was very upset; it insulted me!”

Diskin remained convinced that Zalman understood a lot more about being Jewish than people realized. “We are fascinated by his connection to Yiddishkeit, on his level. Zalman understands about candles, Kiddush and challah on Friday night. He knows to shut off his iPod when we light Shabbat candles and understands that he can’t watch videos on Shabbat. He also knows that he can’t eat non-kosher food in his German public school.”

She and her husband were also torn about whether or not to hold a bar mitzvah ceremony for Zalman. She was struggling with practical and theological issues. “Would it be appropriate to spend so much money on a boy some would think ‘doesn’t get it?’ And it bothered her that it was questionable whether or not Zalman could count in a minyan.

A Beautiful Video Sends a Powerful MessageAbout half a year before Zalman turned 13, the Diskins approached a good friend and professional filmmaker who noted that there are not many Jewish children with disabilities in the Munich Jewish community. “The filmmakers felt it was important that we film and celebrate Zalman, with all of his imperfections. They felt it would send a strong message.”

The filmmakers, Paula and Daniel Targownik, wanted to make a full-length documentary. After many conversations with the Diskins, the decision was made to keep it shorter. “We didn’t know how Zalman would respond.” The Diskins were ultimately interviewed separately for the film and shared their very different perspectives. “I shared my struggle, why I was upset with G-d,” reports Chana Diskin. “My husband spoke about how we never signed a contract with Hashem that all would go according to our plan. Both messages are correct—we can struggle, and we can accept.”

The Diskins began to plan the bar mitzvah, hoping that Zalman would be able to learn to wrap tefillin, even though they weren’t sure he would show up at his own bar mitzvah.

As the bar mitzvah video captures, Zalman can exhibit unpredictable and difficult behavior. For example, he started the school year with a period of refusing to get on the bus and with hitting others. When he was younger, he flushed a very expensive cochlear processor down the toilet.

Four months before Zalman’s 13th birthday, the Diskins had an idea—they would have his beloved Singaporean teacher, Lynn, teach Zalman about tefillin. “We know it takes Zalman time to learn things. Lynn had been successful in solving the school bus-refusal issue earlier in the year through creating a step-by-step picture book for getting Zalman on the bus. She offered to make a picture book for tefillin. Although at first I was skeptical, it worked!”

Lynn was up for the challenge. Would Zalman rise to the occasion?

Lynn asked Rabbi Diskin to create a video on how to wrap tefillin, which she used as a basis for a step-by-step book for Zalman. She illustrated two boxes—one representing the head and one


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representing the arm. Zalman learned that each has a home—in the tefillin bag—and does not belong on the floor.

She started on the shel rosh (head) since it was less sensory. Then, she slowly moved to his arm. They practiced with a plastic tefillin prototype since Zalman was likely to throw it. “On the day of the filming, Lynn told my husband that Zalman was ready! I didn’t expect it,” said Chana Diskin

She knows her son well. “Once he starts a task, he needs to complete it. It was like magic. When they started filming, we pointed to the pictures, and he followed the step-by-step directions, in order. It was like a miracle!”

On Sunday morning, Jan. 21, 2018, members of the Munich Jewish community began to arrive at the bar mitzvah. Pairs of tefillin were on hand for those who wanted to wrap in Zalman’s honor. Transliterated siddurim were available so all would feel comfortable. As the time for the recital of the Shema neared, Zalman was escorted into the service, wearing his tefillin. “He kept them on until va’ed [the final word of the second line after Shema]!” says his very proud mother. Everyone was visibly moved. Then, he got frustrated and left.” The community continued to celebrate with delicious food and music under a tent pitched for the special occasion.

Zalman’s bar mitzvah is inspiring and moving. It also beautifully illustrated the many ways to mark becoming bar mitzvah. When most of the Diskin boys became bar mitzvah, they celebrated by delivering a deep discourse from the Rebbe and by reading from the Torah. “My husband is a baal koreh [Torah reader] and wanted his sons to learn to read from the Torah,” reports Chana Diskin. Some sons also led the shacharit (morning) prayer service.

“Since one of our sons was getting married a week later in California, we didn’t have much family at the bar mitzvah. I sent the video to members of our family.”

Her sister, Rivkah Slonim, who is a Chabad emissary at Binghamton University in New York, recalls, “Although the video was without English subtitles, I understood enough to know that this work had potentially a huge audience and could be profoundly impactful.”

