DOCSLIB.ORG

MIKVEH ISRAEL RECORD 14 Tammuz 5774 Shabbat Pinhas July 11-12, 2014

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text

Load more

MIKVEH ISRAEL RECORD

  • 14 Tammuz 5774
  • Shabbat Pinhas
  • July 11-12, 2014

SHABBAT SERVICES

PARASHAH

In this week's parashah, after the sin of Baal-Peor, G-d announced that because Pinhas had displayed his passion for G-d, G-d granted Pinhas G-d's covenant of peace and priesthood for all time. G-d then told Moses to attack the Midianites to repay them for their trickery luring Israelite men to worship Baal-Peor. G-d instructed Moses and Eleazar to take a census of Israelite men 20 years old and up, and Moses and Eleazar ordered it done. The census finds 601,730 men between the ages of 20 and 60. G-d instructed Moses on how the Land is to be divided by lottery among the tribes and families of Israel. The Levi'im men aged a month old and up amounted to 23,000, and they were not included in the regular enrollment of Israelites, as they were not to have land assigned to them. The only persons whom Moses and Eleazar counted that were counted in the first census at the wilderness of Sinai, were Caleb and Joshua.

Candle Lighting Friday Night 8:13 PM
Friday Evening Services 7:15 PM Shabbat Morning Service 9:00 A.M
Torah Class 6:45 P.M.
Shabbat Afternoon Service 7:30 P.M.
Shabbat Ends: 9:13 P.M.

The daughters of Zelophehad approached Moses, Eleazar, the chieftains, and the assembly at the entrance of the Tabernacle, saying that their father left no sons, and asking that they be given a land holding. Moses brought their case before G-d, who told him that their plea was just and instructed him to transfer their father's share of land to them. G-d further instructed that if a man died without leaving a son, the property was to transfer to his daughter, or failing a daughter to his brothers, or failing a brother to his father's brothers, or failing brothers of his father to the nearest relative. G-d told Moses to climb the heights of Abarim and view the Land of Israel, saying that when he had seen it, he would die, because he disobeyed G-d's command to uphold G-d's sanctity in the people's sight when he brought water from the rock in the wilderness of Zin. Moses asked G-d to appoint someone over the community, so that the people would not be like sheep without a shepherd. G-d told Moses to single out Joshua, lay his hand on him, and commission him before Eleazar and the whole community. Joshua was to present himself to Eleazar the priest, who was to seek the decision of the Urim and Thummim on whether to go out or come in. The parashah ends with a listing of all the offerings for regular days, the Shabbat, Rosh Hodesh, Passover, Shabuot, Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Sukkot, and Shemini Hag'Atzeret. Parashah Pinhas has 168 verses Haftarah Pinhas has 22 verses Sefer HaHinukh has 6 Mitzvot

BIRTHDAY WISHES:

Mrs. Dalia Gabbay Ms. Carol Marchand Mr. Shlomo Chriqui Mr. Jeffrey Morgan Mrs. Juliet Englander Mr. Jonathan Cohen Nathaniel Sadiky If we have missed your special date, please call the office.

REFUAH SHELEMAH TO:

Ms. Victoria Rosin Mr. Maurice Sady Mervin Wilf, Esq. Mr. Warren Jacoby Phone calls and cards to wish someone a Refuah Shelemah are appreciated.

THANK YOU!

This week's Haftarah from I Kings and will be read by Jason Vessal in memory of beloved

grandfather, Mr. Joseph Vessal.

To Mr. Israel Roizman for the beautiful floral

arrangements at the Hekhal.

FROM THE RABBI

By Rabbi Albert Gabbai

Minhag:

To Mrs. Bobby Freedman for her donations

of the flowers on our Shabbat tables this week.

The custom of calling a Cohen to the Torah first, followed by a Levi, is spread all over the Jewish communities.

To Caralyn and David Vessal for sponsoring

the Kiddush in memory of beloved husband,

father and grandfather, Mr. Joseph Vessal.

According to the Sephardic tradition, if a Cohen is not present, a Levite does not take his place because once the
Cohen is not called, "the order became disturbed" (Nitkalkel HaSeder).

If there are no Levites, then the same Cohen is called the second time and not another Cohen. This is done so that no one in the community would cast aspersions on the Cohen saying, "There must have been a blemish on this one, that is why they called another one."

To Mrs. Farah Vessal for dedicating the lunch

on Shabbat in memory of beloved husband,

father and grandfather, Mr. Joseph Vessal.

