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Shabbos Parshas Chayei Sara Shabbos Mevarchim Cheshvan 24 - 25 November 25 - 26 CANDLE LIGHTING: 5:11 PM SHABBOS ENDS: 6:05 PM

Rosh Chodesh Kislev Thursday December 1

Molad - New Moon Tuesday,November 29 4:08 (6 chalakim) PM

Over Thirty 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

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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

Celebrating Shabbos

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

Community Happenings Sharing with your Shul Family

A Time to Pray

Check out all the davening schedules and locations throughout the week

Inspiration, Insights & Ideas Bringing Torah lessons to LIFE

Meyer Youth Center

The full scoop on all the Youth events around town

Nachas At A Glance 3 4-5

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Get The Picture

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In a woman’s world

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The full scoop on all the great events around town Issues of relevance to the Jewish woman

French Connection Reflexions sur la Paracha

Latin Link Reflexion Semanal

The ABC’s of Aleph

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

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Quotable Quote Even the angel Micha’el--the greatest of the angels--would give up all of his service and his comprehension of G-dliness for even a single mitzvah of tzitzit--for one of the four tzitzit that every Jew has – Rabbi Israel Baal Shem Tov

The Shul bochurim making sure everyone attending the tournament at the JCC put on Tefillin.

The Shul girls bake club

Thoughts on the Parshah from Rabbi Sholom D. Lipskar

an objective perspective the hormonal chemistry can interfere with sound judgment. One should search for that person in the environment that has common elements of their upbringing and life focus. Bringing two opposite people (male and female) together is difficult enough without having to bridge opposite cultures, lifestyles etc.

Shabbos Parshas Chayei Sara Shabbos Mevarchim

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he search for a Bride and marriage of Yitzchok and Rivkah are the main subject of this Torah Portion.

first Jewish marriage.

Then one should look for modesty, kindness, selflessness, alacrity and gentleness. Once you find all of these you will have a Rivkah personality. The perfect partner – the mother of the Jewish People.

Though we have been exposed to very significant couples, beginning from Adam and Chava to Abraham and Sara, it is the relationship between Yitzchok and Rivkah that is given detailed and expansive attention. Yitzchok, the first born Jew and second of our Fathers was also the first Jewish groom in the

Of course, the foundation of all of this is a commitment to live by the direction of Almighty G-d. Have a good Shabbos and a great week.

“The actions of our Fathers are a signpost and direction for (us) their children”. Marriage is the centerpoint of Jewish Life. At the very outset of a child’s life we bless them to grow to “Torah, Marriage and Good Deeds”. The concept of marriage, though a milestone event in life, is coupled with study of Torah and performing Mitzvos which are actions that are the very foundation and purpose of Jewish life. Marriage in the “Holy tongue” is called “Kidushin” which literally means “Holiness”.

Rabbi Sholom D. Lipskar

To Our Dear Community Members, Baruch Hashem. We want to always maintain contact with you! 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. We care about you and want to know what’s going on in the lives of our Shul family members.

Marriage has a number of components. It is a legal process of acquisition which entails a contract (Ketuba), financial consideration (ring) and intimacy; as well as a soul fusion as two halves of a single soul are reconnected into the ultimate intended oneness. It is that foundation that becomes the bedrock for the future eternity of the Jewish People. As in all products, the environment wherein that product grows is critical to determine its quality. So too, the connection and relationship of a husband and wife become the garden that influences the quality of the fruit that is seeded and grows in that space.

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Hence, as we are at the primary level of developing the origins, objectives and purpose of the Jewish People, the Torah relates to us the proper way to search for a soul mate and the necessary prerequisites for an “Aishes Chayil”/Woman of Valor.

Call Stacy at The Shul 305-868-1411 ext. 313

First one should determine the appropriateness of the person intended. That is best done when an intermediary is involved such as Abraham’s servant; for when one becomes involved without 3

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

Weekly Riddle The Lubavitcher Rebbe said, “Be scrupulous about saying the entire Tehillim (Psalms) on Shabbos Mevarchim (Blessing of the New Month). It is crucial for you, for your children, and your children’s children.”

Every Shabbos Mevarchim in the Haime Library 8:30 - 9:00 am Sponsored by the Duchman Family

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) The Torah records that the lifespan of Sarah was 127 years. Where else in Tanach does the number 127 appear?

2) Which two ancient cities in Israel have numbers as part of their name? 3) 7. Which seven women in Tanach are described as Tovat Mareh or Yefat Mareh - "nice to look upon" or "beautiful appearance"?

Answers from last week: Tehila's Pre Tween Girls

Basya's Tween Girls

1) It’s strange that he served milk and meat together (18:7-8).

Grades: 4 - 5

Grades: 6 - 8

2) Lot asked God if he could go to Zoar ( 19:22).

10:00 am - 12:00 pm

10:30 am - 12:00 pm

3) Sara was Abrahams’ half-sister (20:12).

Classrooom 4

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

RIDDLE RULES Answers to the riddles can be given to Sholom Lobenstein 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

Shabbos Schedule Candle lighting 5:11 p.m. Mincha / Kabbalas Shabbos 5:15 p.m. Hashkama Minyan recital of entire Tehillim 6:00 a.m. Shabbos Day Hashkama Minyan 7:15 a.m. Recital of the entire book of Tehillim 7:30 a.m. Tanya / Hayom Yom 9:00 a.m. Shacharis (Morning Services) 9:00 a.m. Children’s Programs 10:00 a.m. Upstairs Minyan 10:30 a.m. 30 Minutes of Tanya: Classroom #1 +/- 12:00 p.m. With Mrs. Vivian Perez (for Women) After Davening Kiddush 12:00 p.m. Farbrengen in honor of Shabbos Mevarchim 1:00 p.m. Daf Yomi 4:15 p.m. Men’s Shiur 4:15 p.m. Women's Shiur 4:15 p.m. Shalosh Seudos for Boys 4:15 p.m. Mincha 5:00 p.m. Shabbos Ends / Ma’ariv & Havdalah 6:05 p.m. Weekly Video of The Rebbe Father & Son Learning 7:15 p.m. Sephardic Minyan Friday Evening Mincha / Kabbalat Shabbat

5:00 p.m.

Shabbat Day Shacharit Mincha Shabbos Ends / Arvit & Havdalah

9:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m. 6:05 p.m.

Candle Lighting Mincha

5:11 p.m. 5:15 p.m.

Kiddush This Week:

Kiddush this week is sponsored by Mr. & Mrs. Brian and Carra Roller in honor of the Bat Mitzvah of their daughter Emily.

Farbrengen This Week:

The Shabbos Mevarchim Farbrengen is sponsored in honor of The Rebbe, the Leader of our generation, the Shluchim of the Rebbe and the supporters of the Shluchim.

Shalosh Seudos This Week:

Shalosh Seudos this week is sponsored by Rabbi Moshe Weinbach in memory of the Yahrzeit of his father Yechezkel Shraca obm 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: Kiddush

December 3, 10, 17, 24, 31

Shalosh Seudos

December 3, 10, 17, 24, 31

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 5

Community Happenings Sharing with your Shul Family

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Birthdays

Yahrtzeits

Mr. Leon Falic Mrs. Ofelia Hersman Mrs. Milena Liascovitz Mr. Julio J. Brener Ms. Stephanie Cohen Mr. Avigdor Landman Mr. Dvir Segal Ms. Carly Sheridan Rabbi Shaya Farkash Ms. Sabrina Goldfarb Mr. Jeffrey Meyerson Ms. Jane Sragowicz Ms. Olivia Fischman Mrs. Ruthy Ginsburg Mr. Baruch Halpern Mrs. Susan Rosenstein Mrs. Johana Abraham Mrs. Miriam Basha Arber Ms. Elizabeth Katz Mr. Brent Levison Mrs. Rivka Saidof Mr. David Wexler Ms. Nily Falic Ms. Irene Gelbhauer Mr. Abraham Osman Mr. Matthew Shear Mrs. Elana J. Szafranski

25 Cheshvan

Kid’s Birthdays

29 Cheshvan

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Binyamin Ness Eytan Yeshua Sitbon Alexandra Sragowicz Rebeca Penson Eliezer Eitan Gielchinsky Anya Halberstam Maya Saka Menucha Rochel Tevardovitz Yetta Alta Shula Schottenstein

29 Cheshvan

Anniversaries

2 Kislev

1 Kislev 1 Kislev 1 Kislev 2 Kislev

Mr. & Mrs. Alberto and Corinne Camhi Mr. & Mrs. Yaacov and Rivka Saidof Mr. & Mrs. Levi and Rosie Drimmer Rabbi & Mrs. Moshe and Bluma Schneider

Community Notice Board:

Mazal Tov

Mazal Tov to Mr. & Mrs. Brian and Carra Roller on the Bas Mitzvah of their daughter Emily. May they continue to raise her to Torah, Chupah and Ma'asim Tovim and have much nachas from her. Mazal tov to Rabbi Yosef Rice on his engagement to Clara Elyovics. May the wedding be in a good and auspicious time and may Yosef and Clara build an everlasting edifice in Israel.