The video of Zalman’s bar mitzvah has been hailed as an extraordinarily moving and poignant demonstration that each child and each bar mitzvah is unique. The Diskins and Zalman have come to serve as an important model for families of children with disabilities on their own special journey.

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Kauai Aid Workers Call Chabad Flood Relief ‘The Perfect Kind of Help’Raising and delivering assistance for those on Hawaiian island who lost everythingBy Karen Schwartz

Devastating rainfall on the Hawaiian island of Kauai has washed away houses, cars and livestock, and turned calm water

wild, recounts Rabbi Michoel Goldman, who co-directs GANI-Chabad Kauai with his wife, Zisel. “There were homes just going down the river,” says the Chabad-Lubavitch emissary. “It was a gushing torrent, taking with it everything in sight.”

Sari Pastore, who lives in Haena, one of the areas currently isolated by the floods, says the narrow winding road to their rural community has closed many times before due to flooding, stranding locals and the fleet of tourists who come through. “This is a totally different animal,” she tells Chabad.org. “People have lost their homes—people have lost everything.”

The Goldmans checked in with Pastore after the storm and asked how they could help. She said people needed fresh produce, so the couple started shopping. And in came the groceries, on volunteered boats, ready for distribution. Her

husband, Steve Pastore, meets the boats with his truck near the beach to help offload them. “They’re doing the perfect kind of help, which is listening to what the needs are and then filling the gaps,” says Pastore. “It’s really, really grass-roots, and very kind and loving.”

Haena currently has a medical clinic, soup kitchen and food pantry in operation; some people can cook at home, while others no longer have kitchens, explains Pastore. There’s an area for linens and clothing, and plans are in the works to start up classes for area children who can’t travel to their schools.

“The bottom line is we are not here alone, we cannot function alone,” she says. “We need a strong community to stand up for each other and work together.”

‘It’s a Crisis’In addition to providing immediate assistance, Goldman says that in the long term they’ll focus on helping people rebuild their businesses, some of which are very much based on tourism and the water.

The Goldmans launched a fundraiser on Saturday night to generate money for supplies and enhance their efforts. Meanwhile, the rabbi says community members have been bringing packages to the Jewish Center to send to stranded Wainiha area residents as well.

People’s lives have been dramatically impacted by the recent events, relates Goldman, citing a story he’d heard about a scuba instructor who would be without work for the month until the mud in the water got cleaned up, and another whose kayak/paddle-board rental company had its inventory washed away. That’s not to mention the plight of another area man, who came out of his outhouse to find that his home was gone.

There’s a lot of work to be done, says Goldman.

“The spirit of generosity and volunteerism that’s come out is incredible,” he says. “It’s a crisis, and we’re trying to do our part.”

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The Shul is working towards some big membership goals right now. We are working to get to 770 members by the end of December 2018. This is truly a community-led effort, and one that won’t make it without the continued support of our members. In order to hit these milestones, we are asking for YOUR help, our members. You can help us spread the word by encouraging others to become members and if you bring a friend who signs up as MEMBER you will get a The Shul Rewards cards full of Surfside Stores Discounts. We’ll be updating you periodically on our

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Construction Updates Keeping you up to date on our exciting progress

CONSTRUCTION UPDATE We have now split the “underground structures” process into four phases. The first phase involves H&M now mobilized and focused on the excavation and formation for the grade beams and pile caps in tandem with Thunder Demolition. Attention is on the chipping away of those remaining auger piles which we anticipate will soon be chipped down to their required height within the next three weeks. We will keep you updated on that progress! Royal Plumbing is working in tandem with H&M on-site to locate and lay the underground pipe work before the slab is poured. By early May, we plan to transition to Phase 2 which will include excavating and clearing the elevator pits, preparing for water proofing, and laying the rebar. There’s a lot going on here and we will keep you updated

As always, if you have any questions regarding the construction process, please don’t hesitate to contactMaurice Egozi (786-280-1923), Mitch Feldman (786-556-5425) or Yankie Andrusier (347-723-2731).

