The Shul - The 3 Million Mitzvahs Campaign

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The Shul
W E E K L Y M A G A Z I N E
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W E E K L Y M A G A Z I N E
Weekly Magazine Sponsored By Mr. & Mrs. Martin and Ethel Sirotkin
and Dr. & Mrs. Shmuel and Evelyn Katz
A Home of The Lubavitcher Rebbe,
May His Merit Shield Us
A House of Torah, Prayer And Acts of Goodness
Shabbos Parshas Vayechi
Teves 11 - 12, 5772
January 6 - 7, 2012
Candle Lighting: 5:26 PM
(see page 5 for full Shabbos schedule)
Shabbos Chazak
Thirty Years of Serving the Communities of Bal Harbour, Bay Harbor Islands, Indian Creek and Surfside
9540 Collins Avenue, Surfside, FL 33154
Tel: 305.868.1411
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Weekly Message
Thoughts on the Parsha from Rabbi Sholom D. Lipskar
Parshas Vayechi
Shabbos Chazak
T
his week we culminate the
book of Genesis with this
Torah portion of Vayechi
bringing to an end a period of
successful, good and comfortable
living for the Family of Israel in
the exile of Egypt.
We immediately begin at Mincha
to read the book of Exodus where we are introduced to the
most painful, tyrannical and horrific exile that the Jewish
people experience. In fact, the exile is of such a bitter nature
that it is referred to as the origin and worst of all exiles.
As our family of Israel moves from the extreme of comfort to
the extreme of suffering, we proclaim loudly in the
synagogue at the end of the reading of Genesis "Chazak,
Chazak, Venischazeik"- “Be strong, be strong, and let us be
strengthened” - we need to bring forth every element of our
strength to be able to successfully face the arduous
challenges in this treacherous journey during the Egyptian
exile.
It's time to practice the extraordinary axiom that is the
foundation of the Torah and Jewish life, which is to love each
other like we love ourselves and only then can we have the
blessings that G-d Almighty has promised us and promised
our patriarchs Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, to give us
everything that we need to bring our final redemption
through our righteous Moshiach now.
Have a great Shabbos and a wonderful week.
Community Nachas
Toward the end of this week's portion, when Joseph and his
brothers are returning from the burial of their father Jacob,
they plead with him to reconcile and make certain that he
has completely forgiven them for any of the malfeasance and
pain that they may have caused him during his life.
It is important to note that in order for the Jewish people to
succeed in strange and bellicose environments where they
are faced with internal and external overwhelming forces
that try to annihilate them physically or spiritually, the one
most critical factor as an effective defense mechanism is to
act with love, affection and kindness toward each other and
remove any sense or feelings of distrust, hate, jealousy and
negativity.
During our times as well, when we are facing formidable
enemies surrounding the Holy Land of Israel who try overtly
and covertly to annihilate us (it will never happen), we too
must take the lessons of the Torah into very serious focus
and make every effort to create love, kindness and fraternity
among every Jew.
When we hear, read and see the way Jews fight against each
other with malice and enmity, it is definitely the most
destructive and poisonous ingredient that causes weakness
to the Jewish people internally, as well as indicating to the
world that we ourselves do not like each other and therefore
giving them every excuse to practice their virulent antiSemitism against us.
To the surprise of all those who attended the screening
last week of "Uprising" the story of Warsaw Ghetto
Resistance, The Shul was graced with the presence of
two special people at the movie;
Zoltan Wieder, a Holocaust survivor sent from
Auschwitz Death Camp to clean up the Warsaw Ghetto
after the Jewish Uprising, and his wife, Eva Wieder
who is a survivor from Budapest Ghetto.
JOIN US
JANUARY 11, 2012 AT 12:30PM
FOR A SPECIAL TALK
BY ZOLTAN WIEDER OF HIS PERSONAL EXPERIENCES
DURING THE HOLOCAUST, FOLLOWED BY A
SCREENING OF ANOTHER WARTIME FILM.
The Shul Weekly Magazine
Everything you need for every day of the week
Special Thank You
Light & Power and Wine for Kiddush & Havdalah for the month of Teves Sponsored By
The Packer Family in loving memory of Menashe ben Mordechai Dovid - 25 Teves
“Those who establish Synagogues for prayer and those who come there to pray, those who provide lights for illumination, wine 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 sickness, 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.”
Take a Deeper Look
Celebr ating Shabbos
Schedules, classes, articles and more... Everything you
need for an "Over the Top" Shabbos experience.
Communit y Happenings
Dates to Celebrate and Commemorate.
Shul Par tners
True partners in our vital and holy work.
A Time to Pray
Check out all the davening schedules and locations
throughout the week.
Inspiration, Insights and Ideas
Bringing Torah lessons to LIFE.
Get the Picture
The full scoop on all the great events around town.
Just for the Gals
Delve into the power, strength and beauty in the life
of the Jewish Woman.
Kids Korner / Teen Seen
Educate, inspire and most of all have FUN!
French Connection
Réflexions sur la Paracha.
Latin Link
Reflexión Semanal.
The ABC's of Aleph
Serving Jews in institutional and limited environments.
The Netw ork
Get Connected! All your advertising needs
in one convenient spot.
It’s Good To Know
Find out what's going on and how you can get involved.
Dail y Study
A complete guide to all classes and courses offered
at The Shul.
Communit y Nachas
A peek at recent happenings
Get the Picture
The full scoop on all the great events around town.
Board of Trustees
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Abel Holtz - Chairman
Oscar Boruchin
Simon Falic
Sidney Feltenstein
Isaac Gilinski
Jaime Gilinski
Max Gilinski
Sam Greenberg
Foundation Trustees
Albert Pollans - President
Rabbi Sholom D. Lipskar
Jaime Gilinski
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Mike Izak
Alberto Kamhazi
Shmuel Katz M.D.
Morton Nyman
Michael Perez
Martin Sirotkin
Morris Tabacinic
Jack Weinbaum
David Lichter
Monroe Milstein
Martin Sirotkin
Board of Directors
Eric Stein - President
Mitch Feldman - Vice President
Joel Baum CPA - Treasurer
Carolyn Baumel
Max Benoliel
Jose Biton
Mark Blumstein
Barry Cohen
Aaron Gewirtz
Gabriel Groisman
Roshi Handwerger
Fortuna Kopel
Rabbi Sholom Lipskar
Rabbi Zalman Lipskar
David Pollack
Mark P. Schnapp
Ryan Jacob Shapiro
Diana Sragowicz
Abe Stein
Claudio Stivelman
Jeffrey Wolf
Executive Committee
Eric Stein
Mitch Feldman
Joel Baum CPA
Janice Barney
Steven M. Dunn
Bruce Gelb
Evelyn Katz
David Lichter
Marc Sheridan
David Wolf
Contacts at The Shul 305-868-1411
Rabbi
Rabbi
Rabbi’s Secretary
Mrs. Fay Garber
Rabbi’s Assistant
Ms. Lydia Hasson
Outreach/Kolel/Websites Rabbi Mendy Levy
JLAC/Adult Ed/Singles/
Rabbi Shea Rubinstein
Special Events
CYS College / Senior Kolel Rabbi Dov Schochet
Accounting
Mrs. Geri Kelly
Controller
Mrs. Janice Barney
Events /Office Manager
Mrs. Pnina Wuensch
Youth Director /Dinner/Lay- Mrs. Devorah Leah
Andrusier
Leadership
Operations / Maintenance Mr. Shlomie Katan
Reception/Accounts Payable Mrs. Renee Moore
Mikvah
Mrs. Devorah Failer
Chana or Shani
Pre-School
Sephardic Minyan
Chazan Shimshon Tzubeli
Hebrew School/ Editor
Mrs. Aurit Katan
Hashkama Minyan
Mr. Lazer Milstein
Mr. Mordechai Olesky
Mashgiach
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Celebrating Shabbos With Our Youth
Everything you need for an "Over the Top" Shabbos experience
Shabbos Schedule
Shabbos with the Teen Boys Minyan
No longer will your children get lost amongst the crowds in Shul on
Shabbos morning. The Shul youth has worked together to organize a
highly educational and fun program for children and teens of all
ages. Each Shabbos morning program involves a mix of Tefilla
(prayer), Parsha (weekly Torah study) and general "Jewishness",
through games, songs, and stories. Taught by our very own Shul
Bochurim and youth girls, each child will experience Shabbos in its
full glory; leaving with a taste of holiness and fun memories that will
keep them coming back from week to week. A Kiddush exclusively
for the children culminates the exciting program.
Shabbos
10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Malkie’s Tot Shabbat (ages 0 - 4): Montessori Classroom 2
(enter from the Women’s Sanctuary) With Sarah Libke
Girls: 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Yakira Leah's Program for Girls: ages 5-7: Classroom 2
Chama’s Program for Girls: ages 8-10: Classroom 1
Batsheva’s Program for Tween Girls: ages 11-13: Jaime Library
Sara Malka’s Program for Teen Girls: ages 14 and up: Teen Room
(at the back of the women’s sanctuary)
Boys: 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Moishy & Foli’s Program: Boys ages 5-9: The New Montessori
Classroom 3
Shaul’s Program: Boys ages 10-13: Trailer on the grass
Itche’s Program: Teen Boys 14-18: Montessori Classroom 1
5:15 p.m.
Messibos Shabbos for all Girls (Classroom 1) - Sarah Libke
5:15 p.m.
Shalosh Seudos for all Boys (Youth Synagogue) - Foli and Moishy
7:15 p.m.
