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SPONSORS THE 12 PESUKIM Which is the most A MESSAGE Sunday, 18 Iyar, 5770 • May 2, 2010 7 LUBAVITCH WORLD HEADQUARTERS u¤x¨`¨d z¥`±e m°i©n¨W©d z¥` mi¦w÷¡` `¨x¨A zi¦W`¥x§A important letter in From the Lubavitcher 770 , NY Fundamentals of Judaism are encapsulated in B’rayshis boro Elo-him ays hashomayim v’ays ho’oretz. these verses and sayings of our Sages, which the the entire Torah? Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson productions In the beginning G-d created the heavens and the earth. מה טוב ומ Lubavitcher Rebbe selected for children to study If any single letter of the Torah’s 304,805 ה ה נ (GENESIS 1:1) ״הנ עי and recite each day. letters is missing, the whole Torah scroll אחים ג ם has to be wrapped up and put away 8 בת ם י Nosson ש ח ,K¤x¤c©a L§Y§k¤l§aE L¤zi¥a§A L§Y§a¦W§A m¨A ¨Y§x©A¦c±e Li®p¨a§l m¨Y±p³P¦W±e until it is fixed. So if someone asks you ד״ 1 aŸw£r³i z©l¦d§w d¨W¨xFn d¤yŸn Ep¨l d²e¦S d¨xFY L¤nEw§aE L§A§k¨W§aE “What’s the most important letter in the abbi Akiva and his Torah?” the answer is, “Every letter is!” Torah tzivoh lonu Moshe moroshoh kehilas Yaakov. V’shinantom l’vonecho v’dibarto bom, b’shivtecho Rstudents play an The Torah that Moshe commanded us is the heritage of the b’vaysecho u’v’lech’techo vaderech u’v’shochb’echo Now imagine all the Jewish people as one Torah important part in the story The Crown EUTERONOMY scroll. Each person, big or small, rich or poor, a congregation of Yaakov. (D 33:4) u’v’kumecho. of Lag B’omer. Heights Shul pious scholar or just a simple Jew, is one letter. 2 And you shall teach the Torah to your children, and you should Let us see what we can c¨g¤` 'd Epi¥w÷¡` 'd l¥`¨x§U°i r©n§W That makes everyone just as important as every- speak about it when you are home and when you travel, before one else, right? learn from the life of Rabbi Shema Yisroel, Ado-noi Elo-haynu, Ado-noi echod. you lie down to sleep and when you wake up. (DEUTERONOMY 6:7) Children from across the globe living in dif- Akiva. Hear O Israel, G-d is our L-rd, G-d is One. (DEUTERONOMY 6:4) 9 Our sages tell us that Rabbi oi¦n£`©Y l©` i¦z`¨v¨nE i¦Y§r³b²i `÷ oi¦n£`©Y l©` i¦z`¨v¨n `÷±e i¦Y§r³b²i ferent cultures come together through this 3 Torah. Children, the Torah tells us, are consid- Akiva didn’t begin to learn m°i¨x§v¦O¦n `¨v²i `Ed El¦`§M Fn§v©r z¤` zF`§x¦l m¨c¨` ai²I©g xFc²e xFC l¨k§A oi¦n£`©Y i¦z`¨v¨nE i¦Y§r³b²i ered to be pure and without sin. Thus the Chil- Torah until he was forty B’chol dor vodor chayov odom liros es atzmo k’ilu hu Yogati v’lo motzosi al ta’amin. Lo yogati u’motzosi al dren’s unity, through the Torah, is much purer years old. When he began, it was very difficult for him, yotzo mi’mitzrayim. ta’amin. Yogati u’motzosi ta’amin. than a unity between those who are older. It ties and he wondered if he would ever succeed. In every generation one must look upon himself as if he all the Jewish people to each other and to our If someone says, “I have worked hard, and I have not been Then, Rabbi Akiva learned a lesson in a very unusual way. .Deitch Plastics personally had gone out of Egypt. (TALMUD, PESACHIM 116B) successful,” don’t believe him. If someone says, “I have not precious Torah בית שמואל–חב”ד One day, he noticed water dripping onto a rock. He worked hard and I have been successful,” don’t believe him. If Get your own letter in the Children’s Sefer Torah! 