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Shabbos Parshas Lech LechaCheshvan 7 - 8

October 27 - 28CANDLE LIGHTING: 6:24 pm

Shabbos Ends: 7:16 pm

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

Nachas At A Glance

G-d says of the prideful one, “He and

I cannot dwell together in the world”

– Talmud, Sotah 5a

Quotable Quote

Youth Programs and Mishmar began this week!Weekly MessageThoughts on the Parsha from Rabbi Sholom D. Lipskar

Celebrating ShabbosSchedules, classes, articles and more... Everything you

need for an “Over the Top” Shabbos experience

Community HappeningsSharing with your Shul Family

A Time to PrayCheck out all the davening schedules and locations

throughout 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 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 at

The Shul

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

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A beautiful 10 class mother daughter learning group held it’s first meeting last week

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Shabbos Parshas Lech Lecha

This Torah portion begins the story of the Jewish People. Born at the end of last week’s

portion, Abraham, at the age of 75, sets out on his historic journey that represents a condensed version of the future millennial path of his children – the Nation / Children of Israel.

Beginning with his first communication and directive from G-d, Abraham is challenged to live

a supra rational, supra natural and selfless life. He is clearly told to leave his land, his birthplace and his father’s house. Though all of these three origins seemingly refer to the same geographic location, they each represent a different aspect of life.

Land / Country signifies one’s environment, social, cultural milieu that has a strong influence on a person’s lifestyle and comfort zone. Birthplace signifies one’s innate, natural, inborn faculties and characteristics which are the basic composite of a person. Father’s house signifies one’s behavior channeled by the Father’s authority, teaching and discipline.

G-d tells Abraham to leave, discard and abandon all of these powerful human forces and submit to a system predicated on complete faith in a Master that is beyond the dimension of intellect or tangibility.

Following this instruction to go to an unknown land with yet-to-be revealed details and consequences, Abraham would expect only blessings, success and positive results. Instead, he is confronted with famine, the kidnapping of his wife, battles and safety concerns.

G-d actually makes a prophetic covenant with Abraham, promising him a life of blessing beyond the stars and a life of misery beyond imagination. Yet Abraham persists and moves on with strength, determination and clarity to follow this way of life and to convey it by instruction and inheritance to his future generations ad infinitum.

The story and pattern is precisely the sojourn of the Jewish People. We accept G-d with unconditional, selfless faith, wander from one

land and continent to another, face the most horrific experiences and conditions and rise to the most sublime and successful levels.

We are the phoenix rising from the dust, the canary in the mine and the royalty of the world. We are tortured, massacred and hated and ultimately respected, honored and coveted. We are thrown to the bottom of the dung heap of society and rise beyond the stars. We are sometimes the purveyors of darkness as our souls are concealed behind the veils and clouds of materialism, and are destined to be “the light to the world”.

We live in a world of logic and nature yet access a vitality that transcends logic and nature.

This is the story of Abraham – the story of his children, the Jews.

Have a great Shabbos and a good week.

Rabbi S. Lipskar

Thoughts on the Parshahfrom Rabbi Sholom D. Lipskar

The Quantum LeapBy Tzvi Freeman

There are times when moving forward step by

step is not enough.

There are times when you can’t just change what you do, how you speak and how you think

about things.

Sometimes, you have to change who you are. You need to pick both feet off the ground

and leap.

Sometimes, you need to change at your very core of being.

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Weekly Riddle

Yitzchok’sTeen Boys

Grades: 9th - 12th

10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Haime Library

Meir’sDavening With Dad

Grades: 7th - 8th

10:30 am - 12:00 pm

Montessori 3

Yossi’s Hebrew School

Grades: 4th - 8th

10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Yosef’sJunior Boys

Grades: 1 - 4

10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Classroom 1

Basya'sTween Girls

Grades: 6 - 8

10:30 am - 12:00 pm

Tehila'sPre Tween Girls

Grades: 4 - 5

10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Classrooom 4

Elisheva Adouth's Aleph Wonder Girls

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

Classrooom 2

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

Morah Malkie’s Tot Shabbat

Ages: 1 - 411:00 am - 12:00 pm

Montessori classrooom 2

Debbie’sTeen Girls

Grades: 9th - 12th

10:30 am - 12:00 pm

Teen Girls Room

Questions:

1) What sets of parshas of the Torah share the same root in their name? (10 sets) Example: Lech Lecha and Vayelech.

2) Aside from this parsha, where else does Hashem command Avraham with the words Lech Lecha - “Go for yourself”?

3) Which two people are called brothers but weren’t?

Answers from last week:1) The six parshas named for a person: Noach, Chayei Sarah, Yisro, Korach, Balak, Pinchas.

2) Yaakov is mummified for 40 days before the ascension to and burial in Hebron (Genesis 50:3). Moshe ascends Mount Sinai three times for 40 days each: Exodus 24:18, Deut. 9:18, and Exodus 34:28. Finally, the 12 Spies tour the land of Israel for 40 days (Numbers 13:25).

3) Seven pairs of kosher animals are brought into the ark (Genesis 7:2). There is an additional seven-day waiting period before the Flood begins (Genesis 7:4, with Rashi). On the seventh month, the ark rests on the mountains of Ararat (Genesis 8:4). Before sending the dove on each mission, Noah waits seven days (Genesis 8:10, 12).

RIDDLE RULES

Answers to the riddles can be given to Sholom

Loebenstein any time over Shabbos. The first

child to give a correct answer to each of the

questions will win an INSTANT prize!

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Kiddush This Week: Kiddush this week is sponsored by Mr. & Mrs. Bruce and Amy

Gelb in honor of the Bas Mitzvah of their daughter Eva.

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 6:19 p.m.Mincha 6:20 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 ScheduleCandle lighting 6:24 p.m. Mincha / Kabbalas Shabbos 6:25 p.m.Shabbos Day Hashkama Minyan 7:15 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.Daf Yomi 5:40 p.m.Men’s Shiur 5:40 p.m.Women's Shiur 5:40 p.m.Shalosh Seudos for Boys 5:40 p.m.Mincha 6:10 p.m.Shabbos Ends / Ma’ariv & Havdalah 7:16 p.m.Weekly Video of The Rebbe

Sephardic Minyan Friday Evening Mincha / Kabbalat Shabbat 6:10 p.m.

Shabbat Day Shacharit 9:00 a.m.Mincha 6:10 p.m.Shabbos Ends / Arvit & Havdalah 7:16 p.m. The following dates are available for sponsorship:

Kiddush Shalosh Seudos November 4, 11, 18, 25 November 4, 11, 18, 25

If you wish to become a sponsor, please speak with Stacy

at 305-868-1411 ext 313 or email swaxman@theshul.org

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8 MarCheshvan Mr. Daniel Gielchinsky8 MarCheshvan Mr. Jeffrey Mandel8 MarCheshvan Mr. Edward Ohayon8 MarCheshvan Mrs. Zehava Sheftel9 MarCheshvan Mrs. Eda Schottenstein9 MarCheshvan Ms. Paige Sussman10 MarCheshvan Mr. Benjamin Colonomos10 MarCheshvan Ms. Esther Leah Gassner10 MarCheshvan Mrs. Channah Hershman10 MarCheshvan Ms. Jennifer Ann Kaplan10 MarCheshvan Ms. Adine Mitrani10 MarCheshvan Mr. Offy Shifman10 MarCheshvan Mrs. Loren Sragowicz10 MarCheshvan Mr. Elias Sussman10 MarCheshvan Mr. Matthew Sussman11 MarCheshvan Ms. Bonnie drazen11 MarCheshvan Ms. Tiffany Khalily11 MarCheshvan Mr. Gustavo Klimberg11 MarCheshvan Mrs. Rochel Waldman12 MarCheshvan Ms. Shirley Abraham12 MarCheshvan Mr. Jonathan Izak12 MarCheshvan Mrs. Janie. S Kupferman12 MarCheshvan Ms. Jane Marcus12 MarCheshvan Mrs. Renee Felice Moore12 MarCheshvan Mr. Shneur Wolff13 MarCheshvan Dr. Matilda Anhalt13 MarCheshvan Mr. Abraham Gilinski13 MarCheshvan Mrs. Nava Izak13 MarCheshvan Mr. James (J.J.) Katz13 MarCheshvan Mr. Lawrence E. Sheftel14 MarCheshvan Mrs. Joni Blachar14 MarCheshvan Mr. Abraham Gewirtz14 MarCheshvan Mr. Adam Weinberg14 MarCheshvan Mrs. Miriam Weinschneider14 MarCheshvan Mrs. Joy Ziefer

