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The Shul Weekly Magazine
Everything you need for every day of the week
Contents
Weekly Message
Thoughts on the Parsha from Rabbi Sholom D. Lipskar
Celebrating Shabbos
Schedules, classes, articles and more... Everything you
need for an “Over the Top” Shabbos experience
Community Happenings
Sharing with your Shul Family
A Time to Pray
Check out all the davening schedules and locations
throughout the week
Inspiration, Insights & Ideas
Bringing Torah lessons to LIFE
Get The Picture
The full scoop on all the great events around town
Nachas At A Glance
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6-7
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9-14
15-22
In a woman’s world
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French Connection
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Issues of relevance to the Jewish woman
Reflexions sur la Paracha
Latin Link
Reflexion Semanal
The ABC’s of Aleph
Serving Jews in institutional and limited environments.
Networking
Effective Advertising
Numbers To Know
Contacts at The Shul
Daily Study
A complete guide to all classes and courses offered at
The Shul
Get The Picture
The full scoop on all the great events around town
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Quotable Quote
A person should have two pockets in his coat.
One should contain the Talmudic saying, “A
person is commanded to maintain: For my sake
was the world created.” In the second pocket
he should keep the verse,
“I am but dust and ashes.”
Chassidic master
Rabbi Simchah Bunim of Peshischa
Youth Programs & Mishmar for boys of all ages
began this week with a record turn out of children
attending each age group!
Thoughts on the Parshah
from Rabbi Sholom D. Lipskar
Shabbos Lech Lecha
Abraham, our first Father, engineered our genetic physiology to be able to
receive the enormous gift of Mitzvahs that allows us to infuse and imbue
ourselves and our children with G-dly life and spirit even when our minds
have not yet reached that level.
“
And Avraham was 99 years old when
he removed the foreskin from his
body” (circumcised himself). (Ch. 17
V24)
When we do what is G-d’s will – we will eventually feel, understand and
internalize it.
“Since the Torah was given, the correct
sequence of Man’s avoda is: First,
removal of the orla “foreskin” (The layer
of dullness, insensitivity of the body)
then of the speech, then of the heart –
deed, speech, then thought. Our Father
Abraham, who lived prior to the giving
of the Torah, however, first recognized his
Creator – thought; then he disseminated
G-dliness – speech; and finally circumcision – removal of the orla -deed.
(Hayom Yom Cheshvan 7)”
Have a good Shabbos and a great week.
Rabbi Sholom D. Lipskar
Go to Yourself
Based on letters and talks of the Rebbe,
Rabbi M. M. Schneerson
“Go to yourself…to the land which I
will show you.”—Genesis 12:1
“There, in the land, I will show you your
essence.”—R’ Schneur Zalman of Liadi
It is important to recognize the reverse order of behavior dictated by Torah
to that dictated by general human conditions. For a person to commit to
certain actions or deeds he/she first attempts to understand the concept
with proper analysis, synthesis and rational deductive thinking. Once
the concept is comprehended, one attempts to have complete clarity and
structure which is verified by being able to verbalize, or articulate and
publicly defend that position to others. Only then does one integrate that
idea into his own behavior and practical action.
The spiritual world of meditation
and prayer has its borders:
That which can be known will be known.
That which is beyond knowing is
permitted to whisper, softly.
And the very core of your being remains
beyond the border, aching to enter,
yet unable to utter a word of its presence.
This order of events is represented by Abraham who first researched and
analyzed Monotheism from the age of 3 to 48 when he intellectually
concluded that G-d exists and is the Creator, Owner and Conductor of
the Universe and all that exists within it. Then he began to promulgate
and proclaim that belief and its obvious beneficial consequences. Then
at the age of 99 did he implement those conclusions in the vital act of
circumcision – first thought, then speech then action.
But when the soul descends into the world of action,
then every rule can be broken,
every boundary crossed.
After Revelation, when the Jewish People became G-d’s Nation and
were given a G-dly, Holy, Torah way of life, the order of living pattern
was dramatically altered. First we have action as an 8 day old child is
circumcised. Then speech is integrated as the child is taught Torah terms
and concepts as soon as he/she is able to speak and only then is he
exposed to intellectually compelling thought and ideas; action, speech
and then thought.
So G-d says to Abraham and to us, his children: Take your
soul out into the world, take its very essence there.
Find divine purpose in your work;
discover G-d within the commonplace
workings of this world.
Though it seems more logical to pursue the first method of behavioral
modification and training, the Torah gives us a radically different approach
which is very successful.
You will come to know which cannot be known;
your eyes will see that which the soul could never lay bare
—its very core of being.
The Mitzvos which G-d formulated for us to fulfill have special powers that
transcend ordinary methods of inculcation. Mitzvos by their Divine nature
and supra-rational energy have the capacity to infuse the performer of
the Mitzvah with an intrinsic force that not only influences but actually
molds one’s speech and thought. This is why it is important to do the
Mitzvah even before we fully comprehend it and why the Children of
Israel prefaced “Naaseh” – we will do - to “Nishmah” – we will understand.
In this world, the soul knows no borders.Do as Noah did,
and build an ark. “An ark” in Hebrew is teivah—which means
also “a word.” Your ark shall be the words of meditation
and of prayer. Enter into your ark, and let the waters lift
you up, rather than drown you with everything else.
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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
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Questions:
1) Aside from this parsha, where else does Hashem command Avraham
with the words Lech Lecha - "Go for yourself"?
2) Which body of water, found in Israel, is mentioned in this parsha?
3) Aside from Avraham and Sarah, who else in the book of Genesis is
given a new name? (3 answers) Who else in the Torah is given a new
name?
Answers from last week:
Tehila's
Pre Tween Girls
Basya's
Tween Girls
Grades: 4 - 5
Grades: 6 - 8
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
10:30 am - 12:00 pm
1)The six parshas named for a person: Noach, Chayei Sarah, Yisro,
Korach, Balak, Pinchas.
2) Noah waits 40 days from seeing the tops of the mountains, to
opening up the window to send out the raven (Genesis 8:6, with Rashi)
3) Baby Moshe is placed into a taiva by his mother to save him from
being drowned in the Nile river by the Egyptians (Exodus 2:3).
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RIDDLE RULES
Answers to the riddles can be given to Sholom Lobenstein any
time over Shabbos. The first child to give a correct answer
to each of the questions will win an INSTANT prize!
Sholom's
Junior Boys
Grades: 1 - 4
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
mishnayos Ba'al Peh Prizes
kindly sponsored by
the Goldczer Family
in loving Memory of
Aryeh Leib ben Zev Volf obm
Mendy's
Hebrew School
Grades: 4th - 8th
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Classroom 1
Shaykee’s
Davening With Dad
Grades: 7th - 8th
10:30 am - 12:00 pm
Montessori 3
Shmuely's
Teen Boys
Debbie’s
Teen Girls
Grades: 9th - 12th
Grades: 9th - 12th
10:30 am - 12:00 pm
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Teen Girls Room
Haime Library
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Mishnayos Ba’al Peh
After Mincha
Montessori 3
GREAT PRIZES!!!
Prizes kindly sponsored by the
Goldczer family in loving memory of
Aryeh Leib ben Zev Volf Obm
Celebrating Shabbos
Everything you need for an “Over the Top” Shabbos experience
Kiddush This Week:
Kiddush this week is co-sponsored by The Shul and Mr. Daniel
Gielchinsky in honor of his birthday and the birthdays of his father
Jacob and his son Eliezer.
Shabbos Schedule
Candle lighting
Mincha / Kabbalas Shabbos
Shabbos Day Hashkama Minyan
Tanya / Hayom Yom
Shacharis (Morning Services)
Children’s Programs
Upstairs Minyan
30 Minutes of Tanya: Classroom #1
With Mrs. Vivian Perez (for Women)
Kiddush
Daf Yomi
Men’s Shiur
Women's Shiur
Shalosh Seudos for Boys
Mincha
Shabbos Ends / Ma’ariv & Havdalah
Weekly Video of The Rebbe
5:15 p.m.
5:15 p.m.
7:15 a.m.
9:00 a.m.
9:00 a.m.
10:00 a.m.
10:30 a.m.
+/- 12:00 p.m.
After Davening
12:00 p.m.
4:15 p.m.
4:15 p.m.
4:15 p.m.
4:15 p.m.