MAZAL TOB!

To Dr. Brian Englander on being named

Chair of the Department of Radiology at Pennsylvania Hospital.

In addition, if needed, on Shabbat we can call a Cohen or a Levite

  • Mikveh Israel Record
  • 1

Continued on p. 2

MIKVEH ISRAEL RECORD

WEEKDAY SERVICES

FROM THE RABBI (CONT.)

preferably as the last person to be called. In that case, we have to mention the words, "Even though he is a Cohen or a Levite."

Daily morning services: (M-F) 7:00 A.M. Sundays and Bank Holidays: 8:00 A.M

Please check your schedule and fit into it one morning a week, one week a month, twice a month, whatever you can, to attend morning minyan. Go online to our website and sign up. We need you!

Also, the custom is that no two brothers or a father and son are called successively to the Torah.

All these regulations are to give the proper order and decorum of the service and especially to bring peace among the congregants (Shalom Ben Adam LeHabero).

DONATIONS TO JFCS THRIFT BOUTIQUE

SHOP IN OUR GIFT SHOP

The gift shop has wonderful items for the house, for you, for everyone! Come in and browse! There is a large selection of wine, honey, dates, beautiful jewelry, new gifts AND items on special sale!

Please call the office, 215-922-5446, for an appointment to shop or stop in during office hours.

Looking for a prom or other special occasion dress? Check out the JFCS Thrift Boutique located in Shelly Plaza for some wonderful buys!

CHILDREN'S PRAYER CLASS

Call 267-273-5537 or email [email protected] if you want further information on shopping at or donating to the JFCS Thrift Boutique.

The classes for children ages 8 and up to teach the KKMI Shabbat service are suspended until August. The new schedule will be posted.

For more information please contact the KKMI Office at 215-922-5446.

GOOD WISHES

Our good wishes for continued good health to our dear friend, Mrs. Lillian Tonkin. If you would like to call Mrs. Tonkin, she can be reached at 215-564-0859. She would love to hear from you.

NEW MEALS REGISTRATION ONLINE

We are happy to bring the congregation together for meals after the Shabbat and holiday services. We now have a new meals registration online that makes it easy to register and pay for meals. Please go to our website www.mikvehisrael.org and check it out! Of course you may still contact the office to let us know if you will be attending the meals.

CONTRIBUTION CARDS

Call the office to send out a contribution card for a Simha, such as a birthday, birth, anniversary, graduation, Bar or Bat Mitzvah, Berit Milah, for condolence or for any other event or occasion. The cost is $10 for a personalized message.

We appreciate your contributions toward the Kiddush or the meals. We need your participation in order to continue this program.

THE ERUV

SHOP IN OUR GIFT SHOP

The Eruv in Philadelphia spans the area between both rivers and goes from Washington Avenue to Poplar Street. Unless further notification is received, the Eruv is up on Shabbat.

The gift shop has wonderful items for the house, for you, for everyone! Come in and browse! There is a large selection of wine, honey, dates, and beautiful jewelry. Please call the office, 215-922-5446, for an appointment to shop or stop in during office hours.

A contribution to help maintain the Eruv may be

made online at www.CenterCityEruv.org .

MATCHING GIFTS

MARK WOLFSON’S

MIKVEH ISRAEL BLOG

Mr. Mark Wolfson has started an interesting blog called Mikveh Israel History. In it he explores the people and events in the history of Congregation Mikveh Israel. You can see it at:

Did you know that you can double or even triple your donations to Congregation Mikveh Israel?! Many employers sponsor matching gift programs that match charitable contributions made by their employees. Some companies may even match gifts made by retirees, spouses, and board members. Speak with a representative at your company and see if religious organizations are eligible to receive matching gift funds. If your gift is eligible, simply request a matching gift form from your employer, and send it, completed and signed, along with your donation to Congregation Mikveh Israel.

www.mikvehisraelhistory.com.

  • Mikveh Israel Record
  • 2

MIKVEH ISRAEL RECORD

  • 14 Tammuz 5774
  • Shabbat Pinhas
  • July 11-12, 2014

FYI

HAFTARAH AND ZEMIROT:

Do you wish to read the Haftarah and /or Zemirot in memory of a loved one? Or in honor of a special occasion? Or just for the pleasure of it? Please call the office, 215-922-5446, and Rabbi Gabbai will be glad to meet with you.

