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The Shul weekly magazine Weekly Magazine Sponsored By Mr. & Mrs. Martin (OBM) and Ethel Sirotkin and Dr. & Mrs. Shmuel and Evelyn Katz Over irty Years of Serving the Communities of Bal Harbour, Bay Harbor Islands, Indian Creek and Surfside 9540 Collins Avenue, Surfside, Fl 33154 Tel: 305.868.1411 Fax: 305.861.2426 www.eShul.org Email: [email protected] B”H Shabbos Parshas Balak TAMMUZ 16 - 17 JULY 22- 23 CANDLE LIGHTING: 7:54 PM SHABBOS ENDS: 8:49 PM Fast of 17 Tammuz Sunday, July 24 Fast Begins: 5:22 am Fast Ends: 8:36 pm

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The Shulweekly magazine

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

Over Thirty Years of Serving the Communities of Bal Harbour, Bay Harbor Islands, Indian Creek and Surfside 9540 Collins Avenue, Surfside, Fl 33154 Tel: 305.868.1411 Fax: 305.861.2426 www.TheShul.org Email: [email protected]

B”H

Shabbos Parshas Balak

TAMMUZ 16 - 17

JULY 22- 23

CANDLE LIGHTING: 7:54 PM

SHABBOS ENDS: 8:49 PM

Fast of 17 Tammuz

Sunday, July 24

Fast Begins: 5:22 am

Fast Ends: 8:36 pm

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Weekly Message

Thoughts on the Parsha from Rabbi Sholom D. Lipskar

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

Community HappeningsSharing with your Shul Family

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

Inspiration, Insights & IdeasBringing Torah lessons to LIFE

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

The ABC’s of AlephServing Jews in institutional and limited environments.

French Connection������������ ���������

Latin Link�������������

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

Community NachasA peek at recent happenings

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

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

Contents

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Nachas At A Glance

Behold, the Guardian of Israel neither slumbers

nor sleeps

Psalms 121:4

Quotable Quote

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Yud Beis Tammuz Farbrengen at The Shul

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The Bar Mitzvah of Rafael Andrusier, celebrated at Maarat Hamachpeila in Chevron with the IDF

soldiers stationed in the area

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Parshas Balak

It is in this portion where Bilaam, a rabid anti-Semite who would employ every means and strategy

to annihilate the children of Israel, is forced to not only bless them but to actually prophesize the certainty of the coming of Moshiach. Maimonides in his classic magnum Opus on Jewish law (Laws of Kings) quotes the verbatim words of Bilaam and describes their particular ���������� �� ��� ��� ���������

�������������� ������������������������������������for whom we desperately and impatiently wait. ��� �� �� �������� ��� ��������� �� �������� ����������opposites as Bilaam and Moshiach, actually crediting this despicable world-class Jew-hater with the messianic prophecy? The issue is so obvious that there must be a compelling reason for ����������������������������!�"��"�����������������# The most unfortunate aspect of Moshiach and Redemption is the inevitable fact that in order to be redeemed you need to be imprisoned. For Moshiach to lead us out of Galus we must a priori be in Galus. $����������%����&��������������������������������������������� �������'���*������+� �������� �� ���������������Galus? The only purpose of such a painful exile is in order to reach an even higher level of Divine connection and growth than when we do not experience Galus. ���������������������������������������/�����0"������is a formidable task which requires enormous commitment and ���1������# When G-d decided to create our world it was for the express objective to do whatever was necessary to make this material, physical, mostly challenging world into a permanent dwelling place for G-d. This was not to be accomplished by isolating the physical world and transcending to a more spiritually balanced higher space. We are charged to engage our coarse world where G-dliness is �������� �� �������� ������ �� ��� ������� �� ������ ���natural, self-serving, egotistical tendencies so they have no negative

�1����������������������������������"������������������2�������"����������������� ��/3������# Our messianic expectation is that all of the world, with all its inhabitants and everything that is part of this world, will acknowledge ��"�������/3�!�������"��������#�������������"�����������������"����� ������������������������34���������be forced to recognize that goodness, kindness, holiness and morality will overcome darkness and negativity. As long as there is a single space in the world, even in the most remote environment spatially or conceptually where G-dliness is still hidden, Moshiach is not complete. It is in the theatre where the bad guys control and where evil continues to proliferate that we need to restrict its assumed authority and replace ������/3�!����������# ������2����������������"����������/3�!�"��"����������������������� �������������������"�����������������"�������#Enter the Mideanite women, taught and encouraged by Bilaam to seduce the Jewish men and divert their attention from Moshiach to satisfy their temporary animalistic tendencies. No ideology, philosophy or life system ever provided a decent alternative to Torah, and never did the children of Israel fall or suffer due to intellectual or spiritual conclusions. It is always the behavioral element in our being that tends to bend �����������������1���"�����������������������������the stumbling block in our historical journey towards redemption. %��!������������������2��������������"������#�������%����5�������"�������������� �������/3�!�6����������and desire depends on it. Only we can do it and get it done. ���������������������������2#

Rabbi Sholom D. Lipskar

Thoughts on the Parshahfrom Rabbi Sholom D. Lipskar

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Questions

7#�����������������������������2��������������Mitzvahs? (Bamadbar Rabah)

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3. When were boats used in the desert? (Bamadbar Rabah)

Answers For Last Week:1. Korach had many honorable

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86���������������������� ���������#��������������������H�������9���2!������ ���������#���� �����������������wealthy but It is interesting to note that there is no mention of ������!�"��������"�#<������:����PP3Q=

P# H�������� �������� ��� ���� ��� �� ��� ���������� ����������������C����!� ����2���� ��������������������������� ����������������������������������#</������H���Q8=

Prizes kindly sponsored by

the Goldczer Family

in loving Memory of

Aryeh Leib ben Zev Volf obm

Yosef’sTeen Boys

Grades: 9th - 12th

10:00 am - 12:00 pm

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Shaykee’sDavening With Dad

Grades: 7th - 8th

10:30 am - 12:00 pm

Montessori 3

Sholom’sHebrew School

Grades: 4th - 8th

10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Mendel’sJunior Boys

Ages: 4 - 8

10:00 am - 12:00 pm

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Rochelle’sTween Girls

Grades: 6th - 8th

10:30 am - 12:00 pm

Itty’sPre Tween Girls

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10:00 am - 12:00 pm

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Yakira Leah’sAleph Wonder Girls

Ages: 4 - 610:00 am - 12:00 pm

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

Morah Malkie’s Tot Shabbat

Ages: 1 - 311:00 am - 12:00 pm

Montessori classrooom 2

Debbie’sTeen Girls

Grades: 9th - 12th

10:30 am - 12:00 pm

Teen Girls Room

Torah Quiz

Mishnayos Ba’al Peh After Mincha Montessori 3

GREAT PRIZES!!!Prizes kindly sponsored by the

Goldczer family in loving memory ofAryeh Leib ben Zev Volf Obm

Torah Quiz will resume after the Summer

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Kiddush This Week:

Kiddush this week is available for sponsorship.

Shalosh Seudos This Week:

Shalosh Seudos this week is sponsored by Mrs. Estela Berry in honor of the yahrzeit of her mother

Toba bas Yitzchok Meir obm. May her neshama have an aliya.