5:00 p.m.
6:08 p.m.
Sephardic Minyan Friday Evening
Mincha / Kabbalat Shabbat
5:00 p.m.
Shabbat Day Shacharit
Mincha
Shabbos Ends / Arvit & Havdalah
9:00 a.m.
5:00 p.m.
6:08 p.m.
Shalosh Seudos This Week:
Shalosh Seudos this week is sponosored by Mrs. Estela Berry in
honor of the new president elected, Donald Trump, and his
support of Israel.
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
November 19, 26
Shalosh Seudos
November 19, 26
If you wish to become a sponsor, please speak with Stacy
at 305-868-1411 ext 313 or email [email protected]
Candle Lighting
Mincha
5:12 p.m.
5:15 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
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Community Happenings
Sharing with your Shul Family
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Birthdays
Yahrtzeits
Ms. Bonnie Drazen
Ms. Dora Fialkoff
Ms. Tiffany Khalily
Mr. Gustavo Klimberg
Mrs. Rochel Waldman
Mr. Jonathan Izak
Mrs. Janie. S Kupferman
Ms. Jane Marcus
Mrs. Renee Felice Moore
Mr. Shneur Wolff
Mr. Abraham Gilinski
Mrs. Nava Izak
Mr. James (J.J.) Katz
Mr. Lawrence E. Sheftel
Mrs. Joni Blachar
Mr. Abraham Gewirtz
Mr. Adam Weinberg
Mrs. Miriam Weinschneider
Mrs. Joy Ziefer
Mrs. Carolyn Baumel
Mr. Meir Falic
Mrs. Esther Sitbon
Ms. Ariana Garfunkel
Mr. Claudio Stivelman
Mrs. Judith Zisman
Mrs. Liba Barouk
Mr. Jesse Joseph Salver
Ms. Janet Weingarten
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Kid’s Birthdays
16 Cheshvan
Shay Gilinski
Motki Edelkopf
Chana Simcha Portnoy
Emily Roller
Shai Yosef Weinberg
Joshua Schmutter
Simcha Yisroel Gassner
Naor Benamran
Leah Reboh
Eliya Wachtel
Rivka Gelbhauer
Sholom Dovber Knight
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Tzila bas Moshe obm
Mother of Mrs. Aviva Greenberg
Mazaltov bat Zohra obm
Mother of Mr Isaie Bouhadana
David obm
Husband of Mrs. Phyllis Franklin
Pinchas ben Sender obm
Father of Mr. Moshe Shlomo Lerman
Rachel obm
Wife of Mr. Jose Morel
Chaya Bahiya Zlata bas Shmuel obm
Daughter of Mr Sam Saka
Rachel bas Benyamin obm
Mother of Mrs. Nily Falic
Moshe Yehuda obm
Father of Mr. Lawrence Jaffe
Aron ben Shlomo Yaakov obm
Father of Mr. Jeffrey Mandel
Shloyme ben Yitzchak obm
Father of Mrs. Fana Holtz
Yisroel Yosef ben Dovid Hacohen obm
Father of Mr. Andrew Roth
Feiga bas Mordechai obm
Mother of Ms. Marilyn Cohen
Devora Sheva obm
Mother of Mr. Morris Mendal
Shmuel ben Felix obm
Father of Dr. Janet Mitrani
Kreindel bas Leib obm
Mother of Mrs. Fanny Selesky
Malka obm
Mother of Ms. Esther Vlosky
Harvey Weiner obm
Son of Ms. Marlene Weiner-Brenner
Meyer ben Shmuel obm
Father of Mr. Alan Lipton
Avraham Tzvi ben Falic obm
Father of Mr. Eric P. Stein
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
Anniversaries
Mr. and Mrs. Ben and Marissa Jacobson
Mr. & Mrs. Henry and Claudia Kardonski
Mr. & Mrs. Sion and Tamy Tesone
Rabbi & Mrs. Zalman and Chana Lipskar
Mazal Tov
Mazal Tov to Mr. & Mrs. Shaya and Tziporah Gheblikian on the birth of a
granddaughter. May she be raised to Torah, Chupah and Ma'asim Tovim and may
they have much nachas from her.
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WOMEN
Miriam bat Risha Raizel
Dana Ella bas Devorah Hinde
Chana bas Shoshana
Shifra bas Chaya
Ilana bas Shaina Rochel
Chava bas Elka Menucha
Chaya bas Rachel
Fayge bas Chaya
Miriam Leah bas Helen
Community Happenings
Sharing with your Shul Family
Cheshvan Light & Power
Thanks To Our Donors
Light & Power and Wine for Kiddush & Havdalah for
the month of Cheshvan is Kindly Sponsored by
The Falic Family
In Loving Memory Of
Dov ben Chaim HaCohen Z’L
Rachel bat Benyamin Z’L and
Meir ben Benyamin Z’L
“Those who establish Synagogues for prayer and those who come there to
pray, those who provide lights for illumination, wine and grape juice for kiddush
and havdalah, food for the wayfarers and charity for the needy, and all those who
occupy themselves faithfully with communal affairs - may The Holy One, blessed
be He, give them their reward, remove them from all sicknesses, heal their entire
body, pardon all their sins, and send blessing and success to all their endeavors,
together with all Israel their brethren; and let us say Amen.”
Dear Friends and Family,
As the shloshim of our Ima/Savta/Savta Rabah, Ilona Helena
Rachel (Ilonka) Katz OBM approaches, we invite you to join us
in learning mishnayot to elevate her neshama. We would like to
complete Pirkei Avot in her memory, and hold a siyum on the day
of her shloshim. We feel that this is an appropriate way to honor
Savta's memory, because during her long life she imparted a
tremendous amount of wisdom to us all.
Whether you are able to learn some of the mishnayot or not, if you
happen to be in Miami, you are cordially invited to join us for the
siyum. The siyum will be held at The Shul, 9540 Collins Avenue,
at 10 am on November 13th after morning prayers which begin at
9:00 am. Brunch will follow the siyum. We hope you can join us.
With love,
Shmuel, Evelyn, Nicole, Jordan, JJ, Chantal, Elizabeth, Charlotte,
Julian and Lia
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
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We sincerely thank the following members and supporters of The Shul
for donations received between 11/1/16 and 11/7/16
We apologize for any errors or omissions that we may have made.
Ms. Suzanne Albergel-Nahon D.D.S. Ms. Ellen Kolman
Estate of Ms. Dina Kuperman
Mr. & Mrs. Jacques Afriat
Mr. and Mrs. Habib Levy
Mr. & Mrs. Chanoch Alperovitz
Mr. & Mrs. Shmuel Levy
Mr. & Mrs. Isaac Arber
Mr. & Mrs. David Lichter
Mr. & Mrs. Dan Arev
Rabbi & Rebbetzin
Australtex S.A.
Sholom D. Lipskar
Mr. & Mrs. Gideon Azari
Mr. & Mrs. William Lustgarten
Mr. & Mrs. Doron Barnes
Mr. & Mrs. Harry Mamane
Mr. & Mrs. Danny Barouk
Mr. Isaac (Itzik) Mamane
Ms. Hana Barouk
Mr. & Mrs. Ronen Michael
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Benlolo
Mr. James M. Mitrani
Beraja Investments, LTD
Dr. & Dr. Raul Mitrani
Mr. & Ms. Yonathan Berdugo
Mr. & Mrs. Ralph Mizraji
Dr. & Mrs. Ivan Berend
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Moore
Mr. Alexander Berkovitch
Mr. Avraham Most
Mr. & Mrs. Jose Biton
Mr. & Mrs. Sanford Musikar
Mr. & Mrs. Avi Bitton
Mr. Mordechai Olesky
Rabbi & Mrs. Menachem Brod
Mr. & Mrs. Martin Packer
Mr. & Mrs. Salomon Btesh
Mr. Shlomo Peretz
Rabbi & Mrs. Betzalel Camissar
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Perez
Mr. & Mrs. Santos Chocron
Rabbi & Mrs. Moshiach Chudaitov Mr. & Dr. Hersh Yitzchok Reich
Mr. & Mrs. Levi Yitzchok
Ms. Marilyn Cohen
Rosenblum
Rabbi & Mrs. Uri Cohen
Mr. & Mrs. Harold Rosenstein
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Diener
Mr. & Dr. Yehuda Sabach
Ms. Nancy Eber
Mr. Clement Salama
Mr. & Mrs. Craig Edelstein
Dr. & Mrs. Michael Salzhauer
Mrs. Barbara E. Eisenbaum
Mr. Charles Sayegh
Mr. & Mrs. Aaron Elbogen
Mr. & Mrs. David Schloss
Falic Family Foundation
Rabbi & Mrs. Moshe Schneider
Mr. Isaac Farache
Mr. & Mrs. David Schottenstein
Mr. & Mrs. Anton Fischman
Mr. Ezra Segal Sheero
Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Fiske
Mr. & Mrs. Ryan Shapiro
Mr. & Mrs. Isaac Gilbert Franco
Mrs. Ethel Meril Sirotkin
Mr. & Mrs. Moises Gilinski
Mr. & Mrs. Jaime Slomianski
Mrs. Perla Gilinski
Mr. & Mrs. Yossi Sokol
Mr. & Ms. Saul Gilinski
Mr. & Mrs. Ari Sragowicz
Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Glick
Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Sragowicz
Mr. & Mrs. Dan Goldfarb
Mr. Jan Stark
Ms. Devorah Halberstam
Mr. & Mrs. Eric P. Stein
Mr. Durrel Handwerger
Ms. Helayne Stern Gadish
Ms. Lydia Hasson
Street Holes, Inc.
