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The Shul<br />
W E E K L Y M A G A Z I N E<br />
Weekly Magazine Sponsored By Mr. & Mrs. Martin and Ethel Sirotkin<br />
and Dr. & Mrs. Shmuel and Evelyn Katz<br />
Rosh Chodesh Nissan<br />
Tuesday, April 5, 2011<br />
Molad ~ New Moon:<br />
Sunday, April 3, 2011<br />
12:44 and 8/18 parts of a minute PM<br />
B”H<br />
An Home of The Lubavitcher Rebbe,<br />
May His Merit Shield Us<br />
A House of Torah, Prayer And Acts of Goodness<br />
Shabbos Parshas <strong>Tazriah</strong><br />
Parshas HaChodesh<br />
Shabbos Mevarchim<br />
Adar II 26 - 27, 5771<br />
April 1 - 2, 2011<br />
Candle Lighting: 7:19 PM<br />
(See page 5 for full Shabbos schedule)<br />
Serving the Communities of Bal Harbour, Bay Harbor Islands, Indian Creek and Surfside<br />
9540 Collins Avenue, Surfside, FL 33154 Tel: 305.868.1411 Fax: 305.861.2426 www.TheShul.org Email: info@TheShul.org
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Weekly Message<br />
Thoughts on the Parsha from Rabbi Sholom D. Lipskar<br />
<strong>Tazriah</strong><br />
Parshas HaChodesh<br />
Shabbos Mevarchim<br />
T<br />
he different names of the 53<br />
portions of the Torah are<br />
significant and give an essential<br />
identity to the general theme of that<br />
portion. The portion that we read this<br />
week contains seemingly opposite<br />
and even contradictory concepts.<br />
The literal translation of <strong>Tazriah</strong><br />
means to give forth seed – be<br />
impregnated – relating to birth and<br />
life. The portion begins with the laws<br />
pertaining to a woman who has given<br />
birth and the obligation to circumcise<br />
a son on the eighth day. The balance<br />
and majority of this portion relates to the laws of<br />
Metzorah, a leper – one who has been infected by a<br />
dermatological eruption, abrasion, rash or discoloration<br />
that renders him impure, contaminated and spiritually<br />
defiled. (It is important to note that this condition was not<br />
a medical or biological malady but one that resulted from<br />
spiritual malfunction.) This particular state is the harshest<br />
kind of impurity requiring excommunication and<br />
quarantine. In fact, our Rabbis state that a Metzorah is<br />
considered like a dead person. The degree of spiritual<br />
impurity engendered by the Metzorah is more extreme<br />
than even the defilement caused by a dead person. The<br />
proximity of these two concepts and their integration into<br />
a single weekly portion must have significance.<br />
As completely and extremely polarized that life and death<br />
are from each other, they are like two sides of a common<br />
coin. Two realities that are divided by the thinnest<br />
demarcation that often blurs their distinction. Life can at<br />
times be death and death, life. Our Rabbis teach that<br />
“Righteous even in death are considered alive” while “Evil<br />
ones even in their life are considered dead”. As much as<br />
life and death are biological and chemical, and are<br />
measured and determined by physical factors i.e.<br />
breathing, heart beat, brain function, blood flow etc., there<br />
is another dimension to these states of being. Have you<br />
ever heard or experienced a comment or feeling “He/she is<br />
like a dead person”, “There is no life in him”, “I have no<br />
desire to live” or similar statements.<br />
To know death one must know life. What is life? Is it<br />
existence with the aforementioned<br />
symptoms? If one’s heart is beating<br />
and brain waves moving but is in a<br />
deep coma, is that life? Of course it is<br />
technically and legally living, but is<br />
that life?<br />
True life has eternal quality that never<br />
ceases and contributes a sense of<br />
meaning and purpose to everything<br />
and everyone it contacts. Before we<br />
read the Torah from the Torah Scroll<br />
we proclaim the verse “And you who<br />
connect with the Lord your G-d are all<br />
alive today”. “The Torah is the tree of<br />
life to those who hold onto it”, “G-d is<br />
called alive”. The Torah teaches us<br />
that we each have a choice for life or<br />
death as it states clearly “I hereby give<br />
you today life and good and death and<br />
bad – choose life”.<br />
When we are born, we are given the opportunity to utilize<br />
the eternal life that has been imbued in us by G-d to<br />
vitalize our physical body wherein that life force (soul) is<br />
contained and every space that one will contact in their<br />
time span in this physical world. That requires a total<br />
commitment to G-d which is represented by circumcision<br />
and a life that will be devoted to G-d’s ways. On the other<br />
hand, when one utilizes his life force to beget negativity<br />
through gossip, tale bearing, character assassination and<br />
selfishness then his life has been usurped and integrated<br />
into death.<br />
The word for Truth in Hebrew is Emes – which is one of<br />
G-d’s signatures and represents eternity. It consists of<br />
three letters Aleph, Mem and Sof. Aleph represents the<br />
Master of the Universe – Mem and Sof make up the word<br />
Mes – meaning death – when the Aleph/Hashem is there<br />
then you have Emes – truth – eternity. When, however,<br />
the Aleph is absent then you are left with Mes – death.<br />
Let us utilize our potential to bring life to oneself and to<br />
our entire world in preparation for Moshiach when “all<br />
impurity will be removed from our world” and “death” will<br />
be abolished forever”.<br />
Have a good Shabbos and a great week.
T ake a Deeper Look<br />
Celebrating Shabbos<br />
Schedules, classes, articles and more... Everything you<br />
need for an "Over the Top" Shabbos experience.<br />
Kiddush Bank<br />
The Investment with the Guaranteed Return<br />
A Time to Pray<br />
Check out all the davening schedules and locations<br />
throughout the week.<br />
Community Happenings<br />
Dates to Celebrate and Commemorate.<br />
Inspiration, Insights and Ideas<br />
Bringing Torah lessons to LIFE.<br />
Get the Picture<br />
The full scoop on all the great events around town.<br />
Kids Korner / Teen Seen<br />
Educate, inspire and most of all have FUN!<br />
Latin Link<br />
Reflexión Semanal<br />
French Connection<br />
Réflexions sur la Paracha.<br />
The ABC's of Aleph<br />
Serving Jews in institutional and limited environments.<br />
Just for the Gals<br />
Delve into the power, strength and beauty in the life<br />
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Find out what's going on and how you can get involved.<br />
Daily Study<br />
A complete guide to all classes and courses offered<br />
at The Shul.<br />
Featured Upcoming Events<br />
Events you won’t want to miss<br />
Shul Office Hours<br />
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Friday 9 am - 2 pm<br />
*National Holidays and Chol Hamoed 9 am - 2 pm<br />
The Shul Weekly Magazine<br />
Everything you need for every day of the week<br />
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Special Thank You<br />
Light & Power and Wine for Kiddush & Havdalah<br />
for the month of Adar II is sponsored by:<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Boruch and Yonit Duchman<br />
Dedicated in Honor of Our Precious Children<br />
Dovid, Michla, Mendy, Sroli, and Ezzy Chaim<br />
We should always have nachas from each other…<br />
MAKE US PROUD!<br />
Love Maaa and Ta<br />
“Those who establish Synagogues for prayer and those who come there to pray,<br />
those who provide lights for illumination, wine for kiddush and havdalah, food<br />
for the wayfarers and charity for the needy, and all those who occupy<br />
themselves faithfully with communal affairs— may the Holy One, blessed be<br />
He, give them their reward, remove them from all sickness, heal their entire<br />
body, pardon all their sins, and send blessing and success to all their<br />
endeavors, together with all Israel their brethren; and let us say Amen.”<br />
- Shacharis for Shabbos.<br />
Gabayim Corner<br />
The Shul’s Gaboyim:<br />
Mr. Allen Berry / Mr. David Pollack / Mr. Andrew Roth /<br />
Mr. David Portnoy /Mr. Henry Eichler<br />
Please note that the distribution of Aliyot according to our customs<br />
is in the order of certain Simchot, Yahrtzeits, Birthdays, Guests and<br />
general rotation. We encourage you to participate in the weekday<br />
Davening and Aliyot on Mondays and Thursdays.<br />
Attention members and guests:<br />
During the taking out of the Torah for leining, please allow seat<br />
holders to return to their seats before occupying open seating.<br />
Designated seats are for the use of members who dedicated them.<br />
On Shabbos and Yom Tov, dedicated seats may be occupied by<br />
anyone after 10:30 a.m. in the men’s section and 11:00 a.m. in the<br />
women’s section.<br />
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Celebrating Shabbos With Our Youth<br />
Everything you need for an "Over the Top" Shabbos experience<br />
Shabbos Schedule<br />
No longer will your children get lost amongst the crowds in Shul on<br />
Shabbos morning. The Shul youth has worked together to organize a<br />
highly educational and fun program for children and teens of all<br />
ages. Each Shabbos morning program involves a mix of Tefilla<br />
(prayer), Parsha (weekly Torah study) and general "Jewishness",<br />
through games, songs, and stories. Taught by our very own Shul<br />
Bochurim and youth girls, each child will experience Shabbos in its<br />
full glory; leaving with a taste of holiness and fun memories that will<br />
keep them coming back from week to week. A Kiddush exclusively<br />
for the children culminates the exciting program.<br />
Shabbos<br />
10:45 - 11:45 a.m.<br />
Malkie’s Tot Shabbat (ages 0 - 4): Montessori Classroom 2<br />
(enter from the Women’s Sanctuary)<br />
Girls: 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.<br />
Yakira Leah's Program for Girls: ages 5-7: Classroom 2<br />
Bashy’s Program for Girls: ages 8-10: Classroom 1<br />
Batsheva’s Program for Tween Girls: ages 11-13: Rabbi Lipskar’s Study<br />
Sarah Malka’s Program for Teen Girls: ages 14 and up: Teen Room<br />
(at the back of the women’s sanctuary)<br />
Boys: 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.<br />
Eli’s Program: Boys ages 5-9: The New Montessori Classroom 3<br />
Yossi’s Program: Boys ages 10-13: Haime Library<br />
Menachem’s Program: Teen Boys 14-18: Montessori Classroom 1<br />
6:45 p.m.<br />
Messibos Shabbos for all Girls (Classroom 1)<br />
6:45 p.m.<br />
