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Shabbos Parshas Mishpatim Parshas Shekalim Shabbos Mevarchim Shevat 28 -29 February 24 - 25 CANDLE LIGHTING: 6:02 PM SHABBOS ENDS: 6:55 PM Rosh Chodesh Adar Sunday & Monday February 26 - 27 Molad - New Moon Sunday, February 26, 6:20 (9 chalakim) AM

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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Community Happenings

6-7

Sharing with your Shul Family

Kiddush Bank

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A Time to Pray

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The investment with a guarenteed return Check out all the davening schedules and locations throughout the week

Inspiration, Insights & Ideas

10-17

Meyer Youth Center

18-19

Bringing Torah lessons to LIFE

The full scoop on all the Youth events around town

Get The Picture

The full scoop on all the great events around town

20-26

In a woman’s world

27

French Connection

28

Latin Link

29

Issues of relevance to the Jewish woman Reflexions sur la Paracha

Reflexion Semanal

Networking Effective Advertising

30-32

Numbers To Know

33

Daily Study

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Contacts at The Shul

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

Quotable Quote One who begins a good deed is told to finish the job

Jerusalem Talmud, Pesachim 10:5

35-36

The Shul Hebrew School enjoyed a Shabbos workshop. Each child baked challah, the boys made their own becher while the girls each made their own candlestick.

Thoughts on the Parshah from Rabbi Sholom D. Lipskar

dwelling place for G-d, and it is that level of commitment that enables our offerings to be brought to G-d.

Shabbos Parshas Mishpatim Shabbos Shekalim - Shabbos Mevarchim

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his Shabbos we experience the cortex of multiple holy concepts that each add a significant dimension to the totality of Shabbos!

Rosh Chodesh is particularly connected to the Jewish People who are compared to the moon. The moon has no light of its own but receives its glow as a reflection of the sun. Anthropomorphically speaking, the moon needs to be subservient and subordinate to receive its light. So too does the light of a Jew come from the reflection of G-d’s light, which we receive when we nullify ourselves to the First, the portion itself, greatness and glory of Hashem. V’eila Hamishpotim, is a direct continuum of the In all of these concepts we underscore our complete revelation at Sinai which devotion to Hashem and His will. As we bless the month we read last week. It is of Adar when we enter a period of increased joy and also Shabbos Mevorchim jubilation let us recognize the true happiness and peace of when we bless the coming mind and soul that comes from our allegiance, dependence month Adar, especially when Rosh Chodesh (the Head and complete subservience to Almighty G-d. of the coming month) is the very next day on Sunday at which occasion we read a very special Haftorah called Have a good Shabbos, a great week and a Chodesh Tov. “Mochor Chodesh”/Tomorrow is Rosh Chodesh. (Samuel I ch. 20 v18-42). We also take out a second Torah where we read the first of the “four Parshiot” – the Chapter of Shekolim (Exodus Ch. 30 v11-16) and Haftorah (Kings II 11:17 – 12:17). Rabbi Sholom D. Lipskar Whereas each of these special concepts are separate and unique, when they coincide together on a single Shabbos they must have an integrated relationship.

To Our Dear Community Members,

Mishpotim, which literally refers to those laws which are logical, rational and part of every civilized society, was emphatically given at Sinai. Even those laws which are sensible and can be deduced from the nature of civility must be adhered to by the authority of Revelation and Divine Authority of Sinai as their origin.

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.

The ½ shekel that each Jew had to give to the Temple was used the first year to build the foundation of the Temple and thereafter the community offerings that were brought on the Holy Altar. The ½ shekel which is money given for Tzedakah represents the giving of a person’s life and sustenance. Since earning money requires a dedication of one’s life and for money one can buy the necessary nutrition to sustain life, when one gives Tzedakah it is as if giving life itself. It is the selfless devotion of our lives that is required to build the foundation of the environment that becomes a

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

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

Questions: 1) In this parsha, which law refers to a door? What incident in the Book of Genesis mentions a door? 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

2) In this parsha, which two laws mention a tooth? 3) In this parsha, where do the numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 appear? (for some numbers, there are multiple answers)

Answers from last week: 1) Parshas Noach and Balak are named after individuals who are not descended from Avraham.

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

3) In preparation for the giving of the Torah, the Jews are commanded to wash their clothing (Exodus 19:10).

Mendy's Hebrew School

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!

2) Tziporah the wife of Moshe, and Tzipor the father of Balak (Numbers 22:2), have similar names that mean a bird.

Classrooom 4

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

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 sponsored by Rabbi & Mrs. Zalman and Chana Lipskar in honor of the Bas Mitzvah of their daughter. May they continue to raise her to Torah, Chupah and Ma'asim Tovim and have much nachas from her.

Shabbos Schedule Candle lighting 6:02 p.m. Mincha / Kabbalas Shabbos 6:05 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 8:50 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 5:05 p.m. Men’s Shiur 5:05 p.m. Women's Shiur 5:05 p.m. Shalosh Seudos for Boys 5:05 p.m. Mincha 5:50 p.m. Shabbos Ends / Ma’ariv & Havdalah 6:55 p.m. Weekly Video of The Rebbe Father & Son Learning 7:45 p.m. Sephardic Minyan Friday Evening Mincha / Kabbalat Shabbat

5:50 p.m.

Shabbat Day Shacharit Mincha Shabbos Ends / Arvit & Havdalah

9:00 a.m. 5:45 p.m. 6:55 p.m.

Lighting Mincha

6:06 p.m. 6:10 p.m.

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 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: Kiddush

March 11, 18

Shalosh Seudos

March 4, 11, 18, 25

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

29 Shevat 29 Shevat 1 Adar 2 Adar 2 Adar 2 Adar 2 Adar 2 Adar 3 Adar 3 Adar 3 Adar 3 Adar 3 Adar 3 Adar 3 Adar 4 Adar 5 Adar 5 Adar 5 Adar 5 Adar 5 Adar 5 Adar 5 Adar

28 Shevat 28 Shevat 30 Shevat 1 Adar 1 Adar 1 Adar 2 Adar 2 Adar 2 Adar 2 Adar 2 Adar 2 Adar 4 Adar 4 Adar 5 Adar 5 Adar

Birthdays

Yahrtzeits

Mrs. Judith Farbman Ms. Bertha Schloser Mr. Nick Werner Mr. Dovid Duchman Ms. Sandra Goodman Mrs. Nathalie Koffler Mr. Isaac Lustgarten Mrs. Jacqueline Slomianski Mrs. Leah Barouk Mr. Elliot Ehrlich Mr. Gary Garson Mr. Harry Mamane Mr. Mendel Rivkin Mr. Arnaud Sitbon Mrs. Rachel Wildstein Salama Mrs. Diana Ben-Arie Ms. Florette Gilinski Mr. Richard Gluck Mr. Ben Jacobson Mr. Moshe (Motty) Klainbaum Rabbi Yehuda Marrus Mr. Richard Sragowicz Mr. Ira Sussman

29 Shevat 29 Shevat 30 Shevat 30 Shevat 30 Shevat 1 Adar 1 Adar 1 Adar 2 Adar 2 Adar 3 Adar 3 Adar 4 Adar

Kid’s Birthdays

4 Adar

Juan Garfunkel Jacob Izak Eliyahu Akiva Lipskar Avrohom Moshe Camissar Ruthy Farkash Sholom Marrus Sarah Benoliel Ines Avigail Berdugo Mia Chaya Delgado Julie Violet Einhorn Esther Yael Jaimovich Yonathan Shimon Portnoy Abraham Klainbaum Menachem Levy Menden Chuitdatov Layla Khalily