Mrs. Margareth Havasi
Mr. & Mrs. Teddy Toledano
Mr. & Mrs. Moishe Hersman
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Vaturi
Rabbi & Mrs. Meir Shlomo Herz
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Waserstein
Mr. Irving Hoine
Mr. & Mrs. Victor Weingarten
Mr. Meir Horowitz
Mr. & Mrs. Paul Weintraub
Mr. & Mrs. Marvin Jacob
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Wexler
Mr. & Mrs. Manuel Jaimovich
Mr. Michael Wildes
Mr. & Mrs. Paul Jaimovich
Mr. & Mrs. Idel Woldenberg
Ms. Shay Kardonski
Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Wolf
Mr. & Mrs. Kasil Karzhevsky
Rabbi Aryeh Wuensch
Mr. & Mrs. Jordan Kavana
Mrs. Pnina Wuensch
Ms. Nathalie Koffler
A Time to Pray
Davening schedules and locations throughout the week
Daily Learning Schedule at The Shul
6:20 -6:50 am
7:45 am
8:45 am (approx)
10:15 - 11:00 am
Derech Mitzvosecha
Daf Yomi
Halacha
Maamorim
Foundational Chassidic Discourse
Sephardic Custom
Maamor of the Rebbe
Shacharis Minyanim (mon - Fri)
Main Minyan
6:50 7:30
9:00
Sephardic Minyan
8:00
R’ Zalman Lipskar
R’ Dov Schochet
R’ Shimshon Tzubeli
R’ Shea Rubinstein
Sunday Shacharis Minyanim
Main Minyan
8:00 am
9:00 am
Sephardic Minyan
9:00 am
Daily Chumash & Tanya after every Minyan
mincha / Maariv Minyanim (mon - Thurs)
Main Minyan
2:00 pm Early Mincha
Sephardic Minyan
5:15 pm
10:00 pm
5:15 pm
Following
Sunday Mincha /Maariv
Minyanim
Main Minyan
Late Maariv
5:15 pm
10:00 pm
Evening Kolel Schedule - Monday and Thursday 8:45 -9:30 pm
Mon & Thurs
8:45 - 10:00 pm
Halachic Times
Based on times for November 16
Alot Hashachar / Dawn
Earliest Talit & Tefillin
Netz Hachamah / Sunrise
(Earliest Amidah)
Latest Shema
Zman Tfillah
5:24 am
5:56 am
6:40 am
9:20 am
10:15 am
Evening Community Kolel
Chavrusah
To our beloved Soldiers in the Israeli Defense Forces,
courageously protecting and defending Eretz Yisroel.
We pray for you and all of the soldiers safety
and well being daily.
Dan Shlomo ben Eliyahu
Benyamin Aharon Ben Jeniya Gila Rut
Jonathan ben Aliza Sher
Michael Shmuel ben Eliezer Eliyahu
Amir Herzel ben Dvora Dorry
Chatzot / Midday
12:05 pm
Earliest Mincha
12:33 pm
Plag HaMincha
4:26 pm
Shekiah / Sunset
5:31 pm
(preferable latest time for Mincha)
Tzeit Hakochavim / Nightfall
5:56 pm
(Earliest preferable Ma’ariv)
Times taken from www.chabad.org
Please note that during the week times may
vary by a minute or two.
If anyone would like to send us the name of a soldier in the IDF
we would love to add them.
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Inspiration, Insights & Ideas
Bringing Torah lessons to LIFE!
Hayom Yom
In the winter of 1942, the sixth Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Yosef Y. Schneersohn, of righteous memory, gave
his son- in-law, the future Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, of righteous memory, the task of
compiling an anthology of Chasidic aphorisms and customs arranged according to the days of the year.
The calendar was entitled Hayom Yom. In describing this work Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak
wrote: …”A book that is small in format…but bursting with pearls and diamonds of
choicest quality.” “A splendid palace of Chasidism.” True to these words, Hayom Yom has
become a beloved classic work and a source of daily spiritual sustenance.
Friday - Cheshvan 10
Wednesday - Cheshvan 15
The Alter Rebbe used to refer to Atzilut as
"Above." They say that because of intense
emotion, when writing the word he could get no
further than "Atzi -."
The soul above awaits the time it will be
privileged to descend into a body. For the soul
senses how much it can accomplish here below;
it can attain the level of "delighting with G-d."
So what is everyone waiting for?
Shabbos - Cheshvan 11
The maamar Patach Eliyahu has glosses by my
father that he began writing in the winter of
5652 (1891-2).
Thursday - Cheshvan 16
Sunday - Cheshvan 12
One of the Alter Rebbe's early teachings, then
called verter (lit. "words," short sayings):
Sh'ma Yisrael - a Jew senses that Havayeh
Elokeinu - our strength and life is beyond
nature, and
Havayeh Echad - Havayeh is One.
Monday - Cheshvan 13
The Baal Shem Tov used to instruct his disciples
in a regular Gemara study-session. His style of
study was with great acuity and brilliance, and
included a study of Rambam, Alfasi, Rosh and
other commentaries of the Rishonim (early
commentators) germane to the Gemara-text
under examination. The Baal Shem Tov would
translate the words (of the text) into Yiddish.
When studying in Eirchin 15b the passage "The
third tongue kills three persons," the Baal Shem
Tov translated and explained: Lashon hara (the
evil tongue; slander) kills all three, the inventor
of the slander, the one who relates it and the
listener. This is all in spiritual terms, which is
more severe than physical murder.
Tuesday - Cheshvan 14
"From G-d are man's steps established." Every
one of Israel has a spiritual mission in life
- which is to occupy himself with the work of
construction, to make a "dwelling-place" for G-d.
Every one, regardless of his station or location,
must, through an exhaustive search, seek out a
spiritual livelihood with all the intensity of his
strength, just as he seeks a material livelihood.
This is so because, (as the above verse concludes)
"he desires His (G-d's) way." As it is written of
Avraham: "For I know and love him because etc.
and they will keep the way of Havayeh." There
are two "ways": The way of nature and the way
that transcends nature. G-d created the universe
in such a way that, in man's eyes, it appears to
follow a set pattern of nature; this is the "way"
of Elokim. Torah and Mitzvot are the "way" of
Havayeh, drawing that which transcends nature
into nature. By virtue of this (conduct of Israel)
G-d endows Israel from that which is beyond
nature into the natural.
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Thought is a garment and servant of the
intellect and emotions. Even when it is not
serving the intellect or emotions, it continues to
function, thinking and meditating. However, this
activity is then not only devoid of content, but
also open to depravement... It is explained that
alien or evil thoughts are caused by "emptiness
of the head." For when the mind is occupied, the
thought has something to serve, and there is
no room for stupid and vain thoughts devoid of
substance.
Friday - Cheshvan 17
Time must be guarded. It is urgent to "accept
the yoke of Torah." Every bit of time, every day
that passes, is not just a day but a life's concern.
Days go by; as the Talmud says (Yerushalmi
Berachot 1:1), "A day enters and a day departs,
a week enters etc.,... a month etc.,... a year etc.,..."