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In A Woman’s WorldIssues of relevance to the Jewish Woman

Women’s Mikvah:Please call Mrs. Devorah Failer for an

appointment: 305-866 1492 or 305-323-2410

Please Note: Shabbos & Yom Tov visits must be Prepaid

The Shul Sisterhood

Who we are...The Shul Sisterhood organizes all of The Shul’s programming and classes geared toward women in the community. Our objective is to bring women of all ages and backgrounds together to learn, laugh, experience, and rejuvenate their mind,

body and soul. Meet new friends,relax and get inspired!

If you would like to be a part of The Shul Sisterhood, please call 305. 868.1411

MondayWomen’s Study Group Rebbetzin Chani Lipskar 8:30 - 10:00 pmAt the home of : Please call The Shul for details.

TuesdayPrayer Class Rebbetzin Chani Lipskar 9:15 - 10:15 am1111 Kane Concourse Suite 618

Tanya Class In Spanish Mrs. Vivian Perez 10:45 - 12:00 pm198 Park Drive, Bal Harbour Village

WednesdayMorning Torah Class Rebbetzin Chani Lipskar 10:00 - 11:00 amThe weekly portion - Women’s PerspectiveHaime Library

Tanya Class in English Mrs. Vivian Perez 1:15 - 2:50 pm198 Park Drive, Bal Harbour Village

Thursday

Women’s Tanya Class – Spanish – Mrs. Vivian Perez

Call Vivian for details – 305.213.3202

WEEKLY CLASSES

SPINACH ARTICHOKE SPAGHETTI PIE

By Shifra Klein

INGREDIENTS

1 pound dry spaghetti1 (24-ounce) jar marinated artichoke hearts, (reserve 1/4 cup liquid + 1 cup artichoke hearts)1 cup frozen spinach, thawed and squeezed dry1 (8-ounce) cream cheese crick, softened2 eggs, beaten1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese2 cups shredded mozzarella cheeseGarnish: shaved Parmesan, kale chips

PREPARATION

Preheat oven to 350°F.

1. Line a spring form pan with parchment paper, allowing edges to hang outside of pan.

2. In a large pot, cook pasta in boiling water for 10 minutes.

3. In a large bowl, mix to combine artichoke hearts (plus liquid), spinach, cream cheese, eggs, and cheeses.

4. Drain spaghetti and add to bowl with artichoke cheese mixture, tossing to coat the pasta completely. Pour in prepared pan, and top with remaining 1 cup artichoke hearts.

5. Bake for 45 minutes to 1 hour, until edges are crispy and mixture is set. Allow to cool a bit before removing from pan. Serve warm.

6. Garnish with shaved Parmesan and kale chips.

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La bénédiction des CohanimLe sens du rituelpar Lazer Gurkow

Le rituel

S’il vous est arrivé de vous trouver à la synagogue durant la Bénédiction des Cohanim, vous savez qu’il s’agit d’une

expérience qui fait naître un sentiment de ferveur peu commun. Le Cohen ôte ses souliers et s’approche de l’estrade, le visage enfoui dans son châle de prière. Il tend ses mains vers l’assemblée. Ses doigts sont séparés et ses paumes tendues vers l’extérieur. Il attend le moment saint. Les membres de la congrégation détournent la tête ou la cachent dans leur propre châle de prière pour éviter de regarder en face le Cohen, car l’on sait qu’en cet instant, repose sur lui la Présence Divine.

Incité par le ‘Hazan, le Cohen entonne sobrement les mots sacrés de la bénédiction (Nombres 6, 24-26) « Que D.ieu te bénisse et te garde. Que D.ieu fasse briller Sa face sur toi et qu’Il soit indulgent à ton égard. Que D.ieu lève Sa face sur toi et qu’Il te donne la paix ».

La bénédiction s’achève alors et un sentiment de bonheur s’empare de ceux qui sont présents. Dans certaines communautés, on éclate en un chant joyeux. D’une certaine manière, nous ressentons qu’une bénédiction particulière de D.ieu, Celui qui donne toutes les bénédictions, vient d’être octroyée. Nous ressentons une sorte d’exaltation, nous nous sentons élevés comme si D.ieu venait de nous atteindre depuis Son trône céleste pour nous rapprocher de Lui.

Qu’y a-t-il dans cette bénédiction de si particulier pour qu’elle puisse éveiller de tels sentiments ? En quoi diffère-t-elle de toutes celles que nous prononçons nous-mêmes ?