Father & Son: Small Sanctuary
Ever wonder how you can teach your son to follow with a real
Minyan, or even run his own? The Shul youth has created the scene.
Every Shabbos morning, each teen has his own chance to play a
vital role in his own Shul Minyan, lead by one of our very own
Rabbis and Youth leaders. Every week all the boys have a chance to
act as Chazzan, Gabbai or ‘Rabbi’. This hands-on approach gives
each teen the opportunity to experience Shul and prayer to its
fullest, by involving them in every aspect of the Davening.
For Boys Only: ages 14-18
Shabbos
Child Enrichment Center Classroom # 2
10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
*Please note: The Teen Minyan is strictly for the Teens. We
would appreciate it if adults would stay in the Main Sanctuary.
For more information: Contact 305 868 1411 ext. 7345
Torah Quiz
Question:
1. Why are all Jews called “Yehudim” after Shevet Yehudah?
(Bereishis Rabbah, Rashi)
2. Who did Yaakov think would be the future Moshiach?
(Bereishis Rabbah)
3 . Which Holiday was supposed to honor the Shevatim?
(Tur - Orach Chaim)
Answers for Last Week:
1. Yosef himself harnessed his chariot to escort his father. He
was accompanied by all the mighty officers of Egypt. A
decree was issued that whoever doesn’t go out to greet
Yosef’s father, would be killed. The entire Egyptian nation
went out in an enormous parade, with music and uniforms,
to welcome Yaakov to Mitzraim. (Seder Hadoros)
For more information on any of our Youth Programming,
please contact Devorah Leah Andrusier at 305 868-1411 ext 7328
Mishnayos Ba’al Peh
For Boys
Every Shabbos evening immediately after Mincha In Montessori 3
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Iyov, the mysterious Tzadik, was born when the Jews went
to Mitzraim, and he died when they were on their way out
210 years later. The saga of his life, Moshe related to
encourage the Jews in Mitzraim. Moshe Rabeinu authored
the story of the righteous Iyov’s suffering to illustrate that
although sometimes Tzadikim suffer, in the end they enjoy
much happiness and blessing! (Gemorah Bava Basra 15a)
3.
Yehudah burned the wagons that Pharoh dispatched to pick
up Yaakov, since they had pictures of avoda zara engraved
on them. (Bereishis Rabbah 94:3)
Be There! GREAT PRIZES!!!
Prizes kindly sponsored by the Goldczer Family
In loving Memory of Aryeh Leib ben Zev Volf obm
Messibos Shabbos
For Girls
An exciting program for all Girls: 1st-5th Grade.
Every Shabbos afternoon at 5:15 pm (Afternoon Mincha)
In Classroom # 1
Last week’s winner:
No winner last week
Come and Enjoy Tzivos HaShem learning, great food & nosh,
prizes, games and stories.
Prizes kindly sponsored by the Goldczer Family
In loving Memory of Aryeh Leib ben Zev Volf obm
Father & Son
Every Motzei Shabbos - Learn with your son
Prepared material.
Pizza will be served
7:30 pm
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Children should respect all School & Shul property.
Their Parents will be held responsible for
any damage they may cause.
Celebrating Shabbos
Everything you need for an "Over the Top" Shabbos experience
The Friday Evening Service and Shabbos Torah Portion
Friday Night
Yedid Nefesh
Vayedaber
Ashrei
pg. 151
pgs. 99-101
pg. 101
Shabbos Day
Shabbos Day
(Stone Chumash)
(Gutnick Chumash)
Torah Portion
Haftorah
pgs 268 – 288
pg. 1145
Torah Portion
Haftorah
pgs 340 - 362
pg. 382
Kiddush This Week
Available for sponsorship
SHABBOS SCHEDULE
Friday Evening
Candle lighting
Mincha / Kabbalat Shabbos
Shabbos Day
Hashkama Minyan
Tanya / Hayom Yom
Shacharis (Morning Services)
Children's Programs
30 Minutes of Tanya: Classroom #1
With Mrs. Vivian Perez (for Women)
Kiddush
Daf Yomi
Women’s Shiur
Messibos Shabbos for Girls
Shalosh Seudos for Boys
Mincha followed by Shalosh Seudos
Shabbos Ends / Ma’ariv & Havdalah
Weekly Video of The Rebbe
Father & Son
Shalosh Seudos This Week
5:26 p.m.
5:30 p.m.
7:15 a.m.
8:50 a.m.
9:00 a.m.
10:00 a.m.
- 12:00 p.m.
+/- 12:00 p.m.
After Davening
12:00 p.m.
4:30 p.m.
4:30 p.m.
5:15 p.m.
5:15 p.m.
5:15 p.m.
6:22 p.m.
Sponsored by Mr. & Mrs. Shmuel Wolf in honor of the yahrtzeit of his mother
Chaya bas Shmuel obm. May her neshama have an aliyah.
Please help us cover the cost of non-sponsored Kiddushim by
becoming a Partner or Patron of our Kiddus Bank.
THE CATERER FOR THIS WEEK’S KIDDUSH
& SHALOSH SEUDOS IS EXECUTIVE CATERING
Kiddushim at The Shul
Please help us continue to provide our weekly Shabbos Kiddush
and Shalosh Seudos by offering to become a sponsor.
Sponsorship by one or more individuals is encouraged.
The following dates are available for sponsorship:
SPONSOR A
Kiddush:
Shalosh Seudos
KIDDUSH!
January 7, 21, 28
January 14, 21, 28
7:30 p.m.
Sephardic Minyan
Friday Evening
Mincha / Kabbalat Shabbat
Shabbat Day
Shacharit
Mincha
Shabbat Ends / Arvit & Havdalah
If you wish to become a sponsor, please speak with Pnina
at 305 868-1411 x 7313 or email: pwuensch@theshul.org
5:15 p.m.
9:00 a.m.
5:15 p.m.
6:22 p.m.
Next Week:
Shabbos Shmos
Candle lighting
Mincha
5:31 p.m.
5:35 p.m.
The Shul’s Gaboyim:
Mr. Allen Berry / Mr. David Pollack / Mr. Andrew Roth /
Mr. David Portnoy /Mr. Henry Eichler
Please note that the distribution of Aliyot according to our
customs is in the order of certain Simchot, Yahrtzeits, Birthdays,
Guests and general rotation. We encourage you to participate in
the weekday Davening and Aliyot on Mondays and Thursdays.
Attention members and guests:
During the taking out of the Torah for leining, please allow seat
holders to return to their seats before occupying open seating.
Designated seats are for the use of members who dedicated
them. On Shabbos and Yom Tov, dedicated seats may be
occupied by anyone after 10:30 a.m. in the men’s section and
11:00 a.m. in the women’s section.
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 prior to carrying on Shabbos.
The number is 305- 866-ERUV (3788).
The Eruv message is recorded approximately two hours prior to
Candle lighting. Please note that the Eruv in Bal Harbour and
Surfside does not include the path along the beach. The backs of the
buildings form the Eruv in that section. It is forbidden to push
strollers or carry anything on this path or beach area on Shabbos.
To pay your annual dues visit: www.miamibeacheruv.com
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Community Happenings
Dates to Celebrate and Commemorate
Birthdays
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Tevet 13
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Tevet 17
Tevet 17
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Tevet 18
Tevet 18
Tevet 18
Tevet 18
Yahrtzeits
Mr. Leonard Spodek
Mrs. Geri F. Levine
Ms. Lonny Dubrofsky
Ms. Marisa Galbut
Mr. Marc Sheridan
Mr. Michael Klinger
Mr. Oscar Boruchin
Ms. Paula Hertzberg
Ms. Odelia Uzan
Mr. Raphael Ammar
Mr. Ariel Brenner
Mr. Irving Hoine
Mr Sam Saka
Mr. Yonatan Jaimovich
Mrs. Rosita Boruchin
Mr. Daniel Sragowicz
Ms. Debbie Maya
Ms. Elizabeth Feltenstein
Mr. Alberto Camhi
Mr. Yankie Andrusier
Mrs. Shoshana Biton
Ms. Lenore Mizrachi
Mrs. Rishe Rachel Laoui
Ms. Chai Miriam Jakobs
Mrs. Genia Bruder
Mr. Warren Frankl
Mr. Abel Holtz
Mr. Steven Schwartz
Mrs. Faye Perelis
Mrs. Niki Markofsky
Moshe ben Shlomo obm
Father of Dr. Fran Glicksman
Grina bas Pesach obm
Mother of Mrs. Hania Sporer
Tevet 14
Miriam bas Rachel obm
Tevet 14
Rivkah bas Tzivia obm
Grandmother of Dr. Jean Jacques Edderai
Mother of Mrs. Susan Gellman
Tevet 14
Scharja ben Baruch obm
Father of Mr. Leon Kopel
Tevet 14
Mayer Ziefer obm
Father of Mr. Samuel Ziefer
Tevet 15
David ben Salomon obm
Brother of Mr. Harry Mamane
Tevet 15
Bentzion Gedalyeh ben Gershon obm
Father of Mrs. Rosita Retelny
Tevet 16
Velvil Schertzer obm
Father of Mrs. Joni Blachar
Tevet 17
Reb Yakov ben Avrohom obm
Tevet 17
Henia bas Leib obm
Grandfather of Mr. Jack Azout
Mother of Mr. Moises Selesky
Tevet 17
Yaacov ben Benyomin obm
Tevet 17
Blima ben David obm
Son of Mr. Bernardo Shaftal
Aunt of Dr. Rita Steiner
Tevet 17
Chana Leah obm
Mother of Mr. Bernard Werner
Tevet 18
Chana Baila bas Yoseph obm
Mother of Mrs. Janice Lipton
Tevet 18
Chaim Avraham Perelis
Jacob Noah Vaturi
Ariela Zebede
Isaac Benishai
Alexander Hart obm
Husband of Mrs. Ruth Hart
Tevet 18
Shemuel ben Malkuna obm
Father of Mr. Joseph Maya
Tevet 18
Avraham ben Shlomo obm
Brother of Mrs. Dana Werner
Condolences
Mr. & Mrs. Leon and Fortuna Kopel
Mr. & Mrs. Jaime and Rebeca Schapiro
Mr. & Mrs. Bruce and Amy Gelb
Our heartfelt condolences go out to Mrs. Nily Falic, on the
passing of her dear husband Fima - Chaim ben Dov (10 Teves) and
to his children Simon and Jana, Jerome and Debbie, Leon and Gila,
his grandchildren and great grandchildren. May his dear soul be
bound with the Eternal Bond of Life and may Nily, Simon, Jerome,
Leon and the entire family be comforted among the mourners of
Zion and Jerusalem.
