Tisha B'av a Plethora of Articles: Sicha of the 15 of Shvat ~ an Exceptional Sicha About the Golus
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1 CROWN HEIGHTS NewsPAPER ~August 8, 2008 כאן צוה ה’ את הברכה CommunityNewspaper פרשת דברים~ שבת חזון | ז' מנחם אב , תשס”ח | בס”ד WEEKLY VOL. I | NO 38 AUGUST 8, 2008 | MENACHEM AV 7, 5768 Tisha B'Av A plethora of articles: Sicha of the 15 of Shvat ~ an exceptional sicha about the Golus. Page 5 The Fast of Tisha B'Av ~ The first five tragedies of our history Page 9 Tisha B'Av Laws ~ What to do and not to do Page 9 The Spanish Expulsion 1492 ~ Page 13 Bring yidden closer while driving a tractor Find out how in the Rebbe's story Page 15 CAN ANYONE BE A MASHPIA? This Week's Hero R EB YOSEF YITZCHOK Page 14 DEITSCH Beis Din of Crown Heights 390A Kingston Avenue, Brooklyn, NY Tel- 718~604~8000 Fax: 718~771~6000 Rabbi A. Osdoba: ❖ Monday to Thursday 10:30AM - 11:30AM at 390A Kingston Ave. ☎Tel. 718-604-8000 ext.37 or 718-604-0770 Sunday-Thursday 9:30 PM-11:00PM ~Friday 2:30PM-4:30 PM ☎Tel. (718) - 771-8737 Rabbi Y. Heller is available daily 10:30 to 11:30am ~ 2:00pm to 3:00pm at 788 Eastern Parkway # 210 718~604~8827 ❖ & after 8:00pm 718~756~4632 Rabbi Y. Schwei, 4:00pm to 9:00pm ❖ 718~604~8000 ext 36 Erev Shabbos Motzei Shabbos Rabbi Y. Raitport is available by appointment. ☎ 718~604~8000 ext 39 Rabbi Y. Zirkind: ☎ 718~604~8000 ext 39 7:44 8:46 Rabbi S. Segal: ☎ 718~604~8000 ext 39 ❖ Sun ~Thu 5:30pm -9:00pm or ☎718 -360-7110 Rabbi Bluming is available Sunday - Thursday, 3 -4:00pm at 472 Malebone St. ☎ 718 - 778-1679 Fast Begins Fast Ends Rabbi Y. Osdoba ☎718~604~8000 ext 38 ❖ Sun~Thu: 10:0am -11:30am ~ Fri 10:am - 1:00 pm or 7:57 8:49 ☎ 718 -604-0770 Rabbi S. Chirik: ☎ 718~604~8000 ext 38 ❖ Sun~Thu: 5:00pm to 9:00pm Gut Shabbos 2 CROWN HEIGHTS NewsPAPER ~August 8, 2008 The Vaad Hakohol Letters to the Editor Tosefta it is an obligations a father has The Pool towards his son. Aqua Aerobics is very popular with the B y M o s h e ladies. We have an instructor that has Rabbi Noson Gurary Rubashkin been teaching this a number of years and her classes are well attended and I read your article about Rabbi Noson Gurary and I am very encour- appreciated. Do not forget to reserve for his life experiences and it made a positive impres- aged by what we these classes; due to the great demand sion. I wanted to make a slight correction, if I may, have accomplished we can only accommodate you if you regarding the Chassidus shiur which Reb Noson so far with the Pool, have reserved a place. had with Reb Michoel Teitelbaum. in Crown Heights. Every day young and old come for I wish to take this opportunity to The shiur took place twice a week (and not on a refreshing swim or for healthful thank all those people that are working Shabbos) for over twenty years, and although in exercise. together to make the pool run. Our Life his last years, Reb Michoel was ill in a wheelchair, Guards who conscientiously come and he still participated in the shiur in Crown Heights Young and old men and women, anyone make sure everyone feels safe whiles until close to his ptira. from 2 year olds to 70 are enjoying our enjoying the pool, the people who col- beautiful renovated pool. lect the money for admission and for the Thank you aerobics class and everyone who puts We are working as hard as we can to their time to make your experience a With best wishes for much hatzlacha bring you state of the art locker rooms better one. and showers. It is a big job and we know TYY that it is not as comfortable as it could We are hoping soon to have a family Crown Heights be right now because construction is membership rate for all of you who have not finished but we opened the pool asked for one. We are trying to keep without waiting for completion because the cost as low as possible to enable we thought of all of you in town this everyone to benefit from the pool. summer who would like a place to go to refresh and exercise. We are publishing here the new Dear Editor expanded schedule for the pool which There has been such a great attendance will go into effect after Tisha B'Av. I appreciate your weekly column on halacha in our of ladies and girls that we have extended community newspaper. It clarifies many pertinent the pool hours to 11:00pm for Adults/ I am greatly encouraged by the atten- issues. Laps swim. We are encouraged by your dance at the Ohr Chaya Mushka enthusiasm to do more and accomplish There was one point in particular I( ssue 32 on the program for our high school girls that faster. 