Abraham ben Yermiyahu obm Father of Mr. Samuel I. Burstyn Frima Leah bas Reb Meir obm Mother of Mrs. Cecilia Knoll Tzion ben Moshe obm Great-uncle of Mr. Moshe Levi Isaac Berdugo obm Father of Mrs. Fortuna Mamane Meir Shmuel obm Father of Mr. Bernard Werner Shmaryahu ben Mordechai Dov obm Father of Mr. Fred Halpern Moshe Pfeffer Furman obm Father of Mrs. Jeanette Furman Chana bas Shneur Zalman obm Sister of Mrs. Aviva Greenberg Reuven obm Father of Mr. Richard Planet Zvi ben Haim obm Father of Mr. Jaime Schapiro Yechezkel obm Father of Mr. Moshe Weinbach Asher ben Yehoshua Aryeh obm Brother of Mr. Sanford Musikar Sane ben Aron obm Grandfather of Mr. Claudio Stivelman Hinda bas Yisrael obm Mother of Mr. Samuel Ziefer Liba Bluma bas Menachem Mendel obm Mother of Rabbi Berel Zisman David ben Moshe obm Father of Mr. Sol Zuckerman Toba Tzirel bas Yitzchok obm Sister of Mrs. Pola Lekach and Aunt of Mrs. Jana Falic Shabtai obm Father of Mrs. Beverley Schottenstein Eliezer ben Yehezkel Feivel obm Brother of Mr. Gershon Brenner Chasia Riva bas Moshe obm Mother-in-law of Mrs. Bessie Bedzow Tzvi obm Father of Ms. Marsha Leifer

Give A Meaningful Gift! Honor a special event or person by making a donation to The Shul. We’ll send a dedication card to the Family notifying them of your generous gift. 6

Community Happenings Sharing with your Shul Family

Cheshvan Light & Power

Thanks To Our Donors

We sincerely thank the following members and supporters of The Shul for donations received between 11/15/16 and 11/21/16 We apologize for any errors or omissions that we may have made. Mr. & Mrs. Chanoch Alperovitz Mr. & Mrs. Marvin Jacob Ms. Ety Assraf Anonymous Mr. Juda Leon Azoulay Mr. & Mrs. Chaim Katz Mr. & Mrs. Steve Azoulay Dr. & Mrs. Shmuel Katz Ms. Batya Belecen Mr. & Mrs. Ernest Kern Mr. Nadav Ben-Chetrit Mr. & Mrs. Shimon Laber Mr. & Mrs. Yosef Berkowitz Mr. & Mrs. Moshe Shlomo Lerman Mr. & Mrs. Isaie Bouhadana Rabbi & Mrs. Mendel Levy Mr. & Mrs. Eliyahu Bryski Rabbi & Rebbetzin Rabbi & Mrs. Betzalel Camissar Sholom D. Lipskar Mr. & Mrs. Yisroel Rabbi & Mrs. Zalman Lipskar Shimon Chudaitov Ms. Nina Mack Mr. Arnold Lewis Cohen Mr. & Mrs. Shlomie Mochkin Rabbi & Mrs. Uri Cohen Mr. David Motovich Mr. & Mrs. Michael Davit Dr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Nullman Mr. & Mrs. Eli Dominitz Mr. & Mrs. Jack Osman Mr. & Mrs. Zalman Duchman Ms. Emily Roller Dyal Corp. Mr. Jose Romano Mr. & Mrs. Craig Edelstein Mr. Andrew Roth Mr. & Mrs. Ettai Einhorn Mr. & Mrs. Samuel Rottenstein Dr. & Mrs. Raymond Failer Mr. & Mrs. Yaacov Saidof Falic Family Foundation Dr. & Mrs. Michael Salzhauer Rabbi & Ms. Shaya Farkash Mr. Herbert Schleifer Mr. & Mrs. Arthur M. Gellman Mr. & Mrs. Yosef Schwartz Mr. & Mrs. Max Gilinski Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Sragowicz Mr. & Mrs. Moises Gilinski To Life Rehabilitation Center, Inc. Mr. & Ms. Saul Gilinski Mr. & Mrs. Moris Tabacinic Mr. & Mrs. Dan Goldfarb Ms. Barbara Ann Taylor Mr. & Ms. Ighal Goldfarb Mr. & Mrs. Jacob Teshuba Ms. Devorah Halberstam Mr. & Mrs. Sion Tesone Mr. & Mrs. Mendy Halberstam Mr. & Dr. Morris Tuchman Mr. Durrel Handwerger Mr. Jack Waksal Mr. & Mrs. Michael Harari Mr. & Mrs. Baruch Waldman Mrs. Margareth Havasi Mr. & Mrs. Moshe Weinbach Mr. & Mrs. Abel Holtz Mr. & Mrs. Shmuel Zalmanov Mr. & Mrs. Meir Izak

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

The Falic Family In Loving Memory Of Dov ben Chaim HaCohen Z’L Rachel bat Benyamin Z’L and Meir ben Benyamin Z’L “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 Sholom Meir ben Pearl Michael Joseph ben Natalie Lee 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 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

Community Notice Board: If you have a new or slightly used Shaitel that you would like to donate to The Shul Sisterhood

Volunteers Needed

Please Contact Mrs. Devorah Failer 305.323.2410

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.

Please Note

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

The North side parking lot and The Shul garage are closed on Shabbos and Yom Tov. Please do not open the barriers.

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A Time to Pray

Davening schedules and locations throughout the week Daily Learning Schedule at The Shul 6:20 -6:50 am 7:45 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 6:50 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

5:15 pm

10:00 pm

5:15 pm

Following

Sunday Mincha /Maariv Minyanim Main Minyan Late Maariv

5:15 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 November 30 Alot Hashachar / Dawn Earliest Talit & Tefillin Netz Hachamah / Sunrise (Earliest Amidah) Latest Shema Zman Tfillah

5:33 am 6:06 am 6:50 am 9:27 am 10:21 am

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

Chatzot / Midday 12:09 pm Earliest Mincha 12:37 pm Plag HaMincha 4:26 pm Shekiah / Sunset 5:29 pm (preferable latest time for Mincha) Tzeit Hakochavim / Nightfall 5:54 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.

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 - Cheshvan 24

Wednesday - Cheshvan 29

In material matters one should always look at he whose situation is lower than one's own, and thank the good G-d for His kindness to him.

We cannot adequately describe the great merit of those who participate in the sacred avoda of saying Tehillim with a minyan, and the great pleasure this avoda causes On High, as discussed in sacred texts and in very tiny part in Kuntres Takanat Amirat Tehillim B'rabim (Koveitz Michtavim 1).

In spiritual matters one should always look at he who is higher than oneself, and plead with G-d to grant him the intelligence to learn from the other, and the ability and strength to rise higher.

When you plow and you sow - things will grow.

befriend a fellow-Jew and G-d will befriend you.

How fortunate are you Israel, and for this may you all be blessed with proper health and with super-abundant livelihood - you, your wives, your sons and your daughters (G-d grant them eternal life.) In your merit may all the congregation of Israel in your communities be helped (among all our Jewish brethren) in all they need, materially and spiritually.

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Tuesday - Cheshvan 28

Thursday - Kislev 1

The concept of Divine Providence is this: Not only are all particular movements of the various creatures directed by Providence, and not only is that Providence itself the life-force and maintained existence of every creature - but even more, the particular movement of any creature is in general terms related to the grand design of Creation... The aggregate of all individual acts brings to completion G-d's grand design in the mystery of all Creation.

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Shabbos - Cheshvan 25 Divine Providence leads everyone to his place of residence for the purpose of strengthening yiddishkeit and disseminating Torah.

The true way is to know one's character, truly recognizing one's own deficiencies and one's good qualities. And when one knows his deficiencies - he should correct them with actual avoda, and not satisfy himself merely with bemoaning them.