Shabbos Hospitality
In an effort to service the people in our community, we
are starting a new program ensuring that every person
always has a place for their Shabbos meals.
Our heartfelt condolences go out to Mr. Gideon and Caren Azari
on the loss of Gideon’s dear brother, Yaakov ben Esther. May his
dear soul be bound with the Eternal Bond of Life. May Gideon and
his family be comforted among the mourners of Zion and
Jerusalem.
If you would like assistance in arranging your Shabbos
meal please contact us by Wednesday afternoon each
week.
Welcome
If you would like to volunteer to host guests on a
regular basis please also let us know.
Email: mlevy@theshul.org
Or call 305-868-1411 Ext 7333
Tevet 13
Tevet 14
Anniversaries
8-Jan
10-Jan
13-Jan
Meir ben Jona Israel obm
Father of Mrs. Shoshana Feingold - Studnick
Our Kids’ Birthdays
Tevet 14
Tevet 14
Tevet 15
Tevet 18
Tevet 12
The Shul welcomes the following new members
to our community:
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Mr. & Dr. Morris and Judy Tuchman
Community Happenings
Dates to Celebrate and Commemorate
Special Thank You
FIU SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE
We sincerely thank the following members & supporters of The
Shul for donations received between 12/26/11 and 01/02/12.
We apologize for any errors or omissions we may have made.
Mr. & Mrs. Raphael Ammar
Mr. & Mrs. Yankie Andrusier
Dr. & Mrs. Herbert Applebaum
Mr. & Mrs. Gideon Azari
Mr. Roberto Behar
Mr. David Bender
Mr. & Mrs. Sasha Benlolo
Mr. & Mrs. Mark Blumstein
Dr. & Mrs. Stephen Brenner
Mr. & Mrs. Betzalel Camissar
Dr. Jimmy Chess
Ms. Sophie Dadure Bitton
Mr. & Mrs. Emanuel Davidov
Mr. & Mrs. Jack Edwards
Mr. & Mrs. Maurice Egozi
Mr. Sydney Elhadad
Mr. & Mrs. Harvey Finkel
Mr. & Mrs. Guido Fraiman
Ms. Fay Garber
Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Gelb
Mr. & Mrs. Moises Gilinski
Mrs. Perla Gilinski
Mr. & Mrs. Jacob Givner
Mr. & Mrs. Dan Goldfarb
Mr. & Mrs. David Haccoun
Mr. & Mrs. Roshi Handwerger
Mr. & Mrs. Moishe Hersman
Ms. Norma Hillman
Indorf Family
Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence Jaffe
Mr. & Mrs. Zev Katz
Mr. Menachem Koegel
Mr. & Mrs. Joe Kohn
FIU now offers generous scholarships to incoming freshmen
students from Dade and Broward with financial need and a
record of service to the Jewish community.
Mr. & Mrs. Edward Kopelman
Mr. Joseph Krau
Rabbi & Mrs. David Krinsky
Mr. & Mrs. Moshe Levi
Rabbi & Mrs. Mendel Levy
Mr. & Mrs. David Lichter
Rabbi & Mrs. Zalman Lipskar
Mr. & Mrs. Alan Lipton
Mr. & Mrs. Morris Marcus
Mr. Elisha Milstein
Dr. & Mrs. Gene Moteles
Mr. & Mrs. Jack Osman
Mrs. Marta Perl
Mr. & Mrs. Saul Retelny
Mr. & Mrs. Harold Rosenstein
Rabbi & Mrs. Moshe Rubinstein
Ms. Joanna Rudd
Dr. & Mrs. Michael Salzhauer
Mr. & Mrs. Mendel Schectman
Mr. Herbert Schleifer
Mr. Saran Schroeder
Mr. & Mrs. Peter Schwalbe
Mr. & Mrs. Dvir Segal
Mr. & Mrs. Yossi Sokol
Rabbi & Mrs. Yossi Stern
Mr. & Mrs. Hod Tamir
Mr. & Mrs. Morris Tuchman
Mr. & Mrs. Heschel Weiner
Mr. & Mrs. Paul Weintraub
Mr. & Mrs. David Wolf
Mr. & Mrs. Lenny Wolfe
Rabbi & Mrs. Aryeh Wuensch
For more information visit:
http://www.miamiherald.com/2011/10/27/2475671/betty-greader-estate-pledges.html
The Shul Garage Parking
In response to numerous incidents in our garage and with
the safety of our children, members and staff foremost in
mind, we insist on TOTAL compliance with the following
rules in the garage:
YOU MUST ALWAYS PARK IN A LEGAL SPOT
Do not park in handicap parking
Do not park along the perimeter of the garage
Do not double park
Do not take up more than 1 space
Do not block another vehicle
There is additional parking in the lots north & south of
The Shul.
When cars park illegally, you take an already challenging
situation in the garage and turn it into a near impossible
and dangerous situation. You create more havoc, less
visibility and more aggravation which itself contributes to
the likelihood of an accident, G-d forbid.
If you’re not in a legal spot,
YOU WILL BE TOWED
effective immediately.
Refuah Shleimah
AARP Driver Safety Program
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
Yitzchak ben Penina
Yosef ben Yitzchak
Tinok ben Chava
Asher ben Rivka Devorah Hacohen
Shmuel Yitzchak ben Chaya Esther
Take the 6 - hour classroom refresher course
especially designed for drivers age 50 and over.
Only One Day!
WOMEN
Anat bat Simcha
Chava bat Mazal
Mazal bat Latifa
Penina bat Chaya
Sarit bat Genya
Simcha bat Esther
Chava bat Brula
Rina Haya bat Yocheved
Chana bas Frecha
Yachad bas Sega
Torah and Science lectures now available
on line at:
www.TheShul.org/TorahandScience
Wednesday, January 18: 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Bay Harbor Islands Town Hall 2nd Floor
9665 Bay Harbor Terr.
$14 Non-members Check in Advance
$12 With Card / ID Check
To reserve call (305) 466-5725
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Shul Office Hours
Mon. - Thurs.
Friday
*National Holidays and Chol Hamoed
9 am - 5 pm
9 am - 1 pm
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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-inlaw, 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 Yirzchak 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 - Teves 11
Tuesday - Teves 15
M
an's life is dependent on the air around him.
Without air he cannot live and the quality of
life is dependent on the quality of air. In an
atmosphere of Torah and mitzvot there is healthy
life. In a G-dless environment life is diseased, and
one is constantly threatened with the possibility of
being stricken with contagious maladies. The first
general step in healing is to purify the atmosphere.
Purification of the air is the task of every person familiar with
Torah and Torah-literature, and is effected through the
letters1 of Torah. When reciting words of Torah while in the
store or walking in the street or riding the subway, one cleans
the air. Everyone knowledgeable in Torah must have some
Torah memorized - Chumash, Tehillim, Mishna, Tanya, etc.,
so that at all times and in all places he will be able to think
and utter the holy letters of Torah.
Hearken and hear Israel, this is the time marked for
the redemption by Mashiach. The sufferings
befalling us are the birth-pangs of Mashiach. Israel
will be redeemed only through teshuva. Have no
faith in the false prophets who assure you of
glories and salvation after the War. Remember the
word of G-d, "Cursed is the man who puts his trust
in man, who places his reliance for help in mortals, and turns
his heart from G-d" (Yirmiyahu 17:5). Return Israel unto the
Eternal your G-d; prepare yourself and your family to go forth
and receive Mashiach, whose coming is imminent.
Wednesday - Teves 16
The Tzemach Tzedek told Reb Hendel1 at yechidus: "Study of
Zohar exalts the soul; study of Midrash arouses the heart;
Tehillim with tears scours the vessel.
Shabbos - Teves 12
Thursday - Teves 17
In 5648 (1887) my father was elected gabai (an official) of the
Chevra Kadisha. As was customary he was led on Simchat
Torah in procession to the shul accompanied by a throng. At
that time he said the maamar beginning "Ein H.B.H. ba
bitrunya." The conclusion was: Even the great minds who are
here must lay aside their intellects and not be ruled by their
reason and knowledge, for they are susceptible to being
misguided by their intellect to the point that their end may
be a bitter one. The essential thing in these times of the
"footsteps of Mashiach" is not to follow intellect and reason,
but to fulfill Torah and mitzvot wholeheartedly, with simple
faith in the G-d of Israel.
The reason for not studying Torah on nittel-night, I heard
from my father, is to avoid adding vitality.
My father once said: Those diligent students who begrudge
those eight hours and cannot tear themselves away from
study - I am not fond of them. This (abstaining from study)
applies only until midnight.