4 Adar 4 Adar 5 Adar 5 Adar 5 Adar

Avraham ben Esther obm Father of Mr. Morris A. Marcus David ben Moshe obm Uncle of Mrs. Sarah Lotkin Mordechai obm Father of Mr. Arnold Lewis Cohen Moshe obm Father of Ms. Penni Silverman Shimon ben Dovid obm Father of Mr. Terence Speyer Yocheved bas Asher obm Mother-in-law of Mrs. Rosita Boruchin Emma bat Sarah Yvette obm Mother of Mrs. Nicole Bouhadana Fradel bas Dov (Druker) obm Grandmother of Mr. Abraham Gewirtz Yakov ben Peretz obm Father of Ms. Rita Grossman Baila bas Avraham Chaim obm Daughter of Mrs. Judy Milstein Meshulam Shraga Feivish obm Father of Mr. Baruch Halpern Shajne ben Dovid obm Grandfather of Mr. Isaac Salver Moshe Gavriel obm Father of Mr. Fred Shainbaum David obm Father of Mr. Albert Gad Blooma bas Sheindel obm Mother of Dr. Janet Mitrani Hannah bas Yitchak obm Mother of Mr. Jack Gluck Marta Tzipora bas Noach obm Mother of Mr. Eli Freund Aryeh Yosef ben Shmuel Yitzchak obm Father of Mr. Berel Golomb Moshe Josef ben Zvi obm Brother of Ms. Vivian Naimer

Mazal Tov

Mazal Tov to Mr. & Mrs. Kobi and Rivkah Saidof on the birth of a daughter. May they raise her to Torah, Chupah and Ma'asim Tovim and have much nachas from her. Mazal Tov to Mr. & Mrs. Danny and Gabi Shapiro on the birth of a daughter. May they raise her to Torah, Chupah and Ma'asim Tovim and have much nachas from her.

Anniversaries Mr. & Mrs. Robert Alan & Pesie Davis Mr. & Ms. Morris J. & Sandra Kaplan Rabbi & Mrs. Betzalel & Chaya Camissar Mr. & Mrs. Ari & Loren Sragowicz Dr. & Mrs. Stephen & Bella Brenner

Mazal Tov to Mrs. Marilyn Golomb on the Bat Mitzvah of her granddaughter, Shayna Golomb, daughter of Shloimie and Suri Golomb. May she continue to see her raised to Torah, Chupah and Maasim Tovim and have much nachas from her.

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Mazal Tov to Rabbi & Mrs. Zalman and Chana Lipskar on the Bat Mitzvah of their daughter, Gita. May they continue to raise her to Torah, Chupah and Maasim Tovim and have much nachas from her. Mazal Tov also to the grandparents, Rabbi & Rebbetzin Sholom and Chani Lipskar and Mrs. Rivkah Shur, and great-grandmother Rebbetzin Rachel Lipskar.

Community Happenings Sharing with your Shul Family

Adar Light & Power

Thanks To Our Donors

We sincerely thank the following members and supporters of The Shul for donations received between 02/14/17 and 02/20/17 We apologize for any errors or omissions that we may have made. Mr. & Mrs. Chanoch Alperovitz Dr. & Mrs. Richard Koffler Mr. & Mrs. Aaron Attias Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan Kopel-Laoui Mrs. Bessie Bedzow Mr. & Mrs. Shimon Laber Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan Mr. & Mrs. Murray Laulicht Haim Borochoff Ms. Nina Mack Mr. Uri Bublil Dr. & Mrs. Gene Moteles Dr. & Mrs. Jean Jacques Edderai Mr. & Mrs. Edward Ohayon Mr. & Mrs. Ettai Einhorn Mr. Mordechai Olesky Dr. & Mrs. Raymond Failer Ms. Jeanette C. Peckerman Mr. & Mrs. Arthur M. Gellman Mr. & Mrs. Saul Retelny Mr. Daniel Gielchinsky Mr. & Mrs. Edward Rosengarten Ambassador & Mrs. Isaac Gilinski Mr. & Mrs. Seth Salver Mr. & Mrs. Moises Gilinski Dr. & Mrs. Michael Salzhauer Mr. & Mrs. Jack Gluck Mr. & Mrs. Jaime Slomianski Dr. & Mrs. Horacio Groisman Mr. & Mrs. Henry Stern Mr. & Mrs. Alex Gross Mr. & Mrs. Moris Tabacinic Mr. & Mrs. Moishe Hersman Mr. Mordechai Turgel Mr. & Mrs. Menahem Ivcher & Mr. Alan Turgel Mr. & Mrs. Meir Izak Ms. Esther Vlosky Mr. & Mrs. Manuel Jaimovich Mr. & Mrs. Adam Weinberg Mr. & Mrs. Paul Jaimovich Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Wolf Rabbi & Mrs. Jacob Katz Mr. Jose Yankelevitch Dr. & Mrs. Shmuel Katz

Light & Power and Wine for Kiddush & Havdalah for the month of Adar is Kindly Sponsored by Mr. & Mrs. Yaakov and Rivkah Saidof in loving memory of Yaakov’s mother, Simcha bat Shlomo, obm and by Mr. & Mrs. Eli and Jane Freund in loving memory of Eli’s mother, Marta Tzipora bas Noach, 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 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 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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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.

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.

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

If you would like to help please contact the Mashgiach, Mordechai Olesky after the Kiddush. Community service hours will be awarded. 7

Kiddush Bank

The Investment with a Guaranteed Return

Kidd ush B a nk 57 7 7

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 Dr. & Mrs. Gene and Sandra Moteles Mr. & Mrs. Temuri and Maya Nanikashvili

Mr. Bernard Werner

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 8

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

6:10 pm

10:00 pm

6:10 pm

Following

Sunday Mincha /Maariv Minyanim Main Minyan Late Maariv

6:10 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 March 1 Alot Hashachar / Dawn 5:32 am Earliest Talit & Tefillin 6:02 am Netz Hachamah / Sunrise 6:44 am (Earliest Amidah) Latest Shema 9:36 am Zman Tfillah 10:35 am Chatzot / Midday 12:33 pm Earliest Mincha 1:03 pm Plag HaMincha 5:13 pm Shekiah / Sunset 6:23 pm (preferable latest time for Mincha) Tzeit Hakochavim / Nightfall 6:46 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 - Shevat 28

One of the Baal Shem Tov's teachings: "When you see chamor, a donkey" - when you carefully examine your chomer ("materiality"), your body, you will see... ..."your enemy" - meaning, that your chomer hates your Divine soul that longs for G-dliness and the spiritual, and furthermore, you will see that it is... ..."lying under its burden" placed upon it - (the body) by G-d, namely, that it should become refined through Torah and mitzvot; but the body is lazy to fulfill them. It may then occur to you that... ..."you will refrain from helping it" - to enable it to fulfill its mission, and instead you will follow the path of mortification of the flesh to break down the body's crass materiality. However, not in this approach will the light of Torah reside. Rather... ..."you must aid it" - purify the body, refine it, but do not break it by mortification.

Shabbos - Shevat 29 The Alter Rebbe once said:

Rashi's commentary on Chumash is the "wine of Torah." It opens the heart and uncovers one's essence-love and essence-fear (of G-d). Rashi's commentary on Talmud opens the mind and uncovers the essence-intellect.

Sunday - Shevat 30

Many Chassidim considered the day they arrived in Lubavitch to be their "birthday." My teacher, R. Shmuel Betzalel, arrived in Lubavitch the first time on Thursday evening parshat Mishpatim 5608 (1848). Every year after that, he stayed awake all that night and took pains to put on his tefillin at the exact time he had entered the Tzemach Tzedek's chamber for yechidus the first time.