4 realized that the water had worn away at the rock, m¨lEM K¥O©r±e x©n¡`®p¤W `¨A©d m¨lFr§l w¤l¥g m¤d¨l W¯i l¥`¨x§U°i l¨M someone says, “I have worked hard, and I have been successful,” Visit kidstorah.org today! creating a hole. Rabbi Akiva wondered, “How is it believe him! (TALMUD, MEGILLA, 6B) x¥`¨R§z¦d§l i©c²i d¥U£r©n i©r¨H©n x¤v¯p u¤x¨` EW§xi°i m¨lFr§l mi¦wi¦C©v possible for the soft water to break through the hard 10 rock?” Rabbi Akiva understood that the water had been Kol Yisroel yaysh lohem chaylek l’olom habo, d¨xFY©A lFc²b l²l§M d®f x¥nF` `¨ai¦w£r i¦A©x - LFn¨M L£r¥x§l ¨Y§a©d¨`±e shene’emar v’amaych kulom tzadikim, l’olom yirshu dripping day after day, week after week, and month after V’ohavto l’rayacho komocho Rabi Akivo omer zeh klal month, until it had finally worn through the rock. oretz, naytzer mato’ay ma’asay yoday l’hispo’air. godol batorah. All Israel have a share in the World to Come, as it is stated Enroll in ! Rabbi Akiva realized that if water could penetrate hard Rabbi Akiva says that, “To love your fellow as yourself,” is a great (Isaiah 60:21): “And Your people are tzadikim (righteous). They rock, then surely, if he learned Torah with all his might, he basic principle of the Torah. (LEVITICUS 19:18, MIDRASH) shall inherit the land forever. They are the branch of My planting, When you enroll in would be able to overcome all the challenges and the work of My hands, in which I take pride.” Tzivos Hashem is an 11 Army of boys and Tzivos Hashem, you become a true Torah scholar. MAP (TALMUD, SANHEDRIN 90A) zFn¨lFr¨d l¨M z©`i¦x§aE Fz¨`i¦x§A zi¦l§k©z±e m¨c¨`¨d l¨M d®f±e 347-534-6045 start out as a Private. & girls from all over the And so it happened. Rabbi Akiva became one of the 5 mi°pFY§g©Y§A Ff d¨xi¦c Fl zFi§d¦l mi°pFY§g©Y±e mi°pFi§l¤r world, children just As you do more good greatest teachers of Torah of all time. FzFU£r©l L§a¨a§l¦aE Li¦t§A cŸ`§n x¨a¨C©d Li¤l¥` aFx¨w i¦M deeds and complete jewishfilms.com V’zeh kol ho’odom v’salchis b’rioso u’vri’as kol like yourself, doing GUIDE Kee korov aylecha hadovor m’od b’ficho u’vil’vovcho Mitzvah Missions, you Additionally, our sages relate that Rabbi Akiva was a very ho’olomos elyonim v’sachtonim, l’hiyos lo diroh zo acts of kindness, la’asoso. earn valuable Mitzvah poor man. But when he devoted his life to learning Torah, b’tachtonim. showing care and It is within your close reach to follow the Torah in speech, feeling points which enable you without being distracted by anything else, G-d blessed The purpose of the creation of every Jew and of all the worlds is concern for and deed. (DEUTERONOMY 30:14, AS EXPLAINED IN ) to go up in rank. As you him, and he became very wealthy. to make a dwelling place for G-d in this world. (TANYA, CHAPTER 33) others, earn promotions, you There is much for us to learn from this story. When we A DAY OF 6 learning also win great prizes. ei¨l¨r hi¦A©nE FcFa§M u¤x¨`¨d l¨k `÷§nE ei¨l¨r a¨S°p 'd d¯p¦d±e 12 begin to learn Torah, we may find it very hard, and think UNITY AND P Torah and WISH RIDE