Deux formes de prièresIl est de fait que dans la prière nous adressons à D.ieu des requêtes. Nous observons notre vie et nos besoins et nous nous tournons vers Lui pour nos demandes.

D.ieu écoute attentivement. Il écoute nos paroles, mais Il lit nos cœurs. « Tu as des besoins auxquels tu veux que Je pourvoie, s’étonne D.ieu, mais Moi J’ai des désirs que Je veux que tu accomplisses. Voyons comment tu satisfais Mes désirs. Et Je verrai alors comment Je contenterai les tiens ».

Le Cohen possède une approche différente. Il déverse son cœur dans la prière et dit : « D.ieu Bien-aimé, je sais combien Tu aimes Tes enfants et combien il Te plaît de pourvoir à leurs besoins. Je suis heureux d’être dans la position de T’offrir une telle occasion. Voilà ce dont Tes enfants manquent et voilà comment T’engager dans Ton plaisir favori qui est de les aider ».

Le Cohen, descendant d’Aharon, a hérité de ses qualités spirituelles. Aharon était réputé pour son caractère aimant. En fait, le nom hébreu « Aharon » est l’abréviation de deux mots : Ahavah Rabbah (« un grand amour). Aharon aimait D.ieu et aimait son peuple. Quand il priait pour Israël, il faisait refléter les deux objets de son amour. D’une part, il pensait au peuple et à ses besoins et de l’autre, il pensait à l’amour de D.ieu pour le peuple et à Son plaisir de les exaucer.

Aharon priait de tout son être, en toute sincérité, dans une dévotion et un amour absolus. Sa ferveur aimante éveillait, à son tour, l’amour de D.ieu. D.ieu l’écoutait avec attention et disait : « Tu désires Me contenter et Je désire Te contenter ».

Le Cohen, qui hérite cette qualité d’Aharon, est investi de l’aptitude d’en user de la même façon.

Les paumes tenduesCela explique pourquoi le Cohen étend ses paumes vers l’extérieur, vers la communauté plutôt que d’adopter la posture habituelle de la prière, les mains tendues vers le haut, vers D.ieu. Avec sa paume, le Cohen forme un réceptacle dans lequel D.ieu déverse Sa bénédiction. Une paume tendue vers le haut forme un réceptacle pour nous-mêmes, dans lequel par la suite nous étancherons notre soif. Une paume tendue vers l’extérieur forme un canal par lequel D.ieu déverse Ses bénédictions aux autres.

Le Cohen, en cet instant, ne supplie pas mais il est un conduit. Il ne prie pas pour nous satisfaire mais pour satisfaire D.ieu. Il ne demande pas pour que nous puissions obtenir mais pour que D.ieu puisse donner. Et c’est cette manière de demander que D.ieu aime le plus. Elle suscite une réponse d’En Haut accélérée et qui passe par-dessus tous et par-dessus tous les obstacles.

Par amourC’est la raison pour laquelle le Cohen introduit sa bénédiction par les mots : « pour bénir Son peuple d’Israël avec amour ». Il évoque l’amour qui unit D.ieu et le Peuple Juif. Mais il parle également de l’amour entre les Juifs eux-mêmes, car lorsque les enfants de D.ieu sont unis, le réceptacle est entier et accomplit parfaitement sa fonction.

Nos Sages ont écrit que le meilleur « réceptacle » pour recevoir la bénédiction est l’unité. Sans elle, il se fêle, par elle, il est solide. Le mot hébreu pour « réceptacle » - Kéli, est l’acrostiche des trois parties qui forment le peuple Juif : Kohen (Cohen), Lévi, Israël. Quand les Juifs s’aiment mutuellement, les trois composantes du Kéli sont unies et il est des plus résistants, ce qui permet au Cohen de transmettre avec succès la bénédiction à la communauté.

French ConnectionReflexions sur la Paracha

Vivre avec la paracha

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¡Yo no lo podría haberlo hecho mejor!Por Yanki Tauber

Había una vez unos padres que no sabían qué hacer con su hijo. Realmente deseaban enseñarle la diferencia entre el bien y el

mal, y equiparlo con las herramientas para la vida. Le dijeron que comiera sus verduras, que haga su tarea, que mirara a ambos lados antes de cruzar las calles, que sea generoso pero firme en sus negociaciones con los demás, y que se preocupara de las cosas importantes de la vida. Le dijeron una vez, le dijeron dos veces, le dijeron una tercera. Luego, le dejaron de decir. ¿Por qué?

