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Shabbos Parshas Tzav Shabbos Hagadol Nissan 11 -12 April 7 - April 8

CANDLE LIGHTING: 7:22 PM SHABBOS ENDS: 8:15 PM

Pesach

Nissan 14 -16 April 10 -12 Candle lighting 1st Night: 7:24 pm

Candle Lighting 2nd Night: After 8:17 Pm (from pre-existing flame)

Over Thirty Six Years of 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: [email protected]

The Shul Weekly Magazine Everything you need for every day of the week

Contents Weekly Message

Thoughts on the Parsha from Rabbi Sholom D. Lipskar

Nachas At A Glance 3

Celebrating Shabbos

Schedules, classes, articles and more... Everything you need for an “Over the Top” Shabbos experience

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Celebrating Pesach

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Schedules, classes, articles and more... Everything you need for an “Over the Top” Yom Tov experience

Community Happenings

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A Time to Pray

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Members of the Sephardic Community making the blessings on the trees that is customary during the month of Nissan.

Sharing with your Shul Family

Check out all the davening schedules and locations throughout the week

Inspiration, Insights & Ideas

11-18

Bringing Torah lessons to LIFE

Get The Picture

19-24

Meyer Youth Center

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The full scoop on all the great events around town The full scoop on all the Youth events around town

French Connection

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Reflexions sur la Paracha

Latin Link

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In a woman’s world

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The ABC’s of Aleph

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Reflexion Semanal

Issues of relevance to the Jewish woman Serving Jews in institutional and limited environments.

Networking Effective Advertising

Numbers To Know Contacts at The Shul

Daily Study

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

Get The Picture

The full scoop on all the great events around town

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Quotable Quote Seek the peace of the city where I have exiled you and pray for it to G-d, for in its peace you shall have peace – Jeremiah 29:7

The Shul Child Enrichment Center enjoy a model Seder.

Thoughts on the Parshah from Rabbi Sholom D. Lipskar

Shabbos Parshas Tzav - Pesach

But the mind itself can also be swayed by the heart or animal instincts which can manipulate it to think in a crass manner. That is when the Torah/Law/Jewish life comes in to set a Divine standard that determines and tells us the truth of what is right or wrong etc.

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his Shabbos called Shabbos Hagadol, the great Shabbos, is a significant entry into the Holiday of Pesach, the Holiday of Freedom. On this day we celebrate and commemorate the beginning of exodus as Egypt rose up with arms against the Jewish nation, angered that the Jews were preparing to sacrifice the sheep which was an Egyptian deity. Almighty G-d saved the Jewish people. This leads us into the immediate preparations and true exodus from our enslavement in Egypt.

That emancipation from Egypt (Mitzrayim in Hebrew meaning limits, constraints and restraints) is relevant today as we need to break out of the many factors that enslave us to become completely free. You cannot imagine the feeling that accompanies that achievement. Let us drink the 4 cups representing liberty, eat the bread of faith (matzah) and make a commitment to be truly free. I am actually on my way to the OHEL in commemoration of the Rebbe’s 115th birthday where I will pray for each and every one of our community, specifically mentioning your name and your children’s names and for all those who are part of our community whose specific names I do not have, for Almighty G-d to answer all of our hearts desires in a good and healthy, peaceful way.

This holiday, recognized for its message of freedom, liberty, emancipation, self-determination and the end of man dominated by man, teaches us the true meaning of being free.

Have a great Shabbos, a kosher and happy Pesach, and wonderful week

Think about the prerequisites and lifestyle change pre-exodus and post exodus. First, all Jewish males had to undergo the process of Brit/removal of the foreskin, and this surgical procedure just prior to their having to literally run out of the country and into a barren desert. They also needed to bring a particular sacrifice that challenged the deity of and certainly incited their host enslaving nation. They also were to control and limit the menu of their eating, their work ethic, social responsibilities and eventually would be given a Law system encompassing 613 positive actions and prohibitions that would be their mandatory lifestyle.

Rabbi Sholom D. Lipskar

To Our Dear Community Members, Baruch Hashem. We want to always maintain contact with you!

Is that really freedom? Ask someone who likes to shop or do other things prohibited on the Sabbath, to stop doing so and that will make them free. They will look at you as if you had lost your rational sense. How can you be free when you are so limited with so many controls would be their rational and logical question.

When you celebrate one of life’s passages or any joyful event, we would like to be aware so we can wish you a mazel tov. When you confront an unsettling time of sadness, we wish to offer our help. The Shul organizes meals (for families with newborns and for shiva homes), visits to hospital patients, and offers multi-faceted community activities.

Freedom is not to be in a comfort zone. In fact, most historical records attest that to achieve freedom came with great sacrifice and selflessness. People not only gave up comforts but literally put their lives and everything they had on the line just to achieve liberty. To really be free is not to have an easy life but to have a meaningful one. It is a life not controlled or determined by outside influences and forces. It is not subjected to social modern perspectives, lifestyle of a neighbor, social media or glitzy advertising, materialism, indulgence, acquisition or anything that is driven by the base animalistic characteristics that each of us possess.

We care about you and want to know what’s going on in the lives of our Shul family members.

The human mind is able to have clarity of what is right or wrong, good or bad, brings positive consequence or negative results, is a benefit to society or a detriment, brings us higher and closer to the achievement of the human capacity or lower to the base animal that is also part of the human experience. When the mind/head of the person is in control and directs the heart and actions in the right way that is to be free.

Please share your news with us! Call Stacy at The Shul 305-868-1411 ext. 313 3

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

Weekly Riddle Morah Malkie’s Tot Shabbat

Elisheva Adouth's Aleph Wonder Girls

Ages: 1 - 4 11:00 am - 12:00 pm

Grades: 1 - 3 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Montessori classrooom 2

Classrooom 2

Questions: 1) Besides this parsha, which other parshas have only two letters in their name? (2 answers) 2) What commandment involves removing one’s clothing? Where else in the book of Leviticus is there a command to remove clothing? 3) Which offering in this parsha is brought with leavened bread (chametz)? What other offering is brought with chametz?

Answers from last week:

Tehila's Pre Tween Girls

Basya's Tween Girls

Grades: 4 - 5

Grades: 6 - 8

10:00 am - 12:00 pm

10:30 am - 12:00 pm

1) In parshas Shemos, Hashem calls out to Moshe at the Burning Bush, before speaking to him for the first time (Exodus 3:4). Hashem calls out to Moshe twice in parshas Yitro (Exodus 19:3, 20), and once in parshas Mishpatim with regards to the giving of the Torah (Exodus 24:16). 2) In parshas Bereishis, Hashem calls out to Adam before reprimanding him for eating from the Tree of Knowledge (Genesis 3:9).

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3) In parshas Beraishis, Kayin brings an offering from the fruit of the ground (Genesis 4:3).

Sholom's Junior Boys Grades: 1 - 4 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

RIDDLE RULES Answers to the riddles can be given to Sholom Loebenstein any time over Shabbos. The first child to give a correct answer to each of the questions will win an INSTANT prize!

Mendy's Hebrew School Grades: 4th - 8th 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Classroom 1

Shaykee’s Davening With Dad Grades: 7th - 8th 10:30 am - 12:00 pm Montessori 3

Debbie’s Teen Girls Grades: 9th - 12th 10:30 am - 12:00 pm Teen Girls Room

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Shmuely's Teen Boys Grades: 9th - 12th 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Haime Library

Celebrating Shabbos

Everything you need for an “Over the Top” Shabbos experience Kiddush This Week:

Kiddush this week is available for sponsorship.

Shabbos Schedule Early Shabbos minyan: Candle lighting Mincha / Kabbalas Shabbos Shabbos Day Hashkama Minyan Tanya / Hayom Yom Shacharis (Morning Services) Children’s Programs Upstairs Minyan 30 Minutes of Tanya: Classroom #1 With Mrs. Vivian Perez (for Women) Kiddush Daf Yomi Men’s Shiur Women's Shiur Shalosh Seudos for Boys Mincha Shabbos Ends / Ma’ariv & Havdalah Weekly Video of The Rebbe Sephardic Minyan Friday Evening Mincha / Kabbalat Shabbat

6:00pm 7:22 p.m. 7:25 p.m. 7:15 a.m. 8:50 a.m. 9:00 a.m. 10:00 a.m. 10:30 a.m. +/- 12:00 p.m. After Davening 12:00 p.m. 6:25 p.m. 6:25 p.m. 6:25 p.m. 6:25 p.m. 7:10 p.m. 8:15 p.m.

Shalosh Seudos This Week:

Shalosh Seudos this week is available for sponsorship.

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

kiddushim at The Shul

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

The following dates are available for sponsorship:

7:10 p.m.

Shabbat Day Shacharit Mincha Shabbos Ends / Arvit & Havdalah

9:00 a.m. 7:10 p.m. 8:15 p.m.

Lighting Mincha

7:26 p.m. 7:30 p.m.

Kiddush

April 8, 15, 22, 29

Shalosh Seudos April 8, 15, 22, 29

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

Eruv Information

We would like to emphasize that every Erev Shabbos, individuals should call the Eruv Hotline to make sure that the Eruv is operational. The number to call is 305- 866-ERUV (3788). The Eruv message is recorded approximately two hours prior to candle lighting. Surfside: The Eruv in Surfside now includes the walking paths along the beach. Pushing strollers and carrying is permitted on the paths, but not beyond the path or onto the beach. Bal Harbour: The Eruv in Bal Harbour included the inner (western) walking path only. The pier at Haulover Cut is not included.

To pay your annual dues visit: www.miamibeacheruv.com

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Celebrating Pesach

Everything you need for an “Over the Top” Yom Tov experience

Pesach Schedule

Monday, April 10 - Passover Eve

After 8:17 p.m. 8:30 p.m.

Siyum for the First Born following 7:30 a.m. minyan 6:50 a.m. 7:30 a.m. 8:00 a.m. 9:00 a.m.

Shacharis Morning Services - 1st minyan Shacharis Morning Services - 2nd minyan Shacharis Morning Services - Sephardic minyan Shacharis Morning Services - 4th minyan

Wednesday, April 12 - Second Day of Passover 7:45 a.m. 8:45 a.m. 9:00 a.m. 9:00 a.m. 10:30 a.m. 6:35 p.m. 6:55 p.m.

Finish Eating Chometz before 11:14 a.m Burn Chometz until 12:18 p.m. starting from 8:30 a.m. at entrance to Shul Garage in alleyway

7:25 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 8:17 p.m.

Sell Chometz before 11:00 a.m. (fax to 305-861-2426) 7:24 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 8:15 p.m.

Candle Lighting Mincha followed by Ma’ariv Sephardic Minyan Minya / Arvit 1st Community Seder—Reservations Required

7:30 p.m. 7:20 p.m.