Monday - Cheshvan 27 R. Aizik Homiler related: When I came to Lyozna I met elder chassidim who had been chassidim of the Maggid and of R. Menachem Mendel of Horodok. They used to say: Have affection for a fellow-Jew and G-d will have affection for you; do a kindness for a fellow-Jew and G-d will do a kindness for you;

Ponder this: If the swaying of a blade of grass is brought about by Divine Providence and is crucial to the fulfillment of the purpose of Creation, how much more so with regard to mankind in general, and Israel (the people close to him) in particular! 9

There were periods of time when R. Yekusiel Liepler, a chassid of the Alter Rebbe, davened Shacharit, Mincha and Maariv one right after the other; there was no time for intervals.

My grandfather once explained in a maamar the statement, R. Elazar first gave a coin to a pauper and then davened: "Davening must be with life. By giving, before davening, charity to a pauper - thereby giving him life - one's davening is suffused with a great increase of 'aliveness'." So saying he motioned with his hand in an upwards gesture to indicate that the increase is beyond imagination. Indeed my father would often seek out a pauper before davening to give him food.

Kiddush Bank

The Investment with a Guaranteed Return

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Our very special thanks to the following Partners & Patrons whose contributions will help us to cover some of the costs of the un-sponsored Kiddushim and Farbrengens in the coming year.

Partners - annual contribution of $770:

Patrons - annual contribution of $360:

Mr. Arnold Lewis Cohen Mr. & Mrs. Boruch and Yonit Duchman Mr. Daniel Gielchinsky Mr. & Mrs. Edward and Pauline Kopelman Mr. & Mrs. Gene and Sandra Moteles Mr. & Mrs. Temuri and Maya Nanikashvili Mr & Mrs. Ezzy and Malka Rappaport Mr. & Mrs. Brian and Cara Roller Mr. & Mrs. Peter and Jody Schwalbe Mr. & Mrs. Shmuel and Gittel Wolf

Mr. & Mrs. Chanoch and Mushky Alperovitz Mr. & Mrs. Shelly and Nelson Berman Mr. Bernard and Chavi Englard Mr. Mordechai Olesky

PLEASE BECOME A MEMBER OF OUR KIDDUSH BANK AND HELP MAKE SHABBOS AND YOM TOV BEAUTIFUL FOR THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY. Become a member of our 5777 Kiddush Bank Please call the shul! The Shortfall for 5776 was over $13,500 10

Inspiration, Insights & Ideas Bringing Torah lessons to LIFE! PARSHA MESSAGES Do You Sleep During the Sermon? By: Rabbi YY Jacobson

get a Jew out of his slumber during a Rabbi’s sermon, is a unique skill, unheard of as of yet in the annals of Jewish history! [At least I can speak for myself: In my years as a Rabbi I am still trying to master this skill, but to no avail.]

Churchill Sleeping

Cherish the Second

Time Is Not Money; It Is Life

They tell this story about Winston Churchill. As Savior of the free world he felt himself entitled to grab a little shuteye (“schlof”, or nap) in the House of Commons. When a fellow Parliament member approached him and said “Must you fall asleep when I am speaking?” Churchill answered, “No, it is purely voluntary.” The Lubavitcher Rebbe once noticed people sleeping during a public “farbrengen” address. He said that he takes some comfort in the story of the Midrash, to be discussed below, that Rabbi Akiva once noticed his students were falling asleep in his class. If one can fall asleep on Rabbi Akiva, the greatest authority on the entire Oral Tradition of Torah, who are we to complain? Alas, it seems, Jews have been sleeping through sermons from the days of yore. Nothing has changed.

Rabbi Akiva’s Class

Says the Midrash: Once, as Rabbi Akiva taught a class, he noticed that the audience began falling asleep. He wished to awaken them. Rabbi Akivah interrupted his lecture and said: Why did Esther, the queen of Achasverosh, the Monarch of the Persian Empire, decide to reign over 127 countries? Because Esther was a granddaughter of Sarah who lived for 127 years. Let the granddaughter of Sarah, who lived for 127 years, come and reign over 127 countries. This is how Rabbi Akiva got the audience to wake up. This is so strange of a story. It evokes a number of questions. We will discuss one. Why did Rabbi Akiva choose this particular insights—from all the endless idea he could have shared—as the way of waking up his drowsy crowd? And why did he think that this statement would awake them? It does not seem to be such a humorous, dramatic or exhilarating statement as to awake a Jewish audience from their sleep during the Rabbi’s sermon? I mean, we all know that the

The question was answered by the first Rebbe of Ger, the Chedushei Harim (Rabbi Yitzchak Meir Alter, 1799–1866), in a rather creative way. Through this observation, Rabbi Akiba gently reprimanded his students for sleeping through the class. If Esther reigned over 127 countries, or provinces, in the large Persian Empire, corresponding to Sarah’s 127 years of life, it follows that for each year of Sarah’s life, Esther was granted kingship over an entire province or country. It follows then, that for each month of her life, she was given the gift of kingship over an entire city (a country contains at least 12 cities.) It follows then, that for each week of her life, she was rewarded with a town (a city has at least four towns). This would mean that for each day of her life she was rewarded with a neighborhood or section of the town. If we break it down even further, we will find that for every second of her life, she was rewarded with an entire block, over which her descendant, Queen Ester, ruled! Rabbi Akiva thus sought to impress upon his students the value, potential and significance of every moment of life. Sarah received immense reward for each and every second of her life, because she devoted all her time and energy to living an honest, meaningful and good life. This was the subtle message that Rabbi Akiva, in his pedagogical brilliance, conveyed to his sleepy students. We cannot squander such a valuable resource as a time—not even a minute! Each moment is precious and laden with great potential.

The Gift of Time

Imagine there is a bank which credits your account each morning with $86,400.00, carries over no balance from day to day, allows you to keep no cash balance, and every evening cancels whatever part of the amount you had failed to use during the day. What would you do? Draw out every cent, of course! Well, everyone has such a bank. It's name is time. Every morning, it credits you with 86,400 seconds. Every night it writes off, as lost, whatever of this 11

you have failed to invest to good purpose. It carries over no balance. It allows no overdraft. Each day it opens a new account for you. If you fail to use the day's deposits, the loss is yours. There is no going back. There is no drawing against the tomorrow. You must live in the present on today's deposits. Time waits for no one. Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is a mystery. Today is a gift. That's why it's called the ‘present.’ As the saying goes, to realize the value of ONE MINUTE, ask a person who missed the train. To realize the value of ONE SECOND, ask a person who just avoided an accident. To realize the value of ONE MILLISECOND, ask the person who won a silver medal in the Olympics.

What Time Is It?

You know the story of the man who came to the therapist for a very serious problem. “How can I help you?” asks the therapist. Yes, says the patient. Please tell me what time is it? Therapist: Three o'clock. Patient: Oh, no! G-d help me. Therapist: What's the matter? Patient: I've been asking the time all day. And everybody gives me a different answer!...

The Murderous Teacher

Aristotle once asked his students: Who is the greatest teacher who kills all of his students? The answer: Time!

Time Is Life

The Lubavitcher Rebbe once told my late father, Mr. Gershon Jacobson: “The world says,‘Time is money;’ I say ‘Time is life!’” This is what Rabbi Akiva was telling his students: Don’t sleep through your life. If you are sleeping in my class, you are sleeping through life. Look at Sarah and see what she accomplished with one minute.

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Torah: Love Isn't What You Think It Is By Yerachmiel Galinsky

someone, your concerns are secondary while theirs are first. You go beyond what you want and try to end up with what they want. It is there, in this place of self-transcendence, where love truly resides. Therefore, it's not only that love is important to a serious relationship, rather it can only exist in the setting of a serious relationship. Enjoying a person for their great attributes is important and special, but not love. Love is something independent of our personal satisfaction, born from dedication to one another. Obviously, the importance of dedication is radically different than our natural disposition of liking something because it makes us feel good. Nevertheless, this component can teach us a valuable lesson in our spiritual lives.

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otions of love and romance are ingrained in practically every dimension of our society. Every good story has to have a romantic twist and probably ninety percent of all popular music is about some form of love.

Many times within Jewish thought when discussing the relationship between G-d and the nation of Israel, the analogy of husband and wife is employed. G-d is the groom, as it were, and we are His bride. We are considered engaged to Him, but we are still waiting for the big day, our marriage: a time when we see the revelation of Him in our daily lives. But to get to our wedding day, we first have some relationship work to do.

It is also quite apparent that many times the way romance and love are represented in the mainstream are at best superficial and at worst sociologically detrimental. In the end, is love really so important to a happy healthy relationship? What does the Torah have to say on this subject?

This is where dedication comes in. By dedicating ourselves to G-d by doing mitzvahs, good deeds, in a way that transcends our own desires, we will culminate both humanity's and our personal relationship with G-d.

