Bulletin08.20.2011 -Eikev

The Shul 

W E E K L Y M A G A Z I N E 

Weekly Magazine Sponsored By Mr. & Mrs. Martin and Ethel Sirotkin 

and Dr. & Mrs. Shmuel and Evelyn Katz 

A Home of of The Lubavitcher Rebbe, 

May His Merit Shield Us 

A House of Torah, Prayer And Acts of Goodness 

Shabbos Parshas Eikev 

Menachem Av 19 - 20, 5771 

August 19– 19 20, 2011 

Candle Lighting: 7:35 PM 

(See page 5 for full Shabbos schedule) 

Serving the Communities of Bal Harbour, Bay Harbor Islands, Indian Creek and Surfside 

9540 Collins Avenue, Surfside, FL 33154 Tel: 305.868.1411 Fax: 305.861.2426 www.TheShul.org Email: info@TheShul.org 

B”H 

Chof Menachem Av 

Yahrtzeit of 

Reb Levi Yitzchak Schneerson

T ake a Deeper Look 

Celebrating Shabbos 

Schedules, classes, articles and more... Everything you 

need for an "Over the Top" Shabbos experience. 

Kiddush Bank 

The Investment with the Guaranteed Return 

A Time to Pray 

Check out all the davening schedules and locations 

throughout the week. 

Community Happenings 

Dates to Celebrate and Commemorate. 

Inspiration, Insights and Ideas 

Bringing Torah lessons to LIFE. 

Get the Picture 

The full scoop on all the great events around town. 

Just for the Gals 

Delve into the power, strength and beauty in the life 

of the Jewish Woman. 

The ABC's of Aleph 

Serving Jews in institutional and limited environments. 

Kids Korner / Teen Seen 

Educate, inspire and most of all have FUN! 

Latin Link 

Reflexión Semanal 

French Connection 

Réflexions sur la Paracha. 

The Network 

Get Connected! All your advertising needs 

in one convenient spot. 

It’s Good To Know 

Find out what's going on and how you can get involved. 

Daily Study 

A complete guide to all classes and courses offered 

at The Shul. 

Community Nachas 

A peek at recent happenings 

Featured Upcoming Events 

Events you won’t want to miss 

Shul Office Hours 

Mon. - Thurs. 9 am - 5 pm 

Friday 9 am - 2 pm 

*National Holidays and Chol Hamoed 9 am - 2 pm 

Please remember to take personal 

belongings with you when you leave The Shul. 

The Shul Weekly Magazine 

Everything you need for every day of the week 

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Special Thank You 

Light & Power and Wine for Kiddush & Havdalah 

for the month of Menachem Av is sponsored by: 

Rebbetzin Chani Lipskar & Mrs. Evelyn Katz 

In Honor Of Their Husbands’ Birthdays 

Mrs. Ingrid Dorfman 

In Honor Of Her Wonderful Husband and 

Rabbi & Rebbetzin Lipskar 

Mrs . Sarah Libke Caplin 

In Loving Memory Of Her Father, 

Gershon ben Zvi HaCohen 

“Those who establish Synagogues for prayer and those who come there to pray, 

those who provide lights for illumination, wine 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 sickness, 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.” 

- Shacharis for Shabbos. 

Gabayim Corner 

The Shul’s Gaboyim: 

Mr. Allen Berry / Mr. David Pollack / Mr. Andrew Roth / 

Mr. David Portnoy /Mr. Henry Eichler 

Please note that the distribution of Aliyot according to our customs 

is in the order of certain Simchot, Yahrtzeits, Birthdays, Guests and 

general rotation. We encourage you to participate in the weekday 

Davening and Aliyot on Mondays and Thursdays. 

Attention members and guests: 

During the taking out of the Torah for leining, please allow seat 

holders to return to their seats before occupying open seating. 

Designated seats are for the use of members who dedicated them. 

On Shabbos and Yom Tov, dedicated seats may be occupied by 

anyone after 10:30 a.m. in the men’s section and 11:00 a.m. in the 

women’s section. 

Contacts at The Shul 305-868-1411 

Rabbi 

Rabbi 

Rabbi’s Secretary 

Rabbi’s Assistant 

Outreach/Kolel/Websites 

JLAC/Adult Ed/Singles/ 

Special Events 

CYS College / Senior Kolel 

Accounting 

Controller 

Events /Office Manager 

Youth Director /Dinner/Lay- 

Leadership 

Operations / Maintenance 

Reception/Accounts Payable 

Mikvah 

Pre-School 

Sephardic Minyan 

Hebrew School/Editor 

Hashkama Minyan 

Mashgiach 

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Rabbi Sholom Lipskar 

Rabbi Zalman Lipskar 

Mrs. Fay Garber 

Ms. Lydia Hasson 

Rabbi Mendy Levy 

Rabbi Shea Rubinstein 

Rabbi Dov Schochet 

Mrs. Geri Kelly 

Mrs. Janice Barney 

Mrs. Pnina Wuensch 

Mrs. Devorah Leah 

Andrusier 

Mr. Shlomie Katan 

Mrs. Renee Moore 

Mrs.Devorah Failer 

Chana or Shani 

Chazan Shimshon Tzubeli 

Mrs. Aurit Katan 

Mr. Lazer Milstein 

Mr Mordechai Olesky 

Ext. 7315 

Ext. 7345 

Ext. 7315 

Ext. 7314 

Ext. 7333 

Ext. 7342 

Ext. 7343 

Ext. 7341 

Ext. 7318 

Ext. 7313 

Ext. 7328 

Ext. 7319 

Ext. 0 

305-323-2410 

Ext. 7325 

305 790-4634 

786-389-9274 

305-349-3040 

786-292-9115

Shabbos Schedule 

Celebrating Shabbos With Our Youth 

Everything you need for an "Over the Top" Shabbos experience 

No longer will your children get lost amongst the crowds in Shul on 

Shabbos morning. The Shul youth has worked together to organize a 

highly educational and fun program for children and teens of all 

ages. Each Shabbos morning program involves a mix of Tefilla 

(prayer), Parsha (weekly Torah study) and general "Jewishness", 

through games, songs, and stories. Taught by our very own Shul 

Bochurim and youth girls, each child will experience Shabbos in its 

full glory; leaving with a taste of holiness and fun memories that will 

keep them coming back from week to week. A Kiddush exclusively 

for the children culminates the exciting program. 

Shabbos 

10:45 - 11:45 a.m. 

Malkie’s Tot Shabbat (ages 0 - 4): Montessori Classroom 2 

(enter from the Women’s Sanctuary) 

Girls: 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. 

Yakira Leah's Program for Girls: ages 5-7: Classroom 2 

Bashy’s Program for Girls: ages 8-10: Classroom 1 

Batsheva’s Program for Tween Girls: ages 11-13: Rabbi Lipskar’s Study 

Sarah Malka’s Program for Teen Girls: ages 14 and up: Teen Room 

(at the back of the women’s sanctuary) 

Boys: 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. 

Eli’s Program: Boys ages 5-9: The New Montessori Classroom 3 

Yossi’s Program: Boys ages 10-13: Haime Library 

Menachem’s Program: Teen Boys 14-18: Montessori Classroom 1 

6:45 p.m. 

Messibos Shabbos for all Girls (Classroom 1) 

6:45 p.m. 

Shalosh Seudos for all Boys (Youth Synagogue) 

For more information on any of our Youth Programming, 

please contact Devorah Leah Andrusier at 305 868-1411 ext 7328 

Shalosh Seudos 

For Boys 

Every Shabbos evening at 6:45 pm In the Youth Synagogue (upstairs) 

Be There! GREAT PRIZES!!! 

Prizes kindly sponsored by the Goldczer Family 

Father & Son will resume in the Fall 

when the clocks change again! 

Messibos Shabbos 

For Girls 

An exciting program for all Girls: 1st-5th Grade. 

Every Shabbos afternoon at 6:45 pm (Afternoon Mincha) In Classroom # 1 

Come and Enjoy Tzivos HaShem learning, great food & nosh, 

prizes, games and stories. 

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Shabbos with the Teen Boys Minyan 

Ever wonder how you can teach your son to follow with a real 

Minyan, or even run his own? The Shul youth has created the scene. 

Every Shabbos morning, each teen has his own chance to play a 

vital role in his own Shul Minyan, lead by one of our very own 

Rabbis and Youth leaders. Every week all the boys have a chance to 

act as Chazzan, Gabbai or ‘Rabbi’. This hands-on approach gives 

each teen the opportunity to experience Shul and prayer to its 

fullest, by involving them in every aspect of the Davening. 

For Boys Only: ages 14-18 

Shabbos 

Child Enrichment Center Classroom # 2 

10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. 

*Please note: The Teen Minyan is strictly for the Teens. We 

would appreciate it if adults would stay in the Main Sanctuary. 

For more information: Contact 305 868 1411 ext. 7345 

Torah Quiz 

Questions: 

1. a) Who made up the first Brocha of Bentching? 

b) Who wrote the second Brocha (about Eretz Yisroel) of 

Bentching? 

2. Which historical event, mentioned in this Parsha, is 

remembered more than all others? 

3. When the Jewish people sin, why are they considered 

worse than the generation of the Flood? 

Answers for Last Week: 

1. The Ten Commandments are written down in the 2 Torah 

portions of Yisro and Vaeschanan. 

2. Some of the things that we should have in mind when we 

say the Shema are that: HaShem is One, HaShem is King 

over the whole world (all four directions), that we were 

each a witness of the giving of the Torah and we accepted 

all the Mitzvos. 

3. HaShem wanted Moshe to be buried in the desert because 

in his merit all of the Jewish people who were buried in 

the desert will get up for Resurrection of The Dead. 

Torah Quiz Rules: 

Each winner receives points towards a Torah Quiz prize. 

One winner per question. Each child may only answer one 

question. Answers may be given from after Mincha on 

Friday afternoon until the printing of the next week’s 

bulletin. Tell your answer to Rabbi Mendy Levy or e-mail 

them before or after Shabbos to: mlevy@theshul.org. 

Last weeks winner: 

Batya Segal 

Prizes kindly sponsored by the Godczer Family 

In loving Memory of Aryeh Leib ben Zev Volf obm 

Children should respect all School & Shul property. 

Their Parents will be held responsible for 

any damage they may cause.

Friday Night 

Yedid Nefesh pg. 151 

Vayedaber pgs. 99-101 

Ashrei pg. 101 

SHABBOS SCHEDULE 

Friday Evening 

Early Mincha / Kabbalat Shabbos 6:20 p.m. 

Candle lighting 7:35 p.m. 

Mincha / Kabbalat Shabbos 7:40 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. 

- 12:00 p.m. 

30 Minutes of Tanya: Classroom #1 +/- 12:00 p.m. 

With Mrs. Vivian Perez (for Women) After Davening 

Kiddush 12:00 p.m. 