Thursday, April 13 - 1st Day Chol Hamoed

Hashkamah Minyan Tanya of the Day Shacharis - Morning Services Sephardic Minyan Shacharit Upstairs Minyan Daf Yomi Defining Freedom ~ Rabbi Sholom D. Lipskar Mincha / Ma’ariv Sephardic Minyan Mincha / Arvit

In Evening Start Counting the Omer

Hashkamah Minyan Tanya of the Day Morning Services Sephardic Minyan Shacharit Upstairs Minyan Daf Yomi Reaching Our Own Potential ~ Rabbi Sholom D. Lipskar Sephardic Minyan Mincha / Ma’ariv Mincha / Arvit Havdalah

Chol Hamoed - Daily Torah Reading and Musaf (No Tefillin)

Tuesday, April 11 - First Day of Passover 7:45 a.m. 8:45 a.m. 9:00 a.m. 9:00 a.m. 10:30 a.m 6:30 p.m. 6:50 p.m.

Candle Lighting from existing flame 2nd Community Seder—Reservations Required

7:30 a.m. 8:45 a.m. 9:00 a.m. 8:45 a.m. 7:35 p.m.

Shacharis - Morning Services Sephardic Minyan Shacharit Shacharis - Morning Services Daf Yomi Mincha / Ma’ariv

Friday, April 14 - 2nd Day Chol Hamoed

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7:30 a.m. 8:45 a.m. 9:00 a.m. 8:40 a.m. 7:26 p.m.

Shacharis - Morning Services Sephardic Minyan Shacharit Shacharis - Morning Services Daf Yomi Light Candles

Celebrating Pesach

Everything you need for an “Over the Top” Yom Tov experience 7:30 p.m.

Mincha / Ma’ariv

7:15 p.m. 8:21 p.m 9:00 p.m.

Saturday, April 15 - 3rd Day Chol Hamoed 7:15 a.m. 8:45 a.m. 9:00 a.m. 6:30 p.m. 7:25 p.m. 8:19 p.m.

Hashkama Minyan - Morning Services Sephardic Minyan Shacharit Shacharis - Morning Services Daf Yomi Mincha Shabbat ends Mariv/Havdalah

HOLIDAY AND SHABBOS CANDLE LIGHTING

Sunday, April 16 - 4th Day Chol Hamoed / Shevii Shel 8:00 a.m. 9:00 a.m. 9:00 a.m. 9:00 a.m. 7:26 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 7:35 p.m. 11:30 p.m.

Shacharis - Morning Services Sephardic Minyan Shacharit Daf Yomi Shacharis - Morning Services Candle Lighting - Shevii Shel Pesach Mincha Followed By Ma’ariv Sephardic Minyan Mincha/ Arvit All Night Learning

7:35 p.m. 7:25 p.m. 8:20 p.m.

Time:

Blessings:

April 10 April 11 April 14 April 16 April 17

7:24 PM After 8:17 PM 7:26 PM 7:26 PM After 8:20 PM

2&3 2&3 1 2 2

1. Bo-ruch A-toh Ado-noi E-lo-hei-nu Me-lech Haolam, A-sher Ki-de -shanu Be-mitz-vo-sov Ve-Tzivanu Le-hadlik Ner Shel Shabbat Kodesh. Blessed are You, Lord our G-d, King of the universe, who has sanctified us with His commandments, and commanded us to kindle the Sabbath light.

Hashkama Minyan Tanya Shacharis - Morning Services / Torah Reading / Musaf Sephardic Minyan Shacharit Upstairs Minyan Daf Yomi Splitting the Sea in 2017 - 5777 ~ Rabbi Sholom D. Lipskar Mincha Followed By Ma’ariv Sephardic Minyan Mincha /Arvit Candle Lighting from an existing flame

2. Bo-ruch a-toh Ado-noi E-lo-hei-nu Me-lech Ha-olam , A-sher Ki-de -sha-nu Be-mitz-vo-sov Ve-tzivanu Lehadlik Ner Shel Yom Tov. Blessed are You, Lord our G-d, King of the universe, who has sanctified us with His commandments, and commanded us to kindle the Yom Tov light . 3. Bo-ruch A-toh Ado-noi E-lo-hei-nu Me-lech Haolam, She-heh-che -yoh-nu Ve-ki-ye-monu Ve-he-geo-nu La-zman Ha-zeh.

Tuesday, April 18 - Last Day of Passover Acharon Shel Pesach 7:15 a.m. 8:45 a.m. 9:00 a.m. 9:00 a.m. 10:30 a.m. 11:00 a.m. 6:00 p.m. 6:55 p.m. 6:45 p.m.

Date:

BLESSINGS FOR CANDLE LIGHTING

Monday, April 17 - Shevi Shel Pesach 7:15 a.m. 8:45 a.m. 9:00 a.m. 9:00 a.m. 10:30 a.m. 6:40 p.m. 6:55 p.m.

Moshiach’s Seudah (Grand Celebration & Farbrengen) Passover Ends Chometz Sold by Rabbi Can Be Eaten

Blessed are You, Lord our G-d, King of the universe, who has granted us life, sustained us and enabled us to reach this occasion.

Hashkama Minyan Tanya Shacharis - Morning Services / Torah Reading / Musaf Sephardic Minyan Shacharit Upstairs Minyan (approx) Yizkor Daf Yomi Mincha Sephardic Mincha

* All Candles on Holidays must be lit from an existing flame.

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Community Happenings Sharing with your Shul Family

Birthdays

Yahrtzeits

12 Nissan Mrs. Valeria Poltorak 13 Nissan Ms. Jennifer Cytrynbaum 13 Nissan Ms. Chein Gottlieb 14 Nissan Ms. Batya Drizin 14 Nissan Mr. Fred Farbman 14 Nissan Mr. Marvin Raab 15 Nissan Mrs. Rosie Drimmer 15 Nissan Mr. Maurice Kaufman 15 Nissan Ms. Francine Mack 16 Nissan Mr. Marlon Cohen 16 Nissan Ms. Erica Mizrahi 16 Nissan Ms. Sabina Osman 16 Nissan Mr. Ryan Shear 17 Nissan Mr. Joseph Baumel 17 Nissan Ms. Mazal Berdugo 17 Nissan Mr. Chanoch Perez 17 Nissan Ms. Laura Sheridan 18 Nissan Mr. William Blachar 18 Nissan Mrs. Rotem Einhorn 18 Nissan Ms. Miriam Goodman 18 Nissan Ms. Giselle Shani Matz 18 Nissan Mrs. Judy Milstein 18 Nissan Mr. Kevin Shapiro 18 Nissan Ms. Sabrina Weingarten

12 Nissan 12 Nissan 13 Nissan 13 Nissan 14 Nissan 17 Nissan 17 Nissan 17 Nissan 18 Nissan 18 Nissan 18 Nissan 18 Nissan

David ben Binyamin Yosef obm Uncle of Mr. Harold Tripp Moshe ben Rafael obm Brother of Mr. Gideon Azari Avrom Yaakov ben Chava ha Lavi obm Father of Mrs. Deborah Sussman Meir Chayim ben Mordechai HaKohen obm Father of Rabbi Henry Eichler Meir ben Baruch obm Father of Mrs. Debbie Btesh Moshe ben Yosef obm Father of Mr. Joseph Bouhnik Rochel obm Mother of Mrs. Beverly Bavly Tzvi ben Shabtai obm Father of Mr. Shabtai Plutno Chaim Moshe ben Yisroel obm Brother of Mrs. Rosita Zelcer Dora bas Shabetai obm Mother of Mr. Joseph Maya Nachman obm Father of Mr. Morris J. Kaplan Mesod ben Chamame obm Grandfather of Rabbi Shimshon Tzubeli

Learning with The Bochurim

If you are interested in having your child learn with one of our bochurim, or if you would like to arrange a lunch and learn in your office, Please contact Rabbi Shaykee Farkash [email protected]

Kid’s Birthdays

12 Nissan Jacob Klein-Weberman 13 Nissan Farriel Genger 13 Nissan Menahem Mendel Weinfeld 17 Nissan Eliav Shimon Eichler 17 Nissan Shmuel Avraham Portnoy 18 Nissan Simena Btesh 18 Nissan Elliot Michael 18 Nissan Rose Rappaport 18 Nissan Aden Saka 18 Nissan Rochel Esther Yerushalmy

Notice of no-gun/weapon policy

Anniversaries

The Shul has designated the entire facility to be a Gun and Weapon Free School Zone.

Mr. & Mrs. Avrom Chaim & Rose (Rosalia) Zelmanovitch Mr. & Mrs. Brent & Jessica Levison

Carrying a firearm or other weapon onto Shul and/or school grounds is a third degree felony. Any violators of this policy are subject to strict enforcement by revocation of membership privileges, immediate notification to police, arrest and prosecution.

Mazal Tov

Mazal Tov to Dr. & Dr. Raul and Janet Mitrani on the marriage of their daughter, Lindsey to Mr. Charles Harris. May the young couple build an everlasting edifice in Israel.

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Community Happenings Sharing with your Shul Family

Nissan Light & Power

Thanks To Our Donors

Light & Power and Wine for Kiddush & Havdalah for the month of Nissan is Kindly Sponsored by

We sincerely thank the following members and supporters of The Shul for donations received between 03/28/17 and 04/03/17 We apologize for any errors or omissions that we may have made. Mr. David Labkowski PA Mr. & Mrs. Raphael Adouth Mr. & Mrs. John Lahmi Mr. & Mrs. Chanoch Alperovitz Mr. & Mrs. Moshe Shlomo Lerman Mr. Gabriel Ammar Mr. & Mrs. Moshe Levi Mr. & Mrs. Raphael Ammar Mr. Salomon Maikhor Mr. & Mrs. Yankie Andrusier Dr. & Dr. Raul Mitrani Mr. & Mrs. Dan Arev Mr. & Mrs. Richard Moore Mr. & Mrs. Doron Barnes Mr. & Mrs. Glenn D. Moses Mr. & Mrs. Danny Barouk Mr. Avraham Most Ms. Hana Barouk Dr. & Mrs. Gene Moteles Ms. Malca Bassan Mr. & Mrs. Sanford Musikar Mr. & Ms. Yonathan Berdugo Mr. & Mrs. Charles Ness Mrs. Estela Berry Mr. Uri Omari Mr. & Mrs. Jose Biton Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Opert Mrs. Genia Bruder Mr. Stanley Pavlenko Rabbi & Mrs. Betzalel Camissar Mr. & Mrs. Shlomo Peretz Mr. & Mrs. Abraham Cohen Mr. & Mrs. Michael Perez Mr. Arnold Lewis Cohen Mr. & Dr. Albert Pollans Ms. Marilyn Cohen Rabbi & Mrs. Ezzy Rappaport Rabbi & Mrs. Uri Cohen Mr. Mordechai Rehany Mr. & Mrs. Shlomo Danzinger Mr. & Mrs. Nissan Reuben Mr. & Mrs. Eli Dominitz Mr. & Mrs. Eliott Rimon Mr. & Mrs. Steven M. Dunn Mr. & Dr. Yehuda Sabach Mr. & Mrs. Shalom Edelkopf Mr. & Mrs. Jason Saka Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Fiske Rabbi & Mrs. Moshe Schneider Mr. & Mrs. Sam Freier Rabbi & Mrs. Obadia M. Schochet Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Gassner Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence E. Sheftel Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Glick Mr. & Mrs. Jaime Slomianski Mr. & Mrs. Dan Goldfarb Sragowicz Foundation Mr. & Ms. Ighal Goldfarb Mr. & Mrs. Eric P. Stein Mr. Martin Goldman Ms. Esther Vlosky Mr. & Mrs. Sam Greenwald Mr. & Mrs. Baruch Waldman Mr. & Mrs. Moishe Hersman Mr. & Mrs. Richard Waserstein Rabbi & Mrs. Meir Shlomo Herz Mr. & Mrs. Paul Weintraub Mr. and Mrs. Ben Jacobson Mr. Jose Yankelevitch Ms. Gloria H. Katz Mr. & Mrs. Avrom Chaim Mr. & Mrs. Jordan Kavana Zelmanovitch Mr. & Mrs. Edward E. Kopelman

