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5746-5774 Celebrating our 28th year 1986-2014

DAVENING SCHEDULE Banquet Do We Have a Leg to Stand On? Friday Congregation Tiferes Yisroel is very On Shabbos morning, January 4, at 10:45 Candle Lighting: 4:37 pm pleased to announce its 28th Anniversary am in the upstairs Beis Midrash, we will be Mincha: 4:40 pm Banquet on March 9, 2014, honoring Dov and having a presentation especially for young Karen Pear. men ages 12 to 15. The program is with Rabbi Shabbos Day Shlomo Horwitz and will be followed by Shacharis: 8:30 am Mussaf with Rabbi Horwitz. Mincha: 4:25 pm There are major religions out there with Maariv: 5:55 pm Focus on Chesed billions of adherents. We have only 15 million Shabbos is over after: 6:07 pm Rabbi Goldberger gives a shiur in the Sefer Jews and yet we think we're right. What Father/Son Learning: 7:30 pm Ahavas Chesed by the Chofetz Chaim. The chutzpah! The states that we must Sunday men’s shiur is right after maariv on Sunday follow the majority — why don’t we follow Shacharis: 8:00 am night (about 5:30 pm). The women’s shiur is the religions with the greatest numbers? This Mincha/Maariv: 4:45 pm Monday nights from 8:15 to 9:05 pm. question was asked of Rabbi Yonatan If you ordered a book from Yisrael Bethea, Eibeschutz (18th century) by a local priest in Monday-Friday please contact him. All books have arrived. Shacharis: 6:30 am Moravia, Germany. Mincha/Maariv followed by Sfas Emes with Find out his answer in this provocative Rabbi Goldberger: 4:45 pm Relationship Skills Classes with session. Dramatic personae include a mixed- up high school senior with major questions Next Shabbos — B’shalach the Rebbetzin about G-d and Torah, and insights from the Candle Lighting: 4:44 pm Join Rebbetzin Bracha Goldberger for a founder of a different major world religion Friday Mincha: 4:45 pm class focusing on relationship skills, based on which enables the audience to compare and Rabbi Twersky’s booklet. contrast our claims with those of other faiths, This Shabbos Remaining classes will be given on Sunday in a respectful manner. evenings from 8 to 9:30, January 5 and 26. With a skit including volunteers from the • Friday night. Family seudah followed by There is no fee for shul members. audience and some hard-hitting facts and Raid on the Sun! Call Rivka Bluestein at 410-585-0314 or logic, we arrive at an extremely compelling • 10:45 am. Do We Have a Leg to Stand On? email [email protected] to register. argument for Judaism’s understanding of G-d with Rabbi Shlomo Horwitz. and the authenticity of His Torah. • 7:30-8:30 pm. Father/Son Learning. Family Seudah Tonight! Welcome New Members Join us tonight, January 3, in the TY Father/Son Learning Simcha Hall for a family seudah. Catering is • Guy and Judith Levin and their children, Moshe, Chava Zelda, Betzalel Chanoch, Join us every Motzei Shabbos from 7:30 to by the Knish Shop and the price is $18 per Rachel and Leeba Gittel. 8:30 pm for Father/Son Learning. It’s a person. Price for families of four or more is wonderful way to hold onto the Kedusha from $14 per person. Children under three are free. To reserve your seat, please email Reb Shabbos as you and your son(s) share this A Bird in the Hand ... Shlomo Goldberger at [email protected] special time together. Pizza and refreshments or call 410-358-4456. Only if you’ve sent away the mother! The are available from 8 to 8:30, accompanied by Weekly Chulin shiur is about to start the last stories of our holy Tzaddikim. There will be a special presentation following bentching for adults and teens of chapter of Chulin — Sh’luach HaKan. Join us We meet upstairs, in the newly renovated for the exciting conclusion of this most meaty Beis Midrash. “Raid on the Sun!,” featuring Rabbi Shlomo Horwitz. masechta. The shiur meets Tuesday evenings We’re also looking for additional sponsors at 6 pm in the Nancy Taffel Annex. for this year’s learning cycle.