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kiddushim at The Shul

6����� ���" �� �� "������ ��� ���2�� ������� ������� ��Shalosh Seudos by becoming a sponsor. Or join the Kiddush Bank ����������6�����<_``{������=��6����<_P|{������=

Candle LightingCandle Lighting 7:50 p.m.7:50 p.m.MinchaMincha 7:55 p.m.7:55 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, and Shalosh seudos

is Food Art

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

Shabbos ScheduleShabbos Schedule

Early MinyanEarly Minyan 6:30 p.m.6:30 p.m.Candle lighting Candle lighting 7:54 p.m. 7:54 p.m. Mincha / Kabbalas ShabbosMincha / Kabbalas Shabbos 7:55 p.m.7:55 p.m.Shabbos Day Hashkama MinyanShabbos Day Hashkama Minyan 7:15 a.m.7:15 a.m.Tanya / Hayom YomTanya / Hayom Yom 9:00 a.m.9:00 a.m.Shacharis (Morning Services)Shacharis (Morning Services) 9:00 a.m.9:00 a.m.Children’s ProgramsChildren’s Programs 10:00 a.m.10:00 a.m.Upstairs MinyanUpstairs Minyan 10:30 a.m.10:30 a.m.30 Minutes of Tanya: Classroom #1 +/- 12:00 p.m.30 Minutes of Tanya: Classroom #1 +/- 12:00 p.m.With Mrs. Vivian Perez (for Women)With Mrs. Vivian Perez (for Women) After DaveningAfter DaveningKiddushKiddush 12:00 p.m.12:00 p.m.Daf YomiDaf Yomi 6:55 p.m.6:55 p.m.Men’s ShiurMen’s Shiur 6:55 p.m.6:55 p.m.Shalosh Seudos for BoysShalosh Seudos for Boys 6:55 p.m.6:55 p.m.Mincha Mincha 7:40 p.m.7:40 p.m.Pirkei Avos Chapter 6Pirkei Avos Chapter 6Shabbos Ends / Ma’ariv & HavdalahShabbos Ends / Ma’ariv & Havdalah 8:49 p.m.8:49 p.m.Weekly Video of The RebbeWeekly Video of The RebbeWeekly Video of The Rebbe

Sephardic Minyan Friday EveningSephardic Minyan Friday EveningMincha / Kabbalat ShabbatMincha / Kabbalat Shabbat 7:30 p.m.7:30 p.m.

Shabbat Day ShacharitShabbat Day Shacharit 9:00 a.m.9:00 a.m.Mincha Mincha 7:35 p.m.7:35 p.m.Shabbos Ends / Arvit & HavdalahShabbos Ends / Arvit & Havdalah 8:49 p.m.8:49 p.m.

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The following dates are available for sponsorship:

Kiddush Shalosh Seudos July 23, 30 July 30

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

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Tammuz 17 Mr. Dov FalicTammuz 17 Mrs. Rhoda IsraelTammuz 17 Mrs. Sonya WexlerTammuz 18 Mrs. Aurit Katan�����97� ���#*���������Tammuz 18 Mrs. Marina A. GleizerTammuz 18 Ms. Jessica FisherTammuz 19 Mr. Dan GoldfarbTammuz 19 Mr. Jonathan GluckTammuz 20 Ms. Ali ZieferTammuz 20 Ms. Ariella MandelTammuz 20 Ms. Sarah GrossbergerTammuz 21 Mr. Felix LichterTammuz 21 Mr. Oliver BouhnikTammuz 21 Mrs. Tila LeviTammuz 22 Mr. Aryeh RubinTammuz 22 Mr. Erwin SredniTammuz 22 Mrs. Yael DelgadoTammuz 22 Ms. Gabriella Davit�����98P ��#�9����������2Tammuz 23 Mr. Jaime SchapiroTammuz 23 Mr. Jorge FaragoTammuz 23 Mr. Richard BrenerTammuz 23 Ms. Michla DuchmanTammuz 23 Rabbi Mendy Duchman

Community HappeningsSharing with your Shul Family

Birthdays

Kid’s Birthdays

Yahrtzeits

Tammuz 17 Toba bas Yitzchok Meir obm Mother of Mrs. Estela Berry Tammuz 18 Leah bas Yehudit obm Mother of Mr. Terence SpeyerTammuz 20 Chaya Henya Tzirrel bas Shmuel obm Mother of Ambassador Isaac GilinskiTammuz 20 Chaya Henya Tzirrel bas Shmuel obm Mother of Mr. Max Gilinski Tammuz 20 Dovid Avraham ben Yitzchak obm Father of Mrs. Renee Felice Moore Tammuz 21 Yitzhak Zev ben Zvi Gad obm Brother of Mr. Edward RosengartenTammuz 22 Flora Berdugo obm Mother of Mrs. Fortuna Mamane Tammuz 22 Hedviga Mazliach obm Mother of Mr. Robert J. MazliachTammuz 23 Linda Haya obm /��������������#�� ���9

Tammuz 17 Aviv MichaelTammuz 18 Yoseph Yehoshua GinsburgTammuz 20 Joshua DavoudpourTammuz 21 Gavriel KatzTammuz 22 Tehila LekachTammuz 22 Benjamin WolfTammuz 22 Yossi YakubovTammuz 22 Batia SegalTammuz 23 Meyer ToledanoTammuz 23 Avital GutfreundTammuz 23 Noa GutfreundTammuz 23 Daniel Biton

Mazal Tov

Mazal Tov to Mr. Sergio Gurvitsch on the birth of a grandson born to his ����������������������%���������#���������������������*��"������!��������������������������������������#

Mazel tov to Avrohom and Sandra Gewirtz on the engagement of ����������������*�������������������������:�����#������wedding be in a good and auspicious time and may the young couple ������������������� ���5�����#

Anniversaries

Mr. & Mrs. Alex and Irina ReznikVolunteers Needed

After every Kiddush and event, The Shul donates the left over food to organizations or families in need. We are looking for volunteers to help

collect and wrap the food.

If you would like to help please contact the Mashgiach, Mordechai Olesky after the Kiddush.

Community service hours will be awarded.

Community Notice Board:

The Chayenu & Dvar Malchus publications are available for sale at the front receptionist.

There is only a limited amount each week and we will

unfortunately not be able to hold books for anyone. First ����������������� ���������

Mezuzos are also available for sale at

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Community HappeningsSharing with your Shul Family

Thanks To Our Donors

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.

%%*7���������&����Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Jay AmronMr. & Mrs. Yankie AndrusierMr. & Mrs. Doron BarnesMr. & Mrs. Miguel BaumDr. & Mrs. Bernard Baumel��#C����%����*���Dr. & Mrs. Samuel DavitDr. & Mrs. Raymond FailerMs. Marta Feigenbaum��#����#������&�2��Rabbi & Mrs. Velvel FreedmanMr. & Mrs. Meir IzakDr. & Mrs. Shmuel KatzMr. & Mrs. Joseph KazarnovskyMr. Menachem Koegel

Mr. & Mrs. Moshe Shlomo LermanRabbi & Rebbetzin Sholom D. LipskarMrs. Nina MackMr. Asher MamaneMr. Alex MettaDrs. Raul & Janet MitraniMr. & Mrs. David NotikDr. & Mrs. Michael SalzhauerMrs. Beverly SchottensteinMr. & Mrs. David SchwartzMr. & Mrs. Richard Sragowicz��#����#����������#*����������������#����#6���$�������

MENMichael Joseph ben Natalie LeeGabriel ben EstherEber Avraham ben Fruma Esther�������������6���Yosef ben EdwinaAvrohom ben FeigelMordechai David ben Esther RaizelH������*����:�"����������H�������*��������Shimon Yitzchak ben Leah RochelRoi ben Orly*�����9����������/�����

WOMEN*����������������������*����%���H���������*���/�����Ilana bas Shaina Rochel*���������2�������*�������:�����&�������*����������%����������

Tammuz Light & Power

We sincerely thank the following members and supporters of The Shul for donations received between 07/12/16 and 07/18/16

We apologize for any errors or omissions that we may have made.

Light & Power and Wine for Kiddush & Havdalah forthe month of Tammuz is Kindly Sponsored by

The Duchman Family

To strengthen our connection to The Rebbe the Leader of our Generation.

Happy Birthday Mishy & Mendy.

“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.”