Monday - Adar 1

It is written: "Man goes out to his work and to his labor (avoda) until evening." Every soul in its descent into this material world has general and personal tasks. This, then, is the meaning of the verse: Man goes out to his work - the soul "goes out" from its position in the trove of souls, in the highest heavens, and descends from plane to plane until it comes to be invested in a body and in the natural and animal souls. The purpose of this descent is "man to his work" - to his general task of achieving dominance of "form over matter" (meaning, the spiritual over the material), to illuminate the world with the light of Torah and the candle of Mitzva. ...to his labor refers to each individual's particular mission, for every soul has its unique Avoda in intellect and emotions according to its nature and character. ...until evening - while there is still time to accomplish, as it is written, "Today, to perform them (the mitzvot)." On a more profound level the verse may be explained as follows: The verse refers to the ascent of the soul in general, achieved by its prior descent (Man goes out) into the material world: When the soul ascends from its being enclothed in the body in this material world, then... ...to his work - the soul's occupation in the World To Come is commensurate with its occupation in the material world. If he had studied Torah regularly, there too (in the World To Come) the soul is ushered into the "Tents of Torah"; ...to his labor - if he performed his avoda properly then his ascent goes on... ...until erev ("evening") - higher and higher until he attains the ultimate delight and areivut ("sweetness") of the Essence of the En Sof, may He be blessed. 10

Tuesday - Adar 2

Rabeinu Haggadol the Alter Rebbe, set forth a program for Chassidim of striving (avoda) with the mind and seeking truth, to critically examine one's every move to be certain it conforms strictly with truth and comes through avoda, effort. This avoda does not imply - as some think, altogether erroneously - that one must pulverize mountains and shatter boulders, turn the world upside down. The absolute truth is that any avoda, any act, whatever it may be, is perfectly satisfactory when performed with true kavana, intent: A b'racha pronounced with kavana; a word of davening as it should be, with a prepared heart and an awareness of "before Whom you stand"; a passage in Chumash said with an awareness that it is the word of G-d; a verse of Tehillim; a beneficent trait of character expressed in befriending another with affection and love. The truth of the matter is, that to achieve this calls for great and intense effort, meaning simply to study a great deal of Torah and to comprehend it - each according to his ability - and then G-d will help him be what truth demands.

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The Alter Rebbe said: The mitzva of ahavat yisrael extends to anyone born into the people of Israel, even if you have never met him. How much more so does it extend to every member - man or woman of the Jewish community where you live, who belongs to your own community.

Thursday - Shevat 27

The initial preparations for delving into deep intellectual concepts, especially concepts of G-dliness, are (a) a strenuous effort of the body to be rid of one's delight in worldly matters, and (b) a strenuous effort of the soul to stimulate delight in intellectual pursuit in general, and in G-dly matters in particular.

Inspiration, Insights & Ideas Bringing Torah lessons to LIFE! PARSHA MESSAGES Cherishing Your Failures

When Your Inner Thief Steals Your Life, You Can Reclaim a Double Portion of It By: Rabbi YY Jacobson

The Jewish Parrot

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fter his wife died, an old Jew received a parrot from his sons to keep him company. After a time, he discovered that the parrot had heard him pray so often that it learned to say the prayers. The old man was so thrilled he decided to take his parrot to the synagogue on the Jewish New Year of Rosh Hashanah. The rabbi protested when he entered with the bird, but when told the parrot could "daven" (pray), the rabbi, though still skeptical, showed interest. People started betting on whether the parrot would pray, and the old man happily took bets that eventually totaled $50,000. The prayers began but the bird was silent. As the prayers continued there was still not a word from the bird. When the prayers ended, the old man was not only crestfallen but also $50,000 in debt. On the way home he thundered at his parrot: "Why did you do this to me? I know you can pray, you know you can pray. Why did you keep your mouth shut? Do you know how much money I owe people now?" To which the parrot replied: "A little business imagination would help you, dear friend. You must look ahead: Can you imagine what the stakes will be like on Yom Kippur?"

Double Compensation

This week's Torah portion, Mishpatim, which deals primarily with civil and tort law, presents the following law: “If a man shall give money or vessels to his fellow to safeguard, and it is stolen from the house of the man, if the thief is found, he shall pay double." Simply put, the Torah is stating here the law that a thief need not only compensate the victim for the loss; he is also given a penalty, and is obligated needs to pay double the sum which he took. Yet, a well known axiom in Jewish thought is that every single passage in the Torah contains, in addition to its literal meaning, a psychological and spiritual interpretation. The physical and concrete dimension of a mitzvah may not always be practically relevant,

yet its metaphysical message remains timelessly relevant in our inner hearts and psyches. What is the psychological interpretation of the above law?

The Human Custodian

"If a man shall give money or vessels to his fellow to safeguard," can be understood as a metaphor for the Creator of life entrusting man with "money and vessels to safeguard." G-d grants each of us a body, a mind, a soul, a family and a little fraction of His world's resources. He asks us to nurture them and protect them from a myriad of inner and outer forces that threaten to undermine them. Yet, each of us also possesses an inner thief who schemes to steal these gifts and use them according to his own will. This "thief" represents the "destructive inclination"— yatzer hara, in Talmudic jargon—that exists within the human psyche and constantly seeks to control his or her body, soul and life by abusing their identity, violating their integrity and derailing them from their appropriate course of action. For example, when a powerful instinctive craving compels me to drink or consume something destructive for my body or spirit, my inner "thief"—or destructive craving—has just "kidnapped" part of my existence and harmed it. Similarly, when I lie for short-term convenience, my inner "thief," once again, has entered and robbed my "lips" and "words," employing them for an immoral function, thereby degrading my conscience and soul. When I cheat in a business deal, my inner "thief" managed to get his hands on my business, and so forth.

Apathy and Guilt

There may be those few individual saints who never fail to safeguard their sacred space. Yet most of us are subjected to frequent visitations by this little thief who conquers chunks of our lives. How do we deal with it? Some people ultimately feel that their battles against their inner thief are, in the end, destined for failure. They give up the fight, allowing the thief take 11

whatever he wants, whenever he wants. They develop a certain lightheadedness and cynicism toward living a life of dignity and depth. Others, at the other extreme, become deeply dejected and melancholy. Their failures instill within them feelings of self-loathing as they wallow in guilt and despair. Judaism has rejected both of these notions, since both lead the human being into the abyss, one through carelessness and the other through depression.

The Majesty of Returning

The Torah, in the above law, offers instead this piece of advice: "If a man shall give money or vessels to his fellow to safeguard, and it is stolen from the house of the man, if the thief is found, he shall pay double." Go out, suggests the Torah, and find the thief. Then you will actually receive double of what you possessed originally! Here we are introduced to, in subtle fashion, the exquisite dynamic known in Judaism as teshuvah, or psychological and moral recovery. Instead of wallowing in your guilt and despair, and instead of surrendering to apathy and cynicism, you ought to identify and confront your "thief," those forces within your life that keep derailing you. You need to reclaim ownership over your schedules, behaviors and patterns. Then you will receive from the thief double the amount he took in the first place. What this means psychologically is that the experience of falling and rebounding will allow you to deepen your spirituality and dignity in a fashion double of what it might have been without the thievery. The Talmud puts it thus: "Great is repentance, for as a result of it, willful sins are transformed into virtues." When you, sadly, fail, and allow your life to go to shambles, but then confront the thief and reclaim your life as your own, those previous failures bestow upon you a perspective, an appreciation, a depth and a determination that otherwise would not have been possible. By engaging in the remarkable endeavor of teshuvah, the sin itself is redefined as a mitzvah. Why? Because the very failure and its resulted frustration generate a profound and authentic passion and appreciation for the good and the holy. The next time your inner thief hijacks your moral life, see it as a reclamation opportunity: Reclaim your life with a double dose of light and purity.

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The Wedding to the Washing: It’s All in the Details

of the revelation at Sinai—details that would provide fuel for the soul itself, inspiring ideas to bring the soul of each person closer to G-d and secrets of life that would inspire the nation.

