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The Shul Hebrew School children enjoyed an interactive Havdallah Weekly Message 3 Thoughts on the Parsha from Sholom D. Lipskar workshop. Each child also made their own Havdallah candle.

Celebrating Shabbos 4 -6 Schedules, classes, articles and more... Everything you need for an “Over the Top” Shabbos experience Community Happenings 7-8 Sharing with your Shul Family A Time to Pray 9 Check out all the davening schedules and locations throughout the week Inspiration, Insights & Ideas 9-14 Bringing Torah lessons to LIFE Get The Picture 15-20 The full scoop on all the great events around town

The ABC’s of Aleph 21 Serving in institutional and limited environments.

French Connection 22 Refexions sur la Paracha

Latin Link 23 Refexion Semanal

In a woman’s world 24 Issues of relevance to the Jewish woman

Networking 25-27 Effective Advertising Numbers To Know 28-29 Contacts at The Shul Daily Study 30 A complete guide to all classes and courses offered at The Shul 31-32 Get The Picture The full scoop on all the great events around town

Quotable Quote G-d says of the prideful one, “He and I cannot dwell together in the world”

– , Sotah 5a Thoughts on the Parshah from Rabbi Sholom D. Lipskar

Shabbos Parshas Chayei Sara Let’s do a quick overview of our modern perspectives n this Torah portion we and make sure that we follow the eternal fundamental continue the saga of the foundations of Jewishness that promise all of the blessings I Jewish People’s development that Almighty God has assured us. through the experience of the first Jews, Abraham and Sarah, Have a wonderful week and a great Shabbos. and the first born Jew, Yitzchok. Much of the Torah portion is dedicated to finding a suitable match for Yitzchok, negotiating Rabbi S. Lipskar it with the young Rivkah’s family and bringing her home to Yitzchok as his wife. We Can Heal the World After learning of G-d‘s special relationship with Abraham From the wisdom of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, of righteous and his eternal progeny, Abraham’s selfless devotion to memory; words and condensation by Rabbi Tzvi Freeman. G-d and His directives, the extraordinary characteristics of kindness, loyalty and devotion that are so evident in Abraham and Sarah’s life, the keen focus and careful environment that they created for the education of their son, the miracles of Jewish existence and birth and the ultimate, selfless devotion to G-d beyond any level of logic or rationality, the concept and critical need for continuity and generational growth is paramount.

It is great to be a Jew, live like a Jew and impact the world. How can we heal the world? By being one. How do we make sure that our children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren ad infinitum will maintain and sustain that Royal obligation? What does it mean to be one?

The first step in that process is marriage, the genesis of If, wherever you go, you carry there every other Jew family and continuity. We are introduced to the Jewish in your heart, then all of us are one. perspective of how to find a proper wife for a Jewish man. Clearly the Torah articulates the quality of unquestioning kindness that Rivka demonstrates when first encountering And when we are one, all the peoples of the world Eliezer, Abraham’s emissary. She cares not only for the can live in harmony as one. people but for the animals, and worries not only for their immediate needs but where they will sleep and what they And then the world is healed. For we are the heart will eat that evening. The Torah tells us that she is modest in a society of promiscuity and hedonism. She obviously of the world. recognizes what is good and holy in determining that her place is with Yitzchok and Abraham‘s way of life, choosing 20 Av, 5742. to immediately leave her family, underscoring the absolute intuitive wisdom of the Jewish woman/mother. 3 Celebrating Shabbos with our Youth Everything you need for an “Over the Top” Shabbos experience Weekly Riddle

Morah Malkie’s Elisheva Adouth's Tot Shabbat Aleph Wonder Girls Ages: 1 - 4 Grades: 1 - 3 11:00 am - 12:00 pm 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Questions: Montessori Classrooom 2 1) Avraham purchases the cave in Hebron from Efron. Where else in classrooom 2 Tanach is land purchased by Jews from non-Jews? 2) Aside from the 400 silver coins used to purchase the cave in Hebron, where else is in the book of Genesis is the number 400 mentioned? (2 answers)

3) Which seven women in Tanach are described as Tovat Mareh or Yefat Tehila's Basya's Pre Tween Girls Tween Girls Mareh - “nice to look upon” or “beautiful appearance”? Grades: 4 - 5 Grades: 6 - 8 Answers from last week: 1) The Torah refers to both Avraham and Sarah as “elderly” (Genesis 10:00 am - 12:00 pm 10:30 am - 12:00 pm 18:11). Later on, the Torah describes the crowd that converged on Lot’s house as ranging “from young to old” (Genesis 19:4). Lastly, the Classrooom 4 daughters of Lot called their father a Zakein (Genesis 19:31). 2) Avraham asks Hashem if He will kill the tzaddikim of Sodom (Genesis 18:25). Avimelech also asks Hashem if He will kill a tzaddik (referring to himself for not touching Sarah) (Genesis 20:4).

