The Shul - ShulCloud [PDF]

B”H

The Shul weekly magazine

Weekly Magazine Sponsored By Mr. & Mrs. Martin (OBM) and Ethel Sirotkin and Dr. & Mrs. Shmuel and Evelyn Katz

Shabbos Parshas Chukas

Tammuz 6 - 7 June 30 - July 1

CANDLE LIGHTING: 7:58 PM SHABBOS ENDS: 8:55 PM

Welcome To Rabbi Mendel Lipskar - Head Shliach of South Africa who will be joining us this week as the scholar in residence 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

Celebrating Shabbos

Nachas At A Glance 3

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

4-5

Community Happenings

6-7

Sharing with your Shul Family

A Time to Pray

8

Check out all the davening schedules and locations throughout the week

Inspiration, Insights & Ideas

9-15

Bringing Torah lessons to LIFE

Get The Picture

16-18

The full scoop on all the great events around town

In a woman’s world

19

French Connection

20

Latin Link

21

Issues of relevance to the Jewish woman Reflexions sur la Paracha

Reflexion Semanal

The ABC’s of Aleph

22

Serving Jews in institutional and limited environments.

Networking

23-24

Effective Advertising

Numbers To Know

25

Daily Study

26

Contacts at The Shul

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

Get The Picture

27-28

The full scoop on all the great events around town

Quotable Quote And you shall overlay [the Ark] with pure gold, inside and outside” (Exodus 25:11). This is to teach us that any Torah scholar whose inside is not like his outside is no Torah scholar. Talmud, Yoma 72b

Camp Gan Israel at The Shul Week 1 was an unbelievable success. The sounds of laughing, happy children can be heard throughout the building

Thoughts on the Parshah from Rabbi Sholom D. Lipskar Shabbos Parshas Chukas

that has proven to be our downfall throughout the annals of our being. We are presently in the Holy Land and in the midst of this major international controversy that has recently exploded in regards to the continued holiness of the Holy Temple site, The Western Wall and also the matter of conversion to Jewishness.

T

his week’s Torah reading introduces us to the most extraordinary statute of our 613 commandments. This particular mitzvah regarding the red heifer is considered to be beyond any human rational comprehension to the degree that the wisest man ever, King Solomon said in regards to this law, “I am wise but this mitzvah’s reasoning is beyond me”.

In conversation with my dear friend Mati Dan from Ateret Kohanim, we recognized that over the centuries all of the walls of our holy environments have been shattered and destroyed by enemies but the one wall that had remained intact was the holy Mechitzah separation between men and women during prayer. That aspect of holy separation has sustained, regardless of persecution, exile, threats, pogroms and the Holocaust.

Considering that the Torah testifies that we are “a nation of wisdom and understanding”, and that “the Torah is the source of wisdom and understanding in the eyes of all nations”, and the fact that the Jewish people have validated this status by contributing the most advanced levels of knowledge throughout history, why then does Hashem give us a law that has no rationality or logical reasoning? It would seem antithetical to consider us the epitome of wisdom and knowledge and then challenge us with a command that defies every aspect of intellectual apprehension.

The fact that we are Jews is not something that we concocted or invented but were so ordained by G-d Almighty Himself. It is only He who can determine who is a Jew and how one becomes a Jew. To relegate those important factors to our own limited design through various logical arguments is to really play with fire. On our way here we travelled through Istanbul and at the airport, while boarding the Turkish flight to Ben-Gurion, were directed to stand in two lines, one for men and the other for women that seemed somewhat out of our cultural range. Everyone was totally understanding of their standards and actually commented how it was interesting that they maintained a way of life that continues for so many centuries.

It is clear that we are the Chosen People with a special mission given to us by our Creator to take responsibility for refining every aspect of the world in order to prepare it to be a true dwelling place for Almighty G-d Himself. To fulfill this sacred service, G-d gives us an entire regiment of 613 behavioral traits and conditions that refine, sanctify and strengthen us and prepare us to accomplish this Divine raison d’être.

Why were we causing such a massive international outburst and bringing so much enmity between brothers when we can simply be accommodating and courteous, as really everyone has every opportunity to pray at this holy site and every chance to properly enter into the Jewish faith the Torah way.

As smart and intelligent as we may be, we can never truly understand the essence of G-d nor can we fully comprehend His ways. To fit G-d into our limited knowledge base is both foolish and constantly changing as our minds develop and change. A mature adult understands Almighty G-d completely different than a child, though both believe in a Superior Being that is the origin of all existence and Whose providence oversees every detail of the world at every moment. We must accept, as we proclaimed at Sinai, that every one of G-d’s commands are sacrosanct and cannot be compromised nor changed no matter what we think or know.

We are now in the month of Tammuz and the commemoration of the destruction of the walls of Jerusalem during the first and second Temple periods and the Temples themselves. It is time to rectify whole differences and make a decision that our way should be G-d’s way, and if we feel like we cannot handle it for some reason let’s not force that compromise as a sanctified standard for all the Jewish people. We can and will make sure that the Torah prevails and will do everything necessary to bring about the final redemption with the coming of Moshiach and the rebuilding of our third Temple.

To reinforce that type of commitment we are charged to fulfill certain laws that not only do not make any logical sense but are often a cause of being ridiculed by other nations and even by fellow Jews themselves who do not understand why such a law would prevail. That level of obedience is fundamental and critical to our dynamic connection to Almighty G-d and ensures our continued eternal relationship. To reject any one of our holy mitzvahs because of new thought processes, social climate or modern perspectives is a historical error

G-d bless you all and warmest regards from the Holy Land where we will pray for everyone in our community. Have a great Shabbos and wonderful week

3

Rabbi Sholom D. Lipskar

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

Weekly Riddle Morah Malkie’s Tot Shabbat

Elisheva Adouth's Aleph Wonder Girls

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

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

Montessori classrooom 2

Classrooom 2

Questions: 1) In this parsha, which two places is the color red mentioned? Where is the first time the Torah mentions the color red? Where is the second time? 2) Which three of the seven species of the Land of Israel are mentioned in this parsha? Where in the Torah are figs mentioned, without any of the other seven species? 3) In this parsha, Moshe produced water from a stone. Where else in the Torah does Moshe produce water from a stone? What is the difference between the ways the two stones are referred to?

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

Answers from last week:

1) Noach and Chayei Sarah in the book of Genesis. Yisro in the book of Exodus. Balak and Pinchas in the book of Numbers.

Classrooom 4

2) Dasan and Aviram, the sons of Eliav, are the antagonists in the rebellion against Moshe (Numbers 16:1). 3) On ben Peles is mentioned in the original listing of the antagonists against Moshe (Numbers 16:1). He does not appear later in the parsha or anywhere else in the Torah.

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

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!

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

4

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

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

Kiddush this week is available for sponsorship.

Shabbos Schedule

Early Shabbos Minyan: Candle lighting Mincha / Kabbalas Shabbos Shabbos Day Hashkama Minyan Tanya / Hayom Yom Shacharis (Morning Services) Children’s Programs Upstairs Minyan Kiddush Daf Yomi Men’s Shiur Women's Shiur Shalosh Seudos for Boys Mincha Pirkei Avos Chapter 5 Shabbos Ends / Ma’ariv & Havdalah Weekly Video of The Rebbe

Shalosh Seudos This Week:

6:30.p.m. 7:58 p.m. 8:00 p.m. 7:15 a.m. 8:50 a.m. 9:00 a.m. 10:00 a.m. 10:30 a.m. 12:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:45 p.m.

Shalosh Seudos this week is available for sponsorship.

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

8:55 p.m.

kiddushim at The Shul

Sephardic Minyan Friday Evening Mincha / Kabbalat Shabbat

7:45 p.m.

Shabbat Day Shacharit Mincha Shabbos Ends / Arvit & Havdalah

9:00 a.m. 7:45 p.m. 8:55 p.m.

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

July 1, 8, 15, 22, 29

Shalosh Seudos

July 1, 8, 15, 22, 29

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

Lighting Mincha

7:58 p.m. 8:00 p.m.