EVERYONE IS WELCOME-COME ON OUT AND JOIN OUR MANY ACTIVITIES

SUNSHINE PROGRAM (BIKUR HOLIM)

CHOIR:

Would you like to become more familiar with our prayers and their melodies, their nuances and subtle differences?

We have formed a support program for the ill and/or infirm. If you are willing to provide any services for them such as taking them to medical appointments or tests, doing food shopping, preparing meals, running an errand, making a phone call or home visit, please contact Loretta Tretina at 215-925- 2226. A list will be compiled. When someone is ill or infirm and in need of any assistance, he/she can call Loretta and she will put him/her in contact with some of the volunteers. Your assistance is appreciated.

A class is now being offered for men and women. You will learn to understand the meaning of the prayers, to sing the different melodies that pertain to the different holidays, and to learn the responses and their timing. At the end of the session, everyone will be able to sing together in the synagogue.

The class is scheduled for five Tuesday evenings beginning August 12, 2014 from 5:30 to 7:00 P.M.

Please call the office, 215-922-5446, to register.

BEGINNERS' HEBREW COURSE

Are you ready to learn to read Hebrew in five easy lessons? Do you

need to brush up on your Hebrew? Join Rabbi Gabbai for five Monday night classes beginning August 11, 2014 from 5:30 to

7:00 P.M. No prerequisites! Please call the office, 215-922-5446, to register.

SUPPORT MIKVEH ISRAEL

Want to donate to Congregation Mikveh Israel while also enjoying delicious and healthy kosher products made in Israel? G.I.T. USA, which imports

and distributes delicious kosher products (and specializes in natural, organic, gourmet and health foods) has agreed to donate 10% of what it earns to the synagogue when purchasers mention Mikveh Israel.

ADULT LEARNING CLASSES WITH RABBI GABBAI

Rabbi Gabbai’s Monday morning class on Text Studies: Genesis

View their full product list on www.gitfood.com or contact them directly at [email protected] or by phone 856-795-1519. And don't forget to mention

Mikveh Israel!

will resume in the Fall.

Rabbi Gabbai’s Monday evening class, from 5:30 to 7:00 P.M. has ended for the summer. The next session will begin September 15, 2014.

If you wish to enroll in the next session for either class, please contact the office at 215-922-5446

CONTACT US

We are delighted to share news of all happy occasions, accomplishments and events of our congregants. Email your information by Wednesday afternoon to our email address: [email protected] and we will publish your news. You may also reach the Office at 215-922- 5446 Monday- Thursday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. with any questions or check out our website

TEXT STUDY GROUP

The Jewish texts study group that Dan Cohen has been leading for thirty years is now meeting at KKMI. Anyone interested is invited

to join. The next session is July 14, 2014 and runs from 12:30 to

1:45. The schedule through July 2014 is as follows, July 14 and 28. Anyone interested in participating should call the office at 215- 922-5446 or call Dan at 215-635-3168.

www.mikvehisrael.org

  • Mikveh Israel Record
  • 3

MIKVEH ISRAEL RECORD

  • July 11-12, 2014
  • 14 Tammuz 5774
  • Shabbat Pinhas

FAST OF THE 17TH OF TAMMUZ 5774

TUESDAY, JULY 15, 2014

CONTRIBUTIONS

Thank you to the following people who made a contribution this week:

SERVICES: SHAHRIT 7:00 A.M

Mr. Allen Barsano
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Berry
Mr. Abraham Cohen Rabbi Albert Gabbai Hazzan Shalom Garson Mr. Jonathan Kleinbard
Mr. Adam Oded

(2004) 30 Minutes

Mr. Aviad Oded Mr. Jacob Oslick
Rabbi Yaakob Savdie Mr. Isaac Shomer Mr. William Vessal

This Fast commemorates five national tragedies on that day:
1. The first set of tablets of the Ten Commandments were broken.
2. In the First Temple of Jerusalem, the permanent daily offering was nullified.
3. The walls of the city of Jerusalem were breached in the war leading to the destruction of the 2nd Temple of Jerusalem.
4. Apostemos, the Wicked, publically burned a Torah
Scroll.
5. Apostemos also erected an idol in the Temple of
Jerusalem.

There is no eating or drinking from 4:30 A.M. to 8:57 P.M.

__________________________________________________________________

PLEASE JOIN US

  • Mikveh Israel Record
  • 4

Recommended publications
  • Gns2016 Scope Rh 2016 1 שנה טובה!

    Gns2016 Scope Rh 2016 1 שנה טובה!