In this week's portion, we read about the marriage of Isaac and Rebecca. This love story unfolds in the opposite manner than the way we are accustomed to. Usually in love stories, the man and woman fall desperately in love with each other and then get married and live happily ever after. But Isaac and Rebecca experience the opposite as the Torah says, "… and she became his wife and he loved her." First, there was marriage and then there was love.

Hear us, my lord (Gen. 23:6)

How is it that the Torah's depiction of love is so different than our common notion of it? Perhaps the answer is that love true doesn't come from where we think it does. We often seem to find love in how good a person looks to us, how they act, or on what a great time we have when with them. We also tend to believe love is proportionate to desire. But according to the Torah, love comes from a seemingly foreign attribute: dedication. Dedication fuels love, not desire. When you're dedicated to

As a token of their respect, the sons of Chet addressed Abraham as "my lord." Abraham, however, refused to reciprocate, even in his business dealings. Abraham, the first Jew, reserved the term solely for G-d, despite social convention. (Rabbi Yosef Horowitz)

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Halacha of The Week By Rabbi Dov Schochet

Price Gouging

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n this week's portion we have the full negotiation between Avraham and Efron over the Mearat Hamachpela, what would become the "cave of the patriarchs" in Chevron. During the negotiations Avraham says "And he will give me the double cave, for full value he will give it to me". Some commentators are troubled by the inconsistency of Avraham's request, at first he wants Efron to give the cave implying a gift and then he mentions paying full value. Did Avraham want a gift or to purchase the cave? Avraham knew the real value of the land, it was the burial place of Adam and Eve, and realized that it was priceless. So in order to not be accused of cheating Efron he wanted Efron to gift the land aside from its sale price. In the Torah we are warned against cheating others in business transactions. This is a law which relates to both the seller and the buyer. The seller cannot charge the buyer any more than the object is worth and the buyer cannot buy the object for any less than the object is worth. This is regardless of whether the discrepancy is a small amount or large amount of money, it is still forbidden. If there is a price discrepancy, the Beit Din's response is dependent on how divergent the paid price was from the actual value. If the paid price was less than a 6th more or less than the actual value (e.g. something worth $6 sold for $5.5 or $6.5) then the sale stands and the Beit Din does nothing, for the assumption is that actors in the market understand that the price paid and received will sometimes slightly diverge from actual value. If the discrepancy is exactly a 6th (something worth $6 sold for $5 or $7) the sale stands and the difference in price must be returned. (e.g. if the buyer paid $5 they must now pay another $1.) The same would apply if the difference is a 6th not of the objects value but of the price paid (something worth $5 or $7 sold for $6). If the discrepancy is more than a 6th the parties would each have the right to later void the sale. Regardless, even when the difference is less than a 6th the parties should only allow the transaction to move forward if both parties are aware of the true value. If both parties are

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aware i.e. the seller says this usually sells for $6 but I'm selling it for $7 then the laws of gouging would not apply, for the buyer considered the true value and accepted to pay a higher price. The same would apply if the price is so wildly divergent from the market norm then any rational person would see that either the object is over or under priced, there can be no claim for price gouging. The Talmud adds an exception for someone selling something dear to them. The buyer understands that the only way to get the seller to part with this item is to pay a premium, therefore the buyer cannot come later and claim they were cheated. Today it is very difficult to properly adjudicate these laws, as it first requires establishing the market value for the object. As markets are wildly divergent from city to city or even from store to store, it becomes extremely complicated to properly determine the "value" of an object. However, it still warns us against preying on the ignorance of either a buyer or a seller for our advantage. The allowance of discrepancies up to a 6th is only when dealing with the price or value of an object. However, when dealing with the size, number or weight of an object no discrepancy is allowed. One cannot sell 100 yards of material and only give 95 or 10 pounds of something and only give 9. While people understand that there will be slight differences in price, changing an amount is never allowed. If the seller is explicit in all of his expenses, the laws of gouging do not apply. That is, if the seller says I paid x for this and I am selling it for y, there can be no claim for gouging, for it is as if the seller is explicitly warning the buyer "I do not know the real value, I am simply telling you my price". A classic Jewish idea is that to acquire something good requires effort. This explains why Avraham paid the full value for a land which was rightfully his. In order to take the land from Efron (impurity) and bring it to Avraham (holiness) takes payment. The lesson is clear, any time we wish to accomplish and bring holiness into the world it requires paying "full money". It is only with toil and effort that we can achieve our objectives.

Stories With Soul It Once Happened

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vigdor, a rich merchant from Brod, once came to the Baal Shem Tov and brought with him a large sum of money for charity. The Baal Shem Tov accepted the money and asked Avigdor, "Do you have a request?" "No," answered Avigdor. "Perhaps you need a blessing for livelihood?" asked the Baal Shem Tov. "No," said Avigdor. "I've been in business for many years and I have no worries about livelihood." "Thank G-d," said the Baal Shem Tov with emphasis, for is not every success from G-d? The Baal Shem Tov then inquired as to the man's health and that of his wife and children, hoping to hear some expression of gratitude but again, no words of thanks to G-d were heard. The Baal Shem Tov said to Avigdor: "There is a verse in the Book of Psalms that we repeat every day in our prayers: 'You, G-d, are enthroned upon the praises of the people Israel.' G-d waits for words of praise from Jews. When a Jew says `thank G-d' or the like, it is dearer to G-d than the praises of the angels in heaven! Though G-d does not need us to praise Him or thank Him, we need to remember that everything we enjoy, good health, good fortune, good children, all come from G-d, the Source of all blessings. "However," cautioned the Baal Shem Tov,"just when one is most successful and thinks that it is all due to his wisdom, or that he deserves it all, he may think that this is the way it is going to always be. He may forget altogether that it is all due to G-d who has been very kind to him. "So, G-d waits to hear how people respond. If one asks the other, 'How are you, how is your family, how is business?' and the person answers, 'Thank G-d, well,' then G-d bestows even more generous blessings." The Baal Shem Tov continued, "I would ask you to do me a favor since you come from Brod. Please deliver a letter to the president of the Jewish community." The Baal Shem Tov then wrote a letter, sealed it, and handed it to Avigdor. "Please deliver the letter personally into the hands of the community president and to no one else." 13

Avigdor took the letter, put it in his pocket, and took his leave of the Baal Shem Tov. On the way home, Avigdor thought about the Baal Shem Tov's words and resolved to be more aware of G-d's blessings in his life. When he returned home, he changed his traveling clothes and tucked the jacket he'd been wearing into his closet, forgetting about his resolution and the letter. Years passed and the wheel of fortune turned for Avigdor. One deal after another went sour until he was left a virtual pauper. He even had to sell his household goods. Before long there was nothing more to sell, except an old used suit that hung in his closet. Avigdor went through the pockets before selling the suit. Suddenly, he came upon the letter which the Baal Shem Tov had asked him to deliver so many years ago! Avigdor stared at the letter. He remembered the Baal Shem Tov's words about thanking G-d for all the good He bestows. "What a fool I was not to realize that the Baal Shem Tov was cautioning me," thought Avigdor sadly. He resolved to heed the Baal Shem Tov's words from then on. The name of the addressee on the envelope was still clear. Reb Tzadok, the new President of Brod. Avigdor rushed out of his house and asked the first passerby, "Where can I find Reb Tzadok?" "You mean, Reb Tzadok, the newly elected president?" "Yes. This is the man," said Avigdor. "You'll find him in the big study hall. Only this morning he was elected head of the community..." Avigdor had been so immersed in his own worries he hadn't even known that there was an election for a new communal president. "Do you know anything about the new president?" asked Avigdor. "He started as a tailor's apprentice. When he went out on his own, he struggled. But, he never complained. Whenever he was asked how business was, he always replied, 'Thank G-d, I'm making a living.' A few years ago, he began to prosper. But his success never turned his head. He gave charity generously and remained the same modest man. And, whenever people ask how's business, he still answers, "Thank G-d, I'm making a living." Avigdor hurried to the study hall and handed Reb Tzadok the letter, apologizing profusely for the delay. Reb Tzadok opened it; it was a personal request from the Baal Shem Tov who had passed

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on a number of years ago! The Baal Shem Tov introduced the letter carrier as a once wealthy man who was now in need of financial help. He asked Reb Tzadok to help Avigdor get back on his feet. He added that in case Reb Tzadok doubted the authenticity of the letter, the following two "signs" should dispel his doubts: First, the letter would be delivered on the very first day he became president. Second, that on the same day he would become the father of a baby boy. Reb Tzadok had just finished reading the letter when someone ran in, shouting, "Mazel Tov! Your wife just gave birth to a son!" For a moment Reb Tzadok was speechless. The saintly Baal Shem Tov had passed on several years ago, yet here was a letter he sent, which took so many years to deliver, yet was delivered just on time. Reb Tzadok turned to Avigdor and said, "I am very pleased to meet you. Be my guest this evening. We have some important business to discuss. I can use a man with your experience." Avigdor stood there surprised and grateful. "Thank G-d! And, I will be at your house this evening, G-d willing!"