My father quoted the Alter Rebbe: A summer day
and a winter night are a year.
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PARSHA MESSAGES
Spiritual Farmers
Life is a daily battle for transcendence. On
our own, we are a complex mixture of good
and negative forces competing within us. Our
choice and calling is to prune, to consistently
cultivate the noble and pure dimensions in our
psychological “garden,” to reign in the beast and
reveal the Divine.
Soul Pruning and Plowing
By: Rabbi YY Jacobson
The Pretzels
A
n old Jewish lady sold pretzels on a street
corner for 25 cents each. Every day a young
well-dressed man would leave his office
building at lunch time, and as he passed the
pretzel stand, he would leave her a quarter, but
he never took a pretzel.
This went on for more than seven years. The two
of them never spoke. One day, as the young man
passed the old lady's stand and left his quarter
as usual, the pretzel lady spoke to him.
"Sir, I appreciate your business. You are a very
good customer, but I have to tell you that the
pretzel price has gone up to 35 cents."
The Farmers
The Midrash on this week's Torah portion Lech
Lecha relates a fascinating episode:
When Abraham traveled through various cities
of Mesopotamia, he observed the people
engaging in excessive eating, drinking and
frivolousness. He said, "I do not want to have a
part in this land."
When Abraham arrived at the mountains
surrounding the north of the Land of Israel he
saw the inhabitants engaged in "pruning during
the season of pruning" and "plowing during the
season of plowing." Abraham declared, "I wish I
could have a lot in this land."
So G-d told Abraham: "To your offspring I will
give this land."
Upon reflecting on this Midrashic tale, four
questions come to mind.
First, what was it about the agricultural labor
in the Land of Canaan that inspired Abraham to
"fall in love" (so to speak) with the country?
Second, the fact that G-d promises this land to
Abraham for all of his children, as the eternal
homeland for the Jewish nation indicates
that the agricultural nature of the country's
inhabitants somehow captured the legacy of
Judaism. But what is the unique connection
between Judaism and farming?
Thou Shall Plow
This work impressed Abraham deeply. But this
was not all. He was even more moved by a
philosophy and a lifestyle in which the season
of "plowing" followed the season of "pruning."
Third, why, given the multitude of labors
associated with agronomy and farming, Abraham
was impressed by the two particular labors of
pruning and plowing.
Finally, the order in the Midrash seems amiss. The
work of plowing - cutting and turning up the soil
in order to make it fertile for production - must
precede the work of pruning, which consists of
removing weeds and harmful vegetation from
the midst of the beneficial produce and takes
place only after the plowing season. Yet the
Midrash tells us that Abraham observed first the
season of pruning and only afterward the labor
of plowing
Thou Shall Prune
The essence of the Jewish experience consists of
two phases: pruning and plowing.
Every human being is a garden, containing within
his (or her) psyche both weeds and roses. Man
is a duality of heavenly grandeur and earthly
beastliness, a vision of G-d and a mountain of
dust, a ray of infinity and pompous aridity. Each
of us operates on two levels of consciousness:
a self-centered consciousness that makes us
prone to narcissistic and immoral behavior, and
a transcendental, divine consciousness which is
the source of our ethical and spiritual yearnings
and convictions.
Our mission in life consists of pruning, of
removing the weeds from the roses. We must
ensure that the mountain of dust does not
eclipse the vision of G-d. Each day of our lives
we are called upon to battle the forces of aridity
and darkness in our psyche and to cultivate the
plants of light and G-dliness within our heart.
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Many of us have engaged at some point in
our lives in a battle against the noxious and
poisonous "plants" in our psyche. Many of us
have fought battles for our souls, integrity and
happiness. With sweat and toil we pruned the
weeds and – at least to some extent -- our roses
emerged.
Yet at some stage during the struggle we put
down the tools in order to relax. At some point
in our growing up, most of us make peace with
the status quo; we become complacent with our
garden, satisfied with our moral and spiritual
condition. Once in a while we may look in the
mirror and know that we can do better, but we
learn to survive and even be happy with our
destination.
Moral and spiritual complacency, though
tempting and easy, is an invitation to the
abyss because of two reasons. First, life is a
cliff. If you are not ascending upward, you are
falling downward. The forces of selfishness and
darkness never leave you completely, and if you
drop your guard, failing to fight them each and
every day of your life, they may overtake you.
What is more, truth is infinite. The moment we
become spiritually fixed in a particular mode
and smug with our condition, we have lost
touch with truth and with G-d. A relationship
with G-d must include a steady yearning; an
ongoing search. What was wholesome yesterday
is broken today.
Abraham was transfixed by the vision of a
human being who, following a successful season
of pruning, returns to the plow to commence his
spiritual process all over again, as though he
never began.
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The True You
By Lazer Gurkow
C
ountless hours and dollars are spent in
therapy by people seeking themselves. I
know someone who is a parent of three, a
devoted husband, successful doctor, captain of
his football team, coach of his son's little league
team, friend to his social circle, and, if that is
not enough, he is also a perpetual child in the
eyes of his parents. His response to any given
situation largely depends on its social context.
The aggressive captain responds differently
from the loving husband. His response as a
parent is different from his response as a
friend. The professional doctor is different
from the perpetual child. He is often plagued
by the question, who am I? What is my internal
response to any given situation? We should
all ask that question. Somewhere beneath the
vestments I wear and the roles I play lurks the
real me, what does he look like? Who is he?
This is precisely what G-d told Abraham. "Go
to yourself, from your country, your birthplace
and your father's home, to the land that I will
show you." First Abraham was instructed to
leave his country. Our characters are shaped by
the climate and atmosphere of the country we
live in. Then he was told to leave his birthplace.
Our characters are further conditioned by the
habits, ideas and culture of our neighborhoods.
Finally he was told to leave his parents' home.
The third and most critical mold of our character
is the values and ethics of our parents' home.
The experiences of our youth and the principles
on which we were raised are deeply imprinted
in our psyche. They are the powerful forces that
shape the person we are destined to become.
Yet, G-d told Abraham, "Go to yourself," leave
those influences behind and find yourself. Leave
your country, leave your birthplace, leave your
parents' home and find out who you are.
Seeking Self
Embarking on a hunt for selfhood sounds
intriguing, but it is also misleading. We are
not going to find ourselves by shedding the
influences of our youth or the roles we play as
adults. The real you is not divorced from the
roles that you play. You are the parent and you
are the child, you are the coach and you are the
spouse. You are not operating out of someone
else's mind when you step into those roles. The
trick is to hold on to who we are even as we
play our role so that our roles will reflect our
personality, rather than define it.
The same holds true for the influences of our
youth. It is not wrong to be influenced by others,
it is only wrong to allow such influences to
define who we are. G-d did not tell Abraham to,
"Go from your country," which would have meant,
abandon the influences of your youth. G-d
said, "Go to yourself from your country," which
means find yourself within the person who
was influenced by your country. Prevent your
country's influence from defining you. Instead,
define for yourself how to best use the habits
and values you absorbed in your native country.
Embracing Our Past
Total abandon of our past is unrealistic. We
cannot erase the experiences of our youth; they
are the cast in which our characters are molded.
We can no more run away from them than we
can run from ourselves. We cannot change our
past; we can either become prisoner to it or we
can put it to use in the service of our true selves.
For example, in our youth we may have been
taught to be neat and clean up after ourselves,
but an overzealous parent may have imparted
this value a little too strongly and inadvertently
created a compulsive neat freak. Such people,
frustrated at their inhibiting compulsion and
convinced that their desire for neatness is
not reflective of who they are, but of whom
their parents wanted them to be, often work
to uproot the inclination, but this strategy is
neither successful nor wise. We cannot uproot a
long ingrained inclination without uprooting a
part of ourselves. A better strategy is to embrace
the inclination toward being neat while working
our way out of its inhibiting vise. This way we
draft our past into the service of our true nature
without become imprisoned by it.
This is the meaning of the words "Go to yourself
from your country, birthplace and parent's
home." Don't throw away everything you learned
in your parent's home and everything you
picked up in your birthplace and country. On the
contrary draft them into the service of helping
you find your true voice. Salvage all the positive
elements of your past even as you discard the
negative ones.