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

7 Tammuz 7 Tammuz 7 Tammuz 7 Tammuz 8 Tammuz 8 Tammuz 8 Tammuz 8 Tammuz 8 Tammuz 9 Tammuz 10 Tammuz 10 Tammuz 10 Tammuz 10 Tammuz 10 Tammuz 11 Tammuz 11 Tammuz 11 Tammuz 11 Tammuz 11 Tammuz 12 Tammuz 12 Tammuz 12 Tammuz 12 Tammuz 12 Tammuz 12 Tammuz 13 Tammuz 13 Tammuz

8 Tammuz 9 Tammuz 9 Tammuz 9 Tammuz 9 Tammuz 10 Tammuz 11 Tammuz 12 Tammuz 13 Tammuz 13 Tammuz 13 Tammuz

Birthdays

Yahrtzeits

Ms. Alexa Golomb Ms. Miriam Sarah Kamhazi Ms. Chelsea Sheridan Mr. Sergio Zelcer Ms. Beverly Bertman Mr. Ettai Einhorn Ms. Daniela Fiss Mr. Jeffrey Gassner Mr. Michael Vaturi Mr. Edward Khalily Dr. Samuel Davit Mr. Daniel Phillip Farago Mrs. Chava Fux Mr. Shimon Laber Ms. Ethelyn Sarah Lieblich Mrs. Carolina Goldfarb Dr. Yoram D. Gutfreund Mrs. Pearl Halberthal Mrs. Carolena Herz Mrs. Tatiana Wertheimer Ms. Daniella Abraham Ms. Carolena Arber Ms. Melissa Groisman Mr. Zalman Lekach Mr. Yossi Raskin Ms. Tova Tuchman Mr. Chaim Lipskar Rabbi Chaim Zvi Lipskar

7 Tammuz

Kid’s Birthdays

13 Tammuz

7 Tammuz 7 Tammuz

7 Tammuz 7 Tammuz 8 Tammuz 9 Tammuz 9 Tammuz 11 Tammuz 11 Tammuz 11 Tammuz 12 Tammuz 13 Tammuz

Yossi Mizrahi Rachel Attias Rivka Kamhazi Yehudah Lipskar Esther Rosa Rubashkin Tzvika Yehoshua Hirsch Salzhauer Adam Ohayon Natan Dominitz Benyamin Chaim Dominitz Isaac Samuel Edelstein Dov Michael Kavana

Abraham ben Moshe obm Father of Ms. Sybil R. Weinstein Chasha Elke bas Mattisyahu obm Mother of Judge Steven Robinson Chaim Avrohom Yonah obm Husband of Mrs. Beverley Schottenstein Father of Mr. Robert Schottenstein Chaya Bluma obm Mother of Mrs. Beverley Schottenstein Mordechai ben Yitzchok obm Father of Mr. Isaac Sredni Dovid ben Yitzchak Hacohen obm Grandfather of Mr. Andrew Roth Baila bas Yitzchak obm Mother of Rabbi Avrohom Raksin Binyomin Aaron ben Yaakov obm Son of Mr. Alex Gross Abraham Benarroch ben Simon obm Father of Mrs. Mercedes Ivcher Rose Zeitz obm Mother of Mrs. Laura Shainbaum Yoel Dovid ben Aryeh Leib obm Father of Mrs. Susan Gellman Yisroel Isser ben Zvi obm Grandfather of Mr. Isi Halberthal Yehoshua Mordechai ben Menachem Mendel obm Husband of Ms. Marta Feigenbaum Chava Raisa bas Moshe Shmuel obm Mother-in-law of Mrs. Mildred Nyman

Mazal Tov

Mazal Tov to Mr. & Mrs. Victor and Alla Weingarten on the birth of a granddaughter. May they see her raised to Torah, Chupah and Maasim Tovim and have much nachas from her.

Anniversaries

Mr. & Mrs. Stephane & Julia Bsiri Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan & Blimie Levy Mr. & Mrs. Seth & Perla Salver Mr. & Mrs. Abe Mark & Elizabeth Sher

6

Community Happenings Sharing with your Shul Family Sivan Light & Power

Thanks To Our Donors

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

We sincerely thank the following members and supporters of The Shul for donations received between 06/20/17 and 06/26/17 We apologize for any errors or omissions that we may have made. Mr. & Mrs. Gideon Azari Mr. & Mrs. Roshi Handwerger Ms. Malca Bassan Rabbi & Mrs. Meir Shlomo Herz Mrs. Bessie Bedzow Rabbi & Mrs. Zalman Hilel Mr. & Mrs. Raphael Moshe Behar IELECTRICA INC. Mr. & Mrs. Avi Bitton Ms. Shay Kardonski Mr. & Mrs. Jerold Blumstein Ms. Deborah Levene Mr. Mordechai Bouskila Mr. Martin Lustgarten Mr. Arnold Lewis Cohen Mr. Robert Malove Mr. Ashley Diener Mr. & Mrs. Shlamie Mochkin Mr. & Mrs. Dovid Duchman Mr. & Mrs. Richard Moore Mr. & Mrs. Maurice Egozi Mr. & Mrs. Jack Osman Mr. & Mrs. Fred Farbman Mr. Charles Ouanounou Rabbi & Mrs Shaykee Farkash Mr. Stanley Pavlenko Mr. Michael Finkelstein Mr. & Mrs. Shabtai Plutno Mr. & Mrs. Isaac Gilbert Franco Mr. & Mrs. Ryan Shapiro Dr. & Mrs. Robert Freedman Mr. & Mrs. Marc Sheridan Mr. & Mrs. Shlomo Friedman Ms. Judy Turner Mr. & Mrs. Moises Gilinski Mr. & Mrs. Robert Wexler Mr. Berel Golomb Mr. & Mrs. Jorge Woldenberg Mr. & Mrs. Sam Greenwald

David Wolf, Jeffrey Wolf, Joey Givner, Isaac Salver, Steven Dunn, Steven Schmutter, Eli Ginsburg, Alberto Camhi, Bruce Gelb and Sam Greenwald. “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 Alexander ben Esther Raizel Chaim Moshe ben Clara Raphael Moshe ben Sarah Moshe ben Zoila Moshe Avraham ben Tziporah Riva Chaim ben Pnina Gabriel ben Esther Eber Avraham ben Fruma Esther Shmuel ben Sarah Perl Yosef ben Edwina Avrohom ben Feigel Mordechai David ben Esther Raizel Yedidya Chaim Raphael ben Elana Yehuda ben Chaya Sara Shimon Yitzchak ben Leah Rochel Roi ben Orly Chaim Tzvi Hirsch ben Guttel

WOMEN Chaya Miriam Yehudit bat Chava Clara bat Corina Shoshanna bat Rivkah Leah Rochel bat Sarah Miriam bat Risha Raizel Dana Ella bas Devorah Hinde Chana bas Shoshana 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 Please Contact Mrs. Devorah Failer 305.323.2410

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.

Welcome to New Members Mr. Martin Lustgarten Mr. & Mrs. Effi and Dalit Shmuel Mr. & Mrs. Jared and Dana Friedman

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

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

Derech Mitzvosecha Daf Yomi Halacha Maamorim

Foundational Chassidic Discourse

Sephardic Custom Maamor of the Rebbe

Shacharis Minyanim (mon - Fri) Main Minyan 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

8:00 pm

10:00 pm

8:00 pm

Following

Sunday Mincha /Maariv Minyanim Main Minyan Late Maariv

8:00 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 July 5 Alot Hashachar / Dawn 5:10 am Earliest Talit & Tefillin 5:47 am Netz Hachamah / Sunrise 6:34 am (Earliest Amidah) Latest Shema 9:57 am Zman Tfillah 11:06 am Chatzot / Midday 1:25 pm Earliest Mincha 2:00 pm Plag HaMincha 6:54 pm Shekiah / Sunset 8:16 pm (preferable latest time for Mincha) Tzeit Hakochavim / Nightfall 8:42 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.

8

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 - Tammuz 6

(The effect of) each particular mitzva-act is called forth by (doing) those (other) mitzva-acts which are makif - general and all-encompassing in nature. The mitzva of tzedaka, for example, is one of those all-encompassing makif mitzvot, as evident from the reference to all mitzvot by the term “tzedaka.” For this reason it is most appropriate to give a coin to tzedaka before performing any mitzva. This has the effect of bringing the general makif-aura into the p’nimi, the “inner aspect,” (the particular mitzva). Nonetheless, this type of makif is a “close aura,” whereas the makif of Torah is a “distant aura,” whose effect is superior.

Shabbos - Tammuz 7

My father said: In Chassidus the “beginning is wedged into the end and the end is wedged into the beginning.” This is the state of igulim, “circles,” without beginning or end. Nonetheless, order and system are crucial. The Baal Shem Tov was systematic and orderly. The Maggid, his successor, insisted on order. And my great-grandfather - the Alter Rebbe - taught chassidim to be orderly. We see this in his maamarim, letters and melodies. Chassidim who had set times to come to the Rebbe in Lyozna - and later to Liadi - were not permitted to change this schedule without permission from the Rebbe. Any request for a change had to be justified with a reason. The Rebbe had a special committee headed by his brother, R. Yehuda Leib, charged with overseeing order among chassidim. Another committee, under the Miteler Rebbe, directed the younger chassidim.

Sunday - Tammuz 8

We find that G-d’s love for our father Avraham was mainly because “...he will command (yetzaveh) his children and his household.” Yetzaveh here

connotes “bring into a communion (with G-d).” All of Avraham’s towering avoda in the tests to which he was subjected, cannot be compared to his commanding others and bringing them into communion, i.e. to his bringing merit to others.