Mr. & Mrs. Ryan and Dinie Shapiro in loving memory of Dr. William Shapiro, Dov ben Yaakov, obm “Those who establish Synagogues for prayer and those who come there to pray, those who provide lights for illumination, wine and grape juice for kiddush and havdalah, food for the wayfarers and charity for the needy, and all those who occupy themselves faithfully with communal affairs - may The Holy One, blessed be He, give them their reward, remove them from all sicknesses, heal their entire body, pardon all their sins, and send blessing and success to all their endeavors, together with all Israel their brethren; and let us say Amen.”

Refuah Shleimah

If you have a health update on anyone listed please contact The Shul. We would like to keep the listing current and remove names of people who have recovered.

MEN Moshe Avraham ben Tziporah Riva Chaim ben Pnina Gabriel ben Esther Eber Avraham ben Fruma Esther Shmuel ben Sarah Perl Yosef ben Edwina Avrohom ben Feigel Mordechai David ben Esther Raizel Yedidya Chaim Raphael ben Elana Yehuda ben Chaya Sara Shimon Yitzchak ben Leah Rochel Roi ben Orly Chaim Tzvi Hirsch ben Guttel

WOMEN Leah Rochel bat Sarah Miriam bat Risha Raizel Dana Ella bas Devorah Hinde Chana bas Shoshana Shifra bas Chaya Ilana bas Shaina Rochel Chava bas Elka Menucha Chaya bas Rachel Fayge bas Chaya Miriam Leah bas Helen

The Shul Parking Garage

In response to numerous incidents in our garage and with the safety of our children, members and staff foremost in mind, we insist on TOTAL compliance with the following rules in the garage.

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Volunteers Needed

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

You must always park in a legal spot Do not park in handicap parking Do not park along the perimeter of the garage Do not double park Do not take up more than one space Do not block another vehicle

There is additional parking in the lots North and South of The Shul. When cars park illegally, you take an already challenging situation in the garage and turn it into a near impossible and dangerous situation. You create more havoc, less visibility and more aggravation which itself contributes to the likelihood of an accident, G-d forbid.

If you would like to help please contact the Mashgiach, Mordechai Olesky after the Kiddush. Community service hours will be awarded. 9

If you are not in a legal spot YOU WILL BE TOWED

A Time to Pray

Davening schedules and locations throughout the week Daily Learning Schedule at The Shul 6:45 -7:15 am 8:10 am 8:45 am (approx) 10:15 - 11:00 am

Derech Mitzvosecha Daf Yomi Halacha Maamorim

Foundational Chassidic Discourse

Sephardic Custom Maamor of the Rebbe

Shacharis Minyanim (mon - Fri) Main Minyan 7:15 7:30 9:00 Sephardic Minyan 8:00

R’ Zalman Lipskar R’ Dov Schochet R’ Shimshon Tzubeli R’ Shea Rubinstein

Sunday Shacharis Minyanim Main Minyan 8:00 am 9:00 am Sephardic Minyan 9:00 am

Daily Chumash & Tanya after every Minyan mincha / Maariv Minyanim (mon - Thurs) Main Minyan

2:00 pm Early Mincha

Sephardic Minyan

7:30 pm

10:00 pm

7:30 pm

Following

Sunday Mincha /Maariv Minyanim Main Minyan Late Maariv

7:30 pm 10:00 pm

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

8:45 - 10:00 pm

Halachic Times Based on times for April 12 Alot Hashachar / Dawn 5:46 am Earliest Talit & Tefillin 6:18 am Netz Hachamah / Sunrise 7:00 am (Earliest Amidah) Latest Shema 10:09 am Zman Tfillah 11:13 am Chatzot / Midday 1:21 pm Earliest Mincha 1:54 pm Plag HaMincha 6:26 pm Shekiah / Sunset 7:43 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 times may vary by a minute or two.

Evening Community Kolel

Chavrusah

To our beloved Soldiers in the Israeli Defense Forces, courageously protecting and defending Eretz Yisroel. We pray for you and all of the soldiers safety and well being daily. Dan Shlomo ben Eliyahu Benyamin Aharon Ben Jeniya Gila Rut Jonathan ben Aliza Sher Michael Shmuel ben Eliezer Eliyahu Amir Herzel ben Dvora Dorry Eitan Gabriel Ben Karine Cecile

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

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Inspiration, Insights & Ideas Bringing Torah lessons to LIFE!

Hayom Yom In the winter of 1942, the sixth Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Yosef Y. Schneersohn, of righteous memory, gave his son- in-law, the future Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, of righteous memory, the task of compiling an anthology of Chasidic aphorisms and customs arranged according to the days of the year. The calendar was entitled Hayom Yom. In describing this work Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak wrote: …”A book that is small in format…but bursting with pearls and diamonds of choicest quality.” “A splendid palace of Chasidism.” True to these words, Hayom Yom has become a beloved classic work and a source of daily spiritual sustenance. Friday - Nissan 11

matza of the second evening is called the Food of Healing. When healing brings faith (“Thank you, G-d, for healing me”) then clearly there has been illness. When faith brings healing, there is no illness to start with.

On his birthday, one should spend time in seclusion. He should recall his experiences and think deeply into them. He should then repent and correct those (of his past deeds) that need correction and repentance.

Wednesday - Nissan 16

Shabbos - Nissan 12

From the time of the exodus from Egypt the Jewish people are called the “Army of G-d.” They are also called “servants.” The difference is this: A servant performs his master’s service which may be on many different levels; he may work at the delicate craft of threading pearls, he may do other kinds of expert work or he may perform simple tasks. His service involves great toil and labor, but this does not constitute mesirat nefesh - a willingness to sacrifice self, to lay down one’s life. Soldiers are servants who serve with great toil and labor and with self sacrifice, in wars of defense or attack. The soldiers stand at their posts with the highest degree of stalwart determination, undeterred by the opposing enemy; their service is not one of comprehension, for they act according to the orders of their commander.

was interred there. My grandfather related: At the age of 12 the Tzemach Tzedek began to write scholarly dissertations in the field of Talmud and halacha as well as in chassidic philosophy.

Monday - Nissan 14

With regard to selling the chametz it is the custom in the Rebbe’s family not to designate the rabbi as an agent (empowered to sell the chametz to the non-Jew) but to sell the chametz outright to the rabbi with an areiv kablan, a third party guarantor.

The Jews in Egypt were utterly degraded under their severe and bitter affliction. Yet, despite it all, they did not change their names, their language, or their distinctive clothing. With absolute determination they stood at their posts, for they knew that G-d had promised to redeem them.

My father would personally supervise the baking of the sh’mura matza on erev Pesach afternoon. He, too, would recite the hallel, but he would interrupt - even in the middle of a chapter - to give instructions regarding the kneading, baking and so forth.

Whoever behaves as they did under such circumstances is a soldier in the Army of G-d, and the Al-mighty will come to his assistance in a manner that manifests itself in nature - yet transcends nature.

At the first seder my father would be brief, in order to eat the afikoman before midnight. On the second night, however, he would expound at length; he began the seder before 9 p.m. and ended at about 3 or 4 in the morning, dwelling at length on the explanation of the Haggada.

Sunday - Nissan 13

Yahrzeit of the Rebbe Tzemach Tzedek. He passed away in the year 5626 (1866) in Lubavitch and

Tuesday - Nissan 15

The Alter Rebbe declared: The matza of the first evening of Pesach is called the Food of Faith; the

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Even one who is, G-d forbid, orphaned from his father, declares before beginning the ma nishtana, “tateh ich vell ba dir freggen feer kashess” (“Father, I am going to ask you four questions”). In a similar vein, even one whose mother and father are, G-d forbid, no longer alive, nonetheless says in birkat hamazon (grace after meals) “May the Merciful One bless my father my teacher, etc., my mother my teacher, etc.”.

Thursday - Nissan 16

“Whoever expands on the narrative of the exodus from Egypt, this person (harei zeh) is to be praised” (Haggada). The Hebrew word zeh (“this”) indicates a state of holiness, as in the phrase, “Here, this (zeh) is our G-d” (p. 336). Whoever expands on the narrative of the exodus, his zeh, his element of holiness, is enriched.

Friday - Nissan 11

In 5608 (1848) the Tzemach Tzedek delivered a maamar on the verse “If you lend money...” The Hebrew word kessef (“money”) connotes the soul, because the soul has a desire and longing (kossef) to rise to the heights. This is expressed in the passage, “It is the spirit of man which rises upward to the supernal heights.” “Man” (adam in this verse) refers to the souls of Israel, as in the statement, “You (Israel) are called adam.” The soul is “on loan” to man, and it is written “Days are formed”, i.e. there is a fixed number of days that each man shall live, and if one day is missing - one garment is missing.

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the human being. This mitzvah is no exception, and it captures a simple but profound truth about our daily patterns.

By: Rabbi YY Jacobson

“A constant fire shall burn upon the altar” – the altar, in the writings of Jewish mysticism, is symbolic of the human heart, the space in each of us most capable of sacrifice. The heart however needs a continuous fire burning in it. For the human heart to live deeply, for it to feel empathy and experience the depth of love, it needs to be on fire, passionate, aflame.