Community HappeningsSharing with your Shul Family

Birthdays

Kid’s Birthdays

Yahrtzeits

8 Cheshvan Eva Hannah Gelb8 Cheshvan Ariel Leib Rubinstein8 Cheshvan David Yosef Sitbon11 Cheshvan Shay Gilinski12 Cheshvan Motki Edelkopf12 Cheshvan Chana Simcha Portnoy12 Cheshvan Emily Roller12 Cheshvan Shai Yosef Weinberg13 Cheshvan Joshua Schmutter14 Cheshvan Simcha Yisroel Gassner

AnniversariesMr. & Mrs. Samuel and Joy Ziefer

8 MarCheshvan Osher ben David obm Father of Mrs. Diana Ben-Arie8 MarCheshvan Hirsch Tzvi ben Isaac obm Brother of Mrs. Fanny Selesky8 MarCheshvan Esther obm Mother of Mr. Gideon Azari8 MarCheshvan Yacov ben Abraham obm Father of Mr. Manuel Jaimovich8 MarCheshvan David obm Brother-in-law of Mrs. Loren Sragowicz8 MarCheshvan Osher ben David obm Husband of Mrs. Rosita Boruchin10 MarCheshvan Sara bas Yekutiel Yehuda obm Mother of Mrs. Evelyn Katz, Mrs. Lillian Tabacinic and Mr. George Rohr11 MarCheshvan Tzila bas Moshe obm Mother of Mrs. Aviva Greenberg12 MarCheshvan David obm Husband of Mrs. Phyllis Franklin12 MarCheshvan Chaya Bahiya Zlata bas Shmuel obm Daughter of Mr Sam Saka12 MarCheshvan Mazaltob bat Zohra obm Mother of Mr. Isaie Bouhadana12 MarCheshvan Pinchas ben Sender obm Father of Mr. Moshe Shlomo Lerman12 MarCheshvan Rachel obm Wife of Mr. Jose Morel13 MarCheshvan Aron ben Shlomo Yaakov obm Father of Mr. Jeffrey Mandel13 MarCheshvan Moshe Yehuda obm Father of Mr. Lawrence Jaffe14 MarCheshvan Yisroel Yosef ben Dovid Hacohen obm Father of Mr. Andrew Roth14 MarCheshvan Shloyme ben Yitzchak obm Father of Mrs. Fana Holtz

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

Mazal Tov to Mr. & Mrs. Bruce and Amy Gelb on the Bas Mitzvah of their daughter Eva. May they continue to raise her to Torah, Chupah and Ma’asim Tovim and have much nachas from her.

Mazal Tov Mr. & Mrs. Yaacov and Racheli Wrightman 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 also to the grandparents, Mr. & Mrs. Solly and Debbie Btesh.

Mazal Tov

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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.

Mr. & Mrs. Raphael AmmarMr. & Mrs. Doron BarnesMr. & Ms. Yonathan BerdugoMs. Jewel BertmanMr. & Mrs. Jose BitonMr. Michael BliskoMr. & Mrs. Jerold BlumsteinMr. Avi BohorodzanerMr. & Mrs. Eliyahu BryskiMr. Mendy ChudaitovMr. & Mrs. Michael DavitDr. & Mrs. Samuel DavitRabbi & Mrs. Shlomie DiamontMr. Michael DickmanMr. & Mrs. Steven M. DunnEva, Jake & Eli GelbMr. Daniel GielchinskyMr. & Ms. Ighal GoldfarbMr. & Mrs. Sam GreenwaldMr. & Mrs. Isaac GrimbergMr. & Mrs. Jeffrey GutMr. & Mrs. Manuel JaimovichMr. & Mrs. Paul Jaimovich

Mr. & Mrs. Jacky KoenigMr. & Mrs. David LichterRabbi & Rebbetzin Sholom D. LipskarMr. & Mrs. Alan LiptonAnonymousMr. & Mrs. Temuri NanikashviliMr. & Mrs. Edward OhayonMr. Mordechai OleskyMr. & Mrs. Rafael PeretzMr. & Mrs. Brian RollerMr. & Mrs. Seth SalverMr. & Mrs. David SchottensteinMr. & Mrs. David SchwartzMr. Mikhail ShtaynbergMr. Ariel SoudryMr. & Mrs. Daniel SragowiczMr. & Mrs. Baruch WaldmanMr. & Mrs. Michael WeissMr. & Mrs. David WolfMr. & Mrs. Jeffrey WolfMr. & Mrs. Avrom Chaim Zelmanovitch MEN

Meyer Yankev ben Chaya EtelAlexander ben Esther RaizelChaim Moshe ben ClaraRaphael Moshe ben SarahMoshe ben ZoilaMoshe Avraham ben Tziporah RivaChaim ben Pnina Gabriel ben EstherEber Avraham ben Fruma EstherShmuel ben Sarah PerlYosef ben EdwinaAvrohom ben FeigelMordechai David ben Esther RaizelYedidya Chaim Raphael ben ElanaYehuda ben Chaya SaraShimon Yitzchak ben Leah RochelRoi ben OrlyChaim Tzvi Hirsch ben Guttel

WOMENChaya Miriam Yehudit bat ChavaClara bat CorinaShoshanna bat RivkahLeah 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

Cheshvan Light & PowerWe sincerely thank the following members and supporters of The Shul

for donations received between 10/10/17 and 10/16/17We apologize for any errors or omissions that we may have made.

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

Jackie Abraham, Abraham Cohen, Michael DavitDr. Samuel Davit, Maurice Egozi,

Dr. Richard Koffler, Dr. Raul Mitrani, Raphael Peretz, Eran Tobul, Jose Yankelevitch

Aharon Shlomo ben Rosa, Haim Daniel Shmuel ben Rosa

“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.”

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.

Learning with The Bochurim If you are interested in having your child

learn with one of our bochurim,

or if you would like to arrange

a lunch and learn in your office,

Please contact Rabbi Shaykee Farkash

farkashs@icloud.com

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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 -7:05 am Torah Ohr Foundational Chassidic Discourse R’ Zalman Lipskar

8:10 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 7:05 7:30 9:00

Sephardic Minyan 8:00

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

Sephardic Minyan 9:00 am

Sunday Mincha /Maariv Minyanim

Main Minyan 6:25 pmLate Maariv 10:00 pm

mincha / Maariv Minyanim (mon - Thurs)Main Minyan 2:00 pm Early Mincha 6:25 pm 10:00 pm

Sephardic Minyan 6:25 pm Following

Halachic TimesBased on times for November 1

Alot Hashachar / Dawn 6:16 amEarliest Talit & Tefillin 6:47 amNetz Hachamah / Sunrise 7:29 am(Earliest Amidah)Latest Shema 10:14 amZman Tfillah 11:11 amChatzot / Midday 1:03 pmEarliest Mincha 1:33 pmPlag HaMincha 5:32 pmShekiah / Sunset 6:39 pm(preferable latest time for Mincha)Tzeit Hakochavim / Nightfall 7:03 pm(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.Hinda Clara bas Chana Guenendel

Benyamin Aharon ben Jeniya Gila RutJonathan ben Aliza Sher

Michael Shmuel ben Eliezer EliyahuAmir Herzel ben Dvora Dorry

Eitan Gabriel ben Karine Cecile

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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Friday - Cheshvan 7Since Torah was given, the correct sequence is: First, removal of the orla of the body, then of the tongue, then of the heart - deed, speech, then thought.