Friday - Teves 18
When the Tzemach Tzedek was a boy and learned the
passage, "Yaakov lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years,"
his teacher translated according to the Baal Haturim
commentary: "Our father Yaakov lived his seventeen best
years in Egypt." When he returned home from Cheder he
asked his grandfather, the Alter Rebbe: How can it be that
our father Yaakov, the elect of the Patriarchs, should have as
the best years of his life the seventeen that he lived in Egypt,
the land of corruption?
Sunday - Teves 13
Where a lantern is placed, those who seek light gather
around - for light attracts.
Monday - Teves 14
The Shpola Zeideh ("Grandfather of Shpola"), a disciple of the
Maggid of Mezritch, was a man of intense fervor, far more
than any of his colleagues - the Maggid's other disciples.
When he visited the Alter Rebbe in Liadi in 5569 or 5570 (1809
or 1810) he related that when he was a child of three he saw
the Baal Shem Tov. "He placed his holy hand on my heart and
ever since I have felt warm."
The Alter Rebbe answered: It is written, "And Yehuda he sent
before him to Yosef to give instructions for Goshen." The
Midrash states, and Rashi quotes this, R. Nechemya said - to
establish a house of study so Torah would be there and the
tribes would study Torah. "To give instructions for Goshen"
means (in a deeper sense), when one learns Torah he comes
closer5 to The Al-mighty, may He be blessed, so even in Egypt
it was true to say vay'chi - he lived.
A gesture of a tzadik, certainly seeing him and hearing his
voice, must make an impression never to be forgotten.
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Parsha Messages
As we said above, the final redemption is a divine act,
unequivocal and eternal; so if man is to play a meaningful role
in bringing it about, it is through deeds that are themselves
unequivocal and eternal. Hence the state of galut in which we
find ourselves: a state of physical and spiritual displacement,
a state in which G-d’s guiding hand in history is hidden and
our lives seem abandoned to chance and caprice. When a
person retains his integrity and loyalty to G-d even under such
conditions, he is manifesting an “eternal” commitment—a
commitment unshakable by equivocations of time and place.
The Secret
Based on an address by the Rebbe, Shabbat Vayechi, 5741
(December 20, 1980)
A
nd Jacob called his sons, and said: “Gather yourselves
together, that I may tell you that which shall befall you
in the end of days.” - Genesis 49:1
The Talmud explains that “Jacob wished to reveal to his sons
‘the end of days’ (ketz hayomin—the time of the final and
complete redemption by Moshiach), whereupon the divine
presence departed from him.”
Thus, galut is not only something from which we need to be
redeemed, but also the condition that enables our meaningful
participation in the redemption process. Galut means being in
the dark: inhabiting a world in which a corporeal husk
obscures its rich spiritual content; a world that is deaf to the
chimes of the cosmic clock of history and blind to its own
steady advance toward harmonious perfection. Only under
such conditions are our positive deeds vested with the
eternality that categorizes the messianic; were we privy to the
“end of days,” our deeds would be of a provisional nature,
buttressed by our clear vision of history’s progression toward
perfection.
This raises the obvious question: Why did Jacob wish to do
such a thing? What would such knowledge have achieved? On
the contrary, had the children of Israel known the date of
Moshiach’s coming, would this not have had a most adverse
effect on their morale? Would not the knowledge that the
Redemption would be more than 3,500 years in the future be a
source of discouragement and despair for the Jews in Egypt?
The Opportunity
In the “Song at the Sea” (the psalm of praise the people of
Israel sang at the shore of the Red Sea upon their deliverance
from Pharaoh’s armies), there is a verse that reads, “Bring
them and plant them on the mountain of Your inheritance,
the base for Your dwelling You, G-d, have made; the
Sanctuary, O L-rd, that Your Hands have established.” The
Zohar explains that had we been worthy, G-d Himself would
have brought us into the Holy Land and would Himself have
constructed the Beit Hamikdash (Holy Temple) in Jerusalem,
making these eternal and unalterable deeds. In other words,
the Exodus from Egypt would have constituted the ultimate
redemption. It was only because of a series of failings on our
part (including the sin of the Golden Calf and that of the
Spies) that our entry into the land of Israel and the
construction of the Beit Hamikdash were achieved by human
means, and were as mortal and vulnerable to corruption as
their achievers. Thus we still await the day when G-d Himself
will gather us from the ends of earth and rebuild the Beit
Hamikdash, making His manifest presence in our lives
invincible and everlasting.
Supra-Conscious Knowledge
And yet, Jacob did reveal the “end of days” to us. Not that he
actually told us when Moshiach is coming—G-d prevented him
from doing so to ensure that our experience of galut is
complete and yields the “eternal” commitment that makes us
genuine partners in the divinely perfect world of Moshiach.
But the very fact that he desired to tell us had its effect. The
Torah states that “G-d does the desire of those who fear Him”
if Jacob desired that we know, then, on some level or another,
this knowledge was communicated to us.
Furthermore, Jacob is one of the three Avot (forefathers) of
Israel, of whom our sages have described as “served solely as a
vehicle for the divine will, every moment of their lives. If Jacob
desired that we know the secret of the “end of days,” it is a
desire that is utterly consistent with the divine will. G-d wants
that we should want to know, and that we should indeed
know, so that we should be driven by this desire and
knowledge. At the same time, He does not allow us to
expressly know, so that our deeds should be true and
unconditional—not contingent upon such “inside
information.”
It was this “end” that Jacob wished to reveal. Had we known
that the Exodus from Egypt (which was foreordained in
Abraham’s covenant with G-d) was meant to be the final and
ultimate redemption, we would have been driven to seize the
moment and ensure that its full potential would indeed be
realized.
Building in the Dark
Nevertheless, G-d prevented Jacob from disclosing this to his
children. The “end of days” was to remain a mystery,
regardless of how its revelation might encourage our efforts
to perfect the world and prepare it for redemption. For in order
for man to truly participate in the perfection of creation, it is
crucial that the time frame for the advent of the messianic
era be unknown to him.
So we live our lives in the dark, bereft of any conscious sense
of our place in history. Seconds before the outbreak of dawn,
we perceive only the blackest of nights. But this is only the
surface of our lives—the level on which we act to bring
redemption to the world. Underlying this surface is a knowing
soul—a soul attuned to the supernal timetable, a soul
sensitive to the moments most opportune for redemption and
empowered to reveal this knowledge and potential.
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sees a procession and disregards it is an excommunicable
offense. Originally the entire city would cease from working
in order to honor the deceased, but if a city has a society
(today the Chevra Kadisha) whose job it is to look after the
deceased, then the rest of the city can rely on them. The
joining of a funeral overrides the study of Torah, and at the
very minimum one should walk 4 cubits (about 6 feet) with
the procession.
Vedibarta Bam
By Rabbi Moshe Bogomilsky
"Assemble yourselves, and I will tell you what will befall
you in the end of days." (49:1)
QUESTION:
Yaakov
gathered together his
children and wanted to
reveal the time of the
coming of Mashiach.
S u d d e n l y ,
the Shechinah left him.
He began to worry,
"Maybe there is some
fault in my children."
They
immediately
responded,
"Shema
Yisrael, you believe in only one G-d and so do we." Happily
Yaakov exclaimed "Blessed be the Name of His glorious
kingdom for ever and ever" (Pesachim 56a). What did Yaakov
mean with his response,"Baruch Sheim..."?
It is proper to eulogize the deceased by mentioning their
upright character and good deeds, especially in a way which
evokes tears. While one cannot overly exaggerate the deeds
of the deceased one can slightly enhance them. One should
eulogize both a man and a woman. Chabad custom is to
minimize the eulogies and tell stories of the deceased in their
place.
There is a Mitzvah from the Torah to bury the body in the
ground. Although the Torah tells the obligation of burial in
the case of an executed sinner, the sages learn that the same
most definitely applies to every Jew. If one places the body in
a casket which is not interred in the ground, they have not
fulfilled the Mitzvah. While it is best to be interred directly in
the ground, the body may be placed in a coffin. Still it is
proper for the coffin to be open in a least on place to the
earth. There is a custom to use some earth from Israel in the
burial.
ANSWER: When a Jew finds himself in a troublesome situation,
he often cries out, "Shema Yisrael."Yaakov was not surprised to
hear his sons pronounce, "Shema Yisrael," when they stood
around his death bed.
However, Yaakov used the opportunity to convey an important
legacy: "Do not only express your absolute faith in Hashem in
times of anxiety and distress, but at all times
and forever and ever, I pray you will remember to bless His
glorious kingdom."
We are also mandated to not leave the body unburied
overnight. The only time one can delay the funeral is for the
honor of the deceased e.g. to give time for children and
relatives to come. In Jerusalem they are stringent in this
regard and will always attempt to bury the body on the day of
the passing.
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A part of burial is the allowing of the body to decompose and
return to its initial element of earth. Cremation changes the
body and does not allow for this natural decomposition to
happen. It also shows a disbelief in the coming of Moshiach
and resurrection, and is seen as a statement that once the
person passes on the body has no function. It is severely
prohibited to cremate a body. Even if the deceased left
instruction to be cremated, the descendants are not meant
to comply. (Despite the fact that generally we follow the
wishes of the deceased.) In some communities, to discourage
the scourge of cremation they did not allow the ashes to be
buried in a Jewish cemetery and sometimes did not allow the
child to say Kaddish. Obviously, this refers to a person who
chose cremation. The ashes of one forcefully cremated are
treated with the greatest honor and dignity.
