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Mi she berach avoteinu, M'kor hab'racha l'imoteinuMay the source of strength, Who blessed the ones before us

HelpusfindthecouragetomakeourlivesablessingAndletussay:Amen.

Mi she berach imoteinu, M'kor hab'racha l'avoteinuBlessthoseinneedofhealingwithr'fuah sh'leimaTherenewalofbody,therenewalofspirit,Andletussay:Amen.

MiShe-berach(PrayerforHealing)

Sunday,February17-NoReligiousSchool

Monday,February18-Presidents'DayOfficeClosedNoHighSchool

Wednesday,February20-NoReligiousSchool 7:30am-Minyan

Friday,February22 Candlelighting-5:06pm

Saturday,February23 9:30am-ShabbatMorningService 12:00pm-ShabbatShiur

Now studyingParashatHa-Shavua, the weekly Torah portion 7:00pm-Pur imServiceandCelebrat ion

MegillahReadingCostumeParadesHamantaschenandMore

Then set up the Tabernacle according to the manner of it that you wereshown on the mountain. (Exodus 26:30)

Set up the Tabernacle. That is, have your experts do so. Or perhaps itmeantthatMoseshimselfwastosetuptheTabernaclethefirsttimewiththehelpof

others, for it took many hands to set up the Tabernacle. (Ibn Ezra)

God showed Moses either blueprints, pictures, or a model of the Tabernacle.The Tabernacle is not to be a product of human creativity but must conform exactly

todivinespecifications(OnecannotapproachGodexcept[bythewaysthat]Hecommands[JudahHalevi,Kuzari]. (JewishStudyBible)

DoesIbnEzrameanthattheimageoftheTabernaclerevealedtoMoseswassocomplexthatitrequiredmanypeopleworkingtogethertoassembleit?

Ordoeshemeantosaythattheprocessofcooperation,teamwork,andcommunityparticipationwasanintegralaspectofGodsrevelatorymessage?

HowwouldsuchateachingfindapplicationinourownexperienceofJewishlifeandcommunity?

InwhataspectsofJewishlifeisitaccuratetosaythatwe,too,mustrelyonGodsblueprintondivinecommandsandwhenispersonalexpressionandindividualcreativityindispensable?

NotwithstandingtheKuzariscomment,howdoesthedescriptionoftheTabernacleprovideabalancedandnuancedmodelforthisquestion?

Shiru l'Adonai, shiru shir chadash; shiru l'Adonai, kol ha-aretz (2)Shiru l'Adonai, barchu sh'mo; bas-ru mi-yom l'yom y'shu-ato (2)

(SinguntoGodanewsong,singforthalltheearth!SinguntoGod,blessedbeGod'sname,PraiseGodforGod'sdailyhelp!)

SongwhiletheTorahisbeingdressed

ShiruL'Adonai

Israel Chavurah

12:00pmDiscussingIssuesConcerningIsrael and the Middle East

Shabbat Morning Service9:30am

ParashatTerumahExodus26:31-27:19

Maftir:Exodus27:1719Haftarah: 1Kings5:26-6:13

Kiddush/LuncheonfollowsintheStarensierAssembly

in honor of Rabbi Ira's birthday

Commentary and Questions to Ponder

SongaftertheShacharitAmidah OdYavoShalomAleinu

Od yavo shalom aleinu(3))V'al kulam )

Salaam, aleinu v'al kol ha-olam, salaam, salaam(2)(Peacewillyetcometousandtoall:peaceforusandfortheentireworld.)

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TheGodUpgradebyRabbiJamieKorngoldSaturday,March2,201312:00P.M.(after the Shabbat Morning Service)

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