Shalosh Seudos for all Boys (Youth Synagogue)<br />
For more information on any of our Youth Programming,<br />
please contact Devorah Leah Andrusier at 305 868-1411 ext 7328<br />
Shalosh Seudos<br />
For Boys<br />
Every Shabbos evening at 6:45 pm In the Youth Synagogue (upstairs)<br />
Be There! GREAT PRIZES!!!<br />
Prizes kindly sponsored by the Goldczer Family<br />
The Tehillim Club ~ THIS SHABBOS<br />
The Lubavitcher Rebbe said, “Be scrupulous about saying the entire<br />
Tehillim (Psalms) on Shabbos Mevarchim (Blessing of the New<br />
Month). It is crucial for you, for your children, and your children’s<br />
children.”<br />
The Tehillim Club allows children to become more familiar with saying<br />
Tehillim on Shabbos Mevarchim by breaking the chapters down into<br />
manageable, age-appropriate segments and rewards students with prizes<br />
for participation. Each month, students who complete their Tehillim<br />
allotment are entered into a raffle to win great prizes.<br />
Hot chocolate and Danishes for all who attend!<br />
Every Shabbos Mevarchim in the Haime Library<br />
8:00 - 9:00 am<br />
Sponsored by the Duchman Family<br />
YOUTH COUNSELORS<br />
GIRLS:<br />
Bashy<br />
Batsheva<br />
Sarah Malka<br />
Yakira Leah<br />
Shabbos <strong>Tazriah</strong><br />
Shabbos with the Teen Boys Minyan<br />
Ever wonder how you can teach your son to follow with a real<br />
Minyan, or even run his own? The Shul youth has created the scene.<br />
Every Shabbos morning, each teen has his own chance to play a<br />
vital role in his own Shul Minyan, lead by one of our very own<br />
Rabbis and Youth leaders. Every week all the boys have a chance to<br />
act as Chazzan, Gabbai or ‘Rabbi’. This hands-on approach gives<br />
each teen the opportunity to experience Shul and prayer to its<br />
fullest, by involving them in every aspect of the Davening.<br />
BOYS:<br />
Eli<br />
Menachem<br />
Shimon<br />
Yossi<br />
For Boys Only: ages 14-18<br />
Shabbos<br />
Child Enrichment Center Classroom # 2<br />
10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.<br />
*Please note: The Teen Minyan is strictly for the Teens. We<br />
would appreciate it if adults would stay in the Main Sanctuary.<br />
For more information: Contact 305 868 1411 ext. 7345<br />
Torah Quiz<br />
Questions This Week:<br />
1. How do we know that the Mitzvah of Milah is even<br />
greater than the Mitzvah of Shabbos? (Gemorah Shabbos)<br />
2. Why was Yosef Hatzadik originally imprisoned for ten<br />
years? (Shemos Rabbah)<br />
3. Which Jews got Tara’as on the 17th of Tammuz 2448?<br />
(Vayikrah Raba)<br />
Answers for Last Week:<br />
1. There are 21 different non-Kosher birds. They are<br />
categorized and distinct by their violent nature. (Rambam<br />
Macholos Asuros 1-14)<br />
2. Certain grasshoppers are Kosher, but since we are not<br />
sure which ones we don’t eat any of them. Some<br />
Sephardim still are sure which are the permitted ones and<br />
have a tradition to eat them. (Taz Yoreh Deah 85, Aruch<br />
Hashulchan)<br />
3. The Berocha upon kosher grasshoppers is Shehakol.<br />
(Others held no Berocha would be said, since they are<br />
damaging to crops.) (Berachos 40b)<br />
Prizes kindly sponsored by the Goldczer Family.<br />
Last Week’s Winner<br />
Batya Segal<br />
Father & Son will resume in the Fall<br />
when the clocks change again!<br />
Messibos Shabbos<br />
For Girls<br />
An exciting program for all Girls: 1st-5th Grade.<br />
Every Shabbos afternoon at 6:45 pm (Afternoon Mincha) In Classroom # 1<br />
Come and Enjoy Tzivos HaShem learning, great food & nosh, prizes,<br />
games and stories.
Friday Night<br />
Yedid Nefesh pg. 151<br />
Vayedaber pgs. 99-101<br />
Ashrei pg. 101<br />
SHABBOS SCHEDULE<br />
Friday Evening<br />
Candle lighting 7:19 p.m.<br />
Mincha / Kabbalat Shabbos 7:20 p.m.<br />
Shabbos Day<br />
Hashkama Minyan 7:15 a.m.<br />
Reading of the Entire Book of Tehillim 7:30 a.m.<br />
Tanya / Hayom Yom 8:50 a.m.<br />
Shacharis (Morning Services) 9:00 a.m.<br />
Children's Programs 10:00 a.m.<br />
- 12:00 p.m.<br />
30 Minutes of Tanya: Classroom #1 +/- 12:00 p.m.<br />
With Mrs. Vivian Perez (for Women) After Davening<br />
Kiddush 12:00 p.m.<br />
Special Farbrengen 12:30 p.m.<br />
Daf Yomi 6:10 p.m.<br />
Women’s Shiur with Rebbetzin Chani Lipskar 6:10 p.m.<br />
Messibos Shabbos for Girls 6:45 p.m.<br />
Shalosh Seudos for Boys 6:45 p.m.<br />
Mincha followed by Shalosh Seudos 7:05 p.m.<br />
Shabbos Ends / Ma’ariv & Havdalah 8:12 p.m.<br />
Weekly Video of The Rebbe<br />
Sephardic Minyan<br />
Friday Evening<br />
Mincha 7:05 p.m.<br />
Shabbat Day<br />
Shacharit 8:45 a.m.<br />
Mincha 7:05 p.m.<br />
Shabbat Ends / Arvit & Havdalah 8:12 p.m.<br />
Next Week: Metzorah<br />
Candle lighting 7:23 p.m.<br />
Mincha 7:25 p.m.<br />
Celebrating Shabbos<br />
Everything you need for an "Over the Top" Shabbos experience<br />
The Friday Evening Service and Shabbos Torah Portion<br />
Eruv Information<br />
We would like to emphasize that every Erev Shabbos, individuals<br />
should call the Eruv Hotline to make sure that the Eruv is<br />
operational prior to carrying on Shabbos.<br />
The number is 305- 866-ERUV (3788).<br />
The Eruv message is recorded approximately two hours prior to<br />
Candle lighting. Please note that the Eruv in Bal Harbour and<br />
Surfside does not include the path along the beach. The backs of the<br />
buildings form the Eruv in that section. It is forbidden to push<br />
strollers or carry anything on this path or beach area on Shabbos.<br />
Shabbos Day<br />
(Stone Chumash)<br />
Torah Portions pgs. 608-618<br />
Maftir (12:1-20) pg. 348<br />
Haftorah pg. 1218<br />
Shabbos Day<br />
(Gutnick Chumash)<br />
Torah Portions pgs. 88-106<br />
Maftir: Shemos 12:1-20<br />
Haftorah pg. 271<br />
Kiddush This Week<br />
Available for Sponsorship<br />
Farbrengen This Week:<br />
The Shabbos Mevarchim Farbrengen is sponsored in honor of<br />
The Rebbe, the Leader of our generation, the Shluchim of the Rebbe<br />
and the supporters of the Shluchim.<br />
Shalosh Seudos This Week<br />
Kindly sponsored by Dr. Vernon & Mrs. Ingrid Dorfman<br />
in honor of the wedding of their daughter, Yakira Leah to Meyer<br />
Ebert. May they build and everlasting home in Israel.<br />
Please help us cover the cost of non-sponsored<br />
Kiddushim by becoming a Partner or Patron of our<br />
SPONSOR A<br />
KIDDUSH!<br />
Shabbos <strong>Tazriah</strong><br />
THE CATERER FOR THIS WEEK’S KIDDUSH , FARBRENGEN &<br />
SHALOSH SEUDOS IS EMERALD CATERING<br />
Kiddushim at The Shul<br />
Please help us continue to provide our weekly Shabbos Kiddush<br />
and Shalosh Seudos by offering to become a sponsor.<br />
Sponsorship by one or more individuals is encouraged.<br />
The following dates are available for sponsorship:<br />
PARTNER<br />
$770<br />
Kiddush: Shalosh Seudos:<br />
April 2 April 9, 16, 23, 30<br />
If you wish to become a sponsor, please speak with Pnina<br />
at 305 868-1411 x 7313 or email: pwuensch@theshul.org<br />
KIDDUSH<br />
5771<br />
PATRON<br />
$360<br />
The Shul has a “Kiddush Bank” to ensure that there are always<br />
adequate funds to cover the costs of our weekly,<br />
non-sponsored Shabbos Kiddushim and Shalosh Seudos.<br />
There are two levels of participation:<br />
Partner - annual contribution of $770<br />
Patron - annual contribution of $360<br />
Please help make our Kiddushim special.<br />
To participate in this mitzvah please call Pnina at (305) 868-1411 x 7313<br />
Or email pwuensch@theshul.org<br />
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Kiddush Bank<br />
The Investment with a Guaranteed Return<br />
KIDDUSH BANK 5771<br />
Our very special thanks to the following Partners & Patrons whose contributions will help us to cover some<br />
of the costs of the un-sponsored Kiddushim and Farbrengens in the coming year.<br />
Partners - annual contribution of $770:<br />
Dr. & Mrs. Bernard and Carolyn Baumel<br />
Dr. & Mrs. Stephen and Bella Brenner<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Boruch and Yonit Duchman<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence and Roslyn Jaffe<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Edward and Pauline Kopelman<br />
Dr. & Mrs. Gene and Sandra Moteles<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Temuri and Maya Nanikashvili<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Peter Schwalbe and Jody Soltanoff<br />
Mr. Abe Stein<br />
Patrons - annual contribution of $360:<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Nelson and Shelley Berman<br />
Dr. & Mrs. Leonardo and Joni Blachar<br />
The Count Elkaim Family Foundation<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Beryl and Florence Miller<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Martin and Susan Packer<br />
Mr. Allan S. Roness<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Harold and Susan Rosenstein<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence and Rhea Rosenzweig<br />
Mr. Sheldon David William Taiger<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph and Zohara Weiss<br />
Following is a list of some of the non-sponsored 5770/5771 Kiddushim which our<br />
Kiddush Bank Investors helped provide to our community and visitors during the past year:<br />
Dates Un-Sponsored Events Paid by Kiddush Bank<br />
July 3 Shabbos Kiddush $700<br />
July 17 Shabbos Kiddush $700<br />
July 24 Shabbos Kiddush $700<br />
Aug. 7 Shabbos Kiddush $700<br />
Aug. 14 Shabbos Kiddush $700<br />
Aug. 28 Shabbos Kiddush $700<br />
Sept. 11 Shabbos Shuvah Farbrengen $1,000<br />
Sept. 23 Sukkos 1st Day Kiddush $1,800<br />
Sept. 24 Sukkos 2nd Day Kiddush $1,800<br />
Sept. 25 Shabbos Chol HaMoed Sukkos Kiddush $900<br />
Sept. 30 Kiddush $1,800<br />
Sept. 30 Hakafos Kiddush $1,800<br />
Oct. 1 Hakafos Kiddush $500<br />
Oct. 2 Kiddush $1,800<br />
Oct. 2 Farbrengen $700<br />
Oct. 30 Shabbos Kiddush $700<br />
Nov. 6 Shabbos Kiddush $700<br />
Nov. 20 Shabbos Kiddush $700<br />
Nov. 21 Shabbos Kiddush $700<br />
Jan. 29 Shabbos Kiddush $700<br />
Mar. 26 Shabbos Kiddush $700<br />
The shortfall for 5770 was over $20,800!<br />
(Excluding the expenses for all the non-sponsored Shalosh Seudos meals provided by The Shul)<br />
Your contribution will allow The Shul to continue providing adequate<br />
Kiddushim to our large community and many visitors!<br />
WE NEED YOUR HELP!!!<br />
Make Make a a deposit deposit in in our our Kiddush Kiddush Bank Bank<br />
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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 special mitzvah. mitzvah.