    Great Neck Synagogue Magazine S|C|O|P|E Rosh Hashanah2016 Tishrei5777 on to Treasures from the Cairo Geniza By Dr. Arnold Breitbart | Generation to Generation to | Generation Was It the Right Choice By Rabbi Moshe Kwalbrun AIPAC Policy Conference 2016 By Michele Wolf Mazel Tov to our Simchat Torah honorees! Chatan Torah: Aryeh Family Chatan Breishit: Howard Silberstein Chatan Maftir: Mark Gelberg | Generation to Generation | Generation to | Generation GNS2016 SCOPE RH 2016 1 שנה טובה! May this year be filled with sweetness, happiness, and simcha! From Your Favorite Glatt Kosher Caterer! Taste The Exceptional Great Neck Synagogue ∎brit Milahs ∎engagements ∎luncheons ∎bridal showers ∎bar/bat mitzvah ∎Weddings Book Now: 516-466-2222 SCOPE RH 2016 2 Great Neck Synagogue Magazine Great Neck Synagogue GNS2016 S|C|O|P|E 26 Old Mill Road Great Neck, NY 11023 Rosh Hashanah Issue | 2016 Table of Contents T: 516 487 6100 www.gns.org Excerpt From the Upcoming Book The Brooklyn Nobody Knows By William B. Helmreich p.12 Dale E. Polakoff, Rabbi Ian Lichter, Assistant Rabbi Was It The Right Choice By Rabbi Moshe Kwalbrun p.14 Ze’ev Kron, Cantor Mark Twersky, Executive Director A Black and White World By Annie Karpenstein p.15 James Frisch, Assistant Executive Director Sholom Jensen, Rabbi, Youth Director Jerusalem My Inspiration By Susan Goldstein p.18 Dr. Michael & Zehava Atlas, Youth Directors Lisa Septimus, Yoetzet Halacha “Say Little and Do Much” – “A Few Word but Many Deeds” Dr. Ephraim Wolf, z”l, Rabbi Emeritus By Zachary Dicker p.19 Eleazer Schulman, z”l, Cantor Emeritus Treasures from the Cairo Geniza By Dr.
  • Jewish Spirituality and Divine Law

    Jewish Spirituality and Divine Law

    Jewish Spirituality and Divine Law forum 104 draft 21.indd i 05/02/2005 19:04:45 THE ORTHODOX FORUM The Orthodox Forum, convened by Dr. Norman Lamm, Chancel- lor of Yeshiva University, meets each year to consider major issues of concern to the Jewish community. Forum participants from throughout the world, including academicians in both Jewish and secular fields, rabbis,rashei yeshiva, Jewish educators, and Jewish communal professionals, gather in conference as a think tank to discuss and critique each other’s original papers, examining different aspects of a central theme. The purpose of the Forum is to create and disseminate a new and vibrant Torah literature addressing the critical issues facing Jewry today. The Orthodox Forum gratefully acknowledges the support of the Joseph J. and Bertha K. Green Memorial Fund at the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary. forum 104 draft 21.indd ii 05/02/2005 19:04:45 Jewish Spirituality and Divine Law edited by Adam Mintz and Lawrence Schiffman Robert S. Hirt, Series Editor The Orthodux Forum Series is a project of the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary, an affiliate of Yeshiva University forum 104 draft 21.indd iii 05/02/2005 19:04:46 This book was set in Minion by Jerusalem Typesetting, www.jerusalemtype.com forum 104 draft 21.indd iv 05/02/2005 19:04:46 Contents Contributors viii Series Editor’s Preface xiii Introduction xv Adam Mintz Section one 1 Law and Spirituality: Defining the Terms 3 Rabbi Aharon Lichtenstein Section two Spirituality Across Intellectual History – Ancient Period 2 Jewish Spirituality in the Bible and Second Temple Literature 37 Lawrence H.
  • Philadelphia Area Jewish Genealogical Resource Directory

