“ HASHAVUA June 26, 2021 Shabbat Parshat Balak 16 Tammuz 5781

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Candle Lighting ...... 7:58 PM Shabbat Ends ...... 8:56 PM Torah Reading ...... Numbers 22:2 Haftorah ...... Micah 5:6 Nach Yomi ...... Proverbs 5 Daf Yomi ...... Yoma 76 Daf Hashavua ...... Yevamot 57

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Shabbat Schedule 11:00am ...... Sanctuary 7:00pm ...... Sanctuary Friday Night Rabbi Dr. Kenneth Brander Rabbi Dr. Kenneth Brander The Challenges of Ruling Over the Other: 7:00pm ...... Sanctuary Spirituality: Sovereignty or Exploring the Halakhic Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat/ Suffocation Relationship with Arab and Maariv Minority Communities in 7:00pm ...... Library Shabbat Afternoon Medinat Yisrael Sephardic Mincha/Kabbalat 7:55pm ...... Sanctuary Shabbat/Aravit 2:30pm ...... Beit Midrash Mincha Early Mincha 7:58pm ...... Candle lighting After Mincha ...... Social Hall 6:00pm ...... Amar home 8:05pm ...... Social Hall Seudah Shlishit Women’s Learning with Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat/ Rabbi Dr. Kenneth Brander Sara Frieberg (sponsored Maariv Trends in Medinat Yisrael by Leah Amar in memory of 8:16pm ...... Sunset/Shkiah Chayim Dimont z”l, in 7:55pm ...... Library gratitude and appreciation Sephardic Mincha Shabbat Morning of his impact on her Rabbi Davis’s shiur Kavod children’s Torah education) HaTzibbur, e.g. Rolling a 7:00am ...... Sanctuary at the Amar home, 3860 N. Torah Scroll Shacharit / Kiddush in the 40th Avenue, Hollywood 8:56pm ...... Shabbat ends Sukkah 6:40pm ...... Beit Midrash

8:00am ...... Upstairs Talmud Class: Dr. Eli Avisar

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Rabbi Weinstock’s Message Taking No For An Answer

At the beginning of the the next night and asks there are Parsha, there is an exchange Hashem again. The answer times when between Hashem and is the same: Hashem does we must say Bilaam that is difficult to not want Bilaam to go. no. We understand. Nevertheless it is clear must say no Bilaam wants to go. And we to others in First Hashem tells Bilaam that he cannot go have a fundamental belief, order that with Balak’s emissaries. So expressed by the Rabbis and we don’t overextend quoted by Rashi: ourselves. Saying no can Bilaam turns them away. help strengthen our values, “Bderech SheAdam But then a second more Rotzeh Leylech Bah strengthen our identity, and dignified entourage comes strengthen our confidence. to ask Bilaam to reconsider. Molichin Oto.” We must sometimes say This time when Bilaam asks G-d is not going to stop no to our children in order to Hashem says okay. you from doing something create limits and impress that you want to do- even As Bilaam is on his when He’s against it. So upon them boundaries and way, an angel stops him and proper living- in society and Hashem is consistent. He informs Bilaam that Hashem within our religion. is angry, because he decided doesn’t want Bilaam to go. But G-d only speaks once. And at times we must to go to Balak. Bilaam chooses not to listen, be willing to take no for an Two questions jump so when Hashem is answer. When we pray to out: approached again He tells Hashem and we don’t get 1) Why does Hashem Bilaam, “Go- i.e. do what the results we had hoped for, change His tune- first telling you want.” And when it is an opportunity to Bilaam he can’t go and then Bilaam indeed does what he practice taking no for an saying that he can go? wants, Hashem stops him by answer, to reorient means of the angel to make ourselves, and to consider 2) Once Hashem tells sure Bilaam understands how changes in our plans Bilaam that he can go, why G-d’s displeasure at the might actually be for the does He get angry with situation. best. Bilaam for going? In this light I can Let us utilize Parshat Rabbi Jonathan Sacks understand the importance Balak to remember that suggests that the entirety of of this episode. We can “No” is not necessarily a the Divine Will is expressed learn a great deal about the mean word. In order to live the first night when Bilaam importance of saying no, as well-adjusted lives with a presents the request: G-d well as taking no for an growth mindset, it is unequivocally answers: “Lo answer. importance for us to Telech Imahem.” Period. For many our tendency sometimes say no, and to be End of Discussion. able to take no for an is to always say yes. It’s answer. Then Bilaam, due to usually more fun and always greed and ego, comes back easier to just say yes. But