Point of Equilibrium
In seeking our true selves we must always
remember that G-d's purpose in creating us
was so that we could serve Him. Thus, anything
related to the service of G-d is reflective of our
truest and deepest selves. This is why G-d told
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Abraham to "[Go] to the land that I will show
you. "
The Holy Land is conducive to a holy lifestyle; to
the study of G-d's Torah and the observance of
His commandments. Adam was created in Israel
because the essence of humanity is our ability
to serve G-d. When we connect with G-d through
His Torah and learn to serve Him through His
commandments then we have found our true
voice and give expression to our truest selves.
"The land that I will show you," can be treated as,
the land where I will show . . . you—I will show
you who you really are. The part of our lives that
is connected with G-d is who we really are; it is
our point of origin and true self. Everything else
flows from this seminal point.
And Abram took Sarai his wife... and
all the souls they had made in Charan
(Gen. 12:5)
As Rashi explains, this refers to the
people whom Abraham and Sarah
"brought under the wings of the Divine
Presence. Abraham converted the men
[to the belief in one G-d] and Sarah
converted the women." Because this
took place before the Torah was given
at Sinai, the concept of conversion did
not exist as it does today; according
to Jewish law, Abraham and Sarah
were considered "Children of Noah."
Thus Rashi uses the unusual phrase
"brought under the wings of the
Divine Presence" to establish this fact
before using the word "conversion" in
a non-literal sense.
(The Rebbe)
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Halacha of The Week
By Rabbi Dov Schochet
Treating Illness on Shabbat
W
hen Abraham is going down to Egypt, he
tells Sarah, "When the Egyptians see your
beauty and realize I am your husband
they will kill me and let you live. Please say you
are my sister". Regarding this the Midrash says,
that from here we learn that we may slaughter
an animal for an ill person on Shabbat. The sages
explain this non sequitur as follows, what was
Abraham's concern? If the Egyptians would want
to kill him to abstain from adultery, they would
surely be concerned about the more grievous sin
of murder. But Abraham felt they would rather
commit one terrible sin than a smaller one over
and over. Similarly, when a person is ill on Shabbat
and there are two options, not Kosher meat or
Shechting an animal on Shabbat it is better to
commit the graver sin of desecrating the Shabbat
than eating the not kosher meat where every
single bite is another sin.
Dealing with an ill person is a complicated
question when it comes to Shabbat, as there are
many variables to factor. What is the extent of the
illness? What kind of treatment is needed, does
the treatment violate any Biblical or Rabbinic
laws? Is the treatment being administered by a
Jew, Gentile or by the patient themselves.
When it comes to non life threatening illness, there
are generally five categories. A minor discomfort;
great pain; no major pain but actual illness; pain
which wracks the entire body or causes the patient
to be bedridden; an illness which threatens the
viability or an organ.
A person with minor discomfort is not allowed
to do anything which is an obvious remedy to
assuage the pain. This is even when the therapy
involves no violation of Shabbat laws. The sages
were concerned that if one were allowed to treat
discomfort with therapy, they would also prepare
potions which require crushing herbs, which is a
Biblical violation. However, to take a food or liquid
which is sometimes used for healthy people,
even though the patient's intent is to treat the
discomfort, is allowed.
If the person has a minor illness, they can ask a
gentile to do something which is Rabbinically
prohibited. For asking a Gentile to do something
on Shabbat itself is only a Rabbinic prohibition,
asking him to do something which even for a Jew
is a Rabbinic prohibition is twice removed from
the original Biblical prohibition. Therefore, in a
case of minor illness the sages permitted it.
If the patient is in serious pain, even if not
bedridden, then any thing which is a Shvus D'shvus
(twice removed Rabbinic prohibition) is permitted.
They can therefore ask a Jew to do anything
Rabbinically prohibited in an unusual way, or ask a
Gentile to even perform a labor which is Biblically
forbidden as long as it's done in an unusual way.
Any time the labor is done in an unusual way it
downgrades its severity one degree.
If the patient is bedridden or their entire body is
in pain, they can have a Gentile perform anything
needed for them on Shabbat, even if the activity
is Biblically prohibited e.g. bake or cook. A Jew
may also do whatever he needs even if it involves
a Biblical prohibition as long as it is done in an
unusual way. The patient themselves can also
take any medications even though usually taking
medication is forbidden on Shabbat.
If there is a threat to a limb of the patient, but
no life threatening element, all of the above is
permitted. Also a Jew may do anything which is
only Rabbinically forbidden, in order to save the
limb, even without doing it in an unusual way.
Any treatment which a person is taking while they
are perfectly healthy, even if that food is usually
used for ill people, is permitted. An example of this
is drinking raw egg to sweeten one's voice which
is permitted as long as the person is healthy.
If a person is in a life threatening situation one
is permitted and commanded to desecrate the
Shabbat in order to save the person's life. The
quicker one is, the more praiseworthy. Even when
there is no definite threat, just a possible threat,
it is a Mitzva to desecrate the Shabbat to care for
the patient.
The above are broad generalizations.It is important
to know what is considered life threatening in the
eyes of Halacha. It is also important to note that in
certain cases one can take medicines even when
there is no threat to life or debilitating illness.
What is considered an unusual way to perform a
forbidden act on Shabbat is also an issue which
requires Halachic expertise.
Just as Shabbat is a Mitzva in the Torah, so too
is maintaining a healthy body, which leads to a
healthy mind and soul, which in turn allow us to
serve Hashem and fulfill our divine mandate in
this world.
Stories With Soul
It Once Happened
W
hen the young chasid heard that the
Baal Shem Tov (known as the Besht)
was going to spend Shabbat in Posen,
he was anxious to accompany him. Alexei, the
driver readied the coach and they set out on the
journey.
The Baal Shem Tov never traveled in an ordinary
manner. While the driver sat napping, the horses
were given free rein and ran at enormous speed.
When the horses finally stopped, the carriage
was standing in a grassy wooded area. The Baal
Shem Tov took a flask and sent Alexei out to fill
it with water from a spring.
He returned with the water and the Besht gave it
to the chasid, cautioning him to make a blessing
before drinking. As soon as the chasid grasped
the flask, he felt an intense thirst and barely
managed to recite the blessing. Afterward, the
Besht and Alexei drank as well.
Everyone got back into the carriage. Once more,
Alexei fell into a deep sleep. The unreined
horses continued at their unnatural speed,
coursing through the countryside. "We are going
so fast, but we don't seem to be reaching Posen,"
observed the chasid.
But the Besht was unconcerned, and replied,
"We will be in Posen, G-d willing, at the proper
time." They traveled throughout the night at the
same enormous speed. When they stopped in
the morning the Baal Shem Tov prayed at great
length. Then they resumed the trip. The hours
passed in rapid travel, but the chasid, who had
traveled to Posen many times before, saw no
familiar sites. Nevertheless, he did not question
the Besht further.
Finally, the horses drew to a stop outside a
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ruined shack and the Besht descended from
the carriage. They entered the house and there
on the floor lay a sick old man surrounded by
his tattered, emaciated family. But when the
old man saw the Besht, he rose to his feet and
embraced him. The two spoke in hushed tones
for some time. After the old man blessed the
Baal Shem Tov they returned to the carriage and
continued their journey.
Shabbat was descending when at last they
reached the city of Posen. They alighted from
the carriage on the Street of Students, a place
known for violent anti-Jewish riots. Sure enough,
as soon as word had spread that Jews had
arrived they were surrounded by a vicious mob.
The Besht traversed the crowd, unafraid, with
the frightened young man at his heels.
They entered the house of a Jewish tailor, the
only Jew tolerated by the locals because of
his useful trade. The tailor greeted his guests
joyfully, but with trepidation. "You have nothing
to fear," the Besht assured him. Together with
the assistant tailors, they formed a minyan,
and began the afternoon service. But they were
interrupted by the noise of a mob outside the
door. The Besht opened the door and focused
his blazing eyes on the hooligans. Terror-struck,
they turned and fled.
When the story of this astonishing rabbi reached
the ears of a certain university professor, he
burned with curiosity. What kind of man could
this be? He made his way to the tailor's house
to observe the holy Besht. The following day he
returned and sat, eyes riveted on the majestic
figure of the rabbi. He listened intently to the
Torah which was taught, and didn't move until
Shabbat was over.
