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Shabbos Parshas BereishisShabbos Mevarchim

Tishrei 26 - 27October 5 - 6

CANDLE LIGHTING: 6:45 pmShabbos Ends: 7:36 pm

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The Shul Weekly MagazineEverything you need for every day of the week

Nachas At A Glance

Every man is obligated to say: For my sake the world was created.

– Talmud, Sanhedrin 37a

Quotable Quote

Weekly MessageThoughts on the Parsha from Rabbi Sholom D. Lipskar

Celebrating ShabbosSchedules, classes, articles and more... Everything youneed for an “Over the Top” Shabbos experience

Kiddush Bank The Investment with a Guaranteed Return

A Time to PrayCheck out all the davening schedules and locationsthroughout the week

Community HappeningsSharing with your Shul Family

Inspiration, Insights & IdeasBringing Torah lessons to LIFE

Get The PictureThe full scoop on all the great events around town

French Connection Reflexions sur la Paracha

Latin LinkReflexion Semanal

In a woman’s worldIssues of relevance to the Jewish woman

Networking Effective Advertising

Numbers To Know Contacts at The Shul

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

Get The PictureThe full scoop on all the great events around town

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Rabbi Lipskar being sworn in as the Chaplain of the Bal Harbor Police Department, by Mayor Gabe Groisman, with Town Manager Jorge M.

Gonzalez, and Police Captain, Raleigh M. Flowers.

Mazal Tov to Chaya Katz and Shmulik Berkowitz on their engagement.

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Shabbos BereishisShabbos Mevarchim

Shabbos Bereishis/The Beginning Shabbos or the Shabbos of

Beginning is not only the Shabbos when we read the first portion of the Torah that starts with the word Bereishis/In The Beginning, but is also the first Shabbos of the new year 5779 when we begin to implement the extraordinary powerful energies that we have prayed for, and hopefully

achieved and gained, during the past incredible High Holy Days, exceptional celebratory days of Sukkoth and Simchas Torah, and all the holy intervening days during the entire month of Tishrei.

Though all of time seems to be a continuum like the waves of electricity, it is in truth also a combination of individual moments that have a beginning and individual identity like the particles that make up the electrical waves.

Our holy days experience was literally within the environment of holy spaces filled with prayer, special holiday Mitzvot, feasts and over-the-top loving camaraderie. It was like being in a cocoon of G-dly energy permeated with a combination of serious trepidation and personal insight, together with over-the-top joyful celebration.

Now it is time to take that energy packed well into our valises of our annual baggage and start to unpack them through our integrating those levels of sublime divine power into our everyday activities and purpose.

In fact, on the eve right after Simchas Torah it is customary for the Gabbai/Sexton to make a public announcement stating, “Now is the time for Jacob (referring to the Jewish people) to go on his path”, as the Patriarch of the Jewish people, Jacob/Israel was sent on his life’s mission by his holy Mother, Rivkah and Father, Isaac.

This is not just a philosophical conversation or metaphysical transcendent position but can definitely be part of our everyday lives and existence, in everything we do, whether in our workplace, homes, schools and even the Communities and neighborhoods that we occupy.

Our holy Rebbes often stated the Axiom, “The way that we establish ourselves on Shabbos Bereishis determines the way our entire year will conduct itself.”

Let’s make it happen in a very special way with positive commitments, good resolutions and, of course, getting it done over-the-top.

Have a great Shabbos and a good week.

Rabbi S. Lipskar

Thoughts on the Parshahfrom Rabbi Sholom D. Lipskar

Earned LivingFrom the wisdom of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, of righteous memory; words and condensation by

Rabbi Tzvi Freeman.

All that can be cherished from this world,All that makes life worth living,

Is that which you have mined from its bowels through your own toil,

Fashioned from its clay by your own craft,Fired in the kiln of your own heart.

That for which you bruised your hands and wearied your limbs,

For which you beat back the beast inside you,For which you defied a mocking world.

Oh, how precious, how resplendent a feast,a life forged by the hands of its own master!

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Weekly Riddle

Yitzchak PrussTeen Boys

Grades: 9th - 12th

10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Sephartdic Shul

Davening With Dad

Grades: 7th - 8th

10:30 am - 12:00 pm

Montessori 3

Pinchas GansbourgPre-Tween Boys

Grades: 5 - 6

10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Haime Library

Mendel SchwartzYouth Boys

Grades: 1 - 4

10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Montessori3

Mushky SegallTween Girls

Grades: 6 - 8

10:30 am - 12:00 pm

Back Office

Raquel GilinskiPre Tween Girls

Grades: 4 - 5

10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Montessori 1

Sara Fraida KatanAleph Wonder Girls

Grades: 1 - 310:00 am - 12:00 pm

Montessori 2

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

Morah Malkie’s Tot Shabbat

Ages: 0 - 311:00 am - 12:00 pm

Back of Women’s Section

Debbie FarkashTeen Girls

Grades: 9th - 10th

10:30 am - 12:00 pm

Teen Girls Room

Questions:1) The sun and the moon are not called by their names with regard to their creation, but are referred to as “luminaries” (Me’orot). Where in the book of Genesis are the words sun and moon found in the same verse?

2) Although fruit is mentioned several times in this parsha, which is the only fruit mentioned by name?

3) What was found in the Holy of Holies of the Tabernacle, and also placed near the Garden of Eden?

Answers from last week:1) “The pupil of an eye” is mentioned in Deuteronomy 32:10.

2)(1) In parshas Ki Tisa, in discussing that when Moshe “finished” talking to the Jews he would put a mask on his face, the Torah states that “Moshe finished speaking with them” (Exodus 34:33). (2) In parshas Pekudei, when the Tabernacle is completed, the Torah states: “And Moshe completed the work” (Exodus 40:33).

3) a) Hashem commands Moshe to ascend Har Nevo “on that very day” and look out toward the holy land (Deut. 32:48). b) These same words are used: (1) In parshas Noach, when Noach enters the ark with his family (Genesis 7:13). (2) In parshas Lech Lecha, when Avraham gives all the members of his household a circumcision (Genesis 17:23, 26). (3) In parshas Bo, when Hashem takes the Jews out of Egypt (Exodus 12:17). c) The expression is also used in parshas Emor regarding Yom Kippur (Leviticus 23:28, 29, 30) and Shavuot (Leviticus 23:21). A similar expression is used (“ad etzem...”) regarding permission to eat new grain on the second day of Passover (Leviticus 23:14).

RIDDLE RULESAnswers to the riddles can be given to Rabbi Shaykee Farkash any time over Shabbos. The first child to give a correct answer to each of

the questions will win an INSTANT prize!

Shabbos Mevarchim Tehillim Club

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

Every Shabbos Mevarchim in the Haime Library8:30 - 9:00 am

Sponsored by the Duchman Family

Chayale LipskarTot Shabbat 2

Pre1 - K10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Back of women’s section

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Kiddush This Week: Kiddush this week is sponsored by Mr. & Mrs. Ryan Shapiro

in honor of the Bar Mitzvah of their son Dovie.

Farbrengen This Week:The Shabbos Mevarchim Farbrengen is sponsored by Mr. & Mrs.

Boruch and Yonit Duchman and Family and Mr. Doron Hamer in memory of Manuela bas Zigmund Ezriel obm. May her neshama be

bound with the eternal bond of life.

Shalosh Seudos This Week:Shalosh Seudos this week is available for sponsorship

kiddushim at The ShulPlease 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)

Lighting 6:38 p.m.Mincha 6:40 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

the caterer for this week’s kiddush Farbrengen and Shalosh

seudos is Food Art

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

Shabbos ScheduleCandle lighting 6:45 p.m. Mincha / Kabbalas Shabbos 6:45 p.m.Hashkama Minyan recital of entire Tehillim 6:00 a.m.Shabbos Day Hashkama Minyan 7:15 a.m.Recital of the entire book of Tehillim 7:30 a.m.Tanya / Hayom Yom 8:50 a.m.Shacharis (Morning Services) 9:00 a.m.Children’s Programs 10:00 a.m.Upstairs Minyan 10:30 a.m.Kiddush 12:00 p.m.Farbrengen in honor of Shabbos Mevarchim 1:00 p.m.Daf Yomi 5:45 p.m.Men’s Shiur 5:45 p.m.Women’s Shiur 5:45 p.m.Shalosh Seudos for Boys 5:45 p.m.Mincha 6:30 p.m.Shabbos Ends / Ma’ariv 7:36 p.m.

Sephardic Minyan Friday Evening Mincha / Kabbalat Shabbat 6:30 p.m.

Shabbat Day Shacharit 9:00 a.m.Mincha 6:30 p.m.Shabbos Ends / Ma’ariv & Havdalah 7:36 p.m.

The following dates are available for sponsorship:

Kiddush Shalosh Seudos

If you wish to become a sponsor, please speak with Milenaat 305-868-1411 ext 328 or email [email protected]

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Kiddush BankThe Investment with a Guaranteed Return

Kiddush Bank 5779

PLEASE BECOME A MEMBER OF OUR KIDDUSH BANK AND HELP MAKE SHABBOS AND YOM TOV

BEAUTIFUL FOR THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY.

Become a member of our 5779 Kiddush BankPlease call the shul!