The only job where you start at the top is digging a hole And then the fight started …

“My wife sat down on th couch next to me as I was flipping channels. She asked, ‘What’s on TV?’ I said, ‘Dust.’ “And then the fight started… “When I got home last night, my wife demanded that I take her someplace expensive… so, I took her to a gas station. “And then the fight started… “My wife and I were sitting at a table at my high school reunion, and I kept staring at a drunken lady swigging her drink as she sat alone at a nearby table. “My wife asked, ‘Do you know her?’ ‘Yes,’ I sighed, ‘She’s an old friend. I understand she took to drinking right after we split up many years ago, and I hear she hasn’t been sober since.’ “’My God!’ says my wife, ‘who would think a person could go on celebrating that long?’ “And then the fight started…”

The Fire

“The fire on the altar shall remain aflame on it, it shall not be extinguished; and the Priest shall kindle wood upon it morning after morning… A constant fire shall burn upon the Altar; it shall never go out.” (Leviticus 6:5-6). With these words the Bible describes, in this weeks Torah portion (Tzav), the instruction to continuously maintain a flame on the altar which stood in the Tabernacle (a mobile sanctuary the Jewish people built in the desert to house the divine presence), and then later in the Holy Temple in Jerusalem. For this purpose, the priest was required to place new firewood on the altar each morning, in order to feed a flame which must never go out. As the biblical commentators and the Jewish mystics acutely grasped, each mitzvah (commandment) in the Hebrew Bible contained, in addition to its concrete and simple meaning, many symbolisms relating to the inner psyche of

But how? There are times when our hearts and souls are inspired and aflame; but often we feel numb and apathetic. Sometimes we get cynical and detached (as in the above anecdotes.) How do we maintain the flame and the inspiration in our own inner altar? There is only one way: “The Priest shall kindle wood upon it morning after morning.” Each and every morning we must place “wood” on our altar, in order to feed its potential flame. Fire cannot exist in a vacuum; the fire in our heart and soul, too, requires “wood” to sustain it. What is the “wood” that is capable of feeding the soul’s flames each morning? Study, prayer and charity. They are the morning encounters with the living G-d that allow the fire of the soul to hold on to something and take root into the human psyche. A delicious piece of cheesecake, reading and answering your e-mails, listening to the news – they don’t do the trick of turning on your soul, your inner depth. They lack the properties to bring out the flame of the soul. In the morning, before you do anything else, you need to engage in a labor that will let the flame of your soul emerge. Good Morning Soul must precede Good Morning America. Then you’re set for the day, because as Goethe said, a man sees in the world what he carries in his heart. If your heart is aflame, your world that day will be on fire. And you must place the wood on your altar each morning, no exceptions. Consistency is the key to a meaningful and inspiring day. There are no shortcuts to inspiration; everything comes with a price. The only job where you start at the top is digging a hole. Bur life is about climbing mountains, not digging holes. And in climbing mountains you must begin on the bottom.

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The Lady and the Nose By Lazer Gurkow

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young man went on a date. After the first meeting he told his friends that he was impressed with the young lady’s character, but not with the shape of her nose. After several further dates, the young man fell in love. When his friends asked about the nose, he replied, “When I look at her I see a lovely face, not an unattractive nose.” For the first few months the young husband didn’t notice the shape of his wife’s nose, but soon he began to notice it again. Only, this time he surprised himself when he actually came to adore it. First his love blinded him to the faults in her appearance, and he subconsciously learned to ignore them. Then he came to love her so much that he was infatuated with her every attribute. The unappealing became appealing. The unattractive nose was transformed into a source of even greater attraction.

Transformed

The love between husband and wife is a metaphor for the love between ourselves and G-d. G-d instructed our ancestors to build an altar in the Tabernacle and to maintain a continuous fire upon it. As the Torah puts it, “The flame may not be extinguished” (Leviticus 6:6). The mystics rendered this instruction in a slightly different manner. The altar represents our hearts; the fire, our love for G-d. We must keep our love for G-d aflame, palpable in our hearts at all times; and when we do, “the ‘not’ will be extinguished.”1 The “not” is our desire to refuse G-d’s wishes periodically. This “not” is stimulated by our attraction to worldly pleasures. Nurturing a

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continuous love for G-d reduces our attraction to worldly pleasures, thus also extinguishing our “not,” our desire to say no to G-d. The first step is to extinguish the “not.” The second step is to turn the “not” into a “shall,” by harnessing our desire for worldly pleasures to the service of G-d. When our passion for worldly pleasures becomes a passion for G-d, when the desire to avoid G-d becomes a desire to embrace Him, then we, like the young husband in the story, have turned a formerly unappealing attribute into a conduit for greater love.

A Great Miracle

Our sages relate how, on the last Shabbat before our ancestors left Egypt, they designated lambs for the upcoming Passover sacrifice. They explained to their Egyptian neighbors that they had been instructed by G-d to offer up a sacrifice, because the night of their redemption was at hand. On that night, they told their neighbors, all firstborn Egyptian males would die. Upon hearing this, the Egyptian firstborn men pleaded with Pharaoh to liberate the Jews, but Pharaoh refused, and an armed clash erupted between the firstborn Egyptians and the royal forces. Many died in this battle, but Pharaoh’s forces ultimately prevailed. This revolt was titled a “great miracle,” and it is commemorated every year on the Shabbat before Passover. The astute reader will ask, “Where is the miracle?” The revolt was a completely natural occurrence, and furthermore, it failed. What is there to celebrate?

Opposition Transformed

The Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, of righteous memory, explains that the miracle lay not in the outcome of the battle, but in the very fact that it was waged. For many years Egypt enslaved our ancestors and expended its resources on persecuting them. The firstborn were the most revered in all Egypt. They were also the principal taskmasters and antagonizers of our people. For nine long plagues the Egyptians held out. They scoffed at G-d and opposed His demand to liberate our people. Like the young husband who silenced his ambivalence in order to love his bride, so did G-d silence the voices of Egyptian opposition in order to liberate His people. The tenth and final plague miraculously accomplished this goal. It

terminated Egypt’s opposition to G-d and to His demand to liberate our people. The civil war, however, went beyond this step. It not only stopped the opposition, but also turned the oppressors into supporters. For the first time, Egyptians rallied in support of the Jewish cause. This was the first time that the forces arrayed against G-d crossed the line in support of G-d. This was a miracle. Not a simple miracle, but a “great miracle.” Most miracles change the natural order by forcing the natural order to work against itself. Rarely does the natural order transform itself to the point that it desires and embraces the change G-d wants. This time it did. It was the Egyptians’ natural inclination to deny the existence of G-d despite all evidence to the contrary. But the civil war erupted because the firstborn’s natural opposition to G-d changed into an inclination to embrace G-d and His instruction to liberate the Jews. This transformation was not forced upon them against their nature. Their natural inclination simply changed when they realized that supporting the Jews would enable their own survival and is thus in their best interest. Like the young man whose ambivalence was ultimately turned by his love into a conduit for greater love, so did their realization transform their opposition to G-d into faith and advocacy for His people. This explains why we refer to the Shabbat that commemorates this great miracle as Shabbat HaGadol, “The Great Shabbat.” Shabbat is about escaping the tangled web of worldly affairs. G-d created the world in six days and rested on the seventh. Similarly, we are required to rest from our worldly affairs on the seventh day and concentrate on G-d. In a sense, we silence the voices of the distracting world so that we can devote ourselves to G-d. But on this Shabbat we go one step further. Instead of silencing the world, we celebrate it. Rather than escaping the world on this Shabbat, we highlight its divine origin. As the Egyptian firstborn did, we recognize that the weekday world was also created by G-d, and, rather than view it as a possible distraction, we invite it to worship in Shabbat-style devotion. Among the Shabbatot of the year, this one is “great” because it integrates the world with G-d, enabling all other Shabbatot to influence the weekday world that is ushered in behind them.

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Pesach Why Midnight?

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o said G-d: “At midnight, I shall go out into the midst of Egypt…” - Exodus 11:4

At midnight of Nissan 15th, 2448 (1313 bce), G-d broke the last manacle of Egyptian bondage by killing all Egyptian firstborn, and the nation of Israel was born as a free people. The time is significant: twice the Torah emphasizes that the event occurred exactly at midnight, and to this day, “midnight” is a factor in our annual reexperience of the Exodus at the seder held each year on the eve of Nissan 15. But can an event actually take place at midnight? It would seem not. If midnight is the line that divides the night in two, then it is not a time period of any duration. No matter how minute a time-particle we might envision as occupying the center of the night, this particle can itself be halved—its first half would belong to the first half of the night and its second half to the postmidnight half of the night. Indeed, a more literal translation of the Hebrew words kachatzot halailah, rendered above as “at midnight,” would read, “as the night divides.” How, then, can anything be said to occur at the time that “the night divides”? The Midrash cites two opinions as to the nature of the night’s “division” that first Passover eve. According to Rabbi Yishmael, “The night’s Creator halved it”; according to Rabbi Judah ben Beteira, “He who knows His times and moments halved it.” Sixteenth-century sage Rabbi David ibn Zimra (the “Radbaz”) explains: Rabbi Yishmael is saying that G-d, who created night, day and time itself, can obviously manipulate them at will. G-d literally split the night in two, opening an expanse of timelessness between its halves. In this “time-vacuum” G-d smote the Egyptian firstborn and freed the Children of Israel. Rabbi Judah, however, is of the opinion that G-d effected the Exodus within physical time, not in some time-transcendent reality. What G-d did was to coordinate His action with the exact midpoint of the night, so that the initial state ended with the night’s first half, and the state effected by His action began with the onset of its second half. This He was able to do because “He knows His times and moments” absolutely. In other words, every action is the effecting of a change from state A to state B. So in truth, no

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time duration is required in which to effect a change, only a point in time to mark the end of state A and the beginning of state B. But since no physical instrument, human or artificial, can measure time with absolute accuracy, man, in timing his deeds, can, at best, define a stretch of time (perhaps, even, a very small stretch of time) within which the change will take place. G-d, however, who has absolute knowledge of “His times and moments,” can position His deed (in this case, the taking of the lives of the Egyptian firstborn and Israel’s transformation from slavery to freedom) exactly on the durationless line that halves the night, effecting a change at the very point that lies between the night’s former and latter parts.] What is the point of all this? Why did the plague of the firstborn have to transpire precisely at midnight? And what is the significance behind the differing scenarios of Rabbi Yishmael and Rabbi Judah?

The Tenth Plague

The plague of the firstborn was the tenth of a series of plagues visited upon the Egyptians. But there was a basic difference between this plague and the first nine—a difference that touches on the very nature and function of the plagues themselves. The primary objective of the first nine plagues was to prove a point—to instill an awareness among the Egyptians. In Moses’ words to Pharaoh: “So said G-d: ‘With this you shall know that I am G-d: behold, I shall strike … the waters of the Nile, and they shall turn to blood”; “If you do not let My people go, I will send swarms of wild beasts at you … in order that you know that I am G-d”; “Once again, I am sending all My plagues… In order that you know that there is none like Me in the land.” The tenth plague, however, was more than a demonstration of divine power: it came to punish and destroy, to break Egypt and free Israel from its midst. This explains a puzzling difference between the first nine plagues and the plague of the firstborn. The first nine plagues threatened only the Egyptians; the Children of Israel were immune to them. The Midrash tells us that during the plague of blood, if an Egyptian and a Jew drank from the same cup, the Jew drank water while the Egyptian drank blood; that during the plague of darkness, a Jew could enter an Egyptian’s home in broad daylight while to the Egyptian the world was shrouded in darkness.