The Shul Parking Garage

In response to numerous incidents in our garage and with the safety of our children, members and staff foremost in mind, we insist on TOTAL compliance with the following rules in the garage.

• You must always park in a legal spot• Do not park in handicap parking• Do not park along the perimeter of the garage• Do not double park• Do not take up more than one space• Do not block another vehicle

There is additional parking in the lots North and South of The Shul.When cars park illegally, you take an already challenging situation in the garage and turn it into a near impossible and dangerous situation. You create more havoc, less visibility and more aggravation which itself contributes to the likelihood of an accident, G-d forbid.

If you are not in a legal spotYOU WILL BE TOWED

Please NoteThe North side parking lot and The Shul

garage are closed on Shabbos and Yom Tov. Please do not open the barriers.

Community Notice Board:

If you have a new or slightly used Shaitel that you would like to donate to The Shul Sisterhood

Please Contact ���������������������!������"#�

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A Time to PrayDavening schedules and locations throughout the week

Evening Kolel Schedule - Monday and Thursday 8:45 -9:30 pm

Mon & Thurs $%"!�'�#�%����� Evening Community Kolel Chavrusah

Daily Learning Schedule at The Shul

6:20 -6:50 am Derech Mitzvosecha Foundational Chassidic Discourse R’ Zalman Lipskar7:45 am Daf Yomi R’ Dov Schochet

8:45 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 9:00Sephardic Minyan 8:00

Sunday Shacharis Minyanim

Main Minyan 8:00 am 9:00 amSephardic Minyan 9:00 am

Sunday Mincha /Maariv

Minyanim

Main Minyan 7:55 pmLate Maariv 10:00 pm

mincha / Maariv Minyanim (mon - Thurs)

Main Minyan 2:00 pm Early Mincha 7:55 pm 10:00 pmSephardic Minyan 7:55 pm Following

Halachic Times

Based on times for July 27

(���)��������*���+���������������������!%�"���,�����������-�����������������������������!%!/���0�1�)��������*������������������������%""���(Earliest Amidah)4������������������������������������������#�%�����5����������������������������������������������##%##��� 6��1��*���77��������������������������������#%�����,����������������������������������������������%�#���8��9�)������������������������������������������%"/������:����*������������������������������������$%�/���(preferable latest time for Mincha)�1���)�:��������*�0�9�����������������$%�!���(Earliest preferable Ma’ariv)

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

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.

Benyamin Aharon Ben Jeniya Gila RutJonathan ben Aliza Sher

Michael Shmuel ben Eliezer EliyahuAmir 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.

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���7���'������1�#���� ���� ���� ���!� ������ ������� <���� ��fellow Jew) was beyond imagination. The Maggid said: If only we could kiss a sefer-Torah with the same love that my Master kissed the children when he took them to cheder as a �������!����������

���<<��'������1�#=��������������������� ����������<�������*���������=����������^

5����������"��"��^��� ����������'���2��/3�+������������'��������������#+

In the script: According to the sages in Eiruvin Q��������� ���������<����"��������������described by the words) “engraved on the �������#+

In the spiritual standing of the people Israel: $����� ������������ ���������9���2���������������������#����'������� ��������������#+������������������������were baalei teshuva, repentants.

In the spiritual standing of Moshe: When the Torah was given, Moshe received one thousand '������+ �� � ����� ���� ��� �� �� ��� /����*��� ��������� ��2� ���������������restored with the second tablets (except on �����������������6!�����9*����=#

The second tablets, however, did have this superior quality: That they were given along with halachot (laws), midrash and aggadot, etc., �'�����������������3�������+���0"�������������88�#C��������������������!�����shone with rays of light.

���7���'������1�#$The Alter Rebbe said of R. Moshe Vilenker: “Moshe ���������!���������������������������in his ten years of toil, he has attained through

his labors a powerful, capacious, wide-ranging ��������������3<�������������=#+

For three years R. Moshe Vilenker prepared himself for yechidus with the Alter Rebbe. Afterwards he remained in Lyozna for seven years to translate the yechidus into actual avoda.

���7���'������1�#/C"�����������������!�^$���������������when spending months in one place, he would ������ �! ������������ ���"����� ��� ����������<"#�|=������������������������/3�!����in the conclusion.

���7���'�����1�������� ��� ����� ����� �� �����!��(contemplation, meditation):

(a.) Study-meditation: After mastering the concept thoroughly, one meditates on its profundity, until the intellectual element shines forth for him.

(b.) Meditation before davening: This is directed toward sensing the vitality of the concept learned, in contrast to sensing the intellectual element emphasized in study-meditation.

(c.) Meditation in davening: To sense the “G-dly ������+��������"�������#

These three are rungs on the ladder of ����������# 5� �������/3�!�2����� �������us that we may occasionally sense G-dhood spontaneously, without any avoda at all. This comes about by virtue of the quality of Ultimate Essential G-dhood within the soul. For avoda by ��!������������������������������������meditation are essential.

>�7��7���'������1��#It is written: They shall make Me a sanctuary and 5�������������������#'$��������+����

within every one of Israel. For within every Jew, �������3"�������������!����������������������������������<��������������=#

The site of the sanctuary remains sacred, even in ��������0��������������#5���������!���:��� *��"��� 8� :# C��� ����^ '��� �������<����� 6������= ���� ��"���� ���� ���$�����$���#+C����������������������������buildings. So too, is the case with the personal �������������������5�����������������is whole, clear and pure, as it is written, I am asleep but my heart is alert. Midrash Raba comments: “I am asleep for mitzvot, but my ����� ����������������2������ 5�������"for charities, but my heart is alert to perform ����#+�����������<�"�������=���������<���G-d rescue us from such) found in the people Israel is only in those aspects of the people analagous to buildings above the foundation. The foundation of the individual sanctuary, however, remains in its holy state.

����7���'������1���My father said:

A chassidic aphorism makes the head clear and �������������

������������������"������� ��������������������

� ��������� ������ ����� �� ��"� ��trust, brings joyousness, and places the ���� �� ������ � � ����� �� '�����#+

���7���'������1���When Matot and Massai are separate, then on Shabbat at Mincha, as well as on Monday and Thursday, the Levi-aliya ends with the last journey.

Hayom YomIn 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.

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The Temporary Jew>���?'7�(������������������Than HomesBy: Rabbi YY Jacobson

The Sleeper

Izzy is sitting in synagogue one Sabbath morning when he falls asleep and starts to snore. The synagogue care taker quickly comes

over to him, taps him softly on his shoulder �� �����'6����� ���"���� ������ 599�� ���!����������������������������#+

'��� ���2 �����+ ���� 5���� '5 ������ "�� ��membership in full, so I feel I have a right to do ��������5���#+

'H��� 5 ������+ ��"���� ��� ������2��� '��� �����������2��"������������������2�#+

Tents and Dwellings�������2!������"����������2���������������story of Balaam, a prophet and archenemy of the Jewish people, who was summoned by the Moabite king to curse Israel. In the end, in lieu of curses, the prophet gushes forth the most splendid poetry ever written about the uniqueness and destiny of the Jewish people. ��� "����� ��� ������ �������� � �����"��� ��inspiration for thousands of years.

In one of the stanzas, Balaam declares:

'��� ������ ��� ���� ����� � 4����� H�������������5������+

This is a verse Jews came to love so profoundly that they start the morning prayers with it ����� ���� ��� P|Q ���� � ����#��� �"��� ��our prayers is not with a quote from Moses or another Jewish sage or poet, but with the words uttered by the gentile Balaam.

And today I wish to share with you an inspiring interpretation on this verse by the Baal Shem Tov <7|��37`|{=������������*���������������#

'��� ������ ��� ���� ����� � 4����� H�������������5������+����������#������������and there are dwellings. The tents belong to 4������������������5�����#��������������be a redundant statement? What is the difference between tents and dwellings, and why is one associated with Jacob, the other with Israel?