Halacha Of The Week
By Rabbi Dov Schochet
Laws of Burial
his week’s portion is the only one in the entire Torah in
which there is no separation between it and the
preceding portion. Our sages teach that the portion is
“closed” because it discusses the passing of Jacob which
initiated the Egyptian exile and “closed” the eyes of the
Jewish people. In Jacob we see the importance of burial in
Israel, as he makes Joseph take an oath that he will bring him
to Israel (he did not want to remain in Egypt and be deified in
their culture) and the honor of the funeral procession, as the
Talmud teaches how all of his children and many surrounding
princes and kings escorted him to Chevron and many placed
their crowns on his coffin.
The Torahs’ perspective is that a body, even in passing, is not
simply a corpse rather it is impacted by the soul and retains a
level of holiness similar to that of a Torah scroll. Therefore it
is imperative to treat the body with utmost respect and
honor even after passing.
It is a Mitzvah to join a funeral procession, in fact if one
T
When Jacob asks Joseph to bury him he calls it a “kindness of
truth,” for one can expect no reciprocal behavior from the
deceased. It is a lesson in life that behavior should not be
guided by consequentialist concerns, rather we must be
driven only by the truth and light of the Torah.
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The Holy Land
peace. So powerful was their hatred that they could not publicly
state that they would end their aggression against Israel.
Eyes Upon The Land
And yet, the fact that they digested the Israeli message was
harmful. From that moment, they launched a diplomatic
campaign calling for the return of the land that Israel had
conquered. Had Israel not made these offers, the Arabs would
never have contemplated making such demands. Up until that
point, their conception was that they could retake the land only
through defeating Israel on the battlefield. The fact that Israel
would willingly sacrifice the territory in negotiations had never
been considered.
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The Principles Underlying The Israel-Arab
Conflict (part 11)
The Six-Day War And Its Aftermath
Our exposition is based on the public statements of the Lubavitcher
Rebbe, beginning from the period directly after the Six-Day War until
1992, when he suffered a stroke that prevented him from speaking.
Although the Rebbe's talks and letters date from years ago, their
immediate relevance is uncanny. At times, they appear to have been
delivered and written just yesterday. The clarity of the Rebbe's words
and his penetrating insight enable us to see the situation as it is and
recognize our priorities. Moreover, his words inspire, motivating us to
translate them from the abstract into the actual.
A similar pattern could be seen with regard to the Arabs living in
the "West Bank." Directly after the war, 200,000 Arabs fled to
neighboring countries. Many others had similar intents and
would have joined them had they been offered some financial
recompense. At that point in time, the other Arab countries
would have accepted them. They would have had no choice. And
yet during the war Israel's leaders closed the borders and
prevented these Arabs from leaving. Even after the war, when
the borders were opened, there was ample government effort to
entice the Arabs to stay.
From “Eyes Upon The Land”
T
oday, it is hard to recapture the
feelings that existed before the SixDay War. At that time, people
everywhere - including most of the Jewish
community inside and outside Israel sincerely believed the Arab threats to push
Israel into the sea. They felt that it was only
a matter of time before those threats would
be carried out. As the war drew nearer and
nearer, their premonitions of dread
continued to increase.
At that time, Israel's government explained that they were
encouraging the Arabs to stay because they wanted to show the
world a shining example of coexistence between nations. What
shortsightedness! Had they left, the Intifada, the demographic
problem, and all the sensitive issues that a large Arab
population in the "West Bank" creates would never have arisen.
And any significant reduction in the Arab population would
have diminished the magnitude of these problems.
The Rebbe, in contrast, radiated strength
and confidence. Before the war, he made
both public and private statements, stating
that this was a period of unique Divine favor
for the Jewish people, and promising that
they would soon be rewarded by wondrous
miracles. When American students in Israel
were streaming to the airport by the thousands, the Rebbe told
his followers to stay in the Holy Land, assuring them that they
did not face any danger.
Nor is shortsightedness the only difficulty. The greater reason
for having the Arabs stay was that Israel's self-image was not
strong enough to see herself settling the entire land and
maintaining possession. Although from a security perspective
this is vital for the country's future, the Israeli government
lacked the inner resolve to make this commitment to the
country's tomorrow.
Instead, the government restricted Jewish settlement in the Old
City of Jerusalem and throughout the "West Bank." Rather than
create a situation which would have made the unity of the holy
city and the continued possession of the "West Bank" a logical
necessity, the Israeli government treated the land as "occupied
territory." Indeed, this conception was reinforced by
government communiqu?s and the official government news
media, which referred to the "West Bank" as hashtachim ("the
territories"), instead of the Hebrew names for Judea (Yehudah)
and Samaria (Shomron). Moreover, as evident from the fact that
Israeli Law was never applied to these regions, the government
treated the Arabs as the rightful owners, implying that a just
settlement of the issue would involve an Israeli withdrawal.
Immediately after the war was concluded, the Rebbe began to
speak out against the return of the territories Israel had
conquered. At that point, no one could appreciate what the
Rebbe meant. Never in world history had any one ever thought
of returning land won in a defensive war.
And yet, shortly after the war, a state delegation from Jerusalem
arrived in Washington and told the Americans to advise the
Arabs that Israel was prepared to give back the land she had
conquered in exchange for peace.
At first the Americans were amazed; they did not believe what
they were hearing. But when the Israelis repeated their
promises, they communicated the message. The Arabs,
flabbergasted, had not dreamed that Israel would ever consider
giving away these territories. The Americans, however, assured
them that the Israelis meant what they said.
Why didn't the Arabs agree? Because at that time, they could
not contemplate giving even lip service to the concept of
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From the outset, the Rebbe called for settlement of the entire
land, emphasizing that not only from a spiritual perspective,
but also from a security perspective, the Land of Israel is a
single, indivisible entity. He did not see the government's
program of partial settlement as a solution, for it placed the
settlers in danger, and never reflected a sincere commitment to
command authority over the land in its entirety.
prevent bringing about shalom in the world as a whole, and
particularly between husband and wife. For husband and wife
below, in this world, are the counterpart to the supernal aspect
of "husband" and "wife."
A Guide to a Jewish Marriage
A collection of writings and general advice
based on the teachings of The Lubavitcher Rebbe
Nevertheless, [these difficulties notwithstanding, we have been
assured that] we were granted the strength to overcome these
difficulties ("L'fum gamla shichneh"). Surely, then, we are
granted the power and the ability to withstand this test.
The Importance of Shalom Bayis
(Part 11)
(Igros Kodesh, Vol. IV, p. 433)
A
chieving Shalom Bayis Is
Particularly Important During
Present Times - Just Prior To
Mashiach's Arrival
Education
Originally written By The previous Lubavitcher Rebbe
Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn as an educational guide for two
venerable spiritual mentors in the original yeshivah in Lubavitch, this
treatise by the sixth Rebbe of Chabad-Lubavitch has since served as a
classic definition and elucidation of what "education" truly is.
In reply to your notifying me about
your upcoming birthday: I hereby
bless you that your mazel increase
and that you may be able to make an ample living in an easy
manner, providing sustenance for your wife and all your
children sheyichyu in a manner of tranquility - tranquility of
body and tranquility of soul.
The Principles of Education and
Guidance (Part 9)
May G-d also strengthen your imprisoned divine soul, that it be
able to bring about in actuality Shalom Bayis in your
household; it continuously astonishes me how you fail to see
something that is obvious to all, namely, that your conduct with regard to failing to work on Shalom Bayis - is the product
of the evil inclination, which continues to gain strength
regarding this matter.
By Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn of Lubavitch - Translated by
Rabbi Y. Eliezer Danzinger - www.sichosinenglish.org
H
I have already told you numerous times - and I will state it once
again - that it is imperative that you make a supreme effort to
achieve Shalom Bayis between you and your wife tichye,
particularly so as my father-in-law, the Rebbe, voiced his
agreement concerning your shidduch.
Also known are the sayings of our Sages that women are of a
more emotional nature ("Nashim da'atan kalah") and "their
tears flow more easily" [i.e., they have a more sensitive nature],
for which reason you should be the one who gives in,
particularly regarding material matters.
Moreover, if at all times during our history our Sages have
spoken glowingly about the magnitude of Shalom Bayis, [then
it is] surely so during the time of Erev Shabbos Kodesh - and
the entire Jewish nation is now in a situation of "Erev Shabbos
Kodesh after mid-day," as we draw ever closer to the end of our
exile and the arrival of Mashiach Tzidkeinu.
It is self-understood that nowadays the difficulties and
concealments are particularly severe regarding Shalom Bayis,
for - as known - "Peace is magnificent" and the entire Torah is
one whose "ways are the ways of pleasantness and all its
pathways are peace."
These difficulties are particularly acute now, in the final exile,
as exile itself is a result of the lack of shalom, as our Sages
state in Yoma 9b.
Thus, the closer we come to the conclusion of exile, the greater
is the opposition from the "opposing forces" which seek to
Classification Based on Habit, Regardless if
Good or Bad
abit is one of the most powerful
traits, both in and of itself, as
well as with regard to its effect
on things external to its own self.
Although a particular habit is not inborn,
it is as forceful as it were, like the
[popular] saying, "Habit becomes second nature."
Aside from its own great innate strength, it is extremely
powerful in affecting that which is external to itself; indeed, it
affects all [aspects of a person,] both the limbs of his body as
well as the powers of his soul.
Soul-powers operate in two ways:
1) By influencing at close quarters, like the intellect that
influences by explaining and clarifying the matter; whether it
be concerning a matter relating to study or conduct, the
influence of the intellect is pleasant and gentle.