Monday - Tammuz 9

The greatest guaranteed assurance (of Divine assistance) for all Jewish parents in need of special help and deliverance for their children is through their support of those who study Torah.

Tuesday - Tammuz 10

In the early period of his leadership the Alter Rebbe taught: “The footsteps of man are directed by G-d.” When a Jew comes to a particular place it is for an (inner Divine) intent and purpose to perform a mitzva, whether a mitzva between man and G-d or a mitzva between man and his fellow-man. A Jew is G-d’s messenger. Wherever a messenger (shaliach) may be, he represents the power of the meshalei’ach, the one who sent him. The superior quality that souls possess, higher than the angels (who are also “messengers”), is that souls are messengers by virtue of Torah.

Wednesday - Tammuz 11

In the Tanya edition published in Zolkvi in the year m’vasseir tov (“Herald of Good,” numerically equivalent to 5559, or 1799), the first version of Igeret Hateshuva was printed. It was not divided into chapters and there are variances (from the present text) in content.

Thursday - Tammuz 12

Birthday of the Rebbe, R. Yosef Yitzchak, in 5640 (1880). On this day, in 5687 (1927), he received the good tidings that he was freed from the exile imposed upon him after his arrest and imprisonment for his efforts in strengthening Torah and Judaism.

9

From a letter of the Rebbe (R. Yosef Yitzchak): During the forthcoming two Days of Liberation 12 and 13 Tamuz, Chassidim are to farbreng, for material and spiritual good and blessing, as instituted by our first father, the Alter Rebbe (may the memory of this holy tzadik be a blessing for life in the Hereafter; his soul rests in the hidden exalted heights; may his merit protect us). During this farbrengen chassidim are to talk to one another in a spirit of brotherhood about strengthening fixed times for Torah study. I send them my blessing that G-d favor them in body and spirit.

Friday - Tammuz 13

On this day the Rebbe (R. Yosef Yitzchak) was actually freed. The imprisonment began at 2:15 a.m. on Wednesday, Sivan 15, 5687 (June 15, 1927). He remained in exile - in the town of Kostrama until one half-hour past mid-day, Wednesday, Tamuz 13, 5687 (July 13, 1927). From a letter of the Rebbe to mark the Festival of his Liberation: “I send you a maamar ...which is my participation - for their success - with my beloved friends the chassidim wherever they reside, (which is my way of) being united with you in your farbrengen for the purpose of strengthening the practices of Chassidus, in fixing and observing periods for studying Chassidus and to be stimulated to pragmatically implement those studies... May our G-d and G-d of our Fathers bless the whole community of chassidim - them, their households, their children and grandchildren among all our brothers the people of Israel (G-d grant them eternal life) with all good things of soul and of flesh.”

Inspiration, Insights & Ideas Bringing Torah lessons to LIFE! PARSHAH MESSAGES Were You Back-Stabbed?

Looking Up: The Meaning behind the Snake on the Pole By: Rabbi YY Jacobson

No Complaining

A

fter seventy years of communist oppression and seven hours of flying, Boris, a burly immigrant from Moscow steps off the plane in a free land to begin his new life in his new home, Israel. Standing at the Ben Gurion airport in Tel Aviv, a young and enthusiastic Israeli reporter plunges a microphone in front of him with a level of excitement that is only seen when an inside scoop is about to be caught. The reporter asks with focus: “Tell me, what was life back in Russia like?” To which the Russian immigrant replies: “I couldn’t complain.” An obviously unexpected answer, the young reporter continues to probe: “Well how were your living quarters there?” to which the Russian responds “I couldn’t complain.” Not expecting this answer either, the reporter decides to hit him with a question that is bound to get the answer he is looking for: “What about your standard of living?” to which the Russian replies again: “I couldn’t complain.” At this point, the reporter’s frustration and disappointment with the new immigrant’s answers reaches a crescendo, and so in a derogatory tone the reporter yells out, “Well, if everything was so wonderful back in Russia, then why did you even bother to come here?” To which the new immigrant replies with gusto: “Oh… Here I can complain!”

The Serpents

There is a strange biblical episode in this week’s portion of Chukas. When poisonous snakes attack the Jews in the desert, G-d instructs Moses to fashion a special healing instrument: a pole topped with the form of a snake. Moses sculptures a snake of copper, and duly places it on top of a pole. Those who had been afflicted by the snake-bite would gaze on the serpentine image on the pole and be cured. It is interesting to note that according to some historians, this was the forerunner of the caduceus, the snake-entwined rod which is today the emblem of the medical profession. The question is obvious: What was

the point of placing a snake on top of the pole to cure the Jews who were bitten? If it was G-d who was healing them miraculously, why the need to look up at a copper-snake atop a pole? The question is raised in the Talmud: “But is the snake capable of determining life and death?!” the Talmud asks. And the answer is this: “Rather, when Israel would gaze upward and bind their hearts to their Father in Heaven, they would be healed; and if not, they would perish.” Fixing their eyes on the snake alone would not yield any cure; it was looking upward toward G-d, it was the relationship with G-d, which brought the cure. But if so, why bother to carve out a copper snake in the first place, which can only make people feel that it is the copper-snake which is performing the miracle of healing? In fact, this is exactly what occurred. The copper snake that Moses made was preserved for centuries as a testament to that extraordinary event. In the passage of time, however, its meaning became distorted, and people began to say that the snake possessed powers of its own. When it reached the point of becoming an image of idolatry, the Jewish King Hezekiah (in the 6th century BCE) destroyed the copper snake fashioned by Moses, and that was the end of that special copper snake. Which only reinforces the question: Why ask people to look up at a man-made snake which can lead down the path to theological error of deifying the snake rather than its Creator? Another important question must be asked. The snake was the animal that caused all the harm in the first place. Healing, it would seem, would come from staying far away from serpents. Why in this case was the remedy born from gazing at the very venomous creature which caused the damage to begin with?

A Tale of Two Snakes

The “snake” in the biblical story -- as all biblical stories capturing the timeless journeys of the human psyche -- is also a metaphor for all of the “snakes” in our lives. Have you ever been “bitten” by a “venomous snake”? Poisoned by harmful forces? Burned by life or by abusive situations? Crushed by a manipulative boss, a deceiving partner, a horrible relationship? Back-stabbed by people you trusted? Are you weary and demoralized by your life experience? Can we expect more

10

than survival in this hostile world? What is the deeper meaning of suffering? And how do some people know how to accept affliction with love? These are good questions which cannot be answered easily, if at all. But one perspective is presented in the portion of Chukas in the story of the serpents. G-d tells Moses: “Make a serpent and place it on a pole. Whoever gets bitten should look at it and he will live.” The key to healing, the Torah suggests, is not by fleeing the cause of the suffering, but by gazing at it. Don’t run from the snake; look at it. But there is one qualification: you must look up to the snake; you must peer into the reality of the snake above, on top of the elevated pole, not on the serpent crawling here below. The Austrian-British philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889-1951), considered by many to be one of the greatest philosopher of the 20th century, once said that his aim as a philosopher was, “To show the fly the way out of the fly-bottle.” The fly keeps banging its head against the glass in a vain attempt to get out. The more it tries, the more it fails, until it drops from exhaustion. The one thing it forgets to do is look to the sky. Every experience in life can be seen from two dimensions – from a concrete, earthly perspective, or from a higher, more sublime vantage point, appreciating its true nature and meaning from G-d’s perspective. There is the “snake” down here, and there is the very same “snake” up there. I can experience my challenges, struggles and difficulties in the way they are manifested down here. But I can also look at these very same struggles from a more elevated point-ofview. The circumstances may not change, but their meaning and significance will surely change. From the “downer” perspective, these challenges, curve balls, painful confrontations and realizations can throw me into despair or drain me of my sap. From the “higher” perspective, the way G-d sees these very same realities, every challenge contains the seeds for rebirth. Within every crisis lies the possibility of a new and deeper discovery. Many of us know this from our personal stories: Events that at the time were so painful to endure, in retrospect were those that inspired the most growth. Those painful

Inspiration, Insights & Ideas Bringing Torah lessons to LIFE! events moved us from the surface to the depths, challenging us to become larger than we ever thought we can be, and stimulating conviction and clarity unknown to us before. But to perceive clarity from the midst of agonizing turmoil we must train ourselves to constantly look upward. When faced with a “snake,” with a challenge, many people look to their right or to their left. Either they fight, or they cave in. But there is another path: look upwards. See the “snake” from the perspective above. And in that upward gaze you might find a new sense of healing: the questions might become the very answers, the problems may become the solutions, and the venom may become the cure. Remarkably, snakebites today are cured with anti-venom manufactured from small quantities of snake venom that stimulate the production of anti-bodies in the blood. It’s the same idea taught by Moses: The source of the affliction itself becomes the remedy. This is true in all areas of life. As viewed by the Creator, from the perspective above, transgression is the potential for a new self-discovery; failure is the potential for real success, holes in a marriage are the seeds of “renovation” to recreate a far deeper relationship, the end of an era is always the beginning of a new one, pain is a springboard for deeper love and frustration is the mother of a new awareness. Bless Me This is surely the meaning in that famous, enigmatic passage in Genesis 32 in which Jacob, far from home, wrestles with an unknown, unnamed adversary from night until the break of day. The mysterious man maims Jacob, causing him to limp. And yet at the end of a struggling night, “a night to remember,” Jacob says to the stranger/angel/ God: “I will not let you go until you bless me.” “Bless me?...” Is this how you bid farewell to a man who attempt to destroy you? Jacob was teaching us the secret of Jewish resilience. To be a Jew is to posses that unique ability to say to every crisis: “I will not let you go until you bless me.” I know that deep down your entire objective is to elevate me, to bring me to a higher place, to climb the mountain leading to the truth, allowing me to emerge stronger, wiser, more blessed.