    Philadelphia Area Jewish Genealogical Resource Directory

    PPhhiillaaddeellpphhiiaa AArreeaa JJeewwiisshh GGeenneeaallooggiiccaall RReessoouurrccee DDiirreeccttoorryy VV 88..00 66//11//0099 V.8.0 7/23/09 1 DDeeddiiccaattiioonn This guide is dedicated to HARRY BOONIN, founding President of the Jewish Genealogy Society of Greater Philadelphia. Harry has • been a trailblazer in Jewish genealogy • conducted presentations, • conducted significant personal family • developed and led tours of Philadelphia’s Jewish genealogical research, Quarter, • innovatively circumvented barriers in Eastern • selflessly responded to requests for help Europe and Russia to access records, • and graciously offered sage advice, insight and • researched Jewish history in Philadelphia, wise counsel. • written extensively, In Harry’s words: “We join a genealogical society to find our family and what we find many times are friends with kindred spirits and kind souls.” Harry, you are the kindred spirit - the kind and giving soul for many of us. We have learned from you how to contribute to our community, through your disciplined research, active participation, writing, tours and humility. We hope to continue sharing your unselfish contributions, valuable perspective and good humor. Harry at Alliance Cemetery – October 2008 – Picture courtesy of Lois Sernoff. V.8.0 7/23/09 2 3 IInn AApppprreecciiaattiioonn This resource guide was developed as a project of the Jewish Genealogy Society of Greater Philadelphia with help from the Jewish community. We appreciate the responses in answering our questions, reviewing our findings and
  • MIKVEH ISRAEL RECORD 27 Adar II 5774 Shabbat Tazriangi/Hahodesh March 28-29, 2014

    MIKVEH ISRAEL RECORD 27 Adar II 5774 Shabbat Tazriangi/Hahodesh March 28-29, 2014

    MIKVEH ISRAEL RECORD 27 Adar II 5774 Shabbat Tazriangi/HaHodesh March 28-29, 2014 SHABBAT SERVICESShabbat Koran /Rosh Hodesh PARASHAH In this week's Parashah, G-d told Moses to relate to the people that when a Candle Lighting Friday Night 7:02 PM woman gives birth to a boy, she is unclean 7 days and the boy is to be Friday Evening Services 7:00 PM circumcised on the 8th day. The mother remains in a state of impurity for 33 Shabbat Morning Service 9:00 A.M days. If she gives birth to a girl, she is unclean 14 days and remains in a state of Shabbat Afternoon Service 6:30 P.M. impurity for 66 days. Upon completing her period of purification, she is to Shabbat Ends: 8:02 P.M. bring a lamb for a burnt offering and a pigeon or a turtle dove for a sin offering, BIRTHDAY WISHES: and the priest is to offer them as sacrifices to make expiation on her behalf. If she cannot afford a sheep, she is to take two turtle doves or two pigeons, one for a burnt offering and the other for a sin offering. Mrs. Karina Wolfson G-d told Moses and Aaron that when a person had a swelling, rash, Dr. Georges Buzaglo discoloration, scaly affection, inflammation, or burn, it is to be reported to the Ms. Josephine Cohen priest, who is to examine it to determine whether the person is clean or Mrs. Gail Ehrlich Ms. Carol Dedov unclean. Unclean persons are to rend their clothes, leave their head bare, Mr.
  • FALL 2015 2 West 70Th Street New York, NY 10023

    FALL 2015 2 West 70Th Street New York, NY 10023

    FALL 2015 2 West 70th Street New York, NY 10023 September 12 will mark the consecration anniversary of the 19th Street Synagogue (1860). This was the congregation’s fourth synagogue building located at 5 W. 19th Street, and at the time was the tallest building north of 14th St. 1. From the Rabbi’s Desk FROM THE RABBI’S DESK 2. A Message from Our Officers COMING OUT AHEAD 4. Executive Director’s Rabbi Dr. Meir Y. Soloveichik Message 6. Announcements One of the most beloved the world, is to transform a passive existence into 12. Holidays at Shearith traditions of Rosh Hashanah is an active existence, an existence of compulsion Israel the ingesting of a bit of the head into an existence replete with a powerful will, with of fish. The original Talmudic resourcefulness, daring and imagination.” 15. Special Events CONTENTS tradition, still practiced by some In his biography of Yogi Berra, author Carlo Devito Jews today, is to utilize the head 16. Shabbat Dinners describes how in 1949, at Briggs stadium, Berra was of a sheep; this version of the standing around during batting practice. A scuffle 17. Judaic Education minhag is also practiced in the Soloveichik household, broke out, and he was distracted. Just then, he was to the delight of my children. The prayer uttered at struck in the head by an errant throw by backup 20. Youth at Shearith Israel this moment in the meal, said by centuries of Jews, first baseman Jack Phillips. Berra was knocked is: yehi ratson milfanecha, shenihyeh lerosh velo 23.
  • Mikveh Israel Record