And the servant ran to meet her (Gen. 24:17) According to the commentator Rashi, it was only when Eliezer saw the well water miraculously rising toward Rebecca that he decided she would make the perfect wife for Isaac. Yet only the water Rebecca drew for her own use rose up by itself; the water she drew for Eliezer and his camels had to be brought up by hand. We learn from this that although G-d may perform miracles to assist a righteous person, when it comes to doing mitzvot, it is preferable to perform them oneself in a natural manner and not to rely on miracles. (Rabbi Levi Yitzchak of Berditchev)

My Encounter with The Rebbe

My Encounter with the Rebbe records the oral histories of individuals who interacted with the Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson of righteous memory, through first-person interviews.

Yearning For Israel Mr. Michael Allouche

time was right for my family and me to make aliyah — to immigrate to Israel. The Rebbe’s answer came: “If your job today allows you to be Torah observant, then it is preferable that you stay where you are for the time being.” I must confess that I was a bit disappointed, but I followed the Rebbe’s advice and stayed in Toulouse. My family certainly played a role in the Jewish community in the city, since very few Torah- observant families lived there, and we served as an example to others. Then, in 1985, I was offered a job in Israel. At this time, the State of Israel decided to become more technologically independent and it launched its own fighter aircraft project, called the Lavi. I was invited to work on this project. Excited at the prospect of moving to Israel, I asked the Rebbe’s advice again. Surprisingly, the Rebbe replied: “How can you make this decision when the situation is so volatile in Eretz Israel? You should decide about half a year before your Aliyah.”

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was born in La Flèche, a little town in France, to a family of Jewish immigrants from North Africa. We were the only Jewish family in town, but — even though I was educated as a proud Jew among nonJews — we were not fully Torah observant. Over the years, I progressively became more religious, especially after I joined a Zionist religious youth movement called Tikvateinu and visited Israel for the first time. As a result, I developed a strong aspiration to live there. At the age of 20, I went to Toulouse where I was accepted to study in the famous University of Aerospace Engineering. And it was there that I met the local Chabad emissaries — Rabbi Yosef Matusof and his wife Esther. After I graduated and got married in 1978, I travelled with my wife and baby daughter to New York, where we had our first private audience with the Rebbe. It was a very emotional and awe-inspiring moment for me, and it initiated a connection which increasingly deepened over the years.

I didn’t really understand what the Rebbe meant by “volatile.” The prototype of the Lavi was already flying and the project was moving forward successfully; indeed the Lavi was so successful that it was said to be better than the American F-16 fighter jet. But I decided to “wait and see.” One year later, my family and I visited the Rebbe on the 12th of Tammuz, for the Chabad holiday commemorating the release of the previous Rebbe from Soviet prison. During the audience the Rebbe held with guests who were visiting for the occasion, the Rebbe said: “Every Jew has a mission in this world. He is meant to bear witness to the oneness of G-d by keeping Torah wherever he finds himself... And this is why G-d finds reasons to send Jews to distant places so that they can best fulfill their mission.” Till this day, each time I travel for my business, I remember these words, looking for the inner dimension to my professional mission. A few months later, in 1987, I suddenly got an attractive proposal to work as an aerospace engineering consultant in a “distant place”: South Africa. Again, I went to the Rebbe. His reply was almost immediate: “Accept the proposal.”

When I started to work as an engineer for Airbus Industries in Toulouse, my work brought me frequently to the United States, and during each visit, I always spent Shabbat with the Rebbe.

It was only then — two years later — that I understood the Rebbe’s reference to the situation in Israel as “volatile.” Exactly at the time when we moved to South Africa, the Lavi project was cancelled due to US government pressure. Almost all the engineers working on the project lost their jobs!

In 1982, I wrote a letter to the Rebbe asking if the

The move to South Africa was the best preparation

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for my family’s aliyah, both spiritually and materially. Thanks to the wonderful Chabad community there, we strengthened our knowledge of chasidic teachings. Since that time, I began translating the works of Rabbi Adin Even-Israel Steinsaltz into French. Rabbi Steinsaltz once summarized the Rebbe’s advice and recommendations to me as follows: “The Rebbe has chosen for you the ‘long shorter way’ to the Holy Land.” We lived in South Africa for five years. In 1991, when my employment there ended, I had to decide my next move. My preference was moving to Israel, and making my life-long dream of living there come true! I sent a letter to the Rebbe, through the late Rabbi Yosef Wineberg. The Rebbe answered that I should ask advice from friends and that I should check my mezuzos and tefllin. Before I had a chance to respond, the Rebbe asked Rabbi Wineberg: “When will you let me know what happened when he checked his mezuzos and tefillin?” I was astonished! The Rebbe received thousands of letters, yet he cared so much about every Jew that he remembered the smallest details. But his concern was as deep as that of a father who cares about every detail in his child’s life. I was very moved by this. I immediately reported back to the Rebbe and also relayed the encouragement of my friends to make aliyah. The Rebbe’s reply was unambiguous: “Blessing and success!” And, indeed, I subsequently accepted a job in the field of Aerospace Engineering. Before making aliyah, I decided to visit the Rebbe once more. I wanted simply to thank him. This was my thirteenth trip the Rebbe in fourteen years. I arrived in February 1992 just one week before the Rebbe suffered a stroke. I told the Rebbe, “Thank you for all you brought to us during the past fourteen years,” and the Rebbe responded beautifully: “You should have immense success in all your enterprises!” Amazingly, we arrived in Israel “about half a year” (the exact words of the Rebbe) after we initiated the decision process about our alyiah. And to this day, thank G-d, the Rebbe’s words and blessings accompany me in all my enterprises.

Recently In The News Why I Refused To Shake The President’s Hand

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he shmoozing was good, and Jon didn’t seem to mind that we were still undecided as the Apple store was closing. What product could best help me blog on the go? My husband Zev and daughter Rivky were trying to help me figure that out.

commitment to Jewish observance: how quickly I also became committed to not shaking men’s hands. I mean, I knew painfully well how embarrassing this encounter could be. And some rabbis are lenient with this law; they consider handshaking to be a professional, not personal, type of touch. Yet for some reason, I became determined to try to raise awareness among the general population, doing it one “no handshake” encounter at a time.

We finally decided on an iPad, but as we closed the sale, the inevitable happened: Jon went to shake my hand. Zev intercepted, as he usually does, followed by his standard “My wife doesn’t shake hands,” as if the sight of a man’s outstretched arm renders me suddenly speechless. But, this time, both Zev and Rivky turned to me excitedly and said,” Why don’t you write about not shaking hands!”

Initially I thought such encounters could spark curiosity about Something Really Big called G-d’s Torah, but I don’t think they ever did. I had my succinct explanation (“Please understand there’s a religious prohibition against men and women shaking hands”) and my longer explanation, my attempt to clarify how the laws surrounding men and women touching/not touching are intended to protect relationships, mostly marriage.

It’s a subject near and dear to my heart. When Rabbi Sholom Lipskar politely refused to shake my hand almost thirty years ago at our first Shabbaton, I felt the utter humiliation of looking like an ignoramus in front of someone I wanted to impress.

But by the time I realized that nobody was too interested in the reasons why I didn’t do it, I had become committed to not shaking, even in difficult social settings. I even wrote an article for the Chabad women’s magazine about my “unshakeable commitment.”

If my husband had listened to my ranting when Rabbi Lipskar walked away—I became hysterical and demanded we leave the place immediately—it’s quite possible that my life would be very different today. I would have been “turned off” and joined the legions of people who want nothing to do with the “Orthodox” because of their manners, their dress, their way of thinking, their everything.

I submitted it on a summer morning in 2002, not thinking about the powerful timing of my action. Only later would I recognize the divine providence, that it was G-d’s will for me to submit this article just a few hours before I was destined to meet President George W. Bush.