24th of Sivan,) in Rabbi Segal's article on Tznius, are in Crown Heights for the summer. which I felt was not proper to print at this time, High School age is a time of growth and Not only are we benefitting our own considering that our community is now in a Tznius discovery and I am pleased that through Anash but B"H people from Williams crisis. this program the girls have a chance burg both men and women make the to renew old friendships, make new What you wrote for women, concerning covering trip to Crown Heights to use our pool. ones and be involved in entertaining their legs, looks like a bidieved. Perhaps to me, They tell us they have been waiting a activities twice a week. this is not appropriate to be announced, unless I year and a half for our pool to open. misunderstood the article (perhaps others did as We are always pleased to receive your well). Mothers and Daughters and Fathers and letters with suggestions. People stop Sons, have the opportunity to spend Kol Hakavod to you for keeping us on our toes! me on the street constantly to tell me quality time together in a healthful how they enjoy the paper or the pool or Looking forward to more of your insights, and enjoyable way. Not to mention that any of the other programs we are able fathers get the opportunity of teaching Sincerely to provide. their sons to swim which according to a OC Crown Heights Dear Editor I am not sure if this is the place to direct my plea, but I hope the right person sees it. Newspaper Dear Editor Community I often use the newly opened pool, andI enjoy this very much. It makes I wish to thank the organiz- a difference to me thatI can go swimming in my neighborhood, and 392 Kingston Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11225 ers of Ohr Chaya Mushka I can walk there with my friends. for giving my daughter a Published & edited weekly by the Vaad Hakohol One thing disturbed me and it is the reason I am writing this letter: of Crown Heights. place she enjoys going to and where she gets to relax When it is time to leave the pool because of Aerobic or lap time, some Moshe Rubashkin, Rosh Hakohol Dr. Tzvi (Harvey) Lang, Chairman with her friends in the proper ladies and girls ignore the request as if it did not apply to them. Rabbi Plotkin, Secretary atmosphere. Even though we all wish sometimes that we had more time, if we do Layout: SimplyUnique ([email protected]) It is wonderful that two nights not pay attention to the needs of others we are not showing the best All material in this paper has been copyrighted. It is the exclusive property of this newspaper, unless a week she has somewhere to of our middos. otherwise attributed., and cannot be reproduced go that both of us approve without the consent of the publisher. When it is your turn to leave the pool please be considerate and do unreservedly. Composition responsibility: This newspaper will not so. be liable for errors appearing in advertising, beyond Thank you again, keep up the the cost of the space occupied by the error. Advertiser Thank you. assumes responsibility for errors in telephone orders. good work! All advertisement designed and prepared by the Name with held upon request. CHCommunity Newspaper are the property of the BND - Crown Heights newspaper and cannot be reproduced without the consent of the publisher August 8, 2008 ~ crOWN heights NewsPAPER 3 The Rebbe's Sicha Parshas Devorim 5739 Shabbos Chazon 5739 (1979) (the fact that it took up no space). “the vision.” Torah which the sages are discussing? The lack of perception does not detract Published and copyright © by Sichos In The Maggid of Mezritch explained that This Shabbos is called Shabbos from their discussion. The same concept English everything in the spiritual spheres is Chazon, meaning the Shabbos of applies in respect to the vision of the dependent on our service. He taught “the vision.” The Berditchiver Rebbe Zion will be redeemed with judgment Bais Hamikdosh. Though we do not that the statement of the Mishna “Know explained this with a parable. “A father and its captives with Tzedoko” actually see it with our eyes, it does what is above you,” can be interpreted made a beautiful garment for his son. exist and it has a strong effect on our This week’s Haftorah concludes with to mean “Know that what is above However, the son ruined it.