Farbrengen in Honor of Chof Av 12.30 p.m. 

Messibos Shabbos for Girls 6:45 p.m. 

Shalosh Seudos for Boys 6:45 p.m. 

Daf Yomi 6:45 p.m. 

Pirkei Avot: Chapter 5 6:45 p.m. 

Women’s Shiur 6:45 p.m. 

Mincha followed by Shalosh Seudos 7:25 p.m. 

Shabbos Ends / Ma’ariv & Havdalah 8:28 p.m. 

Weekly Video of The Rebbe 

Sephardic Minyan 

Friday Evening 

Mincha / Kabbalat Shabbat 7:25 p.m. 

Shabbat Day 

Shacharit 9:00 a.m. 

Mincha 7:25p.m. 

Shabbat Ends / Arvit & Havdalah 8:28p.m. 

Next Week: Re’eh 

Candle lighting 7:29 p.m. 

Mincha 7:30 p.m. 

Celebrating Shabbos 

Everything you need for an "Over the Top" Shabbos experience 

The Friday Evening Service and Shabbos Torah Portion 

Shabbos Day 

(Stone Chumash) 

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 prior to carrying on Shabbos. 

The number is 305- 866-ERUV (3788). 

The Eruv message is recorded approximately two hours prior to 

Candle lighting. Please note that the Eruv in Bal Harbour and 

Surfside does not include the path along the beach. The backs of the 

buildings form the Eruv in that section. It is forbidden to push 

strollers or carry anything on this path or beach area on Shabbos. 

Torah Portions pgs. 980-996 

Haftorah pg. 1197 

Shabbos Day 

(Gutnick Chumash) 

Torah Portions pgs. 56-82 

Haftorah pg. 276 

Kiddush This Week 

Kiddush this week is sponsored by Mr. & Mrs. Moishe & Ofelia 

Hersman in honor of the yahrtzeit of Moishe’s father, 

Berel Ben Hershel, Av 22. May his Neshama have an Aliyah 

Shalosh Seudos This Week 

Available for Sponsorship 

Farbrengen In Honor Of Chof Av 

The Chof Av Farbrengen is sponsored by 

Devorah Leah Andrusier in honor of the yahrtzeit of her 

husband’s father, Rav Rephael ben Reb Nissan Isaac . May his 

Neshama have an Aliya 

Please help us cover the cost of non-sponsored Kiddushim by 

becoming a Partner or Patron of our Kiddush Bank. 

THE CATERER FOR THIS WEEK’S KIDDUSH & SHALOSH SEUDOS 

IS EMERALD CATERING 

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Kiddushim at The Shul 

Please help us continue to provide our weekly Shabbos Kiddush 

SPONSOR A 

KIDDUSH! 

and Shalosh Seudos by offering to become a sponsor. 

Sponsorship by one or more individuals is encouraged. 

The following dates are available for sponsorship: 

Kiddush: Shalosh Seudos 

August 20, 27 

If you wish to become a sponsor, please speak with Pnina 

PARTNER 

$770 

KIDDUSH 

5771 

PATRON 

$360 

The Shul has a “Kiddush Bank” to ensure that there are always 

adequate funds to cover the costs of our weekly, 

non-sponsored Shabbos Kiddushim and Shalosh Seudos. 

There are two levels of participation: 

Partner - annual contribution of $770 

Patron - annual contribution of $360 

Please help make our Kiddushim special. 

To participate in this mitzvah call Pnina at (305) 868-1411 x 7313 

Or email pwuensch@theshul.org

Partners - annual contribution of $770: 

Anonymous 

Dr. & Mrs. Bernard and Carolyn Baumel 

Dr. & Mrs. Stephen and Bella Brenner 

Mr. & Mrs. Boruch and Yonit Duchman 

Mr. Chaim Gubitz 

Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence and Roslyn Jaffe 

Mr. & Mrs. Edward and Pauline Kopelman 

Mr. & Mrs. Gregory and Veronica Levine 

Dr. & Mrs. Gene and Sandra Moteles 

Mr. & Mrs. Temuri and Maya Nanikashvili 

Mr. & Mrs. Peter Schwalbe and Jody Soltanoff 

Mr. Abe Stein 

Mr. Sheldon David William Taiger 

Rabbi & Mrs. Aryeh and Pnina Wuensch 

Kiddush Bank 

The Investment with a Guaranteed Return 

KIDDUSH BANK 5771 

Our very special thanks to the following Partners & Patrons whose contributions will help us to cover some 

of the costs of the un-sponsored Kiddushim and Farbrengens in the coming year. 

Patrons - annual contribution of $360: 

Mr. & Mrs. Jack and Amy Benishai 

Mr. & Mrs. Nelson and Shelley Berman 

Dr. & Mrs. Leonardo and Joni Blachar 

The Count Elkaim Family Foundation 

Mr. & Mrs. Beryl and Florence Miller 

Mr. & Mrs. Martin and Susan Packer 

Mr. Allan S. Roness 

Mr. & Mrs. Harold and Susan Rosenstein 

Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence and Rhea Rosenzweig 

Mr. & Mrs. Joseph and Zohara Weiss 

Following is a list of some of the non-sponsored 5771 Kiddushim which our 

Kiddush Bank Investors helped provide to our community and visitors during the past year: 

Dates Un-Sponsored Events Paid by Kiddush Bank 

Oct. 1 Hakafos Kiddush $500 

Oct. 2 Kiddush $1,800 

Oct. 2 Farbrengen $700 

Oct. 30 Shabbos Kiddush $700 

Nov. 6 Shabbos Kiddush $700 



Jan. 29 Shabbos Kiddush $700 

Mar. 26 Shabbos Kiddush $700 

April 16 Shabbos Kiddush $700 

April 23 Shabbos Kiddush $700 

May 28 Shabbos Kiddush $700 

June 10 Shabbos Kiddush $700 

June 24 Shabbos Kiddush $700 

July 8 Shabbos Kiddush $700 



August 6 Shabbos Kiddush $700 

The shortfall for 5771 is over $13,000! 

(Excluding the expenses for all the non-sponsored Shalosh Seudos meals provided by The Shul) 

Your contribution will allow The Shul to continue providing adequate 

Kiddushim to our large community and many visitors! 

Make Make a a deposit deposit in in our our Kiddush Kiddush Bank Bank 

IT’S IT’S A A GREAT GREAT INVESTMENT! 

INVESTMENT! 

GUARANTEED RETURN: SMILING FACES FACES ...EVEN ...EVEN WHEN WHEN KIDDUSH ISN’T ISN’T SPONSORED! 

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 

Davening schedules and locations throughout the week 

Daily Learning Schedule at The Shul 

MORNING SCHEDULE - Monday through Thursday 

6:15 - 6:50 am Sichos Kodesh Parshas Re’eh R’ Zalman Lipskar 

6:50 - 7:15 am Halacha Kitzur Shulchan Aruch R’ Dov Schochet 

8:00 - 8:45 am Daf Yomi Chulin R’ Dov Schochet 

8:45 - 9:00 am RamBam 1 Chapter per day R’ Dov Schochet 

8:45 am (approx) Halacha Sephardic Custom Shimshon Tzubeli 

10:00 - 10:45 am Sichos Sicha of the Rebbe - Textual R’ Shea Rubinstein 

Daily Chumash & Tanya after every Minyan 

EVENING KOLEL SCHEDULE - Monday through Thursday - 8:00-10:00 pm 

Mon. to Thurs. 8:00 – 9:00 pm Chavrusah ~ Subject of Choice 1st Session 

Mon. to Thurs. 9:00 - 10:00 pm Chavrusah ~ Subject of Choice 2nd Session 

Shacharis 

Halachic Times for the Week: Based on times for August 24, 2011 

Alot Hashachar / Dawn 5:46 am 

Earliest Talit & Tefillin 6:11 am 

Netz Hachamah / Sunrise 6:57 am 

(Earliest Amidah) 

Latest Shema 10:09 am 

Zman Tfillah 11:14 am 

Chatzot / Midday 1:22pm 

Earliest Mincha 1:55 pm 

Plag HaMincha 6:28 pm 

Shekiah / Sunset 7:49 pm 

(preferable latest time for Mincha) 

Tzeit Hakochavim/Nightfall 8:17 pm 

(earliest preferable Ma’ariv) 

(Times taken from www.chabad.org. 

Please note that during the week the times may vary by a minute or two.) 

Daily Minyanim at The Shul 

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Shabbos 

6:50 am No Minyan R’ Zalman Lipskar R’ Zalman Lipskar R’ Zalman Lipskar R’ Zalman Lipskar R’ Zalman Lipskar 

7:30 am No Minyan R’ Shea Rubinstein R’ Mendy Levy R’ Mendy Levy R’ Shea Rubinstein R’ Mendy Levy 

8:00 am R’ Dov Schochet No Minyan No Minyan No Minyan No Minyan No Minyan 

9:00 am R’ Zalman Lipskar R’ Dov Schochet R’ Dov Schochet R’ Dov Schochet R’ Dov Schochet R’ Dov Schochet 

Early Mincha 2:00 pm No Minyan R’ Mendy Levy R’ Mendy Levy R’ Mendy Levy R’ Mendy Levy No Minyan 

Mincha/ 

Maariv 7:40 pm R’ Sholom Lipskar R’ Mendy Levy R’ Shea Rubinstein R’ Dov Schochet R’ Dov Schochet R’ Sholom Lipskar 

Maariv 10:00 pm TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA No Minyan 

Shacharit 

Shacharit 

Mincha/ 

Arvit 

Sephardic Minyanim at The Shul 

The Shul of Downtown 

Shacharis Monday & Thursday only 8:00 am 

Mincha Monday through Thursday 2:00 pm 

See Complete 

Shabbos 

Schedule 

on page 5 

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Shabbat 

8:00 am Shimshon Tzubeli Shimshon Tzubeli Shimshon Tzubeli Shimshon Tzubeli Shimshon Tzubeli 

9:00 am Shimshon Tzubeli 

7:40 pm Shimshon Tzubeli Shimshon Tzubeli Shimshon Tzubeli Shimshon Tzubeli Shimshon Tzubeli Shimshon Tzubeli 

See Complete 

Shabbat 

Schedule on 

page 5 

Rabbi Chaim Lipskar 

48 East Flagler Street, #363 (3rd Floor), Miami 

305-373-8303 or 786-368-9040 

Email: RCL@ShulofDowntown.com www.shulofdowntown.com 

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This is Hashem’s House! 

When in the Sanctuary ……...…shh!…...…... 

PLEASE, NO TALKING!! 

If you speak in Shul...then where do you Pray?