But in the case of the plague of the firstborn, the Jews were as vulnerable to the plague as their Egyptian neighbors, and a series of protective measures had to be taken so that the Jewish firstborn would not also die.

grant us the mitzvot to distinguish us from the Egyptians? And if, on the other hand, G-d wished to redeem us despite all, why the need for these special mitzvot to protect us from the plague of the firstborn?

The Jews were commanded to make a “Passover offering” (korban pesach) to G-d—slaughter a lamb or goat, sprinkle its blood on the two doorposts and the lintel of their homes, and eat its meat that night with matzah and bitter herbs. That night, the Jewish people also circumcised themselves. It was only in the merit of these two mitzvot that the Jewish firstborn were spared. In the words of the prophet, “I passed over you, and I saw you weltering in your blood (i.e., the blood of circumcision and the blood of the korban pesach) and I said to you: By your blood you shall live!”

Indeed, G-d chose to redeem us not because we were any “better” than the Egyptians, but because of His intrinsic love for us. In the words of the prophet Malachi: “Is not Esau a brother to Jacob? … But I love Jacob.” Even when there is no cause to distinguish between Jacob and Esau, G-d chooses Jacob. At the very onset of Moses’ mission to free the Jewish people, G-d told him to communicate to Pharaoh that “Israel is My child, My firstborn.” I love him with a father’s unconditional love, G-d is saying, a love that transcends considerations of virtue and deservedness.

The Jews in Egypt were a people meritorious in faith but deficient in behavior. On the one hand, we are told that their faith in G-d and His promise of redemption never wavered, even in the darkest moments of their ordeal; on the other hand, they had assumed the pagan practices of their enslavers. Thus, the first nine plagues, whose function was “in order that you know that I am G-d,” had no cause to afflict the Jewish people, whose awareness of the divine truth was beyond reproach. But when the tenth plague came to punish and destroy the Egyptians for their sins and to “take out a nation from the womb of a nation”—to extract the Jew from the society of which he was part and forge him into a holy people—here, G-d’s “attribute of justice” had cause to argue: “How are these any different from these? These are idol-worshippers, and these are idol-worshippers!”

This, explain the Kabbalistic masters, is the reason why the Exodus took place at midnight. The first half of the night embodies the divine attribute of justice (din or gevurah), and its second half, the divine attribute of benevolence (chessed). Midnight is the juncture that fuses and supersedes them both, since the power to join two opposites can only come from a point that transcends their differences. “Midnight” is thus an expression of a divine involvement in creation that transcends all standard criteria for punishment or reward.

Thus, on the night of Nissan 15, it was necessary to differentiate between Egyptian and Jew. G-d had to pass over the homes of the Jews when the Egyptian firstborn were killed—indeed, it is this divine discrimination that gives “Passover” (Pesach, in the Hebrew) its name. To this end, G-d clothed a nation “bare and naked of virtues” with mitzvot, in order to distinguish them from their neighbors.

Two Visions of Midnight

However, there is still much that requires clarification. If we were no less deserving of punishment, and no more deserving of redemption, than our enslavers—if the divine sense of justice dictated that “these are no different than these”—what moved G-d to

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“At midnight,” said G-d to Moses, “I shall go out into the midst of Egypt.” “‘I’—and not an angel; ‘I’—and not a messenger.” At midnight I shall disregard all the “attributes,” norms, and processes I have established to define My governance of the world and relate to you as I am and as I choose. At the same time, G-d provided us with mitzvot with which to deserve our redemption. For a most basic feature of the covenant that G-d desired to forge with us is that the deepest aspects of our relationship with Him should be manifested in our daily lives via the mitzvot of the Torah; that the most sublime spiritual truths be actualized by the means of physical deeds. So although G-d superseded all standards of deservedness and undeservedness to redeem us, He granted us the means by which to deserve our redemption—the mitzvot of korban pesach and circumcision. [Indeed, both these mitzvot embody, on a human scale, the divine response they were designed to elicit. The offering of the korban pesach was

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an act that defied all conventions of logic and feasibility. The Jews were commanded to take a lamb—one of the deities of Egypt—and keep it bound in their homes for four days, slaughter it, sprinkle its blood on their doorposts and eat its flesh. Reason argued, “Can we slaughter the idol of Egypt before their eyes, and they won’t stone us?” But reason was set aside to do the will of G-d. G-d responded in kind, setting aside the norms of His “justice” and “benevolence.” Circumcision, the bodily sign of our covenant with G-d, also emphasizes its supra-rational basis. The Jewish child is circumcised at the age of eight days, when he cannot possibly appreciate the significance of the deed or even be aware of it. Why don’t we wait until the age of intellectual maturity (as we do, for example, with the mitzvah of tefillin)? Again, this is a mitzvah given to us by the Almighty to access the reason- and rule-transcending essence of our relationship.]

Halving the Night

Hence the alternate interpretations offered by Rabbi Yishmael and Rabbi Judah as to the nature of the midnight of the Exodus. Rabbi Yishmael sees the Exodus as a supranatural, supra-rational event. To him, midnight of Nissan 15 is no temporal landmark in time. To take the Jews out of Egypt, G-d stopped the clocks of creation, splitting night, time and natural order apart to reveal the divine essence and will that underlies and transcends all. Rabbi Judah, on the other hand, focuses on the natural dimension to the Exodus. True, to pass over the homes of the Israelites as their Egyptian peers were destroyed, to extract a nation from a nation it all but resembled morally and spiritually, there had to be a divine choice that superseded the rules and standards that G-d has built into creation. But is it not also true that this choice had to be accessed and actualized from within the terms of these rules and standards themselves? Is not the entire point of the Exodus, and of the revelation at Sinai to which it led, that man make himself a worthy vessel to the divine, and that our finite, physical world be developed as a receptacle to the infinite goodness and perfection of its Creator? To Rabbi Judah, midnight of Nissan 15 is a point in time—a point of entry for the alltranscending truth of G-d, but an integral part of our “conventional” existence all the same.

Halacha of The Week Pesach

By Rabbi Dov Schochet

No Tachnun is said throughout the entire month of Nissan. Bedikas Chometz Sunday evening, Nissan 13, April 9

protrude from the paper. The package is then tied securely with string. The Chometz found during the Bedika (including the 10 pieces of bread) is put away in a secure place until the next morning, at which time it is burnt. Following the Bedika we recite Kol Chamira (a declaration nullifying ones Chometz). It is of utmost importance to understand the meaning of Kol Chamira. If one does not understand the Aramaic, they should say the declaration of Kol Chamira in a language that they understand.

Taanis Bechorim - Monday, Nissan 14, April 10

Immediately after nightfall (8:05 pm) we search for the Chometz. The Minyan in Shul (or one that ordinarily davens Maariv with a Minyan) should daven Maariv before doing the Bedika. However, one that normally davens Maariv at home should first do the Bedika, and then daven Maariv. It is forbidden to work or eat before the Bedika. The house must be thoroughly cleaned before doing to the Bedika. We take a single wicked candle (preferably beeswax candle) along with a feather and search throughout the entire house. This includes homes, garages, cars, and businesses. Purses, pockets, children’s furniture, etc., must also be cleaned out and checked to make sure that there is no Chometz. Any Chometz that will be eaten the next morning should be put away before the Bedika. Before the Bedika it is customary to place 10 pieces of bread wrapped in paper in different parts of the house. Before beginning the Bedika we recite the Brocho “Asher Kidshonu B’mitzvosav V’tzivonu Al Biur Chometz.” No talking is permitted between the Brocho and the start of the Bedika. It is preferable that there be no talking throughout the entire Bedika, unless it is something pertaining to the Bedika. The Brocho should be said in the room in which the Bedika starts. Following the Bedika it is customary to wrap paper around the bag containing the Chometz, the feather, the remains of the candle, and a wooden spoon, the handle of which should

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All firstborn males (of either or both parents) must fast to commemorate the miracle of G-d saving the firstborn Jews in Egypt. However, by partaking in a Seudas Mitzvah (Bris, Pidyon Haben or Siyum), one becomes exempt from fasting. Even if he himself is not a firstborn, a father must also fast (or take part in a Siyum) for a firstborn son who is too young to fast. (There will be a Siyum following the 7:30 am Minyan Erev Pesach Monday, Nissan 14, April 10 Mizmor L’Sodah (P.30 in the Siddur, a Psalm discussing the thanksgiving offering) is omitted from the davening from now until Pesach is over. Chometz may be eaten until 11:13 a.m. Care must be taken to confine one’s eating area. The Chometz must be burned no later than 12:18p.m. followed immediately by Bittul Chometz (nullifying ones Chometz). (Those who are away from home must also do Bittul Chometz in the morning). Matzo is forbidden to be eaten the entire day. It is also customary not to eat any of the ingredients of the Maror and Charoses (a mixture of apples, pears and nuts) until after Korech of the second seder. Nail and hair cutting should be performed before midday. If one was unable to do so, he may cut his nails after midday. Likewise a haircut may be taken, but only from a non-Jew. Men should go to the mikvah to purify themselves before the Yom Tov. In order to begin the seder as soon as possible after nightfall (so that the children will remain awake) one should set the table during the day. The seder plate is arranged at night before Kiddush. Pesach Night Monday Evening, Nissan 15, April 10

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Candle lighting is at 7:24 p.m. Two Brochos are recited: 1) L’Hadlik Ner Shel Yom Tov; and 2) Shehechiyonu… Maariv Shmoneh Esrei L’Sholosh Regolim (the festival Amidah P.331). After the Shmoneh Esrei, we recite the complete Hallel (with its Brochos) followed by Kaddish Tiskabel and Oleinu. The Seder: Chabad custom is that the items of the seder plate are put directly on the matzos (understandably with a separation). A cloth separation is also placed between each matzo. Chabad custom is not to wear a kittel at the Seder. Kadesh The minimum size of each of the four cups of wine is 3.5 oz. All the minimum amounts of food and drink pertaining to the Mitzvos of the Seder apply equally for men and women. The Kiddush should be performed in the following order: 1. Borei P’ri Hagofen 2. Birkas Kiddush 3. Shehechiyonu The wine is drunk while reclining on the left side. Women do not recline. It is preferable to drink the entire cup of wine. This refers to all the four cups. If this is difficult, it is incumbent to drink at least more than half the cup. However, the fourth cup must be drunk entirely in order to recite the Al Hagefen. Most preferably, one should use wine for all four cups. If this is difficult, one may dilute the wine with grape juice. If this is also difficult, one may use grape juice. Urchatz We wash our hands (as for bread); however we do not recite the Brocho. Karpas The custom in Chabad is to use onion or potato. It should be less than a K’zayis (1 oz). We say the Brocho “Borei P’ri Ho-Adomo,” (the blessing over the fruit of the ground) having in mind also the Maror and the Maror of the Korech. We dip the Karpas in salt water prior to the Brocho. Chabad custom is not to recline while eating the Karpas. Yachatz We break the middle matzo. The larger piece is broken into 5 pieces and put away to be used as the Afikoman. Maggid

