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Long Before Al Gore 1 CROWN HEIGHTS ~January 18, 2008 כאן צוה ה’ את הברכה CommunityNewspaper פרשת בשלח | יא שבט, תשס”ח | בס”ד WEEKLY VOL. I | NO 11 JANUARY 18, 2008 | SHEVAT 11, 5768 Long Before Al Gore Years before global warming became a popular issue or campaigning and awards, the Jewish People had Tu B'Shvat• The Rebbe teaches us to take G-D's world seriously, learning from nature and preserv- ing • "Though a plant continually grows upward, in contrast to animals and humans which move freely, it must remain firmly rooted in its source of nourishment, the earth," In honor of the New Year of Trees, we publish a talk of the Rebbe on page 17 and insights of 15th of Shvat on page 18 HANCING Rebbetzin Chana C Rebbetzin Chana Schneerson courageously UPON A CURE stood by her saintly husband and When Chaim David was his teachings in diagnosed with 'yene darkest hours of machala', the RCCS came communism to the rescue and cure • 32 Crown Heights residents Page 13 have been helped with medical costs and treatment guidance• Tzviki's Rhythm Page 6 Musings on music on page 10 Don't forget the 'shvartze kashe': Shabbos Shira customs on page 18 Beis Din of Crown Heights Candle Lighting 390A Kingston Avenue, Brooklyn, NY Tel- 718~604~8000 Fax: 718~771~6000 Jan. 11 Lighting Jan. 18 Lighting Rabbi Y. Heller is available daily 10:30am ~ 11:30am ☎ 718~604~8827 Brooklyn 4 : 37 Brooklyn 4 : 46 at 788 Eastern Parkway #210 - 2:30pm - and after 8:00pm 718-756-4632 Yerushalayim 4:20 Yerushalayim 4 :20 Rabbi Y. Raitport is available by appointment. 718~604~8000 ext 39 שופטים ד' ה' ~ ודבורה אשה RABBI A.. OSDOBA: 718~771~8737 9:30PM TO 11:oopM RABBI Y. ZIRKIND: 718~604~8000 EXT. 39 RABBI S. SeGAL: 718~360~7110 2 CROWN HEIGHTS ~January 18, 2008 The Vaad Hakohol Rabbi Segal on Benching Gomel NIGHTLIFE! Upcoming Events By Rabbi Shlomo Segal But there are poskim who write that the Thursday, Jan.17th, YUD SHEVAT, 8pm people who travel by sea and go in the The Rebbe and Me Member of the Bais Din of Crown desert need to bench Gomel only when a Guest Speaker: Rabbi Mendel Samuels Heights negative incident involving danger took place during the trip. These poskim say Motzei Shabbos, Jan.19th, 8pm Question: Does that if the trip went through peacefully Fondant Cake Decorating one who flies on without incident or danger, there is no with Mrs. Shaina Dubroff an airplane without need to bench Gomel. Monday, Jan.21st, 8pm crossing the ocean JLI class need to bench In the Sdei Chemed (Maareches 5, Instructed by Shimona Tzukernik Gomel? chapt. 38), he compromises like most of the Poskim. This is also the widespread Thursday, Jan.24th, 8pm Answer. The Tal- custom--to bench Gomel for all trips. The Transition From Singlehood To Married Life mud (Brochos Guest Speaker: Mrs.Chana Rochel Shusterman 54b): “Reb Yehuda In Shulchan Aruch (chapt. 219, verse 9) All programs are held at said in the name of Rav that four need and also in the Birchas Hanenin of the The NIGHTLIFE Lounge: to thank Hashem. One that travels by Alter Rebbe (13:17) two opinions are Rubashkin Residence sea; one who goes in a desert; one who mentioned regarding whether there is 1349 President Street was ill and recovered; and one who an obligation to bench gomel only for was in prison and was released. This is the four above-mentioned trips, or for email: [email protected] derived from the verse, ‘They will thank other situations as well? For example, check out our Blog: www.CHnightlife.wordpress.com Hashem for his generosity and wonders if he experienced a miracle like being for the people.’” This is also stated in the saved from a wall that fell on him, or Shulchan Aruch chapt. 219. saved from being hurt by an ox or a lion or from an attack by robbers etc.. The ❝ Rabbi Moshe Feinstein, Alter Rebbe writes: “All these people writes that when one need to bench gomel.” travels by plane even if it is The Alter Rebbe continues: “There is over land, he needs to another opinion that only the four above- mentioned trips should bench Gomel. bench Gomel. A person The final Halacha is not to bench the finds himself in danger Gomel with Hashem’s name.”(For those from which he needs to be experiencing some other miracle) saved in 2 situations. While But the Taz (ibid, verse 7) and the Ramo being in a boat, it is (ibid, verse 10) write that the custom is impossible to live in water according the first opinion-- someone that has experienced a miracle should except for a short time, and bench Gomel with Hashem’s name. This therefore he needs the boat is also the opinion of the Alter Rebbe. to save him. .The same In the responses of Rabbi Moshe Fein- and even more so applies stein (Orach Chaim chapt. 