3) Lot’s wife turns around and becomes “a pillar of salt” (Genesis 19:26). Yossi’s Salt is not mentioned again until Leviticus 2:13 with regard to the salt Yosef’s Hebrew School required for korbonot. Junior Boys Grades: 4th - 8th Grades: 1 - 4 RIDDLE RULES 10:00 am - 12:00 pm 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Answers to the riddles can be given to Sholom Classroom 1 Loebenstein any time over Shabbos. The first child to give a correct answer to each of the questions will win an INSTANT prize!

Meir’s Debbie’s Yitzchok’s Davening With Dad Teen Girls Teen Boys Grades: 9th - 12th Grades: 7th - 8th Grades: 9th - 12th 10:30 am - 12:00 pm 10:30 am - 12:00 pm 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Teen Girls Room Montessori 3 Haime Library

4 Celebrating Shabbos Everything you need for an “Over the Top” Shabbos experience

Kiddush This Week: Kiddush this week is sponsored by Reb Yidel Tyrnauer Shabbos Schedule in the memory of his father’s yahrzeit, Elya Dovid Tyrnauer obm. May his neshama have an . Candle lighting 5:15 p.m. Mincha / Kabbalas Shabbos 5:20 p.m. Shalosh Seudos This Week: Shabbos Day Hashkama Minyan 7:15 a.m. Shalosh Seudos this week is sponsored by Mrs. Ethel Sirotkin in Tanya / Hayom Yom 8:50 a.m. loving memory of Mr. Marty Sirotkin, obm. Beloved husband, father Shacharis (Morning Services) 9:00 a.m. and grandfather. May his neshama have an aliya. Children’s Programs 10:00 a.m. Upstairs Minyan 10:30 a.m. Kiddush 12:00 p.m. the caterer for this week’s kiddush 4:30 p.m. and Shalosh seudos is Food Art Men’s Shiur 4:30 p.m. Women's Shiur 4:30 p.m. Shalosh Seudos for Boys 4:30 p.m. Mincha 5:05 p.m. kiddushim at The Shul Shabbos Ends / Ma’ariv & Havdalah 6:09 p.m. Please help us to provide our weekly Shabbos Kiddush and Weekly Video of The Rebbe Shalosh Seudos by becoming a sponsor. Or join the Kiddush Bank by becoming a Partner ($770 annually ) or Patron ($360 anually) Sephardic Minyan Friday Evening Mincha / Kabbalat Shabbat 6:05 p.m.

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Eruv Information We would like to emphasize that every Erev Shabbos, individuals should call the Eruv Hotline to make sure that the Eruv is operational. The number to call is 305- 866-ERUV (3788). The Eruv message is recorded approximately two hours prior to candle lighting. Surfside: The Eruv in Surfside now includes the walking paths along the beach. Pushing strollers and carrying is permitted on the paths, but not beyond the path or onto the beach. Bal Harbour: The Eruv in Bal Harbour included the inner (western) walking path only. The pier at Haulover Cut is not included.