A Tale of Two StructuresIn the physical sense, the difference between

a tent and a dwelling is simple. A tent is a temporary structure, initially designed to be taken apart with the same swiftness it pitched, ��������������������"��������� ��and residence.

� � �������� ������ '����+ �� '��������+represent two diverse spiritual pathways. There are human beings who carve out of their hearts a permanent dwelling space for the Divine. Their �"�"��� ���� /3� ���� ���# ��� "������ �their lives is consistent and undeviating. Their homes and spirits serve as an abode for G-d.

But then there are the individuals who are not so spiritually sensitive or exalted. These human beings are too overwhelmed with the stress of daily life, to be able to continuously breathe-in a G-d-centered consciousness. The confusions of ������������"�������������� ������������of holding a family together, the endless deadlines �� ��� ��� ������������ �� ����!� �0"��������deprive them of their ability to remain forever inspired and focused on the divine truths of existence. Add to this the incessant materialistic lusts and demands of a human body, which often ���"����������"��/3�!��������#

Notwithstanding this, even these individuals, once in a while—perhaps early in the morning, late at night, or sometimes in the midst of a hectic day—experience a yearning to spend a few moments with G-d. Even people of this category sense, every once in a while, a frustration, a void, which leads them to open their hearts to G-d. They then construct a tent, a temporary space to which they invite G-d, if only for a brief while.

It may be, for example, a few moments before sunset. A Jew, immersed in work, suddenly ������������������������'���������+<"��� ��� �������������2�������=#�� ��� ���shul (synagogue) and starts talking to G-d, swiftly. In 8 minutes he is done. What he is essentially ��������'/3��5�����������������5����������������� �����# �� ���!� ���� �"��eight minutes together. Let us cover the basics and I will be off to deal with the big tough world ��������#+

���� 4�� �� � ���� ������� � 0�� ��permanent dwelling for G-d. At best, he erects a tent, where he and G-d spend a few moments together…

The Heel and the Head����������"������������������� �������archetype names of our people: Jacob and Israel. 5 ������� 4���� <H��2��= ���� � ����� 5�����(Yisroel) consists of the letters which make up ��������'������+<�������=#������������head represent, of course, two extremes. Jacob was given this name when he emerged from his ������!����������������������������!�����������"�������2����"��������� ������#�������������������5������������������his rival and prevailed.

Jacob, in other words, symbolizes the person ������� � ������� ��� ��������� ��������� � ����� "����� �� ��� ����� 5����� ����� �� ��� ������� �����"���� ��� "����who is in touch with his or her head and higher consciousness. Jacob erects temporary tents for /3��5�����������"��������������#

One might think that it is the dwellings of Israel ������������������/3�#4����!����������best tolerable, but not desirable.

*���� ������ �� ��������^ '��� ������ �������������4�����H�������������5������+

���������4����!�����������������������but they are, in a way, given preference over 5�����!����������&���������������������'��������� ��� ���� ����� � 4�����+ ��� ���������'H�������������5������+

It is precisely in the non-spiritual demeanor of ��� '4����+ "��������� ����� ��� ��������� �������������� ����^��������������������/3���� ��� ���2��� �� �����!� ������"�# 5�����!�dwellings are islands of transcendence, but it is �4����!�������������"�����������������3��������������������������� ��#

When a human being, bogged down by a myriad of pressures, frustrated by the void of meaning and truth in his life, tears himself away for a few moments from the turmoil and says, “G-d, ����������������������+����"������� ���the purpose for which this stressful world was originally created: That it be exploited to fuel a longing for meaning far deeper and truer than any spiritual longing ever experienced on the landscape of paradise.

Or as one Rebbe put it: “G-d tells us, ‘I ask of you to give me only a few moments every day, but �����������������������0������������#!+

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Why Name a Torah Reading After a Wicked Person?By Yossi Lew

Dear Rabbi,I was a little shocked that the weekly Torah portion read in the synagogue on the Sabbath was named after the wicked King Balak, who schemed to curse the Jews in the desert.���������� ������������������ ���Torah portion?Answer:����!� ����� � ��������� �������# ����� ���actually six Torah portions named after central characters--Noach, Sarah, Jethro, Korach, Balak �� 6��������� ���� ��� ��� ���������� ����Balak. A careful reading of the story will give us some insight into why this portion was named after a wicked man--and what messages we can glean for our own spiritual journey.

Analyzing Balak’s Scheme����2� ��� 2�� �� ����� �� ����� �� �� ���approaching Jewish nation, so he pleads with Balaam, a prophet, to curse them.

G-d tells Balaam not to curse the Jews, and initially, Balaam is compliant. But eventually, ���������"�����������������4������������on going--so G-d gives him the freedom to choose.

���/3�����������2�������������������������������#��������������������������������������!���2����"��������������#Three times, the angel diverts the donkey, and three times, Balaam strikes the donkey. Finally, the donkey has had enough. Astonishingly, he opens his mouth and complains to Balaam about �������������������� �����������������������������������!��������������#

$�� ������ ������� �� ����2!� "������ �� ��taken, amid much fanfare, to a place where he can view the Jewish people and curse them. But when he opens his mouth to curse them, �������� 1�� ����� ������� 5 ���� ��� �����contain some of the most beautiful praises of the Jewish people in the Torah.

Balaam then goes on to prophecy about the Messianic era (Numbers 24:17-24): “I see it, but �����5�����������������#C����������forth from Jacob, and a staff will arise from Israel which will crush the princes of Moab and uproot ����������������+

C���� ������!� �"�� ������� �� ����� ��� 4����

he suggests a different strategy: Entice the Jewish people to sin with the Moabite women, ��������� ����������������" �������6���idol and anger G-d. The plan is successful, and a devastating plague erupts among the people ��� ������#6������ ����������� ���C����the high priest, rises up and puts a stop to the physical and spiritual carnage.

H��!��"�������������������������"�����������'����2#+�����������"�������!�������2�����������!�������������2����������to curse the Jews and then went on to seduce ����� ������ � ����� � "�����# $����!� ���redeeming quality?

%��!�����������2��"��������������^

• Balaam is transformed by his hatred of the Jewish people into one who does not wish to obey G-d.

• A donkey talks.• The curses are transformed into blessings.• A portion of the Jewish people is transformed

into sinners of the lowest degree.• The prophecies regarding the Messianic era

all describe the ultimate transformation of the world.

This Torah portion embodies the power of transformation. The blessings are so profound because they originated as curses. Their transformation is so absolute that they describe the ultimate transformation of the entire world: ��� ��� �� ��������� ��������� ����2 �������embodies this very transformation. The Talmud ������� ���� ��� �������� ���� :���� ���transformed her own life by converting to Judaism and merited to become the great-grandmother of King David, was a direct descendant of Balak.2 The Moshiach, who will usher in the era of ultimate transformation and redemption, will come from the lineage of King David. And so, the person charged with transforming the Jewish people and the entire world—Moshiach—is a ������ �������� �� ����2� ����!� ����� ���greatest transformation possible.

$���!� ��� ������� ��� ��; ����������ourselves and our lives is not easy. And this is ��"������� ���� ��� �� ��� ����� � ��� �����or a crisis. But it is often the most challenging situations that lead to the greatest gains. When we realize that, instead of submitting to the pressure, we can use it for personal growth and development, we can have the most sublime experience of transformation.

The Three Weeks

I ��� ���� P�8� <|| *�= � ��� 7`�� ��Tammuz, Rome under the General Titus broke through the walls of Jerusalem. Exactly three

weeks later on the 9th of Av he destroyed the Second Temple. According to the Jerusalem Talmud, the Babylonian General Nevuzraddan entered Jerusalem on the 17th of Tammuz as well to destroy the First Temple in the year 3338 <�8Q�*�=# <�������"�������������""��� ���position that it was on the 9th of Tammuz which is the opinion of the Babylonian Talmud.)