When they had eaten the Saturday night meal
escorting Shabbat, the Besht instructed the
driver to bring the carriage and they departed,
travelling again at a fabulous speed. In no time
they arrived back in Brod. The young man was
completely baffled. He got up the nerve to
question the Besht. "I can't understand the point
of this journey. Please allow me to ask you three
questions: First, why did we stop in the grassy
area? Second, who was the sick old man we
visited? And third, why did we spend Shabbat
with the tailor in Posen?"
The Besht replied: "I will answer two of your
questions. The third you will decipher in due
time. In the high grass there lay the bodies of
two murdered Jews who had never received a
proper burial. By reciting the blessings on the
water, and praying the next morning we were
able to elevate their souls. The sick old man
was the greatest tzadik of our generation. He
was destined to be Moshiach, but since our
generation was not prepared for him, he was to
pass away that very night. As for the reason for
going to Posen, you will find out later."
Many years passed and one Shabbat the chasid
happened to be in Posen. He had occasion
to visit the home of the rabbi and spent a
wonderful Shabbat there, absorbing the erudite
Torah commentary of his host. Suddenly the
young man was struck by something his host
had said. "I heard these very same words from
the Baal Shem Tov in the house of a tailor right
here in Posen!"
My Encounter
with The Rebbe
My Encounter with the Rebbe records the oral
histories of individuals who interacted with
the Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson
of righteous memory, through first-person
interviews.
Beautiful on the Inside
By Mrs. Susan Shuster
"Are you the young man who accompanied the
Besht?" asked the rabbi.
"I am."
"Don't you recognize me? I am the university
professor who was present. The words of the
Besht caused me to attach myself to Judaism."
Now the chasid finally understood the purpose
of the mysterious trip to Posen.
Fear not Abram, for I am your
shield (Gen. 15:1)
Our forefather Abraham was the
epitome of unlimited lovingkindness; in his eyes everyone was
good and had merit. Unfortunately,
however, looking at the world in
such an undiscriminating fashion
precludes the entire purpose of
creation, i.e., the eradication and
nullification of evil. For this reason
G-d promised Abraham that He
would put a "shield" on his lovingkindness, to make sure it would be
applied with the proper discretion.
(Torah Ohr)
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I
grew up in New York in a secular family,
receiving almost no Jewish education. I
became a nurse, married a doctor – a plastic
surgeon like my father – and eventually
moved to Hollywood, Florida, where we raised
our family.
Our involvement with Judaism started
through my son, Kenny, who was befriended
by Chabad chasidim while attending the local
Hebrew Academy. They invited him to spend
Shabbat at the Landow Yeshiva in Miami
Beach, and he ended up enrolling there.
Naturally, before we allowed him to do this,
my husband and I went to check out the
place and we got to know Rabbi Sholom Ber
Lipskar, the Chabad emissary there, and the
other Chabad emissaries there. They made
a wonderful impression on us, and that’s
how we were inspired to take our first steps
toward Torah observance as a family.
Shortly thereafter, we decided to travel to
Crown Heights to meet the Rebbe. It was an
amazing experience which I lack the words to
describe. We felt we were in the presence of
a very great, very holy man, who made us feel
most welcome.
I recall in that first audience telling the Rebbe
that my husband and I were leading a very
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busy social life, yet that I felt empty inside.
menorah each Chanukah.
He looked at me and said, “But you are Jewish.
You have your religion.” And I understood that
I should become more involved in Judaism –
that this is what was lacking in my life. I had
not figured this out for myself until the Rebbe
pointed it out to me.
After a time, we had a minyan in our house
with complete prayer services every Shabbat,
which eventually led to my husband buying
a house and having it converted into a
synagogue. We ran this synagogue – which
was called the Levi Yitzchak Synagogue –
for about ten years, until the Rebbe gave us
permission to turn this task over to someone
else.
As well, in that first audience, I asked the
Rebbe’s advice concerning my children’s
health. They had come down with colds while
we were visiting in New York, and being a
nurse I was able to detect symptoms which
suggested that they had caught the croup. I
said to the Rebbe, “I am worried that this is
serious. Do you think I should take them to
the hospital?”
“No, you don’t have to,” he responded, “Just
take them home and give them tea with
sugar.”
I was very relieved and very happy that I didn’t
have to take them to the hospital. I started
to give them tea with sugar, but my husband
was not sure. So he took one of the boys to a
local pediatrician to ask if antibiotics should
be prescribed. But the pediatrician said, “No,
just give him tea with honey.” And we were
amazed that the Rebbe knew what to do just
as well as the pediatrician.
After that first meeting with the Rebbe,
we returned time and again to see him, as
we became more religiously involved. In a
subsequent audience, the Rebbe said to me,
“Your husband is a plastic surgeon; he makes
people beautiful on the outside. It should be
your mission to make people beautiful on the
inside.”
I took these words to heart and, from that
point on, I began inviting people to our home
for Shabbat meals in an effort to help them
find spiritual meaning in their lives. I took
great pains in preparing these meals and in
making the table very beautiful, so that it
reflected the inner beauty of Judaism.
On another occasion, the Rebbe told us to
put up a big Chanukah menorah in front of
our house – he said, “Big enough to light up
the whole street.” And he even arranged for
a menorah to be there himself, so that when
we returned to Florida from New York, it was
already waiting for us outside. Ever since,
it has been our custom to light this giant
In the years that followed, when the Rebbe
was no longer granting private audiences,
we would come to Crown Heights and stand
in line when he was handing out dollars for
charity in order to receive his blessings.
We often brought him fruit baskets from
Florida, from our own orchard, as it was my
husband’s hobby to raise exotic fruits. And
when we did that, the Rebbe always gave
us an extra dollar, adding “This is for your
Garden of Eden.” He also made it a point of
inquiring as to the age of the trees since it is
Jewish law not to partake of fruit from a tree
less than three years old, and the Rebbe was
very strict about that. He never accepted the
fruit without asking about the age of the tree.
On one occasion while I was standing in line
to receive lekach (honey cake) during the
high holidays, after I received my piece, he
called me back and explained to me, “Earlier
when your husband passed by, I asked him to
grow a beard, I first want to make sure that
it’s okay with you?” He wanted to be positive
that this wouldn’t affect my relationship
with my husband in a negative way. Can you
imagine? He was so caring, so sensitive about
everyone's feelings.
In conclusion, I just want to say that whatever
you might hear about the Rebbe can never
fully describe him. It is just impossible to put
into words who he was. He had uncommon
insight into people; he understood where
each person was coming from, what was
bothering each one, what each needed to
hear.
It was a privilege and an honor to know him,
and I am only sad that this generation has not
had a chance to meet him and know him and
appreciate him like we did.
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Bobruisk Marks 75 Years
Since Extermination of Jews
T
he Jewish community in Bobruisk, Belarus,
commemorated 75 years since the
extermination of Bobruisk ghetto during the
Holocaust in three days of memorial events that
concluded Sunday.
About 14,000 Bobruisk Jews were killed during
those horrific days of the war, erasing forever the
lively Jewish flare of the city.
Over 2,000 community members and guests
participated in the memorial events, which
included a ceremony at the Bobruisk ghetto
memorial, several evening programs, special
performances for the youth and a visit to the
‘Righteous of the world’ memorial in Kamenka.
“It’s important to remember, to educate young
generations about these tragic events, to connect
them to the eldest members of our communities,
who can still give eye-witness accounts. Never
again – these are just words, unless we connect
them to our senses,” said Rabbi Shaul Hababo,
chief rabbi of Bobruisk.
City and government officials also participated in
memorial events, along with 9 ambassadors from
European Union countries, Ukraine and Israel.
The Bobruisk ceremony was one of many taking
place in Jewish communities this year. Hundreds
of communities throughout Ukraine, Russia,
Belarus and Lithuania remember the victims of
Nazi atrocities and commemorate 75 years since
the tragedy of the Holocaust.
From Babiy Yar and Mariupol in Ukraine, to
Zmeyevka near Rostov, Russia and many smaller
sites in-between, communities and their rabbis
as well as city and government officials come
together for memorial ceremonies, evenings
of support and connection. “All nations grieve
together with you and will always support you
in your good deeds,” said head of Mariupol city
administration in a memorial ceremony in that
city yesterday.