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Birthdays Anniversaries 22 MarCheshvan Mr. Isaac Gilbert Franco Mr. & Mrs. Ben and Marissa Jacobson 22 MarCheshvan Mr. Nathan Kaplan Mr. & Mrs. Henry and Claudia Kardonski 22 MarCheshvan Ms. Jessica Rachel Lichter Mr. & Mrs. Sion and Tamy Tesone 22 MarCheshvan Mr. Jerry Sher 23 MarCheshvan Mrs. Bella Brenner 23 MarCheshvan Mrs. Chana Lipskar 23 MarCheshvan Rabbi Ezzy Rappaport Yahrtzeits 24 MarCheshvan Mr. Craig Edelstein 22 MarCheshvan Mordechai ben Yacov obm 24 MarCheshvan Mrs. Susan Gluck Father of Mr. Jack Gluck 24 MarCheshvan Ms. Marcy Goodman 23 MarCheshvan Faiga bas Lewis obm 24 MarCheshvan Mr. Jacob Kamhazi Great Aunt of Dr. Fran Glicksman 24 MarCheshvan Mrs. Evelyn Katz 23 MarCheshvan Mordechai ben Moshe obm 24 MarCheshvan Dr. Scott Segal Husband of Mrs. Ethel Meril Sirotkin 24 MarCheshvan Mrs. Tamy Tesone 23 MarCheshvan Dina bas Moshe obm Grand-mother of Mrs. Eliana Gilinski 25 MarCheshvan Mr. Leon Falic 23 MarCheshvan Yaakov Shlomo ben Mordechai Menachem obm 25 MarCheshvan Mrs. Ofelia Hersman Father of Mr. Harvey Finkel 25 MarCheshvan Mrs. Milena Liascovitz 23 MarCheshvan Yule bas Benjamin obm 25 MarCheshvan Mr. Mark Polyakov Grandmother of Mr. Claudio Stivelman 26 MarCheshvan Ms. Stephanie Cohen 24 MarCheshvan Moishe ben Gersh Leib obm 26 MarCheshvan Mr. Avigdor Landman Father of Mr. Gregory Finger 26 MarCheshvan Ms. Carly Sheridan 24 MarCheshvan Yechiel ben Yisroel obm 26 MarCheshvan Ms. Chaya Subar Father of Mr. Abel Holtz 28 MarCheshvan Rabbi Shaya Farkash 25 MarCheshvan Abraham ben Yermiyahu obm 28 MarCheshvan Ms. Sabrina Goldfarb Father of Mr. Samuel I. Burstyn 25 MarCheshvan Frima Leah bas Reb Meir obm Mother of Mrs. Cecilia Knoll Kid’s Birthdays 25 MarCheshvan Isaac Berdugo obm 22 MarCheshvan Menachem Mendel Raskin Father of Mrs. Fortuna Mamane 22 MarCheshvan Isaac Sholom Wertheimer 25 MarCheshvan Tzion ben Moshe obm 24 MarCheshvan Noa Lamet Great-uncle of Mr. Moshe Levi 25 MarCheshvan Binyamin Ness 26 MarCheshvan Shamai ben Yakov obm 25 MarCheshvan Eytan Yeshua Sitbon Father of Isaac Grimberg 25 MarCheshvan Alexandra Sragowicz 26 MarCheshvan Meir Shmuel obm 28 MarCheshvan Elazar Peretz Father of Mr. Bernard Werner 27 MarCheshvan Shmaryahu ben Mordechai Dov obm Father of Mr. Fred Halpern Mazal Tov 28 MarCheshvan Chana bas Shneur Zalman obm Mazal Tov to Mr. & Mrs. David and Deborah Malka Sreter on the Bar Mitzvah Sister of Mrs. Aviva Greenberg of their son Yosef Yitzchak. May they continue to raise him to Torah, Chupah 28 MarCheshvan Simcha bas Aron Yehudah obm Sister of Mr. Abraham Gewirtz and Ma’asim Tovim and have much nachas from him. Mazal Tov also to the 28 MarCheshvan Reuven obm grandparents, Mr. & Mrs. Abe and Peggy Sreter. Father of Mr. Richard Planet 28 MarCheshvan Zvi Ben Haim obm Mazal Tov to Bay Harbor Islands Council Father of Mr. Jaime Schapiro Member Mr. Isaac Salver who was Elected 28 MarCheshvan Moshe Pfeffer Furman obm as 2nd VP of Florida. As an executive offcer, Father of Mrs. Jeanette Furman he will help lead the membership of more 28 MarCheshvan Yechezkel obm than 400 cities, towns and villages across Father of Mr. Moshe Weinbach the Sunshine state. The position typically 29 MarCheshvan David ben Moshe obm implies a three-year commitment with Father of Mr. Sol Zuckerman one year as 2nd Vice President followed by a year as 1st Vice President 29 MarCheshvan Liba Bluma bas Menachem Mendel obm Mother of Rabbi Berel Zisman and then one year at the helm as President of the organization. Founded in 29 MarCheshvan Hinda bas Yisrael obm 1922, the Florida League of Cities is the united voice for Florida’s municipal Mother of Mr. Samuel Ziefer governments. The members of this association of municipal governments 29 MarCheshvan Sane ben Aron obm work together to share best practices, advance professional development Grandfather of Mr. Claudio Stivelman and insure that state and national positions promote the vitality of local 29 MarCheshvan Asher ben Yehoshua Aryeh obm government Brother of Mr. Sanford Musikar 6 Community Happenings Sharing with your Shul Family