By Esther Kosofsky

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fter months of dating, discussion and many a late-night phone call, my daughter became engaged. First the engagement party, and then the wedding planning began in earnest. The list is long and familiar to anyone who is blessed to have planned a child’s wedding: setting the date; finding the caterer, photographer, band, florist; outfitting the bride and the rest of the family; makeup and hair-styling— the list goes on and on. The night of the wedding will never be forgotten—from the veiling of the bride to the ceremony itself, the meal and the dancing, the family and the friends—it’s a living dream. Weddings are truly memorable events you savor for years to come. After the wedding, my daughter and her husband moved into their apartment with sparkling new appliances, freshly stocked cabinets and high expectations. The first night’s phone call went something like this: “Mom, how long does it take to broil chicken?” and “What is an easy dinner to cook if I have to work late?” The next night it was, “Is it better to bake or fry hamburgers?” and then it was, “What is the best cleaner to get off grease from the stovetop?” (I imagine she fried the hamburgers.) As I hung up the phone, I thought about the whole process of wedding planning and the magical time it is, and then how quickly the bride and groom go from being the center of attention to having to cope with the everyday world of domesticity and the realities of life: meal planning, cooking, separating laundry before washing it. And then there is nurturing a career, managing a joint checkbook and keeping to a budget. For some, this is a real first. The bride and groom swiftly become yesterday’s news as they dive into the day-to-day routine of married life. They have memories, pictures and a video, but life is about what comes next—building a home together. A friend with a dry sense of humor once commented, “Yesterday a peacock, today a feather duster!”

When I thought about the process and how quickly the young couple enters the real world, it struck me that this is the way it has been modeled for us by G-d. The progression of the Torah portions in Exodus took on a new meaning for me this year, especially since the wedding took place during these readings. The Torah relates that after the Exodus from Egypt, the Israelites travel towards Mount Sinai to accept the Torah. The details of this monumental event are well-recorded. G-d tells Moses to have the Israelites prepare for the giving of the Torah. They have to set the stage, prepare their outfits, and spiritually ready themselves to become the nation of G-d in totality. When G-d gives us the Torah, there is great pomp and fanfare; the whole world stood still for this awesome and life-changing episode. The Torah describes how special it was; we saw the thunder and heard the lightning, and the voice of G-d resounded throughout the world without an echo: It was absorbed into the earth’s very physical existence. Imagine how this fledging nation felt after hearing the first of the Ten Commandments. True, they felt unworthy of hearing the rest directly from G-d, but the sound of the words Anochi Hashem Elokecha, “I am G-d your G-d,” remained imprinted on their very souls, even though they asked Moses to relate the rest of the commandments to them. How do you follow a Torah portion such as Yitro, which details the splendor and majesty of the giving of the Torah? What will G-d choose to match this amazing event? One might imagine that the next Torah portion would include lofty ideas that would complement and build upon the experiences 12

This is not the case. The very next chapter, Mishpatim, opens with the discussion of how to treat Hebrew slaves and Hebrew maidservants. The portion includes many civil laws, including damages done by animals to humans, animals to animals, and damages caused by negligence or carelessness. The next two Torah portions, Terumah and Tetzaveh, detail the materials and measurements used to construct the Tabernacle and its vessels. Slaves, careless digging of pits, goring oxen, copper, goatskins and handbreadths by cubits are hardly the lofty topics we would consider suitable to follow the holy experience of the giving of the Torah, but these are exactly the details that G-d chose for us to learn post-Sinai. Why? Why not capitalize on the spiritual experience with even loftier concepts? The Chassidic masters explain that this is exactly what G-d is doing. He is showing us that the wedding is amazing, the honeymoon period is elevating—but the real test of a strong relationship lies in the daily, mundane events. Balancing a checkbook may not appear to be so spiritual and weekly grocery shopping may seem more drudgery than romance, but these are the details that matter. And our conduct through these details is what will lead to a healthy and strong relationship. G-d is not changing the subject when He moves from the majesty of the giving of the Torah to telling us how to treat others. He is showing us that the way we treat our fellow human beings is as majestic as the giving of the Torah, and how we interact with others is the true test of our commitment to G-d. Anyone can dress up to attend a wedding. But true commitment lies in the ability to stay focused on the small, but salient, aspects of daily living.

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all circumstances; to exchange them for another nation is unthinkable!” The Jew and his Creator are two indivisible halves together forming a complete whole, a perfect unity.

Shekalim The Phenomenon of the “Half”

The Covenant

By Yitschak Meir Kagan

After Moses had pleaded with G-d to forgive the Jews, G-d told Moses: “Behold, I make a covenant . . .”

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his week we read in the Torah about the command to every Jew to contribute half a shekel towards the building of the Mishkan—the Sanctuary in the desert. Our sages tell us that when Moses received the divine command to levy a tax of a half-shekel on each adult male, he was puzzled; the halfshekel was to be an atonement for the sin of worshipping the Golden Calf. “How can the mere giving of a coin be an atonement for a sin?” thought Moses. A question at once arises: A number of laws concerning sacrifices and offerings to be brought by the individual as atonement for his sins had already been taught by G-d to Moses. Yet Moses had never previously wondered how a mere offering could provide forgiveness for a sin. Why, then, was Moses suddenly perplexed when told of the half-shekel tax? The Torah requires every Jew to fulfill 613 commandments. These mitzvot are divided into two main categories—365 “negative commandments” or prohibitions, and 248 positive precepts. Our sages explain that the 613 mitzvot parallel the 613 components of the human body. Some organs of the body have a limited, specific function—the eye to see, the ear to hear, and so on. Other organs, such as the brain and heart, not only perform a specific function, but are so vital that the entire life-force of the body is vested in them. Any malfunction or disease that affects these organs strikes at the very core of the body’s vitality. In a similar way there are, among mitzvot, “specific” commands and “general” precepts. The first two of the Ten Commandments—“I am the L-rd your G-d” and “You shall have no other gods before Me”—are precepts that touch the very essence of the Jew’s soul. Hence, a transgression against these two commandments (such as idolatry) affects the entire spiritual personality, the basic link of a Jew with his Maker. The reason for Moses’ bewilderment at the half-shekel tax can now be understood. That a

particular sin could be atoned for by a sacrifice or offering did not puzzle him; but how could a half-shekel atone for worshipping the Golden Calf—a sin that had affected the very essence of the soul? Yet the Torah terms the half-shekel “an atonement for his nefesh (soul).” Even if a man would give his entire wealth to G-d, would that be adequate for ransoming his soul? Can any sum given by a person be enough of an offering for his very soul’s redemption?

Only Half a Shekel

In the Torah’s command concerning the halfshekel, particular emphasis is laid on the necessity of giving half of a whole shekel. This is difficult to understand. Since one must always try to give the best to G-d, why did the Torah request only half a shekel? Moreover, since this was to atone for the sin of idolatry—the sin of denying G-d’s unity—a far more appropriate gesture of reparation would surely have been the giving of a whole coin, a whole sum; yet the Torah insists on a half-shekel. To atone for the sin of the Golden Calf, it was not required of the Jew that he give to the Almighty a whole shekel. Instead, he was to give half a shekel, signifying that the unity of G-d and His people is not like the union of two separate entities, in which each party remains a separate, distinct individual; rather, the oneness of a Jew with his Maker is such that together they form one whole. The Jew without G-d is incomplete and unfulfilled, a mere “half”; only by joining with the Almighty does he become a whole, complete person. As the previous Lubavitcher rebbe, of blessed memory, used to say, “No Jew is either willing or able to be separate from G-dliness.” As for the Almighty, the Talmud tells us that G-d says (of the Jews): “They are my children under 13

The underlying concept of a “covenant,” an oath of everlasting friendship that two people swear to each other, is this: When friends are absolutely certain that their friendship is permanent, that nothing will ever affect their mutual affection— there is then no reason for them to take an oath of friendship. The friends fear, however, that time and circumstances may weaken the bond that unites them, or that some external factor may bring about a rift between them. They may therefore decide to commit themselves, through a covenant, to maintain their mutual affection— come what may. The obligation of the covenant is that they should always remain faithful— even if reason decrees otherwise, even if their emotions should be to the contrary. The outcome of such a pact is that even when one of the friends finds no rational reason for showing affection to the other, he is nevertheless bound to his comrade by the oath of friendship he took. The pact has united them as one person, and just as one’s self-love never ceases, so is their friendship everlasting. This concept throws some light on a custom mentioned by the Torah in connection with the making of a covenant. The parties to the pact would pass between the two halves of a slain animal. This custom is very difficult to understand. Surely, a more appropriate gesture could be found for persons wishing to express their unity and oneness than passing through the disunited halves of a whole object! The explanation of the custom of “passing through the halves” in making a covenant is the same as the underlying concept of the halfshekel. Each party to the covenant was to regard himself as incomplete, a mere “half.” Hence, when G-d told Moses that He was about to make a covenant with the Jews, He was emphasizing once again the lesson of the half-shekel—that a Jew and his Creator are two indivisible halves, together forming one whole, a perfect unity.