Birthdays 

Menachem Av 21 Mr. David Benoliel 

Menachem Av 21 Mr. Jacob Solomon Gassner 

Menachem Av 21 Ms. Jessie Franco 

Menachem Av 21 Mr. Charles Ness 

Menachem Av 21 Mrs. Efrat Fedida 

Menachem Av 21 Ms. Penni Silverman 

Menachem Av 22 Mr. Ariel Zuckerman 

Menachem Av 22 Dr. Moisey S. Katsman 

Menachem Av 22 Mrs. Judith Roth 

Menachem Av 22 Mr. Samuel Shaio 

Menachem Av 22 Ms. Shani Gottlieb 

Menachem Av 23 Ms. Alia Feltenstein 

Menachem Av 23 Ms. Ariella Raviv 

Menachem Av 23 Mr. Mayer Goldstein 

Menachem Av 23 Mr. Robert Diener 

Menachem Av 23 Mrs. Bertha Baum 

Menachem Av 24 Mr. Josef Weiss 

Menachem Av 24 Mr. Reuven Herssein 

Menachem Av 24 Mrs. Sarah Rachel Sheridan 

Menachem Av 24 Rabbi Aaron Lipskar 

Menachem Av 24 Mr. Steven Peissach 

Menachem Av 25 Ms. Esther Zoila Bejar 

Menachem Av 25 Mr. Garrick Feldman 

Menachem Av 25 Mrs. Yvette S Woldenberg 

Our Kids’ Birthdays 

Menachem Av 20 Kaylee Andrusier 

Menachem Av 20 Rivka Chaya Chattah 

Menachem Av 21 Noah Markofsky 

Menachem Av 21 Yudi Waks 

Menachem Av 21 Tzophia Bailah Shapiro 

Menachem Av 22 Joshua Adam Mondshine 

Menachem Av 23 Sarah Vanessa Sher 

Menachem Av 25 Ezriel Duchman 

Menachem Av 26 Tamar Shoshana Fedida 

Anniversaries 

22-Aug Mr. & Mrs. Howard and Judith Fleishman 

22-Aug Mr. & Mrs. Joseph and Sarah Maya 

22-Aug Mr. & Mrs. Yacov and Dinie Shapiro 

24-Aug Mr. & Mrs. Mark and Janet Herskovits 

24-Aug Mr. & Mrs. Moishe and Ofelia Hersman 

24-Aug Dr. & Mrs. Elliot and Deborah Levy 

24-Aug Mr. Shimshon Tzubeli & Mrs. Routh Tzubeli Meloul 

24-Aug Mr. & Mrs. Moises and Tatiana Wertheimer 

25-Aug Mr. and Dr. Albert and Marilyn Pollans 

26-Aug Mr. & Mrs. Harvey and Barbara Dubrofsky 

Mazal Tov 

Have you celebrated a special occasion that warrants a Mazal Tov? PLEASE 

SHARE YOUR NACHAS WITH US! Please email all info to Lydia@theshul.org or 

call 305 868 1411 

Mazal Tov to Mr. & Mrs. Shloimy and Carolina Hertz on the birth of their 

son. Mazal Tov also to the Grandparents, Mr. & Mrs. Isaac and Marissa 

Arber and Mr. Salo Grosfeld and to the Great-Grandmother Mrs. Raquel 

Grosfeld. May they raise him to Torah, Chupah and Ma’asim Tovim and 

have much Nachas from him. 


Dates to Celebrate and Commemorate 

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Yahrtzeits 

Menachem Av 20 Shmuel ben Tzvi obm 

Husband of Mrs. Orit Colodner 

Menachem Av 20 Rishe Rochel bas Israel Zvi obm 

Grandmother of Mr. Leon Kopel 

Menachem Av 20 Elie obm 

Father of Mr. Alfonso Soued 

Menachem Av 20 Harry obm 

Father of Ms. Ginger Wexler 

Menachem Av 20 Bernard Weiner obm 

Former Husband of Mrs. Marlene Weiner-Brenner 

Menachem Av 21 Reb Itzhak Tzvi obm 

Husband of Mrs. Ilona Feldman 

Menachem Av 21 Simcha ben Mordechai obm 

Father of Ms. Vivian Grace Kroner 

Menachem Av 21 Elyukom ben Avraham obm 

Father of Mr. Morton Nyman 

Menachem Av 21 Gitel bas Moshe obm 

Mother of Mr. Michael Werner 

Menachem Av 21 Muttel bas Lewis obm 

Grandmother of Dr. Fran Glicksman 

Menachem Av 22 Berel ben Hershel obm 

Father of Mr. Moishe Hersman 

Menachem Av 22 Faiga obm 

Mother of Mr. Morris Kaplan 

Menachem Av 22 Sylvia Sommers obm 

Mother of Mr. Steven Sommers 

Menachem Av 23 Moshe Chaim ben Aryeh obm 

Father of Mr. Kenneth Israel 

Menachem Av 23 Salomon ben David obm 

Father of Mr. Harry Mamane 

Menachem Av 23 Yakova bas Sarah obm 

Daughter of Mrs. Nancy Gottlieb 

Menachem Av 24 Rav Raphael ben Reb Nissan Isaac obm 

Father of Mr. Yankie Andrusier 

Menachem Av 24 Dovid Mordechai ben Avraham HaCohen obm 

Father of Mr. Barry Cohen 

Menachem Av 24 Chaya Henia bas Zorach Miriam obm 

Mother of Mrs. Mina Sragowicz 

Menachem Av 24 Chana bas Tzvi Hersh obm 

Mother of Mr. Leon Kopel 

Menachem Av 25 Frayde Sorah bas Reb Efraim Fischel obm 

Mother-in-law of Mrs. Hermine Gewirtz 

Menachem Av 25 Israel Goihman obm 

Father of Mr. David Goihman 

Menachem Av 26 Chaya Esther bas Avrohom Itchok obm 

Mother of Mr. Abraham Gewirtz 

Menachem Av 26 Frieda Meta obm 

Mother of Mrs. Randy Freedman 

Tehillim 

Please continue to daven for these Israeli soldiers 

still missing in action: 

Ron Arad Zacharia Baumel 

Zvi Feldman Guy Hever 

Yehuda Katz Gilad Shalit

Special Thank You 

We sincerely thank the following members & supporters of The 

Shul for donations received between 08/09/11 and 08/15/11. 

We apologize for any errors or omissions we may have made. 

Mr. Nathan Akkad 

Mr. & Mrs. Aaron Attias 

Mrs. Sylvia Baum 

Mrs. Simone Bensimon-Bitton 

Mr. & Mrs. Allen Berry 

Mr. & Mrs. Salomon Btesh 

Rabbi Uri Cohen 

Mr. Morris S. Dalkoff 

Ms. Luisa Edderai 

Ms. Jaqueline Edery Benton 

Elkaim Family Foundation 

Mr. & Mrs. Simon Falic 

Ms. Fay Garber 

Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Gellman 

Mr. & Mrs. Abraham Gewirtz 

Mr. Michael Goldrich 

Mr. Beryl Golomb 

Dr. & Mrs. Horacio Groisman 

Mrs. Rita Grossman 

Mr. Chaim Gubitz 

Mr. & Mrs. Eliahou Gzaiel 

Mr. & Mrs. David Haccoun 

Mr. & Mrs. Moishe Hersman 

Rabbi & Mrs. Meir Shlomo Herz 

Mr. & Mrs. Heskel Izhak 

Ms. Shay Kardonski 

Dr. & Mrs. Shmuel Katz 

Mr. Saul Kazaz 

Mr. & Mrs. Mendi Labkowski 


Dates to Celebrate and Commemorate 

Mr. & Mrs. Jaime Lapidus 

Mr. & Mrs. David Lichter 

Mr. & Mrs. Chesky Malamud 

Mr. Morris Mendal 

Mr. Ronen Michael 

Mr. Elisha Milstein 

Mr. & Mrs. Glenn D. Moses 

Dr. & Mrs. Gene Moteles 

Mr. Zev Neuwirth 

Mr. & Mrs. Edward Ohayon 

Dr. Allen Packer 

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Challenges On The Road 

(Adapted from Sichos Shabbos Parshas Eikev, 5721) 

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Inspiration, Insights & Ideas 

Bringing Torah lessons to LIFE! 

several occasions, it has been explained that the task of 

transforming the world into a dwelling for G-d began after 

the entry of the Jewish people into Eretz Yisrael. The 40 

years in the desert were to prepare the Jews for their Divine service 

in that holy land. 

Divine service involves persevering in one's mission despite 

challenges and obstacles. For it is only by overcoming challenges 

that our innermost powers of soul are aroused. For this reason, the 

40 years of wandering were years of challenge for the Jewish people, 

as it is written: "to challenge you, to verify what is in your heart, 

that you will keep His commandments." 

In general, there are two types of challenges: poverty and affluence. 

In the desert, the Jews were confronted by both. Indeed, both were 

associated with the manna. For the manna represented the ultimate 

in affluence. It was "bread from heaven"; it did not produce any 

waste, and in it, one could taste any flavor one desired. In contrast, 

"bread from the earth" produces waste and is limited in its flavor. 

Moreover, our Sages relate that jewels and pearls descended 

together with the manna, bestowing affluence upon the Jewish 

people in the most literal sense. 

On the other hand, the manna also produced a challenge of poverty, 

as reflected in the verse: "He fed you manna... to give you hardship." 

As our Sages explain, the hardship involved the fact that the manna 

did not provide complete satisfaction. 

One opinion explains: "A person who has a loaf of bread in his bread 

box cannot be compared to one who does not." The manna would 

descend day by day, and the Jews could not set any aside for the 

following day. This detracted from the satisfaction they felt while 

eating. 

Another rationale is offered: "A person who sees what he is eating 

cannot be compared to a person who does not." For although the 

manna could taste like any food the Jews wanted, they would see 

only manna, and this prevented them from feeling satisfied. 

The question arises: How can one entity induce both poverty and 

affluence? 

What Our Pockets Cannot Contain 

The two contradictory effects of the manna are a result of its 

transcendent nature. The wealth which accompanied the manna 

(the ability to taste any flavor, and the jewels which came with it) 

was a result of it being "bread from heaven," a G-dly entity, for 

G-dliness is totally unlimited. For this reason, even after the manna 

descended and became part of our material world, its spiritual 

qualities were retained. Accordingly, it did not produce waste, nor 

was it limited to one particular flavor. Indeed, its perfection 

included precious stones, the ultimate in the realm of inanimate 

objects. 

Because of the manna's unique spiritual nature, it could not be 

produced by ordinary worldly effort. Our plowing and sowing would 

not cause it to grow. It was given as a present from G-d, and not as 

a reward for our Divine service. For this reason, it was totally 

dependent on His initiative, and descended from day to day -- 

reflecting the integration of spirituality (which is above time and 

space) and our material world, in which each day is different from 

every other. 

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For this reason, we could not see in the manna all the foods whose 

flavors it could manifest. For our limited mortal eyes could not 

appreciate the unbounded spiritual potential the manna contained. 