Cheshvan Light & Power Thanks To Our Donors Light & Power and Wine for Kiddush & Havdalah for We sincerely thank the following members and supporters of The Shul for donations received between 10/31/17 and 11/06/17 the month of Cheshvan is Kindly Sponsored by We apologize for any errors or omissions that we may have made. Mr. & Mrs. Jackie Abraham Jackie Abraham, Abraham Cohen, Michael Davit Dr. & Mrs. Richard Koffer Mr. & Mrs. Chanoch Alperovitz Mr. & Mrs. Leon Kopel Dr. Samuel Davit, Maurice Egozi, Mr. & Mrs. Isaac Arber Mr. & Mrs. Moshe Shlomo Lerman Dr. Richard Koffer, Dr. Raul Mitrani, Mr. & Mrs. Dan Arev Rabbi & Mrs. Aaron Lipskar Raphael Peretz, Eran Tobul, Jose Yankelevitch Mr. & Mrs. Danny Barouk Mr. & Mrs. Alexander Matz Mr. & Mrs. Baruk Benamran Dr. & Mrs. Gene Moteles Aharon Shlomo ben Rosa, Mr. & Mrs. Gabriel G. Berenfus Mr. Jorge Pack Haim Daniel Shmuel ben Rosa Mrs. Estela Berry Mr. & Mrs. Arhlene Paul “Those who establish Synagogues for prayer and those who come there to Dr. & Mrs. Stephen Brenner Mr. & Mrs. Shlomo Peretz pray, those who provide lights for illumination, wine and grape juice for kiddush Mr. & Mrs. Salomon Btesh Mr. & Mrs. Moshe Popack and havdalah, food for the wayfarers and charity for the needy, and all those who Mr. Raul Chami Mr. Yisroel M. Rapoport occupy themselves faithfully with communal affairs - may The Holy One, blessed Ms. Marilyn Cohen Mr. & Dr. Hersh Yitzchok Reich be He, give them their reward, remove them from all sicknesses, heal their entire Ms. Morri Cohen Mr. & Mrs. Saul Retelny body, pardon all their sins, and send blessing and success to all their endeavors, Rabbi & Mrs. Uri Cohen Mr. & Mrs. Levi Yitzchok together with all their brethren; and let us say Amen.” Mr. David Dalacio Rosenblum Mr. & Mrs. Shlomo Danzinger Mr. Andrew Roth Ms. Liv-Tiferet De Vitton Mr. & Mrs. Uri Rotlewicz-Spiwak Mr. Ashley Diener Mr. & Dr. Yehuda Sabach Dr. & Mrs. Brian Dooreck Mr. & Mrs. Jason Saka Mr. & Mrs. Levi Drimmer Dr. & Mrs. Michael Salzhauer Refuah Shleimah If you have a health update on anyone listed please contact The Shul. We would like to keep Mr. & Mrs. Dovid Duchman Mr. Mark P. Schnapp & the listing current and remove names of people who have recovered. Mr. & Mrs. Zalman Duchman Ms. Mary Feldman MEN WOMEN Mr. & Mrs. Steven M. Dunn Rabbi & Mrs. Moshe Schneider Meyer Yankev ben Chaya Etel Chaya Miriam Yehudit bat Chava Rabbi & Mrs. Henry Eichler Mr. & Mrs. David Schwartz Alexander ben Esther Raizel Clara bat Corina Mr. & Mrs. Ettai Einhorn Mr. & Dr. Elchonon Shagalov Chaim Moshe ben Clara Shoshanna bat Rivkah Falic Family Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Fred Shainbaum Raphael Moshe ben Sarah Leah Rochel bat Sarah Mr. & Mrs. Sidney Feltenstein Mr. Lawrence E. Sheftel Moshe ben Zoila Miriam bat Risha Raizel Moshe Avraham ben Tziporah Riva Dana Ella bas Devorah Hinde Mr. & Mrs. Isaac Gilbert Franco Mr. & Mrs. Marc Sheridan Chaim ben Pnina Chana bas Shoshana Dr. & Mrs. Robert Freedman Mr. & Mrs. Eff Shmuel Gabriel ben Esther Ilana bas Shaina Rochel Mr. & Mrs. Sam Freier Mr. & Mrs. Stuart Sisisky Eber Avraham ben Fruma Esther Chava bas Elka Menucha Mr. Daniel Gielchinsky Mr. & Mrs. Yossi Sokol Shmuel ben Sarah Perl Chaya bas Rachel Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Glick Mrs. Phyllis Spiegel Yosef ben Edwina Fayge bas Chaya Mr. & Mrs. Dan Goldfarb Mr. & Mrs. Richard Sragowicz Avrohom ben Feigel Miriam Leah bas Helen Mordechai David ben Esther Raizel Mr. & Mrs. Mendy Halberstam Mr. Jan Stark Yedidya Chaim Raphael ben Elana Ms. Lydia Hasson Mr. & Mrs. Eric P. Stein Yehuda ben Chaya Sara Mr. Shmuel Hazan Street Holes, Inc. Shimon Yitzchak ben Leah Rochel Mr. & Mrs. Moishe Hersman Mr. & Mrs. Eran Tobul Roi ben Orly Mr. & Mrs. Isaac Sredni Mr. & Mrs. Barry Wax Chaim Tzvi Hirsch ben Guttel Mr. & Mrs. Manuel Jaimovich Mr. & Mrs. Adam Weinberg Mr. & Mrs. Paul Jaimovich Mr. & Mrs. Paul Weintraub Ms. Shay Kardonski Mr. & Mrs. Jorge Woldenberg Mr. & Mrs. Shlomi Katan Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Wolf Rabbi & Mrs. Mendy Katz Mrs. Pnina Wuensch Mr. & Mrs. Jordan Kavana 7 A Time to Pray Davening schedules and locations throughout the week

Daily Learning Schedule at The Shul 6:20 -7:05 am Torah Ohr Foundational Chassidic Discourse R’ Zalman Lipskar 8:10 am Daf Yomi R’ Dov Schochet 8:45 am (approx) Halacha Sephardic Custom R’ Shimshon Tzubeli 10:15 - 11:00 am Maamorim Maamor of the Rebbe R’ Shea Rubinstein