Our father Avraham, who lived prior to the giving of the Torah, however, first recognized his Creator - thought; then he disseminated G‑dliness ‑ speech; and finally circumcision ‑ deed.

Shabbos - Cheshvan 8Mitzva is an idiom of tzavta - “joining,” “attachment.” Whoever performs a mitzva becomes joined to the Essence of G-d - may He be blessed - Who issues that particular command. This is the meaning of “The reward of a mitzva is the mitzva (itself)”: His becoming attached to the Essence of the En Sof Who ordained the command, is itself his reward.

The above can be understood through an analogy from the physical world: An extremely simple person has an inner sense of bitul (nullity) before the wisdom and greatness of a scholar - a bitul in which he senses himself to be an utter nonentity. The sage in turn, does not sense or perceive the simpleton as belonging at all to the category of human beings! Not that the scholar dismisses or rejects him, G-d forbid, for that would be an evil trait; he simply sees no connection or relationship with him whatsoever.

Now, when the sage instructs the simple man to do something for him, that command brings the simpleton “into being.” In his own self-perception he is no longer a nonentity but a “somebody”; he has assumed a status unto himself in that he is able to carry out an order of the sage, and it is him that the sage addressed and instructed. In the eyes of the sage too, the simpleton now “exists”; he is a “somebody” to whom he (the sage) can speak and instruct. What is more, the command actually unites the lofty, exalted sage with the gross simpleton. The

analogue is obvious.

It is understood that in the above analogy there is no difference at all what the command is about, whether a great, lofty matter or a simple trivial one.

Sunday - Cheshvan 9When my father was four or five years old he went to his grandfather, the Tzemach Tzedek, on Shabbat Vayeira, and began to cry as he asked, “Why did G-d show Himself to our father Avraham - but He does not show Himself to us?” The Tzemach Tzedek answered him: “When a tzadik decides at the age of ninety-nine years that he should be circumcised, he deserves that G-d appear to him.” om 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.

Monday - Cheshvan 10The Alter Rebbe used to refer to Atzilut as “Above.” They say that because of intense emotion, when writing the word he could get no further than “Atzi -.”

Tuesday - Cheshvan 11(At this point there appears in the Hebrew text emendations of Torah Or on this week’s sedra, meaningful only in Hebrew. Translator).

The maamar Patach Eliyahu has glosses by my father that he began writing in the winter of 5652 (1891-2).

Wednesday - Cheshvan 12One of the Alter Rebbe’s early teachings, then called verter (lit. “words,” short sayings):

Sh’ma Yisrael - a Jew senses that

Havayeh Elokeinu - our strength and life is beyond nature, and

Havayeh Echad - Havayeh is One.

Thursday - Cheshvan 13The Baal Shem Tov used to instruct his disciples in a regular Gemara study-session. His style of study was with great acuity and brilliance, and included a study of Rambam, Alfasi, Rosh and other commentaries of the Rishonim (early commentators) germane to the Gemara-text under examination. The Baal Shem Tov would translate the words (of the text) into Yiddish. When studying in Eirchin 15b the passage “The third tongue1 kills three persons,” the Baal Shem Tov translated and explained: Lashon hara (the evil tongue; slander) kills all three, the inventor of the slander, the one who relates it and the listener. This is all in spiritual terms, which is more severe than physical murder.

Friday - Cheshvan 7“From G-d are man’s steps established.” Every one of Israel has a spiritual mission in life - which is to occupy himself with the work of construction, to make a “dwelling-place” for G-d. Every one, regardless of his station or location, must, through an exhaustive search, seek out a spiritual livelihood with all the intensity of his strength, just as he seeks a material livelihood.

This is so because, (as the above verse concludes) “he desires His (G-d’s) way.” As it is written of Avraham: “For I know and love him because etc. and they will keep the way of Havayeh.” There are two “ways”: The way of nature and the way that transcends nature. G-d created the universe in such a way that, in man’s eyes, it appears to follow a set pattern of nature; this is the “way” of Elokim. Torah and Mitzvot are the “way” of Havayeh, drawing that which transcends nature into nature. By virtue of this (conduct of Israel) G-d endows Israel from that which is beyond nature into the natural.

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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Two Large Tears4,000 Years Ago a Lone Man Heard a Voice. Can It Still Speak to Us Today?By: Rabbi YY Jacobson

SelfishA big, burly man visited the rabbi’s home and asked to see the Rebbetzin, the rabbi’s wife, a person well known for her numerous charitable deeds.

“Rebbetzin,” he said in a broken voice, “I wish to draw your attention to the terrible plight of a poor family in this district. The father is dead, the mother is too ill to work, and the nine children are starving. They are about to be turned into the cold, empty streets unless someone pays their rent, which amounts to $6,000.”

“How terrible!” exclaimed the Rabbi’s wife. “May I ask who you are?”

The sympathetic visitor applied his handkerchief to his eyes. “I’m the landlord,” he sobbed.

An ImageWhen I was a child, I once read a chapter of a diary and it moved me profoundly:

Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Schneerson, the sixth Lubavitcher Rebbe (1880-1950) describes in his diary how his father, Rabbi Sholom Dov Ber, the fifth Rebbe of Lubavitch (1870‑1920) would review the Torah portion of “Lech Lecha” (the third portion of the book of Genesis) each year on Friday afternoon, prior to the Sabbath. (This is an ancient Jewish custom, to review the weekly Torah portion on Fridays).

The Rebbe related how when his father would recite the opening words of the portion, “Lech Lecha Maartzecha”, “two gigantic tears rolled down from his saintly face.”

“Lech Lecha Maartzecha” are the Hebrew words expressing G-d’s instruction to Abraham to “Go from your land, your birth place and your father’s home, to the land that I will show you.” Each year, recalling these words, the Rebbe’s eyes swelled with tears.

But what did he see in this verse that melted his heart? What was it about this message that moved him so profoundly?

Capturing the DramaThis brief instruction to Abraham – the first communication of G-d to the father of Judaism -- captures the essence, mystery and destiny of 4,000 years of Jewish history, a history soaked in so much courage, blood, tears and triumph. What is Jewishness? What is the ultimate meaning of Jewish existence? What is the calling of the Jew?

It is the response to a call: “Go from your land, your birth place and your father’s home, to the land that I will show you.” Go away from yourself and become Mine. Judaism, in its truest meaning, is about creating a paradigm shift – from self-centeredness to G-d-centeredness; from my land to the land which I am shown.

3700 years ago, a lone human being, sophisticated and refined, heard a call. This was not merely an instruction about geography, a demand to relocate homes; it was an invitation to an existential shift. Leave yourself. Step away from your perspective, and begin to see things from My perspective. Stop living according to your habits and inclinations, and begin to live according to My will.

For one who never heard the call, this seems like lunacy. But Abraham and his descendant’s heard a call, and they could not remain indifferent. To betray it would be akin to a sensitive soul refusing to be moved by a heart-stirring poem or piece of music. When Abraham became aware of the living presence of G-d, there was no turning back. He could deny it all he wanted, but he knew that life without it would be that much more shallow and superficial. To reject the call might have spelled loyalty to the scientific demand for laboratory-type evidence, but would have come at the expense of betraying his deepest layer of self.

Close to 4000 years later, the call still summons us. “Go from your land, your birth place and your father’s home, to the land that I will show you.” Step out of yourself and commit to that which G-d desires of you. Allow your life to be linked to rays of truths looming larger than your ego.

Can we hear the call? Do we know how to respond?

Abductions in the TorahBy Dovie Schochet

The women in Abraham’s family were abducted (or nearly abducted) no less than four times. Let us explore these abductions

and the lessons they contain.