A Time to Pray<br />
Davening schedules and locations throughout the week<br />
Daily Learning Schedule at The Shul<br />
MORNING SCHEDULE - Monday through Thursday<br />
6:15 - 6:50 am Sichos Kodesh Parshas Metzorah R’ Zalman Lipskar<br />
6:50 - 7:15 am Halacha Kitzur Shulchan Aruch R’ Dov Schochet<br />
8:00 - 8:45 am Daf Yomi Menachot R’ Dov Schochet<br />
8:45 - 9:00 am RamBam 1 Chapter per day R’ Dov Schochet<br />
8:45 am (approx) Halacha Sephardic Custom Shimshon Tzubeli<br />
10:00 - 10:45 am Sichos Sicha of the Rebbe - Textual R’ Shea Rubinstein<br />
Daily Chumash & Tanya after every Minyan<br />
EVENING KOLEL SCHEDULE - Monday through Thursday - 8:00-10:00 pm<br />
Mon. to Thurs. 8:00 – 9:00 pm Chavrusah ~ Subject of Choice 1st Session<br />
Mon. to Thurs. 9:00 - 10:00 pm Chavrusah ~ Subject of Choice 2nd Session<br />
Shacharis<br />
Halachic Times for the Week: Based on times for April 6, 2011<br />
Alot Hashachar / Dawn 5:57 am<br />
Earliest Talit & Tefillin 6:20 am<br />
Netz Hachamah / Sunrise 7:06 am<br />
(Earliest Amidah)<br />
Latest Shema 10:14 am<br />
Zman Tfillah 11:17 am<br />
Chatzot / Midday 1:22 pm<br />
Earliest Mincha 1:53 pm<br />
Plag HaMincha 6:20 pm<br />
Shekiah / Sunset 7:39 pm<br />
(preferable latest time for Mincha)<br />
Tzeit Hakochavim/Nightfall 8:07 pm<br />
(earliest preferable Ma’ariv)<br />
(Times taken from www.chabad.org.<br />
Please note that during the week the times may vary by a minute or two.)<br />
Daily Minyanim at The Shul<br />
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Shabbos<br />
6:50 am No Minyan R’ Zalman Lipskar R’ Zalman Lipskar R’ Zalman Lipskar R’ Zalman Lipskar R’ Zalman Lipskar<br />
7:30 am No Minyan R’ Shea Rubinstein R’ Mendy Levy R’ Mendy Levy R’ Shea Rubinstein R’ Mendy Levy<br />
8:00 am R’ Dov Schochet No Minyan No Minyan No Minyan No Minyan No Minyan<br />
9:00 am R’ Zalman Lipskar R’ Dov Schochet R’ Dov Schochet R’ Dov Schochet R’ Dov Schochet R’ Dov Schochet<br />
Early Mincha 2:00 pm No Minyan R’ Mendy Levy R’ Mendy Levy R’ Mendy Levy R’ Mendy Levy No Minyan<br />
Mincha/<br />
Maariv 7:25 pm R’ Sholom Lipskar R’ Mendy Levy R’ Shea Rubinstein R’ Dov Schochet R’ Dov Schochet R’ Sholom Lipskar<br />
Maariv 10:00 pm TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA No Minyan<br />
Shacharit<br />
Shacharit<br />
Mincha/<br />
Arvit<br />
Sephardic Minyanim at The Shul<br />
The Shul of Downtown<br />
Shacharis Monday & Thursday only 8:00 am<br />
Mincha Monday through Thursday 2:00 pm<br />
Rabbi Chaim Lipskar<br />
48 East Flagler Street, #363 (3rd Floor), Miami<br />
305-373-8303 or 786-368-9040<br />
Email: RCL@ShulofDowntown.com www.shulofdowntown.com<br />
This is Hashem’s House!<br />
When in the Sanctuary ……...…shh!…...…...<br />
PLEASE, NO TALKING!!<br />
If you speak in Shul...then where do you Pray?<br />
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Shabbos<br />
Schedule<br />
on page 5<br />
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Shabbat<br />
8:00 am Shimshon Tzubeli Shimshon Tzubeli Shimshon Tzubeli Shimshon Tzubeli Shimshon Tzubeli<br />
9:00 am Shimshon Tzubeli<br />
7:25 pm Shimshon Tzubeli Shimshon Tzubeli Shimshon Tzubeli Shimshon Tzubeli Shimshon Tzubeli Shimshon Tzubeli<br />
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Community Happenings<br />
Dates to Celebrate and Commemorate<br />
Birthdays<br />
Adar-II 27 Dr. Raymond Failer<br />
Adar-II 27 Mr. Jack Osman<br />
Adar-II 27 Mr. Marcel Reboh<br />
Adar-II 27 Mrs. Penina Wuensch<br />
Adar-II 27 Mr. Noa Dror<br />
Adar-II 28 Ms. Judy Kawa<br />
Adar-II 29 Mr. Mario Egozi<br />
Nissan 1 Mr. Rafael Roberto Bejar<br />
Nissan 1 Mrs. Helene Gassner<br />
Nissan 1 Mrs. Luisa Behar<br />
Nissan 1 Mr. Henry Kardonski<br />
Nissan 1 Mrs. Alyssa Reboh<br />
Nissan 1 Mr. Israel Zvi Hirsh Kopel<br />
Nissan 1 Mr. Mark Rosengarten<br />
Nissan 1 Mrs. Yakova Schnitzler<br />
Nissan 1 Mr. Levi Yitzchok Rosenblum<br />
Nissan 1 Mr. Danny Benoliel<br />
Nissan 2 Mr. Barry Barouk<br />
Nissan 2 Mr. Baruch Lavi<br />
Nissan 2 Mrs. Lillian Tabacinic<br />
Nissan 2 Mr. Eliyahu Adouth<br />
Nissan 3 Mr. Fima Falic<br />
Nissan 3 Mr. Nelson Berman<br />
Nissan 3 Mr. Gary Retelny<br />
Nissan 3 Mr. Jacob J. Givner<br />
Nissan 3 Mrs. Judith Adouth<br />
Nissan 3 Ms. Aliza Chava Dalfen<br />
Nissan 4 Mr. Morris S. Dalkoff<br />
Nissan 4 Mrs. Bahee Salver<br />
Nissan 4 Mr. Larry Dekelbaum<br />
Nissan 4 Ms. Ludivine Dadure<br />
Our Kids’ Birthdays<br />
Adar-II 27 Nicole Esther Farchi<br />
Adar-II 27 Menachem Mendel Rubinstein<br />
Adar-II 28 Sofia Biton<br />
Adar-II 29 Mauricio Peissach<br />
Nissan 1 Rina Restler<br />
Nissan 1 Dovi Antian<br />
Nissan 2 Shoshana Wolf<br />
Nissan 2 Benjamin David Givner<br />
Nissan 3 Chava Batya Gewirtz<br />
Nissan 4 Devyn Yerushalmi<br />
Nissan 4 Jonathan Sher<br />
Nissan 4 Mendel Waks<br />
Anniversaries<br />
5-Apr Dr. & Mrs. Gene and Sandra Moteles<br />
6-Apr Mr. & Mrs. Dan and Carolina Goldfarb<br />
7-Apr Mr. & Mrs. Morris and Dita Muhlrad<br />
8-Apr Mr. & Mrs. Joshua and Shoshana Feingold - Studnik<br />
Thanks to Our Volunteers<br />
The Shul thanks all our Volunteers for their invaluable help:<br />
Mrs. Sarah Libke Caplin for assisting at the front desk<br />
Mrs. Nancy Dubrofsky-Poj for assisting at the front desk<br />
Mrs. Ofelia Wiener for assisting the Hashkama Minyan<br />
Yahrtzeits<br />
Adar-II 27 Yisroel Elimelech ben R'Aryeh Leib obm<br />
Father of Mr. Aryeh Rubin<br />
Adar-II 27 Yerachmiel ben Yaakov Dov obm<br />
Father of Mr. George White<br />
Adar-II 28 Yosef Hurwitz obm<br />
Father of Mrs. Geraldine Hoffman-Schottenstein<br />
Adar-II 29 Mordechai Yaakov ben Avraham Chaim obm<br />
Husband of Mrs. Sarah Libke Caplin<br />
Nissan 1 Chana bas Yosef obm<br />
Mother of Mr. Lawrence Jaffe<br />
Nissan 2 Sarah obm<br />
Mother of Mr. Guido Fraiman<br />
Nissan 2 Rabbi Sholom DovBer Schneersohn<br />
(Rebbe Rashab) obm<br />
Father of Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn<br />
Condolences<br />
Our heartfelt condolences go out to Mr. Boris Lekach, father of<br />
Mrs. Jana Falic, on the loss of his dear brother, Tzvi ben Zalman Ber<br />
on 23 Adar-II. May his dear soul be bound with the Eternal Bond of<br />
Life. May Boris and his Family be comforted among the mourners<br />
of Zion and Jerusalem.<br />
Our heartfelt condolences go out to Mr. Abe Sreter on the loss of<br />
his dear uncle, Menachem Mendel (Manolo) Sreter on 19 Adar-II.<br />
May his dear soul be bound with the Eternal Bond of Life. May Abe<br />
and his Family be comforted among the mourners of Zion and<br />
Refuah Shleimah<br />
If you have a health update on anyone listed please contact The Shul. We would<br />
like to keep the listing current and remove names of people who have recovered.<br />
MEN<br />
Daniel ben Tova Basha (#5)<br />
Yehonoson ben Malka (Jonathan<br />
Pollard for Refuah and Yeshua)<br />
Yitzchak Arie ben Leah<br />
Nochum Mordechai ben Chana Zlata<br />
Pinchas Rafael ben Yehudis<br />
Chaim ben Golda (Joey Givner’s<br />
father)<br />
Noah ben Malka (#9)<br />
Shmuel Nachum ben Sara Raizel<br />
Chaim ben Nechama<br />
Mayer ben Jamie<br />
Eliyahu ben Batiya<br />
Moshe ben Henia<br />
Ariel Leib ben Nechama<br />
Baruch ben Tzipa Faiga<br />
Rachmiel ben Miriam<br />
Beryl ben Miriam<br />
Binyomin ben Chasha Riva<br />
Avraham Yosef ben Sofie<br />
Yishaia ben Celia<br />
Yitzchok ben Chana Rochel<br />
Raphael Moshe ben Sara<br />
(Mr. Moshe Behar)<br />
WOMEN<br />
Miriam Chaya bas Yachad<br />
Rochel bas Bracha Sheindel<br />
Chaya Bahiya Zlata bas Sara<br />
Devorah<br />
Yochevet Bayla Emunah bas<br />
Michal Chaya<br />
Chava bas Mazal<br />
Shifra bas Chaya<br />
Itel Dina bas Shivra<br />
Baili bas Shayna<br />
Devorah Elka bas Eliesheva Batya<br />
Miriam Hagar bas Chayenah Michlah<br />
Perl bas Sarah<br />
Chaya Yael bas Sarah Imanu<br />
Chana bas Frecha<br />
Sara bas Ida<br />
Miriam Gietel bas Hinda (Ilona<br />
Feldman)<br />
Dora bas Sinuru<br />
Fruma bas Chaya Sarah<br />
Pnina bat Hannah<br />
Miriam bas Rivka<br />
Sandal bas Leah (Sonia Kawa)<br />
Ilana Leah bas Shaindel Rochel<br />
Ruchama Alisa Sara Chana bas<br />
Esther Liba
Mazel Tov<br />
Mazel Tov to Mr. & Mrs. Yankie and Odelia Weiss on the birth of<br />
their son. May they raise him to Torah, Chupah and Ma’asim<br />
Tovim and have much nachas from him.<br />
Mazel Tov to Mr. & Mrs. Isaac and Bahee Salver on the occasion of<br />
their 25th wedding anniversary on April 5th. May they continue to<br />
be pillars of our community, and a source of nachas for all of us.<br />
Have you celebrated a special occasion that warrants a Mazel<br />
Tov? PLEASE SHARE YOUR NACHAS WITH US!<br />
Please email all info to Lydia@theshul.org or call 305 868 1411<br />
Special Thank You<br />
We sincerely thank the following members & supporters of The<br />
Shul for donations received between 03/22/11 and 03/28/11.<br />
We apologize for any errors or omissions we may have made.<br />
248 Ashem Inc.<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Jacques Afriat<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Jose Biton<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan Brook<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Clement Cohen<br />
Mr. Larry Cook<br />
Dr. & Mrs. Vernon Dorfman<br />
Falic Family Foundation<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Simon Falic<br />
Ms. Doryse Franco<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Isaac Gilbert Franco<br />
Ms. Jessie Franco<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Saul Gilinski<br />
Mr. Matthew Gist<br />
Rabbi & Mrs. Zalman Lipskar<br />
Mrs. Nina Mack<br />
Ms. Susan Meyerson<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Beryl Miller<br />
Mr. George Heino<br />
Mr. Rafael Jamal & Mr. Brian Roller<br />
Mr. & Mrs. David Notik<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Amir Odents<br />
Anonymous<br />
Ms. Norma Steinberg<br />
Mr. Sheldon David William Taiger<br />
Mrs. Sybil Weinstein<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Paul Weintraub<br />
Rabbi & Mrs. Berel Zisman<br />
Disclaimer<br />
Many collectors approach our members for donations<br />
claiming referral from Rabbi Lipskar or one of The<br />
Shul’s rabbis. Kindly confirm with The Shul to verify the<br />
authenticity of their claim as typically our policy is that<br />
we do not to give our member information to anyone,<br />
under any circumstances. One of our rabbis would<br />
always contact our members directly, on behalf of the<br />
person in need of assistance.<br />
Bikur Cholim<br />
If you or someone you know is not feeling well or is undergoing<br />
health issues and would like a visit, we want to hear from you.<br />
Please call Fay at The Shul or send an email. Tel: (305) 868-1411 ext.<br />
7315 or Fay@theshul.org.<br />