2) By affecting from a distance, by decree, like [the soul-power
of] will that influences in a domineering and dictatorial
fashion.
Habit works in the second manner, through decree and
dominion, as the saying, "Habit reigns supreme in any
sphere."
Without any consideration of the matter at hand, be it a
minor concern pertaining to the limbs of the body, or be it a
major concern pertaining to the soul-powers, habit operates
in an autocratic manner, paying no heed to anything outside
of itself.
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dignified comportment in the privacy of an individual’s life
and especially in their interaction with others. When
organically and wholesomely practiced, it is a key to a
functional, healthy and respectful environment at home, in
the workplace and society at large.
Like the other traits and soul-powers of man, habit serves a
most useful role when employed in good and worthwhile
endeavors. But when used in worthless and base pursuits,
habit becomes completely bad.
In other words, there are both good and bad habits. It is
understood, therefore, that education and guidance, as they
pertain to the modification of accustomed behavior, must be
structured to suit the nature of the habit.
With respect to tzniut, Chabad seeks the participation of all
members of the Jewish community. Indeed, women are
critical participants in the community, maintaining
significant leadership positions, as is evident in Chabad
communities worldwide.
This means that education and guidance must be
administered with unswerving resoluteness and with a
specific intent: to bolster and enhance good habits, and to
destroy and uproot bad ones, so that they are wholly
obliterated with no remaining vestige.
Ahavat Yisrael, the bedrock of Jewish life, has always been
the inspiration motivating Chabad’s mission. Chabad will
continue to reach out to all Jews with respect, acceptance
and inclusion in the full spirit of Ahavat Yisrael.
Now, even a good habit occasionally requires correction.

For example, one who is accustomed to eating good foods
and delicacies might do so in order to invigorate his
faculties, to be able to study assiduously. Although such a
practice is well intended, yet this specific habit, in and of
itself, leans more towards bad than good.
Report: Children Becoming 'Addicted' to
Computers
Telegraph
Besides the fact that [a person's interest in] the fine taste of
food and drink is degrading to the inher ent character of
man, it is also contrary to the way of Torah.
B
arnaby Lenon, chairman
of the Independent
Schools Council, said
young people’s reading and
conversational skills were being
put at risk by overexposure to
modern technology.
In this case, education and guidance ought to realign as
much as possible the [basically good] habit, to conform with
the way of Torah.
Recently in the News
He said parents should resist buying sons and daughters a
smartphone until they are at least 15 and limit computer use
to an hour or two a day.
Statement by Chabad-Lubavitch World
Headquarters
Mr. Lenon, the former headmaster of Harrow School, also
called for the greater use of multiple choice questions in
exams, saying they were an effective method of covering
more of the syllabus and less susceptible to marking errors.
A Response To Violence In The Name Of
Religion In Beit Shemesh
by Chabad Lubavitch Headquarters - Brooklyn, NY
Her ways are ways of pleasantness and all her paths are
peace.” (Proverbs 3:17)
King Solomon, the wisest of all men, thus defined and
described the ways of Torah. These words are as true today
as they were in his day.
Pleasantness and peace are not only fundamental to the
observance of Torah-true Judaism, but are the only
appropriate paths to maintaining and promoting authentic
Jewish values.
Violent behaviors of individuals or groups who abuse,
intimidate and insult others are a flagrant offense to Torah
and tzniut (modesty), in both letter and spirit, and deserve to
be unequivocally condemned.
Tzniut, intrinsic to Jewish family and social life, covers the
gamut of human behavior and is intended to cultivate
In an interview, he said that exposure to computers was
particularly damaging to boys, harming their long-term
development.
“
“Far too many children, and particularly boys, become quite
addicted to computer use,” he said.
“It is very hard to prevent children from accessing damaging
material through the computer, but the main issue is that
children spend far too long on computers and, as a result,
they are not doing the two things that we want [them] to do,
which are reading and conversation.”
Mr. Lenon told The Times that parents should be advised to
restrict children’s access to computers and televisions in
favour of reading stories together.
He also said computer use should be limited to one hour a
day for children aged up to 12 and two hours for older pupils.
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Get the Picture
The full scoop on all the great events and classes around town
Rabbi Lipskar’s
Tuesday Night Class
January 17 ~ Teves 22
Parsha of the Week
with
8:30 pm
No Class on January 10
The Shul ~ Social Hall
9540 Collins Ave, Surfside
Download and listen to the latest classes and lectures
http://www.theshul.org/audio
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Get the Picture
The Shul’s
Holocaust Series
Presents
A CHILD AL CONFINO
Presented by Author
Eric Lamet
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
7:30pm
At
The Shul - Main Sanctuary
Eric Lamet is a natural storyteller. When he identifies himself as al confino, he
is referring to the system of enforced exile, or confinement of untrustworthy
elements, which was put in place by Italian dictator Benito Mussolini after
allying with Hitler.
Eric Lamet was only 7 years old when the Nazis invaded Vienna; soon Eric and
his parents flee for their lives. His father goes back to his native Poland—and
never comes back. His mother runs with Eric from place to place, taking her
son deeper and deeper into the mountains to avoid capture. Eventually, they
are sent with other Jews into internal exile in Fascist Italy.
Lamet re-creates the Italy he knew from the perspective of the scared and
lonely child he once was. We not only see the hardships and terrors faced by
foreign Jews, but also the friends they make. The author imbues his
recollections with humor, humanity, and wit.
"All great Holocaust memoirs make you cry. Not all make you laugh as well, but Lamet's does, with a dark, dry
humane wit that you can tell served the author during his time as a boy in Mussolini's Italy. Books like these
are a bittersweet gift, moving, and, overall, important." Jeff Newelt, Heeb Magazine
“A Child al Confino” will be Available for Sale at the Presentation
For information please call (305) 868-1411 - www.TheShul.org
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Just for the Gals
Delve into the power, strength and beauty in the life of the Jewish Woman
Weekly Classes
Women’s Mikvah:
Monday
Please call Mrs. Devorah Failer for an
appointment: 305-866-1492 or
Practical Halacha
Women’s Study Group -
Rabbi Dov Schochet
Rebbetzin Chani Lipskar
11:00 - 11:30 am
8:00 - 10:00 pm
At the home of : Mrs. Lilian Tabacinic
262 Bal Bay Drive
305-323-2410
PLEASE NOTE:
Tuesday
Shabbos & Yom Tov visits must be PREPAID
Prayer Class
1111 Kane Concourse Suite 618
Tanya Class in Spanish
The Shul Sisterhood
Rebbetzin Chani Lipskar 9:15 - 10:15 am
Mrs. Vivian Perez
1:45 - 3:00 p m
Mrs. Vivian Perez
2:30 - 3:45 pm
~ 198 Park Drive, Bal Harbour Village
Torah Portion Class in Spanish
~ 198 Park Drive, Bal Harbour
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
10:00 - 11:00 am
The Weekly Portion - Woman’s Perspective
~ Haime Library
Tanya Class in English
Mrs. Vivian Perez
1:30 - 3:00 pm
~ 198 Park Drive, Bal Harbour
Thursday
Navi - Prophets
1111 Kane Concourse Suite 618
Chachamim (in French)
~ Haime Library -
If you would like to be a part of The Shul
Sisterhood, please call 305. 868.1411
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Mrs Chaya Tamir
9:15 - 10:15 am
Rabbi Zalman Gansburg 10:30 - 11:30 am
Kids Corner / Teen Seen
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Kids Corner / Teen Seen
Mishmar for Boys with Moishy and Foli
1st –2nd Grade
Wednesday 6:00 - 7:00 p.m.
3rd - 4th Grade
Thursday 6:00 - 7:00 p.m.
5th - 6th Grade
Thursday 6:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Bar Mitzvah Club
Every Tuesday from 6:00 - 7:30
For more information call Shaul
786-566-1529
Aleph Wonder Girls Craft Hour
For Girls Ages 5 - 7
Every Wednesday from 6:00 - 7:00
For more information
Call Yakira Leah - 305-331-8161
Bat Mitzvah Club
Every other Wednesday from 7:00 - 8:30
For more information call Dobie
305-984-8805
Fee: $5 per class
Mother & Daughter With Chama
For Girls 1st - 5th Grade
Super Shul Sundays
Every other Wednesday from 6:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Every Sunday 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Boys in the Social Hall
Girls in new Montessori
Fee: $10 (Mother & Daughter included)
Teen Girls Activities
Pre -Tween Girls Activities
Exciting Programs for Teen Girls
For More Information call Sara Malka
718-4067185
Pre - Tween Learning Grades 4 - 5
For More information Call Chama: 347-822-5162
Tween Girls Activities
Teen Boys Activities & Learning
Exciting Program for Tween Girls
For More information call Batsheva: 786-301-3510
For details call Itche Diament: 954-643-8161
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French Connection
Réflexions sur la Paracha
La fin et le début
Vivre avec la Paracha
Jacob et Rachel
Qu'est-ce qui les relie ?
C'est vous !
Basé sur les enseignements du Rabbi de Loubavitch
Basé sur les enseignements du Rabbi de Loubavitch
C
I
ette semaine nous achevons la lecture du livre de
Béréchit, la Genèse. Celui-ci avait commencé par le récit
de la création et se termine par le verset suivant :
nhérente à notre nature est une aspiration perpétuelle à
s’améliorer. L’être humain n’est jamais satisfait de sa simple
existence : la pensée d’une occasion manquée ou d’un
potentiel non réalisé ne lui laisse pas de répit, le projetant
dans l’effort sans fin et l’inlassable ambition qu’il appelle la vie.