Why Only a Few Drops of Water Came from the Rock A lesson in giving By Dovid Greenwald

insufficient to quench the thirst of a nation of several million people! Only after Moses struck the rock again did a fountain of water begin pouring out of it. Now, the obvious question is: Why was there the necessity for the teaser of only a few drops emerging at first? A fascinating passage from the Talmud about our forefather Abraham’s hospitality will give us some insight into this event: Rav Yehudah said in the name of Rav: “Whatever Abraham did for the ministering angels [who were his guests] himself, the Holy One, Blessed Is He likewise did for Abraham’s children Himself. But whatever Abraham did only through an agent, the Holy One Blessed Is He likewise did for His children only through an agent. . . . ‘Let some water be brought’ [through someone else] resulted in ‘You [Moses] shall strike the rock and water will come forth from it and the people will drink.’

T

he people of Israel were dying of dehydration. They had excruciatingly painful headaches and were starting to become disoriented. They needed to get some liquid into their systems, fast! But where would they find water in the barren and arid desert? Miriam, Moses’ and Aaron’s older sister, had recently passed on, and the water-giving rock that had traveled with them in her merit ceased to serve as a well for the Jewish people. Now, there was nowhere for them to get water. So they approached Moses, their leader. Moses immediately went to seek G-d’s guidance, and was soon answered with a response similar to the one he had been given back in the Torah portion of Beshalach during a similar crisis: Take the staff and assemble the congregation, you and your brother Aaron, and speak to the rock in their presence so that it will give forth its water. You shall bring forth water for them from the rock, and give the congregation and their livestock to drink. A misunderstanding ensued, and (through the persuasion of the overly jittery people) Moses hit the rock (as he had been commanded to do in the previous incident) instead of speaking to it, as he was commanded to do now. Once the stone was struck, it began providing meager drops of water, an amount that was

11

Based on this quote from the Talmud, the commentary Imrei Emet explains our story beautifully. Abraham was extremely hospitable, and his kindness was unparalleled. Even at the age of 99, he would sit outside in the scorching sun and wait for passersby that he could invite inside to be his guests. There was, however, one subtle blunder in this hospitality. When Abraham told his servant to get food and drink for the newly arrived guests, he said, “Let a little water be brought.” He was willing to offer them only a small amount of water. It was a small blunder, but the price would be paid many years later, when G-d did to Abraham’s offspring what he did to the angels: He gave them a small trickle of water.

For You or for the Other

Generally, there are two ways to perform acts of kindness. One can be extremely generous, displaying an exceptional degree of openhandedness. Deep down, though, the sole reason the person is acting in this manner is to enhance other people’s perception of him; it’s a publicity stunt to show off one’s wealth. At the opposite extreme is the person who gives because that’s who he is. He senses the innate qualities of anyone who knocks on his door, and

Inspiration, Insights & Ideas Bringing Torah lessons to LIFE! he offers people whatever they need, even if he’ll lose out as a result. Abraham was the embodiment of this kind of kindness, willing to sacrifice for the other, even when it meant a loss to him. And no one since his time has surpassed his greatness in this respect. And here lies an amazing aspect of this event in the desert. True, the water came from the rock a bit slowly, and through a third party, but it came as a result of Abraham’s kindness. Seven generations and 400 years after Abraham gave some travelers water with his whole heart, G-d quenched the thirst of an entire nation because of that action.

Take Action

Halacha of The Week By Rabbi Dov Schochet

Washing hands for Prayer

T

he enigmatic Mitzvah of the Torah begins this week’s portion, the law of the red heifer. In order to purify a person who came in contact with a corpse it was necessary to use the ashes of a pure red cow that was burnt (after being slaughtered) with cedar and hyssop. Besides for the oddity of the ritual it also had the paradoxical quality of making all those involved in preparing it impure. It is no surprise that even Solomon the wisest of all men said “I thought I would be wise, but it is beyond me” regarding the logic of this commandment.

It was a freezing night in a small Russian town. Two men, frozen to the core, sat down in a local pub to warm themselves up. After several “warm-ups,” the mood began to shift to revelry mode.

While we do not generally follow the laws of purity and impurity today, as they primarily relate to the entering of the Temple area and partaking in sacrifices, we still do ensure to have pure hands in the morning and for prayer.

When they were well beyond the point when they would have needed a designated driver, they began to fantasize, starting the “what would you do if you won the lottery” conversation.

For various reasons we have an obligation to wash our hands in the morning. Either because night itself causes a certain impurity to enter the body, or because sleep is compared to death which brings impurity, or because every morning we are like a new person and we must purify this new being to serve Hashem. Regardless of the reason, every morning when we wake up we must wash our hands from a vessel before engaging in any other activities. We pour the water three times on each hand, rotating from the right to the left.

One of the men declared, “If I were a billionaire, I would give all my wealth straight to the Motherland!” “And what if you owned an entire city, what would be the first thing you’d do?” his friend asked. “I would wholeheartedly donate it to Mother Russia! What’s the question?!” “And what would be if you had two chickens hanging out in the coop in your backyard, what then?” Hesitating slightly, he answered, “Well I’m not really so sure . . .” His friend immediately asked: “But what’s the difference here?” To which he tentatively responded, “You see, I actually have two chickens in my backyard . . .” When push comes to shove, all the talking must take a back seat, and action must be at the forefront.

The blessing we make for washing our hands is “Al Netilat Yadayim” for the vessel used for washing our hands was called a “Natla” in Aramaic. There are many activities for which the sages said one should wash their hands, but any rinsing of the hands would be sufficient: One that lies in their bed even without sleeping, cutting one’s nails, intimacy, delousing garments, letting blood, leaving a restroom, touching any part of the body usually concealed, and walking in a cemetery. While no vessel is required and it is also not needed to wash each hand three times, one should be careful to wash their hands after all the above. We are also particular about washing our hands

12

before prayer, be it Shacharit or Mincha and Arvit. The source for this is the verse in Psalms “ I wash my hands in cleanliness, and I surround the Altar of Hashem to give a voice of thanksgiving.” When we wash our hands for prayer it is important to leave some water in ones palms and use that to rinse the hands together. While this is considered essential to prayer there is no blessing made over this washing. While there is an opinion that it is only necessary to wash one’s hands for prayer if they know that they touched something unclean, the primary Halacha follows the view that even mindlessness about where one’s hands have been requires washing. Therefore, unless a person had guarded their hands from washing in the morning until prayer it is necessary to wash again before praying. Even when one is in a place without water, or one is travelling and has no available water, it is required to travel to get water. How far one must travel depends on whether the water in on the way or out of the way. At times one is even required to walk three miles in order to reach water to use for purification before prayer. When we wash our hands for prayer it is not necessary to pour the water, have the water come from a vessel or wash each hand three times. As long as both hands are rinsed once in water it is sufficient. Just as one’s hands must be pure, the body must be as well. Therefore, if one feels the need to relieve themselves they must first use the restroom and only then pray. One beautiful lesson of the red heifer is the proper way to admonish another. In order for the Kohen to purify the impure person he first must understand him and have complete empathy. Therefore, the law is that the Kohen involved in the purification becomes impure. Only then when he can empathize with the experience of the other, is he qualified to “Judge” and cleanse him.