Shacharis Minyanim (mon - Fri) Sunday Shacharis Minyanim Main Minyan 7:05 7:30 9:00 Main Minyan 8:00 am 9:00 am Sephardic Minyan 8:00 Sephardic Minyan 9:00 am

Daily Chumash & Tanya after every Minyan Sunday Mincha /Maariv mincha / Maariv Minyanim (mon - Thurs) Minyanim Main Minyan 2:00 pm Early Mincha 5:20 pm 10:00 pm Main Minyan 5:20 pm Following Sephardic Minyan 5:20 pm Late Maariv 10:00 pm

Evening Kolel Schedule - Monday and Thursday 8:45 -9:30 pm Mon & Thurs 8:45 - 10:00 pm Evening Community Kolel Chavrusah

To our beloved Soldiers in the Israeli Defense Forces, Halachic Times courageously protecting and defending Eretz Yisroel. We pray Based on times for November 15 for you and all of the soldiers safety and well being daily. Hinda Clara bas Chana Guenendel Benyamin Aharon ben Jeniya Gila Rut Alot Hashachar / Dawn 5:24 am Jonathan ben Aliza Sher Earliest Talit & Tefllin 5:55 am Michael Shmuel ben Eliezer Eliyahu Netz Hachamah / Sunrise 6:39 am Amir Herzel ben Dvora Dorry (Earliest Amidah) Eitan Gabriel ben Karine Cecile Latest Shema 9:20 am Zman Tfllah 10:15 am Chatzot / Midday 12:05 pm Earliest Mincha 12:33 pm Plag HaMincha 4:27 pm Shekiah / Sunset 5:31 pm (preferable latest time for Mincha) Tzeit Hakochavim / Nightfall 5:56 pm (Earliest preferable Ma’ariv)

Times taken from www.chabad.org Please note that during the week times may vary by a minute or two. If anyone would like to send us the name of a soldier in the IDF we would love to add them. 8 Inspiration, Insights & Ideas Bringing Torah lessons to LIFE!

Hayom Yom In the winter of 1942, the sixth Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Yosef Y. Schneersohn, of righteous memory, gave his son- in-law, the future Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, of righteous memory, the task of compiling an anthology of Chasidic aphorisms and customs arranged according to the days of the year. The calendar was entitled Hayom Yom. In describing this work Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak wrote: …”A book that is small in format…but bursting with pearls and diamonds of choicest quality.” “A splendid palace of Chasidism.” True to these words, Hayom Yom has become a beloved classic work and a source of daily spiritual sustenance.

Friday - Cheshvan 21 kindness of Atzilut. Wednesday - Cheshvan 26 It is the avoda of davening which brings The true way is to know one’s character, truly The complaint (“Said the attribute of Chessed the comprehension of the brain into the recognizing one’s own deficiencies and one’s before the Holy One etc.”) is an expression of emotional sensitivity of the heart - and good qualities. And when one knows his envy of Avraham’s service by the attribute of (also brings) both of them together into the deficiencies - he should correct them with kindness of Atzilut. practical avoda of performing mitzvot with actual avoda, and not satisfy himself merely fear-of-Heaven and acquiring fine character- Sunday - Cheshvan 23 with bemoaning them. traits. The Tzemach Tzedek was arrested twenty- Thursday - Cheshvan 27 two times during the Rabbinical conference Shabbos - Cheshvan 22 R. Aizik Homiler related: When I came to Lyozna in Petersburg, in 5603 (1843), for opposing One of the teachings of the Maggid of I met elder chassidim who had been chassidim the demands of the government regarding Mezritch, heard by the Alter Rebbe when he of the Maggid and of R. Menachem Mendel of changes in education, etc. The minister in was in Mezritch for the first time, from late Horodok. They used to say: charge confronted him: “Is this not rebellion summer 5524 (1764) until after Pesach 5525 against the government?!” (1765): Have affection for a fellow-Jew and G-d will have affection for you; The Tzemach Tzedek answered: “A rebel “I (Anochi) have made the earth, and upon against the government is liable to be it created man.” Anochi, He who is the true do a kindness for a fellow-Jew and G-d will do a punished by death of the body; a rebel “I”, unknown to and concealed from even kindness for you; against the Kingdom of Heaven is punishable the loftiest emanations, clothed His blessed by death of the soul. Now which is worse?” befriend a fellow-Jew and G-d will befriend you. Essence through numerous condensations to give rise to the emanations and creatures, Monday - Cheshvan 24 Friday - Cheshvan 28 to Serafim, Chayot, Ofanim, angels and In material matters one should always look at The concept of Divine Providence is this: “worlds” beyond number. Through countless he whose situation is lower than one’s own, Not only are all particular movements of the condensations, “I made this (physical) world and thank the good G-d for His kindness to various creatures directed by Providence, and and upon it created (barati) man.” Man is the him. not only is that Providence itself the life-force end-purpose of Creation, and barati is the and maintained existence of every creature - end-purpose of man. (Barati, “I created,” has In spiritual matters one should always look at but even more, the particular movement of the numerical equivalent of 613, the number he who is higher than oneself, and plead with any creature is in general terms related to the of scriptural commandments). G-d to grant him the intelligence to learn grand design of Creation... The aggregate of from the other, and the ability and strength all individual acts brings to completion G-d’s As (the book of) Pardes quotes Sefer Habahir: to rise higher. grand design in the mystery of all Creation. “Said the attribute of Chessed (kindness) before the Holy One Blessed-be-He, Master Tuesday - Cheshvan 25 Ponder this: If the swaying of a blade of grass of the Universe, since the days Avram has Divine Providence leads everyone to his place is brought about by Divine Providence and is been on earth, I have not had to perform my of residence for the purpose of strengthening crucial to the fulfillment of the purpose of yiddishkeit and disseminating Torah. task, because Avram stands and serves in my Creation, how much more so with regard to stead.” Because Avraham - a soul clothed in When you plow and you sow - things will mankind in general, and Israel (the people a body, occupying himself with hospitality to grow. close to him) in particular! strangers as a means of disseminating the idea of G-d in this lowly world - is actually on a higher plane and level than the attribute of 9 Inspiration, Insights & Ideas Bringing Torah lessons to LIFE!