Sarah in EgyptAbraham and Sarah were living in Canaan (which was to become the Land of Israel). G-d brought a famine upon the land, and because of its severity, Abraham and Sarah made their way down to Egypt. Upon their arrival, Abraham suddenly recognized his wife’s beauty, and so asked Sarah to refer to him as her brother, so that the Egyptians wouldn’t kill him in order to get to her.

So it was. As soon as they entered, the Egyptians gazed upon Sarah’s beauty and brought her to Pharaoh, sparing Abraham’s life. The king gifted him with sheep, oxen and slaves for being the “brother” of Sarah. That night G‑d afflicted Pharaoh and his household with a plague, and so Pharaoh released Sarah and sent her and Abraham on their way.

A deeper interpretation of this tragic event is that Abraham and Sarah were laying down the foundation for future events that would occur to the Jewish people. Sarah’s captivity foreshadows the Jewish people’s enslavement in Egypt. The affliction brought upon Pharaoh and his household represents the plagues that G-d would bring down on Egypt. Finally, the gifts of cattle and slaves given to Abraham signify the riches with which the Jewish people would leave Egypt.

Additionally, their going down to Egypt did not only not impact their spirituality, but on the contrary, they affected their surroundings and liberated the G-dly sparks trapped within the immorality of the land. This in turn empowered the Jewish people to do the same when they

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were enslaved in Egypt.

(Read about this episode in Genesis 12.)

Sarah Is Kidnapped AgainSarah was abducted yet again, shortly after the destruction of Sodom and its sister cities, when Abraham and Sarah sojourned in Gerar. This time Abraham didn’t ask permission from Sarah; he simply introduced himself as her brother to Abimelech of Gerar, king of the Philistines.

Consequently, Abimelech took Sarah into his chambers that night. G-d then appeared to him in a dream and threatened that if he did not let Sarah go, he would die, and he and his servants were smitten with plagues. Abimelech was frightened, and confronted Abraham as to why he deceived him, to which Abraham responded, “I thought that surely there is no fear of G-d in this place.” Abimelech then presented cattle and slaves to Abraham, released Sarah, and pleaded with Abraham to pray to G-d to remove the plague from among his people.

Shortly after this, a miracle occurred, and at the age of 90 Sarah conceived and gave birth to Isaac.

The famous biblical commentator Rashi explains: “Scripture places this section after the preceding one to teach you that whoever prays for mercy on behalf of another, when he himself is in need of the very thing for which he prays on the other’s behalf, will himself first receive a favorable response from G-d.”

And so, it was because of the abduction, and Abraham’s prayers on behalf of Abimelech and his people to be healed from the plague, that Sarah was ultimately healed from her barren state and conceived a child.

This story demonstrates the power of selflessness. Abraham surely had every right to be incensed by Abimelech’s actions and refuse to pray for him. Nevertheless, he put his emotions aside and pleaded to G-d on his behalf, which led to Sarah’s greatest wish, of having a child, coming true.

(Read about this episode in Genesis 20. For lessons we can learn from this episode, see Marrying Task to Purpose.)

Isaac and RebeccaAlmost exactly the same scenario repeats itself in the next generation, with Abraham’s son Isaac and his wife, Rebecca. Isaac and Rebecca were dwelling in Canaan until a famine hit, prompting

them to seek out sustenance in the land of Gerar. Upon arrival, Isaac was fearful that the people of the land would murder him on account of his wife’s beauty, and referred to Rebecca as his sister.

However, unlike what transpired to Abraham, Abimelech did not kidnap Isaac’s wife. He suspected that Isaac, being over 60 years old, was indeed married. So that night he spied on Isaac and Rebecca, and saw that they were in fact a couple. Then, just as with Abraham, Abimelech confronted Isaac and accused him of misleading him. Isaac justified his actions on the basis that he feared for his life. Abimelech charged his subjects not to harm Isaac or Rebecca.

Isaac then settled in the land and reaped bountiful produce. G-d blessed him, and he grew wealthy and acquired much cattle and livestock.

(Read more about this episode in Genesis 26.)

Dinah Is RapedWhile the above episodes had happy endings, this was not the case for Dinah, daughter of Jacob. This story is also unique, in that she was not married at the time. Here is what transpired:

Shortly after the big showdown between Jacob and Esau, Jacob and his family journeyed to Shechem, where they set up camp. Dinah, the daughter of Leah and Jacob, used this opportunity to visit the daughters of the land.

Shechem, son of Chamor, who was the chief of the city of Shechem, set his eyes upon Dinah and forced himself upon her. He then fell deeply in love with Dinah and wished to marry her. News of this incident reached Jacob’s ears. His only daughter had been defiled, and he was in anguish. Chamor approached Jacob and requested that Dinah be given to Shechem as a wife. Moreover, he suggested that the people of Shechem and Jacob’s family should intermarry and become one people.

Jacob’s children were angered by Shechem’s actions, as such a cruel act was considered immoral by all. The sons of Jacob responded with guile, stating that Jacob’s family could never marry the Shechemites as long as the men of Shechem remained uncircumcised.

Determined to marry Dinah, Shechem arranged that all the men in the city be circumcised. When the people of Shechem were weak and frail after performing this operation, Dinah’s brothers Simeon and Levi seized the opportunity to

execute all the men of the city.

(Read more about this episode in Genesis 34.)

How did such a terrible event come about?

Let us rewind a little. When Jacob and his family met with Esau, the verse mentions that Jacob arose during the night with his two wives and eleven sons, curiously making no mention of Dinah. Rashi explains that Jacob had Dinah hidden and locked away, lest Esau lay eyes on her and take her as his wife. As a result, Jacob was punished through his daughter being defiled at the hands of Shechem.

What a curious thing. The hallmark and pride of the Jewish woman is her tzniut—her modesty. Yet we see here that Jacob is reprimanded for an act of tzniut. In hiding Dinah away from the rebellious Esau, what did Jacob do wrong?

The Midrash conveys the following answer:

Where was Dinah? Jacob placed her in a box and locked her inside. Jacob thought to himself: this wicked person (Esau) will cast his eyes on her; he should not linger his gaze upon her and take her from me. . . . G-d said to Jacob, “You prevented kindness from your brother. If she (Dinah) would have married him, she would not have been abducted.”

So what was this act of kindness that Jacob abstained from giving to his brother Esau?

Dinah possessed the unique potential to affect and influence her surroundings. This is evident from the text itself: “Now Dinah, the daughter whom Leah had borne to Jacob, went out to visit the daughters of the land.” Dinah could have utilized her immense spiritual abilities to positively influence Esau; however, Jacob kept her isolated, and as a result was punished.

Ultimately, we cannot understand why Dinah needed to suffer the way she did. However, a lesson we can take away from this episode is: when endowed with the gift to create an impact on people and the world, we cannot afford to squander this blessing. Rather, it must be utilized in order to turn this world into a dwelling place for G-d.

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Circumcision

At the conclusion of this week’s portion Abraham is commanded to circumcise himself and his entire household. Hashem

calls this the “Sign of the covenant”, through the circumcision Abraham would be permanently branded in a covenant with G-d. The word Brit means covenant. The circumcision is the sign of the covenant between G-d and the Jewish people.

The commandment of circumcision is unique. The Torah mentions the word Brit “covenant” thirteen times in the portion. The sages understand this to mean that thirteen covenants were made between Hashem and Abraham regarding this Mitzva.

Usually there is no penalty for lack of performing a positive commandment, the person simply loses an opportunity. Circumcision is one of just two (out of 248) positive commandments that there is the severe penalty of Karet (excision) for its non-performance. (The other is the obligation to bring the Pesach offering.) This is an indication of how critical this Mitzva is for the identity of a Jewish person. The sages say that Abraham was not considered complete until he circumcised himself, for only after this commandment does Hashem tell him “Go before Me and you will be complete”. Following and in the merit of this Mitzva he was promised that the land would be given to his children.

The Talmud tells us that anyone who is circumcised is saved from purgatory. Abraham sits at the gates of Gehinom and anyone who is circumcised does not allow them to go in. In fact, when the Torah wants to use a phrase of shame it calls the person uncircumcised.