Besides fasting on these two dates (the 17th of Tammuz and the 9th of Av) there are also customs of mourning observed during this three week period for this great tragedy and loss of life. The historian Josephus writes that over one million Jews were killed during the destruction of the Second Temple.

The custom is not to have any weddings during this period, though engagements even with a festive meal are permissible.

One should not dance or listen to music during the three weeks.

One does not take a haircut during this time. There are opinions which are lenient for a child ����������2��������!C�#

C����������������������� ��������������4�����people, one should refrain from any dangerous activity i.e. going to places of danger or having elective surgery during this period.

There are many communities which also refrain from going on tours or vacations during the three weeks.

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The custom is to refrain from making the Blessing of Shehecheyanu (over new fruits or �������=��������� ����#*������������� �������� ��� � �������# 5� �� ��� � 6�������� <�����"��� �� � ��� ���= ����� ����time they can make the Shehecheyanu Blessing.

One should not walk alone in desolate areas between the fourth and ninth hour of the day.

�����������0������������ ������2���!�students or children during this time.

The Rebbe used to stress the studying of laws and prophesies regarding the Third Temple during this time. As we commemorate the destruction of the Temples, we also study, hope and yearn for the rebuilding of the Third Temple.

As a sign of our trust that this will be speedily in our days, we study the laws of building the Temple. As the verse states, “Zion will be redeemed through justice and its captives with �9����2��+������������"����������������both the area of Torah study and acts of kindness �� �������# C� �� ���� � ���� ���2!� "�����how the daughters of Tzelafchad demanded ����� ������!� "����� � ��� ��� �� 5����� ��G-d acquiesced, we must sincerely demand our return to Jerusalem with our righteous redeemer Moshiach, may it be speedily in our days.

Revealing Hidden Love: Making The Bais Hamikdash A RealityFrom the talks of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson

A Paradox in Time

The Three Weeks between the Seventeenth of Tammuz and the Ninth of Av are referred �� �� ��� ����� �� ��� �����9����

<'������ ��� �������+=� �� ��� ���2�� ��several customs associated with mourning.

C� ��� ��� ��"����� ���� �� � ��� ���� "�����^it commemorates the calamities which occurred between the breaching of the walls surrounding Jerusalem and the destruction of �����������2����������#���������������considered an unfavorable time for the Jewish people.

Despite its tragic associations, this period is characterized by strong positive spiritual �1�����# � ��� ���"���� "���� ���� ����1����� � ��� ���� ���� ��� "����� �� ��������9���� ����� � ��� ������# ���������that transpires in our material world is a ��1����������������"�����"�������������that operate in the higher realms. Moreover, the way any entity functions on the physical plane results from relationships between these spiritual forces which are the source of all material existence.

As such, every tangible entity serves as a material illustration of these forces. For example: The sun is associated with the Four-Letter Divine Name Yud-Kai-Vav-Kai. As it is written, “For Yud-Kai-Vav-Kai and Elokim are ��2� ��� �� �� ����� ������#+ ��� ���� H��3Kai-Vav-Kai expresses the Divine attributes of mercy and revelation. The shining of the sun, especially during the Three Weeks when it is at its most powerful, thus indicates the prevalence of intense G-dly mercy.

>���?'7�����V�����4���The tragic nature of the Three Weeks and ��� ������ �� � ���� � ����� /3�!� ����� ��manifest, are not mutually ex clusive. The inner motivating force of the Three Weeks is /3�!�����#��������������������������require con duct which appears harsh. When a father chastises his son, it is unpleasant for both son and father, but the father is no doubt ������������������"�������������!�

growth and development.

Likewise, cleaning a small child who has soiled himself is not always a comfortable process. For a father to subject an infant to this discomfort �������� � ���� ���� �� ���� �� ����� � ����powerful enough to outweigh his natural aversion to causing his child pain. This kind of love is the hidden content of the Three Weeks.

The positive and overtly recognizable aspect of this love will be revealed in the Era of the Redemption, when “all the [commemorative] fasts will be annulled and will be trans formed ���������������������������#+C���������������������������/3�!����������������and become manifest.

A Foretaste of RedemptionIn our day, we are standing on the threshold of ���:����"��������������������"������of crossing that threshold. The Redemption is no longer a distant dream — it is an increasingly manifest reality. Moreover, we can now already savor a foretaste of the Redemption and sense the positive dimension of the Three Weeks at present, even though we are still in exile.

Although our Sages teach that “When the month ��C��������������9��������+�����������associated with a mitzvah are permitted. In order to express our appreciation of the positive nature of the Three Weeks, we should take every possible opportunity to celebrate ������������#����������� �����������of Av, for example, one can celebrate the festive conclusion of the study of a Talmudic tractate by conducting a siyum.

Building the Beis HaMikdashOur emphasis on the positive dimension of the Three Weeks should also motivate us to intensify our study of the laws governing the ���������� �� ��� ���� ����2����# ���� ��will focus our attention on its building rather than on its destruction.

When G-d revealed the structural details of ��� ������ ���� ����2���� �� ��� "��"���H����92�������������'�������"��"����5���������������###�����������������#+

Yechezkel, as our Sages relate, replied:

'����������� �������$�����H������������ ���� 5������� ��� ������ ��������;###����are now in exile in the land of our enemies. Is there anything they can do? Let them be until

And now come, I pray you, and curse me this people (Num. 22:4)

It is interesting to note the language Balak used when he asked Bilaam to curse the Jewish people: “Curse me” he said, words which can also be interpreted to mean that he himself should be cursed, which is exactly what eventually happened. One must always think before speaking and pay

attention to the words we use.

(Shaloh Hakadosh)

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they return from exile. Then I will go and inform ����#+

G-d answered: “Should the construction of My ����� �� ������ ������� �� ������� ��� ��0���;### ��� ����� �� ��� �����!� �������"����������������2�����������������������[actual] construction. Go, tell them to study the ������ �����������2����#C�� �� � ������for their study..., I will consider it as if they had ������������������������2�����+

One of the 613 mitzvos of the Torah is the commandment to build a Sanctuary, and its ��� ����� �� ������� �"� ����� 4�����man and woman. It is clear from the above Midrash that by studying the laws of the Beis ����2����� � "���� ��� ��� ��� ��������� ��build a Sanctuary, for G-d de scribes this study ��'�������������������#+

C�����������"����0"����������:�����!�choice of the verse, “Seek out the welfare �� 4��������� ����� ��� ���� ��� ����� ���"����+ �� ��� ����������� ����� �� �����C������ '��� ���2 �� ����� �������#+ ����choice implies an obligation to “seek out the ���������4��������+�����������������������������������������������2��������though we are at present incapable of actually constructing it.

Though these concepts were known in previous genera tions, they are of much greater relevance at present, because there is a difference between studying laws relating to a mitzvah one is about to perform, and studying a theoretical sub ject. We should study the laws �������������2����������������"����������3���9����������������������� ���#For in the very near future, we will actually participate in building the very structure we are studying.

This kind of study will serve as a catalyst to uncover the positive dimension of the Three $��2�#C� �������������� ��� ��� ����������"������':������H���������������������������������H��������������������let us behold its construction, and cause us to ��������������"�����#+���������2�"�����the immediate future.

A Voice from HeavenEthics 6:2By Dovi Scheiner

And the voice called to me from heaven. '�����+ �� ����� � � ����� ������������� '���� ����� �� ��� ���2 ���!��

����; /�� ���2 � ��� �������� :����6��2�������������+

Actually, the voice did not originate from heaven. Nor did it address me by my first name. But the part about the “strangely ������������+��"������������#

For a drive from my Brooklyn office to a meeting in Rye Brook, New York, I put my �������!�/6��������������������2#

The meeting went well, and it was only on my return drive that I looked up and noticed the �0�� ��� &����� %���� ���������# ¡����2!�� �popular, OK-certified kosher bakery, is located a short distance from Francis Lewis Boulevard �*�����C���� �%�� 5����#���"�����to populate my desolate stomach, I hooked a quick right at the exit.