SHABBOS MESSAGES The Secret Relationship dimensions to every relationship: the disclosed Understanding Marriage on a element, situated “above the ground,” and the hidden component, buried “beneath the ground,” Subconscious Level disguised and veiled. In our modern lexicon we may By: Rabbi YY Jacobson defne them as the conscious relationships vs. the How Is Your Marriage? subconscious relationship. How is your marriage?” Someone once asked a The frst layer of the relationship is created by woman. conscious thoughts, emotions and feelings. “I love you because I feel for you; I cherish you because “Her response: “Before I got married, I was incomplete. This oral tradition has been documented in the I perceive you as my life’s partner.” What happens Now, that I married, I am fnished.” Mishnah and in the Talmud. when these powerful feelings wane? Sarah’s passing Marriage is one of those issues where the Biblical The relationship, naturally, suffers as well. When the This week’s Torah portion commences with the sad law is unclear and it requires interpretation. cause is no more, its effects follow suit. We observe story of the sunset of the frst Jewish matriarch, this phenomenon in many a marriage. When the The Torah speaks of “a man marrying a woman,” but Sarah, and her husband Abraham’s efforts to passion rages high and the love towers the heavens, does not specify the legal means to affect a marriage. purchase a family burial-plot for Sarah and himself, the union is splendid and vibrant. But when those The Talmud presents an oral tradition to fll the gap. as well as for future couples of the founding Jewish passionate emotions and exhilarating inclinations A similar expression used when discussing marriage family (Genesis ch. 23). Abraham negotiates a deal dissipate, the bond falters, and the loyalty disappears. is found once more in the Bible when addressing with a man named Efron and ends up paying an The couple may still be married on paper as far as Abraham’s purchase of the machpalah cave. In a enormous amount of money (400 large and pure the IRS is concerned; internally, though, they are classical method of Torah interpretation known as silver) for a feld in Hebron, at whose edge was the divorced. And if you are already divorced internally, “gzeirah shavev” (comparing two distinct cases when “machpalah cave,” or the “double cave,” a cave suited you may wonder, why not complete the process and a similar word is used in both), we legally compare for the burial of couples’ side-by-side of each other. sever your bonds offcially as well? Who are you the two cases. Just as Abraham purchased the feld fooling? Indeed, as the Bible relates, all of the patriarchs and the cave by means of money, so too must a and matriarchs of Israel (besides Rachel) – Sarah groom give a monetary gift to his bride if he wishes The Subterranean Bond and Abraham, Rebecca and Isaac, Leah and Jacob – to obtain her hand in marriage. Yet the Torah and the Kabbalah address another were buried in that cave. The edifce constructed facet to relationships -- the one buried beneath the upon it remains till today one of the holiest sites Till today this law is the basis of every Jewish earth, in the inner caves of the souls relating to each in and is also held in high esteem by marriage. When the groom places the ring on the other. This is the connection you have with a person Muslims. Immediately following this story, the Bible fnger of his bride and declares “you are hereby not because you consciously experience a bond with continues to relate the long dramatic story of how betrothed to me…” man and woman enter into the them, but rather because you are inherently and Isaac meets and marries his soul-mate Rebecca. covenant of marriage. Why? Because we derive it intrinsically connected, regardless of your conscious This is the section in Torah known as “the portion of from the legal formula employed by Abraham to feelings. relationships,” and is read in many Jewish Sephardic purchase the machpalah cave. communities on the Sabbath before a wedding in This is classical Talmudic methodology well-known The common example for this is the relationship the community. to any student of the Talmud. Yet it does seem between parents and children. Your relationship with your Mom is not created by your positive Awful Comparisons tasteless, if not awful. Why are we deriving the laws of marriage from a story of death and burial? conscious feelings toward her; on the contrary, Sequence in the Bible is critical. It is always there The death of Sarah terminated her marriage with your feelings toward your mother are the result of to demonstrate a point, to challenge a convention, Abraham; yet it is from a story which terminated your subconscious bond with her. You may harbor to inspire an ideal. How, then, are we to appreciate a marriage that we deduce the laws of creating a negative emotions toward your mother. At times, you the juxtaposition between such paradoxical themes marriage! may even need to protect yourself from your mother – the death and burial of Sarah in the “machpalah (though this should be determined by an objective cave,” and the dawn of Isaac and Rebecca’s life as a And why are we comparing the obtaining of a voice, not by your own emotional roller coaster). Yet married couple? spouse to the purchase of a burial plot? (The cynic nothing will change the fact that she is your mother; would recall Woody Allen’s quip: “Marriage