יום הילולא דרשב” Fl W¯i l¥`¨x§U°i r©x®G¦n `Ed¤W i¦n l¨M¤W WExi¥R ei¨UFr§A l¥`¨x§U°i g©n§U°i Good luck! If you try that the Torah just isn’t for us. We think that we might not JE י iE`¨x¨M Fc§aFr m¦` a¥l²e zFi¨l§M o¥gFaE doing mi°pFY§g©Y§A Fz¨xi¦c§A ©g¥n¨U±e U¨U x¤W£` 'd z©g§n¦U§A ©gFn§U¦l hard, you will succeed, or that Torah won’t help us in life. V’hinay Hashem nitzov olov u’mlo chol ho’oretz k’vodo Mitzvot eventually become a Yismach Yisroel b’osov, payrush shekol mi she’hu u’mabit olov u’vochayn k’loyos volayv im ovdo koro’uy. (good Lag B’omer teaches us, that if we really try, with a General! sincere effort, we will succeed in our studies and other G-d stands over him, and the whole earth is full of His glory, and mizera yisro’el yaysh lo lismo’ach b’simchas Hashem deeds). He searches his mind and heart (to see) if he is serving Him as is asher sos v’somayach b’diroso b’tachtonim. endeavors. fitting. (TANYA, CHAPTER 41) The Jews should rejoice in their Maker. Every Jew should share (Lag B’omer, 5713) in G-d’s joy, Who rejoices and is happy in His dwelling place in Visit thkids.org and sign up! this world. (TANYA, CHAPTER 33) Great Parade Guide 4/28/2010 6:08 PM Page 2

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LAG B’OMER PARADE OF HARTFORD G21 O13 13 #20 FREE OF BRIGHTON G19 O13 13 #17 QUEENS GYMNASIUM G1 O7 7 #2 ENTRANCE CHABAD OF KENSINGTON G16 O12•12 #13 FRIENDSHIP CIRCLE CROWN •HEIGHTS G27 O2 1 #1 RELEASED TIME G2,G3,G4,G5,G6,G7,G8,G9,G10,G11,G12• SEATING AREA EXIT 11:30AM The Great Parade CHABAD OF LONG ISLAND CITY G25•O3 3 #11 FRIENDSHIP CIRCLE GREAT NECK G27 O2 1 #1• O7 7 #2 Take a look at the schedule to see what CHABAD OF MARINE PARK G18 O13 13 #16• GEULAH GARDEN Y1 O8 4 #7 • SCHUSTERMAN• GROUP (ATLANTA) G19 O13 13 #18 > LET THE MARCH OF JEWISH UNITY BEGIN! The Great Parade has in store for you. CHABAD OF MIDWOOD G18 13 13 #16 HASC G27 2 1 #1 SHALOH HOUSE-MA G17 2 1 #15 ALBANY MAIMONIDES SCHOOL G26 O2 2 #12 O • O • O • CHABAD OF MILL BASIN G18 13 13 #16 HUMAN CARE G27 2 1 #1 SHULAMITH SCHOOL FOR GIRLS R10 4 4 ANSHE SHOLOM CHABAD JCC G17 12 12 #14 O• • O • O 1:00PM-7:00PM The Great Fair O • CHABAD OF MYRTLE BEACH G20 13 13 #19 JEWISH SUFFERN G20 13 13 #19 SUFFOLK-BOYS O7 16 13 #28 BEIS CHAYA MUSHKA P11,P12 3 3 #34 •O •O O • KINGSTON AVE. & EAST NEW YORK AVE. O • G21 13 13 G19 13 13 P15 2 2 Follow along as we recite The 12 3 3 CHABAD OF PARK SLOPE O #20 JEWISH TOB O #17 SUFFOLK-GIRLS O #28 BEIS CHAYA MUSHKA PRE-SCHOOL• G24 O #9 • • • G25 3 3 GN1 12 12 B2 14 14 Pesukim (Torah passages), led by soldiers 2 2 CHABAD OF PORT WASHINGTON O #11 LOS ANGELES DIAMOND DAVENERS-BOYS O #22 THE CROWN HEIGHTS SHUL-MEN O > BEIS RIVKA 4-8 P16,P17,P18,P19 O #39• • • • G20 13 13 P9 10 2 R10 6 6 10 2 CHABAD OF RANDOLPH O #19 LOS ANGELES DIAMOND DAVENERS-GIRLS O #22 THE CROWN HEIGHTS SHUL-WOMEN O in Tzivos Hashem (G-d’s Army), the greatest BEIS RIVKA GRADES 1-3 P6,P7,P8 O• #33 • • • G20 13 13 G19 13 13 G26 2 2 4 3 CHABAD OF RHODE ISLAND O #19 MAPLEWOOD JEWISH CENTER O #17 THE HEBREW ACADEMY O #12 Jewish Kids’ Club in the world! Did you hear the news? BEIS RIVKA HEAD START Y7,Y8,Y9 O• #5 • • • G25 3 3 Y12 3 3 G26 2 2 4 4 CHABAD OF ROSLYN O #11 MERCAZ GAN O #9 TORAS EMES HEBREW