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Halacha of The Week By Rabbi Dov Schochet

The Four Portions

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his week we begin reading the four portions, the unique Torah readings which the sages instituted to be read as Maftir around the Month of Adar. These portions are read over five or six weeks depending on what day of the week Rosh Chodesh Adar is. The portions are Shekalim (the half Shekel), Zachor (the war with Amalek), Parah (discussing the red heifer) and Hachodesh (The Mitzvah to declare months based on the moon). Parshat Shekalim: The fiscal year for the Temple began on the first of Nissan. There is a rule that all communal sacrifices must be bought from money that was donated for that fiscal year. So when Nissan begins they could no longer use donations that were given for the past year for the daily communal sacrifices. The purchase of communal sacrifices was made with the obligatory half Shekel donation, which every person had to give annually. As it was important for the donation to come in by the first of Nissan, as they needed these funds to buy sacrifices, the court would send out messengers from the first of Adar telling people to prepare their half Shekel donation. To commemorate that event we read the portion of the half Shekel the Shabbat preceding Rosh Chodesh Adar (in a year that Rosh Chodesh Adar is on Shabbat we read it that day.) Parshat Zachor: The Shabbat before Purim we read the portion of Zachor which discusses the battle with Amalek and the commandment to wipe them out. As the Torah uses the word “Zachor” remember, the sages understand this to be a commandment to actively remember the story of Amalek. This must be done by reading the story from a Torah Scroll. Being that the average time to remember something is one year, there is an annual obligation to read this portion. Therefore the sages instituted that every year the Shabbat before Purim (which is the story of one of Amalek’s descendants trying to annihilate the Jews, and eventually being killed himself) we should read this portion. This is the most important Torah reading of the year for by hearing the Torah being read we

are actually fulfilling a Biblical commandment. When one hears this reading they should intend to fulfill their obligation to remember the story of Amalek. It is therefore very important to be in Shul for this reading. In fact, Halacha tells us that if one lives in a city without a Minyan they must make an effort to go to a place that has a Minyan for this Shabbat. If one cannot have a Minyan they should attempt to read the portion from a Torah Scroll with the proper vowelazation and cantillation. If one misses this reading, according to the Magen Avraham they can fulfill the obligation by hearing the Torah portion of Purim day, which also discusses the battle of Amalek. If one does so it is important they clearly intend to fulfill this obligation when hearing the Purim day reading. Parshat Parah: The Shabbat preceding the Shabbat before Rosh Chodesh Nissan we read Parshat Parah. The Mitzva of the red heifer was given to the Jewish people right after the Temple was erected on Rosh Chodesh Nissan. This was to give all those that were impure an opportunity to purify themselves and enter the Temple. To commemorate that every year as the month of Nissan approaches we read this portion along with a prayer that Hashem should purify us and bring us back to our holy land speedily. While according to most positions this Torah reading, like most others, is a Rabbinic enactment, there are opinions that hearing this reading, like Zachor, is a Biblical requirement. Therefore one should make extra effort to hear this reading. Parshat Hachodesh: The Shabbat before Rosh Chodesh Nissan (or on Rosh Chodesh Nissan if that is Shabbat) we read the portion that discusses the sanctifying of the new month. The first Mitzva the Jews received was to sanctify the months and to begin counting the months from Nissan. This Mitzva was given to Moses on Rosh Chodesh Nissan. To commemorate this and to “sanctify” the new month of Nissan we read this portion the Shabbat before Nissan. Reading these portions allows us to be transported into the Temple service, remember it and pine for these practices to become a reality again. We should utilize this time to truly pray for the return of the Temple and all Jews to be reunited in Israel with the coming of Moshiach. 14

Stories With Soul It Once Happened

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hen Reb Aryeh Leib, who was known as the Shpoler Zeide, had been rebbe for three years, there was terrible famine in the area. The tzadik (righteous person), whose love for the poor, the needy, the widowed was unbounded, felt compelled to provide for the thousands affected by the disaster. He could neither eat nor sleep, and his heartache was so great that for weeks he couldn't bring himself to eat anything more than bread and tea. As the famine spread to the furthest provinces of Russia, rebbes from the starving communities wrote to Shpola, begging Reb Aryeh Leib to raise a storm in the Heavens, and beg that the deadly decree be rescinded. Who, if not he, a tzadik, known to work wonders, could accomplish this? The Shpoler Zeide, on his part, wrote to ten of the greatest tzadikim of the day - Reb Zusya of Hanipoli, Reb Yaakov Shimshon of Shipitovka, Reb Ze'ev of Zhitomir, and others - requesting that they come to Shpola immediately. They soon arrived and were seated at the long table of the Shpoler Zeide, and heard his awesome words: "My masters, I am taking the Alm-ghty to a din Torah, a lawsuit, and you are to serve as the judges. It is true that, according to the law of the Torah, the plaintiff must take his case to the place where the defendant is, but since in this unique case, 'there is no place devoid of His presence,' and since, more particularly, 'wherever ten are assembled the Divine Presence rests,' we will hold the court case here."

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The holy congregation agreed, and joined in prayer, their fervent supplications battering the Gates of Heaven. The Shpoler Zeide then instructed his aide to announce: "By the order of those gathered here, I hereby proclaim that Reb Aryeh Leib, the son of Rachel, summons the Alm-ghty to a court-case which will be duly conducted here in three days." The holy rebbes spent the next three days together, in fasting and prayer, and no one was permitted to interrupt their devotions. On the fourth day, after they had concluded the morning prayers and they were still wrapped in their prayer shawls and adorned by their tefilin, the Shpoler Zeide solemnly signalled his aide to announce that the court case was about to begin. "In the name of all the women and children of the Jews of Russia," the tzadik declared, "I hereby state my claim against the Defendant. Why does the Creator of the Universe not provide them with food, thereby preventing their death (G-d forbid) of hunger? Doesn't the Torah itself say, 'For unto Me are the Children of Israel bondsmen; they are My bondsmen'? Do we not have His promise, recorded by the Prophet Ezekiel, that even if His children should someday desire to go in the ways of the nations of the world, that this will never happen? One can draw the conclusion that the Children of Israel are the Alm-ghty's servants for all eternity. "In that case, they should, at least, be in the category of Jewish bondsmen. Jewish law teaches that a master is required to provide for the wife and children of his bondsman. Can the Al-mighty violate his own Torah so blatantly? "Now I'm well aware that some clever prosecuting angel will argue in defense of the Creator, saying that these servants are remiss in their service; that they don't serve their Master as well as they should. But to this bogus argument I have two replies: Firstly, where is it written that if a bondsman is lazy and doesn't work properly, his wife and children are to deprived of their sustenance? Secondly, if these servants are lacks in their performance, their Master can fault no one, but Himself. For who else gave each servant an evil inclination whose whole job and purpose it is to drive them to abandon their loyalty and to destroy their

desire to serve? Why, I can swear that if this evil inclination, which the Master Himself created, would cease to exist, they would become the most perfect servants possible!" Ten judge-tzadikim consulted their tomes of Torah to search the law for the correct verdict. After the passage of some time they stood to deliver the unanimous ruling: "This court finds in favor of Reb Aryeh Leib, the son of Rachel. The Alm-ghty is accordingly required, by whatever means at His disposal (and the whole world is His) to provide for the women and children of His People. And may the Heavenly Court above agree and support the verdict of this court in the World Below." The court pronounced its verdict three times. Then the Shpoler Zeide asked to have vodka and refreshments served. The tzadikim said "l'chaim" and ate together in a joyous mood before departing for home. Five days after the momentous verdict had been reached, the government announced a shipment of thousands of tons of grain. Immediately, the grain prices fell and before long, there were ample fresh supplies. For the entire following year, bread was bountiful for all.