����!� ��� �� ��""���# ��� �������!�navigation device, which had been supporting my progression along the logical route to my stated destination, took note of my deviation and went berserk. The miniature computer screen, previously displaying a digital map, �����������������������'������������#+Then the orders started coming fast and furious. First there was, “At the corner, turn �����+ $�� 5 ������ ����� ����� �����'5 ����� ����� ��� ������+ &������ ���� � ��� ��urgency, it instructed, “If possible, please ��2�� ����+

My thoughts turned back to my days in yeshiva. There was that enigmatic passage in Ethics of the Fathers. It spoke of a heavenly

�����������������������������<����=�imploring errant souls to return to G-d. “Of ���� ��� �� ���� ������� ������+ ��2� ������� ���� ���� '�� �� ��!� �������� ���� ��� �����;+��� ���� ������� �0"���� ����while the voice is not physically audible, ��!� �"���� ����� ��� �� ��� � ���� ����has returned at the beck of this powerful call.

Inclined though I was to trust the authenticity of this Torah teaching, the whole scenario seemed somehow farfetched. I mean, does G-d truly monitor every move we make, to the point of registering even the smallest mistake? Is our disobedience to the Divine command taken so seriously as to warrant the raising of a heavenly fuss? And finally, could such otherworldly rumblings realistically register down here on earth?

A right turn in the wrong direction brought me the answer to my questions. Somewhere ������ ��� �������� :���� 6��2��� ��¡����2!� ��2���� �� ������ �""���� ���� �remote satellite was attuned to my precise station. One wrong move on my part was enough to elicit an outer space outcry, with this skyway sleuth adjuring me to return to the path of truth.

A new technology reinforced an ancient reality. If a man-made satellite can simultaneously �����������������������������������!�/3���������������������;

5����� �� ����# ��������� �� ���� � ����of inspiration out of the blue, with no prior ����� �� "��"������# 5�!� ��� �������voice ringing out and making the connection. At times, we may even take the hint on a conscious level. Like receiving a call from a friend inviting you to attend a Jewish gathering, or opening your weekly newspaper and encountering a little bit of Torah spirit.

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It Once Happened

W��� � ����� ��� �2��"�� ���� ��almost a holy trust that the Baal Shem Tov stayed at his inn whenever he visited

the area. A special room was prepared and was always ready in case the tzadik chanced to drop in.

And so, when it happened that the Baal Shem ������������������������'���+���������2��"����� ������� �� � ���� ������� ��the room was locked from within.

The innkeeper knocked on the door and it opened ����������������� �������������������������6������������2��������������������� ���� �����# 6�������� ��� �2��"��!�annoyance, the Baal Shem Tov admonished him. '��!�"����������#������������������������������������������#+

The Baal Shem Tov turned to the frightened child �������'$��������������!�������;+����"�����“I want to become educated and I want to have ����������������������#+'5��������0���������������+��"��������9���2��������������carriage and left the inn.

The boy began attending school and his bright mind quickly grasped whatever was offered to ���# �� ������� �� ��� � �� ������ ��������22��"������������2��"��!�"��"������#

One day his obvious intelligence caught the attention of a traveling aristocrat. The aristocrat offered the innkeeper a handsome sum to part with the young servant, and after consulting with 6���������2��"��������#

�����������������6�������������������school and he completed his studies with honors. The nobleman loved him and took him into his home saying, “I was not blessed with children ��5��������"�����������"���#+

6���� ��������� � ��������� �� �������2�and was popular with everyone. After a time, his master died and all his possessions passed to 6��������������������������������������#

5�������������������6����!������"���visit to the Jewish innkeeper who had given him his start in life. But when he arrived at his former home, he found strangers in the inn.

'$���� �� ��� ������ �2��"��;+ �� �������#The new proprietor told him the whole sad story, how after the young gentile servant boy had left, ����2��"��!�����������������������eventually lost everything and was living as a beggar in a nearby town.

6����!� ����� ��� ������� �� �� �������� ��that town and sent out an announcement that he would be distributing alms to all the poor. The poor gathered outside his lodgings and he gave each person a few coins. When he came to his former master, he asked him to relate his life story. The Jew obliged and only after he had ���"����������������6��������������������#

��� 4������������������ ���������!��""������ �� ��� ������� �������# '6�����allow me to bring you to my estate. I will provide you with a good living and you will want for �����#+

The Jew was reluctant, but after some coaxing, �� ��������"���#6����������������������build an inn and give it to the Jew to manage. When construction was completed, he would ���������#&�������"����"��������!�debts and left him a sum with which to live.

It so happened that just at that time a robbery occurred in the town. With his new-found '�������+ ��� 4�� ������ ��� "���� ���"���#����������������������� �����������languished for several weeks.

$������������"������6�����������2��������4������������"�����%����������he went to the authorities, and attesting to the ����������������"������������������!�release.

Settled on the estate, the Jew and his family were happy as could be, but that happiness was not to ����#����������"�����������!�����������4����������������!������#������������the local priest, they cooked up a sure scheme.

One night a woman crept into the courtyard of the inn and laid a small bundle under the shrubs. 6����� ��� ��� ���� ������ ��� �� �������silently in the darkness.

The next day chaos broke out at the inn. The priest, the peasant and the police all converged on the inn and in no time, the Jew was led away in chains having been accused of killing the baby that was in the bundle under the shrubs. The trial

would be swift and the sentence would surely be death.

C����6�����������������������������4��released, but this time just until the day of the trial. The Jew took advantage of this freedom to run to the Baal Shem Tov, begging his blessing.

'���!�5�����������������������������"��� � ���� ���� �� ���; /� ���2 �� ��!������#+

�������������������������6������������#Acting as defense, he summoned the peasant woman to the stand. The ignorant woman was no match for him, and weeping copiously, she confessed her guilt. Then the judge took over, questioning the scheming priest. With no way out, he confessed to masterminding the plot and was sentenced to death by hanging. Thus, were the words of the Baal Shem Tov realized yet again.

Rabbi Meir said: “Whoever occupies himself with the study of Torah for its own sake merits many things...”

(Ethics 6:1)

The Hebrew word “osek,” translated “occupies himself,” related to the Hebrew word for businessman, ba’al esek. A person’s occupation with the study of Torah must resemble a businessman’s preoccupation with his commercial enterprise. Just as a businessman’s attention is never totally diverted from his business, the Torah should always be the focus

of our attention.

(Likutei Sichot, Vol. XVII)

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Shabbat in Nice: Staunch Community Keeps Synagogue OpenPrayers and good deeds requested for the hospitalized and the missing��������������¢4���7Q�8{7|8^Q86�

With the start of Shabbat, the Jewish community in Nice, France, is preparing to celebrate the holy day of rest in unison and �� ��� ��������� �����������2 ���� ���2������������������������������*����#

“We are going to have a lot of extra security, but of course, our synagogue will remain open �����������+ ����:����:��������������*�����3%���������������� �����#'$����getting calls from people asking what the plans are for Shabbat. Now is more important ��������������������������"�#+

Nice was sent into chaos late Thursday night when Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel, a 31-year-old French Tunisian, rammed a truck through a crowd of innocent civilians celebrating Bastille ��� � ��� ������� ����!� "�������# �������drove for more than a mile over the crowds, leaving a devastating path of destruction in his wake before being shot and killed after a gun battle with police. The terror attack has left 84 dead and more than 200 wounded, with Q{�����'������������������+��������to a statement made this morning by French 6�������&��£����������#

At least 10 children are believed to be among the dead, with chilling pictures and eyewitness accounts from the scene depicting overturned strollers and toy dolls.

