ה אדר תש״פ“כ פקודי-פרשת ויקהל פרשת החודש

שבת מברכים

March 21, 2020 25th of Adar, 5780 Parshas Vayakhel-Pekudei Parshas Ha Chodesh Shabbos Mevorchim

SHABBOS SCHEDULE

Friday at home

Early Mincha at home 6:01 pm

Early Candle Lighting 6:31 pm

Candle Lighting 7:14 pm

Mincha at home 7:17 pm

Shabbos at home

Early Shachris 7:30 am

Shachris 9:00 am

20/20 Shiur

Rabbi Peled

מסילת ישרים

Rabbi Peled 5:50 pm

Sedrah Shiur

Rabbi Lehrfield 6:35 pm

Mincha at home 7:05 pm

Maariv & Havdalah 8:14 pm

WEEKDAY SCHEDULE

Shachris

Sunday 6:45 am

8:00 am

9:00 am

Mon & Thur 6:30 am

7:20 am

8:00 am

Tue, Wed, & Fri 6:45 am

7:20 am

8:00 am

Latest Mincha at home

Sunday 7:23 pm

Monday 7:23 pm

Tuesday 7:24 pm

Wednesday 7:24 pm

Thursday 7:25 pm

Weekday Classes are listed on page 2.

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בס״ד

Young Israel Kehillas Ahavas Shalom

990 NE 171 Street

North Miami Beach, FL 33162

Phone: 305 651-3591

Fax: 305 651-3501

E-mail: yikasnmb@gmail.com

To My Dear Heartbroken Kehilla,

It is with a heavy heart I feel compelled to write you a personal letter. In all my (bli ayin hora) 65 years in the Rabbinate, I never thought it would come to this... to shutter our Shuls and Batei Midrashim completely?!!!

אוֹי מֶה הָיָה לָנוּ But the mitzvah to safeguard and preserve life overrides all mitzvos in the Torah. It is not a midas chassidus to ignore sakanas nefashos. On the contrary, it is expressly and strictly forbidden.

The measures that this pandemic have forced our community to adopt are exceptionally painful. We are deeply pained by the absence of Torah and Tefillah from so many of our Shuls. We encourage everyone to learn Torah and spend time on Tefillah, and to turn this challenge into an opportunity to create in our own homes a presence of meaningful Tefillah and Torah study. As many Rabbanim have pointed out this week, every home should become a Mikdash Me’at, at all times, especially when our community Mikdash Me’at, our Shul is closed. As the Torah teaches us in Parshas Terumah “They shall make a Sanctuary for Me [Hashem], so that I may dwell in them”. The pasuk ends in the plural form to teach us that when we perform Avodas Hashem, we become the dwelling place. This Torah concept is alive more today than ever before. Rav Hirsch wrote in one of his most trenchant essays that if the day came when synagogues would close, Jewish people would concentrate on their Jewish life and Jewish Home. The situation we find ourselves in now can be used for spiritual introspection to strengthen our personal relationship with Hashem.

In this week’s Parsha, Va’Yakhel, “Moshe assembled the entire community and said to them, these are the words that Hashem has commanded you to do…”. There are very few occasions when Moshe gathered the entirety of the Jewish people, when Moshe gathered the people as a “community.” It is a preamble and prerequisite to build the Mishkan. Only as we come together as one entity can we embark on such a lofty goal. We might be stuck in our homes, but we are still one vibrant community. Let us care for our families and take care of each other. As a community, Bezras Hashem, we will persevere and stay strong. !חזק ואמץ

Baruch Hashem, the Rebbetzin and myself are doing well, however we have been instructed to maintain strict quarantine, and therefore are not accepting visitors. Both the Rebbetzin and myself can still be reached by phone at anytime. Check in with us and let us know how things are going.

In the merit of the sacred mitzvah of attempting to preserve and protect life, combined with our teshuvah, both communal and individual, may HKB”H send the Geula Shleima Bemehaira V’Yameinu.

Rabbi Dovid Lehrfield

P.S. after we get settled in with our new way of life, they tell me i will be able to give *virtual shiurim and divrei torah (*you know I have no idea what that means yet!)