Men’s Mikvah @ The Shul<br />
Hours:<br />
Sunday – Thursday<br />
6:30 am - 10:30 am<br />
Friday: 6:30 am - 10:30 am<br />
Friday: 12:30 pm - Candle Lighting<br />
CLOSED FOR CLEANING BETWEEN<br />
10:30am AND 12:30pm<br />
Please respect these times in order to ensure proper<br />
maintenance and hygiene of the Mikvah. THANK YOU<br />
Community Happenings<br />
Dates to Celebrate and Commemorate<br />
Community Notice Board<br />
The Chayenu & Dvar Malchus publications will<br />
now be available for sale at the front receptionist.<br />
There is only a limited amount each week and<br />
we will unfortunately not be able to hold books<br />
for anyone. First come first serve.<br />
If you haven’t yet seen The Shul’s online community board – here’s<br />
the link: http://www.theshul.org/communityboards<br />
There’s a guest book, job/help wanted section, message board<br />
– all in all seven categories. The more you post the better a resource<br />
it becomes.<br />
Free Fertility Counseling:<br />
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There are many books missing from The Shul’s library<br />
leaving incomplete sets. Congregants are constantly<br />
looking to study or pray and cannot find what they are<br />
looking for. If for whatever reason you have any books that<br />
belong to The Shul’s library in your possession please<br />
return them as soon as possible. This notice includes books<br />
which were borrowed with permission.<br />
THANK YOU<br />
The Shul’s 29th<br />
Anniversary Dinner<br />
Redemption,<br />
Redemption<br />
$2 a copy.<br />
, the DVD that was shown<br />
at The Shul’s Anniversary Dinner, is<br />
available for purchase at $18.<br />
Please call the office at<br />
305 868 1411 to order a copy.<br />
It is not too late to be included in the Living<br />
Legacy Journal hard-cover hard cover edition!<br />
Submit your ad or dedication by sending<br />
an email to pwuensch@theshul.org<br />
Missing Books!<br />
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Mirror, Mirror, On The Wall<br />
By Mordechai Wollenberg<br />
T<br />
his week's Torah portion speaks about various physical<br />
blemishes and conditions which can afflict a person.<br />
The Talmud, in the tractate Negaim which deals with these<br />
types of blemishes and conditions, notes that "a person sees all<br />
kinds of blemishes except for their own."<br />
The story is told of a prominent doctor who was known for his<br />
generosity but was also prone to blowing his own trumpet.<br />
One day he was traveling when he saw the local rabbi walking. He<br />
stopped to offer the rabbi a ride. As they traveled together, the<br />
doctor, as was his wont, began to speak about his achievements.<br />
"You know, Rabbi, I get a lot of patients who can't afford to pay but<br />
I never turn them away. I treat them exactly the same as my<br />
wealthier patients."<br />
"I also do that," replied the rabbi.<br />
The doctor figured that perhaps the rabbi was referring to the<br />
spiritual counsel he gave his spiritual "patients." "Also," he<br />
continued, "a lot of times patients need expensive drugs. If they<br />
can't afford it, I provide them for free."<br />
"I also do that," rejoined the rabbi.<br />
Maybe he means that sometimes he gives people material help<br />
also, the doctor thought. "Sometimes people need days of postoperative<br />
care. I give it to them voluntarily, even though I have so<br />
little time."<br />
"I also do that."<br />
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So it went, the doctor continuing to lavish praise on himself while<br />
the rabbi answered each time, "I also do that."<br />
Eventually the doctor couldn't take it anymore and he asked the<br />
rabbi: "Rabbi, I don't understand. You're not a doctor, how can you<br />
do all these things?"<br />
"No, all I meant was I also do that - I also only talk about my own<br />
good qualities!"<br />
The Baal Shem Tov, founder of the Chassidic movement, taught us<br />
that another person is like a mirror--if we find ourselves noticing<br />
faults in others, it is because they exist within ourselves. This is not<br />
such a foreign concept--it is common in psychological terms to<br />
speak of one person "projecting" their own faults onto another. It is<br />
incumbent upon us to realize that when we see a fault in<br />
somebody else, it is only because we need to work on that very<br />
fault within ourselves. As the Talmud and the above story illustrate,<br />
we tend not to notice our own faults except in others!<br />
The whole world is a mirror designed to show us how we can work<br />
on ourselves and our own deficiencies. Once we realize this, and we<br />
understand that the fault we see in another person is just the way<br />
in which Divine Providence shows us our own shortcomings, it<br />
becomes a lot easier to be tolerant and understanding of others.<br />
<br />
Parsha Messages<br />
Night Shining Like Day<br />
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O ur<br />
sages deduce from the words "On the eighth day the<br />
flesh of his foreskin shall be circumcised," that<br />
circumcision, milah, is to be performed only during the day<br />
and not at night.<br />
Since this statement only came after the Torah was given, the law<br />
prohibiting milah during the night[355] began as well only after the<br />
Torah was given; prior to G-d's giving the Torah to the Jewish people,<br />
milah could be performed not only during the day, but at night as<br />
well.<br />
Thus the Midrash relates that while the Jews were still in Egypt, just<br />
prior to the Exodus, many of them had yet to be circumcised. After<br />
G-d made the aroma of the Paschal offering waft over the entire<br />
land of Egypt, Jews came to Moshe and asked to partake of his<br />
Paschal offering. Moshe told them that they could only partake if<br />
they were circumcised. Upon hearing this, those Jews who were as<br />
yet uncircumcised readily agreed to circumcise themselves.<br />
We see from this Midrash that many Jews circumcised themselves<br />
on the night of Pesach. This requires further clarification. While it is<br />
true that prior to Mattan Torah milah was permissible at night, why,<br />
however didn't G-d bring about circumstances that would motivate<br />
those Jews who were as yet uncircumcised to perform the<br />
circumcision during the daylight hours -- wouldn't it even then have<br />
been better to perform milah during the day?<br />
There are those who respond to this question by stating that since<br />
the night of the Exodus was on a plane of "night shone like the day,"<br />
therefore it was considered as if their circumcision had actually<br />
taken place during the daytime.<br />
But why the necessity of having "night shine like day" with regard to<br />
the circumcision at the time of the Exodus, when the Jewish people<br />
could have just as easily circumcised themselves during the day?<br />
The exodus from Egypt was entirely in a manner of "Pesach" --<br />
"leaping," above and beyond the physical confines of nature. For in<br />
the natural order of things it was absolutely impossible for the<br />
Jewish people to escape from Egypt.<br />
This was so both on a physical plane -- Egypt was so mighty that not<br />
even a single slave could escape, let alone an entire nation, as well<br />
as on a spiritual plane -- the Jews were so mired in the morass of<br />
Egyptian depravity and unholiness that on their own they could not<br />
extricate themselves from this muck.<br />
Only by dint of a Divine illumination that completely transcended<br />
the order of nature -- where light and darkness, day and night, were<br />
truly as one -- were all the material and spiritual straits and<br />
limitations of Egypt abolished, and the Jews were able to leave the<br />
land of Egypt as a free people, free in body and free in spirit.<br />
This is why the preparation to leave Egypt consisted of the Pesach<br />
offering and circumcision, for both these commandments are<br />
indicative of spiritual services that transcend limitation:<br />
Pesach, as mentioned earlier, denotes "leaping," while milah is an<br />
eternal covenant with G-d -- an everlasting bond that knows no<br />
boundaries and limitations.<br />
This also explains why both Pesach and milah are novel in that<br />
failure to perform these positive commandments results in the<br />
punishment of Kares, excision of the soul's connection with<br />
G-d, something not found with regard to other positive
commandments.<br />
For when we are dealing with such transcendent levels of holiness<br />
the possibility of intermediate levels simply does not exist -- either<br />
one is eternally and infinitely bound up with G-d, or he lacks this<br />
vital connection.<br />
This is why the revelation of "night shining like the day" has a<br />
specific connection to milah, for "night shining like the day"<br />
denotes the utterly transcendent level of a Jews' service, which finds<br />
expression in the spiritual service of milah.<br />
This true "leap" of the mitzvah of milah is expressly prior to Mattan<br />
Torah, for only then was the "leap" truly boundless -- it took the<br />
Jews out of the domain of unholiness and inserted them within the<br />
orbit of holiness.<br />
Moreover, the milah of the Jewish people prior to the Exodus<br />
removed them from the depths of the 49 Portals of Unholiness and<br />
united them with the revelation of G-d in His "full glory and<br />
essence." Truly, this was a "leap" that knew no bounds.<br />
Consequently, all boundaries between day and night disappeared as<br />
well.<br />
<br />
Rabbi Sholom DovBer Schneerson (1860-1920)<br />
The "Rebbe Rashab"<br />
T<br />
he fifth Rebbe of Chabad-Lubavitch, Rabbi Sholom DovBer<br />
Schneersohn, known by the acronym for his name: "Rashab,"<br />
was born in the town of Lubavitch in Belarus on the 20th of the<br />
Jewish month of Cheshvan in 1860 (5621 from the creation).<br />
Rabbi Sholom DovBer was the third child (and second son) of Rabbi<br />
Shmuel of Lubavitch, the fourth Chabad Rebbe (known as the<br />
"Maharash"), and his illustrious wife, Rebbetzin Rivkah.<br />
At the young age of twelve, Rabbi Sholom DovBer began<br />
transcribing the discourses on Chabad-chassidic philosophy that his<br />
father delivered—a task usually reserved for distinguished elders. At<br />
the age of fifteen, he married his wife Shterna Sarah, a match<br />
arranged by his saintly grandfather, Rabbi Menachem Mendel of<br />
Lubavitch, prior to his passing in 1866.<br />
Rabbi Shmuel passed away in 1882, at the young age of forty-eight;<br />
Rabbi Shalom DovBer was only twenty-one years old when he was<br />
orphaned. Though Rabbi Shalom DovBer began delivering chassidic<br />