29), he writes when flying in a plane that when one travels by plane even if it is over land, needs to bench Gomel. He which is worse than writes the following: “Flying in a plane traveling in a boat, because is like sailing in a boat (traveling by sea). In both situations, a person finds a person cannot live even himself in danger from which he needs one minute in the air. to be saved. While being in a boat, it is .Therefore, there is a need to impossible to live in water except for a ❞ short time, and therefore he needs the bench Gomel. boat to save him. .The same and even more so applies when flying in a plane Newspaper which is worse than traveling in a boat, Community because a person cannot live even one 290 Kingston Avenue, minute in the air. .Therefore, there is a Brooklyn, NY 11225 need to bench Gomel.” 718 771 9000 Published & edited weekly by the Vaad Hakohol of Crown Heights. But in a letter from theR ebbe (published in Likutei Sichos vol. 12, pp. 152), the Moshe Rubashkin, Chairman Dr. Tzvi (Harvey) Lang, Vice Chairman Rebbe writes that when a person is Rabbi Plotkin, Secretary traveling in a plane overseas, he surely Leyout: SimplyUnique needs to bench Gomel because he is in a All material in this paper has been copyrighted. It is the similar situation as someone who sails in exculive property of this newspaper, unless otherwise a boat (who needs to bench Gomel). But, attributed., and cannot be reproduced without the consent of the publisher. when one flies over land, it is doubtful since he is not in a dangerous situation Composition responsibility: This newspaper will not be liable for errors appearing in advertising, beyond the cost in which he experienced a miracle like of the space occupied by the error. Advertiser assumes in the different situations mentioned responsibility for errors in telephone orders. All adver- earlier, such as being saved from a falling tisement designed and prepared by the CHCommunity Newspaper are the property of the newspaper and cannot wall etc. be reproduced without the consent of the publisher January 18, 2008 ~ crOWN heights 3 From Shedlitz to Safety Rosh Hashana, my father joined many A Young Jew’s Story of Survival other Gerrer Chassidim and walked to the Rebbe’s home on the outskirts of Shedlitz. They did this in order to receive tion back at home. My mother eagerly the Rebbe’s blessing for the upcoming By Rabbi Shimon Goldman needed stipend. anticipated her weekly stipend; every year. This was hardly a comfortable Thursday, she waited impatiently for the walk, particularly since roaming bands Exerpted from the book with the author’s Crestfallen and embarrassed, I went to mail to come. Caught up in the excite- of Polish gentiles posed a considerable permission Yosef’s home and told him about the ment, the children sat outside the house threat to the group. Despite the danger, Continued from last week calamity. Yosef was beside himself with to watch for the mailman. When he the group had no misgivings about their anguish. Although I was a young boy, he finally did come, we children scampered yearly trek, and this arduous journey My Family could hardly forgive me for not exerting off to hand my mother the money, and underscored their great adoration for more care. The entire incident took its she quickly went to the stores to bargain the Shedlitzer Rebbe. Yakov, my older brother, experienced toll on me, and it was a few days until I with the merchants, trying to stretch much tragedy in his life. His wife, Bracha, returned to my normal self. the five zlotys for all they were worth. I met the Rebbe again many years later, was expecting a child and began labor on She was thus able to buy everything we during the Second World War. By then, Shabbos when complications suddenly The Rebbe of Shedlitz needed for the upcoming Shabbos and the Germans had already conquered arose. People quickly ran to get the doc- the following week. Poland and I joined the thousands of tors of Shedlitz, hurrying them along to Shedlitz was home to two distinguished refugees fleeing towards Russia. At one examine the patient. Meanwhile, a large Chassidic figures. The first was theR ebbe Later, when I went to learn in Warsaw, point, my group had stopped to rest in crowd of people gathered outside Yakov’s of Shedlitz — Reb Yehoshua Asher Roit- these five zlotys once caused me consid- the village of Semiatish, and it was there home, murmuring words of tehillim as blatt, a descendant of theY id Hakodosh.
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