Despite previous reports and lists of injured members from the Jewish community, Ouanounou said at present, they know of three Jewish women who were at the scene—two of whom have been hospitalized with serious injuries and a third who remains missing.

“At the moment, we have information about �����"��"���������4��������������+�����%��������� �� ���� *¤�� �!C9�� ������today in a statement. “Raymonde bat Nouna, �������*���������������"�����9����������������������"�����9��#+

“Every moment that passes that the missing woman is not found in a hospital, the situation ������� ������+ ���� ������� � &�����morning, adding that his father-in-law—head *����������������������*¤���!C9�������:���� H����� H������2 6������� ��������visiting with the injured in hospitals.

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As previously reported, four counselors at *�����!�*��"/�5�������������������scene of the attack, crossing to the opposite sidewalk minutes before Bouhlel began driving his truck through the crowd. According ��6������������������"��"������mowed over, including babies and the elderly.

������� ���� ���� ��� ����! �� �����!division of camp was canceled on Friday. A decisions has not yet been made as to when it will resume.

'5�!����������������+�������������#'��course, measures have to be taken to prevent such things from happening again, but we must continue doing our work and reaching ����������4�������#+

*����� �� ����!� �������� �������� ��asking everyone to perform good deeds and "������� ������^ '�� ������ "�� � �� ���#Women and girls should light Shabbat candles. Everyone should add in giving tzedakah. ... ������������������#+

After Losing His Mother to Racial Violence, a Rabbi Speaks of Repairing a Fractured NationBy Rabbi Avraham Lapine

This past week has been a tumultuous time for our country. Innocent deaths, violent protests and a heightened sense of racial

tension threaten to divide our nation. There seems to be no end to the steady widening of our racial disparity.

As a religious leader at the University of Missouri, students turn to me for guidance and counsel. They seek advice into repairing past damage and direction into forging a more tolerant path forward. There is no one correct stance, one sure approach, yet I feel that my life experiences—both as a religious representative and a personal victim of racial violence—have provided me with invaluable insight repairing a fractured society.

5�����"����*���������������7��{��an ethnically diverse Brooklyn neighborhood, which during the beginning of that decade experienced unprecedented levels of racial tension. The 1991 riots are etched into my childhood memories, my upbringing being wrought with feelings of agitation and unrest. It was only months later, on Feb. 6, 1992, that, as �Q3����3���������������������������school, I was informed of the murder of my mother by an African-American man in an act of cruel hatred and bitter violence.

��� ��� 5 �� ���� ���������� ������my inborn respect for all of mankind—after �0"������� ������������������������had torn my innocent life apart?

The following is my take on the matter, in

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You shall see but the utmost part of them, and shall not see them all

(Num. 23:13)

It is only if one looks at a “part” of a Jew, a small detail of his make-up, ��������������������������is considered as a whole, no defects

will be visible.

(Ohel Torah)

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addition to the insight I have gained from my own life experiences.

������������������������������1������of a failing in modern society at large: the inability to treat person of a different background, race, religion or opinion with an equal degree of respect.

' ### �� � Q3����3��� ������� ���� ����elementary school, I was informed of the murder of my mother by an African-American man in an act of cruel hatred and bitter �������#+

*����"����� ��������� ��� ����� ���perspective of humanity into a rigid caste ���������� ����� � ���������!� "��������in the societal hierarchy is determined by a variety of man-deemed-important factors, the majority of which are beyond the control or choice of the individual they are used to classify.

A dramatic shift in perspective is necessary to counter such ingrained divides.

��� �������� ������� ������ ������ ��!�fellow—whether physically, emotionally or psychologically—is given as: “For in the image ��/3���������#+

��!����������������������������������"��"�����"������������������������������ ��!� ����� � "������ �� ����� �"�������������� �� �2� �����# ��!� ����� �� � ������of his being created in the image of G-d, the knowledge of which suffuses his being with an inherent sense of worthiness and respect. The stronger we identify with this G-dly portrayal of human import, the greater our appreciation and tolerance for others will become, even for those with whom, externally, we may appear to differ.

This outlook on humanity, which comforted me as I grew up motherless, was communicated to me by my own mentor and teacher, the Rebbe—Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson—whose passing was commemorated this year on July �# ��� :����!� ����� ���� �������� ���values prescribed by the Torah, his life wholly dedicated to promoting a greater awareness of G-d, love and respect for a fellow human being, and to building a better world for all.

��� :����� ���� ��� ������ �0"������ ����� �0��� �� ���� ��"������^ �� ���� ���brother to the Nazis and his father to Soviet

persecution. Notwithstanding the brutality he was personally dealt, the Rebbe held a conviction regarding the innate nature of man that remained resolute—namely, that it was the image of G-d, in all of its purity, that �� ����������������0������#

... the Rebbe held a conviction regarding the innate nature of man that remained resolute—namely, that it was the image of G-d, in all �� ��� "������ ���� �� �� ��� ���� �� ����existence.

The Rebbe did not hide his optimistic perspective, and he used every opportunity to impress his view upon others. In an encounter ���� ����� ��2��� ��� H��2 *���!� ���African-American mayor, the Rebbe expressed his hopeful dream that “in the near future, the ¥������3"��!���C�������������������������it will not be necessary to underline every time ���� �"��2�� �� �������� ¥���� ��� ����2!�¥���� ��� $����!� ¥���� ��� ���"����! �������they are no different. All of them are created by the same G-d and created for the same purpose, ����������������������������#+

Following the 1991 riots—which came after a tragic motor accident that resulted in the death of a young African-American boy and led to the ����� ��������� � 4����� �������� ����of young African-American men—the Rebbe expressed his hope to Mayor Dinkins that “the ����������������������"�������������#+��� ����� ������ '�� ���� �����#+ $���� ���Rebbe then corrected, explaining: “We are not ��������������������#$������"��"��living in one city under one administration and under one G-d. May G-d protect the police and ������"��"�����������#+

In the face of the tragic murder of one of his students and followers, the Rebbe responded ���� ���3"��������������3������#���response was a call to unite, to highlight our similarities over our differences and to draw upon our shared mission in bringing otherwise disparate communities together.

C� � Q3����3��� ��� ��� ��� �0"�������pain that no one should have to know of, this optimistic perspective on humanity served as � ����� ��� �� �����#��� :����!� �������helped me maintain my respect towards others despite the grief I had suffered at their hands, and taught me to view each individual as an ������������/3�!���������������������#

This outlook also chartered the course of my future, serving as a beacon of light in all my life endeavors. It would become my mission, I decided, to promote a universal message of peace, tolerance and mutual respect. Only by dedicating myself to such a worthy message ����� 5 � ������ � �� ����� �� �� �� ���such a worthy cause that could perpetuate my ������!�������#

In my work at Mizzou, I strive to share this message of a collective responsibility, shared by all of humankind, towards building a better ������ ��������������!��"������� �������or race.

��� ����� �� '5 /3� �� �����+ �� �� ���"������� �� '� 6�������  ��+� �� �� �������� ����� �� ��������# '&��� ���+ ������'��+ ��� ������� ���� �""������� ��������������������'������������/3�#+

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Moshiach

It was not our will that we were exiled from the Holy Land, and it is not with our might that we will return to the Holy Land. G-d exiled us from our land and He will redeem us through Moshiach.... But know please, all peoples of the earth, that only our bodies were delivered into exile and servitude; whereas our souls were not delivered into exile and servitude. We are obliged to openly announce that in everything concerning our religion, the Torah of Israel, its commandments and customs, there is no one who can force his will on us, and there is no power of coercion permitted to

enslave us.