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

Partners - annual contribution of $770:

Mr. & Mrs. Jackie & Johana AbrahamMr. Arnold Lewis Cohen

Mr. & Mrs. Boruch and Yonit DuchmanMr. Daniel Gielchinsky

Mr. & Mrs. Edward and Pauline KopelmanDr. & Mrs. Gene and Sandra Moteles

Mr. & Mrs. Temuri and Maya Nanikashvili

Patrons - annual contribution of $360:

Ms. Regina Bisk

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A Time to PrayDavening schedules and locations throughout the week

Evening Kolel Schedule - Monday and Thursday 8:45 -9:30 pmMon & Thurs 8:45 - 10:00 pm Evening Community Kolel Chavrusah

Daily Learning Schedule at The Shul6:20 -6:50 am The Rebbe’s Maamorim Chassidic Discourse R’ Zalman Lipskar

7:45 am Daf Yomi R’ Dov Schochet8:45 am (approx) Halacha Sephardic Custom R’ Shimshon Tzubeli10:15 - 11:00 am Maamorim Maamor of the Rebbe R’ Shea Rubinstein

Daily Chumash & Tanya after every Minyan

Shacharis Minyanim (mon - Fri)Main Minyan 6:50 7:30 9:00

Sephardic Minyan 8:00

Sunday Shacharis MinyanimMain Minyan 8:00 am 9:00 am

Sephardic Minyan 9:00 am

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.

Menachem Mendel haLevi ben Hanna GuenendelMenachem Mendel ben Aurit

Eden Chana bat Karine CecileBenyamin Aharon ben Jeniya Gila Rut

Amir Herzel ben Dvora Dorry

If anyone would like to send us the name of a soldier in the IDF we would love to add them.

Halachic TimesBased on times for October 10

Alot Hashachar / Dawn 6:05 amEarliest Talit & Tefillin 6:36 amNetz Hachamah / Sunrise 7:17 am(Earliest Amidah)Latest Shema 10:10 amZman Tfillah 11:09 amChatzot / Midday 1:07 pmEarliest Mincha 1:37 pmPlag HaMincha 5:48 pmShekiah / Sunset 6:58 pm(Preferable latest time for Mincha)Tzeit Hakochavim / Nightfall 7:21 pm(Earliest preferable Ma’ariv)

Times taken from www.chabad.orgPlease note that during the week times may Vary by a minute or two.

mincha / Maariv Minyanim (mon - Thurs)Main Minyan 2:00 pm Early Mincha 6:45 pm 10:00 pm

Sephardic Minyan 6:45 pm Following

Sunday Mincha /Maariv Minyanim

Main Minyan 6:45 pmLate Maariv 10:00 pm

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27 Tishrei Mr. Spenser Charles Moore27 Tishrei Mr. Shabtai Plutno28 Tishrei Mr. Daniel Amram28 Tishrei Mr. Yonatan Gontownik28 Tishrei Mr. Jamie Klainbaum28 Tishrei Mr. Gleb Klioner28 Tishrei Mr. Ronen Michael29 Tishrei Mr. Jose Retelny30 Tishrei Mr. Joseph Michael Bouhadana30 Tishrei Mr. Amram Gedalia Gottlieb30 Tishrei Mr. Jerrod M. Levine1 MarCheshvan Mr. Maurice Egozi1 MarCheshvan Mrs. Basha Eleff1 MarCheshvan Ms. Basha Freedman1 MarCheshvan Mr. Eli Lipskar2 MarCheshvan Rabbi Menachem Mendel Brod2 MarCheshvan Mr. David Eliezer Farbman2 MarCheshvan Mr. Robert Malove2 MarCheshvan Mrs. Rivka Ostrowiak3 MarCheshvan Mr. Chanoch Alperovitz3 MarCheshvan Mrs. Corinne Camhi3 MarCheshvan Mrs. Pesie Davis3 MarCheshvan Mr. Eliott Rimon


Birthdays

Kid’s Birthdays

Yahrtzeits

27 Tishrei Mendel Rappaport28 Tishrei Chaya Mushka Rubinstein28 Tishrei Jonatan Tobul29 Tishrei Bella Barouk29 Tishrei Deborah Aliza Jaimovich29 Tishrei Akiva Yaakov Waldman30 Tishrei Yisroel Danzinger30 Tishrei Eitan Levi30 Tishrei Eliana Levi1 MarCheshvan Shayna Schochet1 MarCheshvan Juliette Rae Schwartz

28 Tishrei Latifee’ Turkie’e obm Mother of Mrs. Mireille Shaio29 Tishrei Rav Eliyohu Akiva ben Horav Chaim Zvi obm Father of Rabbi Sholom Dovber Lipskar and Mr. Yosie Lipskar30 Tishrei Eliyahu ben Shlomo obm Uncle of Mr. Michael Werner30 Tishrei Yosef ben Efraim obm Brother of Rabbi Moshe Schneider1 MarCheshvan Clara Morjain obm Mother of Mrs. Fortuna Kopel1 MarCheshvan Yaakov ben Schneur Zalman Hacohen obm Father of Mrs. Golda Jacobs2 MarCheshvan Eliyahu ben Yitzchak obm Father of Mrs. Claire Loew Hausman2 MarCheshvan Esther Golan obm Mother of Mrs. Erma Speyer2 MarCheshvan Shimon ben Mendel obm Father of Mr. Yossi Sokol2 MarCheshvan Yitzchak ben Bohor obm Father of Mrs. Maya Nanikashvili3 MarCheshvan Dov ben Chaim Falic obm Father-in-law of Mrs. Nily Falic Grandfather of Mr. Simon Falic, Mr. Jerome Falic and Mr. Leon Falic3 MarCheshvan Hendel bas Mordecai obm Mother of Mrs. Ethel Meril Sirotkin

AnniversariesMr. & Mrs. Shmuel and Batsheva LevyMr. & Mrs. Robert and Mojdeh DanialMr. & Mrs. Shlomo and Orly Alexander

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

Mr. & Mrs. Alan and Ilana OhanaMr. & Mrs. Howard and Tamar LeveneMr. & Mrs. Daniel and Lianne BenchimolMr. & Mrs. Jared and Tami Benveniste-PlittMr. & Mrs. Daniel and Shelly AmramMs. Regina BiskMr. & Mrs. Albert David and Erica Lichy

Welcome to New Members

Mazal Tov to Mr. & Mrs. Ryan and Dinie Shapiro on the Bar Mitzvah of their son Dovie. May they continue to raise him to Torah, Chupah and Ma’asim Tovim.

Mazal Tov to Rabbi & Mrs. Mendy and Rochel Katz on the engagement of their daughter Chaya to Shmulik Berkowitz. May the wedding be in a good and auspicious time and may the young couple build an everlasting edifice in Israel. Mazal Tov to Mr. & Mrs. Charles and Michelle Dahan on the birth of a son. May they raise him to Torah, Chupah and Ma’asim Tovim and have much nachas from him.

Mazal Tov

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Volunteers NeededAfter every Kiddush and event, The Shul donates the

left over food to organizations or families in need.

We are looking for volunteers to help collect and

wrap the food.

If you would like to help please contact the

Mashgiach, Mordechai Olesky after the Kiddush.

Community service hours will be awarded.


Refuah ShleimahIf 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.

Mr. & Mrs. Jackie AbrahamMr. & Mrs. Chanoch AlperovitzMr. & Mrs. Cedric Moise AmanouMr. Gabriel AmmarMr. & Mrs. Dan ArevMr. & Mrs. Gideon AzariMr. & Mrs. Jonah BardosMr. & Mrs. Danny BaroukMr. & Mrs. Joel BaumDr. & Mrs. Bernard BaumelMr. Chanan Ben AvrahamMr. & Mrs. Baruk BenamranDr. & Mrs. Jared Benveniste-PlittMrs. Estela BerryMr. & Mrs. Isaie BouhadanaDr. & Mrs. Gordon BraunDr. & Mrs. Stephen BrennerMr. & Mrs. Eliyahu BryskiMr. & Mrs. Betzalel CamissarDr. & Mrs. Brad CohenRabbi & Mrs. Uri CohenJuan Diego CordovaMr. & Mrs. Michael DavitDr. & Mrs. Samuel DavitRabbi & Mrs. Shlomie DiamontMr. Ashley DienerDr. & Mrs. Brian DooreckMr. & Mrs. Dovid DuchmanMr. & Mrs. Zalman DuchmanEdwards Lifesciences LLCMr. & Mrs. Sidney FeltensteinDr. & Mrs. Robert FreedmanMr. & Mrs. Arthur M. GellmanMr. Daniel GielchinskyMr. & Mrs. Max GilinskiMr. & Mrs. Saul GilinskiMr. & Mrs. David GlickMr. & Mrs. Dan GoldfarbMr. & Ms. Ighal GoldfarbMs. Renee M. GrossmanMr. & Mrs. Mendy HalberstamMr. & Mrs. Roshi HandwergerMs. Lydia HassonMr. & Mrs. Moishe HersmanMr. & Mrs. Manuel JaimovichMr. & Mrs. Paul Jaimovich