But once I overcame my embarrassment and started listening, I realized in the course of that very weekend that I actually wanted to become one of them. Because what I ultimately sensed from Rabbi Lipskar’s refusal to shake my hand was his suprarational commitment to Something Really Big. Something Really Big, I quickly learned, was G-d‘s Torah. And, suddenly, handshaking (and so much more) became a modern American cultural thing; not handshaking (and so much more) became a G-d’s Torah thing. Which quickly became my thing. But one thing surprised me about my rapid 15

The circumstances surrounding our meeting were fairly straightforward. President Bush was in Pittsburgh to sign a bill with religious implications, which is why Chabad’s Washington-based emissary, Rabbi Levi Shemtov, wanted obvious Jewish representation in the audience. My husband Zev was President of Yeshiva Schools at the time, so he was the natural choice to accompany our city’s head emissaries, Rabbi Yisroel and Blumi Rosenfeld. (As his wife, I got to come along, too.) Our backgrounds had to be approved for security purposes, but otherwise, all we had to do was show up at a hotel conference room looking like observant Jews. Everything was going along fine until the President finished his official duties and

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jumped up to shake hands with people sitting in the first rows, which happened to include the four of us. The cameras were flashing as he and his extended arm bounced rhythmically from one person to the next. I saw that within seconds, the President would be standing in front of my husband.

Israeli President Visits Mumbai Chabad House, Where ‘Darkness Battled Light’

My arms glided smoothly around to my back as I locked my hands together as tightly as I could. And that’s where they stayed, frozen, even when the President was standing in front of me. I don’t think I exhaled, which was probably why I couldn’t speak. I also couldn’t believe this encounter was really happening. Fortunately, after a few eternal seconds, the President looked back at Zev, whose beard must have reminded him about the handshaking protocol. He smiled at me in acknowledgement, then smiled at Blumi, then kept on bouncing. Everything but my hand was still shaking after President Bush left the room. Mostly it was that I saw G-d’s “Hand” in all this, that within hours of submitting my article, I was put to the test, which somehow I passed: even when the President of the United States extended his hand, I didn’t shake it. I don’t know if President Bush appreciated my commitment like I appreciated Rabbi Lipskar’s, but I do know it made an impression on him. Within hours of our leaving the hotel, Rabbi Shemtov called Zev to report what he heard from a White House staffer: President Bush was curious to know who “the Rudolphs” were. Not everyone who hears this story thinks I did the right thing by not shaking the President’s hand. But I made a commitment, which, I don’t have to tell you, I’ve been able to keep ever since. How could I not? It was Rabbi Lipskar’s suprarational commitment that started me on my journey back to Torah observance. As I see it, that’s what G-d wants from me in my observance, too.

visit the Chabad House, which is located on a narrow lane in the seafront Colaba neighborhood, Mumbai’s tourist hub. The center was previously visited by Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper in 2009, among other public figures over the years.

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resident of Israel Reuven Rivlin attended a memorial event on Monday evening at the Chabad House in Mumbai, India, marking eight years since the devastating 2008 terrorist attacks that killed the center’s founders and directors, ChabadLubavitch emissaries Rabbi Gavriel and Rivka Holtzberg; four of their guests; and another 158 people throughout the city. Rivlin, accompanied by his wife, Nechama, visited the bullet-riddled fourth and fifth floors, pausing in the bedroom of the Holtzbergs’ son, Moshe—spirited to safety by his Indian nanny—before descending to the second floor, where he unveiled a memorial plaque dedicated to the victims. The plaque is next to the office where Rabbi Holtzberg worked. “The walls [of Moshe’s room] are still covered by the drawings of his mother, colorful aleph bet letters that she used to teach him alongside cartoon illustrations of mezuzahs and Torah scrolls,” described Rivlin after the event. “Moshe is now with us in Israel, together with his family. Am Yisrael chai [“the people of Israel live”]. And here, in this Chabad House, which is always open and serves as a warm home for Jews from around the world on a daily basis, I think exactly that. The people of Israel live, the entire free world lives, and we will defeat terrorism.” Rivlin is the highest-ranking dignitary to 16

Chabad-Lubavitch of Mumbai has been under the directorship of Rabbi Yisroel and Chaya Kozlovsky since 2013, when the couple arrived in India’s largest city to continue the Holtzbergs’ mission to support a thriving Jewish life in Mumbai. The Chabad House, which was severely damaged during the firefight between Indian commandos and the Pakistani Muslim terrorists holed up in the Jewish center, was renovated and reopened in 2014. Today, it once again serves as a central address for Israeli backpackers and diplomats; Indian Jews; visitors from around the world; and Jewish businesspeople who live, work and visit Mumbai. “President Rivlin’s visit tonight was about remembering the lives of more than 160 innocent people who were brutally killed in Mumbai,” says Rabbi Kozlovsky. “It was also a testament to the life and work of Gabi and Rivky. He was showing appreciation for what they did and what they died doing.” While the Chabad House’s synagogue and social spaces have reopened and are in full use, boasting Torah classes, Shabbat and holiday meals, and synagogue services, the fourth and fifth floors—the sites of the worst bloodshed during the heinous 48-hourattack—are, together with the roof deck, in the long process of being turned into the first museum and memorial dedicated to the dark events of those days. “Touring the Chabad House is a powerful experience and a vivid statement,” says

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Kozlovsky. “It is a place where darkness battled light.”

A ‘Profoundly Moving’ Experience

Since their arrival in the city, the Kozlovskys have thrown themselves into continuing the Holtzbergs’ work, while at the same time pursuing new initiatives and adapting to Mumbai’s ever-changing landscape. They opened a Jewish day school last year in Mumbai—a tall order considering how great an emphasis Indian parents (Indian Jews among them) place on the quality of their children’s education; some Indians can spend as much as half their salaries on their child’s tuition. When Mumbai’s business district moved to a neighborhood on the other side of the traffic-ingested city, Kozlovsky established an offshoot Chabad center to serve Jewish businesspeople, who spend most of their week there. But one effort that has moved the rabbi in particular is the Chabad House museum. Designed by Ralph Appelbaum Associates, the firm behind the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, the Chabad House museum will be a place for people of all faiths to learn and reflect on the attack; on the life of observance and selfless dedication led by the Holtzbergs; and on universal moral principles that find their roots in Judaism, but are applicable to people from all faiths and walks of life. The targets chosen by the Lakshar-e-Taiba terrorists were busy public places, where they hoped to achieve the maximum number of casualties—that is, aside for the Chabad House. In making their symbolic diversion towards the low-profile Jewish center, the message sent by the terrorists was clear: to transform the Chabad House, also known as Nariman House, into an international symbol of the battle between good and evil.

“The first time I was there, the baby’s toys were still scattered around; it was a scene of terror and sheer, in-your-face Jew-hatred,” recalls Rabbi Abraham Cooper, associate dean at the Simon Wiesenthal Center, whose decades-long work to counter negative stereotypes about Jews in Asia and create avenues of dialogue has led him throughout the Far East, including numerous visits to India. “Even now, you can still see the fight between decency and evil, the holy and the profane.” Cooper describes the space as intimate, where tourists can visualize the victims’ horrific and heroic last hours, and appreciate just how miraculous the rescue of young Moshe Holtzberg, now 10, was. He says the museum and memorial will have a powerful impact on Indian society as well, which, with its thousand-year history of no antiSemitism, had a hard time understanding why the terrorists would attack the Jewish center. “To re-establish [the idea] that decency will win the day in this place,” adds Cooper, “is profoundly moving.” Kozlovsky attests that everyone he shows the damaged parts of the Chabad House to comes away shaken and changed. He saw it with Rivlin and the Israeli delegation, and he feels it constantly himself. “The place speaks for itself,” affirms Kozlovsky. “The first time I walked in, my heart was pumping; I couldn’t process the emotions immediately. But the second and third time I entered the Chabad House, the enormity of what happened here dawned on me. I knew then that we need to sustain that feeling and find a way to share it with as many people as possible—that it should have an everlasting impact on their life.” 17

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n unprecedented Shabbos is set to take place this weekend at the Me'arat Hamachpela in the holy city of Chevron as thousands gather to celebrate Parshas Chayei Sarah. Described in detail how Avraham Avinu purchased a piece of property to bury his wife, this week's Torah portion provides eternal evidence to the Jewish right to the Cave of the Patriarchs. Every year, Jews people from around the world come to Chevron on this Shabbos. This year, this tradition will be magnified in marking 50 years since Chevron was rightfully returned to Jewish hands. Thanks to an anonymous donor, Chabad of Chevron is coordinating a huge Shabbos operation that will be able to feed some 3,000 people for what might be the largest sit-down Shabbos meal in history. Chabad will provide lavish meals, shiurim, lively farbrengens and kiddushim throughout Shabbos, following in the footsteps of the legendary hospitality of Avraham Avinu and Sarah Imeinu. "This is the first time in the 20 years that we have been on Shlichus that such a grand event has taken place here in Chevron, perhaps even since the time of Avraham Avinu himself," said Rabbi Danny Cohen, Shliach of Chevron. "An event of such a scale required a large sum of money, which our donor was immediately ready and happy to give. It takes an incredible person to offer such a generous sum. We are eternally grateful," he said, thanking another Shliach for making the connection with the donor. A large 'hachnosas orchim' tent is being set up outside of Me'arat Hamachpela with special permission from Israeli authorities. Guests are welcome to join for all four meals - all free of charge.