discourses immediately following his father's passing – traditionally<br />
an act reserved for Chabad Rebbes – he refused to officially accept<br />
the mantle of leadership of the movement, in deference to his older<br />
brother, Rabbi Schneur Zalman Aharon, himself an eminent scholar<br />
and worthy leader. Yet, Rabbi Schneur Zalman Aharon, recognizing<br />
his younger brother's holiness and leadership abilities, also refused<br />
to accept the leadership. It was only after Rabbi Schneur Zalman<br />
Aharon moved from the town of Lubavitch in 1893, eleven years after<br />
the passing of their father Rabbi Shmuel, that Rabbi Shalom DovBer<br />
officially accepted the mantle of leadership. Rabbi Sholom DovBer<br />
passed away in Rostov on the 2nd day of the Jewish month of<br />
Nissan, 1920. His final words were: "I'm going to heaven; the<br />
writings I leave for you...", a reference to the thousands of<br />
manuscripts that he penned.<br />
He was immediately succeeded by his only son, Rabbi Yosef<br />
Yitzchak Schneersohn<br />
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Halacha of the Week<br />
Guarding One’s Speech<br />
In this week’s portion we learn about Tzara’as (although generally<br />
translated as leprosy, it is truly a skin ailment caused by<br />
supernatural means). While the Talmud lists several causes for this<br />
illness, the prevailing view is that it was caused by speaking Lashon<br />
Harah, disparaging speech. While afflicted with this ailment, one<br />
was quarantined. This was the appropriate punishment, for just as<br />
through harmful speech one sows discord and creates fractures in<br />
relationships, the person while quarantined can reflect on the<br />
severity of disharmony and being alone.<br />
The Talmud equates the sin of Lashon Harah with Idolatry, Murder<br />
and Illicit unions combined. It was the sin of Lashon Harah which<br />
caused our ancestors to wander in the desert 40 years when the<br />
spies disparaged the land of Israel. It states further than one who<br />
engages in such talk, it is as if they deny the existence of G-d. Even<br />
tale bearing, when there is no negative intent, was the cause of an<br />
entire city being destroyed.<br />
There are three unique prohibitions when it comes to speech, the<br />
first is tale bearing. This is when a person goes spreading stories<br />
about what one person said, what another is doing etc., such talk<br />
can lead to great destruction. More severe than this is Lashon<br />
Harah, when a person repeats true information about their fellow<br />
with intent to disparage or harm, personally or financially. A third<br />
type is slander, when a person fabricates tales about others.<br />
One may not speak negatively about a fellow even if it is true. It is<br />
immaterial if one initiates a conversation or is pressed by another<br />
for a story. Even if they are being asked by a parent or teacher it<br />
does not permit the repeating of Lashon Harah. This prohibition is<br />
whether the conversation is public or private. Even if the person<br />
being discussed is present and the relater has no shame to repeat<br />
the story in front of them, it is in no way permitted.<br />
One cannot speak of shameful episodes of a person’s past, whether<br />
it’s regarding the person, parents or their own behavior, whether it<br />
is of a religious nature or of a societal one. The exception is when<br />
there is utility in relating it. If a person has certain negative traits<br />
and one tells their friend or child of them, so they know to be<br />
careful, it is permissible (obviously only if one is certain of the truth<br />
of what they’re saying). Similarly, when one wishes to enter a<br />
partnership, personal or financial, they can make inquiries about<br />
the second party. They should be upfront as to the reason of the<br />
inquiries so that it is clear that it is not simply tale bearing, rather<br />
there is a clear interest in having the information.<br />
The purpose of Tzara’as, like all punishments of the Torah, was not<br />
simply vindictive but to bring about a correction. When the person<br />
recognizes that their improper action has such dire consequences,<br />
the aforementioned lesions and the subsequent quarantine, they<br />
will be motivated to change their behavior which will lead to the<br />
healing of their skin. This is an essential lesson in life, whatever<br />
happens should never be taken as mere coincidence or the like,<br />
rather we must always search for the lesson in life’s events, and<br />
how we can utilize them to make ourselves a better person.<br />
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Film Crew Heads to Miami to Record<br />
Memories of Jewish Leader<br />
Jewish Educational Media dispatched a film crew to Miami<br />
this week to record personal recollections of the Rebbe,<br />
Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, of righteous memory.<br />
By Chanie Kaminker – www.chabad.org<br />
T<br />
hree interviewers from the organization charged with<br />
preserving teachings of the Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M.<br />
Schneerson, of righteous memory, took their operation south<br />
this week.<br />
On the hunt for 100 people who had first-hand recollections of the<br />
Jewish leader, Rabbis Yechiel Cagen, Yankee Teitelbaum and Mendy<br />
Alevsky focused on Miami as part of their effort to commit 1,000<br />
personal testimonials from people across the globe to film.<br />
Cagen, who directs the “My Encounter with the Rebbe” project for<br />
Jewish Educational Media, explained that it runs alongside JEM’s<br />
mainstay Living Archives program, a daunting endeavor to preserve<br />
70 years of still and moving footage and audio recordings –<br />
including thousands of hours of the Rebbe’s public addresses and<br />
appearances. My Encounters instead takes a more intimate look,<br />
shining a light on how the Rebbe personally affected people in the<br />
post-Holocaust world.<br />
“He fueled a movement and spawned more than 3,000 institutions<br />
worldwide,” said Cagen, “and yet he had such a dramatic personal<br />
impact on so many people.”<br />
For Cagen and his crew, documenting the oral history and the<br />
teachings the Rebbe imparted to specific individuals fills a vital<br />
need. As the years pass, the generation that was fortunate enough<br />
to have this special connection with the Rebbe gets older. JEM is<br />
literally fighting the clock.<br />
According to Cagen, My Encounters had its genesis in a similar<br />
initiative spearheaded by the Shoah Foundation, which filmed<br />
50,000 eyewitness accounts of the Holocaust. Since its inception in<br />
2004, the My Encounters project – with offices in New York and<br />
Israel – has so far produced more than 450 video testimonials from<br />
people living as far away as Paris, Antwerp, Geneva, Milan, London<br />
and Budapest.<br />
The crew from JEM’s My Encounters project documented the<br />
personal testimonies of more than 500 people.<br />
Interviewees come from all walks of life: politicians, academics,<br />
religious leaders and authors, including such notable names as<br />
former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, current Israeli<br />
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, former New York Gov. Mario<br />
Cuomo and Nobel Laureate Elie Wiesel.<br />
JEM, which celebrated its 30th anniversary last year, has been hailed<br />
by academics for its work in preserving a crucial part of<br />
contemporary Jewish history.<br />
“There is absolutely nothing to compare with the video and audio<br />
documentation of a Jewish religious community that [JEM has]<br />
collected,” said New York University professor Barbara<br />
Kirschenblatt-Gimblett, who also cited its “exemplary approach to<br />
preserving this archive and making it accessible both to the<br />
community … and to a wider academic and general public.”<br />
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Some of the My Encounters interviews can be found as segments in<br />
JEM’s popular Living Torah series of DVDs, which reach an<br />
estimated 220,000 people each week.<br />
“The hope,” said Cagen, “is that viewers will be inspired by these<br />
teachings of the Rebbe to make a positive change in their own<br />
lives.”<br />
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Terror Attacks in Israel Bring Back<br />
Memories of Prior War<br />
By Hana Levi Julian<br />
www.chabad.org<br />
A<br />
s Israel Police forces worked to secure the capital for Friday’s<br />
Jerusalem Marathon, Israeli Air Force pilots hit targets in the<br />
Gaza Strip in retaliation for the dramatic escalation of<br />
Palestinian rocket attacks against population centers in the Negev<br />
Desert.<br />
Thursday’s air force actions against Hamas installations followed –<br />
and preceded – Palestinian barrages against Ashdod on the Israeli<br />
coast, the city of Beersheva, and several communities closer to<br />
Gaza. Just a day before, the explosion of a bomb outside<br />
Jerusalem’s central bus station claimed the life of 59-year-old<br />
British tourist Mary Jane Gardner and wounded 39 others.<br />
But even with the threat of more attacks, Israelis – such as Chabad-<br />
Lubavitch Rabbi Zalman Gorelik – within the rockets’ reach were<br />
deriving inspiration from apparent miracles that had kept them<br />
from harm.<br />
“The air raid siren woke most of us up,” Gorelik said of a Wednesday<br />
attack that roused the rabbi and his wife, Bella, and sent them<br />
scurrying to a so-called safe area of their home with eight of their<br />
children.<br />
“There’s not much we can do when there’s an attack,” related the<br />
rabbi, who directs Chabad of Beersheva. “We don't have a shelter.<br />
Our house is old, from the 1960s.”<br />
Instead, the family recited Psalms and prayed.<br />
“Especially when there’s fear, it helps,” said Gorelik, for whom the<br />
recent attacks triggered memories of Israel’s mini-war in Gaza two<br />
years ago.<br />
“This time, as then, there were wondrous miracles, plain before our<br />
eyes. The very fact that today’s missile landed in a courtyard right<br />
between the buildings – and didn’t hit anything – is a major<br />
miracle,” he explained. “A few meters either way, and everything<br />
might have gone very differently.”<br />
Praying for Calm<br />
In Jerusalem, where officials scrambled to restore order following<br />
the first bombing to strike the capital in four years, Israel Police<br />
spokesman Mickey Rosenfeld sought to assure the public that<br />
things were safe.<br />
“A lot will be going on here with regard to events and assessments<br />
taking place,” he said. “More than 1,000 participants are expected<br />
to arrive for the Jerusalem Marathon.”