Mr. & Mrs. Alberto KamhaziMs. Shay KardonskiMr. & Mrs. Jordan KavanaKBRNY, IncDr. & Mrs. Richard KofflerMr. Martin LustgartenMr. & Mrs. Alexander MatzMr. & Mrs. Yaakov MizrachiMr. Barry MosesMr. & Mrs. Sanford MusikarMr. & Mrs. Temuri NanikashviliMr. Mordechai NeuwirthMr. & Mrs. Isser NewMr. & Mrs. Alan OhanaMr. & Mrs. Jack OsmanMr. Charles OuanounouMr. & Mrs. Shlomo PeretzMr. Hanoj PerezMr. & Mrs. Michael PerezMr. Ari PropisMs. Golda RetchkimanMr. & Mrs. Saul RetelnyMr. & Mrs. Levi Yitzchok RosenblumMr. & Mrs. Uri Rotlewicz-SpiwakMr. & Dr. Yehuda SabachMr. & Mrs. Jason SakaMr. & Mrs. Isaac SalverMr. & Mrs. Seth SalverMr. & Mrs. Mark SchnappRabbi & Mrs. Moshe SchneiderMr. & Mrs. David SchwartzMr. & Mrs. Fred ShainbaumMr. & Mrs. Effi ShmuelMr. & Mrs. Yossi SokolMr. Jacky ToledoMr. David TornekMr. Eli TourgemanMr. & Ms. Ezzy WassermanMr. & Mrs. Adam WeinbergMr. & Mrs. Leon WeinschneiderRabbi & Mrs. Aryeh WuenschMrs. Pnina WuenschMs. Belinda Zaret & Ms. Liv-Tiferet De Vitton

MENChaim Zelig Ben EidelAri ben Na’amaHersh Yitzchak ben ChayaBaruch Raphael ben FraidaAryeh Leib ben Sura HenyaRafael Maya ben SolAaron ben TamarRaphael Moshe ben MiriamYichael ben LaykeMeyer Yankev ben Chaya EtelAlexander ben Esther RaizelRaphael Moshe ben SarahMoshe ben ZoilaMoshe Avraham ben Tziporah RivaChaim ben Pnina Gabriel ben EstherChaim Tzvi Hirsch ben Guttel

WOMENFeige bas KrandelJessie-Esther bas Sonia-SimchaTziporah Pnina bas SlavaEsther bat MazalShoshana bat MazalChaya Miriam Yehudit bat ChavaClara bat CorinaRivka bat ShoshanaLeah Rochel bat SarahMiriam bat Risha RaizelDana Ella bas Devorah HindeChana bas ShoshanaIlana bas Shaina RochelChava bas Elka MenuchaChaya bas RachelFayge bas ChayaMiriam Leah bas Helen

Tishrei Light & PowerLight & Power and Wine for Kiddush & Havdalah for

the month of Tishrei is Kindly Sponsored by

Mr & Dr. Elchonon and Devorah Shagalovin honor of their children,

Bella, Zalman, Adina and Eitan. Special thank you to Rabbi and Rebbetzin Lipskar for their

warm welcome to the community.

“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.”

Thanks To Our DonorsWe sincerely thank the following members and supporters of The Shul

for donations received between 09/25/18 and 10/01/18We apologize for any errors or omissions that we may have made.

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Friday - Tishrei 26The interpretation of the verse, “Forever, O G-d, Your word stands firm in the heavens.” (Tanya II:I and IV:25) is quoted by the Alter Rebbe in the Baal Shem Tov’s name although that interpretation is found in Midrash Tehillim, as quoted in Likutei Torah in the maamar Ki bayom hazeh yechapeir. But the Alter Rebbe had a special reason for this: It was on the second day of Creation when G-d said: “Let there be a Heaven,”and it is this utterance which “stands firm in the Heavens.” Associating the quotation with the Baal Shem Tov was to be an eternal memorial that the Baal Shem Tov was born on the second day of the week, on the eighteenth (chai) of Elul.

Shabbos - Tishrei 27Torah and mitzvot encompass man from the instant of emergence from his mother’s womb until his final time comes. They place him in a light-filled situation, with healthy intelligence and acquisition of excellent moral virtues and upright conduct - not only in relation to G-d but also in relation to his fellow-man. For whoever is guided by Torah and the instructions of our sages has a life of good fortune, materially and in spirit.

Sunday - Tishrei 28”If you go in my statutes... I will give your rains in their season...” Torah-study and mitzvot-observance are the wedding-ring with which G-d betrothed Israel and obligated Himself to provide them with sustenance and livelihood.

Monday - Tishrei 29We do recite the b’racha upon seeing the rainbow; we do not follow those (authorities) who are hesitant in this matter.

A resident of Mezibuz had a quarrel with another. Once, while in the Baal Shem Tov’s shul, he shouted that he would tear the other fellow to pieces like a fish.

The Baal Shem Tov told his pupils to hold one another’s hand, and to stand near him with their eyes closed. Then he placed his holy hands on the shoulders of the two disciples next to him. Suddenly the disciples began shouting in great terror: They had seen that fellow actually dismembering his disputant.

This incident shows clearly that every potential has an effect - either in physical form or on a spiritual plane that can be perceived only with higher and more refined senses.

Tuesday - Tishrei 30In Hallel - repeat Hodu lashem after each of the next three verses, Yomar na, etc., even if davening alone. The verses V’Avraham zakein, etc. and Zevadya yish’mreini etc. are said three times.

Wednesday-Mar Cheshvan 1The Rebbe my father told someone at yechidus: Ever since G-d told our father Avraham, “Go from your land etc.”1 and it is then written “Avram kept travelling

southward,”2 we have the beginning of the mystery of birurim. By decree of Divine Providence man goes about his travels to the place where the “sparks” that he must purify await their redemption.

Tzadikim, who have vision, see where their birurim await them and go there deliberately. As for ordinary folk, The Cause of all causes and the Prime Mover3 brings about various reasons and circumstances that bring these people to that place where lies their obligation to perform the avoda of birurim.

Thursday - Mar Cheshvan 2From a sicha of my father, after the conclusion of Shabbat Lech L’cha 5651 (1890): In the early years of his leadership the Alter Rebbe declared publicly, “One must live with the time.” From his brother, R. Yehuda Leib, the elder chassidim discovered that the Rebbe meant one must live with the sedra of the week and the particular parsha of the day. One should not only learn the weekly parsha every day, but live with it.

Friday - Mar Cheshvan 3(Continuing the above sicha:) Bereishit is a cheerful sedra, even though its ending is not all that pleasant. Noach has the Flood, but the week ends on a happy note with the birth of our father Avraham. The really joyous week is that of parshat Lech L’cha. We live every day of the week with Avraham, the first to dedicate his very life to spreading G-dliness in the world. And Avraham bequeathed his self-sacrifice as an inheritance to all Jews.

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.

Inspiration, Insights & IdeasBringing Torah lessons to LIFE!

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The Creation of LightAdapted from the teachings of the Rebbe by Yanki Tauber.

G-d said: “Let there be light.” And there was light. G-d saw the light, that it was good; and G-d divided between the light and

the darkness. G-d called the light “day” and the darkness He called “night.” It was evening and it was morning, one day.Genesis 1:3-5

Light. The first creation. Indeed, the sole creation of the First Day.But light, by definition, is not an entity in its own right. It is the link between two other entities, the communication from its emitter to an observer or recipient. Light would have no function unless it is expressing the former and influencing the latter. So what sense is there in light as a first creation? Why create light on the first day if the first sighted creatures were not created until the fifth, the first beneficiaries of light (plants) were not created until the third, and the first luminary bodies in the universe were created only on the fourth day of creation?Hidden Revelation

Indeed, our sages describe the light created on the first day as something that is not part of our present-day natural reality.

“The light which G-d created on the first day,” says the Talmud’s Rabbi Elazar, “a man could see with it from one end of the world to the other.” “It cannot shine by day,” says the Midrash Rabba, “it would dim the sun. It cannot shine at night – for it was created only for the day. So where is it? It was hidden. It is preserved for the righteous in the World to Come.” “Where did He hide it?” asks the Zohar, and replies: “In the Torah.”

Again we ask: Why create something that has no immediate function? We might ask this about any creation, but certainly about light. For what is light, if not illumination and revelation? Are not the words “hidden light” a contradiction in terms?

And yet, these two antithetical concepts are more closely related than one might think. The Zohar points out that the Hebrew words ohr (“light”) and roz (“secret”) share the same gamatria, or numerical value (207). According to Jewish tradition, a gamatrial concurrence between two words implies that they are intrinsically related to each other. As Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi

explains in his Tanya, the soul of an object or phenomenon is expressed by its name in the Holy Tongue; and when the names for two entities have a common numerical value, this means that they are, in fact, two incarnations of the same essence.

So “secret” and “revelation” are two sides of the same coin. And the very first creation was a secret revelation – a light destined to remain in the dark for millennia on end. An infinitely brilliant flash which illuminated the void of the First Day, only to retreat into its alter ego, secret, for the whole of contemporary history. So though light may be the primary element of creation, ours is a world of secrets: a world in which life means grappling with darkness and wrestling with the unknown, a world in which light is reserved for the “World to Come” – the fulfillment and culmination of our present-day struggles.

Finally First“What is final in deed is first in thought”from the Lecha Dodi prayer

A concept is born in its conceiver’s mind. Perhaps is it the mind of an architect, or of an artist, scientist, inventor, writer – any creative mind will do. The hands that are attached to this mind are fairly itching to put pen to paper, lathe to wood and metal, color to canvass. The mind’s eye is already envisioning segments of the edifice, parts of the machine, chapters of the book, experiments to test the theory. But wait, it tells itself, aren’t we sort of jumping ahead of ourselves? The concept, let’s get back to the concept. Is it clear? Has it come into focus yet? The details can wait – first we must define what it is we wish to create. What exactly is this invention going to do? What is the point of the

theory? What is the book, painting or sculpture going to express? What is the function and/or aesthetic message of the structure?