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In A Woman’s World

Issues of relevance to the Jewish Woman Weekly Classes

Women’s Mikvah:

Monday Women’s Study Group Rebbetzin Chani Lipskar At the home of : Please call The Shul for details

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

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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

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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

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Women’s Calendar Of Events

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French Connection Reflexions sur la Paracha

Le demi-shekel du mariage

Basé sur les enseignements du Rabbi de Loubavitch Merci à MeaningfulLife.com

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e premier mariage relaté dans la Torah est celui d’Adam et Ève. Cette union fut, bien sûr, entièrement l’œuvre du Ciel : D.ieu Lui-même créa la mariée, la parfuma et la para de bijoux et la présenta au marié. Le premier mariage mené à bien par des efforts humains apparaît dans le chapitre qui décrit la recherche d’une épouse pour Isaac. On y trouve la description en détail d’un chidoukh classique : un marieur (Eliezer, le serviteur d’Abraham), une enquête sur la famille et le caractère de la future mariée, une dot, la rencontre initiale entre les futurs époux, et ainsi de suite. La Torah, qui enseigne souvent des lois complexes au moyen d’un seul mot voire même d’une seule lettre, consacre pas moins de 67 versets au mariage d’Isaac et de Rebecca. Beaucoup de détails de cette histoire sont même rapportés à deux reprises : une première fois dans le récit que la Torah fait des événements et une seconde fois dans les paroles d’Eliezer aux parents de Rebecca. Car ici nous est présenté un prototype pour guider notre propre approche du mariage, à la fois dans le sens conventionnel de l’union de deux êtres humains, et dans le sens cosmique de la relation entre D.ieu et l’homme. La moitié de vingt Un des détails qui émaillent le récit de la Torah est le fait qu’une bague d’un poids d’un demi-shekel fut l’un des cadeaux qu’Eliezer donna à Rebecca lors de leur rencontre au puits dans la ville natale de celle-ci à Aram Naharayim. Et l’homme prit un anneau en or d’un poids d’un demishekel et deux bracelets pour ses bras, dont le poids était de dix shekels d’or. (Genèse 24, 22). Nos Sages expliquent que cet anneau faisait allusion au – et préfigurait le – demi-shekel que chaque Juif offrit pour la construction du Sanctuaire, comme D.ieu l’ordonna à Moïse dans le chapitre 30 de l’Exode : Chaque homme donnera le rachat de sa vie à D.ieu... C’est ceci qu’ils donneront : ... un demi-shekel... le shekel valant vingt guéras ; un demi-shekel [sera donné] en offrande à D.ieu.... Le riche n’ajoutera rien et le pauvre ne diminuera rien du demi-shekel... Pourquoi un demi-shekel ? Maimonide écrit que, en règle générale, « Tout ce qui est consacré à D.ieu doit être du meilleur et du plus beau. Quand on construit une maison de prière, elle doit être plus belle que sa propre demeure. Quand on nourrit les affamés, on doit les nourrir du meilleur de sa table... Chaque fois que l’on désigne quelque chose pour un but sacré, on doit sanctifier le meilleur de ses biens, comme il est écrit : “Le meilleur pour D.ieu.” »

Vivre avec la paracha

Et de fait, la Torah impose dans de nombreux cas que l’objet d’une mitsva (commandement divin) soit tamim, entier : un animal imparfait ne peut être offert à D.ieu en sacrifice, de même qu’un étrog présentant des défauts ne peut faire partie des Quatre Espèces prises lors de la fête de Souccot. Même lorsque ce n’est pas une exigence absolue, la loi stipule qu’il convient de s’efforcer, chaque fois que possible, d’accomplir une mitsva avec un objet entier. Il est par exemple préférable de réciter une bénédiction sur un fruit entier ou sur un pain entier plutôt que sur un morceau (d’où l’utilisation de deux pains entiers à chaque repas de Chabbat ou de fête). Pourquoi, dans ces conditions, la Torah demande-t-elle à chaque Juif de contribuer la moitié d’un shekel à la construction d’une demeure pour D.ieu dans le camp d’Israël ? La mention de cette contribution répétée plusieurs fois dans la Torah comme étant « d’un demi-shekel » est d’autant plus incompréhensible sachant que, dans ces mêmes versets, la Torah estime nécessaire de préciser qu’un shekel se compose de vingt guéras. En d’autres termes, le montant versé par chaque Juif comme « rachat de son âme » était de dix guéras. Dix est un nombre qui évoque traditionnellement la complétude et la perfection : toute la Torah est contenue dans les Dix Commandements, le monde fut créé par dix paroles divines, D.ieu agit au sein de la création à travers dix sefirot (attributs divins) et l’âme de l’homme, formée dans l’image de D.ieu, est également composée de dix forces. Mais au lieu d’ordonner de donner dix guéras, la Torah demande de donner la moitié d’un shekel de vingt guéras, évitant ainsi délibérément la mention du nombre dix et mettant l’accent sur l’aspect partiel (« demi ») de notre contribution à la résidence divine en notre sein. Séparés à la naissance Car telle est l’essence du mariage. Si chacun des deux partenaires aborde le mariage en se ressentant comme une entité complète, ils ne parviendront, au mieux, qu’à une « relation » entre deux vies distinctes et autonomes. Mais le mariage est beaucoup plus que cela. Les kabbalistes expliquent que le mari et la femme sont les facettes masculine et féminine d’une âme unique, née dans deux corps différents. De nombreuses années durant, celles-ci vivent des vies séparées, souvent à une grande distance l’une de l’autre et ignorant totalement l’existence de l’autre. Mais la providence divine s’ingénie à les réunir de nouveau sous le dais nuptial et leur accorde ainsi la possibilité de redevenir « un » : non seulement un en essence, mais aussi un à tous les niveaux – dans leurs pensées et leurs sentiments et dans leur vie physique. Le mariage est donc plus que l’union de deux personnes. Il est la réunion d’une âme divisée en deux, 28

la fusion de deux vies qui n’en font originellement et intrinsèquement qu’une. Pour vivre cette réunion, il est nécessaire que chacun aborde cette vie commune non pas comme étant un « dix », mais comme une moitié. Certes, ce demishekel se compose de dix guéras, ce qui enseigne que chacun des époux doit se donner dans son entièreté dans le mariage, c’est-à-dire y consacrer l’ensemble des ressources et des potentialités qu’il recèle. Mais chacun doit se considérer soi-même non pas comme un être complet, mais comme un partenaire, c’est-à-dire une partie à la recherche de sa partie complémentaire qui lui permettra de retrouver sa complétude. Le Sanctuaire La bague d’un demi-shekel donnée à Rebecca pour son mariage avec Isaac fut la préfiguration du demishekel contribué par chaque Juif à la construction du Sanctuaire, le domicile conjugal du mariage de D.ieu et de l’être humain. L’âme de l’homme est « une partie de D.ieu en-haut » – une partie descendue au sein d’un monde dont la mondanité et la matérialité conspirent à l’éloigner de sa source céleste. Ainsi, même une âme en pleine possession de ses dix forces n’est encore qu’une partie. Et même lorsque D.ieu manifeste pleinement les dix attributs de Son engagement dans Sa création, Il n’est encore que partiellement présent dans notre monde. Ce n’est que lorsque ces deux parties s’unissent dans le mariage que leur globalité et leur intégrité originelles sont restaurées. Ainsi, pour construire une demeure pour D.ieu sur la terre, nous devons contribuer la moitié d’un shekel de 20 guéras. Nous devons nous donner entièrement à Lui, en consacrant toute la gamme de nos dix forces et potentialités à notre mariage avec Lui. Cependant, même lorsque nous atteignons le plus grand degré de réalisation de soi dans notre relation avec D.ieu, nous devons continuer à ressentir que nous ne sommes qu’une moitié – avec la perception et la conscience que nous, comme Lui, sommes incomplets l’un sans l’autre.