The Hagada is recited, followed by the second cup of wine. While reciting the 10 plagues we pour off 10 drops of wine from the cup. Chabad practice is not to dip one’s finger into the wine. Once the pouring off is completed, the cup should then be refilled for the remainder of Maggid. Women are also obligated to recite at least the basic parts of the Hagada, especially from “Rabban Gamliel...” until after the second cup. The Hagada must also be understood; hence, the important parts must be translated for those who do not understand Hebrew. Maggid is concluded with the drinking of the second cup while reclining. Rachtza The hands are washed in preparation for eating the matzo. The Brocho “Al N’tilas Y’doyim” is recited. Motzi-Matzo We pick up the 2 and 1/2 matzos, recite Hamotzi, put down the bottom matzo, and say the Brocho “Al Achilas Matzo.” We then take a K’zayis from the top matzo and a K’zayis from the second matzo, eating them together within a 4-9 minute period (preferably 4 minutes, but not more than 9). The amount of the K’zayis of matzo is I oz. (approximately half of a hand-made Shmura matzo or three-quarters of a machine made matzo). Both men and women are obligated to eat at least one K’zayis of matzo. Being that the matzos that are on the seder plate will not suffice for more than one person, additional matzos from the package should be distributed to each participant. Although salt is present on the table, we do not dip matzo into salt. Men are required to eat the matzo while reclining. Maror Either horseradish or Romaine lettuce (Chabad custom is to use both) should be used. One must eat a K’zayis of Maror (approximately threequarters of an ounce). We dip the Maror into the Charoses and recite the Brocho “Al Achilas Maror” (having also in mind the Maror of Korech). We do not recline while eating the Maror. Korech Taking a K’zayis from the bottom matzo and a K’zayis of Maror, we dip it into Charoses, recite Kein Osoh Hillel..., and eat while reclining. Many who are extremely careful of Gebruks (allowing the matzo to contact water) do not dip the Maror of Korech into Charoses; rather, they put dry Charoses on the Maror and shake it off.

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Shulchan Orech It is customary to begin the meal by eating the hardboiled egg dipped into salt water. It is permitted to drink wine during the meal. The Chabad custom is to be very careful about not getting matzo wet. Even when we wash Mayim Acharonim we do not wet our lips with the water. Chabad custom is not to recline during the meal. Tzafun We eat the Afikoman. At least one K’zayis of matzo (preferably two K’zeisim - 2 oz.) is eaten while we recline. After the Afikoman we are careful not to eat or drink anything except for the last two cups of wine. The Afikoman should be eaten before 1:21 a.m. (especially the first night). Beirach We fill the third cup of wine before Bentching. The Rebbe ZY”A always filled the Kos Shel Eliyohu (Elijah’s cup) before Bentching. During Bentching we insert Ya’aleh Vyavo. Upon completion of the Bentching we drink the third cup, while reclining. Hallel-Nirtza After Bentching, we fill the fourth. Carrying a lit candle, one of the participants opens all doors leading from the Seder room to and including the front door. We recite Sh’foch Chamoscho. We then conclude the Hagada followed by the fourth cup of wine. The whole cup must be drunk in order to say Al Hagefen. The contents of the Kos Shel Eliyohu should be poured back into the bottle. It is customary to sing the Niggun “Keili Atoh” at this time. The Torah refers to the first night of Pesach as “Leil Shimurim” (a night endowed with G-d’s protection). Because of this special protection, before retiring to bed we recite only the first paragraph of Kriyas Sh’ma (Sh’ma and V’ohavto) followed by the Brocho of Hamapil. Pesach Day Tuesday Morning, Nissan 15, April 11 Yom Tov davening with the Shmoneh Esrei of Shalosh Regolim. Following the Shmoneh Esrei we recite the complete Hallel. After Hallel we take out two Sifrei Torah. On the first day of Yom Tov during Musaf we stop saying Mashiv Haruach and begin reciting Moreed HaTol. Before Musaf the Gabai announces the beginning of reciting Moreed HaTol. During the repetition of the Shmoneh Esrei the Chazzan recites the special

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prayer “Tal.” If one has not davened Shacharis yet, but hears the Gabai announce Moreed HaTol, if he is not davening with another Minyan he should say Moreed HaTol during Shacharis. The Second Night Tuesday Evening, Nissan 16, April 11 One may not prepare anything for the seder before 8:17 p.m. Candle lighting is after 8:17 p.m., only from a preexisting flame. Shehechiyonu is recited. Maariv Shmoneh Esrei L’Sholosh Regolim. After the Shmoneh Esrei, we recite the complete Hallel, along with its Brochos. Sefiras Ha-Omer At the end of Maariv on the second night, we begin counting the Omer. One should know which night he is counting before he begins to recite the Brocho. One who forgot to count Sefira at night should count during the next day without a Brocho. He may then continue counting every subsequent night with a Brocho. If one forgets to count for the whole day, he must continue counting the rest of the nights, but without a Brocho. If one is in doubt whether he missed a day or not, he continues counting with a Brocho. The Second Seder is the same as the First Seder. The Kriyas Shema before going to sleep is the same as every Shabbos and Yom Tov. On Wednesday night of Chol Hamoed we begin saying “V’sain Brocho” in “Boraich Oleinu” (The 9th blessing of the Amidah). If one mistakenly said “V’sain Tal Umatar,” whether he realized it immediately or had completed subsequent Brochos, he must return to the beginning of Boraich Oleinu, and recite Boraich Oleinu and all subsequent Brochos of the Shmoneh Esrei. If he realized his error after having completed the Shmoneh Esrei, the entire Shmoneh Esrei must be repeated. Moreover, for the first 30 days, if one is in doubt as to whether he said V’sain Brocho correctly, the above instructions apply. We say Ya’aleh V’yavoh in the Shmoneh Esrei throughout Chol Hamoed. If one forgets to say it, if he remembers before Modim, he says it there. If he remembers after Modim, but still during Shmoneh Esrei, he returns to R’tzeh. If he remembers after completing the Shmoneh Esrei, the Shmoneh Esrei must be repeated.

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fter returning home from delivering boxes of special shmura matza to members of our community, a woman emailed me to say “thank you.” She wrote that matza holds a cherished place in the hearts of her and her family because it saved her husband’s life. Intrigued, I called her to find out the story. Two years ago on Passover, Lisa and her husband Adam (names changed to protect privacy) sat at the Seder, surrounded by family and friends, crunching matza as is customary. Only, Adam apparently ate way more than he should have. On the last night of the holiday, he experienced severe stomach pain and was rushed to the emergency room. The matza had caused a blockage in his small intestine and the resulting obstruction needed to be removed surgically. On the table, surgeons discovered Adam had a very rare cancer in his jejunum, a section of the small intestine. The matza had gotten caught in the tumors, resulting in excruciating pain. This kind of cancer is usually diagnosed only during stage four when other organs have already been affected. Adam’s cancer had progressed to stage three; his prognosis, a mere six months. What does a Jew do when a doctor tells him he has six months to live? Change doctors, of course! Due to the rarity of the disease, no chemotherapy treatments had been proven effective, so Adam was treated instead for regular bowel cancer with successful results. The tumors shrunk and no further treatments were necessary. As Lisa put it, “If not for the shmura matza the tumor would never have been discovered in time and there is no doubt I would be a widow today.” Six months later, on Rosh Hashana, a perfectly healthy Adam, together with Lisa, first prayed at our shul. On the holy day when members are called for an aliya to the Torah, I encourage them to commit themselves to keep one extra mitzva (commandment) for the upcoming year. Call it a new year’s resolution if you wish. So when Adam asked me to suggest a mitzva to him, I proposed tefillin. After Rosh Hashana, Lisa called me to find out where she could purchase a pair. When I followed up with Adam months later, it turned out he had not missed a single day since he had bought his tefillin. Until today he remains devoted

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to his commitment. This past Rosh Hashana Adam again received an aliya. This time I recommended he take on the mitzva of eating kosher. Due to its challenging nature, we came to a compromise: Adam agreed to keep kosher once a week. Since then, Lisa informed me that the family orders glatt kosher take-outs at least once a week, sometimes more than that. Kabbalists have described matza as “bread of faith” on the first night and as “bread of healing” on the second. While it is indeed praiseworthy to remember G-d and thank Him after a recovery, a primary component of the healing process involves initial prayer and a firm trust. Those whose faith sustains them through a dark period, spurring them to constantly pray and beseech G-d’s mercy, remain totally healthy at the core. They appreciate that ultimately it is G-d who decides the outcome, no matter how bleak the test results may be.

All Together What is some of the sybolism of the three matzas and four cups of wine at the Seder? The three matzas represent the three categories of Jews: the priests, the Levites and the Israelites. They also represent the three Patriarch: Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. The four cups of wine represent the four expressions of Redemption of the Jewish people: “V’hotzeiti - I will take you out,” “V’hitzalti - I will save you,” “V’ga’alti - I will redeem you,” “V’lakachti - I will take you.” (The “fifth” cup - the cup of Elijah - is connected with the final Redemption, “I will bring you.”) The four cups also represent the four Matriarchs: Sara, Rebecca, Rachel and Lea.