It is also unique in that unlike other commandments which are performed at specific times, circumcision is a mark on the body which is always there. Even Moses, when he did not circumcise his son exactly at the moment he was supposed to was almost killed by a serpent on his return trip to Egypt.

The obligation to circumcise belongs to the father of the child. The mother carries no unique obligation. However, there is no penalty for a father who does not circumcise his son. If a father does not fulfill his duty it becomes the

obligation of the Beit Din of the city. The Torah states and all males should be circumcised. The Talmud understands this to be an obligation on the community (the Beit Din) to ensure that every child has a Brit. If the Beit Din shirks its duty, it becomes the obligation of the child, once he grows up to circumcise himself. The punishment for non-circumcision is only for the person themself who was not circumcised. There is a debate between authorities if this punishment begins the moment the child turns thirteen or only if a person passes away without being circumcised then they are liable for not fulfilling this Mitzva. The theory is that this is a Mitzva that can always be performed. Therefore as long as the person does this before passing, there is no culpability.

The time of circumcision is the eighth day from birth e.g. if a child was born on Sunday the Brit would be the following Sunday. While the entire day is acceptable for the Brit, it is proper to do it as early as possible. We have a general rule that one should rush to do a Mitzva at the first opportunity. In a case where a delay to later in the day would allow for more people to come, it is acceptable to delay it. However, it must be done (whether it is the eighth day or for some reason on a later date) during the day time.

If a child is born between sunset and the stars coming out, so it is not clear what day the birth was we assume the second day for the Brit e.g. if a child was born after sunset on Sunday before the stars came out we assume for purposes of the Bris that he was born on Monday and the Brit is the following Monday.

If a child is ill the Brit is not performed as the child’s health is the first priority. In certain cases, once the child recovers they must wait one week before performing the Brit. In other cases in can be done immediately after the child recovers. A Rabbi should be consulted.

Abraham had his name changed along with his circumcision, from Abram to Abraham. The Hebrew letter Hei was added to his name. Its numerical value is 5. Once Abraham is circumcised he now has the ability to be fully in control of all his five sensory experiences. This is the lesson, from the infancy of a child, even before they can appreciate what is happening, they are given the sign of Abraham, the sign that tells us that while life is challenging with all its temptations we always have the ability to overcome.

It Once Happened

The following story was recorded by the Chasid, Reb Dov Zev who witnessed the events with his own eyes.

More than a hundred years ago there lived a Chasid by the name of Reb Chaim Yehoshua. He had lived to the ripe age of 87, but although he was not ill, he had a feeling that his days were drawing to a close. He summoned the elders of the town to his bedside and in addition, a visiting emissary of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Reb Dov Zev.

“I have an important request to make of you,” he said, “but before I do, I want to tell you about something that happened to me many years ago. Many years ago, I spent Chanuka at the court of the Tzemach Tzedek (the third Lubavitcher Rebbe). During the course of the holiday, he spoke about the self‑sacrifice of the Maccabees in sanctifying the Name of G-d. The words of the Rebbe made an enormous impression on me.

“After the holiday ended I returned to our farm. Our father, who was a Chasid of the first and second Rebbes of Chabad-Lubavitch had instilled in his children a particular devotion to the mitzva (commandment) of hospitality, so when two frozen strangers appeared on our doorstep one cold snowy night, we, of course, invited them in and served them a warm, hearty meal.

“I had retired to my own room when I heard the faintest whining sound. I thought it was a cat and I listened carefully, straining my ears to make out its source. As I followed the sound, it became obvious that it was not a cat, but a child who was crying. I approached the spot from where the cry came and to my utter shock, there in the wagon of the two strangers lay two small children, one sleeping and the other crying, both tied hand and foot. I knew at once that they were victims of kidnappers, or “chappers,” as they were known at the time. For then was the height of the terror of child-kidnapping for the Czar’s army. The unfortunates were stolen from the bosom of their families, never to be seen again, to serve in the army for twenty years and more.

“I took the two into my home and fed them

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and put them into a warm bed. My brother confronted the kidnappers and in a frenzy of anger threatened to give them a beating they would never forget. They, for their part, feigned innocence. No, they were the wronged ones, they claimed. They concocted a story about the children being mentally ill and being taken to a famous doctor, but when they saw that we wouldn’t buy their ridiculous story, they disappeared as fast as their horses could gallop.

“When my brother next visited the Rebbe, he blessed us all and told us to hide the children for a full year before returning them to their families, and this we did. The event inspired in me a great desire to continue in this mitzva of redeeming captives, and for a large part of every year I traveled to different parts of the region, seeking out these children, who were called Cantonists, and saving them.

“I continued this work for seven years, until I fell into a trap and almost lost my life. I traveled to the Rebbe and he gave me a blessing for long life and promised me that when it came my time to leave this world, I would be ‘with him in his abode.’ And this leads me to tell you why I have summoned all of you here today. I feel sure that my life is about to end, and I am asking you to gather a minyan at my grave side and say these words, ‘Reb Menachem Mendel, son-in-law of Reb Dov Ber and grandson of Reb Shneur Zalman! Your servant Chaim Yehoshua ben Esther is dead. Before his passing, he appointed us to inform you of this and to remind you that you promised him, that because of his mitzva of ransoming captives, he would be with you, in your abode.’ “

The Chasidim agreed to carry out his wish, and the following day, Reb Chaim Yehoshua recited “Shema Yisrael,” and returned his soul to its Maker. That same day, a minyan surrounded his grave and said the words he had requested of them, reminding the Rebbe of his promise of long ago.

Colel Chabad Helps Israel’s Hungry Not Just Eat, but Eat WellBy Ariel Dominique Hendelman

Colel Chabad is helping Israel’s poorest families not only to eat, but to eat well.

As the oldest continuous charity in Israel, the organization has for centuries placed a strong emphasis on helping impoverished

families put food on the table. Now, through a series of workshops on healthy cooking and eating, there is a new focus on nutrition for the nation’s poorest and most vulnerable citizens.

The pilot workshop, part of Israel’s National Food Security Project, began as a recent course on healthy cooking. Colel Chabad discovered long ago that most poor families they serve tend to choose white flour and white‑sugar items over fruits, vegetables and whole grains. Through the organization’s Pantry Packers program, more nutritious food is being provided for low-income families. But a problem ensued: organizers discovered that many recipients didn’t know how to cook such healthier foods.

“When we first began giving out quinoa, many families said they had never seen it before,” reports Rabbi Menachem Traxler, Colel Chabad’s director of volunteering. “They didn’t know what it was, and didn’t realize that it’s healthier and more expensive than anything else in the box. There was a lack of basic knowledge as to how to cook quinoa or even whole-wheat items because they are a bit different.”

Part of the program includes teaching how to make salads and offer greens at meals. The same goes for cooking vegetables that come straight from the field. “It’s especially true for fresh foods

like artichokes,” says Traxler, “where chances are they won’t know what to do with them.”

Workers pack boxes of nutritious items, such as quinoa, and whole-wheat pasta and couscous, for distribution to those dealing with food

‘Dignity Is Most Important’The workshops are the latest addition to the Food Security project, which is operated jointly by Colel Chabad, Leket Israel (Israel’s leading food bank, which provides fresh produce to the poor) and Israel’s Ministry of Welfare. The national project has been in the making for several years now. Since the Israeli government does not have an official food‑stamp program, it put out a bid for organizations to produce a model to tackle the food-insecurity crisis, as it was officially termed.

It turns out that Colel Chabad, which also runs a large network of social-welfare programs, including hospital summer camps, Jewish ritual celebrations for orphan children, and daycare centers, won, and is now running the project.

“We were serving between 6,000 and 7,000 people at the time in 24 cities throughout the country,” says Traxler. “There are religious and nonreligious families all living in poor neighborhoods. It’s a diverse group that also includes Bedouins, Druze and Israeli Arabs.”