And these are the ordinances which you shall set before them (Ex. 21:1) This section of the Torah comes immediately after the Revelation on Mount Sinai and the giving of the Ten Commandments. Yet what is enumerated here are not lofty principles pertaining to the relationship between G-d and man; they are very concrete laws governing man's relationship with his fellow man. We learn from this the lesson that "good manners are a prerequisite to Torah." Rabbi Mendel of Kotsk used to say: The same way that a book's preface informs the reader of the book's contents, a person's courtesy and manners indicate just how much Torah learning he has acquired. 15

Community Corner 'Kill some Jews' tweet gets Texas pre-school teacher fired By Lea Speyer

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pre-school teacher in Texas who encouraged social media followers to “kill some Jews” and repeatedly mocked the Holocaust was fired on Wednesday, Fox News confirmed. Nancy Salem had taught at The Children’s Courtyard, an “educational day care” in South Arlington. “This person no longer works for our company,” a spokesperson for The Children’s Courtyard told Fox News in an email. “Providing a safe, nurturing and inclusive learning environment is of the utmost importance to us,” Director of Communication Lydia Cisaruk wrote. “The offensive comments certainly don’t reflect our views. Our employees are expected to uphold certain standards of person and professional conduct. Our senior leadership thoroughly investigated this matter.” As The Algemeiner first reported, Salem was among 24 anti-Israel activists in Texas exposed by covert campus watchdog group Canary Mission for expressing racist and violent thoughts online. Canary Mission captured screen grabs of Salem’s Twitter account – which is no longer active – showing the pro-Palestinian activist retweeting a fake Adolf Hitler account that ridiculed Jewish people and the Holocaust. When Salem’s posts were exposed, The Children’s Courtyard Facebook page was inundated with messages from parents urging the pre-school to fire her. “Absolutely appalled that Salem is teaching impressionable pre-schoolers,” Sierra Milton wrote. “She needs to be immediately terminated for racist incitement of murder.” Maor Malul wrote: “How can you hire someone filled with such hatred to teach children?” The Courtyard Facebook page administrator responded to the parents’ posts on Wednesday morning with news of Salem’s termination.

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Recently In The News Netanyahu Shares Personal Inspiration From the Rebbe With Australia’s PM

Israeli premier recalls an indelible impression during first-ever state visit By Dovid Margolin

Synagogue president Danny Taibel presented Netanyahu with a framed photo of the prime minister receiving a dollar bill from the Rebbe— Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, of righteous memory—taken during Netanyahu’s tenure as ambassador to the United Nations in the 1980s. Turnbull has proven a forceful advocate for Israel, blasting the U.N. Security Council’s recent Resolution 2334 condemning Israel. Just yesterday, he commented in The Australian: “My government will not support one-sided resolutions criticising Israel of the kind recently adopted by the Security Council, and we deplore the boycott campaigns designed to delegitimize the Jewish state.” Thanking Wolff for the rare, original photo, Netanyahu walked over to Turnbull and explained its particular resonance.

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enjamin Netanyahu arrived in Sydney, Australia, on Wednesday to begin a fourday visit to the country, a historic first for a sitting Israeli prime minister. Among his initial stops on day one of the trip was Sydney’s Central Synagogue, led by Chabad-Lubavitch Rabbi Levi Wolff, where he and Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull were greeted by an overflow crowd of 2,000 members of the local Jewish community. “I want to bring all of you greetings from Jerusalem, our eternal capital,” Netanyahu told the cheering audience, “never to be divided again!” Along with Turnbull, former Australian prime ministers John Howard and Tony Abbott were in attendance, as was New South Wales premier Gladys Berejiklian, and various other Australian and Israeli dignitaries. Netanyahu urged members of the Jewish community, and Turnbull himself, to visit Israel, telling them: “I want you to walk the streets of the Old City and hike the Golan,” before adding that “the Golan will never go back to Syria.”

“This is the Lubavitcher Rebbe,” said Netanyahu, “a great rabbi. ... When I came to the U.N. 30 years ago, he called me in and told me: ‘You are going into a house of darkness, but even in such a dark place, if you being in a light, even a little light dispels much darkness.”

Six years shall he serve, and in the seventh he shall go free (Ex. 21:2) "Six years" symbolizes the six thousand years of the world's existence; "shall he serve" refers to our mission to learn Torah and perform mitzvot; "in the seventh" refers to the seventh millennium, when "he shall go free," when the Messianic Era shall reign on earth and G-dliness will no longer be hidden but revealed. (Lubavitcher Rebbe)

“Thank you for this warm welcome, and this year in Jerusalem—with Prime Minister Turnbull.” Towards the end of the visit, Wolff and Central 16

Ex-Principal: Learn From Mistakes Menachem Education Foundation

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orn in Vienna, Rabbi Herschel Feigelstock met the Rebbe, who took a special interest in the young bochur. At his wedding in 1949, he was privileged to have the Rebbe as mesader kiddushin. He then moved to Montreal, where he took up the role of principal at Yeshiva Tomchei Temimim Lubavitch - Rabbinical College of Canada for the next 40 years. Today, he resides in Montreal, and is a well respected and beloved member of the community. Rabbi Feigelstock spoke with by Rabbi Zalman Shneur of the Menachem Education Foundation for an interview about chinuch. Back in the day… When I was young, the educational world was very different. Teachers were not meant to be questioned, and students had to adjust themselves to the ways of the teacher. When I was a boy in Vienna, there were beautiful parks, but you were not allowed to step on the lawn. When I was in grade 3 or 4, my ball went flying and fell onto the lawn. Quickly, I jumped onto the lawn and grabbed the ball. Unfortunately, a police officer caught me and questioned me. The next day, a delegation from the police department came to my school. They pointed out the "gangster" who broke the law: me. After I finished the grades in the Talmud Torah, my father wanted me to continue to learn limudei kodesh. He hired a Melamed to come and teach my brother A"H and I in our house. From 8 am to 12 pm we learned with this Melamed Limudei Kodesh and in the afternoon we learned Limudei Chol. Twice a year we would go to an official public school and take a test, and then bring the report card to the department of education to show that we took the test [and were being taught even though we did not attend a proper school]. A regular student has marks from other classes, but my only mark, because I was not in school, was from this one test, so there was a lot of pressure on me to do well. We wrote with ink to take our

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tests and had to be extremely careful when we used the ink, because it would drip and make spots on the paper if we used too much. I had to write an essay for the test, and I accidentally made a tiny dot on the margin of the paper. I finished the test, and gave the teacher the paper. He looked at the paper and said "such a paper you would give me?" he refused to take it and gave it back. It was below his dignity to even look at it. I begged him, I told him it was a mistake, but all he would do was give me a passing mark, he wouldn't look at the paper. This was not even shocking. I expected this kind of behavior from the teacher because there was such a high level of Kabbolos Ol. It's a new world… Shlomo Hamelech says "Do not reprimand a scorner, for he will hate you. Reprimand a wise man, and he will love you." To reach students today, you cannot speak Mussar to the Nefesh Habihamis. We should not say "You are a Rasha, you did wrong and we are going to punish you." Speak to the students Nefesh Elokis by saying "You are a Tzadik, and these actions do not befit you." In Vienna, punishments taught us lessons very clearly. It forced the students to correct themselves. Today is a different world. For example, the police have a lot of rules, where you can turn, where you can park, etc. If you break the law, you get a ticket. Everyone knows that these regulations are for our benefit, but if I know for sure there are no policemen around, I may bend the rules and break the law. And if I do get a ticket, I get upset at the policeman for giving me the ticket. If a teacher today gives a punishment to a child, it does not change the behavior of the child. If the child has an opportunity when the teacher is not around, he will misbehave again. It doesn't change the child. The punishment does not accomplish anything, and even more so, it just makes it worse. Today, [to correct behavior] you have to win the child over. The only way to do that is to speak to his Yetzer Tov, not his Yetzer Harah. Rules and regulations alone do not work. You need to make the child want to follow your instructions, because they will not just do something because of the rules.