    Mikveh Israel Record

    MIKVEH ISRAEL RECORD 28 Tammuz 5773 Shabbat Matot Mas'e - Shimu July 5-6, 2013 Shabbat Koran /Rosh Hodesh SHABBAT SERVICES ANNOUNCEMENTSPARASHA ThisIn this Shabbat, week's double Shabbat parashah, Noah, G- dSaturday, tells Moses October the laws 20,of vows. 2012, If awe person will welcomemade a vow back to to Candle Lighting Friday Night 8:15 PM KKMIG-d, the Prof. person James is required Kaddurie to carry (Kugel). out the Prof.vow. However,Kaddurie in will certain deliver circumstances a lecture, a "Ifather Just or Friday Evening Services 7:15 PM Gothusband a Calendar can annul from the vows My Synagogue of a daughter- andor wife. It's Wrong!" Please join us for what Shabbat Morning Service 9:00 A.M shouldG-d directed be a Moses very interesting to attack the discussion! Midianites, after which he would die. At Moses' direction, a Shabbat Afternoon : thousand men from each tribe attacked Midian and slew every man, including five kings of Torah Class 6:45 P.M. Midian and the prophet Balaam. The people burned the Midianite towns, took the Midianite Service 7:45 P.M. women and children captive, seized all their beasts and wealth as spoils of war. Moses became Shabbat Ends: 9:15 P.M. angry with the army's commanders for sparing the women, as they were the ones who had induced the people to trespass against G-d in the sin of Peor. The tribes of Reuben and Gad, who owned many cattle, noted that the land on the east side of the Jordan River suited cattle, and they asked that those lands be given to them.
  • Philadelphia Area Jewish Genealogical Resource Directory

    Philadelphia Area Jewish Genealogical Resource Directory

    PPhhiillaaddeellpphhiiaa AArreeaa JJeewwiisshh GGeenneeaallooggiiccaall RReessoouurrccee DDiirreeccttoorryy VV55..00 1100//3300//0088 11/1/09 1 2 TThhaannkkss This resource guide was developed as a project of the Jewish Genealogy Society of Greater Philadelphia with help from members of the local Jewish community. We appreciate the responses in answering our questions, reviewing our findings and providing pictures. Special recognition goes to: Fred Blum Joan Gross Don Orenbuch Harry Boonin Joanne Grossman Kaye Paletz David Brill Mark Halpern Philadelphia Jewish Archives Center Don Davis Gene Hurwitz Bernard Platt Shelia Eskin Elaine “Bunny” Kolinsky Joan Pollak Evan Fishman Joseph Levine Joan Rosen Ed Flax Richard Levy Aaron Roetenberg Rabbi Gary Gans Mark Melmed Rabbi Bernard Rothman Gina Glassman Allen Meyers Shelda Sandler Bennett Goldstein David Mink Stan Sandler Eric Greenberg Larry Moskowitz Geoffrey Shutzbank James Gross Selma Neubauer Jack Weinstein Thank you. Steve Schecter, Project Coordinator “The reward of having a thing well done is to have done it.” (Ralph Waldo Emerson) The Jewish world of Philadelphia is dynamic and constantly evolving. This guide is and always will be a “work in progress” to reflect these changes. It is made available now even though it is incomplete and may contain errors and ommisions. We need your help in keeping it up to date and making corrections. Please review your Shul[s] and cemeteries. Also look at places you have visited or know. Then send corrections and suggestions to mailto:[email protected]. This is Version 5.0 (compiled on 10/30/08). As additional information and corrections are suggested, updates with new version numbers and dates will be published.
  • Mikveh Israel Record

    Mikveh Israel Record

    MIKVEH ISRAEL RECORD 20 Ab 5773 Shabbat Ekeb July 26-27 2013 Shabbat Koran /Rosh Hodesh SHABBAT SERVICES ANNOUNCEMENTSPARASHA ThisIn this Shabbat, week's parashah, Shabbat Moses Noah, told Saturday, the people thatOctober if they 20, obeyed 2012, G -wed's willrules, welcome G-d would back bless to Candle Lighting Friday Night 8:03 PM KKMIthem in Prof. a number James of waysKaddurie including (Kugel). delivering Prof. the Kaddurie nations who will lived deliver in the a land lecture, to them. "I Just Moses Friday Evening Services 7:15 PM Gottold thea Calendar people that from G-d My made Synagogue them travel-and the longIt's Wrong!"way in the Pleasewilderness join for us 40 for years what to test Shabbat Morning Service 9:00 A.M shouldthem with be hardships a very interesting to see if they discussion! would keep G-d's commandments. G-d subjected them to Shabbat Afternoon : hunger and then gave them manna to teach them that man does not live on bread alone, but by Torah Class 6:30 P.M. what G-d decrees. Their clothes did not wear out, nor did their feet swell for 40 years. G-d disciplined them as a man disciplines his son. Service 7:30 P.M. Shabbat Ends: 9:03 P.M. Moses told them that G-d was bringing them into a good land. When they had eaten their fill, they were to give thanks to G-d for the good land that G-d had given them. (Birkat Hamazon). Moses warned them not to believe that their own power had won their wealth, nor to believe BIRTHDAY WISHES: that G-d had allowed them to possess the land because of their virtue, for G-d was dispossessing the land's current inhabitants because of those nations' wickedness and to fulfill the oath that G- d had made to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.