« Joseph mourut âgé de cent dix ans... Il fut
déposé dans un cercueil en Égypte. » (Genèse 50, 26)
« Il », avons-nous dit, car bien que cette aspiration au progrès
personnel soit présente dans chaque membre de l’espèce
humaine, elle appartient à notre aspect actif et combattif qualifié
de « masculin ». Non moins essentiel à notre être est notre
élément « féminin » : notre réceptivité et notre sens du sacrifice,
notre conviction qu’il n’est rien de plus grand que l’abnégation au
nom d’une grande cause.
A priori, ces deux événements – la création et le fait que Joseph
reposa d’abord en Égypte – n’ont rien à voir l’un avec l’autre.
Pourtant, la tradition juive enseigne que « la fin est ancrée dans le
début et le début dans la fin. »
Revenons... au commencement. Sur le verset « Au
commencement D.ieu créa le ciel et la terre », Rachi cite
l’interrogation de Rabbi Its’hak : pourquoi la Torah qui est la loi de
D.ieu nous raconte-t-elle l’Histoire au lieu de débuter par la
première loi ? Ce à quoi il répond : « C’est pour enseigner que la
terre lui appartient. Si un jour Israël est accusé d’avoir pris la terre
des nations, il pourra alors répondre que toute la terre appartient
à D.ieu. Il l’a créée et Il l’a donnée à qui bon lui a semblé. C’est par
sa volonté qu’Il la donna aux nations de Canaan et c’est par sa
volonté qu’Il la leur retira pour nous la donner. »
Cette dualité est tellement implantée en nous que nous en
acceptons inconditionnellement le paradoxe dans le moindre
aspect de notre vie. Nous exaltons l’abnégation autant que nous
glorifions l’être. Nous associons le bien avec l’altruisme alors
même que nous reconnaissons l’ego comme le principal facteur
motivant de tout accomplissement positif. Nous luttons pour
réussir, nous épanouir et réaliser notre potentiel tout en
professant que tout ce que nous faisons, nous le faisons pour nos
enfants.
Il y a ici bien plus qu’un enjeu territorial. En effet, ces nations qui
soulèvent une objection reconnaissent la mission spirituelle du
peuple juif, mais elles refusent d’admettre que cette mission
s’inscrive dans la matérialité du monde, symbolisée par « la
terre ».
Car c’est ainsi que nous avons été conçus par notre Créateur :
D.ieu façonna l'homme, poussière détachée du sol – cédant
comme le sol sous ses pieds – et Il insuffla dans ses narines un
souffle de vie – l’impulsion d’aspirer, de grandir et d’accomplir
(Genèse 2, 7). D.ieu prit donc l’homme et l’établit dans Son monde
pour le cultiver et le développer, mais aussi pour le garder et le
soigner. (Ibid. 2, 15)
Or, précisément, cette mission a pour but de montrer que D.ieu
est le maître de la réalité dans son ensemble, et de faire en sorte
que le matériel devienne imprégné du spirituel, que notre réalité
soit porteuse de sens et reflète le bien.
L’homme est ainsi une créature qui possède non pas un, mais
deux centres, une entité avec non pas un, mais deux noyaux
existentiels. L’être humain est à la fois un esprit centré autour de
la quête de soi et une âme dont l’essence est abnégation. Dans
les mots de la Torah : « Mâle et femelle Il les créa... et Il leur donna
pour nom : l’homme. » (Ibid 5, 2)
C’est pourquoi l’histoire du livre de la Genèse culmine avec
l’indication que Joseph repose en Égypte : le peuple juif s’apprête
à sombrer dans l’exil et l’esclavage égyptiens, il souffrira d’atroces
persécutions pendant 210 ans avant d’être libéré par l’envoi de
Moïse, les Dix Plaies et la traversée de la mer Rouge. Lorsqu’il
quittera l’Égypte, le peuple emmènera le cercueil de Joseph pour
qu’il soit inhumé en Terre Sainte. Mais, jusqu’à ce moment,
Joseph demeure en Égypte, auprès du peuple, afin que sa
présence lui donne la force de surmonter cette terrible épreuve,
afin qu’il ne soit pas englouti par la matérialité de l’Égypte mais,
au contraire, qu’il finisse par en triompher.
En tant que Juifs, nous héritons cette dualité de Jacob, le plus
éminent de nos Patriarches, et de Rachel, la mère d’Israël par
excellence/ De Jacob, dont la vie de réalisations fut couronnée par
une procession royale jusqu’au cœur de la Terre Sainte où
reposent les fondateurs d’Israël, nous tirons notre potentiel de
perfection. Et de Rachel, la jeune mère qui mourut en donnant la
vie et qui demeure dans une sépulture solitaire sur le côté de la
route pour mieux témoigner de la souffrance de ses enfants, nous
recevons notre aptitude au dévouement et à a transcendance de
soi.
De même, nous qui vivons des temps où le matérialisme est à son
paroxysme, nous savons que D.ieu est avec nous et qu’il nous est
donné d’éclairer notre vie quotidienne par l’étude de la Torah,
l’accomplissement des mitsvot et la bienfaisance.
Cours de Torah en Français
Telle est notre préparation – la nôtre et celle du monde entier – à
l’ère messianique, lorsque le spirituel sera visible à l’intérieur
même du matériel.
Chachamim: Rabbi Yochanan Ben Zakai
Jeudi, 12 janvier, 2012 de 10h30 à 11h30
(pour Femmes)
*****
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Rabin Zalman Gansburg
Haime Library
Latin Link
Reflexión Semanal
Parashá de la Semana
Cómo tomar la Ley en sus
Propias Manos
Las tres reglas fundamentales en cómo
tomar la ley en sus propias manos son:
Por Yanki Tauber
1) Debe haber una necesidad
verdaderamente extraordinaria. Por ejemplo:
decenas de millares de gente está muriendo
en una plaga, y centenares de millares más
morirán, a menos que se tome una acción
drástica para pararla.
M
i vecino de arriba tenía un
jardín en su balcón. Era muy
lindo, a excepción del hecho
de que el drenaje específico
todavía no había sido instalado, y el goteo
que descendía era continuo. Peor todavía,
una nube de mosquitos asomó sobre la
plataforma fangosa que se formó en el
alféizar de las ventanas de nuestros
dormitorios, de modo que cada mañana
mis tres hijas hermosas despertaban
cubiertas con las horribles picaduras del
insecto.
Le pedí al encargado de los arreglos de
arriba, que fuera tan amable de parar aquella tortura. Él explicó
pacientemente que los árboles y los arbustos (algunos muy
delicados importados especialmente de algún país subtropical
exótico) debían ser alimentados por una corriente pequeña pero
constante de agua enriquecida, que no debía ser interrumpida.
Pero advirtió que estaban trabajando en una solución para
encaminar el agua por una ruta menos molesta. Y me dio los
datos del paisajista, creador del proyecto, para que me diese una
aclaración adicional.
2) Usted debe estar preparado para pagar el
precio. La ley no lo protegerá contra las
consecuencias de su hecho. Usted debe
estar dispuesto a sacrificar todo, incluyendo
su rectitud.
3) Debe estar totalmente contra su
naturaleza actuar de esta manera, y debe
dolerle sobremanera sentirse forzado a
actuar así. En otras palabras, si usted goza
haciéndolo, significa que no debería hacerlo.
En caso de que usted se esté preguntando dónde encontré estas
reglas fundamentales, le doy el dato: sienta un precedente para
las mismas la muerte de Zimri en manos de Pinjas según lo
descripto en la Biblia y discutido en el Talmud y los comentarios.
Bien, este conocimiento arruinó mi incipiente "carrera de
bandido", aunque fue bueno mientras duró.
"A mi no me interesa lo que ustedes están haciendo allá arriba
allí," dije poco cortés. "Solo detén el goteo del agua, ok?"
Pero el goteo no paró. Hablé con el plomero de mi vecino, su
capataz, su jardinero, su secretaria. Pedí, exhorté, reclamé. Las
lágrimas saltaron a mis ojos mientras describía el sufrimiento de
mi familia. Grité, amenacé... Las semanas pasaron, y el goteo del
agua enriquecida con nutrientes y el zumbido de los enriquecidos
mosquitos continuó.
Clases y Eventos
Porción Semanal
Lunes 8:45 p.m. - 9:45 p.m.
Sinagoga Principal
Lecciones practicas para nuestra vida
cotidiana
(Para Mujeres)
Sra. Vivian Perez
Martes 1:45 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
198 Park Dr., Bal Harbour
Por favor llamar al 305 213 3202
para confirmar
Pero una tarde de viernes, después de que todos los trabajadores
se hubieran ido para el fin de semana, trepé en un armario
pequeño y cerré el agua del departamento de arriba.
El lunes a la mañana, mi vecino golpeó a mi puerta. Cual un
fósforo encendido me gritó, me llamó criminal... y contesté que
hay situaciones que justifican que un ciudadano ordinario tome la
ley en sus propias manos. Él amenazó demandarme, y di la
bienvenida a la sugerencia.
Kolel Español
Moshe S. Lerman
Miercoles 8:00 - 10:00 p.m.
Domingo 8:00 - 10:00 p.m.
Antes de fin de semana, ya había sido colocada una manguera
que enviaba el agua a otra parte.
Pero antes de que tuviera ocasión de saborear la satisfacción de
cómo había manejado la situación, descubrí para mi
consternación que no había cumplido con las tres reglas
fundamentales de "Cómo tomar la ley en sus propias manos".