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Prayer in the Parsha Ma Tovu rather, what’s important is our intent when we say these words. Upon entering synagogue in the morning, the first words that many say are “Ma The Shulchan Aruch (OC 46:9) was Tovu Ohalecha Yaakov”: “How goodly against reciting Ma Tovu as the first are your tents, O Jacob, your dwelling prayers in shul, but on halachic grounds. places, O Israel!” These words were said Rabbi Karo suggests that it is by Bilaam (Bamidbar 24:5). Bilaam inappropriate to say any verses of Torah intended to curse the Jewish People, before first reciting Birchot HaTorah. The however God forced him to utter words of Rema notes that the (Ashkenazic) practice blessing and praise. The words that were is not according to the Shulchan Aruch. actually stated are beautiful; they He notes that during Elul, we recite verses emphasize the goodness of the Jewish as part of Selichot before reciting Birchot home and the importance of the Mishkan/ HaTorah. So too, it is okay to say Ma synagogue. The Maharshal was opposed to Tovu prior to Birchot HaTorah. reciting these words as part of prayer. He felt that since Bilaam’s intent was Starting our formal prayers each morning negative, it is inappropriate for us to use with Ma Tovu is a daily statement of the his words in the form of prayer. Others importance of the Jewish home and the disagree. They note that the Talmud synagogue to Jewish life. Shuls and the (Brachot 12) notes that some wanted to home, along with Jewish schools, are the incorporate ALL of Bilaam’s blessings three most important legs that support into daily prayers. According to this strong, rich Jewish life in America today. approach, Bilaam’s intent is not important;

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Daily Minyan & Torah Classes 7:00pm: Remarkable Weekday Minyanim Torah Classes Responsa: Precedent- setting Teshuvot with June 27-July 2 Daily: Rabbi Yosef Weinstock Shacharit: 6:00am: Morning Learning 8:15pm: Mishna Berura: with Rabbi Yossi Jankovits. Hilchot Tefilah with Rabbi Sunday (Fast of Tammuz): Gemara Kiddushin, Yossi Jankovits 5:11am ...... Fast Begins Chumash/Rashi, Mishna 8:30pm: Demystifying Berura, Orchos Tzadikim. Judaism with Rabbi 7:00am ...... Sanctuary Michael Goldberg 8:00am ...... Sanctuary 7:30am: Daf Yomi with Rabbi Yitzchak Salid 8:30am ...... Beit Midrash Wednesday: 5:40pm: Daf Yomi with 9:00am ...... Sanctuary Rabbi Yossi Jankovits 11:00am: Insights On The 6:30pm ...... Plag Mincha Parsha with Rabbi Yossi Between Mincha & Maariv: Jankovits 7:55pm ...... Mincha Dvar Halacha with Rabbi 8:56pm ...... Fast Ends Adam Frieberg. Monday & Thursday: Thursday: 6:15am ...... Sanctuary Monday: 8:30pm: Practical Parsha with Rabbi Adam Frieberg 6:45am ...... Beit Midrash 8:30pm: Daily Jewish Living 7:15am ...... Sanctuary with Sara Frieberg Friday: 8:00am ...... Sanctuary 8:30pm: Torat Imecha with 9:00am ...... Sanctuary Tobi Wolf 8:10am: Chumash & Torah Temimah with Rabbi Tuesday, Wednesday & Yossi Jankovits Friday: Tuesday:

6:15am ...... Sanctuary 8:10am: Chumash & Torah 7:00am ...... Beit Midrash Temimah with Rabbi 7:30am ...... Sanctuary Yossi 8:00am ...... Sanctuary Jankovits 9:00am ...... Sanctuary 8:40am: Daf Hashavua: Mincha/Maariv: Yevamot Monday through Thurs: with Rabbi Yosef 6:40pm ...... Beit Midrash Weinstock 8:05pm ...... Sanctuary 11:00am: Friday: Sefer 7:00pm ...... Sanctuary Shoftim 7:00pm ...... Library with Lisa Baratz 7:58pm ...... Candle lighting

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