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The Weekly Parsha Pharaoh, “You will come to me to ask me to hundred and fifty plagues! Why? Because He / leave,” even though that’s what really cares when you get hurt. happened, because he didn’t want to show Therefore, now we know that Hashem dishonor to the king of Egypt. This is truly cares if you say Modeh Ani with feeling in the amazing, because right at the end of this verse morning. If you say it nicely, Hashem is it says that Moshe stormed out of the palace in happy and all the angels are happy! But, if anger for the way Pharaoh had spoken to him. you don’t say it with feeling, all the angels in Jersey Shore Torah Bulletin If someone is angry, does he still have the Heaven are sad. Why? Because Hashem presence of mind to show honor and to speak cares. This is the essence of a Jew. All the “Also a great mixed multitude went up with in a certain way? This should reinforce to us misvot of the Seder night are to make this them.” (Shemot 12:38) the greatness of our leaders, such as Moshe personal connection with Hashem, and to try As we study the events of the Exodus, we Rabenu. Although he got angry at Pharaoh, he our best that we can give this over to our learn that what is most required of us is the was in complete control of himself, down to children and they to their children for all desire to grow and to do good. A person can the exact words with which he should speak generations to come. Shalom. Rabbi be great in Torah wisdom and performance of to the king. Everything Moshe did was Reuven Semah misvot, but if he doesn’t have a desire to exactly measured in order to be able to do the acquire good things and grow, he will not  will of Hashem. merit greatness. On the other hand, a person “And Hashem gave the people favor in the Many of our great Sages followed in can have no knowledge and no misvot, but if eyes of Egypt so that they lent them [the Moshe’s footsteps in this respect. There was a he has a yearning desire to cling to Hashem he gold, silver and garments], and they great Rabbi who once got angry at what his can merit true greatness. despoiled Egypt.” (Shemot 12:36) son had done but waited two weeks, until he Rabbi Yechezkel Levenstein zt”l derives Rabbi Ya’akov Kanievsky, the Steipler, was totally in control of his emotions, before this lesson from the Jews and the Erev Rav commented that this serves as a lesson that rebuking him! On the one hand, we can’t help (the Egyptian converts who joined the Hashem determines people’s finding favor in but be in awe of such self-discipline, but on Israelites who left Egypt). The Midrash states the eyes of others. Logic would dictate that the other hand, we have to learn from them that many Jews perished during the plague of after the Egyptians suffered so much because how to behave in such situations. How often darkness. The reason stated was because they of the Israelites, they would never lend them do we fly off the handle just because we’re didn’t have the desire to leave. The Midrash anything, especially not precious vessels of upset? Even in anger or frustration we must implies that this was the only reason. So they gold and silver. Nevertheless, the Egyptians learn to stay in control and use the right words were righteous people, plus they believed were willing to lend their prized possessions and the right tone of voice. We will be the real Moshe when he said it was time for the without any arguments or negotiations. The beneficiaries of such self-control. Shabbat redemption. The only problem was their lack Israelites clearly saw that it was solely Shalom. Rabbi Shmuel Choueka of desire to leave even though they were because of Hashem that they found favor in children of Abraham, Yitzhak and Ya’akob.  the eyes of the Egyptians. All of this didn’t help them and they missed “And you shall tell your son … it is on There are people who are hesitant about the giving of the Torah on Har Sinai and they account of this that Hashem did for me asking others for favors. They are afraid that died in the darkness because they didn’t desire when I left Egypt.” (Shemot 13:8) the other person might refuse. They would to obtain the ultimate good. On the Pesah Seder night, we tell our consider this refusal a personal rejection and a On the other hand, the Erev Rav, who were children and grandchildren many stories. We blow to their self-esteem. Because they Egyptians who came from Ham, merited to tell them how Pharaoh had to come out at evaluate someone’s refusal to help them as a join the Jews at the splitting of the Red Sea night in his pajamas to search for Moshe major problem, they are filled with anxiety and were at Har Sinai and more. Why? Rabenu and all the people laughed at Pharaoh. about the thought of making requests. This Because they had a burning desire to see what We tell them about the plague of Arob, how prevents them from assertively asking for Hashem would do for the Jews. So strong was the lions and tigers chased after the Egyptians. things they need for themselves, and they are that desire that they left their homes right after The question is, why do we need to tell the unable to approach others to ask them to the plague of the firstborn. At that time every children these stories? contribute to worthy causes. But once you gentile home was in mourning. One can only The Exodus from Egypt was the birth of internalize the awareness that whether you imagine the anguish and sadness when the Jewish nation. Every year at the Seder find favor in the eyes of another person is suddenly every home lost its oldest son. They night, we too, are born again. Our Jewishness dependent on the will of Hashem, your whole left anyway at that terrible time to see the is renewed on that night. However, there is attitude changes. You will no longer fear fulfillment of the will of Hashem. They one idea that many have trouble coming to asking any person for anything that is merited to join Israel forever. terms with. Does the Creator of the Universe considered proper according to the dictates of We see the need to strengthen our desire to care if I make a berachah? Hashem is so great, the Torah. Especially when you are asking grow in the service of Hashem, and with this does it bother Him how I pray or how I someone to help a worthy cause, you will feel we can merit greatness forever. Shabbat observe the misvot? Does it matter to Him if I comfortable. You know that even if there Shalom. Rabbi Reuven Semah come five minutes late to shul or five minutes seems to be no chance that the person will  early? Does the Master of the Universe give you what you ask, Hashem might still concern Himself with these details of my life? cause him to agree. Of course, you will not “All of your servants will come down to me Therefore, we tell our children these stories of make requests that will cause others pain or … and he left Pharaoh’s presence in redemption from Egypt, whose central theme discomfort. But when it is proper to make a anger” (Shemot 11:8) is that when an Egyptian did something wrong request, fear will never stop you. (Growth When Moshe was telling Pharaoh about the to a Jew or a Jewish child like you, Hashem, through Torah) last plague, which was the death of every Who is infinite, Creator of all worlds, gets This article is provided as part of Shema Yisrael Torah Network. firstborn, he said to Pharaoh, “Your servants upset! He grabbed the Egyptians and beat Permission is granted to redistribute electronically or on paper, will come to me to ask me to leave, and that’s provided that this notice is included intact. them up! He gave them not ten plagues, but when I will leave Egypt.” Moshe didn’t say to fifty plagues, two hundred plagues, two Graphic courtesy of Chinuch.org. Daven with us at 6201 Park Heights Avenue Parshas Bo