This February, the government was so impressed with the results that it decided to put out another bid to expand the project. Traxler emphasizes that even with the second bid, the project did not become official law. What changed is that the government offered to pay for two-thirds of the project, and whatever nonprofit agreed to fund the rest, according to the criteria Colel Chabad set up with the state welfare department, would win the bid.

Just before the High Holidays, the welfare ministry approved an additional 5,000 families to join the program, bringing the total to 11,000 participants in 48 cities. “Yet the program itself

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has an inherent conflict,” explains Traxler. “How do you help a family without insulting them? No one wants to just receive a box of food; it’s degrading. They want to be able to buy their own food. So it’s a balance. Dignity is most important, but at the same time, if we’re not getting them healthy food, we’re not doing anything.”

The end result is that the families receive 500 NIS (About $150) worth of assistance per month. The half the stipend is put onto a food card, called an Eshel card. (This refers to the eshel of Abraham in the Torah—the tamarisk tree under which he and Sarah would welcome guests.) Colel Chabad has agreements with most major supermarkets to accept the card. The other 250 is given in the form of a food box packed with olive oil and nutritious dried goods, such as whole-wheat pasta, whole-wheat couscous and quinoa.

The food boxes ensure that recipients have something healthy in the house. The boxes also include fresh vegetables, provided by Leket Israel, which approaches local farmers to collect produce that would otherwise be thrown out, either due to surplus or appearance.

The cooking courses proved a success, and the next one, which will focus on emotional empowerment, is already in the planning stages.

“We give people access to food because obviously, they need to eat, but this program opens up many more doors to help them move on to better lives.” says Traxler.

First Torah Completed in Australia’s Parliament in CanberraMore than 150 people attend the event, followed by a joyous procession in the streetsBy Faygie Levy Holt

Members of the Australian Parliament, government ministers, foreign diplomats, local Jewish residents and guests

gathered on Oct. 19, exactly one week after the Jewish holiday of Simchat Torah, in the country’s capital city to celebrate the completion of a new Torah scroll—the first for Chabad there and the first ever witnessed in the central government building.

The scroll was written for the Chabad Australian Capitol Territory in Canberra, and underwritten by Dr. Alena Rada and Jacob Reich. Five Jewish ministers of parliament were honored with writing a letter in the scroll during the dedication ceremony and celebratory luncheon. More than 150 people attended the event, including Chabad rabbis; Jewish communal leaders; and diplomats from Israel, Argentina, Belgium, Poland and Romania; along with representatives of other religious faiths.

The Hon. Josh Frydenberg, Minister for the Environment and Energy, said “the Torah has been the basis of our religious and moral obligations, as well as our civil laws” since G-d handed it down to Moses on Mount Sinai. He noted that the record number of Jewish parliamentarians from a cross‑section of political parties exemplified how being a good Jew and a good Australian is not a contradiction, but rather, a testament to how welcoming Australia continues to be to the Jewish community.

Attendees watched as the final verse of the scroll was handwritten by scribe Rabbi Eli Gutnick. Each of the five Jewish MPs witnessed the inscription of the final word, “Israel,” which

consists of five letters in Hebrew and refers to the Jewish people. On the cover itself is written: “This historic Torah is dedicated to the longstanding support and friendship of the Australian Parliament to the Jewish community.”

“A Torah completion is considered a citywide holiday in Judaism. It is an especially great celebration for our community, as it is the first Torah that will belong to our synagogue,” said Rabbi Shmueli Feldman, who has co-directed Chabad ACT with his wife, Chasia, for the past five years. “This was the first time that many of Australia’s Members of Parliament and senators were able to see a Torah, and be exposed to some of the beautiful and timeless traditions in person.”

Among those present was Michael Danby, the longest-serving Jewish Member of Parliament, who said in his remarks that everyone present is “witness to a proud declaration of what a great country Australia is with a first Torah‑scroll completion in Parliament House.”

Since Chabad ACT was established in 2009, the congregation has been relying on borrowed scrolls, but it was clear that they eventually would need their own Torah. As Theo Menachemson, who serves as treasurer of Chabad ACT, explained: “The growth in the community adds to the absolute need for the presence of a Torah—and even a second and third Torah.”

Many helped secure the funds needed to write the community’s first Torah scroll, including synagogue members, family, friends, and people in other Australian cities and places abroad. Some of those same contributors came to participate in the traditional inauguration of a new scroll—the hachnasat sefer Torah ceremony—held at the Chabad House later that evening. Before the gala dinner there, the Torah was joyously marched down the streets of Canberra under a chuppah, a Jewish wedding canopy.

Chabad is Judaism’s largest outreach movement in Australia, with more than 100 centers throughout the country.

Given that Canberra is the seat of the Australian government, Feldman noted the significance of welcoming the finished scroll at the diplomatic venue, saying “this historic Torah is dedicated to the longstanding support and friendship of the Australian Parliament to the Jewish community.”

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At eight days old shall every male child be circumcised (Gen. 17:12)

A Jewish male enters into the covenant of Abraham at the tender age of eight days, before he can possibly understand the significance of the act, because brit mila (circumcision) involves the essence of the soul, which exists on a level far above human understanding and comprehension. The mitzva binds the soul to G-d, Who is also beyond our

understanding and comprehension.

(Sifrei Chasidut)

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THE MOTHER-DAUGHTER LEARNING PROJECT

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Le premier JuifQue fallut-il pour qu’Abram devint Abraham ?par Yanki Tauber

Un Juif est un voyageur. Être un Juif, c’est être constamment en mouvement entre ce que vous êtes et ce que vous pouvez être,

entre ce que vous avez fait de vous-même et un niveau toujours plus profondément vrai de ce que vous êtes. Être un Juif, c’est être continuellement en quête d’amélioration de soi et du monde que D.ieu a créé. En désir de transcender le monde et se transcender soi-même. De se transcender alors même que l’on s’améliore et de s’améliorer alors même que l’on se transcende.

Un Juif est un prophète. Être un Juif, c’est être engagé dans un dialogue perpétuel avec D.ieu, en exposant chaque jour devant Lui ses questions et ses besoins, ses griefs et ses aspirations, et en écoutant attentivement ce que D.ieu attend de soi.

Un Juif est un serviteur fidèle. Être un Juif, c’est faire le bien pas seulement parce que cela nous assure une rétribution matérielle et spirituelle, pas seulement parce que c’est une question de bon sens ou parce que cela nous satisfait, mais en tout premier chef parce que D.ieu l’a commandé.

IL Y A PRÈS DE 3800 ANS vivait un homme nommé Abram. Avant lui il existait des hommes et des femmes justes, des enseignants, des gourous, des activistes et des faiseurs de bien. Mais il n’y avait pas de Juifs. Abram lui-même fut, de nombreuses années durant, un professeur et un guide spirituel, un champion de la justice et de la vérité, un dispensateur de charité et de bonté. Mais il n’était pas un Juif. Pas encore.

Puis, dans la soixante-quinzième année d’Abram, il entendit l’appel divin Lekh lekha me’artsekha, mimoladtekha oumibeit avikha, el haarets acher areka… Il répondit à cet appel.

Voilà ce que D.ieu dit à Abram (traduit en français) : « Va-t’en, toi, de ta terre, de la patrie de ta naissance, et de la maison de ton père, vers la terre que Je te montrerai. »

D.ieu lui dit aussi (selon l’interprétation kabbalistique des mots hébraïques précédemment cités) « Va au plus profond de toi : quitte tes volontés, tes sentiments et tes conceptions, et dirige-toi vers le désir que Je vais te révéler. »

C’est ainsi qu’Abram devint Abraham, le premier Juif.