This explains the manna's fusion of affluence and poverty. Since it 

was a manifestation of spirituality, it was not limited at all. 

Nevertheless, as it became part of our world, it was associated with 

poverty, for it left a person with nothing of his own. Nor was he able 

to see what he was eating. For the manna did not take on the 

appearance of even simple food. 

Thus although the manna represented ultimate wealth, with regard 

to its recipients, it represented ultimate poverty. For they could not 

point to it and say: "This is mine." 

Within -- and Beyond -- Our Ken 

The above also helps us understand the interpretation of the verse: 

"He made you suffer, and He starved you by feeding you the 

manna," which implies that not only did the manna not produce 

satisfaction, it produced hunger. This is difficult to understand. Why 

did the manna produce hunger? 

The concept can be explained as follows: Every entity in this world is 

a discrete creation, different from every other. This also describes 

"bread from the earth." It is food, nothing else. It has a specific 

flavor. This can be sensed by a person, and this satisfies him. 

When a limited human being eats "bread from heaven," by contrast, 

he can feel its transcendent, spiritual nature. And yet, for that very 

reason, it does not satisfy him. For his appreciation of its unlimited 

nature causes him to desire more. Since the object of his desire is 

unlimited, his hunger for more is never sated. This concept is 

alluded to in the continuation of the verse cited above which 

describes the manna as something "which neither you nor your 

ancestors knew," i.e., something which cannot be grasped by our 

conceptual framework. 

What is the way to relate to this unbounded potential? To step 

beyond one's own boundaries and limitations. 

When Adding Causes a Loss 

On this basis, we can understand how the 40 years in the desert 

prepared the Jews for their observance of the Torah and its mitzvos 

in Eretz Yisrael, giving them the spiritual fortitude to overcome the 

challenges of both poverty and affluence. 

Overcoming the challenge of affluence means negating the thought 

that "my strength and the power of my hand brought me this 

prosperity," for it is "G-d who gives you the strength to prosper." 

Overcoming the challenge of poverty means realizing that no evil 

descends from above, and that it is man who is responsible for any 

difficulties he suffers. For this reason, we should not reject our 

sufferings, but should instead accept them with happiness. 

In this context, the manna can teach a significant lesson. Influence 

which descends from above is unlimited, the ultimate in affluence. 

Nevertheless, since all created beings are by nature limited, in order 

for that affluence to remain intact, man must not tamper with G-d's 

influence. Indeed, not only will tampering not bring him any gain -- 

as the Torah relates with regard to the manna, "he who took more 

did not retain it" -- he will lose. He will introduce poverty into 

matters which are by nature associated with the ultimate affluence. 

The way to achieve affluence is to rise above one's limited existence 

and desires, to forget about self-pride and to rely totally on G-d. 

This makes man into a receptacle for G-d's influence, not



only in spiritual matters, but also in material matters, opening him 

to an affluence that extends beyond the scope of our ordinary 

mortal capacities. 

Human Wisdom and Divine Knowledge 

Wisdom is described with the analogy of food. For just as food is 

ingested and becomes part of a person's being, so too, intellectual 

ideas are absorbed by our minds and become one with them. 

As above, there are two general categories of food: "bread from the 

earth" and "bread from heaven." Similarly, with regard to the study 

of Torah, there is "bread from the earth" (mortal intellect) and "bread 

from heaven" (Divine intellect). 

To explain: All forms of wisdom other than the Torah have their 

limits. Aside from the fact that they are restricted to intellect and do 

not involve other potentials, every idea is limited, just as ordinary 

food is limited to one taste. Moreover, all ideas developed by mortal 

intellect lead to certain irrelevant matters, "waste." 

Use of our mortal intellect to comprehend ideas leads to 

satisfaction. Figuratively speaking, a person "sees what he is eating," 

and has "a loaf of bread in his bread box," for these concepts are 

accessible. For these reasons, the study of mortal wisdom can lead 

to self-satisfaction and pride. 

The opposite is true with regard to the wisdom of the Torah. The 

Torah is pure truth, with no waste. And it is unlimited, including all 

"flavors." Moreover, the Torah also leads to actual material wealth 

(as the manna contained jewels and pearls). 

For this reason, when studying Torah, a person feels that he cannot 

grasp it in its totality; the Torah's unlimited truth transcends his 

comprehension. As a result, Torah study will never lead to pride; 

indeed, it leads to self-nullification. As the verse states: "As one 

adds knowledge, one increases pain." The more one studies the 

Torah, the more one feels an acute lack in one's comprehension, and 

a great thirst and hunger to study. 

Extending the analogy, both of the categories exist within the Torah 

itself. Nigleh, the revealed dimension of Torah law, is G-d's wisdom 

and will. Nevertheless, it is presented in a form which has 

descended until it relates to mortal intellect and material entities. 

For this reason, it has certain limitations, and there is a parallel to 

waste, as our Sages comment: "If one is unworthy, the Torah 

becomes like poison." Thus it can be described as "bread from the 

earth." 

P'nimiyus HaTorah, the Torah's mystic dimension, by contrast, is 

utterly without limits and produces no waste whatsoever. It is "an 

elixir of life," "bread from heaven." 

Who a Jew Really Is; What Makes Him Happy 

The yetzer hora is "experienced at its craft." It realizes that it is 

impossible to convince a Jew to deny the importance of the Torah, 

for every Jew holds the Torah dear. Indeed, the Tanach relates that 

Achav, who voluntary committed the sin of idol worship, considered 

the Torah as "the treasure of [his] eye." Therefore, when it desires to 

draw a person away from the study of the Torah in general, and the 

study of P'nimiyus HaTorah in particular, the yetzer hora offers 

indirect arguments. 

It claims: "The Torah is unlimited; no matter how much you study, 

you will never be able to comprehend it entirely. Indeed, the more 

you study, the farther you feel from complete comprehension. 

Therefore the best course of action is to deal with entities which you 

can comprehend. Devote yourself to material things. This will 

satisfy you, for material entities can be fully comprehended." 

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Nor does the yetzer hora tell a person to ignore Torah study entirely. 

It agrees that one must know how to observe Torah law, and 

therefore should study a fixed amount of Torah in the morning and 

a fixed amount of Torah in the evening. "But," argues the yetzer 

hora, "it should be a fixed amount, a law or two. If you want to be 

meticulous, an entire chapter, and if extremely meticulous, one 

should attend a class. But by no means should you make an 

overwhelming commitment. You will never be satisfied, for there is 

no way you can grasp it entirely. All you will do is cause yourself 

suffering." 

Continuing, the yetzer hora also addresses itself to the subject 

matter studied: "You should study only nigleh, not P'nimiyus 

HaTorah. After all, P'nimiyus HaTorah deals with concepts which we 

cannot grasp. These ideas are by nature above mortal intellect." 

A person must realize that these are the arguments of the yetzer 

hora. The argument not to involve oneself with "bread from heaven," 

but instead deal solely with "bread from the earth" is the first step 

away from the path of Torah. By accepting one aspect of the yetzer 

hora's argument, a person allows himself to fall deeper and deeper 

into its snares. In this vein, our Sages say that the yetzer hora is at 

first like a passerby. Afterwards, it is like a guest; ultimately, it 

becomes the owner of the home. 

Based on the above, we can appreciate the lesson taught by the 

Torah with regard to the people's complaints about the manna. They 

did not want "bread from heaven," food that is above the material 

realm. Instead, they wanted ordinary food, food which produces 

waste. 

And this initiated a downward trend. Soon they were "weeping with 

their families," interpreted by our Sages to mean, "lamenting the 

prohibitions against incest and adultery." 

Moreover, the yetzer hora's argument that it is the material, and not 

the spiritual which will bring satisfaction is also faulty. The essence 

of a Jew's being is spiritual. If, heaven forbid, he cuts himself off 

from the spiritual and involves himself in material matters alone, he 

will never be sated. Regardless of how much he achieves, he will not 

be satisfied. There is no way he can, for this is not who he is. 

It is the spiritual which reflects his essential nature. And thus, if he 

becomes an empty receptacle and sheds his self-concern and 

individual limits, he will be able to receive, being granted not only 

spiritual things, but also material things. He will enjoy G-d's 

abundant generosity, more than a mortal is able to accept. Since he 

regards the spiritual and the material as the same, he will be 

granted unlimited blessings in both realms. 

 

It shall come to pass because you will 

listen to these laws." (7:12) 

Q 

UESTION: Instead of the word "eikev" — "because" — it could 

have said "keshetishme'un" — "when you will listen" — or "im 

tishme'un" — "if you will listen"? 

ANSWER: On Mount Sinai Hashem gave the Jewish people the Ten 

Commandments, which included the six hundred and 

thirteen mitzvot of the Torah (see Shemot 24:12, Rashi). In the version 

of the Ten Commandments as they are recorded (ibid. 20:2-14), there is 

a total of one hundred and seventy-two words. The word "Eikev," has 

the numerical value of one hundred and seventy-two. Hence, 

the Torah is saying, "It shall come to pass, 'eikev tishme'un' —



Continued from p. 11 

because you will listen i.e. observe 'eikev' — the six hundred and 

thirteen mitzvot which are in the one hundred and seventy-two words 

of the Ten Commandments. Thus, your G-d will safeguard for you the 

covenant and kindness that He swore to your forefathers." 

Alternatively, the Gemara (Yoma 28b) says that our father Avraham 

kept the entire Torah, as Scripture states, "eikev asher shama Avraham 

bekoli" — "because Avraham hearkened to My voice [kept My charge, 

My commandments, My statutes, and My laws] (Bereishit 26:5). In 

light of the above, the proof that Avraham kept the Torah may be 

deduced from the word "eikev," which refers to the one hundred and 

seventy-two words of the Ten Commandments, that contain the six 

hundred and thirteen mitzvot of the Torah. 

Alternatively, the Gemara (Avodah Zarah 9a) says that the world will 

exist for six thousand years. Two thousand of these are utterly void of 

Torah, two thousand are years of Torah without Mashiach, and the 

last two thousand years will start the era of Mashiach. The first twothousand-year 

period concluded when Avraham reached the age of 

fifty-two and was introduced to Torah. The second two-thousand-year 

period ended one hundred and seventy-two years after the destruction 

of the second Beit Hamikdash, and then the era of Mashiach began 

(see Rashi). 

With the word "eikev," which has the numerical value of one hundred 

and seventy-two, the Torah is hinting that "eikev" — one hundred and 

seventy-two years after the destruction — "tishme'un" — "you will 

hear" — the footsteps of Mashiach. 

Science of the Soul? 

www.exodusmagazine.org 

By: Jonathan Sacks 

W hat 

 

would we do for entertainment 

without scientists telling us, with 

breathless excitement, that “G‑d did not 

create the universe,” as if they were the first to 

discover this astonishing proposition? 