SCHOOL O #12 Guess who’s BEIS RIVKA PRE1A Y6,Y7 O #6 • • • • G21 13 13 B9 16 16 G25 3 3 14 16 14 16 CHABAD OF THE BEACHES O #20 MONSEY COMMUNITY-MEN O TOWN OF OYSTER BAY CHABAD O #11 BEIS SHMUEL-MEN B1,B5 O•O • • • coming to town? CHABAD OF THE WINDSORS G20 13 13 #19 MONSEY COMMUNITY-WOMEN R10 6 6 TOWN OF OYSTER BAY CHABAD G22 14 14 #21 BEIS SHMUEL-WOMEN R5 6 6 O• •O O• Read an inspiring message from the O •• CHABAD ORANGE G25 2 2 #11 MOSDOS DAY CARE Y12 3 3 #8 ULY CROWN GN4,GN5,GN9,GN10 12 12 #36 BENSONHURST CHABAD HEBREW SCHOOL G26 2 2 #12 O • O • O • Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem • O CHABAD YIP G20 13 13 #19 NEW HAVEN CHASSIDUS CLUB-BOYS GN6 12 12 #25 ULY OCEAN PARKWAY GN3 12 12 #37 > Uncle Moishy BNOS MENACHEM KINDERGARTEN Y10,Y11 4 4 #7 O • • O O • Mendel Schneerson, who is the inspiration O • CHANOCH LANAAR O2 12 13 NEW HAVEN CHASSIDUS CLUB-GIRLS P10,P20 10 2 #25 ULY- PRE SCHOOL Y4,Y5 4 3 #4 BNOS MENACHEM PRIMARY P3,P4,P5 10 2 #35 •O •O O • for the Lag B’omer Parades. LIVE PERFORMANCE! O • GN8 12 12 Y1 8 4 G25 3 3 7 7 CHEDER AT THE OHEL O #40 OHEL MOSHE O #10 VALLEY CHABAD HEBREW SCHOOL O #11 CAMP FREE G2 O #2 • • • • O7 15 13 B5 16 16 G14 9 9 13 13 CHEDER CHABAD BALTIMORE-BOYS O #26 OHEL NOSSON-MEN O WOMEN'S LEAGUE COMMUNITY RESIDENCES O CHABAD AT SHORT• HILLS G19 O #17 • • • G13 10 2 R13 5 5 P15 2 2 13 13 CHEDER CHABAD BATIMORE-GIRLS O #26 OHEL NOSSON-WOMEN O YALDEI HASHLUCHIM LONG ISLAND O #28 CHABAD CAPE COD G21 O #20• • • • GN2,GN3 12 12 O5,O6 13 13 O2 12 13 13 13 CHEDER CHABAD MONSEY-BOYS O #29 OHOLEI TORAH 3-5 O #38 YALDEI HASHLUCHIM LONG ISLAND-BOYS O #28 CHABAD JEC G19 O #17• • • • P13, P14 3 3 O3,O4 13 13 O2 12 13 Join us as we march forward in our 13 13 CHEDER CHABAD MONSEY-GIRLS O #29 OHOLEI TORAH 6-7 O #48 YALDEI HASHLUCHIM PRINCETON-BOYS O #28 CHABAD JEWISH LIFE • G21 O #20 • • • O7 16 13 O8,O9 13 13 P15 2 2 salute to Jewish pride. We hope you 2:30pm & 4:30pm 13 13 CHEDER CHABAD NJ-BOYS O #30 OHOLEI TORAH PRE-1A-2ND O #32 YALDEI HASHLUCHIM PRINCETON-GIRLS O #28 CHABAD KINGS HIGHWAY G20•O #19 • • • enjoy your day! P2 9 3 Y1,Y2,Y3 8 4 O2 12 13 13 13 CHEDER CHABAD NJ-GIRLS O #30 OHOLEI TORAH PRE-SCHOOL O #3 YALDEI HASHLUCHIM STAMFORD-BOYS O #28 GEORGE WINGATE CHABAD LES G21 O #20 • • • • CHEDER CHABAD PHILADELPHIA GIRLS G13 10 2 #27 OHR MENACHEM O1 12 13 #42 YALDEI HASHLUCHIM STAMFORD-GIRLS P15 2 2 #28 CHABAD NYC G26 2 2 #12 • O O • O• Thank you for coming! HIGH SCHOOL AUDITORIUM O• CHEDER CHABAD PHILIDELPHIA BOYS GN8 12 12 #27 OHR TEMIMIN SCHOOL BUFFALO-BOYS GN8 12 12 #24 YALDEI HASHLUCHIM YONKERS-BOYS O2 12 13 #28 CHABAD OF BETHESDA-CHEVY CHASE G26 2 2 #12 O • • O O • 600 Kingston Ave. • O GN7 12 12 G13 10 2 P15 2 2 13 13 CHEDER LUBAVITCH MORRISTOWN-BOYS O #31 OHR TEMIMIN SCHOOL BUFFALO-GIRLS O #24 YALDEI HASHLUCHIM YONKERS-GIRLS O #28 CHABAD OF BRIARWOOD G20 O #19 • • • • CHEDER LUBAVITCH MORRISTOWN-GIRLS P1,P2 9 3 #31 OTEG O10 13 13 SCHOOLS OF PITTSBURGH-BOYS G15 12 12 #23 ADMISSION: $10 CHABAD OF FIVE TOWNS G17 12 12 #14 O• O • •O Doors open half hour before concert O • DARCHEI MENACHEM O7 13 13 #41 PALO ALTO CHABAD G20 13 13 #19 YESHIVA SCHOOLS OF PITTSBURGH-GIRLS P9 10 2 #23 CHABAD OF FLATBUSH G18 13 13 #16 O • • O O• O•• • • •