is the There is something even more astonishing in the a piece of your essence. death of hope.”) The comparison is so strange and Talmud. bizarre that it compels us to look deeper, to gaze Albeit on a different plane, the Torah ascribes this Biblical law is often ambiguous and riddle-like. into the secret “caves” of our own relationships. dimension of relationships to marriages as well. Thus, when Moses presented the Torah to the In addition to the conscious marriage, created by Jewish people, he gave them an oral interpretation, Two Dimensions the rational and emotional choice of two adults, clarifying and elucidating the meaning of the Bible. The Torah and the Kabbalah talk about two there is another layer to the marital union. This 10 Inspiration, Insights & Ideas Bringing Torah lessons to LIFE! connection is buried “beneath the ground,” existing together the “cave” buried in the deep chambers of Rebecca and the Camel Test in the subconscious cellars of the man and woman’s their souls, where their relationship is timeless and A Lesson in Giving psyches. A husband and a wife are, in the words of permanent. The chupah (the wedding canopy) is not By Esther Vilenkin the Zohar, “two halves of one soul.” Their bond is only a union of two people; it is also a reunion of inherent, intrinsic and eternal, one that originated two halves that were once one. he story of Eliezer’s challenge is a familiar before birth and cannot be obliterated with death. one. Abraham sent Eliezer off with a task, This also explains the juxtaposition of Sarah’s “Find a suitable wife for my son Isaac.” This layer of the relationship is not created through burial and the story of Isaac and Rebecca’s marriage. T How, though, could Eliezer be secure in the our conscious volition; on the contrary, our conscious At frst glance, the sequence seems to be of poor knowledge that the woman he chose would feelings are born from this hidden and essential taste. Upon deeper refection, though, the implicit indeed measure up to the standards of the aspect of the relationship, binding us together in message is clear. Before you get married you must saintly Isaac? the subterranean chambers of our souls. And when know that you are marrying your eternal partner. the marriage does encounter strife and struggle, Divorce is not an option. You must be resolute To ensure that he would fnd the young woman, the soul-mates remember that they are essentially that no argument, fght or crisis will ever tear you Eliezer came up with a plan. Hence was born united and that the conficts between them, though two apart. Your relationship is essential. Your core the famous “camel test”: After his long travels, in need of attention and repair, ought not and cannot self and your spouses core self are one. Abraham’s Eliezer would ask a young maiden for a sip of erode the essential connection between them. treatment of Sarah after her demise, served as a water, and if she offered to provide water for his defning lesson to Isaac and Rebecca for how to treat camels as well, she would be the one! Abraham’s Message their own marriage. This, perhaps, was the signifcance of Abraham There was an essential characteristic that working hard to purchase a burial plot for his These two, as the Bible relates, had plenty of Eliezer was looking for in a potential wife, wife and himself, as well as for the couples of the arguments; some of these arguments had dramatic Rebecca was a young woman of nobility, not second and third generation of Jews. This was not historical implications. But never did these a poor servant girl accustomed to lugging a mere expression of sentimentalism (Genesis, in differences of opinion manage to tear them apart. watersomething ingrained in—and part and general, focuses far more on justice and truth than Never did Isaac and Rebecca lose their loyalty and parcel of—the family of Abraham: boundless on sentimentalism). It was a statement of profound trust to each other. Why? Because they never forgot lovingkindness (chesed). What made Abraham’s spiritual implications -- that his relationship with the connection that defned their relationship chesed unique was not that he welcomed and Sarah did not cease after her death, because it did “beneath the ground,” in the subconscious layers of catered to his guests in the most generous not begin during her life. their souls. and impeccable manner, but rather that he actively searched for the opportunity to do And it was a cave that he purchased, alluding to the The Metaphor such deeds. He wasn’t happy to serve merely “subterranean relationship,” which does not cease The human marriage has always been a metaphor those who came to him; he would go out to the after death. for the marriage between man and G-d. This crossroads, anxious to be of service. Abraham marriage, too, operates on two levels. At times your was an initiator, treasuring the chance to help This does not mean that a widower or widow ought relationship with G-d is “above the ground,” exposed never to remarry. Abraham himself remarries after another. This was the quality he looked for in a and revealed. It is conscious, exciting and enriching. future wife for Isaac. Sarah’s death, and the Torah teaches that the soul But what do you do at a moment of a moral or of a deceased spouse longs that their partner below spiritual “downer?” How do you react to a condition When Eliezer and his men arrived at the well, continue to live a productive