Le luxeUne valeur juive?Par Elisha Greenbaum

Rabbi Meir Shapiro, le « Rav de Lublin », fonda la célèbre académie talmudique « ’Hakhmei Lublin » dans les années 1920

dans le cadre de sa campagne pour élever l’image des étudiants de yéchiva. Fini le temps où les jeunes érudits devaient vivre dans la misère, dormir sur des bancs, porter des vêtements élimés et ne jamais savoir quand ils prendraient leur prochain repas. La Yéchiva de Lublin avait un dortoir, un cuisinier dévoué, des livres en suffisance et même l’eau courante dans les toilettes !

Les meilleurs étudiants de Pologne affluèrent vers la nouvelle yéchiva. La concurrence pour les places était si serrée qu’on dut instituer de strictes conditions d’entrée. Aux yeux du public, il devint rapidement admis qu’un garçon accepté à la Yéchiva de Lublin était par définition un génie en herbe, digne des plus grandes attentions et d’un respect considérable. Ceci effectua un changement dans l’attitude générale à l’égard de l’ensemble des étudiants de yéchiva et l’idéal d’une étude de la Torah à temps plein gagna en légitimité.

Les vieilles attitudes ont la vie dure, et Rav Shapiro fut souvent en proie à des difficultés dans ses efforts pour collecter des fonds. L’un des défis qu’il eut à surmonter fut de justifier son écart apparent des enseignements des Sages. Le sixième chapitre des Maximes des Pères déclare en effet : « Telle est la voie de la Torah : mange du pain avec du sel, boit de l’eau, dort sur le sol, mène une existence de peine et dépense-toi dans la Torah. » Il semble que, pour réussir dans l’étude, il faille mener une existence ascétique et spartiate, pas une vie confortable.

Le Rav Shapiro a formulé un certain nombre de réponses à des accusations de cette nature. La plus célèbre est sans doute lorsqu’il affirma ironiquement qu’il s’agissait d’une mauvaise interprétation des paroles de Sages. L’enseignement cité ci-dessus n’est pas une injonction, mais une lamentation. Il ne doit pas être lu avec une vertueuse indignation, mais plutôt sur un ton de pitié douloureuse. N’est-il pas malheureux que ceux qui consacrent leur vie à l’étude de la parole de D.ieu n’en aient pas, jusqu’à ce jour, été justement rétribués ?

Ne t’inquiètes pas ... tu auras ta récompense

Notre ancêtre Abraham fut le géniteur de notre foi et le moteur de la diffusion de la connaissance de D.ieu auprès des masses. Il est intéressant de noter que, dans le livre de la Genèse (15, 1), il est dit qu’après la victoire miraculeuse d’Abraham sur les quatre rois qui avaient pris son neveu Lot en captivité, D.ieu rassure Abraham en lui disant qu’Il tiendra Sa promesse de récompenser ses efforts : Ne crains pas, Abram ; Je suis ton bouclier ; ta récompense est extrêmement grande.

Abraham était un homme d’un grand courage et d’une détermination sans faille. Il était prêt à tourner le dos à toutes les opinions et à toutes les structures sociales. Il souffrit pour son D.ieu et sa foi et accepta une existence nomade vie au nom de sa nouvelle religion.

Abraham était motivé par l’amour de la vérité, par une volonté ardente et par son aspiration à faire plaisir à son Créateur. On eut pu s’attendre que cet homme de vertu fût la dernière personne à réclamer la richesse et la gloire en récompense de ses efforts.

Vous méritez mieuxDe fait, la motivation d’Abraham dans son service de D.ieu n’était pas la perspective d’être récompensé par la richesse. Son plaisir résidait dans le spirituel et, à ses yeux, la vérité et la justice étaient en soi une récompense. Cependant, si Abraham avait dû souffrir, si ses efforts n’avaient été payés que de pauvreté, comment cela aurait-il été perçu par ceux qu’il essayait d’attirer ? Quand Abraham réclama des avantages matériels à D.ieu, il était seulement motivé par l’honneur de D.ieu.

Quand D.ieu accorde à Ses fidèles la prospérité, Il rend l’ensemble du système plus attrayant, et justifie aux yeux de la communauté tous les efforts en Son nom.

French ConnectionReflexions sur la Paracha

Vivre avec la paracha

Thursdays at 12.00 in the Haime LibraryClasses alternate between the following teachers:

Dr. Hanna BaroukRabbi Amar

Rabbi FrankforterRabbi Gansburg

FOR WOMEN ONLY

Classes

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Dejando el HogarPor Yossy Goldman

Se cuenta una anécdota ocurrida durante el encuentro entre dos famosos rabinos de antaño —el Rabino Eliahu, el “Gaon” (erudito)

de Vilna, y el Rabino Iaakov Krantz, conocido como el “Maguid” (predicador) de Dubno. El Maguid de Dubno visitó Vilna y fue al gran Gaon. El Gaon le pidió al Maguid que predicara para él, como era su especialidad. “Déme musar (palabras de reprimenda). Regáñeme” dijo el Gaon. “Di-s no permita, que tenga la jutzpah (insolencia) de regañar al gran Gaon de Vilna”, contestó el Maguid, absolutamente horrorizado por la sugerencia. “No me importa, este es su fuerte y deseo oír musar de usted”, insistió el Gaon.

El Dubner Maguid pensó un rato y después accedió renuentemente a los deseos de su ilustre anfitrión. Dijo el Maguid, “¿Que gran logro es ser un Gaon, estando sentado en Vilna en su aislado kloiz (pequeño salón de estudio)? Salga al mundo, mézclese con la gente, y entonces veamos qué clase de Gaon es”.

De hecho, es mucho más fácil ser estudioso y piadoso en un ghetto que está fuera de este mundo, el cual a menudo es indiferente e incluso hostil, a la Torá y a sus valores.

Ésta, de hecho, fue más o menos la prueba de Abraham en la Perashá de esta semana. “Vete de tu tierra, de tu lugar de nacimiento, de la casa de tu padre, a la tierra que te mostraré” Y allí —lejos de su entorno natural y comodidad —Abraham llevó a cabo su misión Divina. Él difundió la existencia de un Di-s único en un mundo totalmente pagano y, en el proceso, su propio nombre y reputación quedaron marcados eternamente. Fue solamente después de salir de su hogar, que Abraham se convirtió en el padre fundador del pueblo judío.

Cien años atrás, una generación entera de judíos observantes de la Torá emigró de Europa. Vinieron a América, la tierra de las oportunidades de oro, para escapar pogromos y persecuciones. Con sangre, sudor y lágrimas se levantaron de las cenizas a las riquezas y personificaron el sueño americano —una historia de éxito que sorprende e inspira. Pero el hecho es que en su mayor parte, a medida que sus negocios prosperaban, sus vidas religiosas decaían. Indiscutiblemente, el judaísmo recibió un golpe descomunal. La mayoría no podía sostener sus valores del viejo mundo en el nuevo mundo de América. La transición del shtetl (aldea

judía europea) a los rascacielos resulto demasiado contrastante, y los hijos y nietos de estos inmigrantes crecieron ignorantes de sus propias tradiciones sagradas.

En una escala menor, vemos este fenómeno hoy en día, cuando las familias emigran o se mudan de una ciudad a otra. Al alejarse de sus apoyos espirituales a los cuales estaban acostumbrados, forcejean y batallan con su espiritualidad. La mayor parte de sus esfuerzos está dirigida al restablecimiento y reorganización de sus vidas. Reordenar las infraestructuras religiosas, a menudo, llega último.

Y en un nivel más sutil, una prueba similar se nos presenta cuando tomamos nuestras vacaciones anuales. Lejos del hogar y de nuestras normas habituales de comportamiento, somos desafiados a mantener el código de la conducta al que estamos acostumbrados durante todo el año.

Es como la historia del shadjan (casamentero) quién sugirió una jovencita a un muchacho y la alabo exageradamente. Después de su primera cita, el muchacho llamo ofuscado al shadjan para decirle lo que opinaba de el. “¡¿Cómo se atreve a presentarme tal muchacha?! ¿Usted no sabía que cojea?” Absolutamente impávido, el shadjan replico, “Pero, ¿cuál es el problema? Eso ocurre solamente cuando ella camina.”