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hile their colleagues were spending Spring Break in warmer climates, 18 Jewish students from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign traveled to Berlin for a week long Alternative Spring Break. Led by Rabbi Dovid Tiechtel, CoDirector of Illini Chabad, the ASB students found a thriving Jewish community in Berlin, and experienced Jewish pride in a place they thought unlikely. Upon arriving in Berlin on March 20th, Rabbi Tiechtel led the students in dancing at the Berlin airport, singing “Am Yisrael Chai”. They were then greeted by Berlin’s Mayor and Minister of Culture, before going to the Israeli Embassy where they were greeted by a welcoming reception. “Before the trip, I really wasn’t sure why a Jewish individual would want to visit Germany, let alone live in the country that once tried to destroy us,” said Mikayla Pollard ’20, one of the ASB students. “I also was unsure how people in Germany would react to a group of 18 American Jewish college students standing tall, walking together through the Berlin streets. And now, I DO have an answer to the ‘why Berlin’ question. Judaism must thrive in Germany because it is a place where the Nazis tried to exterminate an entire religion there, OUR religion, 75 years ago. I went to Berlin to further connect to my Jewish heritage and to stand with pride in the country that once said that I do not deserve to be alive.” One the second day of their arrival, the students cleaned up the Weisensee Cemetery, the resting place of fallen Jewish soldiers in WWI, where the students also put on tefillin

and prayed. The soldiers, whose families were murdered shortly after WWI, have no visitors. “These soldiers had no one to come visit them, so in honor of their service, we put in a few hours of work to beautify their resting places,” said ASB Student Jacob Apter ‘19. “The soldiers had no way of thanking us for the time we put in today, but Rabbi Dovid told us that they would still be quite thankful. I hope to continue to honor the Jewish people of Berlin in any way possible as this trip continues.” Among the many highlights of the trip was the Shabbat the group spent with Rabbi Yehuda and Leah Tiechtel, Directors of Chabad-Lubavitch of Berlin and brother and sister-in-law of Rabbi Dovid Tiechtel. Just before Shabbat, the students packaged and distributed Shabbat meals to 80 needy Jewish families in Berlin. Later on, after the women lit Shabbat candles, the students joined other members of the Berlin Jewish community in the Friday night prayers and the celebration of a Bat Mitzvah in the community, which included tossing candies at the Bat Mitzvah girl. The students then sat down to a fourcourse meal where they gave heartfelt speeches, shared insights, sang and danced. The group also joined the community in prayers Shabbat day, as well as in celebration of yet another Bar Mitzvah. Most of the activities on the trip were somber, yet inspiring. The students saw up close the planning of the Final Solution at the Wannsee Conference, where they danced and sang “Am Yisrael Chai”. They visited the building that used to house the activities of the Hitler Youth, where there is now a thriving Jewish day school, and danced with the students there, singing “Am Yisrael Chai”. They visited Hitler’s bunker where he committed suicide, where they put on tefillin, danced and sang “Am Yisrael Chai”. They visited the

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Theresienstadt Concentration Camp, where they saw the secret, makeshift shul the Jews had made with the words “Am Yisrael Chai” scrawled on the walls. “Touring around the main streets of Berlin has changed the way I see myself as a Jew,” said Matt Sherman ‘18, a student on the ASB trip. “Walking through the main squares, Pariser Platz, Checkpoint Charlie and many more, I wore my chia necklace, along with my Illini Chabad kippah (something which I rarely do in the States), head up and smiling. Today I feel that pride of being a Jew. I reflected upon not just the past, but the present and the future of the Jewish People.” The students continued to meet with government officials, including the U.S. Ambassador to Berlin and the Berlin Minister of Interior. “The ASB Berlin trip was an emotional roller coaster and a huge success,” said Rabbi Dovid Tiechtel. “On the one hand, it was hard and challenging to see the places where they murdered so many of us. On the other hand, the students felt victorious as Jews and brought light to what was once the seat of Nazi power. We are here, they are not. While many talk about the proper response to anti-Semitism, I’m proud to say that we took action, connected with each other and the Jews of Berlin, and the students came back empowered to lead others in building Jewish unity wherever they go.” This is the ninth year that Illini Chabad has sponsored the ASB Berlin trip, and as in previous years, the students worked yearround to prepare for the trip by raising funds, as well as attending weekly meetings at Chabad.

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a Paracha Tsav donne un récit détaillé du service du Temple. La plupart des tâches associées au Temple et à son entretien étaient accomplies par les descendants de la famille des prêtres : les Cohanim. Il semblerait donc que la majorité des informations que nous présente la Paracha n’ont que peu d’intérêt pour le Juif « ordinaire », celui qui ne descend pas d’une lignée de Cohanim. Toutefois, tous les Juifs sont, en réalité, considérés comme des Cohanim, comme le déclare le verset : « Et vous serez pour Moi un royaume de prêtres et une nation sainte ». Chacun des détails du service accompli dans le Saint Temple constitue, en réalité, pour nous un enseignement sur la façon de gérer notre vie et établir avec le Divin une relation plus étroite. L’un des services qui étaient accomplis dans le Temple nécessitait que soit nettoyé l’excès de cendres qui s’était accumulé sur l’autel. Tout d’abord, le Cohen enlevait une pelletée de cendres de l’intérieur de l’autel et la plaçait à l’est de la rampe qui menait au sommet de l’autel. Cela concluait le service de Haramat Hadéchène, le fait de « monter les cendres », qui constituait le rituel d’ouverture du service quotidien dans le Temple. Après cela, le prêtre changeait ses vêtements sacerdotaux et en revêtait d’autres, moins élégants. Puis il apportait le reste des cendres à l’extérieur du Temple, dans un lieu pur consacré. Le but de ce changement de vêtements apparaît logique. Enlever les cendres était un travail plutôt salissant et porter des vêtements souillés n’était ni approprié ni respectable pour le Cohen. Néanmoins, une analyse rapide des devoirs accomplis par les Cohanim à l’intérieur des limites du Temple révèle que l’ensemble des services réguliers n’était pas plus immaculé. Les prêtres abattaient des animaux pour les sacrifices, récoltaient le sang, l’aspergeaient sur l’autel et enfin nettoyaient les cendres. Chacune de ces tâches pouvait bien évidemment salir les habits du prêtre en charge. Pourquoi donc devait-il se changer pour pouvoir apporter les cendres dans un lieu situé à l’extérieur du camp ? Rachi, afin de répondre à cette question, propose une illustration : un serviteur ne porterait pas

les mêmes vêtements pour cuisiner un repas pour son maître ou pour lui servir du vin. Quand un serviteur se trouve en présence de son maître, on attend de lui une présentation et une formalité différentes. De la même façon, la Torah souhaite tracer une distinction entre le service accompli à l’intérieur du Temple, à proximité directe avec la Présence Divine et le service accompli à l’extérieur de ses limites, là où la Présence Divine n’est pas manifeste. Pour se conformer à l’explication de Rachi, il aurait semblé plus approprié qu’un autre Cohen accomplisse la tâche d’apporter les cendres à l’extérieur du campement. Après tout, au palais royal, cuisiner et verser le vin ne constitueraientils pas deux emplois différents accomplis par deux serviteurs différents ? Mais le fait que ce fût le même Cohen qui accomplît les deux tâches nous donne une perspective sur la réelle signification du service Divin. Il apparaît fréquemment que certains rôles dans la vie sont imprégnés de distinction et de prestige. Nous les accomplissons dignement, vêtus d’habits recherchés. Quand nous sommes appelés à accomplir de telles activités, nous nous sentons octroyés d’un sentiment d’importance et de dignité. Et puis viennent d’autres fonctions bien moins valorisantes et dignes. Nous les accomplissons loin des feux de la rampe. Elles sont souvent ingrates ou lassantes et n’apportent pas les satisfactions personnelles d’un rôle public. Nous avons tendance à les accomplir, ou du moins à les ressentir, de mauvaise grâce voire à contrecœur. Par rapport à des missions éblouissantes, reconnues publiquement, quel sentiment d’accomplissement peut-on ressentir lorsque l’on débarrasse les ordures ? Et pourtant, le véritable serviteur de D.ieu sait maîtriser ces deux rôles. Il peut, sans effort, passer du service du Temple, si éminent, où la présence divine se fait tangible, à la tâche plus matérielle de se débarrasser des cendres,

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qui implique que l’on se retire de l’arène de la sainteté pour pénétrer dans le monde ordinaire. Il peut accomplir les deux avec la même ferveur car il comprend que les deux rôles sont aussi importants l’un que l’autre dans l’accomplissement de la volonté Divine. Son élan personnel pour la gratification de son ego laisse la priorité au désir de D.ieu d’avoir une résidence sur la terre. Il en va de même dans nos relations personnelles. La fréquentation de certaines personnes semble redorer notre propre blason et promouvoir notre statut social. Nous nous sentons stimulés par leur présence et apprécions leur compagnie. Et puis, il y a les autres, ceux avec lesquels nous ne nous sentons pas très à l’aise. Nous les percevons comme les gens ennuyeux, les rejetés, les pathétiques perdants de notre société. Il se peut qu’ils aient besoin de notre écoute ou de notre empathie mais nous n’avons que peu ou pas de patience pour accéder à leurs demandes. Après tout, nous avons des occupations beaucoup plus importantes qui prennent tout notre temps. Descendre à leur niveau et même « changer nos vêtements » en nous investissant pour eux et tenter de considérer le monde à travers leur vision, est simplement trop nous demander, à nous qui sommes dans une posture sociale à maintenir. Et cependant, parce que nous sommes une véritable « nation de prêtres », c’est justement la compagnie de ces individus que nous devons rechercher, c’est précisément avec eux que nous devons nouer des relations de réciprocité. Plus nous sommes prêts à nous « abaisser » pour une autre personne, plus D.ieu baisse sa dimension spirituelle pour s’intéresser à nos besoins comme nous en serons témoins dans le futur très proche quand D.ieu, en personne, sortira chacun de nous de son exil personnel et nous conduira tous vers la Rédemption finale.

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Algunos han sugerido que con la pompa asociada con los ritos y rituales del Templo, la gente podría dar una importancia indebida a los Kohaním y sus ceremonias. Los que dirigen los rituales pueden convertirse en personas tan prominentes a los ojos de la gente que se podrían olvidar del Todopoderoso. Por lo tanto fue necesario recordar a los que rendían culto a quien debían dirigir sus ofrendas, pensamientos y plegarias.

Abarbanel, el gran comentarista español, observa que mientras las otras ofrendas podían ser de una santidad relativamente menor,aquella del pobre,que la da con sacrificio y auto anulación, es de santidad mayor. Similarmente, la expresión de contrición del antiguo pecador, su remordimiento por actuar mal, es querida por el misericordioso Creador.

in entrar completamente en el tema de los sacrificios, hay una frase difícil que aparece en la lectura de esta semana y a lo largo de los primeros capítulos de Vaikrá (Levítico) reaj nijoaj laHashem —”Un aroma grato para Di-s”. ¿Por qué el énfasis reiterado en satisfacer a Di-s?