En la puerta de al lado vivían otros padres. Ellos, también, en un cierto punto, dejaron de decirle a su hijo qué hacer. Pero no pararon porque se hayan cansado de la tarea. Al contrario: cada vez que su hijo se enfrentaba a una nueva elección o dilema, les consumía cada gota de autocontrol que tenían, refrenarse de ofrecerle su consejo y guía. Pero entendieron que si su hijo tenía que desarrollarse como un ser humano independiente, responsable y moral, ellos tenían que contenerse. Podían instruirlo hasta un cierto punto, pero más allá de éste, debían darle espacio para crecer.

El primer niño resultó alguien que dejaba mucho que desear. En el momento en que sus padres dejaron de imponerle su código de conducta, básicamente tiró por la borda todo lo que le habían enseñado. Se volvió egoísta y débil en sus relaciones con los demás, rara vez se detenía en las señales de alto, y no le preocupaba nada en la vida, sea importante o insignificante.

El segundo chico se volvió un mench. Disfrutaba de su independencia, pero también extrañaba la guía de sus padres. Muchas veces, al enfrentar una decisión, se imaginaba lo que ellos habrían dicho en esa situación. Cometía errores, pero era generalmente consciente que se estaba equivocando y finalmente intentaba corregirlos. Estaba agradecido de sus fuerzas y consciente de sus imperfecciones; se volvió un hombre gallardo, con una combinación de orgullo y humildad que lo hicieron querido a todos quienes lo conocían.

¿Cuál fue la diferencia entre los dos padres? Los

dos recibieron la misma clase de consejo, con el mismo grado de sinceridad. Los dos dejaron su instrucción al mismo tiempo, para arreglárselas solos. Pero los primeros padres pararon porque no tuvieron más cosas para decirle ni la fuerza para hacerlo. Los segundos, porque lo decidieron.

Durante los inicios de su paternidad, ambos padres eran iguales para sus hijos. Pero a medida que los años pasaban, hubieron cambios—no en lo que le decían, sino en la fuerza y vitalidad detrás de sus palabras. El primer niño oyó agotamiento en las voces de sus padres. El segundo, contención. Una contención que creó un vacío en su corazón, pero también el anhelo por llenar ese vacío de modo que sus padres dirían: “Nosotros no lo podríamos haberlo hecho mejor”.

El versículo final de Nasó (Números 7:89) describe la manera en que la voz de Di-s emanó del “Santo de Santos” (el recinto más sagrado del Santuario) para ordenar a Moshé—y a través de él a los Hijos de Israel y toda la humanidad:

Y cuando Moshé entraría en la Tienda del Encuentro escuchaba la Voz que se comunicaba con él por sobre la Cubierta del Arca del Testimonio (y dicha Voz emergía) de entre los dos Querubines, Así (Hashem) le hablaba a él.

El Midrash analiza este verso y propone algunas conclusiones interesantes. Del hecho que el verso enfatiza que “él oía la voz que le hablaba” y de nuevo “y le hablaba”, derivamos que sólo Moshé oía la voz de Di-s. En otros términos, la voz no llegaba más allá de la puerta de la “Tienda del Encuentro”, aunque éste era un recinto relativamente pequeño (aproximadamente 10x15m). “¿ Significa esto que la voz era baja? pregunta el Midrash. No, no era eso, contesta. El versículo también da énfasis en que era “la voz”--la voz de la cual se dice (Salmos 29:4-9) “La voz del Eterno resuena con fuerza; la voz del Eterno resuena majestuosa. La voz del Eterno quebrantó los cedros del Líbano... La voz del Eterno hace estallar llamas de fuego; la voz del Eterno hace temblar el desierto...”El verso da énfasis a que era “la voz”--la voz que, cuando se dio la Torá en el Monte Sinaí, “resonó” de un extremo al otro del mundo”.

Esto significa, concluye el Midrash que dentro de la “Tienda del Encuentro”, la Voz Divina era tan poderosa e infinita como la que resonaba

en Sinaí; pero en el momento en que la voz llegaba hasta el marco de la puerta de la tienda, “abruptamente cesaba” (Midrash Rabá, Bamidbar 14:21; Sifri; cita de Rashi del versículo).