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Tanya
Moshe S. Lerman
Miercoles 7:15 PM - 8:05 p.m.
Haime Library - 2do piso en Shul
Sra. Vivian Perez
Jueves 11:00am – 12:30 pm
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21001 Biscayne Blvd, Aventura
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In this Week’s Living Torah:
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application of Torah to timely events and issues
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A card will be sent to each Honoree on your behalf,
from The Shul, acknowledging your meaningful gift.
The amount of the donation will not be disclosed
unless requested.
All of the Talmud in one year.
Timeless Moments
Sheva Brochos
Eye to Eye
Only Simchas
For more information, please call Renee @ 305-868-1411 x 0
My Encounter
Chasidus for kids
It Just Clicks!
Enjoy a live video presentation every Saturday
Night at The Shul immediately following Havdalah
To see the video on-line:
The Shul's weekly E-News
Everything you need to know sent straight to your inbox!
Send us your email address to info@theshul.org and let us know your
interests at The Shul and we will keep you in touch.
"Living Torah" Weekly Video Magazine
Featuring the Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson obm.
http://www.theshul.org/LivingTorah
Write a letter to the Ohel
http://www.theshul.org/RebbeLetter
Shabbos Hospitality
Find a picture of yourself with the Rebbe!
If you would like to host or be hosted at a Shabbos meal,
please call The Shul at 305-868-1411
The Living Archive Preservation Project has launched this interactive archive
so that you can locate and request a video of your personal moment with
the Rebbe. http://www.theshul.org/mymoment
Staying Connected
Download and listen to the latest classes and lectures
in The Shul, at the convenience of your home or office.
http://www.theshul.org/audio
The Shul's Staying Connected Program
For College Students
Fill all your Judaica needs
(Books, Tefillin, Mezuzahs, etc) at www.theshul.org/store
The Shul will get commission on every sale!
More & more Jewish college students from different universities
across the country keep joining The Shul's Staying Connected program!
These students are excited about this "cool" program that offers them
the opportunity to "stay connected" to The Shul family while they are
away at school. They enjoy receiving candies, chocolate, matzah, wine,
menorahs, and special CD's from The Shul video-library to celebrate the
Jewish holidays. Staying Connected students also enjoy sharing special
events such as the Winter- Break & Summer Shabbatons at The Shul with
over 150 Jewish college students from 18 universities across the country.
The Shul Video of 'Journey of The Souls' has been one of the
main popular features this year all over Chabad.org.
To view go to:
http://www.theshul.org/Journey
The New Jewish Marriage Website:
http://www.theshul.org/marriage
The New Jobs Board
To learn more about Staying Connected, please call Rabbi Zalman Lipskar
at 305.868.1411 ext. 7345 or email stayingconnected@theshul.org.
To enroll in The Shul's Staying Connected program , please mail the
Student’s name, Hebrew name, complete address, telephone & email to:
www.theshul.org/jobs
JNET: The Jewish Learning Network:
Learning one-on-one over the phone:
http://www.jnet.org/
The Shul - Staying Connected
Attn. Rabbi Zalman Lipskar
9540 Collins Avenue
Surfside, FL 33154
The Rohr Jewish Learning Institute
http://www.myJLI.com
Emergency Evacuation Procedures:
Older Folks with special needs can call 311 or register at
Stay Connected! Sign up now to receive delicious packages throughout
the year to celebrate our wonderful Jewish Holidays! It's Free!
http://www.miamidade.gov/oem/EEAP.asp
www.StandWithUs.com
If you already joined Staying Connected, please remember to send us
your new address if the one you had last semester has changed.
You will find a very informative, factual and - not political, short booklet
about Israel, which was issued by a non partisan organization
"Stand With Us". Your readers around the world will definitely benefit
from the available multiple languages.
www.MythsandFacts.org
Go to this website for the link to the booklet “This Land is My Land”
educational booklet by Eli Hertz.
All the books can be downloaded for free.
Permanent Seating in The Shul
There are a limited number of seat dedications still available
in our Main Sanctuary, with finance options as well.
If you are interested in more information please speak to or
call Lydia Hasson or Penina Wuensch at 305 868 1411
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Daily Study
A complete guide to all classes and courses offered at The Shul
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Torah Ohr
6:10 - 6:50 am
Daf Yomi
Rabbi Dov Schochet
7:45 - 8:45 am
RamBam (Monday - Thursday)
Rabbi Dov Schochet
8:45 - 9:00 am
Chok L’Yisrael - Sephardic Custom
Shimshon Tzubeli
Sichos - The Rebbe’s insights on the weekly Parsha
10:00 - 10:45 am
Community Kollel (Men) Mon - Thurs.
Shul Rabbis and Kolel
8:00 - 10:00 pm
Daf Yomi (Men)
Rabbi Dov Schochet
Spanish Kolel - Chassidus (Men)
Mr. Isaac Gorin / Mr. Moshe Lerman
8:00 - 10:00 pm
Executive Smicha (Men)
Rabbi Dov Schochet
8:00 - 10:00 pm
Weekly Torah Portion (Spanish)
Women’s Study Group:
At the home of: Mrs. Lilian Tabacinic
262 Bal Bay Drive
Rebbetzin Chani Lipskar - With Mrs. Rivkah Slonim
Prayer - A woman’s perspective
Rebbetzin Chani Lipskar - 1111 Kane Concourse Suite 618
Senior Torah Academy:
From Exile to Redemption: Insights on Moshiach
Rabbi Mendy Levy
Senior Torah Academy for Men & Women
Ein Yaakov—Stories and morals of the Talmud
Rabbi Dov Schochet
Tanya Class in Spanish (Women)
Mrs. Vivian Perez, 198 Park Drive, Bal Harbour Village
1:45 - 3:00 pm
Torah Portion Class in Spanish (Women)
2:30 - 3:45 pm
Executive Smicha (Men)
Rabbi Dov Schochet
T
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9:00 am
8:30 - 9:30 pm
8:00 - 10:00pm
9:15 - 10:15 am
11:00 - 11:45 am
12:00 - 12:45 pm
8:00 - 10:00 pm
No class this week
8:30 - 10:15 pm
Parenting Class (Women)
9:15 - 10:00 am
Morning Torah Class (Women) - Weekly Parsha
10:00 - 11:00 am
Senior Torah Academy for Men & Women
Tanya
11:30 - 12:30pm
Tanya Class in English (Women)
Spanish Kolel
Rabbi Benchimol
Navi - Prophets Joshua (Women)
Mrs. Chaya Tamir, 1111 Kane Concourse Suite 618
Understanding ourselves by learning about our Chachamim “Yochanan ben Zakai” French (Women) - Haime Library
Rabbi Zalman Gansburg
Mitzvos of the Weekly Parsha (Men & Women)
Senior Torah Academy for Men & Women (Main Sanctuary)
Book of Judges—Years 2780 - 2835
Rabbi Dov Schochet
12:00 - 12:45 pm
Tanya in Spanish (Women)
Mrs. Vivian Perez
(Chabad of Aventura, 21001 Biscayne Blvd)
11:00 - 12:30 pm
Lunch & Learn - Money & Business Ethics in Halacha
Rabbi Mendy Levy
Tanya (Men & Women)
Rabbi Uri Cohen
Rabbi Lipskar’s Tuesday Class
W
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8:45 am
*All classes located at The Shul unless otherwise specified.
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1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
8:00 - 10:00 pm
9:15 - 10:15 am
10:30 am - 11:30 am
11:00 - 11:45 am
1:30 - 2:00 pm
8:00 pm
Community Nachas
A Peek at Recent Happenings
Torah and Science Conference
Typically tourists choose to vacation in Miami to enjoy sophisticated shopping, Kosher cuisine and beautiful weather. Last
weekend however, they were pleasantly surprised to discover they could add to the list of attractions the intellectuallystimulating and enriching premier conference on Torah and Science.
The 9th Miami International Torah and Science Conference took place from December 22 through December 25, 2011. From
the moment Rabbi Sholom D. Lipskar and Professor Nathan Katz welcomed the presenters and the 350 attendees during
the opening night, the conference lived up to its theme, “Memory, Soul and Brain – The Meeting Point of Torah,
Gerontology and Neuroscience.”
The sessions held throughout the weekend included an elegant Shabbat dinner with the scientists who delighted the
audience and enabled them to interact with the Rabbis and Professors, offering a glimpse into futuristic medicine and the
convergence of Torah and Science.
Please visit our website www.TheShul.org/TorahandScience to listen to the lectures. To obtain more information on the
biannual Miami International Torah and Science Conference please visit www.TorahScienceConference.org
Dr. Avraham Steinberg
Dr. Nathan Katz
Dr. Daniel Drubach
Rabbi Moshe Tendler
Prof. Daniel Hershkowitz, MK
Dr. Yakir Kaufman
Prof. Vera Schwarcz
Dr. Bernard Baumel
Prof. Oren Stier
Mrs. Leah Abramowitz
Mrs. Ilana Attia
Prof. Yosef Bodenheimer
Dr. Kenneth Heilman
Panel Discussion:
Rabbi Tendler, Dr. Steinberg and Rabbi Lipskar
Mr. Steven Sonenreich
Mr. Martin Packer
Dr. Isaac Elishakoff
Conference organizers, Rabbi Lipskar, Dr. Katz and Professor
Bodenheimer are already discussing the next conference.
Over 350 people attended the opening session!
(from l to r) Rabbi Shea Rubinstein, Surfside Town Manager
Roger Carlton, Prof. Daniel Hershkowitz, Surfside Chief of Police
David Allen and Rabbi Sholom Lipskar

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