A gag order prevented the spokesman from offering specific details<br />
on the bomb that blew out the windows in the front half of Bus No.<br />
74 as it left a stop the Jerusalem International Conference Center.<br />
Rosenfeld said, however, that it appeared the terrorist had planted a<br />
bomb in a suitcase before escaping by foot.<br />
“Had it been on the bus, it would have been much more<br />
dangerous,” he stated.<br />
At the Hadassah Ein Kerem Medical Center, Rabbi Menachem<br />
Kutner of the Chabad Terror Victims Project said that victims and<br />
their families can count on a network of support for their financial,<br />
emotional and spiritual needs.<br />
“We are all one – every Jew is a brother or sister to the next – and<br />
thousands upon thousands of their family members are out there<br />
now, praying for their recovery,” said Kutner.<br />
In Beersheva, where schools were closed on Wednesday and<br />
Thursday, Gorelik tried to maintain an upbeat attitude.<br />
“One person who was injured got hurt because he opened the<br />
window just as a missile landed in the yard,” said the rabbi. “As it is,<br />
though, he is alive and doing well. That is a miracle too.”<br />
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BZA fo’ life<br />
Club examines Israel and Zionism (beyond the politics)<br />
By Leah Finkelman—www.brandheishoot.com<br />
S<br />
ivan Levine ’13 [granddaughter of Mr. Irving Hoine] is so<br />
passionate about the Brandeis Zionist Alliance (BZA) that her<br />
weekly presidential e-mails to the club are littered with<br />
exclamation points and signed “BZA fo’ life.” The group, which has<br />
been on campus for decades, is a cultural club that attempts to<br />
provide a positive image of Israel through educational and cultural<br />
events.<br />
Through campus programs that highlight cultural aspects of Israel,<br />
BZA gives students “an outlet to express their love” for the country,<br />
Levine said. These include events like a gourmet buffet to showcase<br />
Israeli culture through food and participating in the second annual<br />
Israel Peace Week, a national celebration focusing on different<br />
aspects of Israeli culture.<br />
During Israel Peace Week, BZA passed out items like reusable water<br />
bottles, to represent Israel’s green initiatives, and Lebanese pita<br />
with Israeli hummus, to symbolize the potential for a relationship<br />
between Lebanon and Israel. “A lot of our event planning is thinking<br />
of ways to educate people on why we think Israel is awesome and<br />
deserves attention,” Levine said, adding that plans are in the works<br />
for Israeli Culture Week, which will take place some time before<br />
finals. It normally falls on Israel’s Independence Day, but this year<br />
the holiday is during exams.<br />
There have also been Israel Shabbat celebrations co-sponsored with<br />
Hillel and Chabad. BZA is under the Hillel umbrella, a relationship<br />
that Levine hopes to strengthen and maintain.<br />
Although Zionism, included in the club’s name, is usually<br />
associated with political views, Levine stressed that the group<br />
focuses on culture and, as far as she knows and always has.<br />
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“Zionism isn’t necessary a political opinion, it’s just an ideology.<br />
It’s complex, but it works for us,” she said.<br />
The group begins their weekly meetings with the Brandeis Israel<br />
Public Affairs Committee (BIPAC), a pro-Israel lobbying group.<br />
“BIPAC and BZA have always shared a special bond and a similar<br />
outlook in continuing the positive and fair outlook of Israel on our<br />
campus. Each club embraces its own identity, while still<br />
maintaining a mutually beneficial partnership with shared<br />
resources,” BIPAC Vice President Alanna Drasin ’13 said.<br />
The two groups often discuss Israeli politics and current events, but<br />
Levine said she feels that the group “has to cater to a broad amount<br />
of things, including politics,” and that politics falls under the<br />
umbrella of Israeli culture.<br />
“We’ve responded to things and events that we deem completely<br />
anti-Israel, but everyone here has different opinions and I can’t<br />
choose to honor some people’s opinions over others,” she said.<br />
“We’re just here to advocate for and on behalf of Israel’s<br />
reputation.”<br />
BZA has partnered with other Israel-related clubs and groups with<br />
defined political stances. Brian Reeves ’11, president of J Street U,<br />
said that his organization and BZA have worked together, and their<br />
paths rarely conflict. BZA focuses on culture and J Street U<br />
emphasizes Israeli politics, particularly advocating for peace by way<br />
of a two-state solution. He did add, however, that BZA has run<br />
programs that “have been overtly political, and when that happens,<br />
those political messages usually differ from J Street U positions.”<br />
Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP), has also worked with BZA in events like<br />
last semester’s Jewish dialogue event, organized by J Street U. Lev<br />
Hirschhorn ’11, a co-founder of JVP, said that his organization’s<br />
mission is to “advocate for a just and lasting peace in Israel-<br />
Palestine,” which he said sometimes conflicts with BZA’s events.<br />
One example he gave was the Israel Peace Week event “Peace<br />
Process 101: All You Need is AHAVA.” At the event, BZA passed out<br />
AHAVA beauty products from the Dead Sea to represent the<br />
relationship between Jordan and Israel, both of whom border the<br />
Dead Sea. JVP boycotts AHAVA because their products are made in<br />
what JVP considers to be illegal Israeli settlements in the Palestinian<br />
territories, and thus are “an obstacle to peace,” Hirschhorn said.<br />
“I know there are groups who oppose us, and we appreciate and<br />
value discussion,” Levine said, adding again that most members of<br />
BZA have different political views, and come together to share their<br />
love for Israel.<br />
Levine fell in love with the country when she spent a semester there<br />
before coming to Brandeis as a midyear last year. “The second the<br />
plane landed, I felt like I was home. As cheesy as that sounds, I’d<br />
never felt a connection like that before. It encouraged me to learn<br />
more when I got to Brandeis,” Levine said. She quickly became<br />
involved with several clubs, but BZA is the only one she has stayed<br />
involved with, serving as vice president under Rachel Goutman ’12,<br />
who is now abroad, and president this semester. “I got close with<br />
the people in it. I love them, and I love that they have the same<br />
beliefs as me when it comes to Israel.”<br />
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MAOS CHITIM<br />
PASSOVER EMERGENCY TZEDAKAH<br />
It is incumbent upon every Community and Jew to<br />
contribute towards supplying basic Passover needs<br />
to those less fortunate.<br />
Please contribute to The Shul’s<br />
Passover Emergency Fund.<br />
To meet immediate requests, we need to raise a<br />
minimum of $75,000.<br />
This Mitzvah is among the most significant and<br />
assures its participants with all of Hashem’s<br />
bountiful blessings.<br />
Have a Kosher and Happy Pesach!<br />
Dr. Charles Jacobs<br />
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Preparing Jewish Grandchildren<br />
for a Changing America<br />
During the last Presidential election, Jewish grandchildren famously flew to Florida – “The Great Schlep” to tell Saba and<br />
Safta how to save the world. (Vote for Obama!) Now it’s your turn: We have a responsibility to prepare our children and<br />
grandchildren for some hard truths they don’t read in the papers. America is declining, politically, culturally, economically<br />
Antisemitism is rising, in new unfamiliar forms The college campus is becoming a hostile environment for Jewish and<br />
pro-Israel students. Meanwhile, Jewish leaders hesitate to tell us all what they know.<br />
Dr. Charles Jacobs<br />
President, Americans for<br />
Peace and Tolerance<br />
Tuesday, April 5, 2011<br />
8:00pm<br />
at<br />
The Shul<br />
Charles Jacobs, named by the Forward as one of America’s top 50 Jewish leaders, has spent his career helping to<br />
launch groundbreaking Jewish and human rights institutions: Boston’s CAMERA, now the world’s most respected<br />
pro-Israel media watch organization. The American Anti-Slavery Group, which helped free thousands of slaves in<br />
Sudan; The David Project, which prepares students in over 100 Jewish high schools to make Israel’s case on<br />
campus; and Americans for Peace and Tolerance, which combats the radicalization of America’s Muslim<br />
community. In addition to being an activist, Charles is an accomplished journalist. He has published in the New<br />
York Times, Boston Globe, and the Encyclopedia Britannica, among many others, and has appeared on NBC, CBS,<br />
NPR, CNN and PBS. Currently he is a columnist for the Boston Jewish Advocate.<br />
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Rabbi Lipskar’s<br />
Tuesday Night Class<br />
April 5 ~ Nissan 1<br />
Parsha of the Week<br />
with<br />
Rabbi Sholom D. Lipskar<br />
9:00 pm<br />
Tuesday Classes with Rabbi Zalman Lipskar<br />
will resume in a few weeks<br />
The Shul ~ Social Hall<br />
9540 Collins Ave, Surfside<br />
Download and listen to the latest classes and lectures<br />
http://www.theshul.org/audio<br />
We gratefully acknowledge the<br />
Foundations of our Tree of Life<br />
Dr. & Mrs. Shmuel and Evelyn Katz<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Steven and Sandra Dunn<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Simon and Jana Falic<br />
We thank all our participants and encourage the<br />
community to dedicate pieces to honor or<br />