Un fenómeno fascinante, pero ¿qué significa?

Significa, dice el Rebe de Lubavitch, que Di-s le concedió al hombre libre albedrío. Como escribe Maimónides, sin libre albedrío, la noción de una relación entre el hombre y Di-s que da significación a la vida, no tiene mucho sentido. Es por ello que la Voz Divina se detenía a la entrada de la “Tienda del Encuentro”--para crear ese vacío en nuestros corazones, ese espacio en nuestras vidas en que Di-s no interviene pero Nos mira desde afuera.

Di-s nos enseña acerca de cómo vivir nuestras vidas; Su Voz Infinita recorre cierta distancia y luego se detiene. No se interrumpe porque se debilita gradualmente hasta que alcanza el punto que ya no se escucha. Si fuera así como Di-s nos habla, Sus palabras no tendrían efecto en nuestras vidas. Más bien, Él nos habla con poder infinito y autoridad. Y aún así permite que Su voz llegue hasta un cierto punto y no más, para que escuchemos ese poder e infinitud, y también el refrenamiento.

Esta contención crea una gran soledad en nuestras vidas, y también un anhelo de llenar esa soledad de modo que haga decir a Di-s: “Yo no lo podría haberlo hecho mejor”.

Latin LinkReflexion Semanal

Parasha de la Semana

Clases en Espanol

Porcion SemanalRabbi Shea Rubinstein

Lunes 8:45 pm - 9:45 pmAnalisis de distintos temas basados en la Perasha

Rabbi Shlomi HalsbandMiercoles 8:30 - 10:00 pmDomingo 8:30 - 10:00 pm

(Para Mujeres)Sra. Vivian Perez

Martes 10:45 am - 12:00 pmMiércoles: 1:15pm - 2:50 pmJueves: 11:00 am - 12:00 pm

198 Park Dr. Bal HarbourPor favor llamar al 305.213.3202

para confirmar

Clases y Eventos

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To contribute to The Aleph Institute’s programs, or to volunteer your time, please call 305.864.5553 www.alephinstitute.org

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Board of TrusteesAmbassador Isaac Gilinski - ChairmanSimon FalicSidney FeltensteinMatias GarfunkelJaime GilinskiMax GilinskiSaul GilinskiSam GreenbergAbel Holtz Mike Izak

Alberto KamhaziShmuel Katz M.D.Leo KryssRabbi Sholom D. LipskarLazer MilsteinMichael PerezRyan ShapiroClaudio StivelmanMorris Tabacinic

Albert Pollans - PresidentJaime Gilinski David LichterRabbi Sholom D. LipskarMonroe Milstein - Treasurer

Steven M. Dunn - ChairDevorah Leah AndrusierJanice BarneyJoel BaumMaurice EgoziHenry EichlerMitchell FeldmanDaniel GielchinskyJacob J. Givner

Evelyn KatzRebbetzin Chani LipskarRabbi Sholom D. LipskarRabbi Zalman LipskarOrit OsmanMarc SheridanDaniel SragowiczCynthia SteinEric P. Stein

Rabbi Rabbi Sholom Lipskar Ext 311Associate Rabbi Rabbi Zalman Lipskar Ext 345Rabbi’s Executive Assistant Ms. Lydia Hasson Ext 311Rebbetzin Rebbetzin Chani Lipskar 305.992.8363JLAC / Adult Ed/ Singles Rabbi Shea Rubinstein Ext 342CYS College / Kolel Rabbi Dov Schochet 305.790.8294Accounting Mrs. Geri Kelly Ext 341Controller Mrs. Janice Barney Ext 318Office Manager Ms. Stacy Waxman Ext 313Events / Office Assistant Ms. Milena Liascovitz Ext 328Dinner Mrs Devorah Leah Andrusier Ext 339Youth Director Rabbi Shaykee Farkash Ext 329Operations / Maintenance Rabbi Shlomi Katan Ext 319Reception / Accounts Payable Mrs. Mindy Natoli Ext 0Mikvah Mrs. Devorah Failer 305.323.2410Pre-School Mrs. Chana Lipskar Ext 325Sephardic Minyan Chazan Shimshon Tzubeli 305.865.4205 Hebrew School / Editor Mrs. Aurit Katan 786.382.9006Hashkama Minyan Mr. Lazer Milstein 305.349.3040Mashgiach Mr. Mordechai Olesky 786.262.9115