Es cuando salimos de nuestros capullos espirituales, de nuestros cómodos hogares y comunidades, hacia la sociedad en general que podemos notar que cojeamos un poco, perdiendo nuestro equilibrio judío. Es entonces que nuestra fe, nuestros valores y creencias se ven realmente desafiadas.

Que Di-s ayude a que los hijos de Abraham a que emulen a su antepasado, que dejó su tierra y caminó fuerte en su fe, creciendo hasta alcanzar gran éxito espiritual y material.

********Se le Puede Enseñar a un Viejo Judío Trucos Nuevos

La porción de la Torá de esta semana podría haber sido llamada “el Brit Oído alrededor del mundo”.

La circuncisión realizada sobre si mismo de Abraham a la madura edad de noventa y nueve años afianzó su reputación como hombre santo y lo lanzó a una estratosfera sin precedente de

dedicación y profecía. Abraham también recibió las bendiciones de Di-s para una descendencia numerosa, piadosa y poderosa.

¡Todo esto por cortar su prepucio! ¿Acaso no podía llamar al Mohel?

En el mundo hay un refrán que dice “No se puede enseñar a un viejo perro nuevos trucos”. El viejo perro ya está tan acostumbrado a sus rutinas y hábitos –a comer, dormir, ladrar a medianoche y traer el palito —que usted podría enseñarle a maullar y trepar árboles como enseñarle una nueva manera de rodar, y el no aprendería.

Esto es verdad si las rutinas del viejo perro eran acertadas. ¿Por qué debe él aprender un nuevo truco?

Pero Abraham tenía una visión mayor. Él entendía que el mundo espiritual del alma es sumamente diferente al mundo de los perros y sus trucos. En el mundo del alma, no hay fin a lo bueno que puede ser logrado, a la sabiduría que puede ser aprendida o al éxito que puede ser alcanzado.

Abraham fue un retador de sus hábitos y costumbres. Cuando era un hombre joven, rompió sin ayuda los dioses falsos. Entonces dedicó su vida a propagar el monoteísmo y la moralidad, enseñando principalmente con el ejemplo de su hospitalidad y amabilidad interminable. Además, escribió libros que fueron como atlas del camino a las esferas más altas del misticismo.

Abraham tenía 99. Con todo él se vio a si mismo espiritualmente como un bebé de ocho días con todo por delante.

Todo lo que tenia que hacer era cortar una vieja capa pequeña de prepucio.

Latin LinkReflexion Semanal

Parasha de la Semana

Clases y EventosPorcion Semenal

Rabbi Shea RubinsteinLunes 8:45 pm - 9:45 pm

Orden de rezos diarios y su significado mistico

(Para Mujeras)Sra. Vivian Perez

Martes 10:45 am - 12:00 pmMiércoles: 1:15pm - 2:50 pmJueves: 11:00 am - 12:00 pm

198 Park Dr. Bal HarbourPor favor llamar al 305.213.3202

para confirmar

Kolel EspanolRabbi Shlomi Halsband

Miercoles 8:30 - 10:00 pmDomingo 8:30 - 10:00 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

Please Note: Shabbos & Yom Tov visits must be Prepaid

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 10:45 - 12:00 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

Call Vivian for details – 305.213.3202

WEEKLY CLASSES

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Board of TrusteesAmbassador Isaac Gilinski - ChairmanSimon FalicSidney FeltensteinMatias GarfunkelJaime 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 KatzChani LipskarSholom Dovber LipskarZalman 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 Ms. Stacy Waxman Ext 313Events / Office Assistant Ms. Milena Liascovitz Ext 328Youth Director / Dinner Mrs Devorah Leah Andrusier Ext 329Youth 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 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

Foundation Trustees

Board of Directors

Executive Committee

Contacts at The Shul 305.868.1411

Numbers to know

Shul Gaboim

Mr. Andrew RothMr. David Portnoy

Rabbi Henry EichlerMr. Ettai Einhorn

Mr. David Ben-ArieMr. Seth Salver

Steven M. Dunn - PresidentMitchell Feldman - Vice PresidentEric P. Stein - TreasurerJoel Baum - Associate TreasurerDovid Duchman - SecretaryCarolyn BaumelMax BenolielEli DominitzBoruch DuchmanVelvel FreedmanEli FreundBruce GelbIghal GoldfarbSam GreenwaldJerrod M. Levine

Sholom Dovber LipskarZalman LipskarAlexander MatzLazer MilsteinEzzy RappaportEliott RimonBrian RollerSeth SalverSteven B. SchmutterDaniel ShapiroRyan ShapiroMichael TabacinicDavid WolfJose Yankelevitch

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Welcome to our New Board

Mazal Tov and Welcome to our new board on their election to the Board of

Directors who will be serving for the upcoming you.

We applaud their dedication and commitment to ensuring the continued

growth and success of our wonderful Shul Community and wish you much

Hatzlacha in your positions.

W e l c o m e

Steven M. Dunn - PresidentMitchell Feldman - Vice President

Eric P. Stein - TreasurerJoel Baum - Associate Treasurer

Dovid Duchman - SecretaryCarolyn Baumel

Max BenolielEli Dominitz

Boruch DuchmanVelvel Freedman

Eli FreundBruce Gelb

Ighal GoldfarbSam Greenwald

Jerrod M. LevineRabbi Sholom Dovber Lipskar

Rabbi Zalman LipskarAlexander MatzLazer Milstein

Ezzy RappaportEliott RimonBrian RollerSeth Salver

Steven B. SchmutterDaniel ShapiroRyan Shapiro

Michael TabacinicDavid Wolf

Jose Yankelevitch

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

DAILY CLASSES

Derech Mitzvosecha 6:20 - 6:50 amPHL 101 PHL-301 PHL-501 Rabbi Z. Lipskar

Daf Yomi 7:45 - 8:45 amTXT-220 Rabbi Dov Schochet

Chok L’Yisrael - Sephardic 8:45 amReb Shimshon Tzubeli

Chassisdic Discourses 10:15 - 11:00 am PHL-322 PHL-510 Rabbi S. Rubinstien

Community Kollel (Men) 8:00 - 9:30 pm(Monday & Thursday) LAW-154Shul Rabbis & Kolel

SUNDAY

Daf Yomi 9:00 amTXT 220 Rabbi Dov Schochet

Tanya - Sichos 8:00 - 10:00 pmPHL-322 Rabbi Shlomo Haltzband

MONDAY

In Depth Chumash 1:30 pmTXT-110 Rabbi Dov Schochet

Insights to our Daily Prayers (Spanish) 8:45 - 9:45 pmPHL-120 Rabbi S. Rubinstien

Women’s Study Group 8:30 - 10:00 pmTXT-110 Rebbetzin Chani Lipskar

At the home of:Rebbetzin Chani Lipskar153 Bal Bay Drive, Bal Harbour

TUESDAY THURSDAY

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

Women’s Torah Portion Class (Spanish) 10:45 am - 12:00 pmTXT-110 Mrs. Vivian Perez

198 Park Drive, Bal Harbour Village

Women’s Morning Torah Class10:00 - 11:30 amTXT-110 Rebbetzin Chani Lipskar i

In Depth Tanya Class (Men & Women)11:30 - 12:30 pmPHL-320 PHL-501 Rabbi Sholom Lipskar

Tanya Class - English 1:15 - 2:50 pmPHL-120 Mrs. Vivian Perez

198 Park Drive, Bal Harbour Village

Spanish Kolel - Chassidus 8:00 - 10:00 pmPHL-301 Rabbi Shlomo Haltzband

Parsha (Men & Women)11:15 am - 12:00 pmTXT-501 Rabbi S. Rubinstien

Senior Torah Academy (Men & Women)12:00 - 1:00 pmTXT-120 Rabbi Dov Schochet

(Main Sanctuary) Book of Judges - Years 2780 -2835

French Class12:00 pm Haime Library

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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