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In A Woman’s World
Issues of relevance to the Jewish Woman
Weekly Classes
Women’s Mikvah:
Monday
Women’s Study Group Rebbetzin Chani Lipskar
At the home of : Johana Abraham:
9555 W. Broadview Drive Bay Harbor Islands
Please call Mrs. Devorah Failer for an
appointment: 305-866 1492 or
305-323-2410
8:30 - 10:00 pm
Tuesday
Please Note: Shabbos & Yom Tov visits must be Prepaid
Prayer Class Rebbetzin Chani Lipskar
1111 Kane Concourse Suite 618
9:15 - 10:15 am
Tanya Class In Spanish Mrs. Vivian Perez
198 Park Drive, Bal Harbour Village
2:00 - 2:30 pm
Torah Portion In Spanish Mrs Vivian Perez
198 Park Drive, Bal Harbour Village
2:30 - 3:45 pm
The Shul Sisterhood
Who we are...
The Shul Sisterhood organizes all of The Shul’s programming
and classes geared toward women in the community. Our
objective is to bring women of all ages and backgrounds
together to learn, laugh, experience, and rejuvenate their mind,
body and soul. Meet new friends,
relax and get inspired!
Wednesday
Morning Torah Class Rebbetzin Chani Lipskar 10:00 - 11:00 am
The weekly portion - Women’s Perspective
Haime Library
Tanya Class in English Mrs. Vivian Perez
198 Park Drive, Bal Harbour Village
1:00 - 3:00 pm
If you would like to be a part of The Shul Sisterhood,
please call 305. 868.1411
Women’s Calendar Of Events
A great listing of the places you want to be and the things you want to do!
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French Connection
Reflexions sur la Paracha
Le luxe
Vivre avec la paracha
Une valeur juive?
Par Elisha Greenbaum
et d’une détermination sans faille. Il était
prêt à tourner le dos à toutes les opinions
et à toutes les structures sociales. Il souffrit
pour son D.ieu et sa foi et accepta une
existence nomade vie au nom de sa nouvelle
religion.
Abraham était motivé par l’amour de la
vérité, par une volonté ardente et par son
aspiration à faire plaisir à son Créateur. On
eut pu s’attendre que cet homme de vertu fût
la dernière personne à réclamer la richesse
et la gloire en récompense de ses efforts.
R
abbi Meir Shapiro, le « Rav de Lublin »,
fonda la célèbre académie talmudique
« ’Hakhmei Lublin » dans les années
1920 dans le cadre de sa campagne pour
élever l’image des étudiants de yéchiva.
Fini le temps où les jeunes érudits devaient
vivre dans la misère, dormir sur des bancs,
porter des vêtements élimés et ne jamais
savoir quand ils prendraient leur prochain
repas. La Yéchiva de Lublin avait un dortoir,
un cuisinier dévoué, des livres en suffisance
et même l’eau courante dans les toilettes !
Les meilleurs étudiants de Pologne affluèrent
vers la nouvelle yéchiva. La concurrence
pour les places était si serrée qu’on dut
instituer de strictes conditions d’entrée. Aux
yeux du public, il devint rapidement admis
qu’un garçon accepté à la Yéchiva de Lublin
était par définition un génie en herbe, digne
des plus grandes attentions et d’un respect
considérable. Ceci effectua un changement
dans l’attitude générale à l’égard de
l’ensemble des étudiants de yéchiva et
l’idéal d’une étude de la Torah à temps plein
gagna en légitimité.
Les vieilles attitudes ont la vie dure, et Rav
Shapiro fut souvent en proie à des difficultés
dans ses efforts pour collecter des fonds. L’un
des défis qu’il eut à surmonter fut de justifier
son écart apparent des enseignements des
Sages. Le sixième chapitre des Maximes des
Pères déclare en effet : « Telle est la voie de
la Torah : mange du pain avec du sel, boit
de l’eau, dort sur le sol, mène une existence
de peine et dépense-toi dans la Torah. » Il
semble que, pour réussir dans l’étude, il faille
mener une existence ascétique et spartiate,
pas une vie confortable.
Vous méritez mieux
Le Rav Shapiro a formulé un certain nombre
de réponses à des accusations de cette
nature. La plus célèbre est sans doute
lorsqu’il affirma ironiquement qu’il s’agissait
d’une mauvaise interprétation des paroles
de Sages. L’enseignement cité ci-dessus n’est
pas une injonction, mais une lamentation.
Il ne doit pas être lu avec une vertueuse
indignation, mais plutôt sur un ton de pitié
douloureuse. N’est-il pas malheureux que
ceux qui consacrent leur vie à l’étude de
la parole de D.ieu n’en aient pas, jusqu’à ce
jour, été justement rétribués ?
De fait, la motivation d’A braham dans son
service de D.ieu n’était pas la perspective
d’être récompensé par la richesse. Son
plaisir résidait dans le spirituel et, à ses
yeux, la vérité et la justice étaient en soi
une récompense. Cependant, si Abraham
avait dû souffrir, si ses efforts n’avaient été
payés que de pauvreté, comment cela auraitil été perçu par ceux qu’il essayait d’attirer
? Quand Abraham réclama des avantages
matériels à D.ieu, il était seulement motivé
par l’honneur de D.ieu.
Quand D.ieu accorde à Ses fidèles la
prospérité, Il rend l’ensemble du système
plus attrayant, et justifie aux yeux de la
communauté tous les efforts en Son nom.
Ne t’inquiètes pas ... tu auras ta récompense
Notre ancêtre Abraham fut le géniteur de
notre foi et le moteur de la diffusion de la
connaissance de D.ieu auprès des masses. Il
est intéressant de noter que, dans le livre de
la Genèse (15, 1), il est dit qu’après la victoire
miraculeuse d’Abraham sur les quatre rois
qui avaient pris son neveu Lot en captivité,
D.ieu rassure Abraham en lui disant qu’Il
tiendra Sa promesse de récompenser ses
efforts : Ne crains pas, Abram ; Je suis ton
bouclier ; ta récompense est extrêmement
grande.
Abraham était un homme d’un grand courage
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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
Circuncisión Ritual – Brit Mila
Parasha de la Semana
Por Levi Y Heber
Visión General del Brit Mila
Las costumbres y leyes correspondientes a la
circuncisión derivan de la Biblia, el Talmud y la
tradición judía, las que han sido transmitidas
meticulosamente de generación en generación.
Un Mohel Calificado
La persona que lleva a cabo el Brit es llamada
"Mohel". Es un maestro cirujano con experiencia
especial en el ritual judío de la circuncisión.
Para estar calificado como Mohel debe ser
temeroso de Di-s, un judío observante de la Torá,
y conocedor de la gran cantidad de leyes judías
y médicas correspondientes al Brit Milá.
El Primer Mandamiento de Di-s a
Abraham
La circuncisión es el primer mandamiento
dado por Di-s a Abraham, el primer judío, y es
una parte central del judaísmo. Abraham, el
padre del pueblo judío, durante muchos años
sirvió a Di-s rectamente. Sin embargo fue sólo
después que se circuncidara por orden de Di-s
a los noventa y nueve años, que pudo llegar al
máximo nivel de perfección bíblica de "y serás
perfecto" (Génesis 17:1).
Di-s deseó que ese último "toque final" y
perfección de nuestro cuerpo fuera un acto
humano distintivo. Esto nos enseña que la
perfección espiritual puede y debe lograrse por
el esfuerzo humano.
En la Torá
Está escrito en la Torá: "Este es Mi mandamiento
que observarás entre Mi y tú y tus hijos después
de ti, de circuncidar a todos los varones.
Circuncidarás la carne de tu prepucio, y será una
señal del pacto entre Yo y tú" (Ibíd. 17:10-11).
Este es el único mandamiento de la Torá llamado
"la señal del pacto" entre Di-s y el pueblo judío.
En efecto, la Torá menciona la palabra "Brit"
(en hebreo pacto) 13 veces en conexión con la
circuncisión, y es por eso que la palabra "Brit"
se ha convertido en sinónimo de circuncisión.
Nuestros Sabios dicen que es considerado el
más grande de todos los mandamientos.
El pacto entre Di-s y el pueblo judío es tan
profundo y significativo que la circuncisión es
practicada lo más temprano posible en la vida
de una persona. La Torá nos dice que es en el
octavo día después del nacimiento.