Coming Up Focus on Chesed • January 11: Bar Mitzvah of Dovid Goldman. Kiddush following davening Chesed for the Week sponsored by his parents, Yaakov and Welcoming guests (hachnosas orchim) with a pleasant countenance and putting Batsheva Goldman. forth effort to serve them and honor them properly is a mitzvah of chesed. This is so • February 1: Bar Mitzvah of Saul even if your guests are financially comfortable and have their needs taken care of, and Sawilowsky. Kiddush following davening most certainly with guests who are poor. sponsored by his grandmother, Esther Sawilowsky. Shalosh seudos sponsored by his parents, David and Helaine Sawilowsky.

Shiur for the Week • March 9: Tiferes Yisroel banquet honoring The Jewish midwives in Egypt were Yocheved and Miriam. They performed chesed at Dov and Karen Pear. a very high level by putting their own lives in danger to save the Jewish babies. They defied Paroh’s order to kill the babies and not only that, they took care of them, Women’s Tehillim Group cleaned them and cooed them. They provided food and drink for the mothers who had just given birth. The Chofetz Chaim says the midwives could have gotten themselves The Women’s Tehillim Group meets every out of the whole situation by taking on a different occupation. They were concerned Sunday at 10 am in the Nancy Taffel Annex. that if they did that, then those who would take their place might carry out Paroh’s Please join us whenever you can. decree out of fear. They actively chose to remain in this situation of danger in order to save the Jewish children. Outstanding Balances When Moshe Rabbeinu left the palace of Paroh for the first time, he went to see what If you have an outstanding balance with the was happening with his Jewish brethren, and he took their troubles to heart. We learn shul, we encourage you to make every effort from here to look thoughtfully into the life situations of our fellow Jews and think to pay it off or pay part of it if you have made carefully and specifically about something we may be able to do to help. arrangements to do so. Try to do a “complete chesed.” When Moshe saved the daughters of Yisro from harassment at the well, he didn’t stop there. He drew water for them from the well and Statements have been sent out. If you have gave their flocks water to drink. One of those daughters was Tziporah, who later any questions about your balance, you can became Moshe’s wife. The Midrash says that at first Yisro put Moshe Rabbeinu in jail contact Caryn Blum at 410-358-5478 or for ten years. (Not recommended behavior for fathers-in-law.) Tziporah secretly brought [email protected]. him food and drink and kept him alive all those years. The chachamim say in Bava Mitziah 30b, that when Moshe instructs the Jewish New on the Website people in “The way,” that refers to acts of kindness (gemilus chasadim). I asked one Photos of the Chanuka Carnival are now on class why they think doing chesed is called, “The way” instead of “A way.” Two the shul website at tiferesyisroel.org. responses: 1) By doing chesed, a person gets to know Hashem better because Hashem is infinitely kind. It is, “The way” of a Jew in the world to get to know Hashem. Rebbetzin Bracha’s Soup 2) By doing a chesed, a person mirrors Hashem’s way with us, Klal Yisroel. “The Gmach Is Now Open way” of a Jew is to endeavor to reflect Hashem’s ways in the world. To enjoy, when unfortunately necessary, please contact Rebbetzin Goldberger for pick- up at 410-542-9656.

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