Inspiration, Insights & Ideas Bringing Torah lessons to LIFE! 12 Tammuz America: The Final Frontier By Naftali Silberberg

T

he 12th and 13th of Tamuz is a chassidic holiday, festively observed by Chabad chassidim worldwide. On the 12th of Tamuz 5687 (1927), the sixth Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn (1880-1950), was given permission to leave Kastroma, the distant city of exile where he was dispatched by the Soviets for the “crime” of creating an underground network of yeshivas, mikvahs, and other banned Jewish institutions. On that year, the 12th of Tamuz – which also is the Rebbe’s birthday – coincided with a Soviet national holiday, so the actual release papers weren’t issued until the next day, the 13th of Tamuz. Miraculously, the Rebbe survived his harrowing ordeal which also included a lengthy stay in a Leningrad prison, and a commuted death sentence. (Click here for the Rebbe’s personal diary,detailing his incarceration and redemption.) But the battle was far from over. In the ensuing six decades, the Communist regime forcibly attempted to destroy all remnants of religious life. Shortly after his liberation the Rebbe was expelled from the USSR, but thousands of his followers continued his holy struggle, valiantly resisting the government’s efforts to destroy Soviet Judaism. The consequences were viciously cruel. Thousands of Chabad chassidim spent years in the Soviet gulags for their illegal activities. And they were the “lucky” ones. Countless others were tortured and condemned to death by KGB kangaroo courts and summarily executed in a prison courtyard or cellar. The poor widows and orphans were not notified about their loved one’s fate, leaving them to languish for years on the threshold between hope and despair. Thousands of chassidim spent years in the Soviet gulags. And they were the “lucky” ones... The chassidim were undeterred by the personal

risk which went hand-in-hand with their holy work. The soul thrives on adversity—nothing revs its engines like an attack on its beliefs and principles. Indeed this is an age-old phenomenon: our history is replete with men and women who demonstrated incredible courage when confronted with decrees restricting the observance of Torah and mitzvot. More often than not, these heroes were “run-of-the-mill” simple folk who led otherwise non-heroic lives. But every Jew has a Divine soul, a soul which possesses staggering powers. In many a Jew this soul is in hibernation. A little opposition and friction is needed in order to awaken and startle it into action. There is a well-known chassidic adage: “An olive must be crushed to release its oils.” As far-fetched as this may sound, today we face a greater challenge than was faced by Soviet chassidim. In America we have a minimum of external adversity, not nearly enough to provoke our souls into action. Upon escaping the Evil Empire, many erstwhile Soviet Jewish heroes settled in Western countries and lived extremely un-exemplary lives—the gas line which fueled their heroism having gone dry. Yet our “American” souls aren’t doomed to eternal slumber. The final challenge of the Jewish galut (exile) is to awaken the soul without the “benefit” of outside incitement. Today we must “crush” ourselves to release our “soul oils.” A Jew’s yearning to connect to G-d, his burning desire for the Creator to be overtly manifest in His creation, and his frustration with the current state of affairs – when galut places obstacles at every junction of our spiritual journey, when the Divine reality is concealed in a world which instead brims with materialism and falseness – shakes him to the core of his soul, crushing it into action. At that point the soul becomes consumed with one goal—doing whatever necessary to bring an end to galut. The Previous Rebbe persevered; his sacred work continued despite the KGB’s designs. His cause, too, prevailed; Torah Judaism and Chabad are alive and well, while the Iron Curtain has crumbled and the all-mighty USSR is a relic of history. We too will meet today’s challenge and prevail. On this Holiday of Redemption may we witness another redemption—the final one.

13

Stories With Soul It Once Happened

T

he story begins with a farbrengen (Chasidic gathering) of the Chasidim of the previous Lubavitch Rebbe in France shortly before WWII. The Rebbe’s son-in-law (who in another ten years would become the next Lubavitch Rebbe) was also present and he was the main speaker, but some of the other Chasidim also spoke. One of them told of a miraculous experience that he had two years earlier. After escaping death in Russia the Rebbe had to move his headquarters to Poland and many Chasidim moved there to be with him. But in the course of his stay the Rebbe told many of them to leave Poland and settle in other countries, for instance the one telling the story was one of a group of five that the Rebbe told to go to France. Now back in those days this was no small task; they had several borders to cross, among them dreaded Germany, and to make matters worse one of them had an non-valid passport and no time to get a new one; the Rebbe told them to leave immediately. On the trains, one of them would lie on the bench and the other four would sit on him, covering him with their long winter coats to avoid the passport checks. And they even managed somehow to pass all the other borders. But the check post at the German border was notoriously dangerous, especially for Jews, and for Jews with no passports it was almost suicide. They decided on some sort of plan, but as they neared the front of the line they heard shouting and screaming from inside the inspection center, then a pistol shot followed by a moan and silence. They tried to look as confident as possible but were really trembling inside, if it wasn’t for the Rebbe’s blessing they would all have turned back and returned to Poland on the spot. But to their amazement when the first Chasid got to the window, the official snatched his passport from his hand and stamped it without asking questions! And so he did to the second. Then he began talking on the phone and stamped the remaining three passports without even looking at them!

Inspiration, Insights & Ideas Bringing Torah lessons to LIFE! But their problems were far from over; the place was full of cruel robot-eyed policemen and soldiers checking and rechecking everything and everyone that moved (probably that is where the shots came from) but strangely the police paid no attention to them! They walked through the station unnoticed, as though they were invisible, hailed a taxi, and left. One half hour later they were in a telegraph office sending a message back to the Rebbe ... they were free! It was a miracle!! The Rebbe’s son-in-law listened attentively to the story. When it finished he asked for the exact date and time of the miracle and when he heard the answer he smiled and said, “Now I understand something that was a mystery to me these last two years. “The Rebbe, my father-in-law, had to have a nurse come in every day and give him an injection because of his health. (After his imprisonment and torture in Stalin’s prisons he became increasingly paralyzed). “One day the nurse came in and saw a frightening sight: the Rebbe was sitting rigidly in his chair, eyes slightly open and completely unresponsive. She was sure that he was having a catatonic attack of some sort, and immediately called the Rebbe’s wife. When the Rebbitzen entered she began weeping frantically, but before they called a doctor they called for me. “When I entered I also was shocked at first, but then I noticed something that made me realize that there was noting to worry about; it was almost imperceptible but the Rebbe’s lips were moving, he was saying or reciting something! “I bent down and listened and then straightened up and announced that there was, in fact, no cause for alarm ...the Rebbe was saying ‘Then Moses sang...’ !! (The song that the Jews sang after crossing Red Sea. (Exodus 15:1 -19) After ten minutes the Rebbe opened his eyes and returned to normal. “I never asked the Rebbe for an explanation but now I have it. It was the exact same time that your miracle was occurring. The Rebbe was passing you all through the German inspection like Moses passed the Jew through the sea! That is the job of a Rebbe; to help free Jews.

200 Pairs of Tefillin Honor

Troops Who Liberated Jerusalem in 1967

Virginia event hosts three Israeli paratroopers pictured in an iconic photograph By Chabad.org Staff

A

t the outset of the fight for the survival of Israel that came to be known as the Six-Day War, the Israel Defense Forces’ paratrooper division was given its primary objective: secure the Egyptian city of El-Arish on the Sinai Peninsula. Then new orders came. Jerusalem was under attack by Jordanian forces, with growing civilian casualties. The paratroopers’ new goal was to beat back the Jordanian army and secure the Jewish population under attack in the western part of Jerusalem. And, if possible, liberate the Old City. That’s what Zion Karasenti, Dr. Yitzhak Yifat and Haim Oshri set out to do, with no foresight that they would become icons of Israeli history. On June 7, 1967—soon after they and their comrades retook Jerusalem’s Old City—the young men stood in awe before the liberated Western Wall. The image snapped by David Rubinger depicted a classic moment in time, a piece of storied history recognized the world over. A Shabbat on the Battlefield that Saved My Life And while the battles outside and within the Old City walls came at a heavy price—more than 100 paratroopers lost their lives that day—for the first time since 1948, Jews were able to put on tefillin and pray at the Kotel. Fifty years later, as a tribute to the three men, now in their 70s, and their fallen comrades, Chabad of Northern Virginia in Fairfax, codirected by Rabbi Sholom Deitsch, announced a gift of more than 200 pairs of new tefillin to modern-day Israeli troops. And they arranged an event at the Chabad House in Fairfax to

14

acknowledge these heroes as they made their way around the United States as part of a sevencity tour recognizing the war’s anniversary year. Initially, the idea was for Chabad to secure donations for 50 pairs of tefillin, but the community responded so quickly that the Friends of the IDF—a leading international organization offering material assistance and support to Israeli soldiers—agreed to match that with another 50 pairs. Then Rabbi Menachem Ofen, of Tzerei Augudat Chabad Headquarters in Kfar Chabad, Israel, heard of the plan. He works with soldiers and is distributor of religious contributions that go through Friends of the IDF, and knew a contributor who offered to match all these tefillin for a total of 200 pairs. ‘Outpouring of Support’ Nearly 300 visitors attended a June 18 event, complete with brunch, at Chabad of Northern Virginia to recognize the soldiers, who told their stories in both Hebrew and English. “We knew the event would be a great inspiration to all who attended and beyond,” Deitsch told Chabad.org, noting the 50th-year anniversary since the Rebbe—Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, of righteous memory—initiated the worldwide Tefillin Campaign. Alex Pomerantz, director of the Virginia Chapter of Friends of the IDF, said he was “overcome with joy” seeing nearly 300 people come out to hear the amazing story of these Six-Day War heroes. “It is inspiring to see such an outpouring of love and support from the local Jewish community for the brave soldiers who defend Israel.” Also in attendance for Friends of the IDF national director and CEO Maj. Gen. (Res.) Meir Klifi-Amir, and Ari Dallas, executive director of its Mid-Atlantic Region. Co-hosts of the event included Rabbi Mordechai Newman, co-director of Chabad Alexandria-Arlington; Rabbi Leibel Fajnland, co-director of Chabad-Lubavitch of Reston and Herndon; Rabbi Yechezkiel Deitsch of Chabad Tysons Jewish Center in Vienna; and Rabbi Shmuel Perlstein, co-director of Chabad of Greater Gainesville & Manassas, all of the Northern Virginia area.