memorialize family members or friends<br />
on The Tree of Life.<br />
TUESDAYS<br />
11:00 am - From Exile to Redemption: Insights on<br />
Moshiach with Rabbi Mendy Levy NEW CLASS<br />
12:00 pm - Ein Ya’akov: Stories of the Talmud<br />
with Rabbi Dov Schochet<br />
WEDNESDAYS<br />
11:00 am - Tanya<br />
with Rabbi Sholom Lipskar<br />
12:00 pm - Chassidic Philosophy of the Rebbe:<br />
Relevant Concepts<br />
with Rabbi Sholom Lipskar<br />
Class to be followed by<br />
a light lunch<br />
THURSDAYS<br />
11:00 am - Mitzvos of the Weekly Parsha<br />
with Rabbi Shea Rubinstein<br />
12:00 pm - Book of Judges<br />
with Rabbi Dov Schochet<br />
You can join these classes at anytime during the course.<br />
All classes are followed by complimentary refreshments.<br />
FOR MORE INFORMATION<br />
Call Rabbi Dov Schochet at 305 868 1411 or email<br />
dschochet@theshul.org<br />
Ki Haadam Aitz Hasadeh<br />
A Man is Likened To A Tree of The Field<br />
The Tree of Life<br />
♦ Buying a leaf is a great Bar/Bat Mitzvah or<br />
party gift-(turn around time is one week!)<br />
♦ Choose which dedication piece you like<br />
♦ Dedication pieces can include Hebrew text<br />
♦ Easy to order<br />
leaves...$180<br />
apples...$1800<br />
doves...$3600<br />
rocks...$5400<br />
Call Zisa at 773-677-0901
Only 2 weeks till it’s<br />
Pesach<br />
So much to do...<br />
So little time!!!<br />
Pesach Seder Reservations<br />
Pesach Seder reservations are now open for<br />
1st Seder: Monday, April 18 at 8:00pm<br />
2nd Seder: Tuesday, April 19 at 8:30pm<br />
(All products are non-gebroks)<br />
Prices for each Seder are as follows:<br />
Members: Non-Members:<br />
Adults - $85 Adults - $100<br />
Children - $50 Children - $70<br />
(children are under Bar or Bas Mitzvah age).<br />
BOOK NOW!<br />
Call 305-868-1411 ext 0 to make your reservations today!<br />
Only Visa and MasterCard accepted. Cash or check payments must<br />
be received at least 10 days before Pesach to confirm reservations.<br />
Book online at www.TheShul.org/Pesach<br />
Bedikas Chometz Kits<br />
available at The Shul front desk<br />
starting March 24, 2010<br />
$5.00 per kit<br />
These will be available<br />
on a first-come-first-served basis.<br />
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Pre-Pesach Pre Pesach Women’s Learning<br />
Only<br />
$17 / lb<br />
Limited Quantity<br />
with<br />
Rebbetzin Chani Lipskar<br />
Wednesday, April 6, 2011<br />
8:00 pm<br />
“All You Need to Know to have a<br />
Kosher & Happy Pesach:<br />
Jewish Law & Custom”<br />
At the home of<br />
Mrs. Jana Falic<br />
150 Harbour Way, Bal Harbour FL 33154<br />
Name: ______________________________________________<br />
Tel: ______________________________________________<br />
I would like to order _______lbs of Shmurah Matzah at $17.00 /<br />
lb, for collection at The Shul from April 11, 2011.<br />
Call The Shul to confirm that your order is ready.<br />
The total for my order is: $__________<br />
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Limited Quantity<br />
First come first serve<br />
Pick-up only<br />
Call 305-868-1411 to order now<br />
or email pwuensch@theshul.org<br />
or complete this card and hand in at The Shul
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Kids Corner / Teen Seen<br />
Educate, inspire and most of all have FUN!<br />
Exciting After School Programming!<br />
Mother & Daughter<br />
Wednesdays,<br />
from 6:00 - 7:00pm in Classroom # 1<br />
Mothers and daughters are invited to join and participate in this<br />
fun and educational program.<br />
The program starts with a study session for each mother and<br />
daughter as they explore their heritage and its place in the home.<br />
Following the study session the mothers and daughters<br />
participate in cooking, crafts and quality time.<br />
For Girls : 1st - 5th grade<br />
Fee: $12 (mother and daughter included)<br />
Art expression with Sarah Libke Caplin<br />
An innovative program using various art mediums to convey<br />
feelings about Torah and Mitzvah messages.<br />
Boys ages *6-10: Mondays from 5.00 - 6.00pm<br />
Girls ages *6-10: Tuesdays from 5.00 - 6.00pm<br />
In the Teen Girls Room (Back of Women’s Sanctuary)<br />
Fee: $15 (including snacks and materials)<br />
*Also available upon request: individual classes, classes for<br />
younger girls & boys.<br />
For more information call Sarah Libke on 786 389 6528 (space is<br />
limited)<br />
Mommy & Me<br />
Tuesdays<br />
10:00 - 11:00am<br />
Have fun while helping your baby develop mentally, physically and<br />
socially. For more info call Gitty at 305-519-0581<br />
Imagine Tomorrow Computer Classes<br />
Tuesdays<br />
3:30 - 4:30pm and 5:00 - 6:00pm<br />
Custom Software, curriculum, and classes developmentally designed<br />
for young learners ages 4-7.<br />
For more info visit www.imaginetomorrow.com<br />
Cost: $20<br />
Classroom #2 - Enroll now as space is limited. For more<br />
information call Iesha 305-967-3604<br />
Bar Mitzvah Club<br />
Every Tuesday from 6:00 - 7:00pm<br />
Call Yossi at 646-410-1779 for more information<br />
Dinner will be served<br />
Bat Mitzvah Club<br />
Every other Wednesday from 7:00 - 8:30pm<br />
Call Dobie at 305-984-8805 for more information<br />
Mishmar for Boys ages 5 - 9 & 10-12<br />
Wednesdays from 6:00 - 7:00pm<br />
Spanish Library & Classroom #1<br />
Call Eli at 305-742-3375 or Yossi 646-410-1779 for more details<br />
Weekly Tutoring Program<br />
Monday - Thursday from 4:45 - 5:45pm<br />
For boys & girls ages 6-13. Does your son or daughter need help<br />
with his Jewish Studies Homework? Bring your son or daughter<br />
to The Shul to learn with one of our youth leaders. To schedule a<br />
learning time, please call Devorah Leah Andrusier @ 917-686-<br />
5300.<br />
Aleph Wonder Girls Craft Hour<br />
Every Wednesday from 6:00 - 7:00pm<br />
For girls ages 4-7. For more information, call Yakira Leah<br />
305-331-8161.<br />
Fee: $5 per class<br />
Super Shul Sundays<br />
Every Sunday<br />
10:00 - 12:00 pm in the Social Hall<br />
Come enjoy a morning of learning, arts & crafts, music and<br />
prizes! Homemade pancakes served each week!<br />
Tween & Teen Girls Activities<br />
Pre-Tween Cake Decorating / Baking Course<br />
Dates to be announced: Grades 4 & 5<br />
For more information call Bashy 786-389-7796.<br />
Pre-Tween Learning<br />
Dates to be announced - Grades 4 & 5<br />
For more information call Bashy 786-389-7796.<br />
Exciting Program for Tween Girls<br />
Dates to be announced<br />
For more information call Batsheva at 786-301-3510.<br />
Teen Learning<br />
Dates to be announced<br />
For more information call Sarah at 718-406-7185<br />
Teen Boys Activities<br />
Mishmar Night & Talmud for Teen Boys<br />
For details, call Menachem Light at 917-892-4716.<br />
The Shul Youth 305.868.1411 ext. 7333 dla@theshul.org www.TheShul.org/kids
REGISTER NOW!<br />
with Mrs. Nancy Poj<br />
Kids Corner / Teen Seen<br />
Educate, inspire and most of all have FUN!<br />
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Latin Link<br />
Reflexión Semanal<br />
Tazría – “Así es como nace<br />
la redención”<br />
www.jabad.org.ar<br />
“Una mujer cuando engendre y da a luz<br />
un varón” (Vaikrá 12:2)<br />
E<br />
n el comienzo de nuestra Parshá la Torá<br />
dice: “Una mujer cuando engendre y de a<br />
luz un varón”. Este versículo es<br />
interpretado por el Or Hajaim Hakadosh como<br />
una alusión al pueblo judío y a la redención mesiánica. “Una mujer”<br />
se refiere a la congregación de Israel; “cuando engendre” – es la<br />
labor del pueblo de Israel en la acción de los preceptos y las buenas<br />
acciones; y entonces como consecuencia, “dará a luz un varón”nace<br />
la redención.<br />
La redención final a manos del Mashíaj se denomina ‘varón’, algo<br />
que refleja fortaleza y poderío, puesto que esta redención perdurará<br />
para la eternidad y no le seguirá otro exilio. Así está escrito en el<br />
Midrash: “todos los cánticos se denominan en género femenino<br />
(‘canción’ –shirá- puesto que a ellas les siguieron otros exilios), con<br />
excepción del Cántico del Mundo Futuro, que se expresa en<br />
masculino- “Cantad para Hashem un nuevo cántico (shir)” puesto<br />
que esta redención perdurará para la eternidad.<br />
EL PUEBLO JUDÍO COMO “UNA MUJER”<br />
¿Por qué es denominado el pueblo judío ‘mujer’? Esto se<br />
comprenderá de la fuente hebrea del sustantivo ‘mujer’. Adam, el<br />
primer hombre llamó a Javá su esposa ‘ishá’ (=mujer) puesto que:<br />
“De un Ish- un hombre- fue tomada ella”. Es decir, el término ishá –<br />
mujer- expresa el vínculo y el deseo hacia el hombre- ish. Así ocurre<br />
en el sentido espiritual: el Altísimo es llamado ‘hombre’ (“Hashem<br />
es un ish- hombre- de guerra”), mientras que la congregación de<br />
Israel, que deriva de Hashem, al ser “una parte de Di-s de Lo Alto, tal<br />
cual” se llama mujer- ishá.<br />
Este apodo refleja el deseo del pueblo judío hacia Di-s. El judío, en el<br />
fuero interior de su alma, desea y anhela al Altísimo. Los ámbitos<br />
terrenales y de la materia no le alcanzan en absoluto. Incluso lo<br />
espiritual no logra saciar este deseo. El alma ansía y desea unirse<br />
con Hashem, de Quien fue tomada.<br />
SEMBRAR EN LA TIERRA<br />
Ese deseo debe reflejarse en ‘Tazría’, (“una mujer cuando<br />
engendre”). Esto proviene del término ‘zera’ que significa semilla.<br />
La siembra de la semilla debe realizarse específicamente en la tierra.<br />
Si se siembra una semilla en el aire, no crecerá nada. Para que<br />
florezca debe sembrarse específicamente en la tierra. Así también<br />
con la siembra espiritual, que se logra sólo a través de la acción<br />
material, la terrenal- el cumplir los preceptos en la acción concreta.<br />
Puede venir un judío y argumentar: “El Misericordioso quiere el<br />