Foundation Trustees

Board of Directors

Executive Committee

Contacts at The Shul 305.868.1411

Numbers to know

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Mr. Andrew RothMr. David Portnoy

Rabbi Henry EichlerMr. Ettai Einhorn

Mr. David Ben-ArieMr. Seth Salver

Steven M. Dunn - PresidentMitchell Feldman - Vice PresidentRabbi Zalman Lipskar VP DevelopmentEric P. Stein - TreasurerJoel Baum - Associate TreasurerDovid Duchman - SecretaryCarolyn BaumelMax BenolielEli DominitzBoruch DuchmanVelvel FreedmanEli FreundBruce GelbIghal GoldfarbSam Greenwald

Jerrod M. LevineRabbi Sholom D. LipskarAlexander MatzLazer MilsteinEzzy RappaportEliott RimonBrian RollerSeth SalverDaniel ShapiroRyan ShapiroMichael TabacinicDavid WolfJose Yankelevitch

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Daily StudyA complete guide to all classes and courses offered at The Shul

DAILY CLASSES

The Rebbes’ Maamorim 6:20 - 6:50 amPHL 101 PHL-301 PHL-501 Rabbi Z. LipskarDaf Yomi 7:45 - 8:45 amTXT-220 Rabbi Dov SchochetChok L’Yisrael - Sephardic 8:45 amReb Shimshon TzubeliChassisdic Discourses 10:15 - 11:00 am PHL-322 PHL-510 Rabbi S. RubinstienCommunity Kollel (Men) 8:00 - 9:30 pm(Monday & Thursday) LAW-154Shul Rabbis & Kolel

SUNDAY

Daf Yomi 9:00 amTXT 220 Rabbi Dov SchochetTanya - Sichos 8:00 - 10:00 pmPHL-322 Rabbi Shlomo Haltzband

MONDAY

In Depth Chumash 1:30 pmTXT-110 Rabbi Dov SchochetInsights to our Torah Portion (Spanish) 8:45 - 9:45 pmPHL-120 Rabbi S. RubinstienWomen’s Study Group 8:30 - 10:00 pmTXT-110 Rebbetzin Chani LipskarAt the home of: Please call The Shul for details.

TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY

Senior Torah Academy 12:00 - 1:00 pmPirkei Avot ETH-101 Rabbi Dov Schochet

Women’s Torah Portion Class (Spanish) 10:45 am - 12:00 pmTXT-110 Mrs. Vivian Perez198 Park Drive, Bal Harbour Village

Women’s Morning Torah Class10:00 - 11:30 amTXT-110 Rebbetzin Chani Lipskar Chassidic Discourses (Men & Women)11:30 - 12:30 pmPHL-320 PHL-501 Rabbi Sholom D. Lipskar or Rabbi Zalman LipskarTanya Class - English 1:15 - 2:50 pmPHL-120 Mrs. Vivian Perez198 Park Drive, Bal Harbour VillageSpanish Kolel - Chassidus 8:00 - 10:00 pmPHL-301 Rabbi Shlomo Haltzband

Parsha (Men & Women)11:15 am - 12:00 pmTXT-501 Rabbi S. RubinstienSenior Torah Academy (Men & Women)12:00 - 1:00 pmTXT-120 Rabbi Dov Schochet(Main Sanctuary) Book of Judges - Years 2780 -2835

Women’s Tanya Class (Spanish) 11:00 am - 12:00 pmPHL-320 Mrs. Vivian Perez Call Vivian for details - 305.213.3202

NUMERIC CODES INDICATE CYS COLLEGE COURSES

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ALL CLASSES LOCATED AT THE SHUL

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EVERY SHABBAT THROUGH THE STUDY OF

PIRKEI AVOT "ETHICS OF OUR FATHERS"

REFINING OURSELVES AS PEOPLE

SHABBOS PARSHAS NASO

MAY 26TH 5:30 PM

SPEAKER: MRS. CHANA LIPSKAR

AT THE HOME OF

MRS ESTEE SHIFMAN

9249 ABBOTT AVE

EVERY WEEK IN A DIFFERENT HOST HOME

WITH A DIFFERENT SPEAKER

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