This is especially true with the concept of forcing children to learn Chumash, you have to know how to present and prepare it in a way that the child will want to learn about it. The same goes with Tznius. Girls are told that a skirt has to be this long, the shirt sleeves have to be this length, etc. Instead, they need to be taught that they are a Bas Melech. You have to bring these ideas out in the child to WANT to be Tznius, not force a girl to be tznius. Kabbolos Ol is obviously still very, very important. But it can not be enforced the way that it used to be. I heard something once from Rabbi Manis Friedman that I liked very much. He said that Kabbolos Ol today should not be used as a method to enforce Yiddishkeit, but rather in how to enforce proper behavior. How to sit, how to speak, how to respect others, but not in relation to Mitzvos and learning. You cannot make a child who lives in Montreal live like they did in Europe fifty years ago. Today, parents do not have the same unquestioning awe of teachers, children don't have that level of respect and acceptance, so you cannot just use Kabbolos Ol to force children to learn Torah and do Mitzvos. Don't ruin their joy in Mitzvos and Torah learning by saying they must do it, or else. You can use Kabbolos Ol to enforce the idea of kids keeping their school work in order, putting the garbage in the right place, and keeping their area clean. On training and professionalism… Many people have a natural inclination towards teaching, but everyone has to be trained in the practical skills of being an educator. They have to learn how a child thinks, how to win over a child, how to present lessons etc. They must have the tools before entering the classroom. They can not just come directly out of Kollel or Seminary and teach. Our Chabad Rebbeim wanted teachers to do a good job, and if the way to get there is to be trained, we have to be trained. Teachers have to be prepared for the lesson; have a plan for months before on how they are going to complete the curriculum, how the students will learn each Posuk. They need a plan on how to engage the children. Children need to enjoy the class. Menchachim and Mechanchos have to think, how am I going to make this lively for the child? Today, there is a world in which you can learn a lot [about education], and whatever you learn will 17

be of benefit. I was a principal for years, and I made plenty of mistakes. It does not mean that just because I made mistakes, future principals have to make the same mistakes. Just because the generation before us did not do a 100% perfect job, does not mean that we can't. It is not common in our schools that children are taught to write an essay or a story. That isn't right! In every language, a child should have the ability to express himself, in Hebrew or English. After learning a few Pesukim in Chumash, it should be instituted that the children should write what they learnt down in their owns words. When I was a counselor in overnight camp, children were unable to write letters to their parents about their feelings. Children need to be able to write. Even younger children who cannot write yet, teachers should have them verbally tell the class the story of Avraham etc. Teach them how to express themselves. Last thoughts… A child has to have knowledge, and has to be able to open a Sefer and learn by themselves. We need to make sure that they also enjoy learning. It is very important to always praise a child. Even when the child does something wrong, tell them they can do better. Never tell a child that they are not good. Always say things in the positive sense. Let them know that you are proud of them. Children need to feel that the teacher loves them, and you can't fool a child. This has to be genuine. The child must feel from the teacher that the teacher enjoys his or her progress. A teacher can not simply copy his or her teachers methods. A teacher should never say "I copy everything my teacher did." If we tried to educate our children now the way we did in Europe, it would be a complete failure. That was how we did it then, and it worked for that generation. But it is a different generation now. Everything is always changing, medicine is changing, cars change, technology changes. The way to educate is changing. The Torah does not change, but how to apply the Torah is always changing.

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Women’s Study Group Rebbetzin Chani Lipskar At the home of : At the home of Mrs. Evy Eichler 146 Camden Drive, Bal Harbour

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Prayer Class Rebbetzin Chani Lipskar 1111 Kane Concourse Suite 618

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

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

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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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French Connection Reflexions sur la Paracha

Un esclave pour six ans Retour à votre genèse par Lazer Gurkow

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otre paracha enseigne qu’un Juif peut être vendu comme esclave pour six ans, mais le premier jour de la septième année, il est automatiquement et totalement libéré. Cette loi évoque l’image d’une transformation spontanée d’un carrosse en citrouille au douzième coup de minuit. Blague à part, pourquoi le commencement de la septième année produit-il automatiquement l’affranchissement ?

Pourquoi temporiser ?

Une autre question : si l’asservissement d’un Juif est autorisé, la Torah devrait laisser à son maître potentiel la latitude de négocier l’échéance de sa libération selon ses propres termes. Et si l’esclavage d’un Juif est interdit, il devrait l’être complètement. Quel intérêt y a-t-il à temporiser ?

Chabbat, le premier dans la pensée ?

D.ieu créa le monde en six jours et le septième jour, Il se reposa. Le septième jour est décrit comme « le dernier dans la création, le premier dans la pensée ». Comme dans toutes les pièces de théâtre, la pensée originelle de l’auteur se dévoile dans la dernière scène. Mais que cela signifie-t-il concernant le Chabbat et la création ?

Les origines physiques et spirituelles

Le récit que livre la Genèse de la Création est étonnamment comparable à une perspective scientifique. Nos commentateurs classiques enseignent que la genèse de la Création fut un point infinitésimal qui fut délibérément agrandi par D.ieu jusqu’à atteindre la taille galactique notre univers. Les Sages mystiques considéraient ce point primordial comme une substance extrêmement raffinée, plus spirituelle que tangible. La matière physique de notre univers évolua à partir de cette substance primaire à travers une série d’étapes de développements progressifs ordonnés par D.ieu dans le cours de la Création. Les mystiques expliquent ensuite que cette substance rare était dotée d’une âme et d’une intelligence. Elle se percevait elle-même comme produite par la force créatrice divine et possédait une conscience aiguë de son Créateur. En progressant de son état d’énergie spirituelle vers celui de matière physique, elle perdit peu à peu sa conscience ésotérique et aboutit à l’état de matière inanimée que nous connaissons aujourd’hui.

Vivre avec la paracha L’épicentre

Ces deux phénomènes, l’augmentation de la taille et la transformation de la substance, étaient intimement liés. La métamorphose progressive de la substance séminale, de l’intangible au tangible, affaiblit sa dimension spirituelle tout en renforçant sa dimension matérielle. Cette domination matérielle eut pour conséquence le développement de son espace physique, déclenchant ainsi un accroissement phénoménal. Situé au centre d’un univers élargi, et représentant une conscience spirituelle élevée, le point de genèse est réellement l’épicentre de l’univers. À partir de cet épicentre, l’univers se développe en six directions matérielles, le nord, le sud, l’est, l’ouest, le haut et le bas. Le développement spirituel de sa conscience peut aussi être tracé à travers six dimensions différentes. Les six jours de la Création font allusion à ces six dimensions dans du développement. Le septième jour représente le retour à l’état séminal de notre genèse.