corazón”, el Altísimo pretende la intención del corazón. ¿Cuál es<br />
entonces la gran importancia de cumplir los preceptos en la<br />
práctica?<br />
Parashá de la Semana<br />
EL ALMA DEL MASHIAJ<br />
La respuesta es, que es verdad que la<br />
intención y los sentimientos poseen gran<br />
valor, pero todo esto en adición a la acción.<br />
Un hombre cuyo corazón está colmado de<br />
sentimientos de compasión para con el<br />
pobre, pero no le hace entrega concreta del<br />
dinero de tzedaká- no hizo nada!. Sólo<br />
cuando el judío se dedica a la Torá y a los<br />
preceptos en la acción concreta se genera la<br />
siembra, el engendro, del cual vendrá el<br />
florecimiento.<br />
Este florecimiento se refiere a la redención mesiánica- “y dará a luz<br />
a un varón”. Al poner énfasis específicamente sobre el<br />
cumplimiento en la práctica de los preceptos de acción, sin bastarse<br />
con las intenciones y sus sentimientos elevados, sino llevando<br />
todas estas intenciones y sentimientos a la acción concreta, es<br />
como se trae el nacimiento y la revelación de la verdadera y<br />
completa redención.<br />
Siendo más específico: a través de los numerosos actos de bondad y<br />
cumplimiento de los preceptos se trae “el nacimiento del alma del<br />
Mashíaj, que es el nivel más elevado… del mundo del Varón”, como<br />
está en los escritos jasídicos. Que esto tenga lugar con nosotros<br />
realmente pronto.<br />
(Likutei Sijot, Tomo I, Pág. 236)<br />
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La naissance spirituelle<br />
L'accouchement du peuple<br />
juif<br />
par Tali Loewenthal<br />
C<br />
haque détail appartenant à notre<br />
monde humain a son parallèle au<br />
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humaines se trouve dans celle qui unit<br />
l’homme et la femme dans le mariage. Avec<br />
l’aide de D.ieu, le mariage conduit à la<br />
naissance des enfants, garçons et filles.<br />
Dans divers passages de la Torah, l’image du<br />
mariage est utilisée pour décrire la relation<br />
qui unit le Peuple Juif à D.ieu. La plus célèbre<br />
d’entre elles se lit dans le Cantique des<br />
Cantiques du Roi Salomon. La « bien aimée »<br />
qu’on y trouve est le Peuple Juif qui entretient<br />
une relation complexe avec D.ieu : parfois, il<br />
s’éloigne de Lui, parfois il s’en rapproche. Le<br />
Prophète Yichayahou utilise également une<br />
métaphore similaire :<br />
Notre paracha s’ouvre sur un passage évoquant la femme qui<br />
donne naissance à un enfant : « Quand une femme conçoit et porte<br />
un fils ». On explique habituellement ce passage par son sens<br />
littéral. Si c’est un garçon, l’enfant doit être circoncis, et garçon ou<br />
fille, la mère se doit d’apporter une offrande au Temple, en général<br />
deux colombes. Elle apporte son don quarante jours après la<br />
naissance, si c’est un garçon et quatre-vingt jours plus tard, si c’est<br />
une fille. Ces colombes constituaient les offrandes les plus<br />
populaires apportées au Temple de Jérusalem.<br />
Le Rabbi cite le grand Sage marocain, Rabbi ‘Haïm ben Attar (auteur<br />
du commentaire Ohr Ha’haïm sur la Torah, 1696-1743) qui suggère<br />
une autre manière de lire ce texte. Tout comme dans le Cantique<br />
des Cantiques ou dans Yichayahou, la femme représente le Peuple<br />
Juif : à travers une relation accomplie entre le Peuple Juif et D.ieu<br />
naît un enfant.<br />
Rabbi ‘Haïm explique que la naissance symbolise la Rédemption. Le<br />
sens de plénitude et d’accomplissement que ressent un couple<br />
lorsqu’ils ont un enfant reflète la très grande réalité spirituelle dont<br />
un Peuple Juif libre et indépendant fait l’expérience lorsqu’il est<br />
enfin capable de servir D.ieu d’une façon complète.<br />
Notre histoire nous présente un certain nombre d’exemples de<br />
rédemptions. Il y a plus de 3300 ans, il y eut la rédemption d’Egypte.<br />
Alors que nous vivions en Terre d’Israël, nous avons souvent subi les<br />
attaques et les persécutions de nos voisins et D.ieu nous en<br />
délivrait. Nous avons miraculeusement échappé à une menace<br />
d’extermination, à l’époque de Pourim. Nous avons été libérés de<br />
Babylone et sommes revenus en Terre d’Israël où nous avons<br />
construit le Second Temple. Quelques siècles plus tard, nous avons<br />
été sauvés de l’oppression grecque, à l’époque de ‘Hanoucca, etc.<br />
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Réflexions sur la Paracha<br />
Le problème, à chacun de ces moments de rédemption, était qu’ils<br />
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sont dans la Rédemption ultime, qui sera<br />
permanente et totale. Cela mettra fin à tout<br />
conflit, pour nous, le Peuple Juif, mais aussi<br />
à l’échelle du monde entier. Rabbi ‘Haïm<br />
explique que cette Rédemption permanente<br />
est symbolisée par la naissance d’un garçon<br />
décrite au début de la paracha. Le mâle est<br />
physiquement plus fort et cette force dénote<br />
la permanence de la Rédemption.<br />
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Comment y parvenir ? Quand la femme, le<br />
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Ces réalités concrètes créent le lien tangible avec D.ieu qui mène à<br />
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(Books, Tefillin, Mezuzahs, etc) at www.theshul.org/store<br />
The Shul will get commission on every sale!<br />
The Shul Video of 'Journey of The Souls' has been one of the<br />
main popular features this year all over Chabad.org.<br />
To view go to:<br />
http://www.theshul.org/Journey<br />
The New Jewish Marriage Website:<br />
http://www.theshul.org/marriage<br />
The New Jobs Board<br />
www.theshul.org/jobs<br />
JNET: The Jewish Learning Network:<br />
Learning one-on-one over the phone:<br />
http://www.jnet.org/<br />
The Rohr Jewish Learning Institute<br />
http://www.myJLI.com<br />
Emergency Evacuation Procedures:<br />
Older Folks with special needs can call 311 or register at<br />
http://www.miamidade.gov/oem/EEAP.asp<br />
www.StandWithUs.com<br />
You will find a very informative, factual and - not political, short booklet<br />
about Israel, which was issued by a non partisan organization<br />
"Stand With Us". Your readers around the world will definitely benefit<br />
from the available multiple languages.<br />
www.MythsandFacts.org<br />
Go to this website for the link to the booklet “This Land is My Land”<br />
educational booklet by Eli Hertz.<br />
All the books can be downloaded for free.<br />
Get connected to The Shul online<br />
at www.theshul.org
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Daily Study<br />
A complete guide to all classes and courses offered at The Shul<br />
Sichos Kodesh Rabbi Zalman Lipskar 6:15 - 6:50 am<br />
Halacha (Men) (Monday - Friday) Rabbi Dov Schochet 7:00 - 7:25 am<br />
Daf Yomi Rabbi Dov Schochet 8:00 - 8:45 am<br />
RamBam (Monday - Thursday) Rabbi Dov Schochet 8:45 - 9:00 am<br />
Chok L’Yisrael - Sephardic Custom Shimshon Tzubeli 8:45 am<br />
Sichos - The Rebbe’s insights on the weekly Parsha Rabbi Shea Rubinstein 10:00 - 10:45 am<br />
Community Kollel (Men) Mon - Thurs. Shul Rabbis and Kolel 8:00 - 10:00 pm<br />
Daf Yomi (Men) Rabbi Dov Schochet 9:00 am<br />
Spanish Kolel - Chassidus (Men) Mr. Isaac Gorin / Mr. Moshe Lerman 8:00 - 10:00 pm<br />
Executive Smicha (Men) Rabbi Dov Schochet 8:00 - 10:00 pm<br />
Weekly Torah Portion (Spanish) Rabbi Shea Rubinstein 8:30 - 9:30 pm<br />
Women’s Study Group:<br />
At the home of: Mrs. Orit Osman<br />
9655 West Broadview Drive, Bay Harbor Island FL 33154<br />
Senior Torah Academy:<br />
From Exile to Redemption: Insights on Moshiach<br />
Senior Torah Academy for Men & Women<br />
Ein Ya’akov: Stories of the Talmud<br />
*All classes located at The Shul unless otherwise specified.<br />
Rebbetzin Chani Lipskar<br />
TONIGHT’S CLASS WILL BE GIVEN BY MS. CHAYA TAMIR<br />
8:15 - 10:00pm<br />
Rabbi Mendy Levy 11:00 - 11:45 am<br />
Rabbi Dov Schochet<br />
12:00 - 12:45 pm<br />
Tanya Class in Spanish (Women) Mrs. Vivian Perez, 198 Park Drive, Bal Harbour Village 1:45 - 2:30 pm<br />
Torah Portion Class in Spanish (Women) Mrs. Vivian Perez, 198 Park Drive, Bal Harbour Village 2:30 - 3:45 pm<br />
Executive Smicha (Men) Rabbi Dov Schochet 8:00 - 10:00 pm<br />
Rabbi Lipskar’s Tuesday Class Rabbi Sholom D. Lipskar 9:00 - 10:15 pm<br />
Parenting Class (Women) Rebbetzin Chani Lipskar 9:15 - 10:00 am<br />
Morning Torah Class (Women) - Weekly Parsha Rebbetzin Chani Lipskar 10:00 - 11:00 am<br />
Senior Torah Academy for Men & Women<br />
Tanya<br />
Rabbi Sholom D. Lipskar<br />
11:00 - 11:45 am<br />
Tanya Class in English (Women) Mrs. Vivian Perez, 198 Park Drive, Bal Harbour Village 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm<br />
Spanish Kolel 8:00 - 10:00 pm<br />
Kabbalah & Psychology in French (Women) - Haime Library Rabbi Zalman Gansburg 10:30 am - 11:30 am<br />
Atelier d’Etude du Sens Cache des Berachot (Women) Haime Library Rabbi Zalman Gansburg 11:30 am - 12:00 pm<br />
Mitzvos of the Weekly Parsha (Men & Women) Rabbi Shea Rubinstein 11:00 - 11:45 am<br />
Senior Torah Academy for Men & Women (Main Sanctuary)<br />
Book of Judges<br />
Tanya in Spanish (Women)<br />
Rabbi Dov Schochet<br />
Mrs. Vivian Perez<br />
(Chabad of Aventura, 21001 Biscayne Blvd)<br />
12:00 - 12:45 pm<br />
2:00 - 3:00 pm<br />
Tanya (Men & Women) Rabbi Uri Cohen 8:00 pm
Get the Picture<br />
The full scoop on all the great events and classes around town<br />
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With<br />
NISSAN<br />
Rebbetzin Chani Lipskar<br />
Wednesday, April 6, 2011<br />
9:30 am<br />
The Shul (Haime Library)<br />
9540 Collins Ave<br />
Surfside, FL 33154<br />
Monday, April 11, 2011<br />
8:00 pm<br />
At the home of Mrs. Cynthia Stein<br />
9901 East Broadview Drive<br />
Bay Harbor Islands FL 33154