Only after the concept has crystallized in his mind, does the artist or engineer get to work. Then, as the scaffolding rises about the developing edifice, as the canvas fills and the experiments accumulate and proliferate, the concept somewhat recedes, its clarity somewhat dims. Now there are sentences to assemble, problems to solve, angles to hone. Now the focus must shift from the concept as a whole to its component parts. True, the creator is guided throughout by his original vision; but what is at the fore of his mind is the vision as it applies to the particular task at hand, rather than the transcendent vision it was at the time of its conception.

But when the last bolt is tightened, or the final cornice or door-handle fitted into place; when the last brush-stroke is satisfactorily executed or the last revision is made to the manuscript or theorem – the concept re-erupts in all its radiance and purity. This is what was meant, this is what the sleepless nights and endless days were all about. This is what preceded all, this is what receded from view while the project developed, and this is what the final culminating detail again brought to light.

What is final in deed is first in thought.So the concept has two states – revealed and hidden – both essential to its function. Before a creative process may begin, the concept manifests itself, clearly and vividly; for the slightest ambiguity in the foundation will set the entire structure askew. Then, during the developmental phase it withdraws, lending


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continued but covert focus and direction, lest it overwhelm the many short term goals which must be conceptualized, pursued and met.

Finally, when the finished product sits before us, the concept is once again manifest. This time, however, it is not floating in an abstract void; rather, it suffuses and emanates from the multifarious details of the actual creation, now integrated as a single entity with a single function and import.

What is final in deed is first in thought.

The Big YWhy?

Why a world? What’s the point to this tremendous work of art, the function of this engineering marvel?

Light.G-d wanted a world that conveys His truth. A world that overcomes initial darkness and distortion to express the goodness and perfection of its Creator. A world that is a ray of light shining off the Divine luminary. A world that reveals its essence and source. The creation of light is G-d’s concept of existence. It is the vision He articulated into being before getting down to the nuts and bolts of creation. The vision which precedes all, pervades all, and culminates all.

After the First Day this vision receded, as many sub-visions were articulated to create the particulars of our world. After the seven days of creation it faded into the background, so that man’s subsequent development of the world not be overwhelmed by its intensity. Throughout the process of creation and history, it retreated into the mind of G-d and consciousness of humanity – the Torah – a subdued but accessible secret to guide and mold a maturing world.

A secret until the world becomes the “World to Come.” Until our efforts to make our deeds, our lives, and the very substance of our environment a statement to the all-pervading reality of G-d are realized. Until the day the world comes off the assembly line, leaves the studio, to be seen for what it is.

Light.

Where Are You Is a Very Good QuestionBy Hanna Perlberger

In the face of questionable or annoying behavior, we often make the mistake of asking, “Why?” For the most part, asking someone “why” questions,

such as, “Why are you so disorganized? Why did you leave your wet towel on the floor? Why did you forget to take your lunch to school? Why did you leave on all the lights? Why did you blah blah blah ... ” is pointless and non-constructive. How so?

“Why” questions are often less of a genuine inquiry into the truth of the matter and more like veiled accusations and criticism. When your spouse comes into the kitchen in the middle of the night craving that last bit of beef with broccoli, for example, and finds the empty Chinese-food container surreptitiously buried in the trash, there are no really “good” answers to the interrogation that is sure to follow.

Killer CommunicationOne of the communication styles that kills relationships is “defensiveness.” When we feel unjustly accused of something, we defend ourselves by denying, fishing for excuses, blaming and turning the tables on the accuser to make it his or her fault.

Sometimes, however, we can get triggered, and process an otherwise innocent or good question as being a verbal attack when it wasn’t. We’re all familiar with the story of Adam eating the forbidden fruit and then hiding from G-d. G-d never asked Adam why he ate the forbidden fruit; G-d simply asked, “Where are you?”

The Existential InquiryObviously, this wasn’t a literal question, with G-d playing “hide-and-go seek,” peering at the bushes saying, “Come out, come out wherever you are.” It was an existential inquiry. In asking, “Where are you?” G-d was probing the internal mechanism whereby Adam made it OK to disobey G-d. No matter how destructive the behavior, there is always an inner voice that convinces us that it’s OK, justifiable or even a moral imperative. No one, I dare say, eats chocolate-frosted donuts or is unfaithful to a partner by accident; the mind can distort any reality and excuse any behavior. G-d wanted Adam to contemplate the grave consequences of his behavior because if Adam was hiding from G-d, and thus disconnected from his very Creator, where then could he possibly be?

Response: AbilityThe antidote for defensiveness is simple; own your stuff. Take responsibility for your part, however big or small, in creating the issue. G-d was hoping that the first man would “man up,” learn from his mistake and reconnect. Adam’s disobedience, however, had created in him such a deep sense of shame that he processed G-d’s inquiry as a “why” question, as a verbal attack, and thus he engaged in typical defensive behaviors. Adam blamed his wife for giving him the fruit of which he ate, and then he doubled down by blaming G-d for providing him a wife to begin with.

Even worse, Adam failed to show remorse. The sages point out that in the Hebrew text, the verb “ate” is in the future tense. Incredibly, Adam was in effect admitting that even if he had the chance for a do-over, he would commit the same sin again—that for all time, Adam will eat that fruit because he is not capable of or interested in changing. He’s just that fruit-eating guy. Having rejected G-d’s overture and bid to repair the relationship, is it any wonder that at that point, G-d responded, “You’re outta here!”

Who Are You?Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi (the famous Chassidic rabbi known as the Alter Rebbe), explains that “Where are you?” really means, “Who are you at this moment of your life?” For as we go through the trials and tribulations of life, as well as its joys and delights, we can imagine that embedded in each situation is G-d’s question to us: “Where/who are you now ... and now ... and here ... and here ... with this ordeal or even that triumph? Are you in relationship with Me? Are you connected?”

The Hebrew word for “sin” is cheit. It means “to miss the mark,” and so we are to understand that it is the very nature of transgressions to take us off-course. As anyone who uses GPS knows, we often miss a turn, but the first thing that happens when the system re-routes is to pinpoint our location. Unlike the first man, we must be willing to recalibrate our assumptions—to take responsibility for our actions and respond appropriately.

As Viktor Frankl sofamously said: “Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms—to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one’s own way.”

“Where are you?” is a very powerful question. May our answers be powerful in turn, may our way be clear, and let’s not ever be “that guy,” unable to come out from behind the bushes, bitter at life and who doesn’t know where he’s going.


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Having Children

When Adam is created Hashem tells him “Be fruitful and multiply, fill the earth and conquer it”. This is the very first

commandment in the Torah. It is not simply a blessing that Adam was receiving but a command to have children. The language the Torah uses, conquer, is understood by our sages as excluding woman from this Mitzva, that is a woman is not obligated to have children. This seems strange, the woman is obviously critical in this process and bears the cost of child bearing, why isn’t she commanded? One perspective is that it is precisely because of the investment required that she is not commanded. Child bearing was a perilous act that frequently cost women the ultimate price, their lives. Therefore, it would not be pleasant for a woman to be commanded to engage in this dangerous act, it has to be a choice they make of their own volition.

According to some authorities, women do have a Mitzva of “Lasheves,” a second commandment to civilize the world. The Mitzva of having children is not to actually have a child, for that is not a choice that we can make. Rather, to do what is necessary in order to have a child, namely get married. While most Mitzvot become obligatory at the age of 13, by marriage the sages say that one can look for a wife at the age of 18. (This was in order to give the young man time to learn without the burden of providing for a family.) Even though from the age of 13 and on one can do this Mitzva. The sages used very stringent language for one who passes the age of 20 and was still not married.

The Mitzva of marriage is considered to be a critical Mitzva. When man is with a wife he has blessing and good in his life. When one is not married and having children it is considered like they are diminishing the image of Hashem in the world. In fact, one

of only two things one can sell a Torah scroll for is to get married. (The other is to study Torah.)

The Beit Din would compel people at the age of 20 to get married. Similarly, when a man who could have children would marry a woman who couldn’t, for money or other reasons, the Beit Din used to protest. However, the Rema writes that today the courts no longer involve themselves in these issues. The same would apply if a man was married for 10 years without having children, the Beit Din would not compel them to get divorced.

The actual Mitzva is fulfilled when a man has two children, a boy and a girl. However, that is only if the children can themselves have children. If the child cannot have children, the father has not fulfilled his obligation until he has a boy and a girl that can procreate. Similarly, if a person, G-d forbid, loses their child, they have not fulfilled their obligation unless their child has already had a child of their own.

This all indicates that this is not like other Mitzvot which are fulfilled in a moment (like Tefillin etc.) Rather, it is an ongoing obligation. We are commanded to ensure the viability of civilization, to make sure we do what we can that we have children that can continue our seed.

With modern medicine there are questions by artificial insemination and IVF if the father is considered to have fulfilled this Mitzva. While these are modern treatments, there are Midrashic sources that teach that the father in these cases is Halachically considered the father and has fulfilled his obligation.