Como rabino, a menudo se me pide que ore por la gente. Este necesita una bendición para mejorar su salud, el otro quiere ganar para vivir mejor y cosas por el estilo. Por supuesto, hay momentos establecidos para tales plegarias en el servicio de la sinagoga y estoy feliz de complacerlos. Pero también sugiero a la gente que ellos también deben estar en la sinagoga para orar. Además, no hay plegaria más sincera que la de la persona que la necesita. Seguramente su sinceridad no puede ser igualada aun por el más piadoso rabino. Se cuenta la historia de un santo rabino de tiempos pretéritos que fue encarado por una mujer que necesitaba una bendición para su hijo. El rabino le exigió una gran suma de dinero para caridad a cambio de su plegaria. La mujer se disculpó y dijo que no tenía esa cantidad. ¿Podía el rabino reducir el precio? Pero él se mantuvo firme. Viendo que el regateo no daba resultado, la mujer salió furiosa. “No necesito que hable por mi al Todopoderoso” dijo enojada “Yo lo haré por mi misma”.“Aha” dijo el rabino. “Eso es exactamente lo que esperaba oír. En efecto, tu plegaria será más efectiva que la de ningún otro”. El santo hombre comprendió que la mujer estaba poniendo demasiada fe en él y olvidándose de Di-s. Había una actitud enfermiza —ahora por suerte muy desacreditada —entre muchos, que uno podía contratar un rabino para cumplir todos los deberes religiosos por él. Que el rabino cuidara el kasher y que observara el Shabat y las festividades. Que él estudie Torá para mantenerla (apenas) viva para pasársela a la siguiente generación… ¡de rabinos! Mientras tanto, yo viviré la vida fácilmente y pagaré

os varios tipos de ofrendas traídas al Santuario y a Jerusalén eran clasificadas como Santidad Mayor y Santidad Menor. La ofrenda Minjá (alimento) del pobre es llamada Kodesh Kodashim (Santidad Mayor) “como la ofrenda por pecado” del penitente.

los servicios de un profesional rabínico cuando los necesite. Hasta entonces, no me molesten, estoy ocupado. Una vez animé a alguien a que tratara de ponerse tefilín por la mañana. Su respuesta: “Rabino, usted lo hace por mí”. Yo le pregunté si podía también comer y dormir por él. Los rabinos no están para ser intermediarios entre los judíos y Di-s. Todo judío tiene una relación personal y directa con Di-s. No hay 612 mandamientos para los judíos comunes y 614 para los rabinos. Todos tenemos las mismas 613 obligaciones, ni más ni menos. Los rabinos son sólo maestros, para aconsejar y guiar. El rabino estará feliz de ayudar y hacer todo lo que pueda, pero recuerden que, finalmente, debemos ayudarnos a nosotros mismos y cada uno de nosotros puede volverse a la única y más importante dirección en el universo, y esa es Di-s. Los rabinos pueden ser muy confiables, pero no confíe en los rabinos. Kohaním, levitas, rabinos y maestros tienen roles muy importantes que jugar. Pero nunca confunda al mensajero con Quien lo envió. Hace mucho tiempo nuestros sabios enseñaron (Y se ha convertido en un stiker israelí popular): No tenemos otro a quien volvernos, sólo a nuestro Padre Celestial.

El significado de la ofrenda yace menos en su medida cuantitativa que en grado en que el donante está involucrado, cuanto de él mismo ofrece. Los ricos, con sus más pródigas filantropías, no necesitan tratar con condescendencia a sus menos dotados hermanos. Al mismo tiempo, en la medida en que Di-s está en el corazón, difícilmente hace que el contribuyente modesto para caridad desprecie al rico o que alardee de su propia generosidad relativa (“Si yo puedo dar cinco dólares, el puede dar diez mil…”). Mientras que el valor negociable de los grandes regalos de los ricos no es disminuido por el orgullo, pequeños donativos dados arrogantemente tienen poco significado material o espiritual.

Clases y Eventos

Porcion Semenal Rabbi Shea Rubinstein Lunes 8:45 pm - 9:45 pm Orden de rezos diarios y su significado mistico (Para Mujeras) Sra. Vivian Perez Martes 1:45 pm - 3:00 pm 198 Park Dr. Bal Harbour Por favor llamar al 305.213.3202 para confirmar Kolel Espanol Rabbi Shlomi Halsband Miercoles 8:30 - 10:00 pm Domingo 8:30 - 10:00 pm

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In A Woman’s World

Issues of relevance to the Jewish Woman Weekly Classes

Women’s Mikvah:

Monday

Please call Mrs. Devorah Failer for an appointment: 305-866 1492 or 305-323-2410

Women’s Study Group Rebbetzin Chani Lipskar 8:30 - 10:00 pm At the home of : Please call The Shul for details

Tuesday

Please Note: Shabbos & Yom Tov visits must be Prepaid

Prayer Class Rebbetzin Chani Lipskar 1111 Kane Concourse Suite 618

9:15 - 10:15 am

Tanya Class In Spanish Mrs. Vivian Perez 198 Park Drive, Bal Harbour Village

2:00 - 2:30 pm

Torah Portion In Spanish Mrs Vivian Perez 198 Park Drive, Bal Harbour Village

2:30 - 3:45 pm

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!

Wednesday Morning Torah Class Rebbetzin Chani Lipskar 10:00 - 11:00 am The weekly portion - Women’s Perspective Haime Library Tanya Class in English Mrs. Vivian Perez 198 Park Drive, Bal Harbour Village

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

1:00 - 3:00 pm

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The Aleph Institute

Serving Jews in institutional and limited environments

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

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Numbers to know Contacts at The Shul 305.868.1411

Shul Gaboim Mr. Andrew Roth Mr. David Portnoy Rabbi Henry Eichler Mr. Ettai Einhorn Mr. David Ben-Arie Mr. Seth Salver

Rabbi Associate Rabbi Rabbi’s Executive Assistant Rebbetzin JLAC / Adult Ed/ Singles CYS College / Kolel Accounting Controller Office Manager Events / Office Assistant Youth Director / Dinner Youth Director Operations / Maintenance Reception / Accounts Payable Mikvah Pre-School Sephardic Minyan Hebrew School / Editor Hashkama Minyan Mashgiach

Board of Trustees Ambassador Isaac Gilinski - Chairman Abel Holtz Simon Falic Mike Izak Sidney Feltenstein Alberto Kamhazi Matias Garfunkel Shmuel Katz M.D. Jaime Gilinski Rabbi Sholom D. Lipskar Max Gilinski Lazer Milstein Saul Gilinski Michael Perez Sam Greenberg Claudio Stivelman Morris Tabacinic

Rabbi Sholom Lipskar Rabbi Zalman Lipskar Ms. Lydia Hasson Rebbetzin Chani Lipskar Rabbi Shea Rubinstein Rabbi Dov Schochet Mrs. Geri Kelly Mrs. Janice Barney Ms. Stacy Waxman Ms. Milena Liascovitz Mrs Devorah Leah Andrusier Rabbi Shaykee Farkash Rabbi Shlomi Katan Mrs. Mindy Natoli Mrs. Devorah Failer Mrs. Chana Lipskar Chazan Shimshon Tzubeli Mrs. Aurit Katan Mr. Lazer Milstein Mr. Mordechai Olesky

Ext 311 Ext 345 Ext 311 305.992.8363 Ext 342 305.790.8294 Ext 341 Ext 318 Ext 313 Ext 328 Ext 329 Ext 329 Ext 319 Ext 0 305.323.2410 Ext 325 305.865.4205 786.382.9006 305.349.3040 786.262.9115

Foundation Trustees Albert Pollans - President Jaime Gilinski David Lichter Rabbi Sholom D. Lipskar Monroe Milstein - Treasurer Board of Directors Rabbi Sholom D. Lipskar Mitch Feldman – President Rebbetzin Chani Lipskar Eric Stein – Vice President Lazer Milstein Joel Baum CPA – Treasurer Rabbi Zalman Lipskar – Secretary Orit Osman Brian Roller Devorah Leah Andrusier Yaacov Saidof Eli Dominitz David Schottenstein Maurice Egozi Daniel Shapiro Henry Eichler Daniel Sragowicz Daniel Gielchinsky Cynthia Stein Jacob Givner Michael Tabacinic Nicole Katz Kavana Jose Yankelevitch Gregory Levine

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Daily Study

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

DAILY CLASSES

SUNDAY

MONDAY

Derech Mitzvosecha 6:20 - 6:50 am

Daf Yomi 9:00 am

In Depth Chumash 1:30 pm

Daf Yomi 7:45 - 8:45 am

Tanya - Sichos 8:00 - 10:00 pm

Insights to our Daily Prayers (Spanish) 8:45 - 9:45 pm

PHL 101 PHL-301 PHL-501 Rabbi Z. Lipskar TXT-220 Rabbi Dov Schochet

Chok L’Yisrael - Sephardic Reb Shimshon Tzubeli

TXT-110 Rabbi Dov Schochet

TXT 220 Rabbi Dov Schochet PHL-322 Rabbi Shlomo Haltzband

PHL-120 Rabbi S. Rubinstien

8:45 am

Women’s Study Group 8:30 - 10:00 pm TXT-110 Rebbetzin Chani Lipskar

Chassisdic Discourses 10:15 - 11:00 am PHL-322 PHL-510 Rabbi S. Rubinstien

NO CLASS - PESACH

Community Kollel (Men) 8:00 - 9:30 pm (Monday & Thursday) LAW-154 Shul Rabbis & Kolel

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Cl Pirkei Avot ETH-101 Rabbi Dov Schochet

Senior Torah Academy 12:00 - 1:00 pm Women’s Tanya Class (Spanish) 2:00 - 2:30 pm PHL-120 Mrs. Vivian Perez 198 Park Drive, Bal Harbour Village

Women’s Torah Portion Class (Spanish) 2:30 - 3:45 pm TXT-110 Mrs. Vivian Perez 198 Park Drive, Bal Harbour Village

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THURSDAY Parsha (Men & Women) 11:15 am - 12:00 pm

Women’s Morning Torah Class 10:00 - 11:30 am TXT-110 Rebbetzin Chani Lipskar

TXT-501 Rabbi S. Rubinstien

In Depth Tanya Class (Men & Women) 11:30 - 12:30 pm

TXT-120 Rabbi Dov Schochet

PHL-320 PHL-501 Rabbi Sholom Lipskar

Tanya Class - English 1:00 - 2:00 pm PHL-120 Mrs. Vivian Perez 198 Park Drive, Bal Harbour Village

Spanish Kolel - Chassidus 8:00 - 10:00 pm

PHL-301 Rabbi Shlomo Haltzband

NUMERIC CODES INDICATE CYS COLLEGE COURSES VISIT WWW.CYS-COLLEGE.ORG FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

Senior Torah Academy (Men & Women) 12:00 - 1:00 pm (Main Sanctuary) Book of Judges -Years 2780 -2835 French Class 12:00 pm Haime Library Women’s Tanya Class (Spanish) 11:00 am - 1:00 pm PHL-320 Mrs. Vivian Perez Chabad of Aventura, 21001 Biscayne Blvd

ALL CLASSES LOCATED AT THE SHUL UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED

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Are you a Shul Partner? Are you ready to move to a higher level of participation? Hashem’s Minyan....... $100,000 annually Malchut.................... $54,000 annually Nosi......................... $36,000 annually Hashem’s Name.......... $26,000 annually Yesod....................... $18,000 annually Sholom..................... $13,600 annually Lamed Vavnik............. $10,000 annually Geulah....................... $7,200 annually Keter Torah................. $5,400 annually Chessed...................... $3,600 annually Chai...........................$1,800 annually

Contact: Brian Roller 305.484.6044 Mitch Feldman 786.556.5425 Shimon Laber 312.608.0804 Koby Saidof 917.669.2722

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