In a German Bunker in

Inspiration, Insights & Ideas Bringing Torah lessons to LIFE! Normandy, Torah Dedicated to Fallen Jewish Soldiers Attendees recalling the Allied invasion write final letters in the scroll, amid prayer and song By Chabad.org Staff

tourists from around the world each year. Missing, however, are details on the thousands of Jewish soldiers who fought to save their brethren in Europe. A series of Chabad Houses in cities along the shores of Normandy plan to establish a museum telling their story.

J

ewish residents, community members and guests gathered in Normandy this month to mark the 73rd anniversary of the invasion by Western allies in World War II and to dedicate a new Torah scroll for Jewish soldiers who lost their lives in the course of battle there. The event, which was sponsored by Chabad centers in the Normandy region, opened with a memorial ceremony in the Canadian cemetery, where many young Jewish soldiers are buried, some identified by name and some who remain anonymous. Local government representatives—including mayors of several surrounding cities, and presidents of memorial and commemoration organizations—came to show their support and respect for the soldiers. Among the throngs of people were older Jews who have been living in Normandy for decades, not having left this region in northwestern France since Allied forces entered the city on their way to liberate occupied Europe. Tens of thousands of soldiers landed on the Normandy coast to free Europe from the Germans. The invasion, which saw mass casualties, was the beginning of the end of the Nazi regime and the effort to annihilate the Jewish people. War museums scattered throughout the region attract hundreds of thousands of

Rabbi Mordechai Lewin of Beth Habad Caen said: “What cannot be found in the hundreds of museums in the area, the grandchildren of these soldiers will soon find at Chabad.” Attendees helped write the final letters in the scroll in memory of the fallen Jewish soldiers. The crowd—many of whom have family members buried there, and visit the site every year and remain in touch with the local Chabad-Lubavitch emissaries—also sang a powerful rendition of “Ani Ma’amin” (“I Believe”) in a German bunker intact from the war. Menachem Mendel Alush, who came from Israel for the occasion, accompanied on violin. Kaddish and the “El Maleh Rahamim” prayer were recited by the chief rabbi of the region, Rabbi Meir Malka. The bunker at Point du Hoc, 30 meters above sea level, is located between the beachhead of Utah in the west and the beachhead of Omaha in the east. During the invasion, the German positions on the cliff were eventually taken over by an elite U.S. Army unit after a brutal battle. The event, which concluded with dinner, was sponsored by Rabbi Mordechai and Zlata Lewin, co-directors of Beth Habad Caen; Rabbi Dov and Geula Lewin, co-directors of Beth Habad Loubavitch Le Havre; Rabbi Shmuel and Chava Lewin of Beth Habad Deauville; and Rabbi Yossef Lewin and Rabbi

15

Eliezer Nisilevitch, veteran educators at the Chne-Or Chabad Jewish Day School in the city of Aubervilliers.

Moshiach The question arises: Even if a single individual carries out his mission in this world in a perfect manner, what effect can such activity have on the world at large? On the surface, the world seems to be going on without being affected by a Jew’s service in spreading the wellsprings of the Baal Shem Tov’s teachings outward or preparing for Moshiach’s coming. This, however, represents a very narrow view of what is going on in the world. In truth, the world is ready for Moshiach’s coming and when a Jew carries out his service in the proper manner, the world itself and the gentile nations will assist him. May these activities hasten the time when we will all proceed to the Holy Land, to Jerusalem, and to the Holy Temple.

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

16

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

17

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

18

In A Woman’s World Issues of relevance to the Jewish Woman Weekly Classes

Women’s Mikvah:

Monday

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

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

Tuesday

Please Note: Shabbos & Yom Tov visits must be Prepaid

Prayer Class Rebbetzin Chani Lipskar 1111 Kane Concourse Suite 618 Fall

in

e Tanya Class In Spanish umMrs. Vivian Perez s e 198 Park Drive, ill RBal Harbour Village W

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

9:15 - 10:15 am

The Shul Sisterhood

2:00 - 2:30 pm

Who we are...

2:30 - 3:45 pm

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 ll The weekly portion - Women’s FaPerspective n i e Haime Library um

es R l l i Tanya Class W in English

Mrs. Vivian Perez 198 Park Drive, Bal Harbour Village

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

1:00 - 3:00 pm

19

French Connection Reflexions sur la Paracha Vivre avec la paracha La mère du veau

Purifier la mort elle-même

Adapté des enseignements du Rabbi de Loubavitch

«

Et D.ieu parla à Moïse et Aharon en ces termes : Ceci est un décret (‘Hok) de la Torah…

avait été en présence d’un cadavre, Moïse lui dit : « Maître de l’univers ! Si l’un de nous est ainsi contaminé, comment peut-il se purifier ? » D.ieu ne lui répondit pas. À ce moment-là, Moïse pâlit.

Si une personne vient à mourir dans une tente, tous ceux qui entrent dans la tente et tout ce qui est dans la tente deviennent impurs pendant sept jours… Et quant aux personnes contaminées, elles prendront les cendres (de la vache rousse)… »

Quand D.ieu arriva à la section de la « vache rousse », Il dit à Moïse : « Voici le mode de purification. » Moïse s’exclama : « Maître de l’univers ! Ceci est une purification ? » D.ieu répondit : « Moïse, c’est un ‘Hok, une loi que J’ai décrétée et aucune créature ne peut comprendre pleinement Mes décrets. »

Nombres 19, 1-2 ; 14-17

Le mystère de la mort

La loi de la « vache rousse », qui nous instruit de la purification d’une personne atteinte d’impureté spirituelle causée par le contact avec un défunt, est souvent citée comme le modèle de décret divin au-delà de toute rationalité. Le roi Salomon, le « plus sage parmi les hommes » dit de cette Mitsva : « Tous les commandements de la Torah, je les ai compris. Mais le chapitre de la “vache rousse”, bien que je l’aie examiné, questionné et que je m’y sois plongé, bien que j’aie pensé le comprendre, ce décret m’est resté incompréhensible. » C’est un fait que de nombreux aspects de la loi de la vache rousse défient toute raison. Tout d’abord, le phénomène même d’« impureté spirituelle » est un concept mystique irrationnel. Le processus de purification, obtenu en aspergeant la personne contaminée des cendres de la vache rousse ne suit aucune logique qui nous serait accessible, etc. Pourtant dans la Torah, d’autres lois échappent tout autant à la logique humaine. En fait, il existe une catégorie entière de Mitsvot appelées ‘Houkim (« décrets ») dont les critères défient toute compréhension pour l’esprit mortel. Qu’y a-t-il donc de particulier à propos de la loi de la vache rousse qui en fasse l’archétype des décrets, la Mitsva dont D.ieu dit : - Ceci est le ‘Hok de la Torah » ?

