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Beth Israel Congregation Rabbi Mordechai Shapiro z”l Sanctuary Weekly Announcements th 770 W 40 St. Miami Beach, FL 33140 ph: 305.538.1251 email: [email protected] www.bethisraelmiami.org Rabbi Donald Bixon – Rabbi Abraham Galbut – President Parshat Bamidbar ~ Erev Shavuot ~ Shavuot June 8th, 2019 ~ 5 Sivan 5779 ~ 49 L’Omer ,n zxz P Eruv Shabbat Schedule This Week’s Announcements are Mazal Tov Earliest Candle Lighting 6:44 PM Sponsored by Donna & Steven Janof Mincha 6:45 PM The Gologorsky Family in Honor of Early Candle Lighting 7:00 PM On Becoming Grandparents Upon Rachel Gologorsky’s Graduation from Latest Candle Lighting 7:53 PM The Birth of a Baby Girl Born to Harvard University; Summa Cum Laude, with Shabbat / Erev Shavuot Schedule Joint Degrees in Computer Science & Their Children Hashkama Minyan 7:30 AM Mathematics. Rachel Was Awarded the Sophia Elisheva & Zach Janof Main Minyan 9:00 AM Freund Prize (Harvard’s Equivalent of Teen Minyan 9:30 AM Valedictorian), & Her Senior Thesis on Game Youth Groups Announcements Sof Zman K. Shema 9:54 AM Theory was Awarded the Hoopes Prize for 9:15 Pre- Groups with Mincha 7:50 PM Outstanding Scholarly Work Morah Esti Guest Shiur Rabbi Avi Bossewitch & “Moshe’s Legacy: Peak Moments & Tikun Leil Shavuot Adult Education 9:30 Regular Groups Begin with Youth Leaders Achieving Happiness” Maariv 8:50 PM 12:00 am – 1:20 am ~ Congratulations This Past Week’s Tikun Leil Shavuot 11:45 PM Midot Award Rabbi Donald Bixon David Turetsky & Daniel Koriat No Preparation “House of the Rising Sun” For Yom Tov Until After 8:50 pm Diamond Daveners th Lieba & Mordy Garfinkel First Day of Shavuot ~ Sunday June 9 ~ 1:25 am – 2:25 am ~ Early Shacharit 5:50 AM Dr. Ari Ciment Song of the Week Main Minyan 9:00 AM Tiny Tots Groups Will Be Learning Mincha 7:50 PM “Is Daas Torah a Medical Degree?” “They Covered Up the Aron” Guest Shiur Rabbi Michoel Hasten & “Take the Boy to the Kohen” “The Brisker Revolution: Contemporary 2:30 am – 3:30 am ~ Methodology for Ancient Texts” Rabbi Yisroel Moshe Janowski Holiday Group Schedule Maariv 8:45 PM “Is Ignorance an Excuse?” Shabbat Day Candle Lighting 8:50 PM We Will Have Groups No Preparation 3:40 am – 4:40 am ~ For Yom Tov Until After 8:50 PM First Day Shavuot ~ Sunday Rabbi Mark Dunaevsky Special Kids Program & Ice Cream 2nd Day of Shavuot ~ Monday June 10th ~ “The Birth of Anti- Semitism” Hashkama Minyan 7:30 AM Party (NO Regular Groups) Main Minyan 9:00 AM 4:45 am – 5:45 am ~ Children Will Dave with their Megillat Rut 9:40 AM Parents Yizkor 10:30 AM Rabbi Yehoshua Sova Mincha 7:50 PM “How? Now. POW!” Second Day Shavuot ~ Monday Guest Shiur Rabbi Michoel Hasten Regular Groups Will be in Session “Applied & unapplied Halacha” Upcoming Scholar in Residence Maariv 8:45 PM Sunday Shavuot in the Chocolate th Yom Tov Ends 8:51 PM Shabbat Parshat Nasso ~ June 15 Factory! Tues June 11th – Friday June 14th Rabbi Yoel Gold Children Should be in Shul by 9:30 Shacharit 7:00 AM & 8:00 AM Shabbat Morning Drasha am to Daven with Their Parents, Tues June 11th – Thurs. June 13th “The Secrets to Dealing with Adversity” Listen to Aseret Hadibrot Followed Mincha / Maariv 8:00 PM by An Awesome Waffle Bar, Ice Shabbat Afternoon Lecture HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO: Cream Party & Prizes for Every Child Sorelle Silverstone For Women Only ~ “The Difference in Attendance! An Incredible Menachem Baumgarten, Avi Bossewitch Between Love & Respect & Why it Sammy Selanikio, Lazer Strohli Matters” 5:30 – 6:30 pm Shavuot Morning Program is Stuart Morginstin, Howard Estrin Planned! Mincha ~ 7:20 pm Ateret Diveroli, Michele Redlich, TEEN ALL NIGHTER (12 & Older) Mordechai Landesman Shalosh Seudot ~ A Special Address Tikun Leil Ted Talks ~ Shavuot From Rabbi Gold ~ “Stories of People Edition! Order of Speakers; HAPPY ANNIVERSARY TO: Who Chose Value Over Performance” Rabbi G, Rabbi Koriat, Dahlia & Steven Oppenheimer Gilda & Jack Burstein Sponsored by Captain Rabbi Levi Pekar, Robin & Robert Waldman The Bermanator Ben Berman Pepita & Simon Bronner Shoshana & Daniel Robbin ParshatBBQ – YUMMM Bamidbar In Memory of Shoshana’s Father Rabbi Hochner, Rabbi Sova Reuven ben Yechiel Fishkin z”l Rabbi Frankforter Beth Israel Congregation Rabbi Mordechai Shapiro z”l Sanctuary Weekly Announcements th 770 W 40 St. Miami Beach, FL 33140 ph: 305.538.1251 email: [email protected] www.bethisraelmiami.org Rabbi Donald Bixon – Rabbi Abraham Galbut – President Parshat Bamidbar ~ Erev Shavuot ~ Shavuot