  • Views with Pass on Our Traditions M’Dor L’Dor

    WINTER 2020 2 West 70th Street New York, NY 10023 1. From the Rabbi’s Desk 2. A Message from Our Parnas 4. Announcements FROM THE RABBI’S DESK 10. Reflection: The 5781 Hatanim Celebraton HANUKKAH’S HERO AND 12. Holidays SHEARITH ISRAEL’S LIGHT 14. Special Events Rabbi Dr. Meir Y. Soloveichik 17. Weekly Jewish CONTENTS Education 20. Welcoming a Neighbor: Manhattan Day School One of my favorite ritual objects at Shearith Israel is our and Shearith Israel hanukiya. Brought over by from Amsterdam, kindled by our community since 1730, it contains centuries 22. Hesed of memories and meaning for such a little lamp. It proclaims both literally and symbolically the dedication 23. Culinary Corner of Jews to preserving the light of faith brought from the 24. Services Old World to the New. To ponder our hanukiya is to be reminded of those with the courage to 32. Help Make It All Happen safeguard the luminous soul of Judaism when it was not easy to do so. Rabbi 34. Staff and Board Jack Sable, father of our trustee David Sable, once suggested that the unsung hero of the Hanukkah story is the unnamed individual who had the foresight 36. Closing Words: By now, virtual programming has become and the faith to hide one small flask of oil as the Temple was taken. We tend Renewal — a poem by the “new normal”. While we look forward to focus on Jewish soldiers that captured the Temple, found that last flask, and Joel M. Schreiber to the day when our programs can resume allowed the Menorah to blaze forth once again; but who had the presence in person, no doubt some degree of virtual of mind to prepare for that moment in a time of crisis? We readily celebrate programming – with its comfort-from- when the sacred radiance of Judaism suffuses all one sees; it is an astonishing our-homes convenience and its ability to transcend geographical distance – will expression of hope to maintain one’s faith in more difficult times.
  • MIKVEH ISRAEL RECORD 19 Nisan 5773 Shabbat Pesah March 29-30, 2013

    MIKVEH ISRAEL RECORD 19 Nisan 5773 Shabbat Pesah March 29-30, 2013

    MIKVEH ISRAEL RECORD 19 Nisan 5773 Shabbat Pesah March 29-30, 2013 SHABBAT SERVICES ANNOUNCEMENTS ThisWe wish Shabbat, all of Shabbat our friends Noah, a happy Saturday, and meaningfulOctober 20, Passover.2012, we will Hag welcome Sameah! back to Candle Lighting Friday Night 7:04 PM KKMI Prof. James Kaddurie (Kugel). Prof. Kaddurie will deliver a lecture, "I Just PARASHA Friday Evening Services 7:00 PM Got a Calendar from My Synagogue-and It's Wrong!" Please join us for what In the reading for Shabbat Hol Hamoed Pesah, after the people worshipped the golden should be a very interesting discussion! Shabbat Morning Service 9:00 A.M calf, Moses goes back up to Mount Sinai in order to receive the new set of tablets. Moses pleads for God’s assurance of support. and insists that G-d Himself accompany Shabbat Afternoon : His people to the promised land. Torah Class 5:30 P.M. Moses asks G-d to let him see His Presence. G-d agrees but explains that no human Service 6:30 P.M. can see G-d's face and live. G-d instructs Moses to station himself on a rock, where Shabbat Ends: 8:04 P.M. Moses can see G-d's back. G-d then directs Moses to carve two stone tablets like the ones that Moses shattered, so that G-d might inscribe upon them the words that were on the first tablets, which Moses does. G-d comes down in a cloud and proclaims the BIRTHDAY WISHES: 13 attributes of mercy.
  • Meorot 8 Marc B