If a person converts and had children prior to converting, the Halacha is that they have fulfilled their obligation through the children they had before converting. Some argue that this is even if the children remain gentiles, for he has “populated” the world. The Shulchan Aruch rules that it is only if the children convert as well that the father fulfills his obligation. (This is only relating to a person that had gentile children before they were Jewish. If a Jewish man has a child with a gentile woman, according to all opinions he has not fulfilled his obligation.)

Even after one has fulfilled the Mitzva of

“being fruitful” and has a son and daughter, we are still obligated to be married and have more children. As stated above, there is a more expansive concept of settling and civilizing the world that is not limited to one boy and girl. The Talmud states that we can never be sure where the future of our progeny will come from, and therefore one should continue having children even after fulfilling the Mitzva.

The Chinuch calls this commandment foundational. The Torah was not given to angels that are immortal. If the Torah is to have lasting impact there must be continued generations of children. It also gives us insight into our mission as people. It is not sufficient to be concerned about perfecting ourselves. Here we learn that we must be concerned with the continuity of the world and people around us. Only when we are building a structure that insures the trans generational viability of the Jewish people and the Torah have we fulfilled our duty.


Halacha of The WeekBy Rabbi Dov Schochet

Why doesn’t the Torah state after the creation of man, “and it was good,” as it does after all the other things created during the six days? Every other creature was created complete, with its nature and instincts ready to be applied to the world. Man, however, was created incomplete, and it is his purpose in life to perfect himself. Human beings are given free will and the responsibility for their own development and improvement. That is why it doesn’t immediately state, “and it was good” - we must wait and see how man behaves

before passing judgement.

(Klai Yakar)

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It Once Happened

Once there lived a wealthy Jewish butcher in a town on the seaside. In his youth he had been quite poor, and had worked very hard to

amass his wealth. Unfortunately, he had never had the opportunity to learn Torah, but he took great pleasure in praying and saying Psalms. He never forgot what it meant to be needy, and he constantly went out of his way to help his fellow Jews. Every Friday afternoon before Shabbat he would distribute meat and money to all the poor families in the town.

His good nature made him a favorite among not only the Jews, but also the gentiles of the town. His reputation even spread to the governor who favored him with an important appointment as the chief customs officer of the port. As such, he would collect taxes on imports and also collect a fee for his services. As one of the benefits of his job, he was also permitted to take any one item from amongst the goods. It was in the capacity of customs collector that he amassed an even greater fortune.

One day a ship arrived in port, and he went to inspect the goods on board. After he performed his duties, the captain approached him saying, “I have some especially good merchandise on board today. Something totally unique, but I am not at liberty to divulge to you the nature of this merchandise unless you want to buy it.”

The butcher was very curious and asked what it was, but he always received the same reply: “I will tell you only if you agree to buy it.”

“How much do you want for it?” he inquired.

“Ten thousand gold coins!” was the astonishing answer.

“You expect me to make the purchase without knowing what I’m buying?”

“That’s the stipulation. I assure you, you won’t be disappointed.”

The butcher was all but hooked, but the captain was enjoying his power over the butcher. He was no longer satisfied with ten thousand; he raised the price to twenty thousand coins, and then forty thousand gold coins!

Finally the butcher agreed. “I will pay your price. Just show me the merchandise!

“Only after you have brought all the money,” the captain answered with a grin, and off went the butcher to fetch the treasure of coins.

Even as he went to collect the coins, the butcher was doubting his sanity. He returned and laid the money on the table. The captain turned on his heel and in a few minutes he returned with the “merchandise” - Jewish men, women and children in tow - bound hand and foot.

The evil captain couldn’t restrain himself, and broke out into laughter: “Aren’t you happy now? What a bargain you got yourself! If you hadn’t bought them, they would have been food for sharks - I certainly have no use for them!”

The butcher took the hapless people with him and left the ship as fast as his feet could carry him, lest the wicked captain have a change of heart. He kept thinking over and over again how G-d had inspired him to spend a fortune on unknown goods in order to save these Jews.

The butcher fed and clothed the former prisoners and treated them with the utmost kindness. One day he noticed a young girl from among them and thought, “This girl would be perfect for my son.” The two young people agreed and preparations were made for the wedding.

On the eve of the great affair, the butcher circulated among the guests, offering a drink here, a dainty there, when he saw a young man sitting in a corner weeping.

“What is wrong? Everyone is rejoicing, why are you so sad?”

The poor boy replied, “The girl who is about to marry your son was betrothed to me before we were abducted by the pirates.”

“Why did no one tell me?” the butcher asked.

“We are all so grateful to you, that no one dared disturb your happiness,” the boy responded.

The butcher thought for a while, and then called his son to him. After recounting the entire story to the groom, he asked, “What do you want to do about it?”

“There is no question. Let the couple be married today as they had planned so many months ago. I will not stand in their way.”

And so it was, that the entire village celebrated the marriage that very day. The butcher not only made them the wedding, but furnished them with a house and furnishing and enough money to begin a new life.

The Sages said of this man that with his forty thousand gold coins he purchased a place in the World to Come equaled only to that of the most righteous.

Under the Nose of the InquisitionBy Libi Astaire

In 1603, imprisoned for secretly practicing Judaism, Sebastian Rodriguez built a sukkah.

Throughout our long history, Jews have overcome all sorts of obstacles to observe the mitzvah of sukkah. But perhaps one of the most striking instances of the Jewish people’s love for this mitzvah – and determination to fulfill it at all costs – is the sukkah that was built in Mexico City in the year 1603 by a crypto-Jew named Sebastian Rodriguez.

Rodriguez had been arrested by the Inquisition for committing the crime of Judaizing – practicing Judaism in secret – and was sitting in jail. With Sukkot fast approaching, he decided to do the impossible: Build a sukkah. In prison. Under the eyes of his jailers, agents of the Spanish Inquisition.

There was only one question: How on earth was he going to do it?

A Precarious WorldThe fragile, temporary sukkah is supposed to remind us that life is transient. Our homes, our jobs, even our entire way of life, can be uprooted in the blink of an eye. The Jews of Spain learned that difficult lesson in the year 1391, when angry peasant mobs went on a rampage. By the time the rebellion was stopped, almost every Jewish community in Spain had been destroyed. Thousands of Jews were killed, and tens of thousands were forcibly baptized.

Many of these “New Christians,” who are also known as crypto-Jews or Anusim (the forced ones), only pretended to be good Christians. In their hearts, they still considered themselves to be Jews, and behind closed doors they continued to secretly practice their Jewish religion.

In some places, at least in the early years of the 15th century, their allegiance could be displayed more openly. Some crypto-Jews continued to go to family celebrations, and they even celebrated the Jewish holidays with their still-Jewish family and friends.

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hoped that poverty and degradation would convince these remaining Jews to abandon their faith. Therefore, many Anusim – who were able to keep their jobs and their wealth because they were Christians, even if in name only – tried to help. Before Sukkot, for example, some Anusim women would lend out their expensive fabrics and rugs to decorate the sukkahs in the Jewish ghetto. They would even lend their fine dresses and jewels to impoverished Jewish women.

During the holiday, Anusim would visit the sukkahs, and it certainly helped that medieval cities were very small. Should anyone question them, the Anusim would reply that they just happened to be passing by and were curious to see the little booths. Once they were inside, they accepted the offer to have some refreshments. But the visit had nothing to do with the Jewish commandment to dwell in the sukkah – or so the Anusim said to outsiders.

Those Anusim who wished to build their own sukkah would usually go out to a nearby field and build it there. If they were questioned, they again had a ready answer: They put up the booths because they heard that bad weather was coming.

This open contact between the two communities continued until 1478, when a new blow befell the Anusim: the Spanish Inquisition. Almost overnight, it became a punishable crime to have anything to do with the Jewish religion, and those pleasant memories of sitting in the sukkah came back to haunt them.

In the Inquisition’s records we can read the testimony of Elvira Martiez of Toledo, who in 1509 tried to convince her interrogators that her visit to a sukkah was “not on account of the ceremony but rather in order to see the said booth.” Juana Rodriguez was more defiant. Arrested in 1504, she said that she remembered lending a rug and a bordered sheet to a Jew, so he could make his sukkah, “all of which I did in honor of, and in keeping with the law of the Jews, thinking that I would be saved by it.”

But whether they responded with fear or defiance, the Anusim knew that the noose was tightening – for all of them.

A New WorldAlready in despair, things seemed to go from bad to worse in 1492, when the Jews were expelled from Spain and the Anusim community’s last tangible connection to Jewish life was severed. Then came the news that Christopher Columbus

had discovered a “new world,” and that gave the Anusim renewed hope. Once the Spanish decided to colonize Nueva Espagna (present-day Mexico), they needed people to settle the new colony. The Anusim, who were eager to escape from the Inquisition, left Spain en masse. According to many estimates, by the middle of the 1500s there were more crypto-Jews living in Mexico City than Spanish Catholics.

Worried Catholic officials in Mexico wrote letters to the Spanish government to complain. The government responded in two ways: enacting the Blood Purity Law, which limited immigration to Mexico to only those New Christians who could prove that their families had been New Christians for at least the last three generations, and the establishment of the Mexican Inquisition, an arm of the Inquisition in Spain.