Six jours et Chabbat

La Torah stipule que pendant six jours nous accomplissons notre travail, mais le septième jour est consacré à D.ieu. Le travail physique est possible en s’engageant dans la matérialité de notre univers créé, mais la consécration à D.ieu n’est possible qu’en retournant à la conscience de notre Créateur. Le jour du Chabbat, nous aspirons à retourner à notre épicentre, à l’expérience originelle de notre existence. Chabbat, est un retour à notre genèse. Il se peut que Chabbat soit décrit comme le dernier jour de la Création, survenant à la fin de la semaine. Mais il est le premier dans la pensée. Il constitue un retour au début du scénario.

L’esclave de D.ieu

Par définition, le Juif est un esclave. Au Sinaï, D.ieu fit entrer chaque membre de notre peuple dans Son service. Dans le premier des Dix Commandements, Il se déclara notre Maître et dans le second, Il nous interdit de nous soumettre à tout autre maître que Lui. Le Midrach nous enseigne que lorsque D.ieu prononça les mots : « Je suis l’Éternel ton D.ieu qui t’ai fait sortir d’Égypte » et devint notre Maître, Il nous sortit de l’asservissement de nos maîtres précédents en Égypte et assura notre liberté contre toute autre forme d’esclavage futur.

Malheureusement, cette sécurité fut de courte durée. Quarante jours plus tard, le peuple juif s’engagea dans le péché du Veau d’Or et abandonna ainsi son statut protégé. Il est vrai que la nation juive fut pardonnée pour cette faute, mais, même après le pardon, la promesse de sécurité ne fut jamais réitérée.

Vol et esclavage

La liberté de l’esclavage dépendrait désormais du comportement individuel. Ceux qui commettaient des fautes pourraient être vendus comme esclaves. Quand un Juif était convaincu de vol et ne pouvait rembourser ses victimes, la cour procurait les fonds nécessaires en vendant le voleur coupable comme esclave. L’acte de voler est une atteinte portée au premier commandement. Les mots : « [Je suis l’Éternel ton D.ieu] qui t’ai sorti d’Égypte » indiquent que D.ieu est partie prenante et intervient dans les affaires du monde. Un voleur, qui rode dans la nuit et guette pour être sûr que personne ne le voit, ignore ouvertement la présence de D.ieu et Sa connaissance de tous nos actes. Répudier le Maître divin rend le voleur vulnérable à la subjugation des maîtres mortels. C’est la raison pour laquelle un voleur juif peut être vendu comme esclave. Toutefois, cette servitude ne peut durer que six ans. La septième année constituant une sorte de Chabbat. Elle représente un retour collectif à la conscience que D.ieu est notre Créateur et à l’acceptation de D.ieu comme notre Maître.À ce stade, même le voleur revient à son point de d’origine, au point séminal de son existence, à l’épicentre de l’expérience religieuse. Quand le soleil se couche à la fin de la sixième année, le voleur ferme le chapitre de sa faute. Il n’est donc pas surprenant que le soleil se lève le lendemain sur une année qui déclenche une émancipation automatique.

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Reflexion Semanal Leyes de Robo

Parasha de la Semana

Todos conocemos el Mandamiento de No Robaras, ¿Pero, estamos seguros de no profanarlo? Por Eliezer Wenger

Un trabajador no debe tomarse tiempo para orar sin permiso. La plegaria debe ser hecha en su propio tiempo. Si hay un acuerdo expreso con el empleador sobre este tema, o si existe una costumbre prevaleciente en ese campo o trabajo en esa localidad de que los empleados oren en el tiempo de la compañía, está permitido.

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stá prohibido robar, tanto de un niño como de un adulto, judío o gentil, y aun de un individuo que le ha causado dolor. La prohibición se aplica aun a un objeto de valor mínimo, menos de una peruta. Sin embargo está técnicamente permitido tomar un objeto cuyo valor es tan ínfimo que el propietario no se preocuparía si es tomado, como una astilla de madera de un atado de leña para usarla de mondadientes. Sin embargo, lo ideal es evitarlo a menos que uno tenga autorización expresa del propietario. Robar está prohibido aun si uno no tiene intención de guardar el objeto. Por ejemplo, está prohibido tomar temporariamente un objeto simplemente para irritar al propietario o para enseñarle una lección acerca de no dejar su dinero u objetos en lugares no seguros. Del mismo modo no está permitido robar para hacerle una broma a un amigo. Si el abrigo o las botas de una persona son cambiados por error en un salón de fiestas o en otro lugar público, está prohibido que la víctima del cambio use la vestimenta cambiada o que la guarde como suya. Si el propietario viene a reclamarla, debe devolverla, aun si la suya se perdió. Para evitar este problema, muchos lugares públicos, tales como sinagogas, colocan un cartel que dice que al colgar los abrigos en ese lugar, los propietarios están de acuerdo en que si su vestimenta es cambiada por error, la otra persona tiene permiso de usarla. Está prohibido comprar bienes robados. Si se sabe que un vendedor es un ladrón que vende bienes robados, está prohibido adquirir cualquier cosa de él. Del mismo modo está prohibido tener placer de bienes robados, aun sin adquirirlos, como ser cabalgar en un caballo robado o entrar a una casa robada para protegerse del calor. Esto se aplica aun si los propietarios han abandonado toda esperanza de recuperar alguna vez el objeto robado.

sin preocuparse? Si evitaría el uso o se sentiría incomodo por ello en presencia del empleador, ese uso debe ser evitado aun cuando el empleador no está presente.

Está prohibido robar exámenes antes que sean dados para revisarlos y obtener una buena calificación. Esto no sólo es considerado "gueneivat daat" (fraude) sino que es considerado un verdadero robo, pues eventualmente será contratado por sus "buenas" calificaciones, y si el empleador hubiera sabido que esas calificaciones no hubieran sido reales no lo habría contratado. Por lo tanto está robando dinero de un futuro empleador. Rabí Ieshaiahu Horowitz escribió "Uno debe repetir ideas de Torá en nombre de la persona que originalmente las dijo, pues el robo de tales ideas es peor que el robo de dinero. El alma del judío y la Torá son uno, por lo tanto robar ideas de Torá es equivalente a dañar el alma. Cuan grande es el pecado de uno que repite una explicación de un versículo, o alguna otra cosa que ha oído y no menciona el nombre de la persona que originalmente lo dijo o lo escribió" Un empleado no debe usar la propiedad de su empleador o la firma de su empleador para sus propósitos personales. Por lo tanto debe evitar el usar el teléfono de la compañía, la copiadora, otras máquinas, el auto, etc., a menos que esté seguro que el empleador permite tal uso. El hecho de que muchos otros empleados de la compañía violan esta regla no es relevante; esto no constituye una "costumbre prevaleciente" que un empleador está obligado a respetar. Si un empleado no está seguro si el empleador permite el uso de un objeto en particular de propiedad de la compañía, debe formularse la siguiente pregunta: Si el empleador estuviera presente en ese momento, ¿evitaría él el usar el objeto o continuaría haciéndolo 29

En el mismo sentido, está prohibido para una persona que tiene dos trabajos hacer el trabajo de uno mientras está en el otro, Por ejemplo, un maestro que tiene un trabajo de oficina por la tarde para un empleador diferente no debe tener una charla con los padres de un alumno mientras está en el segundo trabajo. Tampoco está permitido tomarse largas pausas para el café y similares, más de las normas establecidas.

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Daily Study

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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

At the home of: Mrs. Evy Eichler 146 Camden Drive, Bal Harbour

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

TUESDAY Senior Torah Academy 12:00 - 1:00 pm Pirkei Avot ETH-101 Rabbi Dov Schochet

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

WEDNESDAY

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

Women’s Morning Torah Class 10:00 - 11:30 am

TXT-501 Rabbi S. Rubinstien

TXT-110 Rebbetzin Chani Lipskar

In Depth Tanya Class (Men & Women) 11:30 - 12:30 pm 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 TXT-120 Rabbi Dov Schochet

(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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