Trascendiendo el Intelecto
A medida que los niños maduran y se desarrollan
son entrenados para observar todas las mitzvot,
cada una de acuerdo a su nivel, especialmente
una vez que llegan a la edad en que pueden
cumplirlas por ellos mismos y apreciar su
peores persecuciones, los judíos han cuidado la
mitzvá de Brit Milá con increíble devoción, auto
sacrificio y alegría. Nuestros Sabios también
dijeron: "Cada mandamiento que los judíos
han aceptado sobre ellos con alegría, como la
circuncisión, perdura".
importancia. Sin embargo con la circuncisión,
no esperamos a que el niño se desarrolle lo
suficiente para comprender su significado. Esto
es debido a que el vínculo y pacto entre el judío
y Di-s trasciende el intelecto y es tan vital que
no es demorado.
Al tener el Brit llevado a cabo por un Mohel
calificado uno puede estar seguro que todo el
procedimiento es aceptable para los niveles
bíblicos y halájicos (legislación judía), y llevado
a cabo de acuerdo a la forma médica más
competente.
Otra distinción es que otros mandamientos
son cumplidos en conjunción, pero en forma
externa, con el cuerpo. Los tefilín (filacterias) por
ejemplo, son usados en el brazo y en la cabeza;
se da caridad con la mano. La circuncisión es
única porque es cumplida con el cuerpo mismo,
dejando la marca del pacto eterno con Di-s
sobre éste toda la vida.
Se debe tener en cuenta que al hacer circuncidar
al bebé por un cirujano pediátrico en un hospital
no cumple los requerimientos bíblicos del ritual
judío de la circuncisión. La obligación de ser
circuncidado ritualmente aun queda. En adición,
muchos médicos utilizan diversos métodos
y procedimientos tales como la abrazadera
Gamko, que provoca dolor innecesario al niño, y
está prohibido de acuerdo a la ley judía.
Una vez que el niño es circuncidado, su alma
Divina comienza a entrar a su cuerpo en un
proceso que es completado en el Bar Mitzvá a
los trece años.
La Obligación
Clases y Eventos
La primera obligación para la circuncisión de
un niño judío cae sobre el padre. En el caso
de que el padre no esté presente o no puede
organizar la circuncisión, la obligación cae
sobre la comunidad judía, y esencialmente cada
judío, hacer los arreglos para su circuncisión.
Una vez que el niño llega al Bar Mitzvá, está
personalmente obligado de ver que está
circuncidado.
Porcion Semenal
Rabbi Shea Rubinstein
Lunes 8:45 pm - 9:45 pm
Orden de rezos diarios y su significado mistico
Los Sabios del Talmud enseñan que "cada
mandamiento de la Torá por el cual el pueblo
judío debe sacrificar su vida, especialmente
bajo la amenaza de muerte durante períodos
de persecución gubernamental, incluyendo la
circuncisión, es preservado por ellos". En verdad,
a lo largo de las generaciones, aun durante las
Kolel Espanol
Rabbi Shlomi Halsband
Miercoles 8:30 - 10:00 pm
Domingo 8:30 - 10:00 pm
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Sra. Vivian Perez
Martes 1:45 pm - 3:00 pm
198 Park Dr. Bal Harbour
Por favor llamar al 305.213.3202
para confirmar
Sra. Vivian Perez
Jueves 11:00 am -12:30 pm
Chabad of Aventura
21001 Biscayne Blvd. Aventura
The Aleph Institute
Serving Jews in institutional and limited environments
To contribute to The Aleph Institute’s programs, or to volunteer your time, please call 305.864.5553 www.alephinstitute.org
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Numbers to know
Contacts at The Shul 305.868.1411
Shul Gaboim
Mr. Andrew Roth
Mr. David Portnoy
Rabbi Henry Eichler
Mr. Ettai Einhorn
Mr. David Ben-Arie
Mr. Seth Salver
Rabbi
Associate Rabbi
Rabbi’s Executive Assistant
Rebbetzin
JLAC / Adult Ed/ Singles
CYS College / Kolel
Accounting
Controller
Office Manager
Events / Office Assistant
Youth Director / Dinner
Youth Director
Operations / Maintenance
Reception / Accounts Payable
Mikvah
Pre-School
Sephardic Minyan
Hebrew School / Editor
Hashkama Minyan
Mashgiach
Board of Trustees
Ambassador Isaac Gilinski - Chairman Abel Holtz
Simon Falic
Mike Izak
Sidney Feltenstein
Alberto Kamhazi
Matias Garfunkel
Shmuel Katz M.D.
Jaime Gilinski
Rabbi Sholom D. Lipskar
Max Gilinski
Lazer Milstein
Saul Gilinski
Michael Perez
Sam Greenberg
Claudio Stivelman
Morris Tabacinic
Rabbi Sholom Lipskar
Rabbi Zalman Lipskar
Ms. Lydia Hasson
Rebbetzin Chani Lipskar
Rabbi Shea Rubinstein
Rabbi Dov Schochet
Mrs. Geri Kelly
Mrs. Janice Barney
Ms. Stacy Waxman
Mrs. Milena Liascovitz
Mrs Devorah Leah Andrusier
Rabbi Shaykee Farkash
Mr. Shlomi Katan
Mrs. Mindy Natoli
Mrs. Devorah Failer
Chana
Chazan Shimshon Tzubeli
Mrs. Aurit Katan
Mr. Lazer Milstein
Mr. Mordechai Olesky
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305.865.4205
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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
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Daily Study
A complete guide to all classes and courses offered at The Shul
Derech Mitzvosecha PHL-101 PHL-301 PHL-501
Rabbi Zalman Lipskar
6:20 - 6:50 am
D
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Daf Yomi
Rabbi Dov Schochet
7:45 - 8:45 am
TXT-220
Chok L’Yisrael - Sephardic Custom
Reb Shimshon Tzubeli
8:45 am
Chassisdic Discourses of The Rebbe PHL-322 PHL-510
Rabbi Shea Rubinstein
10:15 - 11:00 am
Community Kollel (Men) (Monday & Thursday) LAW-154
Shul Rabbis and Kolel
8:00 - 9:30 pm
S
u
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Daf Yomi (Men) TXT-220
Rabbi Dov Schochet
Tanya - Sichos PHL-322
Rabbi Shlomo Haltzband
In Depth Chumash Study TXT-110
Rabbi Dov Schochet
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Insights to our daily prayers (Spanish) PHL-120
Rabbi Shea Rubinstein
8:45 - 9:45 pm
Women’s Study Group TXT-110
At the home of: Johana Abraham:
9555 W. Broadview Drive Bay Harbor Islands
Senior Torah Academy ETH-101
Pirkei Avos
Tanya Class in Spanish (Women) PHL-120
Rebbetzin Chani Lipskar
8:30 - 10:00 pm
T
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Torah Portion Class in Spanish (Women) TXT-110
Morning Torah Class (Women) - Weekly Parsha TXT-110
W In Depth Tanya Class ( Men &
Women) PHL-320 PHL-501
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Tanya Class in English
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Rabbi Dov Schochet
Mrs. Vivian Perez,
198 Park Drive, Bal Harbour Village
Mrs. Vivian Perez
198 Park Drive, Bal Harbour Village
Rebbetzin Chani Lipskar
Rabbi Sholom D. Lipskar
9:00 am
8:00 - 10:00 pm
1:30 pm
12:00 - 1: pm
2:00 - 2:30 pm
2:30 - 3:45 pm
10:00 - 11:30 am
11:30 am -12:30 pm
Mrs. Vivian Perez, 198 Park Drive, Bal Harbour Village
1:00 - 2:00 pm
Spanish Kolel - Chassidus PHL-301
Rabbi Shlomo Halsband
8:00 - 10:00 pm
Parsha (Men and Women) TXT-501
Rabbi Shea Rubinstein
11:15 - 12:00 am
t
h Senior Torah Academy for Men & Women TXT-120
u (Main Sanctuary) Book of Judges - Years 2780 -2835
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s Tanya In Spanish (Women) PHL-320
Rabbi Dov Schochet
Mrs. Vivian Perez
(Chabad of
Aventura, 21001 Biscayne Blvd)
NUMERIC CODES INDICATE CYS COLLEGE COURSES
VISIT WWW.CYS-COLLEGE.ORG FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
ALL CLASSES LOCATED AT THE SHUL UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED.
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