    Meorot 8 Marc B

    M e o r o t A Forum of Modern Orthodox Discourse Tishrei 5771 CONTENTS Introduction to Tishrei 5771 Edition: Whither the Orthodox Rabbinate? Eugene Korn ARTICLES On Women in Rabbinic Leadership Positions Daniel Sperber Non-Halakhic Considerations of Women’s Roles in Orthodoxy Nathaniel Helfgot, Erica Brown, Gidon Rothstein, Dena Najman The Challenge of Halakhic Innovation Benjamin Lau Rabbi, Make a Fence for Yourself Rael Strous Conceptual and Logical Problems Arising from Defining Life and Death by the Presence or Absence of Circulation Noam Stadlan THE DALED AMOT OF HALAKHAH: The Halakhic Parameters of Delaying Procreation Moshe Kahn REVIEW ESSAYS Transforming Identity: The Ritual Transformation from Gentile to Jew— Structure and Meaning by Avi Sagi and Zvi Zohar Meorot 8 Marc B. Shapiro Tishrei 5771 A Publication of Yeshivat Chovevei Torah Windows on the World: Abraham’s Journey by Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik, and Rabbinical School © 2010 Future Tense by Jonathan Sacks Eugene Korn A Forum of Modern Orthodox Discourse Orthodox Modern of Forum A M e o r o t STATEMENT OF PURPOSE Meorot: A Forum of Modern Orthodox Discourse (formerly The Edah Journal) Statement of Purpose Meorot is a forum for discussion of Orthodox Judaism‘s engagement with modernity, published by Yeshivat Chovevei Torah Rabbinical School. It is the conviction of Meorot that this discourse is vital to nurturing the spiritual and religious experiences of Modern Orthodox Jews. Committed to the norms of halakhah and Torah, Meorot is dedicated to free inquiry and will be ever mindful that ―Truth is the seal of the Holy One, Blessed be He.‖ Editors Eugene Korn, Editor Nathaniel Helfgot, Associate Editor Joel Linsider, Text Editor Editorial Board Dov Linzer (YCT Rabbinical School), Chair Saul Berman Naftali Harcsztark Norma Baumel Joseph Simcha Krauss Barry Levy Adam Mintz Tamar Ross (Israel) Meorot publishes one online edition per year, and will be available periodically in hard-copy editions.
  • Can-Do Spirit Prevails at Hanukkah Event

    Can-Do Spirit Prevails at Hanukkah Event

    Jewish Federation of Reading Non-Profit Organization Jewish Cultural Center U.S. Postage PAID PO Box 14925, Reading, PA 19612-4925 Permit No. 2 www.ReadingJewishCommunity.org Reading, PA Change Service Requested Jewish Federation of Reading Non-Profit Organization Jewish Cultural Center U.S. Postage PAID JewishPO Box Federation 14925, Reading, of Reading PA 19612-4925 Non-Profit OrganizationPermit No. 2 Jewishwww.ReadingJewishCommunity.org Cultural Center U.S. PostageReading, PAID PA POChange Box 14925, Service Reading, Requested PA 19612-4925 Permit No. 2 www.ReadingJewishCommunity.org Reading, PA Change Service RequestedSHALOM The Journal of the Reading Jewish Community Published as a community service by the Jewish Federation of Reading, Pa. JewishVolume Federation 40 of No.Reading 3 MARCH 2010 Adar-NisanNon-Profit Organization 5770 Jewish Cultural Center U.S. Postage PAID PO Box 14925, Reading, PA 19612-4925 Permit No. 2 www.ReadingJewishCommunity.orgINSIDE Reading, PA Change Service RequestedSHALOM1100 Berkshire Boulevard The Journal ofSHALOM the Reading JewishIt’s been Community an Publishedincredible as a community year. service Hope by you’ve the Jewish beenFederation here! of Reading, Pa. TThehe JJournalournal ofof the ReadingIt is hardJewish to believe Community.Community that a year Published Published has gone as as by a a since community community we relocated service service to the by by Jewish the the Jewish Jewish Cultural Federation Federation Center at of1100 of Reading, Reading, Berkshire Pa. Pa. Volume 40 No.Boulevard 5 in Wyomissing. If you haven’tMAY been here,2010 we hope to see you in the very near future.Iyar-Sivan For those of you 5770 who VolumeVolume 47, 40 No.