Classes

Thursdays at 12.00 in the Haime Library Classes alternate between the following teachers: Dr. Hanna Barouk Rabbi Amar Rabbi Frankforter Rabbi Gansburg FOR WOMEN ONLY

Latin Link

Reflexion Semanal Solteros en el Cielo

Parasha de la Semana

Una visión mística sobre el matrimonio de Itzjak y Rivká Por Yanki Tauber

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ncontraste al hombre de tus sueños. Fue amor a primera vista, te caíste del camello la primera vez que posaste los ojos en él... No sólo él es virtuoso, cortés, guapo, sensible y espiritual--el tipo de gente que las tardes de verano medita en el campo—sino que también inmensamente rico. ¡El heredero acérrimo de la familia más prestigiosa de Canaán! Pero hay una sola cosa medio extraña: nadie sabe dónde ha estado o lo que hizo durante los últimos tres años. Hace tres años, de viaje con su padre a la cima de una solitaria montaña, desapareció en el fino aire. Y ahora volvió tan de repente como desapareció, -y aquellos que lo conocen juran—que no se ve ni un día más viejo que el día que se fue. ¿Qué significa esto? ¿Qué presagia esto para tu matrimonio? En un marcado contraste con otras religiones, el Judaísmo no promueve el desapego del mundo físico. De hecho, algunos dirían que el estilo de vida de la Torá no es, en absoluto, una "religión." El compendio de sus 613 mitzvot (preceptos divinos) se preocupa específicamente, por los problemas no-religiosos: qué comes, cómo te vistes, qué tipo de vecino sos, cómo tratas a tus padres, cómo le habla a tus hijos, cómo te relacionas con tu cónyuge. El Tania (el libro básico del Jasidismo de Jabad) lo pone así: De esto se trata el hombre, éste es el propósito de su creación, y de la creación de todos los mundos, el superior y el inferior: constituir una morada para Di-s en el reino físico. Ciertamente, también hay mucho de espiritualidad. Cada día comienza con una hora entera de rezos. Cada día tiene consagrado tiempo al estudio de Torá. El judío se dedica a meditar en la grandeza de Di-s y desarrollar sentimientos de amor y temor en su corazón. Los pasajes del Talmud (Ética de los Padres 5:22) que describen el ciclo de vida ideal para el judío asigna las primeras dos décadas de su vida enteramente a las aficiones espirituales. Pero siempre lo espiritual esta allí como un preludio y preparación para lo material-- y no viceversa. Las plegarias de la mañana lo entonan a uno para el día en el "mercado"; una niñez y una

juventud santificada lo preparan para una vida de interacción con el mundo material; se crea un alma completa y primordial que descenderá a la vida física; el estado espiritual de Gan Edén ("la vida después de la vida") precede la envestidura del alma en su cuerpo en el también físico, "Mundo para Venir." Una "morada para Di-s en el reino físico" es el objetivo, el propósito. La espiritualidad es el mapa de ruta, las palabras de estímulo para guiar, inspirar y vivificar la materialización de nuestras vidas físicas, tan verdaderas a su creador y esencia. Un exámen de la cronología de la vida de Isaac, contada en el Libro de Génesis y sus Midrashim, revela un hueco inexplicable de casi tres años. Según Génesis 21:5, Abraham tenía 100 años cuando nació su hijo Isaac. Según Génesis 25:26, Isaac tenía 60 años cuando nacieron sus hijos gemelos, Iaacob y Esau, veinte años después de que se caso con Rebeca, a los 40. Ese mismo capítulo cuenta un evento (la venta de la primogenitura de Esau a Jacob) que ocurrió el día que "los muchachos maduraron". La Torá considera los 13 años como la edad de madurez; Isaac tendría 73 en ese momento. Ese mismo día también fue el día del fallecimiento de Abraham. Según Génesis 25:7, Abraham vivió 175 años--que ubica a ese día 75 años después del nacimiento de Isaac. Según una explicación que ofrecen los comentaristas bíblicos, Isaac se pasó tres años--el período entre el tiempo que estuvo en el Monte Moriá y su casamiento con Rebeca--en el Jardín del Edén, en un estado totalmente espiritual de existencia. Estos años no fueron parte de su vida física. Así, en el día que Jacob y Esau hicieron su trato histórico, Isaac estaba en su 73mo. año de vida física--mientras que para todos los demás, 75 años de tiempo físico habían transcurrido desde el momento del nacimiento de Isaac. ¿Qué significa esto para nosotros? El Rebe de 29

Lubavitch ofrece la siguiente visión. En el ciclo de vida de un ser humano, no hay nada que signifique el descenso del alma en la vida física más que el acto y la experiencia del matrimonio. El matrimonio es cuando una persona deja de vivir dentro de su propio cuerpo y empieza a compartir su misma alma con otro cuerpo, en una relación que se practica en el más físico de los viajes humanos. Los aspectos "mundanos" de la vida-- el ganarse el sustento, la planificación financiera, llevar el hogar, las compras-- consumen cada gota de existencia de uno y toda la energía. Al mismo tiempo, es la satisfacción más profunda de nuestros esfuerzos en la vida. Porque de esto se trata el hombre. ¿Cómo se prepara uno para el matrimonio? ¿Volviéndose más físico, más orientado hacia lo material, en la preparación para esta gran zambullida de su ciclo de vida? Isaac hizo exactamente lo contrario --se retiró a un estado de espiritualidad absoluta. Esto le dio la visión, la perspectiva, la fortaleza, para hacer de su vida física un lugar divino, en vez de un lugar que disimula lo divino. ¿Quiere saber qué cercano estas de Di-s? Mira qué tipo de marido eres. ¿Quieres ser un buen marido? Acércate a Di-s.

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 Sra. Vivian Perez Jueves 11:00 am -12:30 pm Chabad of Aventura 21001 Biscayne Blvd. Aventura

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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

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Daily Study

A complete guide to all classes and courses offered at The Shul Derech Mitzvosecha PHL-101 PHL-301 PHL-501

Rabbi Zalman Lipskar

6:20 - 6:50 am

D a i l y

Daf Yomi

Rabbi Dov Schochet

7:45 - 8:45 am

TXT-220

Chok L’Yisrael - Sephardic Custom

Reb Shimshon Tzubeli

8:45 am

Chassisdic Discourses of The Rebbe PHL-322 PHL-510

Rabbi Shea Rubinstein

10:15 - 11:00 am

Community Kollel (Men) (Monday & Thursday) LAW-154

Shul Rabbis and Kolel

8:00 - 9:30 pm

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Daf Yomi (Men) TXT-220

Rabbi Dov Schochet

Tanya - Sichos PHL-322

Rabbi Shlomo Haltzband

In Depth Chumash Study TXT-110

Rabbi Dov Schochet

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Insights to our daily prayers (Spanish) PHL-120

Rabbi Shea Rubinstein

8:45 - 9:45 pm

Women’s Study Group TXT-110 At the home of: Please call The Shul for details

Rebbetzin Chani Lipskar

8:30 - 10:00 pm

Senior Torah Academy ETH-101 Pirkei Avos Tanya Class in Spanish (Women) PHL-120

Rabbi Dov Schochet

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Torah Portion Class in Spanish (Women) TXT-110 Morning Torah Class (Women) - Weekly Parsha TXT-110

W In Depth Tanya Class ( Men & Women) PHL-320 PHL-501 e Tanya Class in English d

Mrs. Vivian Perez, 198 Park Drive, Bal Harbour Village Mrs. Vivian Perez 198 Park Drive, Bal Harbour Village Rebbetzin Chani Lipskar Rabbi Sholom D. Lipskar

9:00 am 8:00 - 10:00 pm 1:30 pm

12:00 - 1: pm 2:00 - 2:30 pm 2:30 - 3:45 pm 10:00 - 11:30 am 11:30 am -12:30 pm

Mrs. Vivian Perez, 198 Park Drive, Bal Harbour Village

1:00 - 2:00 pm

Spanish Kolel - Chassidus PHL-301

Rabbi Shlomo Halsband

8:00 - 10:00 pm

Parsha (Men and Women) TXT-501

Rabbi Shea Rubinstein

11:15 - 12:00 am

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Rabbi Dov Schochet Mrs. Vivian Perez (Chabad of Aventura, 21001 Biscayne Blvd)

NUMERIC CODES INDICATE CYS COLLEGE COURSES VISIT WWW.CYS-COLLEGE.ORG FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ALL CLASSES LOCATED AT THE SHUL UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED.

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

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CHALLAH BAKE grades 1 - 7 MOTHERS ARE WELCOME

Sunday, December 4 - kislev 4 @AT THE SHUL

9540 Collins Ave, Surfside 10:30 AM REGISTRATION & CRAFT 11:00 AM - CHALLAH BAKE & BALLOON SEND OFF

Register online at: www.TheShul.org/Challahbake $12 ADVANCE RESERVATION $18 AT THE DOOR