Stephen Hawking is the latest, but certainly not 

the first. When Napoleon asked Laplace, two 

hundred years ago, where was G‑d in his 

scientific system, the mathematician replied, Je n’ais besoin de 

cette hypothese. “I do not need G‑d to explain the universe.” We 

never did. 

That is what scientists do not understand. There is a difference 

between science and religion. Science is about explanation. Religion 

is about interpretation. Science takes things apart to see how they 

work. Religion puts things together to see what they mean. They are 

different intellectual enterprises. They even occupy different 

hemispheres of the brain. Science – linear, atomistic, analytical – is 

a typical left-brain activity. Religion – integrative, holistic, relational 

– is supremely a work of the right-brain. 

It is important for us to understand the mistake Professor Hawking 

has made, because the mutual hostility between religion and 

science is one of the curses of our age, and it is damaging to religion 

and science in equal measure. The best way of approaching it is 

through the autobiography of Charles Darwin. Darwin tells us that 

as a young man he had been impressed with the case for G‑d as set 

out by William Paley in his Natural Theology of 1802. Paley 

updated the classic “argument from design” to the state of 

scientific knowledge as it existed in his day. 

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12 

Find a stone on a heath, says Paley, and you won’t ask who designed 

it. It doesn’t look as if it was designed. But find a watch and you will 

think differently. A watch looks as if it was designed. Therefore it 

had a designer. The universe looks more like a watch than a stone. 

It is intricate, interlocking, complex. Therefore, it too had a designer, 

whose name is G‑d. Darwin, in a simple yet world-transforming 

idea, showed how the appearance of design does not require a 

designer at all. It can emerge over a long period of time by, as we 

would put it today, an iterated process of genetic mutation and 

natural selection. So the universe is not like a watch, or if it is, the 

watchmaker was blind. Q.E.D. 

But whoever thought the universe was like a watch in the first 

place? The scientists and philosophers of the seventeenth and 

eighteenth centuries. Newton. Leibniz. Laplace. Auguste Comte. 

What was wrong about Paley’s argument was not the theology but 

the science on which it was based. Good science refutes bad 

science. It tells us nothing at all about G‑d. 

Professor Hawking has done something very similar, except that this 

time he plays both parts. He is both Paley and Darwin, and with 

great legerdemain and panache, Hawking II, the good scientist, has 

brilliantly refuted Hawking I, the poor theologian. Hawking I was the 

person who wrote, at the end of A Brief History of Time, that if we 

found science’s holy grail, a theory-of everything, we would know 

“why it is that we and the universe exist.” We would “know the mind 

of G‑d.” This is so elementary a fallacy that it is hard to believe that 

Professor Hawking meant it. We would know how we and the 

universe came into being, not why. Nor, in any but the most trivial 

sense, would we “know the mind of G‑d.” 

The Bible simply isn’t interested in how the universe came into 

being. It devotes a mere 34 verses to the subject. It takes fifteen 

times as much space to describing how the Israelites constructed a 

sanctuary in the desert. The Bible is not proto-science, 

pseudoscience or myth masquerading as science. It is interested in 

other questions entirely. Who are we? Why are we here? How then 

shall we live? 

It is to answer those questions, not scientific ones, that we seek to 

know the mind of G‑d. Hawking II has now refuted Hawking I. The 

universe, according to the new theory, created itself. (This reminds 

me of a joke I heard as an undergraduate about a smug business 

tycoon: 

“He is a self-made man, thereby relieving G‑d of a grave 

responsibility”). Should you reply that the universe must be 

astonishingly intelligent to have fined-tuned itself so precisely for 

the emergence of stars, planets, life and us, all of which are 

massively improbable, then the answer is that there is an infinity of 

universes in which all the possibilities and permutations are played 

out. We struck lucky. We found the universe that contained us. 

I first heard this theory from that brilliant and wise scientist, Lord 

Rees, President of the Royal Society. He too, as he explains in his 

book Just Six Numbers, was puzzled by the precision of the six 

mathematical constants that define the shape of the universe. 

So unlikely is it that the universe just happened, by chance, to fit 

those parameters that he too was forced to suggest the parallel 

universes hypothesis. If you hold an infinity of lottery tickets, one of 

them is going to win. 

That is true, but not elegant. The principle of Ockham’s Razor says: 

don’t multiply unnecessary entities. Given a choice between a single



intelligent creator and an infinity of self-creating universes, the 

former wins hands down. 

But let us hail a scientific genius. Professor Hawking is one of the 

truly great minds of our time. Two thousand years ago the rabbis 

coined a blessing – you can find it in any Jewish 

prayer book – on seeing a great scientist, regardless of his or her 

religious beliefs. That seems to me the right attitude of religion to 

science: admiration and thankfulness. 

But there is more to wisdom than science. It cannot tell us why we 

are here or how we should live. Science masquerading as religion is 

as unseemly as religion masquerading as science. 

 

 

Rabbi Levi Yitzchak Schneerson 

(1878-1944) 

Lubavitcher Rebbe's father 

R 

abbi Levi Yitzchak Schneerson was born 

on the 18th of Nissan in the town of 

Podrovnah (near Gomel) to his parents, 

Rabbi Baruch Schneur and Rebbetzin Zelda 

Rachel Schneerson. His great-great grandfather 

was the 3rd Chabad Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem 

Mendel of Lubavitch. 

In 1900, Rabbi Levi Yitzchak married Rebbetzin 

Chana Yanovski, whose father, Rabbi Meir 

Shlomo, was the rabbi of the Russian city of 

Nikolaiyev. In 1902, their eldest son, Menachem Mendel, later to be 

known as The Lubavitcher Rebbe, was born. 

Rabbi Levi Yitzchak lived in Nokolaiyev until 1909, when he was 

appointed to serve as the Rabbi of Yekatrinoslav (today, 

Dnepropetrovsk). In 1939 he was arrested by the communist regime 

for his fearless stance against the Party's efforts to eradicate Jewish 

learning and practice in the Soviet Union. After more than a year of 

torture and interrogations in Stalin's notorious prisons, he was 

sentenced to exile to the interior of Russia, where he died in 1944. 

 

Unwavering Jewish Courage 

T he 

Rebbe’s father, Rabbi Levi Yitzchak Schneerson, was the 

Chief Rabbi of Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine, at a time when Jewish 

leaders were persecuted for preserving Judaism. Rabbi Levi 

Yitzchak, however, was defiant; publicly declaring that he would not 

be coerced into submission. More 

To ensure the production of Kosher for Passover Matzah, Rabbi Levi 

Yitzchak traveled to Moscow and met with the President of the 

USSR. He was appointed rabbinical supervisor over the central 

wheat mills of the entire country, and was granted authority to 

approve or reject any shipments he saw fit, no questions asked. 

Although his unflinching stands were a great risk to himself and his 

family, Rabbi Levi Yitzchak, encouraged by his wife, Rebbetzin 

Chana, remained resolute in the face of danger. 

 

13 

Halacha Of The Week 

By: Rabbi Dov Schochet 

Laws of Prayer 

T he 

Torah tells us “You shall fear your G-d 

and you shall serve Him”. Maimonides 

explains that although the charge to 

serve G-d is a general exhortation to follow 

the precepts of the Torah, it is also 

understood as referring specifically to the 

service of G-d through prayer. The Chinuch 

explains that as all good and blessings a person receives are a result 

of behavior, G-d who desires our success gave us many opportunities 

through the commandments to achieve this. He also gave us this 

course of prayer, where we can make a request for whatever we need, 

and the omnipotent G-d answers those who call to him in truth. 

While there is a dispute if the Biblical commandment is to pray daily 

or only when one is in distress, today one is obligated to pray three 

times every day; morning afternoon and night. (This corresponds to 

the Temple service, the daily morning and afternoon offerings and the 

nighttime service of burning the limbs of the sacrifices. The text of 

the 18 benedictions were established by Ezra the scribe and his court. 

The 19th was added later by the sage Samuel, with the approbation of 

the court of Rabbi Gamliel when the Jewish people were in great 

distress from the heretics and informants. The order of the prayer is 3 

blessings praising G-d, 13 asking for everything we need and the final 3 

are giving thanks for all of G-d’s kindness to us. 

The time for the Morning Prayer is from sunrise until 1/3 of the day 

has passed (measuring from sunrise to sunset). In times of need one 

can begin praying at daybreak. If one did not pray by then they can 

still pray until midday. 

One should pray in a closed area, unless they are traveling and the 

only available area is an open field. This is because being in a closed 

area puts the person in the proper frame of mind to pray. If possible, 

one should pray in a room with windows, so if they are lacking in 

intention they can look to the heavens and regain it. One should not 

pray in front of a painting as it can disrupt their concentration. One 

should also not pray in front of a mirror. 

One should face Israel and Jerusalem while praying. If one started 

praying and realized that they’re facing the wrong direction they 

should turn their head towards Jerusalem, if they are in the opposite 

direction then they should just continue praying. If this happened 

while praying with a Minyan then one should turn to face the same 

direction as the Minyan. 

One should not hold anything that they’re concerned shouldn’t fall 

during the Amidah. The exception is something used to aid in prayer; 

therefore one can hold a siddur (or a phone with the prayers on it). If a 

holy book is lying on the floor and disrupting one’s concentration, 

they may bend down and pick it up during the Amidah. 

One must concentrate on the words of the prayer and their meanings. 

One should purge any disturbing thoughts until they are focused fully 

on the prayer, recognizing that they would do so for a king of flesh 

and blood and how much more so for G-d. 

While the prayer should be recited silently, it is insufficient to think 

the words, rather one must utter them softly. 

Prayer is a testament of our faith in Hashem. If we turn to prayer in 

our times of difficulty and need, then we are making a clear 

statement that G-d runs the world. And clearly indicating that we’re 

cognizant that all blessing we receive are a direct result of Hashems’ 

beneficence.



Largest Jewish Camp Network in World 

Turns 55 

By Malina Saval and Joshua Runyan 

I n 

the spring of 1956, faculty of the central Chabad-Lubavitch 

grade-school yeshiva in New York faced the distinctly modern 

problem of summer vacation: They had no place to send their 

students to continue their studies during the summer months. 

A Lubavitch overnight boys’ camp had been established in the 1940s 

in Montreal, and since 1953, Camp Emunah in upstate New York 

provided a Lubavitch summer camp option for Jewish girls. 

But the New York students had nowhere to go and Rabbi Moshe 

Lazar sought out a solution. Just 22 years old at the time, Lazar 

approached the Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, of 

righteous memory, for guidance. On the face of it, the issue was 

relatively simple: The modern educational calendar had created a 

block of time in which kids were frequently without structure. 

But as so often happened when the Rebbe addressed a “problem,” he 

advised that this particular challenge actually offered a unique 

opportunity. 