Interestingly, the Mexican Inquisition didn’t target the native Indians, even though there were many who continued to observe their pagan practices after their conversion. Instead, it concentrated on ferreting out heretics from among the European and mulatto populations. Protestants and Catholics accused of moral lapses figure prominently in the records. Crypto-Jews were another prominent group among the accused.

Yet despite the threat of discovery and possible death, the Anusim continued to practice Judaism to the best of their ability. Since they didn’t have access to a Jewish calendar, many communities calculated the dates of holidays according to the lunar cycle. Sukkot was therefore celebrated 14 or 15 days after the new moon of September

was spotted. Over the years, the four species were forgotten, but the memory of the sukkah lived on. Some Anusim would continue to go out to the fields to build their booths, while others would find some other way to observe the mitzvah in secret.

A Hopeful WorldThe worst years of the Mexican Inquisition occurred early on. For instance, at the auto-da-fe that took place in Mexico City in December 1596, out of the 66 prisoners sentenced, 41 had been accused of Judaizing. Of these, 22 were reconciled to the Church, 10 were burned in effigy, since they had escaped from Mexico, and nine crypto-Jews were burned at the stake.

It’s very possible that the Sebastian Rodriguez of our sukkah story was among the crypto-Jews who were sentenced that December. The records tell us that a Sebastian Rodriguez and his wife Constanza were among “Those to be reconciled for guarding and observing the dead Law of Moses,” as were other members of his extended family, whose names also appear in the prison account.

The term “reconcile” sounds better than it was, which is perhaps why a popular expression of the time somewhat cynically stated “One can leave the Inquisition without being burned, but he will assuredly leave scorched.” To be reconciled to the Church meant that the Church was willing to let you live – as a Christian – but you were still going to be punished. In the case of Constanza and Sebastian Rodriguez, their punishment was “perpetual imprisonment” and the confiscation of all their goods.


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What they did on Sukkot for the first six years of their imprisonment isn’t known, but there is a memorable record of what happened the seventh year, which appears in David Martin Gitlitz’s book Secrecy and Deceit: The Religion of the Crypto-Jews (University of New Mexico Press).

One evening during the holiday, Sebastian Rodriguez asked a man named Captain Lemos (who turned out to be an informer) to go and get a lot of branches. When Lemos returned, he was accompanied by four Indians, all of whom had been enlisted to bring willow branches to the prison. After a few of the prison’s corridors and an interior courtyard that was open to the sky were decorated with the branches, tables were set up in the corridors. Another table was placed in front of the room overlooking the courtyard where Rodriguez, his wife, and other family members and friends were imprisoned. Then, when all was ready, food was brought to the prison and served by family members who were still free.

This last bit wasn’t unusual, since families were expected to take care of their imprisoned relatives, which included bringing them their meals. What was unusual, though, was the festiveness of the occasion. Granted, the Rodriguez sukkah probably wasn’t 100 percent kosher. But according to Lemos, the happiness of Yom Tov was definitely there. Not only was there a lavish meal, but also music and singing and much rejoicing.

How did Rodriguez get away with it? He told the prison warden – who attended the meal as a guest, along with his wife – that this was a wedding celebration!

Was the warden really fooled? Was he bribed? Was he also a crypto-Jew, or someone with relatives who were crypto-Jews? We don’t know.

But we do know that, some 400 years later, Rodriguez’s decision to build a sukkah is still an inspiring example of the Jewish people’s determination to keep the Torah wherever we are – even if that’s under the nose of the Spanish Inquisition.

The Future of Jewish Education is in Your Vote

Tackling the tuition crisis in Florida is not a pipe dream. Teach Florida is successfully advocating for safe and affordable Jewish

day schools. Our advocacy has delivered more than $88 million in state mandated scholarship programs that help Jewish students from low-income households or with special needs attend Jewish day school. In the 2017-2018 school year, 29% of students attending Florida Jewish schools were on these scholarships for a total contribution of $20 million.

Teach Florida championed first time state funding for Jewish school security funding of $654,000 this year and a threefold increase of $2 million in the state’s 2018-19 budget.

Our vision is to make Florida the nation’s educational innovator by adopting a broad Education Savings Account policy, which would provide every Florida student with funding for the school of their choice. This funding will ensure that all Jewish children have access to a more affordable and quality Jewish education.

We have met with Senate and House leadership and there is strong legislative support for these programs. But it will take your vote and advocacy to implement them and make sure that current scholarships programs remain strong. The incoming Governor may well appoint three new Supreme Court justices, whose decisions will impact policy for years to come. The tax credit scholarships withstood a previous legal challenge in the Supreme Court, but it could be at risk again in a new court.

YOUR VOTE CAN AND WILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE. We win when our community votes.

In this age of information, your vote is private but whether you vote is public information. Candidates know the demographics of each area, and will know more or less whether the

Jewish community turns out to vote and who they vote for.

Elected officials respond to the needs of the communities that show up at the ballot box.

Step 1: Register to vote. More than 1 million eligible Floridians are not registered. Register by this Tuesday, October 9 at www.teachflorida.org/florida/vote.

Step 2: Vote. The last two governor elections were decided by 1%. Your vote can and will make a difference.

Step 3: Get Involved. Join or sponsor a grassroots team to make calls or texts to get out the vote in our community. Email [email protected].

It is a big dream that is within reach. With Hashem’s help and your effort we can get there.

Mimi Jankovis, Executive DirectorDaniel Aqua, Field Director954-406-6336|[email protected]

Sukkot With the Prime Minister

Eden Chana Glick - A Lone Soldier from Miamiwho is serving in Chilutz Vehatzalah - Search and rescue unit of the IDF for the past year

and a half was one of a few soldiers invited to the Sukkah of Bibi and Sarah Netanyahu last week.


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Police Chaplain - Rabbi LipskarBy Gabe Groisman

Last night I had the honor of participating in the swearing in of our new Bal Harbour Police Chief, Raleigh Flowers, as well as

others in the chain of command. I also was lucky enough to swear in my Rabbi, mentor and friend Rabbi Sholom Lipskar of The Shul as the Police Chaplain.

Chief Flowers is the FIRST African-American Police Chief in Bal Harbour’s history. This is particularly historic as the original deeds on the homes in Bal Harbour (which was established in 1947) set out that no lot could be sold to ‘’anyone not a member of the Caucasian race, nor to anyone having more than onefourth Hebrew or Syrian blood.’’

Last night, a modern orthodox Jewish Mayor and a Cuban City Manager swore in a Black Police Chief and a Lubavitcher Rabbi as the Chaplain, and we heard invocations and prayers from a Catholic bishop, a Christian minister, and our new Police Chaplain, Rabbi Lipskar.

As Bob Dylan said, “Times they are a-changin’!”

Students honor Miami Beach first responders

To young students at Hebrew Academy (RASG) in Miami Beach, heroes don’t always wear capes.

The students expressed this sentiment in a drawing they presented to people they consider their heroes, firefighters of the Miami Beach Fire Department, in a ceremony that commemorated the 17th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks and honored local first responders.

The Hebrew Academy students, Jewish National Fund and the Consulate General of Israel in Miami paused on Sep. 13 to mark the 17th anniversary of 9/11 and express their gratitude to local first responders at the Miami Beach Fire Department in recognition of the personal sacrifices they have made in service to the community.

The students presented the Pledge of Allegiance and sang both the American and Israeli national anthems during the ceremony, and JNF presented a plaque to the firefighters. The students that participated in the ceremony consisted of the school’s kindergarten and first grade classes and three middle school students.

“It was incredibly special for us because the children don’t usually have an opportunity to interact with firefighters, and on 9/11, that’s the key message, that these are the heroes,” said Rabbi Zvi Kahn, the head of school.

“They were heroes on 9/11 and they’re the modern day heroes who are ready to do the same thing that those first responders did.”

Jorge Linares, a division chief at the Miami Beach Fire Department, said, “I was very pleased and honored that kids from the Hebrew Academy came by to share time with us on this very special occasion.”

Debbie Hamburg, the school’s elementary principal, spoke about the importance of the drawing that the students gave to the firefighters in an interview.

“This shows that firemen are their heroes and

that the students know they’re so brave, and who knows, we might have a future fire fighter here at the school. This might be something that one of our students would want to be when they grow up.”

Yona Groisman, a sixth grade student, said about the ceremony, “I thought it was very inspiring and it was very interesting to hear about 9/11 from another first responder.”

Joseph Levi, a sixth grade student, said, “It was really important to hear how the first responders felt about 9/11 and it was sad how they were talking about how many of the firefighters and policemen passed away.”

Miami Beach Fire Chief Virgil Fernandez said, “Having personally been at Ground Zero in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks as part of a search and rescue team, I know firsthand how important it was to come together as a nation to heal.”

“As Americans, it’s vital for us to continue marking this somber day in our history.”

In addition to commemorating 9/11 and honoring first responders, the ceremony also recognized the shared values between Israel and the United States.

Lior Haiat, consul general of Israel in Miami, felt that the event demonstrated the connection between the Israeli and American societies.

“We stand for the same values, we’re both determined to fight terrorism and we defend freedom and democracy. The fact that we commemorate 9/11 together is a symbol of that, because 9/11 was not just an attack on the U.S., it was an attack on freedom and on democracy.”

JNF built a 9/11 Living Memorial in the foothills of Jerusalem in 2009 to eternalize the memories of those who fell during the 9/11 attacks. It is the only place outside the U.S. that recognizes the names of all the people killed during the attacks.