June 8th, 2019 ~ 5 Sivan 5779 ~ 49 L’Omer By: Ari Ciment to Aaron’s involvement with the Golden as a father to Aarons sons because he MOSHE RABEINUS GRADUATION calf, but Moses’ merit caused at least 2 was their teacher. Maybe it was to show MESSAGE? out of the 4 sons to survive. But the that if you teach your friend’s son obvious problem with both of these Torah, the Torah considers it as if you רַבִּ י אֶ לְעָזָר בֶּן שַׁ מּוּעַאֹומֵ ר, ייְהִ כְ בֹוד תַּ לְמִידְ ָך (great possibilities is that Moses would actually gave birth to the child (RASHI חָבִ יב עָלֶיָךכְּשֶׁ לְָּך, וּכְ בֹוד חֲבֵרְ ָך אכְּמֹורָ רַ בְּ ָך ’probably not have written himself as the or maybe it was to highlight that Moses וּמֹורָ א רַ בְּ ָך כְּמֹורָ א שָׁמָ יִם: Rav Elazar Ben Shamua said: The honor father of Aaron’s sons to highlight that merit is what saved the other 2 sons of for your students should be as dear to he “gave birth to them” or that his merit Aaron (KLI YAKAR). More consistent you as your own, the honor for your caused 2/4 sons to live. That would not with Moses humble nature, maybe it friend as your teacher and for your be consistent with Moses’ Raison d'être, was to show remorse to Aaron that teacher as the fear of G-d being the humblest man on earth. Moses did not properly instill the Fear ANSWER: Another answer may be that of Heaven into Nadav/Avihu that could מֹורָ א רַ בְּ ָך כְּמֹורָ א .QUESTION: This Mishna in Avos is have averted disaster seemingly simply saying that you have Moses, in typical humble Moses may be the ultimate challenge and שָׁמָ יִם fashion, was actually trying to make his to raise your respect a notch, a rung, a task of our rabbis and teachers. level above the expected. The respect brother Aaron feel less responsible for his sons’ deaths. Since a Rav is imbued MOSSHE RABEINUS GRADUATION accorded to your student should be MESSAGE: We should respect our teachers with the responsibility of guiding the מֹורָ ארַ בְּ ָך כְּמֹורָ א ) raised to that of which you accord as we respect Heaven and also recognize that how we fear (שָׁמָ יִם yourself et cetera. It does seem a bit odd student towards a fear of G-d, Moses that we should strive to respect our was telling Aaron that he partially failed Heaven is a reflection of our rabbis and .(מֹורָ א רַ בְּ ָך כְּ מֹורָ א שָׁמָ יִם) teachers as much as we fear G-d? The in regards to Nadav and Avihu. He was teachers general understanding of this Mishna is humbly saying to Aaron that as his that it is advice to each individual to children’s Rav, he takes equal responsibility for their downfall. This raise your respect for others a notch- but Dads & Grads Kiddush approach is wholly consistent with the is there another way to understand JUNE 15TH ~ Parshat Naso this.... Holy humblest human ever. This is a Great Opportunity to !Honor Our Dads & Grads וּמֹורָ א רַ בְּ ָך כְּ מֹורָ א A related question on our Parshah that When the Mishna says it may not simply be saying that $36 First Dad or Grad Name ,שָׁמָ יִם וְאֵ לֶּה :will lend insight on that question an individual has to respect his Rav like Each Additional Name $15 תֹּולְדֹת אַ הֲרֹן וּמשֶׁ ה בְּ יֹום דִּ בֶּר ה' אֶ ת משֶׁ ה he respects G-d. Rather, it is speaking to רבְּהַ סִ ינָי ....וְאֵ לֶּה שְׁ מֹות בְּ נֵי אַ הֲרֹן הַבְּ כֹר נָדָ ב the responsibility of a Rav, a teacher. Please Contact the Office וַאֲבִ יהוּא אֶ לְעָזָר וְאִ יתָמָ ר “These are the descendants of Moses The fear of a Rav is what sets up your Community news and Aaron on the day that the Lord fear of G-d. Our rabbis and teachers are spoke to Moses at Mount Sinai...These burdened with the responsibility to are the sons of Aharon, the firstborn instill that fear of Heaven that we cannot One of the most talked about results of the Governor’s Israel mission was the אוּמֹורָ רַ בְּ ָך really get from books. So Nadav and Avihu, Eleazar and Ithamar” Teach Florida visit to a Tel Aviv school to is not saying that you כְּמֹורָ א שָׁמָ יִם Since only the sons of Aharon are see the country’s school security should fear your Rav like G-d in Heaven measures firsthand and meet with enumerated here, why state “these are (that would be impossible!) but rather experts. Rep. Randy Fine, Sen. Lauren the descendants of Moses and Aaron”!! that the Rav should know that he is Book, Speaker Designate Chris Sprowls, Rashi answers from Sanhedrin 19b: If burdened with injecting the fear of President Designate Wilton Simpson and Mimi Jankovits saw Israel’s situational you teach your friend’s son Torah, the Heaven in his/her constituents.