Yes, there should be boys’ camp, the Rebbe responded. But it would 

be different: It would leverage the beauty of rural surroundings to 

provide a Jewish atmosphere, coupled with the warmth of Chasidic 

life, in a manner not possible in a year-round school environment. It 

would serve youngsters from both Jewish day schools and public 

schools and would allow each of them to partake of their favorite 

summer activities on the one hand, while simultaneously nurturing 

their spiritual identities on the other. 

Unlike other camps of the era, which served to protect religious 

students from wandering aimlessly through the summer, this camp 

would offer an open door to attract new students to the beauty of 

Jewish life. 

“There were a few Jewish camps in existence, but they were not 

doing much in the way of reaching out to children that were not 

already exposed to their Jewish backgrounds,” explains Lazar, now 76 

years old and a Chabad-Lubavitch emissary in Milan. “The Rebbe was 

very enthusiastic and with his blessing and constant involvement, 

we were able to successfully turn our camp idea into a reality.” 

In April that year, with nary a few months to get things in order, 

Lazar rented a property in Ellenville, N.Y. The Rebbe named the camp 

Gan Israel, literally “Garden of Israel” in honor of Rabbi Israel ben 

Eliezer, the 17th-century founder of Chasidism known as the Baal 

Shem Tov. 

“The Rebbe said that all children should be shown the greatest love 

and from this love, they become closer to G‑d,” says Lazar. “The idea 

behind Camp Gan Israel was to create a combination of the spiritual 

and the material and show that there is no conflict between the two. 

In this way children can lead full and enriched lives.” 

Rabbi Abraham Shemtov, who first signed on as the camp’s learning 

director and today serves as its executive director, recalls the Rebbe’s 

directives as revolutionary. Far from merely comprising the two 

identifies of a camp and a yeshiva, the uniqueness of Camp Gan 

Israel lies in its ability to make each opposing strain inform and 

strengthen the other. In short, Camp Gan Israel is “a camp on the 

outside and a yeshiva within,” the Rebbe would later emphasize. 

“Nobody had thought that this was possible to do,” explains 

Shemtov, who also serves as chairman of Agudas Chasidei Chabad, 

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the worldwide umbrella organization of Chabad-Lubavitch. “Summer 

camp was always either a place devoid of the protections offered by 

a yeshiva environment, or was solely concerned on essentially 

relocating the yeshiva to the countryside.” 

The Rebbe offered a third way, continues Shemtov. “Camp could be a 

new opportunity to do what the yeshiva couldn’t do. It could be an 

island; it could provide an overall 24-hour experience.” 

(Educators today, backed by several recent studies, similarly point to 

the immersive nature of camp as providing a unique opportunity to 

instill and nurture Jewish values.) 

Of the three times the Rebbe travelled outside of New York City after 

ascending to the leadership of Chabad-Lubavitch, all three were to 

the original Camp Gan Israel and Camp Emunah. 

Offshoots of that first Gan Israel reflect the central importance the 

Rebbe placed on the summer camp experience, says Shemtov. “Each 

place may look different, but when you begin to pull at the strings, 

you’ll find they each have the same foundation.” 

The first summer brought together 92 boys. Today, 55 years later, 

Camp Gan Israel, headquartered in Parksville, N.Y., represents the 

largest network of Jewish camps in the world. Run by Chabad Houses 

and affiliated institutions in more than 40 countries, including 

Canada, Australia and Chile, its day and overnight programs serve 

both boys and girls and cater to Jewish children of all backgrounds. 

“I had the time of my life,” Jeffrey Klein fondly recalls of the 10 years 

he spent as a child at Camp Gan Israel in Fenton, Mich., eight as a 

camper, one as a waiter, and one as a certified lifeguard. 

“The way they took religion and intertwined it with fun activities 

such as sports, baseball, soccer and swimming was a very positive 

experience for me,” he adds, “and, as a result, my religious 

observance grew.” 

Klein was so inspired by his camping experience – he celebrated his 

Bar Mitzvah at camp in 1974, the summer he turned 13 – he 

convinced his parents to keep a kosher home and enroll him in a 

local Detroit-area yeshiva. Today, the prominent podiatrist has three 

grown children, two of whom also attended Camp Gan Israel. 

“The friends that I made at camp – the children of friends that I met 

at camp – are worldwide,” says Klein, who, decades later, still sings 

songs that he learned at camp as a seven-year-old, including the 

Camp Gan Israel anthem. “A lot of people who went to this camp are 

amazing” Jewish leaders. 

Camp Gan Israel’s alumni include Rabbis Shmuel Lew, director of the 

Lubavitch House School in London, and Rabbi Moshe Feller, director 

of the Upper Midwest regional headquarters of Chabad-Lubavitch. 

“The camp experience is attractive to all kinds of parents,” explains 

Shemtov. “The Rebbe turned camp into a tremendous instrument in 

attracting youth with little in the way of Jewish involvement, who 

then were able to strengthen Judaism in their own families.” 

Daniella Uminer, program director of the Chabad Jewish Center of 

Martin and S. Lucie County, Fla., says that she and her husband 

founded the local Camp Gan Israel before they established a Hebrew 

school. 

Their area has a small, assimilated Jewish population, she says. “We 

started out with 15 kids and now we have at least 60. We’ve grown 

over the years, and it’s been a great journey.” 

What distinguishes Camp Gan Israel from a typical summer 

camp is the one-on-one attention devoted to each child,



proffers Chanie Pinson, director of Camp Gan Israel in Pasadena, 

Calif. 

“We recognize that each child is unique in his or her abilities and 

interests, and therefore offer a variety of choices for the child during 

his or her camp experience,” says Pinson. “This flexibility ensures 

that each child thrives in the camp environment and leaves at the 

end of the day with the greatest of smiles, looking forward to the 

next day’s surprises and fun activities.” 

 

Brooklyn, NY - DA Hynes Unveils 

Kletzky-Inspired Safe Stop Program 

B rooklyn, 

NY - Kings County District Attorney Charles J. Hynes 

today announced the creation of Safe Stop, an initiative which 

provides a safe place for youth, seniors and all others to go if 

they need help in case of an emergency to access information about 

the District Attorney’s Neighborhood Office Program and crime and 

prevention programs offered both by his office and the Police 

Department. 

Safe Stop is an idea which sprang directly from the community itself. 

Each year the District Attorney honors 31 Brooklyn women as 

Extraordinary Women for their devotion to neighborhood, 

community and public service. The District Attorney invites each 

honoree to bring fresh ideas to his staff about how to make their 

communities safer. About one year ago, Betty Cooney, Executive 

Director of the Graham Avenue Business Improvement District in 

Williamsburg, and an Extraordinary Woman in 2009, suggested reinstituting 

in Williamsburg the “Safe Haven” program, an NYPD 

initiative with which the District Attorney’s Office collaborated in 

the 1990’s. After speaking with Betty, other Brooklyn BID Executive 

Directors and NYPD Community Affairs, the District Attorney decided 

to launch Safe Stop. 

District Attorney Hynes said, “We are always looking for ways to 

make Brooklyn safer. We welcome suggestions from the 

community. Sometimes people who need help don’t know where to 

turn. Now, if someone is lost, has a medical emergency, or is a crime 

victim, they can go into any of these Safe Stop locations where 

merchants will have all kinds of information and resources for those 

who need help. They will be trained to know where to refer people 

and how to help them.” 

Participants of Safe Stop will display decals in their store windows 

identifying them as a designated Safe Stop location. The merchants 

will be trained by Executive Directors of neighborhood Business 

Improvement Districts (BID). 

They will make public safety information from the District 

Attorney’s Office and the Police Department available and refer nonemergency 

situations to the local District Attorney’s Neighborhood 

Office. The merchants will be directed to call 911 for emergencies 

that require immediate medical, police or fire response. 

Another component of Safe Stop is Assistant District Attorneys 

spreading the word about this public safety initiative through the 

Legal Lives Program, in which prosecutors appear in hundreds of 

schools throughout Brooklyn each year to present a law-related 

curriculum to students. 

Each Safe Stop merchant was selected by the Executive Directors of 

the participating neighborhood BIDs. There are currently 77 Safe 

Stop locations in Brooklyn: 45 in Sunset Park, 19 in Williamsburg and 

13 in Park Slope with plans to add more merchants in other 

neighborhoods. 

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As Calm Returns to England, Leaders 

Consider Roots of Rioting 

www.vosizneias.com 

A 

fter nearly a week of rioting and chaos, a sense of calm has 

finally returned to the streets in cities across the United 

Kingdom. What started as a youth protest in North London 

last Sunday after the death of a London man quickly turned violent. 

Police struggled to quell the looting and destruction as it spread 

across London and other cities. 

As Britons have begun to sift through the rubble, the country’s 

leaders have turned to the issue of youth rebellion and the wanton 

destruction of property by children as young as 10 or 11, a reflection, 

in Prime Minister David Cameron’s words, of nothing less than 

society’s “moral collapse.” 

“Do we have the determination to confront the slow-motion moral 

collapse that has taken place in parts of our country these past few 

generations?” he asked at youth center in his home constituency of 

Witney in Oxfordshire. 

Rabbi Aryeh Sufrin, Chabad’s representative to Ilford, an East London 

suburb, and a 2009 recipient Member of the Order of the British 

Empire (MBE), runs Drugsline, a drug rehabilitation center providing 

crisis intervention, education, counseling, and family support. He 

agrees with the Prime Minister. 

“This wasn’t an issue of race,” Sufrin says. “All communities face the 

same challenges. We struggle to engage young people be it from the 

synagogue, the mosque or elsewhere. We must come off our 

pedestals as preachers and directly engage the youth.” 

Though Ilford itself was spared from most of the violence, Sufrin 

sees the roots of youth “disenfranchisement” as one across 

community lines. 

Sufrin’s organization plans on bringing British youth together in 

focus groups to directly address their feelings about what happened. 

Plans for a new curriculum will be put into effect this fall as well. 

“We have used this opportunity to carry the moral message of 

rebuilding family and finding positive role-models,” Sufrin says. 

“Only through positive reinforcement can we bring greater respect 

for those we encounter, be they family, stranger or government.” 

Despite his belief that the problem is deeply rooted, Sufrin says that 

the youth involved in last week’s violence were by far only a 

minority. He points to community members who took to the streets 

with brooms to clean London over the past few days. 

“If ultimately a small group of people can cause so much 

destruction, one can only imagine how many more can rebuild.”


The full scoop on all the great events and classes around town 

Rabbi Lipskar’s 

Tuesday Night Class 

August 23~ Menachem Av 23 

Parsha of the Week 

with 

Rabbi Sholom Lipskar 

9:00 pm 

The Shul ~ Social Hall 

9540 Collins Ave, Surfside 

Download and listen to the latest classes and lectures 

http://www.theshul.org/audio 

We gratefully acknowledge the 

Foundations of our Tree of Life 

Dr. & Mrs. Shmuel and Evelyn Katz 

Mr. & Mrs. Steven and Sandra Dunn 

Mr. & Mrs. Simon and Jana Falic 

We thank all our participants and encourage 

the community to dedicate pieces to honor or 

memorialize family members or friends 

on The Tree of Life. 