Roni Raab, JNF’s South Florida executive director, noted that the shared values between both Israel and the U.S. is a reason why they are the only two countries in the world to have a memorial with a list of all the 9/11 victims’ names.

“Israel and America build, create and work for the future. We’re optimistic, we don’t tear down, we don’t burn down, we don’t kill and we don’t destroy. We build and we create.”.


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Le fruit défendu était-il vraiment une pomme?Sur l’identité de l’Arbre de la ConnaissancePor Yehuda Shurpin

Les pommes ont mauvaise réputation, en particulier dans l’art religieux, pour leur identification avec le fruit défendu. Alors

qu’il soit clairement posé que, bien qu’il existe diverses opinions sur l’identité de ce fruit, ce n’était assurément pas une pomme. (Ce sera développé plus loin.)

Nos sages écrivent que la Torah tait l’identité du fruit défendu dans le jardin d’Éden de crainte que les gens le désignent constamment en disant : « Voilà le fruit qui a amené la mort dans le monde. » Néanmoins, les sages offrent diverses opinions sur ce qu’était ce fruit, basées sur des indices présents dans la Torah.

Le blé : dans la pensée de la Torah, le blé représente la connaissance parce que l’enfant est considéré avoir atteint un certain niveau de maturité intellectuelle seulement après avoir goûté du blé.

Selon cet avis, le blé était à l’origine destiné à pousser sur un arbre non pas sous forme de grain, mais comme du pain déjà cuit. Après le péché, cet arbre qui devait produire des aliments déjà cuits fut réduit à une plante basse devant être récoltée et travaillée pour produire de la farine. Dans l’avenir, lorsque le péché du fruit défendu sera rectifié, l’Arbre de la Connaissance sera restauré à sa gloire originelle.

Le raisin ou le vin : aucun fruit ne peut causer autant de misère que le raisin et son vin. Selon le Zohar, Noé planta une vigne lorsqu’il sortit de l’Arche dans l’idée de rectifier ainsi le péché du fruit défendu.

Certaines femmes ont l’habitude de ne pas goûter au vin de la havdala sur la base de l’opinion selon laquelle le fruit défendu était le raisin.

La figue : Le figuier joue un rôle bien connu dans l’histoire d’Adam et Ève, leur procurant des vêtements plutôt que de la nourriture, et certains commentateurs suggèrent qu’il peut y avoir une relation : « C’est avec ce par quoi ils connurent la déchéance qu’ils furent rectifiés. »

Le Midrash donne la parabole du fils d’un roi qui se déshonora avec l’une des servantes. Lorsque le roi eut vent de cela, il priva son fils de son haut rang et le chassa du palais. Le fils se présenta aux portes des autres servantes, mais aucune ne le fit rentrer. Toutefois, celle avec qui il s’était déshonoré lui ouvrit la porte de sa maison et l’accueillit.

« De même, quand Adam mangea de cet arbre, le Saint le priva de son statut élevé et le chassa du jardin d’Éden. Adam s’approcha alors de tous les arbres, mais aucun ne lui laissa prendre ne serait-ce qu’une feuille... Cependant, le figuier, dont Adam avait mangé le fruit, ouvrit ses portes [pour ainsi dire] et l’accueillit, comme il est dit : “Ils cousirent ensemble des feuilles de figuier.” »

L’Étrog (le cédrat) : Le verset dit que « la femme vit que l’arbre était bon à manger ». Ceci implique que non seulement le fruit de l’arbre avait un bon goût, mais que le bois de l’arbre lui-même avait bon goût. Cette caractéristique est uniquement présente dans l’arbre de l’étrog.

En outre, le nom étrog est lié au mot araméen signifiant « désir ». Ainsi, dans le verset : « D.ieu fit pousser du sol tout arbre, désirable à voir et propre à la nourriture... », le Targoum traduit le mot « désirable » par dimeragueg, qui partage une racine avec le mot étrog.

Ceci est la source de la coutume de certaines femmes enceintes consistant à arracher de ses dents la pointe d’un étrog le dernier jour de Soukkot comme remède pour soulager les douleurs de l’accouchement.

La noix : Rabbi Amram Gaon identifie le fruit défendu à une noix, et le mentionne dans l’une des bénédictions récitées lors de la cérémonie de mariage dans son sidour.

Certains commentateurs expliquent qu’en vérité, l’interdiction de manger du fruit défendu soit incluait en elle toutes les différentes opinions mentionnées dans le Talmud (le raisin, le blé, la figue), soit s’appliquait à un fruit unique qui était un mélange de ces différentes espèces.

En ce qui concerne la pomme, le consensus moderne semble être que cette idée fausse trouve son origine dans le fait que le mot latin mălum qui signifie « mal » fut associé à mālum, un autre mot latin emprunté du grec qui signifie « pomme ».

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Pourquoi la Genèse?La leçon de Rachi

« Au commencement D.ieu créa le ciel et la terre. »

Genèse 1, 1

Rabbi Its’hak dit : la Torah aurait dû commencer par : « Ce mois-ci est pour vous le premier des mois », puisque c’est la première Mitsva prescrite à Israël.

Pourquoi alors avoir débuté avec le récit de la Genèse ?

La raison est donnée dans les Psaumes :

« D.ieu a fait connaître à son peuple la puissance de Ses œuvres, afin de lui donner l’héritage des nations. »

Dès lors, si les peuples du monde venaient à dire à Israël :

« Vous êtes des voleurs, car vous avez conquis les terres des Sept Nations [de Canaan] »,

on leur répondrait :

« Toute la terre appartient au Saint, béni soit-il. C’est Lui qui l’a créée et Il l’a donnée à qui bon Lui a semblé C’est par Sa volonté qu’Il l’a donnée à ces peuples, et c’est par Sa volonté qu’Il la leur a reprise et nous l’a donnée à nous. »

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Seis Días y Seis Mil AñosPor Menajem Brod

…los seis días de la Creación y los seis mil años de existencia del mundo representan los seis atributos Divinos básicos: Jésed, Guevurá, Tiféret, Nétzaj, Hod y Yesod.

Nuestros Sabios describen en detalle el orden Divino en cada uno de los seis milenios.

De acuerdo con Najmánides, estos seis mil años reflejan los seis días de la Creación. Inclusive compara los sucesos de cada día y su correspondiente milenio.

¿Cuándo llegará el Mashíaj?

Además, en las enseñanzas jasídicas los seis días de la Creación y los seis mil años de existencia del mundo representan los seis atributos Divinos básicos: jésed, guevurá, tiféret, nétzaj, hod y yesod.

*En el primer día de la Creación, brilló jésed (bondad); por lo tanto, ese día fue creada la luz infinita. Del mismo modo, los primeros mil años de historia fueron asimismo un período de bondad -jésed-. La Divinidad abundaba, las personas vivían largamente y “eran alimentados por la bondad del Santo, bendito sea”.

*El segundo día, guevurá (rigor) se tornó activa, y de ello resultó la separación entre las aguas inferiores y las aguas superiores. A su vez, los segundos mil años después de la Creación fueron una era de severo juicio, cuyos puntos máximos fueron el gran Diluvio y el episodio de la Torre de Babel.

*El tercer día, del que la Torá dice dos veces: “y fue bueno”, tiféret (belleza) se manifestó y comenzó la perfección del universo: apareció la tierra firme y la vegetación comenzó a crecer.

En concordancia, durante el tercer milenio comenzó a revelarse el propósito de la creación a través del Éxodo de Egipto, la aparición del pueblo de Israel, y la entrega de la Torá.

*El cuarto día, Di-s colocó dos grandes luces en los cielos y en el cuarto milenio, los dos Templos iluminaron el mundo.

*En el quinto día, las aguas se plagaron de criaturas vivientes y las aves volaban sobre la tierra, aludiendo al reinado de las naciones gentiles en el quinto milenio.

*El sexto día, Di-s completó el mundo al crear al hombre.

también, en el sexto milenio, el hombre perfecto y completo, el Mashíaj, será ‘creado’ y revelado. En las palabras de Najmánides: “¡Este es el hijo de David, creado a imagen de Di-s!”.

Preparar al mundo para la redención es, por lo tanto, la tarea del sexto milenio, en cuyo transcurso el Mashíaj se revelará.

*********Una Semilla en el Utero de la TierraPor Laibl Wolf

Consideremos una semilla. Se planta en la tierra. La semilla posee sabor limitado y ningún olor. Es de forma redondeada y

simple, no posee interés visual, y es bastante plana en todo los aspectos. Sin embargo, esta semilla evoluciona en un bonito árbol de palmera o en un cedro majestuoso. O arroja árboles de fruta con fruta colorida y de sabor exquisito, a veces de apariencia exótica.

¿Dónde estaba esa explosión de belleza, color y sabor antes de que la semilla se transformara en fruta? Obviamente que dentro de las disposiciones exteriores aparentemente simples y llanas de la semilla, reside un potencial enorme- que va mucho más allá de la explicación molecular. La semilla aloja la forma espiritual de las cosas que vendrán.

Pero la semilla no puede rendir la prosperidad de su tesoro potencial hasta que se plante en la tierra. La tierra posee el poder para catalizar la semilla en actividad febril, obligándola a que se desprenda de su cáscara exterior, aparentemente autodestruyéndose, y transmutándose en la nueva planta y árbol.