(The Previous Lubavitcher Rebbe)

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La lecture de la Torah de cette semaine jette de ������ª�����������������#�����6�������Balak, Bilaam, un prophète non-juif, donne une ����� �� �� :¨���"��� ������ ^ ¬  � ¨�����sortira de Jacob, et un sceptre se dressera � 5���­�� ��� ¨������� ��� "����� �� ���� ���¨������������� ��������#®

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Et comment pouvons-nous comprendre cette "��"�¨��� � ������ ��� ������ "��"�¨���� ���¨���"�������¨��������������������servant D.ieu de concert ? Dans le livre de ��"�����"���0��"��������¨���� ^¬*�������4� ���������� ��� "��"��� § � ������ "���"������������������������!°��������!�������!��±�������#®

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5� �0���� ��������� ���0 ��£�� ��� �����destruction peut avoir lieu. Il est possible �!������� �!̈ ������� �!� ���� �� "�������avec une vision si convaincante, que le ����������������������§ ���#������������ ���� �� ���"��������� �!�� ���ª���0��"����� ^ �� !� ������ "�� �� ��������� "���� ���� "�� �� �������������� "�� �!̈ ��³���#*�"���� ��� ������� !����� "�� ¨�¨������� �¨�������� ���� �������� �¨"���¨��#Tant que ces croyances et ces valeurs ne sont "����¨��¨��§����"��"��"����¨��§����"��"�� ����� �� ����� �� �¨���"��� ���incomplète.

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´��� �� ���� �� ���� �� ��!�� �������"������� �#��� �� �� "��"�� ��¨� ���� ����invoqueront D.ieu de leur propre voix, il y aura ��������¨�������:¨���"���#%§�������¨��

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Vislumbrando al Mashiaj6���9��&�����

¿Es verdad que el Mashíaj aparecerá repentinamente en la calle principal �� 4������¨� � "���� ����� ��

una apariencia salvaje pero angelical desparramando sabiduría y declarando que ha llegado el momento de la redención? Si ����¶�·6����¨������������¸;

¿Es verdad que será anunciado en los medios de todo el mundo a las 6 pm junto con ofertas de pasajes gratis en El Al? Si es ��¶�·���¨�������¸����;

¿Es verdad lo que dicen, que en aquellos días luminosos sólo habrá estudio de la Torá y no más diversiones ligeras? ¿Es verdad que todo el orden natural cambiará repentinamente cuando el Ungido aparezca?

Respuesta:Desgraciadamente, no (aparte de los anuncios en los medios) —no hay nada como lo que usted describe.

El arribo del Mashíaj y el cambio radical en el Orden Mundial que lo acompañará, es un ideal muy pragmático. En realidad, gran parte de ello ya ha ocurrido.

6�� ��"������ ���� ������� ����¹�����nadie sabe exactamente que ocurrirá —El ����"�������3C��3��3�����3%��36����36���3´���3����3���¸3:�������� ���¸realmente preocupado acerca del factor �� ���"��� ��� ��� ���¶# 6��� "���¶����introducirlo en unos pocos detalles clave, como humildemente los comprendo.

1.La primera cosa que el Mashíaj hará es deshacerse del mal marketing. Ese es el verdadero villano que nos ha hecho ���������� ����� ����� �º��# 6������a cualquier consumidor de artículos electrónicos o equipos de computación. 6������� ���� ������� "��"��� ������hogareños para hacer nuestro trabajo. 6������� ������� ���� ��� 7{¼ �� ���recursos naturales que consumimos ahora —si no fuera por esos nefastos organismos que venden cantidad en lugar de calidad. Dadas las verdaderas necesidades de la gente y la productividad posible con la tecnología moderna, todos estaríamos trabajando un "������� �� 8�Q ����� ��������# ·´�¨ ��responsable de las otras 60+ horas? El mal

marketing.

El marketing del Mashíaj con respecto a la gente trae las mentes de la gente al camino ��������# 6����� � �� ��������� �������de vida. Acerca de su relación con la tierra y con sus cuerpos y sus almas y la gente que los rodea. Una vez que está hecho, todo lo que necesitamos para crear un paraíso está ya aquí.

2. La gente vendrá a un individuo realmente ����� � ���¸ �� ¨� �� ����� � �¶��� ��en forma diferente, como en los cuentos de �����# *��� ������� �� �0"����^ ·*¹��puede evitar ser encarcelado? Está dicho en numerosas fuentes, por ejemplo: “Ellos ������¸�������������+�'���¸"��������� ��� � �� ������¸ �� �� ������+# 6�����bastante obvio que es la gente la que hará al líder —un auto declarado líder es poco más que otro chiflado.

Aun los cabalistas están de acuerdo que el Mashíaj no está planeando una aparición repentina. Sino que la gente lentamente se ���"�����¸���������������¨������¸aquí. No exactamente en los lugares a los que la gente mira.

3. La llegada del Mashíaj no es un milagro más grande que la repentina caída de la dictadura comunista. Es verdad que puede haber un par de escenarios de grandes Señales-y-Maravillas —algunas que harán ��� ��� ���9 6����� � �� *���� ��� ��� �����*�º��"���9�����������º��#*����·��¨"�������"������¹������������"���� ����; 6���� ·���¨ ���� ��� �� ���"��������������;6�����������"�����������¨������¶����������"��������"����clase de milagros que ocurrieron en Europa Oriental y con Internet en los últimos años.

El hecho es que la naturaleza en sí misma es supra-natural. Sólo que nosotros estamos demasiado ocupados para notarlo. Tras un poco de tiempo estudiando con el Mashíaj podremos ver claramente sin el velo colocado ante nuestros ojos.

4. Usted parece preocupado de que el Mundo Venidero sea un tema un tanto aburrido. Realmente con la llegada del Mashíaj es cuando comienza la verdadera diversión. Aun habrá algunos deportes, entretenimientos, � ����� � ���"��� ���"���# 6��� �� "�����una pelota o comprar ropas será una forma

de meditación acerca de la Unicidad de la *�����¹#6������������¶���¸�������las actividades humanas.

Q# %� �������¶� �� "����0���� ����� �¹��como una preparación para las aplicaciones tecnológicas de los tiempos del Mashíaj. �5�#� 5��� ½���036��� � ¾�����¶� � ������� ���� *���� �������� ��������nuestras propias herramientas —en lugar de que sea de otra forma —comenzaremos a utilizarlas para descubrir la Divinidad dentro ����*�����¹���������������������#

¾���"������¾������������¨"�������������� ��� "����� ���¶� ���� ���� �����En 2000 años de Exilio, los últimos pocos �º�� �� ���� �� À��� ¨"��� � ��� ���judíos en todas partes del globo son libres de seguir el judaísmo de sus ancestros. *���������0����������������"��������� ��� ����������0����� ¾"��� ���"���esto con la terrible opresión de tiempos "������� *��� ���� ������� ������ '��hay diferencia entre nuestro mundo actual y los tiempos mesiánicos, excepto por la �"����¹ �� ��� ������+# %� �"����¹ �¸�grande es la del materialismo (in)conciente del mundo moderno.

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

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Contacts at The Shul 305.868.1411

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Shul Gaboim

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Mr. David Ben-ArieMr. Seth Salver

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Daf Yomi (Men) Rabbi Dov Schochet 9:00 am

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5��"��*����������� Rabbi Dov Schochet 1:30 pm

Insights to our daily prayers (Spanish) Rabbi Shea Rubinstein �^�Q3�^�Q"�

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Senior Torah Academy6��2��C���

Rabbi Dov Schochet 12:00 - 1: pm

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5��"������*����<���$���= Rabbi Sholom D. Lipskar 11:30 am -12:30 pm

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11:00 am - 1:00 pm

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Community NachasA simcha Shared Is a Simcha Doubled

Another successful week at Camp Gan Israel at The Shul.

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