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TUESDAYS 

11:00 am - From Exile to Redemption: Insights on 

Moshiach with Rabbi Mendy Levy 

12:00 pm - Pirkei Avot: Ethics of our Fathers 

with Rabbi Dov Schochet 

WEDNESDAYS 

11:00 am - Tanya 

with Rabbi Sholom Lipskar 

12:00 pm - Chassidic Philosophy of the Rebbe: 

Relevant Concepts 

with Rabbi Sholom Lipskar 

Class to be followed by 

a light lunch 

THURSDAYS 

11:00 am - The Weekly Parsha 

with Rabbi Shea Rubinstein 

12:00 pm - Book of Judges 

with Rabbi Dov Schochet 

You can join these classes at anytime during the course. 

All classes are followed by complimentary refreshments. 

FOR MORE INFORMATION 

Call Rabbi Dov Schochet at 305 868 1411 or email 

dschochet@theshul.org 

Ki Haadam Aitz Hasadeh 

A Man is Likened To A Tree of The Field 

The Tree of Life 

Buying a leaf is a great Bar/Bat Mitzvah or 

party gift-(turn around time is one week!) 

Choose which dedication piece you like 

Dedication pieces can include Hebrew text 

Easy to order 

leaves...$180 

apples...$1800 

doves...$3600 

rocks...$5400 

Call Zisa at 773-677-0901


The full scoop on all the great events and classes around town 

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Delve into the power, strength and beauty in the life of 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 

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Weekly Classes 

Monday 

Practical Halacha Rabbi Dov Schochet 11:00 - 11:30 am 

Women’s Study Group - Rebbetzin Chani Lipskar 8:15 - 10:00 pm 

Please call the shul for more details 

Tuesday 

Tanya Class in Spanish Mrs. Vivian Perez 1:45 - 2:30 p m 

~ 198 Park Drive, Bal Harbour Village 

Torah Portion Class in Spanish Mrs. Vivian Perez 2:30 - 3:45 pm 

~ 198 Park Drive, Bal Harbour 

Wednesday 

Morning Torah Class Rebbetzin Chani Lipskar 10:00 - 11:00 am 

The Weekly Portion - Woman’s Perspective 

~ Haime Library 

Tanya Class in English Mrs. Vivian Perez 1:30 - 3:00 pm 

~ 198 Park Drive, Bal Harbour 

Thursday 

Kabbalah & Psychology (in French) Rabbi Zalman Gansburg 10:30 - 11:30 am 

~ Haime Library 

Atelier d’Etude du Sens Cache des Berachot Rabbi Z. Gansburg 11:30 - 12:00 pm 

Tanya in Spanish for Women Mrs. Vivian Perez 2:00 - 3:00 pm 

~Chabad of Aventura, 21001 Biscayne Blvd, Aventura 

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it wholeheartedly and 

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Aleph is in need of Penpals for Jewish inmates. 

Most Jewish inmates are in prisons 

for non-violent offenses, and while some 

are, those were usually not street crimes but 

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Kids Corner / Teen Seen 


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Kids Corner / Teen Seen 


Weekly Parsha For Kids 

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Hashem commanded the Jewish 

people to say Birchas Hamazon 

after eating in order to remind 

them, that all of their success 

comes from Him. 

Hashem commanded the Jewish 

people to serve Him through 

prayer, and to cling to Him by 

connecting themselves to Talmidei 

Chachamim 

In the second part of the Shema 

prayer, Hashem promised the 

Jewish people that if they keep 

the mitzvos, Hew will bless them 

with all that they need. However, if 

Chas Veshalom they sin, they will 

not have rain, food or livelihood.

Encontrando tu Fortuna 

Por Elisha Greenbaum 

H asta 

hace poco, él había sido el 

hombre más rico de la ciudad, 

pero la rueda de la fortuna lo llevó 

a convertirse en un mendigo, sin 

dejar rastros de su antigua fortuna y riqueza. 

Más terrible que la pérdida de sus lujos, y de 

la vida anterior que tanto había disfrutado, 

era su imagen pública. Se había 

acostumbrado tanto a la forma diferente en 

la que todos lo trataban. Había sido tan 

placentero sentirse bienvenido por todos, y 

tratado con el mayor de los respetos. Había 

disfrutado de poder ofrecer opinión en cada 

cosa y añoraba terriblemente la habilidad de 

poder ganarse la opinión pública con solo 

algunas palabras bien elegidas. 

Antes, había pensado que su consejo era 

valorado independientemente, pero ahora, 

que había sido relegado a acatar órdenes, 

estaba forzado a mirar a otros disfrutar de la 

adulación que alguna vez le había 

correspondido a él. 

¡Pero ahora estaba volviendo! Había 

enfrentado la tormenta, y re invertido el 

capital, y con algunos golpes de suerte, 

volvió a lo que era antes. No sólo había 

vuelto a ser rico, sino que además, le había 

vuelto la sabiduría. 

Le consultaban frecuentemente, y la gente lo 

aplaudía por su perspicacia e inteligencia. 

Todos iban a pedirle sus consejos, y le 

felicitaban por su disposición de querer 

compartir. 

La única persona que no se dejó llevar, era el 

magnate mismo. Muy frecuentemente se oía 

recalcándose a sí mismo, acerca de lo 

agradecido que estaba por el breve período 

que se encontró en “la sombra”, para que 

poder ver quienes eran sus verdaderos 

amigos y cual era la estima social verdadera 

de sus opiniones y pensamientos. 

¿No es extraño que cuando alguien es 

acaudalado, automáticamente se le 

atribuyen muchas otras cualidades? ¿Por qué 

asumirías lógicamente que los subastitas 

por ejemplo, tienen un gran aprecio por el 

arte o que pueden confiarse para decidir la 

política pública? No todos los financieros son 

gigantes intelectuales. La adquisición de 

dinero demanda ciertos tipos de habilidades 

y dotes, y esto no necesariamente se 

transporta a otras disciplinas. 

La Torá nos advierte acerca de desarrollar 

una visión equivocada de la realidad. 

Latin Link 

Reflexión Semanal 

Parashá de la Semana 

Sé cuidadoso en no olvidar a Di-s y en faltar 

en cumplir Sus mandamientos…Debes comer 

y saciarte, construir buenas casas y morar en 

ellas. Al crecer tu rebaño, tu oro y tu plata y 

todo lo que posees, tu corazón puede 

volverse arrogante y puedes olvidarte de Dis. 

(Deuteronomio 8:11-13) 

Una lección permanente para todos sobre los 

peligros del lujo y la riqueza, aunque 

codificada en las palabras, y se puede leer en 

el mensaje sobre cómo relacionarnos con la 

riqueza del otro. 

Sólo porque una persona posea casas, oro y 

plata, no hay que asumir que todo lo demás 

crecerá también. Mantén las cosas en 

perspectiva, la riqueza no confiere 

legitimidad intelectual. En el Judaísmo, la 

sabiduría es atribuida tradicionalmente a 

aquellos que estudian Torá. Los eruditos son 

nuestra verdadera aristocracia y el rol del 

hombre rico es mantener al estudio de la 

Torá y ayudar al funcionamiento de la 

sociedad. 

La riqueza puede ser un desafío para 

aquellos que fueron bendecidos con ella. 

Recuerda siempre quiénes son tus 

verdaderos amigos. El dinero va y viene, pero 

la personalidad dura para siempre. Si te 

olvidas de este recordatorio, corres el riesgo 

de volverte arrogante y desagradecido. 

El desafío para el resto de la sociedad es 

aceptar y honrar a un hombre de manera 

proporcional a su intrínseco valor, no a su 

balance bancario. Estamos orgullosos de los 

valores de nuestra Torá y nos sostenemos en 

ellos, a pesar de todo. Nunca debemos 

olvidar que Di-s es Quien gobierna el mundo 

y que debemos responder solamente a Él. 

* * * * * 

Resumen de la Parashá 

Deuteronomio 7:12-11:25 

M oshé 

continúa su discurso final a 

los Hijos de Israel, prometiéndoles 

que si cumplen los preceptos de la 

Torá, van a ser prósperos en la 

tierra que están a punto de conquistar y de 

establecerse, cumpliendo así la promesa de Dis 

a sus patriarcas. 

Moshé también los reprende por los fallos en 

su primera generación como pueblo, 

recordando la idolatría del Becerro de Oro, la 

rebelión de Koraj, el pecado de los espías, su 

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incitación de Di-s en Taveeirá, Masá y Kivrot 

Hataavá; "Tú has sido rebelde contra Di-s," les 

dice, "desde el día en que te conocí". 

Sin embargo, también habla del perdón Divino 

y de las Segundas Tablas de la ley que Di-s 

escribió y les dio luego de haberse arrepentido. 

Los 40 años en el desierto, les dice Moshé, 

durante los cuales Di-s los alimentó con el 

diario Man del cielo, fueron para enseñarles 

que "el hombre no vive solo de pan, sino de la 

palabra de Di-s vive el hombre". 

Moshé describe la tierra a la que van a ingresar 

como una tierra que "fluye leche y miel", una 

tierra bendecida por las siete especies (trigo, 

cebada, uva, higo, granada, aceite de oliva y 

dátiles), como el lugar que es el foco de la 

Providencia Divina en el universo. Los manda a 

destruir los ídolos de los habitantes anteriores 

de la tierra, y a ser cuidadosos de no volverse 

soberbios y pensar que "mi poder y la fuerza de 

mi mano me dieron esta riqueza". 

Un pasaje clave de esta sección es el segundo 

capítulo del Shemá, que repite los preceptos 

fundamentales enumerados en el primer 

capitulo del Shemá y describe la recompensa 

por observar los preceptos de Di-s y el 

resultado adverso (hambruna y exilio) por no 

cumplirlos. También es la fuente del precepto 

de rezar e incluye una referencia a la 

resurrección de los muertos en la Era 

Mesiánica. 

Clases y Eventos 

Porción Semanal 

Rabbi Shea Rubinstein 

Lunes 8:45 p.m. - 9:45 p.m. 

Sinagoga Principal 

Lecciones practicas para nuestra vida 

cotidiana 

(Para Mujeres) 

Sra. Vivian Perez 

Martes 2:30 p.m. - 3:45 p.m. 

198 Park Dr., Bal Harbour 

Por favor llamar al 305 213 3202 

para confirmar 

Kolel Español 

Moshe S. Lerman 

Miercoles 8:00 - 10:00 p.m. 

Domingo 8:00 - 10:00 p.m. 

Tanya 

Moshe S. Lerman 

Miercoles 7:15 PM - 8:05 p.m. 