La Cábala describe a la semilla como “masculina,” y a la tierra como “femenina”. La metáfora se desprende de la “semilla” y “tierra” humanas -en sí una metáfora. La semilla masculina posee el potencial de la forma humana. Pero sin la nutrición femenina del útero, el poder de la semilla queda inactivo—en estado potencial. Es el útero hembra que tiene el poder de sacar la inmensa complejidad del ser humano, fuera de la simplicidad aparente de una gota microscópica.

En términos cabalísticos más profundos, las

seiscientas veinte Mitzvot (613 mitzvot de la Torá escrita y otras siete de promulgaciones proféticas rabínicas) son los “los pilares de luz” masculinos -las emanaciones—del nivel de Keter (Corona). Estas emanaciones se conectan con la tierra en el “pilar” más bajo de Maljut ( Realeza) que actúan como la “tierra” al flujo de 620 “semillas”. A través de nuestro cumplimiento físico de las mitzvot, proporcionamos a la tierra el poder de sacar el borbotón de crecimiento de esta semilla.

Esto se describe en Jasidut como “la verdad dentro de Iaacob”. Iaacob es la semilla tal como se planta en la tierra viviente, e Israel es la flor que florece.

Ejercicio de Meditación: Mire la naturaleza a su alrededor. Empiece a despojarla de su dimensión de tiempo y espacio. Haga esto enviando el objeto de su observación en el tiempo, a su juventud, a su niñez, a su nacimiento, a su concepción. En el caso de una planta, llévela a su estado de semilla. En el caso de un edificio, vuélvalo al tablero de dibujo original. Y vaya más allá. Permítase reducir a la planta a su estado potencial dentro del árbol- padre, y el dibujo arquitectónico al estado de concepto. Comprenda que este proceso es verdad para todo. A través de este enfoque podrá vivir todos los días en un estado de asombro y de profunda apreciación, debido a su estado de conocimiento consciente y respeto por la naturaleza de la Creación.

Latin LinkReflexion Semanal

Parasha de la Semana

Clases en Espanol

Porcion SemanalRabbi Shea Rubinstein

Lunes 8:45 pm - 9:45 pmAnalisis de distintos temas basados en la Perasha

Rabbi Shlomi HalsbandMiercoles 8:30 - 10:00 pmDomingo 8:30 - 10:00 pm

(Para Mujeres)Sra. Vivian Perez

Martes 1:15 pm - 2:50 pmMiércoles: 1:15pm - 2:50 pmJueves: 11:00 am - 12:00 pm

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In A Woman’s WorldIssues of relevance to the Jewish Woman

Women’s Mikvah:Please call Mrs. Devorah Failer for an

appointment: 305-866 1492 or 305-323-2410

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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!

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

MondayWomen’s Study Group Rebbetzin Chani Lipskar 8:30 - 10:00 pmAt the home of: Please call The Shul for details.

TuesdayPrayer Class Rebbetzin Chani Lipskar 9:15 - 10:15 am1111 Kane Concourse Suite 618

Tanya Class In Spanish Mrs. Vivian Perez 1:15 - 2:50 pm198 Park Drive, Bal Harbour Village

WednesdayMorning Torah Class Rebbetzin Chani Lipskar 10:00 - 11:00 amThe weekly portion - Women’s PerspectiveHaime Library

Tanya Class in English Mrs. Vivian Perez 1:15 - 2:50 pm198 Park Drive, Bal Harbour Village

Thursday

Women’s Tanya Class – Spanish – Mrs. Vivian Perez

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3-INGREDIENT COUSCOUS SALADJAMIE GELLER

INGREDIENTS

3 cups whole wheat Moroccan couscous, cooked1 cup dried cranberries2 cups thinly sliced kale2 cups diced butternut squash, cooked (optional)Kosher saltFreshly cracked black pepper

3-INGREDIENT MIDDLE EASTERN SALAD DRESSING.

Juice of 1 lemon3 tablespoons chopped flat-leaf parsley½ teaspoon cuminPinch of kosher or sea salt¾ cup extra virgin olive oil, such as Colavita

PREPARATION

1. Toss couscous, cranberries and kale in a bowl with squash if using. Season with salt and pepper.

Toss with 3-INGREDIENT MIDDLE EASTERN SALAD DRESSING.

Arrange on serving plates or on a platter. Serve chilled.

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Board of TrusteesSidney Feltenstein - ChairmanSimon FalicMatias GarfunkelAmbassador Isaac Gilinski Jaime GilinskiMax GilinskiSaul GilinskiSam GreenbergAbel Holtz Mike Izak

Alberto KamhaziShmuel Katz M.D.Leo KryssRabbi Sholom D. LipskarLazer MilsteinMichael PerezRyan ShapiroClaudio StivelmanMorris Tabacinic

Albert Pollans - PresidentJaime Gilinski David LichterRabbi Sholom D. LipskarMonroe Milstein - Treasurer

Steven M. Dunn - ChairDevorah Leah AndrusierJanice BarneyJoel BaumMaurice EgoziHenry EichlerMitchell FeldmanDaniel GielchinskyJacob J. Givner

Evelyn KatzRebbetzin Chani LipskarRabbi Sholom D. LipskarRabbi Zalman LipskarOrit OsmanMarc SheridanDaniel SragowiczCynthia SteinEric P. Stein

Rabbi Rabbi Sholom Lipskar Ext 311Associate Rabbi Rabbi Zalman Lipskar Ext 345Rabbi’s Executive Assistant Ms. Lydia Hasson Ext 311Rebbetzin Rebbetzin Chani Lipskar 305.992.8363JLAC / Adult Ed/ Singles Rabbi Shea Rubinstein Ext 342CYS College / Kolel Rabbi Dov Schochet 305.790.8294Accounting Mrs. Geri Kelly Ext 341Controller Mrs. Janice Barney Ext 318Office Manager Mrs. Teddy Sable Ext 313Events / Office Assistant Ms. Milena Liascovitz Ext 328Director of Events and Marketing Mrs Devorah Leah Andrusier Ext 339Youth Director Rabbi Shaykee Farkash Ext 329Operations / Maintenance Rabbi Shlomi Katan Ext 319Reception / Accounts Payable Mrs. Mindy Natoli Ext 0Mikvah Mrs. Devorah Failer 305.323.2410Pre-School Director Mrs. Chana Lipskar Ext 325Sephardic Minyan Chazan Shimshon Tzubeli 305.865.4205 Hebrew School / Editor Mrs. Aurit Katan 786.382.9006Hashkama Minyan Mr. Lazer Milstein 305.349.3040Mashgiach Mr. Mordechai Olesky 786.262.9115

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

DAILY CLASSES

The Rebbes’ Maamorim 6:20 - 6:50 amPHL 101 PHL-301 PHL-501 Rabbi Z. LipskarDaf Yomi 7:45 - 8:45 amTXT-220 Rabbi Dov SchochetChok L’Yisrael - Sephardic 8:45 amReb Shimshon TzubeliChassisdic Discourses 10:15 - 11:00 am PHL-322 PHL-510 Rabbi S. RubinstienCommunity Kollel (Men) 8:00 - 9:30 pm(Monday & Thursday) LAW-154Shul Rabbis & Kolel

SUNDAY

Daf Yomi 9:00 amTXT 220 Rabbi Dov SchochetTanya - Sichos 8:00 - 10:00 pmPHL-322 Rabbi Shlomo Haltzband

MONDAY

In Depth Chumash 1:30 pmTXT-110 Rabbi Dov SchochetInsights to our Torah Portion (Spanish) 8:45 - 9:45 pmPHL-120 Rabbi S. RubinstienWomen’s Study Group 8:30 - 10:00 pmTXT-110 Rebbetzin Chani LipskarAt the home of: Please call The Shul for details

TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY

Senior Torah Academy 12:00 - 1:00 pmPirkei Avot ETH-101 Rabbi Dov Schochet

Women’s Torah Portion Class (Spanish) 1:15 pm - 2:50 pmTXT-110 Mrs. Vivian Perez198 Park Drive, Bal Harbour Village

Women’s Morning Torah Class10:00 - 11:30 amTXT-110 Rebbetzin Chani Lipskar Chassidic Discourses (Men & Women)11:30 - 12:30 pmPHL-320 PHL-501 Rabbi Sholom D. Lipskar or Rabbi Zalman LipskarTanya Class - English 1:15 - 2:50 pmPHL-120 Mrs. Vivian Perez198 Park Drive, Bal Harbour VillageSpanish Kolel - Chassidus 8:00 - 10:00 pmPHL-301 Rabbi Shlomo Haltzband

Parsha (Men & Women)11:15 am - 12:00 pmTXT-501 Rabbi S. RubinstienSenior Torah Academy (Men & Women)12:00 - 1:00 pmTXT-120 Rabbi Dov Schochet(Main Sanctuary) Book of Judges - Years 2780 -2835

Women’s Tanya Class (Spanish) 11:00 am - 12:00 pmPHL-320 Mrs. Vivian Perez Call Vivian for details - 305.213.3202

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I Want to Believe, But…. . . I struggle with contradictions between faith and science.. . . I find it hard to believe my actions really matter to G-d. . . . I pray to G-d, but I’ve never heard Him answer. . . . Does the Bible really favor men over women and view Jews as a superior race?. . . I don’t understand how G-d could allow so much suffering.

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