WEEKDAY SHIURIM

RDL=Rabbi Dovid Lehrfield RNP=Rabbi Noach Peled SM=Shimshon Mindick RY=Rabbi Avrohom Yachnes RE=Rabbi Ira Eisenman

* 35 SW 12th Avenue, Suite 105, Dania Beach, FL 33004

Gemara RDL 7:25 am Sunday-Friday

Parshas Hashavua RDL Between Mincha/Maariv Sunday-Friday

Kollel Boker 6:40 am Monday-Friday

Halachos & Inspiration on the topic of Lashon Hara RNP After 7:20 Shachris Monday-Friday

Halacha SM Call for schedule Call for schedule

Halacha RAY 45 minutes before Mincha Mon/Tue/Wed

Chovos Halevavos: Shaar HaBitachon RNP 8:15 am Sunday

Sefer HaChinuch RNP After 9:00 am Shachris Sunday

Arvei Psachim (Gemara) RNP 8:15 pm Monday

Hilchos Shabbos RIE 7:00 pm Tuesday

Ohr Fellowship Learning-Teaching Program RNP 8:00 pm Tuesday

Neveim Melachim RDL 8:00 pm Wednesday

Lunch and Learn at BookXchange* RNP 1:15 pm Thursday

NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS

● Mazal Tov to Didi and Mitchell Bitran upon the birth of a baby girl, Elie Michal. Mazal Tov to great grandmother Dr. Connie Goldstein and grandparents Mark and Orli Goldstein.

● Mazal Tov to Dr. Richard and Jodi Bennett upon the marriage of their daughter Shirel to Netanel Alyeshmerni.

● Mazal Tov to Rabbi Ari and Erin Galandauer and family on the Brisim of their sons Yizchak Dovid and Yosef Chaim.

● Mazal Tov to Akiva Fox on his Siyum on Mishnayos Maseches Rosh Hashanah last Shabbos.

● Special thanks to Le Chocolatier for the beautiful (and delicious) chocolate bars that they donated for the Shalach Manos.

PARKING

We have reserved the first 2

parking spaces in front of our

building for Rabbi Lehrfield and

Rabbi Peled. Please do not park

there.

HOSPITALITY

Due to the Corona virus we will

not be providing hospitality or

meals for Shabbat. Once it is safe

to do so we will resume

hospitality. Please contact Ron

Fisher of the YIKAS Hospitality

Committee if you have any

questions

Email: fisher@fiu.edu

Tel: 305-653-4970

Cell: 305-613-0828

SECURITY

The security of our Shul is of

utmost importance. Please follow

all instructions of our security

personnel. To join the security

team, contact Adam Aronson.

Cell: 305-213-1693

REFRESHMENTS

Please enjoy hot coffee and tea in

the lobby.

The Shul is closed until further notice. Please check WhatsApp or

your email for more information as it becomes available.

The Shul emails and phone are still being monitored, should you have any questions or need something

from the Shul. The Yarn is only being sent electronically. If you know

someone who does not get email, please share it with them.

Aharon Dovid ben Chaya

Yochanan Baruch HaKohen ben Frumma Etta

Etta Mindel bas Chana

Tzofia bas Shoshana

Daniel Yaakov ben Masha Tzvia

Leora Rachel bas Chaya Raizelle

Boruch ben Sorah Gittel

Etel bas Chana Perel

Devora bas Sora

Sara Aria bas Masha Raizel

Tuvia Chaim ben Shulamit

Chana bas Yaakov

Devorah bas Malka

Yisroel Yehuda ben Rachel

Mindal bas Chana

Yitzchak ben Zisel

Shmuel ben Sarah

Ezra Chaim ben Rivka

Yosef Noach ben Leah Tzivia

Esther bas Frayda

Leah bas Sara

Shifra Yehudis bas Yafa Leah

Yehuda Reuven ben Rachel

Yakov ben Chasya

Nechama Aidel Malka bas Sara

Leah

Yehuda Meir ben Tzipora

Netanel Ilan ben Sheyna Tzipora

Shimshon ben Hassiba

Itai ben Tzipora

Pesachya Pinchas ben Ruchel

Yaakov Yosef ben Shoshana Yocheved

Reuven ben Sarah Nemani

Etel bas Malka Yita

Rochel Miriam bas Sarah

REFUAH SHELEIMA

Coronavirus Quarantine: 6 Ways to Stay Positive

by Dr. Jacob L. Freedman Reprinted from Aish.com

How to stay sane and healthy if you're in quarantine.