Moïse pâlit

Le Midrache relate que Moïse fut l’unique être humain auquel fut accordée la compréhension de cette loi. « À toi, dit D.ieu à Moïse, Je vais révéler le sens de la “vache” ; pour tout autre individu cela restera un ‘Hok. » Et pourtant, Moïse lui aussi ressentit une grande difficulté à accepter cette loi, comme nous le lisons dans le récit midrachique. Dans tout ce que D.ieu enseignait à Moïse, Il lui indiquait à la fois la façon dont se produisait la contamination et le mode de purification. Quand D.ieu en arriva aux lois concernant celui qui

Le départ d’une âme d’un corps nous est incompréhensible. Il ne s’agit pas de rationalité. Nous comprenons la fragilité de la vie, la nature éphémère de tout ce qui est physique. Mais au fond de notre cœur, nous refusons de l’accepter. Quelles que soient les explications de notre esprit, nous rejetons le concept de la mort. Il est encore plus difficile d’accepter qu’il puisse exister un processus qui s’y applique, et plus difficile encore, de guérir le terrible vide que laisse celui qui est parti… C’est la raison pour laquelle Moïse pâlit en entendant les lois rituelles de la mort. Ce n’était pas le fait qu’il ne comprenait pas comment la tache spirituelle de la mort peut être purifiée. En fait, Moïse fut le seul être humain auquel fut révélé le sens de la « vache ». Son esprit fut satisfait, mais cela n’apporta rien au tumulte de son cœur. Il ne pouvait pas comprendre comment la souffrance de la mort peut être adoucie. Et D.ieu répondit : « Moïse, c’est un ‘Hok, une loi que J’ai décrétée. » Certaines choses dépassent tellement Mes créatures qu’elles ne peuvent être surmontées que par la soumission à un commandement absolu émanant d’une autorité absolue. C’est la raison pour laquelle J’ai donné des lois pour vous guider concernant ce qu’il y a à faire lorsque vos vies sont touchées par la mort. Ce sont des lois irrationnelles, mais seules de telles lois peuvent permettre que vous vous repreniez plus facilement. C’est seulement par la force d’un décret divin complètement incompréhensible que vous pouvez vous remettre de la mort.

Les lois du deuil

Aujourd’hui, nous ne possédons pas de cendres de la vache rousse. Mais nous avons des lois et des rituels. La loi de la Torah nous enjoint de pleurer l’être aimé qui est parti et puis de réguler notre deuil. Le concept même de « lois de deuil » est incompréhensible. Une personne peut-elle recevoir l’ordre de s’endeuiller ? Et peut-on, de

20

même, lui ordonner de réduire ou de cesser son deuil ? C’est pourtant précisément ce que fait la Torah. Il existe des lois spécifiques concernant les heures entre le moment du décès et l’enterrement, d’autres lois pour les trois jours suivant l’enterrement, pour les sept premiers jours, pour les trente premiers jours et pour la première année après le décès. À chacun de ces points de jonction, il nous est demandé de passer à une autre étape du deuil, une étape dans laquelle l’intensité de notre angoisse et notre sentiment de perte doivent être allégés et sublimés. Nous résistons à ces étapes de toutes les fibres de notre être. L’esprit comprend la différence entre ces périodes, mais le cœur ne l’accepte pas. La Torah nous dit que Moïse lui-même ne put forcer son cœur à accepter ce que son esprit lui avait donné à comprendre. Même après que D.ieu lui eut expliqué comment la « vache rousse » sublime la rencontre avec la mort, cela resta un ‘Hok, distant du plus grand des esprits et absolument incompréhensible à chaque cœur. Cependant, D.ieu nous demande d’effectuer ces transitions et nous donne la force d’accomplir Ses commandements. C’est la force d’un décret divin qui nous permet de continuer, à la fois dans notre propre vie et pour les autres. Et la force du décret divin est telle que finalement nous pouvons nous dominer et sublimer la négativité de la mort. Puissions-nous très prochainement mériter que de telles sublimations ne soient plus nécessaires, que le Tout Puissant « retire l’esprit d’impureté de la terre » de sorte que « la mort cesse à tout jamais et qu’Il efface les larmes de tous les visages » et que « ceux qui résident dans la poussière se lèvent et se réjouissent ».

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 ¡Oi vei!

Por Levi Avtzon

A

los judíos nos encanta quejarnos. Y nos encanta quejarnos de los quejosos. “¡Oi vei!”, “Te lo juro… estoy agotado de todas estas meshugasen!”, “¡Y ahora empieza de nuevo! Oi, ¿cuánto más podré aguantar?”. Bueno, si crees que ya lo has oído todo, mira las porciones de la Torá que corresponden a Behaloteja, Shelaj, Kóraj y Jukat. Primero, los israelitas se lamentan por lo largo que es su viaje por el desierto. Luego hay una historia llanto sobre el maná, seguida de la de los espías que vuelven de Israel con un informe falso que causa un colapso popular. Luego Kóraj conforma una rebelión contra el liderazgo de Moshé y Aarón, y se quejan por el agua y luego desafían a Moshé, intentan entrar a Israel y terminan masacrados… Es un cuento de nunca acabar. La actitud de “¡ay, pobre de mí!” es la reina suprema. Pregunta: un grupo de esclavos es liberado de Egipto luego de generaciones de esclavitud. En lugar de sentirse agradecidos, insultan a su redentor y pelean sin cansancio. ¿Por qué? Una respuesta: aquí llegamos al lado positivo de la queja. La queja está un escalón más arriba que la esclavitud. Un esclavo no puede quejarse porque le teme al látigo. Y lo que es aún más importante, la mentalidad del esclavo engendra apatía, que obstruye las válvulas emocionales. Es tan doloroso que es más fácil desconectarse. El primer paso para salir de la esclavitud es liberar los sentimientos contenidos, hacerse un bypass emocional para destapar la indiferencia que ha invadido el corazón. El primer paso hacia la libertad consiste en rehumanizarse. Una vez que el corazón empieza a sentir, es inevitable que sienta positividad y optimismo. Sin embargo, al principio los sentimientos predominantes serán (en la mayoría de las personas) de dolor, pérdida y confusión, mientras uno lucha por ajustarse a la nueva realidad. A esto se lo considera progreso. A los israelitas les tomó cuarenta años de destapar las emociones y finalmente estar listos para entrar a Israel con optimismo, pasión y compromiso con la libertad.

Parasha de la Semana una forma de arte: algunos de los comediantes más destacados e innovadores son judíos. La comedia suele ser una versión sofisticada de la queja (y con frecuencia, una mejor fuente de ingresos). ¿Por qué nos quejamos tanto?

Moshé golpea la roca y el agua brota con fuerza Por Yoram Raanan

Porque para los judíos la vida ha sido muy difícil y abrumadora, y en general nunca pudimos hacer nada concreto para resolver nuestros problemas. Aun así, nos aseguramos de mantener abiertos nuestros corazones y de no caer en el abismo de la depresión ni permitir que nuestros corazones se conviertan en piedra. Nos quejamos para mantener nuestros corazones abiertos y para que nuestras emociones fluyan. Quejarnos ha sido nuestra garantía como pueblo en contra de la muerte emocional. Quejarse es el primer paso para salir de la esclavitud y es una manera de asegurarse de no desarrollar una mentalidad de esclavo que destruya el alma. Si es tan bueno quejarse… Luego de leer esto, ¡quizás pienses que considero que quejarse es una mitzvá! No exactamente. Verás, quejarse es genial cuando no existe la opción de actuar, o cuando uno acaba de ser liberado. Pero el judío del siglo XXI no se encuentra en estas condiciones. Físicamente somos más libres de lo que hemos sido en mucho tiempo, y contamos con el privilegio de tener más oportunidades para actuar de lo que nuestros antepasados podrían haber soñado. Hoy, quejarse es una forma de escaparse de la infinidad de oportunidades de actuar. Es momento de enterrar para siempre a la queja, junto con su hermano gemelo: el pesimismo. Ya han servido a su propósito, son obsoletos y peligrosos, y frenan nuestro avance. ¿Antisemitismo? Haz algo al respecto. ¿Decaimiento moral? Habla del tema. ¿Desintegración de la familia? Asume el liderazgo. ¿Tu país está en crisis? Ilumina y activa. ¿Posturas radicalizadas? Sé la voz de la razón. Quejarse ya pasó de moda. ¡Es tiempo de avanzar!

En la historia, los judíos hemos dominado el arte de la queja, y hasta la hemos convertido en

21

Y

habló Hashem a Moshé, diciendo: “Toma la vara y reúne a la congregación, tú y tu hermano Aarón, y hablad a la roca a la vista de ellos, para que la roca dé su agua. Así sacarás para ellos agua de la roca, para que beban la congregación y sus animales”. Entonces Moshé levantó su mano y golpeó la roca dos veces con su vara, y brotó agua en abundancia, y bebieron el pueblo y sus animales. (Bamidbar 20:7-8, 11). Mientras la nueva generación se prepara para ingresar a Israel, Miriam muere y hay una repentina escasez de agua. El pueblo se queja. Di-s le dice a Moshé que lleve su vara, le hable a la roca y le ordene que le ofrezca agua. Frente a la roca, con la vara en la mano, Moshé llama al pueblo “rebelde” y pregunta: “¿Hemos de hacer salir agua de esta roca para ustedes?”. En este momento crucial, en lugar de hablarle a la roca, Moshé levanta su vara y golpea la piedra dos veces. La fuerza del agua emerge de una profunda cisterna escondida, brota sobre las piedras irregulares y por poco barre la empapada figura de Moshé. Inundado de frustración y tristeza, Moshé está a punto de perder el equilibrio cuando Di-s le explica que como él no logró hacer a Di-s sagrado ante los ojos de los israelitas, no entrará a la Tierra Prometida. El nombre de este lugar es “Mei Merivá”: las aguas de la disputa.