Haime Library - 2do piso en Shul 

Sra. Vivian Perez 

Jueves 2:00pm – 3:00 pm 

Chabad of Aventura, 

21001 Biscayne Blvd, Aventura

Né au sommet d’une 

montagne 

par Mendy Wolf 

O n 

raconte l’histoire d’un groupe 

d’alpinistes déterminés à atteindre 

le sommet d’une très haute 

montagne. Ils se préparèrent des 

années durant, s’entraînant des conditions 

difficiles, escaladant de nombreuses 

montagnes mineures. Un jour, ils jugèrent 

qu’ils étaient finalement prêts. Chargés de 

leur équipement et remplis d’excitation, ils 

entamèrent leur longue ascension. 

Au bout de nombreuses journées difficiles, le 

groupe parvint finalement au sommet. Leur 

satisfaction était totale : ils avaient atteint 

leur but et réalisé leur vieux rêve. Soudain, à 

leur grand étonnement, ils aperçurent un 

petit garçon assis confortablement sur un 

rocher. Eux avaient dû s’entraîner des années 

pour gravir cette montagne. Comment lui 

était-il arrivé là ? 

En réponse à leur question, le garçon répondit 

simplement : « Je suis né ici. » 

Imaginez que vous êtes cet enfant, ayant la 

chance de vous voir donner ce que d’autres 

n’ont pu obtenir qu’au prix d’un travail 

laborieux. Que ressentiriez-vous ? Seriez-vous 

reconnaissant ? Trouveriez-vous cela normal ? 

Vous sentiriez-vous supérieur aux autres ? 

Cessez maintenant d’imaginer. Vous êtes cet 

enfant. Oui, chacun de nous est né avec des 

talents et des aptitudes uniques qui nous 

permettent d’atteindre des sommets qui 

demeureront hors d’atteinte pour d’autres. 

Chacun d’entre nous est né au sommet d’une 

montagne, qu’elle soit faite d’intellect, de 

force physique, de créativité et de quoi que ce 

soit d’autre. 

Il est aisé de se laisser aller à penser que nos 

succès sont exclusivement nôtres. Nous 

sommes fiers de nous pour un travail bien 

fait. Nous considérons que nous méritons de 

jouir des profits de notre travail. Charité ? 

Mais c’est mon argent ! Gratitude ? Pourquoi ? 

C’est le fruit de mon travail ! 

Dans le Deutéronome (8, 17-18), Moïse nous 

exhorte de ne pas tomber dans le piège de 

l’autoattribution. Lorsque nous commençons 

à penser « C’est ma force et la puissance de 

ma main qui m’ont fait toute cette richesse », 

nous devons nous souvenir que, somme 

toute, cette force nous a été donnée par 

D.ieu. 

Oui, lorsque nos travaillons dur, nous 

French Connection 

Réflexions sur la Paracha 

Vivre avec la Paracha 

méritons que cela soit reconnu. Mais 

n’oublions pas que nos qualités nous 

avantagent. Lorsque nous faisons une bonne 

affaire, ce n’est que parce que nous avons été 

« tuyautés ». Nous sommes nés au sommet 

d’une montagne : nos efforts, aussi louables 

qu’ils puissent être, exploitent les talents et 

les capacités qui nous ont été données, 

gratuitement. 

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L'homme et le pain 

Savez-vous ce que vous mangez ? 

par Lazer Gurkow 

L a 

création tout entière peut être divisée 

en quatre éléments : 

1) Le premier consiste en l'inanimé, le 

minéral, qui ne montre aucun signe 

extérieur de vie ou de vitalité. 

2) Le second est le règne végétal qui jouit d'un 

mouvement vertical (par la croissance) mais 

est incapable de mouvement latéral. 

3) Le troisième est le règne animal qui fait 

montre d'une énorme énergie vitale par les 

mouvements verticaux et latéraux. 

4) Enfin l'homme domine tous les règnes. 

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L'homme montre des signes de vie non 

seulement à l'extérieur mais également à 

l'intérieur. Aucune créature n'a un intellect 

comparable et des talents de communication 

semblables. 

Cependant cette hiérarchisation pose un 

problème. Pourquoi l'homme est-il nourri, 

sustenté par ce qui lui est inférieur ? La 

logique ne dicte-t-elle pas que des formes de 

vie élevées soient alimentées par ce qui leur 

est supérieur ? Et à l'inverse, une forme de vie 

supérieure ne compromet-elle pas, en 

quelque sorte, sa pureté en recevant son 

énergie vitale d'une forme de vie inférieure ? 

Le plus bas est le plus élevé 

Cette question nous oblige à réévaluer la 

manière dont le monde apparaît et les valeurs 

que nous lui attribuons. La Kabbale nous 

enseigne que les créatures qui apparaissent 

les plus basses ont, en fait, leur origine à un 

niveau plus élevé. Leur origine supérieure leur 

permet de séjourner à un statut très bas parce 

qu'une source plus forte est capable d'envoyer 

ses jaillissements plus loin qu'une source 

moins puissante. 

Quand nous envisageons la hiérarchie de 

cette perspective, nous découvrons que 

l'origine de la végétation est en fait plus 

élevée que celle de l'homme. L'homme n'est 

pas nourri par la substance du pain, qui lui est 

inférieure, mais par l'énergie divine qu'il 

renferme, l'origine spirituelle du pain qui, elle, 

est plus élevée. 

Annonce 

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L’chaim 

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My Encounter 

Light At The End Of The Tunnel 

Enjoy a live video presentation every Saturday 

Night at The Shul immediately following Havdalah 

To see the video on-line: 

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These students are excited about this "cool" program that offers them 

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away at school. They enjoy receiving candies, chocolate, matzah, wine, 

menorahs, and special CD's from The Shul video-library to celebrate the 

Jewish holidays. Staying Connected students also enjoy sharing special 

events such as the Winter- Break & Summer Shabbatons at The Shul with 

over 150 Jewish college students from 18 universities across the country. 

To learn more about Staying Connected, please call Rabbi Zalman Lipskar 

at 305.868.1411 ext. 7345 or email stayingconnected@theshul.org. 

To enroll in The Shul's Staying Connected program , please mail the 

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If you already joined Staying Connected, please remember to send us 

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The Living Archive Preservation Project has launched this interactive archive 

so that you can locate and request a video of your personal moment with 

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Download and listen to the latest classes and lectures 

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To view go to: 

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You will find a very informative, factual and - not political, short booklet 

about Israel, which was issued by a non partisan organization 

"Stand With Us". Your readers around the world will definitely benefit 

from the available multiple languages. 

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Go to this website for the link to the booklet “This Land is My Land” 

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Daily Study 

A complete guide to all classes and courses offered at The Shul 

Likutei Torah Rabbi Zalman Lipskar 6:15 - 6:50 am 

Halacha (Men) (Monday - Friday) Rabbi Dov Schochet 7:00 - 7:25 am 

Daf Yomi Rabbi Dov Schochet 8:00 - 8:45 am 

RamBam (Monday - Thursday) Rabbi Dov Schochet 8:45 - 9:00 am 

Chok L’Yisrael - Sephardic Custom Shimshon Tzubeli 8:45 am 

Sichos - The Rebbe’s insights on the weekly Parsha Rabbi Shea Rubinstein 10:00 - 10:45 am 

Community Kollel (Men) Mon - Thurs. Shul Rabbis and Kolel 8:00 - 10:00 pm 

Daf Yomi (Men) Rabbi Dov Schochet 9:00 am 

Spanish Kolel - Chassidus (Men) Mr. Isaac Gorin / Mr. Moshe Lerman 8:00 - 10:00 pm 

Executive Smicha (Men) Rabbi Dov Schochet 8:00 - 10:00 pm 

Weekly Torah Portion (Spanish) Rabbi Shea Rubinstein 8:30 - 9:30 pm 

Women’s Study Group: 

At the home of : Call The Shul for details 

Senior Torah Academy: 

From Exile to Redemption: Insights on Moshiach 

Senior Torah Academy for Men & Women 

Pirkei Avot: Ethics of our Fathers 

*All classes located at The Shul unless otherwise specified. 

Rebbetzin Chani Lipskar 

8:15 - 10:00pm 

Rabbi Mendy Levy 11:00 - 11:45 am 


12:00 - 12:45 pm 

Tanya Class in Spanish (Women) Mrs. Vivian Perez, 198 Park Drive, Bal Harbour Village 1:45 - 2:30 pm 

Torah Portion Class in Spanish (Women) Mrs. Vivian Perez, 198 Park Drive, Bal Harbour Village 2:30 - 3:45 pm 

Executive Smicha (Men) Rabbi Dov Schochet 8:00 - 10:00 pm 

Rabbi Lipskar’s Tuesday Class Rabbi Sholom D. Lipskar 9:00 - 10:15 pm 

Parenting Class (Women) Rebbetzin Chani Lipskar 9:15 - 10:00 am 

Morning Torah Class (Women) - Weekly Parsha Rabbi Mendy Levy 10:00 - 11:00 am 

Senior Torah Academy for Men & Women 

Tanya 

Rabbi Sholom D. Lipskar 

9:00 - 10:15 pm 

Tanya Class in English (Women) Mrs. Vivian Perez, 198 Park Drive, Bal Harbour Village 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm 

Spanish Kolel Rabbi Benchimol 8:00 - 10:00 pm 

Kabbalah & Psychology in French (Women) - Haime Library Rabbi Zalman Postponed Gansburg Until September 1st 

10:30 am - 11:30 am 

Atelier d’Etude du Sens Cache des Berachot (Women) Haime Library Rabbi Zalman Postponed Gansburg Until September 1st 

11:30 am - 12:00 pm 

Mitzvos of the Weekly Parsha (Men & Women) Rabbi Shea Rubinstein 11:00 - 11:45 am 

Senior Torah Academy for Men & Women (Main Sanctuary) 

Book of Judges 

Tanya in Spanish (Women) 


Mrs. Vivian Perez 

(Chabad of Aventura, 21001 Biscayne Blvd) 

12:00 - 12:45 pm 

2:00 - 3:00 pm 

Tanya (Men & Women) Rabbi Uri Cohen 8:00 pm 

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A Peek at Recent Happenings

Chof Av Farbrengen 

Shabbos, August 20, 2011 

at 12:30 pm 

In The Shul Social Hall 

In honor of the 67th Yahrtzeit of 

Reb Levy Yitzchok Schneerson, OBM 

the father of the Lubavitcher Rebbe 

Also commemorating the 3rd Yahrtzeit of 

Arturo Colodner (Shmuel Ben Tzvi OBM) 

Come and share stories and memories about 

our beloved brother and friend! 

Sponsored by Devorah Leah Andrusier in honor of the yahrtzeit of her 

husband’s 16 father Rav Rephael Ben Reb Nissan Isaac Obm.

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