As a psychiatrist working between America and Israel, I often find myself speaking with anxious patients. With the current corona-virus pandemic, I’ve had my hands full, fielding queries from patients on multiple continents with all sorts of challenging issues.

The most common question has been, “How can I keep myself from getting it?” The answer to that one is easy: follow the national health care organization’s recommendations – whether it’s the Israeli Ministry of Health or the American Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The second most common question is a bit more novel: “How can I stay sane if I’ve been quarantined?” With this in mind – and with millions of people across the world in either voluntary or enforced isolation at home – there is the potential for serious stress, loneli-ness, and fear of being stuck at home with nothing to do and nowhere to go. So whether you’re in isolation or worried you might be at some point in the near future, here are 6 ways to stay positive during quarantine.

1. Stay in contact. In Judaism, we have a beautiful mitzvah called Bikur Cholim, visiting the sick. This mitzvah helps our fellow Jews to stay positive in a time of illness and to help them in their recovery process. While it’s against Jewish law to visit people when you could expose them to a contagious disease, that shouldn’t stop you from calling them. For every person who’s going stir crazy in their apartment, the good news is that you’re not alone and can easily call a friend, family member, colleague, or neighbor who’s stuck in the same boat. This fulfills the mitzvah of Bikur Cholim and reminds us that we are never alone.

2. Exercise. Just because your gym is closed doesn’t mean that you can’t do your daily exercise routine. Many good studies show that daily cardiovascular exercise works as a treatment for anxiety and depressive disorders. Not feeling anxious or depressed yet? Exercise is also a preventative measure to promote mental wellbeing. So dust off that treadmill, unroll that yoga mat, or start a new regimen of push-ups, sit-ups, and jumping jacks today.

3. Mindfulness. We’ve all heard about mindfulness but very few of us actually practice it. Somewhere between meditation and relax-ation is this form of psychological self-soothing that allows a person to be aware of their internal state. Mindfulness is a tremendous tool for decreasing one’s emotional temperature, especially during times of stress! Now is a great time to learn mindfulness practice and to put it to use. The smartphone apps Headspace and Calm are a great place to start.

4. Make it Happen. Have you ever wanted to understand how volcanoes work, wished you spoke better Hebrew, or learned how to weave your own kilt? Now is your chance to take on that amazing academic project you always wanted to tackle! Not only do you have the time, but it will keep your mind off of anything worrisome while simultaneously keeping you productive. Perhaps you wanted to join up with Daf Yomi, the daily Talmudic study, that tens of thousands of Jews do on a daily basis world-wide. Maybe it’s time to start reading the daily Torah portion. Wherever your learning level is at, there’s always more to be done and now you finally have the time!

5. Pray. Yep. For sure it will help. Many good scientific studies have shown how prayer keeps people grounded, and optimistic. This contributes to better medical and psychological outcomes due to the power of positive thinking. Across the world, everyone is pray-ing because the truth is that without a vaccine and any better advice than staying vigilant and washing our hands, we have nowhere else to turn than to our Creator. Starting with Psalms is always a good place: “I lift up my eyes to the mountains, from where will my help come? My help will come from God, maker of Heaven and Earth,” (Psalms 121: 1-2).

6. Keep the Big Picture in Mind. The coronavirus is only a few nanometers in size and yet it’s wreaking havoc upon the mightiest of people and has brought the mightiest countries in the world to their knees. The irony should not be too hard to grasp and we should all remember how many miraculous things we have going for us. Just consider it for a moment how good life is: If you’re reading this, you have electricity and most likely clean water and food. Presumably someone shared this link with you which means that people care about you and the people you’ll share this link with are people you care about too. Remember how blessed you are and with God’s help we will all get through this alive and well.

Avraham Tanev

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