The Aleph Institute Serving Jews in institutional and limited environments

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

22

UUDFHV HUUDFH

UDFH

7HUUDFH

HVW

Networking

PLEASE READ ONLY AFTER SHABBOS

Effective Advertising

PAID ADVERTISEMEnTS DO NOT CONSTITUTE ENDORSEMENTS BY ANY RABBIS OR THE SHUL. THE SHUL RESERVES THE RIGHT TO ACCEPT OR REjECT ANY AD SUBMITTED.

CITADEL REALTY, LLC.

Raquel Sragowicz Cell: 305.588.2481 Email: [email protected]

Bay Harbor: Riva Waterfront- 3 BD/ 3.5 BH #504 2,347 SQFT, All decorated by Artefacto. $1,490,000 #302 2,785 SQFT, Amazing views through-out $1,690,000 Surfside: Waves #509 Oceanfront 2 B/2B plus 1/2 B 1,560 sq ft $899,000.00 Call Sergio Gurvitsch 786-512-5099 Bay Harbor: Development Opportunity!! 1040- 94 Street $1,700,000 4 Units all rented 4% CAP. Rent.

SARAH SHERIDAN

Global Real Estate Advisor ONE I Sotheby’s International Realty

SILVIA OLIVERA P.A.

Global Real Estate Advisor ONE I Sotheby’s International Realty

305-527-6888

786-303-0262

[email protected] www.SarahSheridan.com

Rentals Bal Harbour 60 Park Dr # D - 2BD/ 2 BH Furnished 1,150 SQFT $2,000/M Bay Harbor - 1 BD/ 1 BH, 810 SQFT $1,350/ M Bay Harbor- 2BD/ 2BH , 1,241 SQFT $2,400/M, 2 parking.

[email protected]

www.silviaolivera.com

Bay Harbor IslandsTotally renovated single family Mimo home. 4/3.5 with two offices, basket ball court and pool on corner lot. Reduced to $2,095,000 1361 96th Street- SFH 10,000 sq ft Lot w/ approved plans to build a 5600 6/6.5 pool home, or build your own vision. Newly Positioned at $998,000 1111 Kane Concourse, 6th floor Office Condo for Sale- 1231 sq ft w/ 3 parking spaces/ Reduced to $559K

Carlisle on the beach surfside .Z
UFBN
BOE
*
BSF
EFEJDBUFE
UP
QSPWJEJOH
POMZ
UIF
CFTU
TFSWJDF
BOE
SFTVMUT
GPS
PVS
DMJFOUT


1155 101 Street: 3 townhouses available at $949K. Each 3/4 bedrooms with 2 car garages and rooftop decks, ready for summer 2017 Bal Harbour: The Palace Unit 16E: Exclusive Direct Ocean Facing 3690 sq ft 3/3.5 condo with Cabana. Repositioned to $3,850,000. The best priced large 3 bedroom in Bal Harbour.

0VS
VOJRVF
BQQSPBDI
FOTVSFT
XF
IBWF
PVS
DMJFOUT
CFTU
2 bedrooms 2 bath fully renovated in 2017 JOUFSFTU
JO
NJOE flex renting rules

Bal Harbour “101” Unit 1009- Large SW facing 3/3.5 condo in desirable newly renovated bldg. Over 3300 sq ft/under $650/sq ft. further reduced to $2,125,000 - least expensive SW corner unit in the building.

*G
ZPVSF
MPPLJOH
UP
QVSDIBTF
PS
TFMM
QSPQFSUZ
JO
.JBNJ





minutes walk to the shul QMFBTF
DPOUBDU
+PFMMF
BU
 close to 1100 sq/ft.

Surfside: Champlain North- Direct Ocean front views form this 2300+ sq/ft beauty. Low floor, all redone. Priced right at $1,390,000

asking $649,000 *
DVSSFOUMZ
IBWF
MJTUJOHT
JO
4U
3FHJT
0DFBOB
5VSOCFSSZ
0DFBO
$PMPOZ

BOE
4VSG
$MVC need to sell make offer. 786-468-8258 or 438-887-2777.

Call us for more avialability & preconstruction opportunities. Our offices are conveniently located in Bay Harbor Islands ´-RHOOHKDVJXLGHGPHWKURXJKIRXUUHDOHVWDWHWUDQVDFWLRQV6KHKDVD JUHDWNQRZOHGJHRIWKHPDUNHW WRSFRQQHFWLRQV%HVWRIDOOVKHDVNVDOO WKHULJKWTXHVWLRQV-RHOOHLVWKHRQO\SHUVRQ,PHWLQWKLVEXVLQHVVWKDW Totally redone apt on low floorFDUHVPRUHDERXWPHWKDQDWUDQVDFWLRQ7KDW·VZK\VKHLVWKHRQO\SHUVRQ, ZLOOGHDOZLWKµ

SURFSIDE TOWER- ALL NEW! *2 bed/ 1-1/2 b

5D\+6HWDL6W5HJLV6XUI&OXE * Pay low maint as a one bedroom!

Ready to move in! Call Sara:305-951-9129

Harding Realty,Inc )RUPRUHLQIRUPDWLRQDQGWHVWLPRQLDOV SOHDVHYLVLWZZZ-RHOOH5HDOWRUFRP

23

PLEASE READ ONLY AFTER SHABBOS

Networking Effective Advertising

PAID ADVERTISEMENTS DO NOT CONSTITUTE ENDORSEMENTS BY ANY RABBIS OR THE SHUL. THE SHUL RESERVES THE RIGHT TO ACCEPT OR REjECT ANY AD SUBMITTED.

Baum & Company, C.P.A. Certifie Public Accountants

J

Joel Baum, CPA

1688 Meridian Avenue Suite 504 Miami Beach, FL 33139  [email protected] 305-672-1230

$PMMJOT"WF #BM)BSCPVS'- #&%300.  #"5)300. 4RGU  UZQFDPOEP

24

4*(/*'*$"/5-:

3&'%0364"$-&&%

Numbers to know Contacts at The Shul 305.868.1411

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

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

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

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

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

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

Executive Committee Mitchell Feldman - Chair Bruce Gelb Janice Barney Daniel Gielchinsky Joel Baum CPA Evelyn Katz Max Benoliel Rabbi Sholom Dovber Lipskar Dovid Duchman Rabbi Zalman Lipskar Steven M. Dunn Ryan Shapiro Maurice Egozi Marc Sheridan Velvel Freedman Eric P. Stein 25

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

DAILY CLASSES

SUNDAY

MONDAY

Derech Mitzvosecha 6:20 - 6:50 am

Daf Yomi 9:00 am

In Depth Chumash 1:30 pm

Daf Yomi 7:45 - 8:45 am

Tanya - Sichos 8:00 - 10:00 pm

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

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

Chok L’Yisrael - Sephardic Reb Shimshon Tzubeli

TXT-110 Rabbi Dov Schochet

TXT 220 Rabbi Dov Schochet PHL-322 Rabbi Shlomo Haltzband

PHL-120 Rabbi S. Rubinstien

8:45 am

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

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

At the home of: Please call The Shul for details

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 ll 198 Park Drive, Bal Harbour Village in Fa

me suPortion e Women’slTorah Class R Wi l (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 honor of the Yahrzeit of Chaya Yeudith bat Ester obm, mother of Mrs. Raquel Sragowicz May her neshama have an aliya.

Senior Torah Academy (Men & Women) 12:00 - 1:00 pm TXT-120 Rabbi Dov Schochet

In Depth Tanya Class (Men & Women) 11:30 - 12:30 pm PHL-320 PHL-501 Rabbi Sholom Lipskar

in Fall

sume 1:00 - 2:00 pm TanyaW Class ill R- eEnglish PHL-120 Mrs. Vivian Perez 198 Park Drive, Bal Harbour Village

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

(Main Sanctuary) Book of Judges -Years 2780 -2835 French Class 12:00 pm Haime Library Women’s Tanya Class (Spanish) l 11:00 am - 1:00 me in Fal supm

e

ill RVivian Perez WMrs. PHL-320 Chabad of Aventura, 21001 Biscayne Blvd

ALL CLASSES LOCATED AT THE SHUL UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED

26

Construction Updates Keeping you up to date on our exciting progress

While we are building we ask for your patience and understanding and we will do our best to keep you informed. We apologize for any inconvenience these “growing pains” may cause.

Drone Pictures of our Progress!

If you are a Surfside resident, we encourage you to obtain a Surfside parking permit. A link with the information is below: http://www.townofsurfsidefl.gov/Pages/SurfsideFL_Parking/2016-2017-parking-permit-form.pdf Please visit: www.TheShul.org/newbuilding for updates