and accomplished life. of shallowness, alienation and despair? What do you they had with them many camels, so they’d Often that requires remarrying. In no way does a do when you feel that your marriage with G-d is be able to escort the future bride and all second marriage demonstrate a lack of sensitivity soul-less and lifeless? When you are not even sure her possessions and servants back to Isaac. or betrayal towards the person who passed on. On He exists? Surrounded by a group of able-bodied men, the contrary, it may be their profoundest delight to Eliezer did not appear as a helpless, weary chap see that their spouse below mustered the strength At such a moment you have to remember the “cave- begging for a drink. And Rebecca, the daughter to move on and to continue to live and love sharing like relationship,” the fact that you and G-d possesses of Bethuel, the ruler of Aram Naharaim, was a with another person the gifts of their heart and soul. a hidden relationship that may be invisible, but is young woman of nobility, not a poor servant always present. This is the hidden spark of G-dliness girl accustomed to lugging water from wells. Entering the Cave and inspiration etched within the deep caves of your But this is precisely where Eliezer was able to This might also be the symbolism behind the soul that could never be extinguished. It is not as get a glimpse of the righteous Rebecca. From Jewish law comparing the betrothal of every bride exciting and captivating as the relationship above the moment he requested to take a sip from and groom with Abraham’s purchase of the “cave.” ground, but it is eternal. her jug, her generosity and greatness radiated Superfcially, this comes across as very weird. in the most discreet and unassuming manner. Yet there is a profoundly moving message being communicated here. When a groom places the ring First, that boundless chesed came forth. Rebecca on the fnger of his bride, the Torah is informing immediately gave him a drink, then offered him, that he is not only marrying his spouse on a and drew water for all his camels. She saw an conscious level; he is also entering into an eternal opportunity to do something kind, and swiftly relationship with her. In marriage, they are accessing went to work. She didn’t question or consider 11 Inspiration, Insights & Ideas Bringing Torah lessons to LIFE! whether she was really needed; instead, gratitude. Halacha of The Week she energetically continued flling multiple By Rabbi Dov Schochet troughs with water, until the job of satisfying Eliezer continued watching carefully, to see her approach to carrying out a diffcult task. a whole herd of thirsty camels was completed . Agents in Halacha . . while Eliezer and his men watched her work These moments would be extremely telling as unassisted. She had one motivation: to give to whether her offer stemmed from a genuine e find the very first Shliach (agent) in to someone else with kindness. That intense desire to help someone, or if there was some this week’s portion. Eliezer, Abraham’s desire to reach out to others and to jump at the other underlying motive to her kind behavior. It servant, is sent to find a wife for Isaac. was only after her job was done, during which W prospect of being of service matched the profle He becomes the agent of Isaac and is given of Abraham’s family. she had no expectations from him, that he the authority to act on his behalf in choosing was able to be absolutely convinced that she a wife who will be a matriarch for the Jewish Eliezer had watched her fll a jug of water and had passed. The “camel test” was a glimpse of nation. Here we are exposed to the idea in place it on her shoulder. He ran over and asked Rebecca’s greatness, as she conducted herself Judaism that one person can be given the to sip from it. Rebecca told him to drink, but in what she would have considered ordinary power to act for another. hurriedly removed the jug from her shoulder to everyday activity. her hand and let him drink. The commentaries In a general sense in Jewish law we have note that this quick move of lowering her jug It is later on in the story, after she is brought a rule “The actions of a person’s agent are was to secure a sense of modesty. Instead of a to Sarah’s tent, that we learn of her immense considered to be the person’s own.” That is as man sipping from a jug resting on her shoulder spiritual standing. The three miracles of far as Halacha is concerned all that the agent close to her face, she created a distance, so he Sarah’s tent that resumed with Rebecca’s does is viewed as if it was done by the sender. would be drinking at an arm’s length away from arrival correspond to the three prominent The exception is if one is sent to commit a her. commandments (mitzvot) given to the Jewish sin, any act against the Torah. In those cases, women of all future generations: lighting there is no agency for the agent has a duty to When he fnished drinking, the jug was not candles to welcome the Shabbat, separating listen to G-d before any delegator. yet empty, and she offered to give the camels a piece of the challah dough, and the laws water as well. With haste, she emptied the relating to intimacy within marriage. The For agency to be valid no act or witnesses remainder of the jug into a troughWith haste, challenge and signifcance of these mitzvot are required. All that is needed is the verbal she emptied the remainder of the jug into a cannot be underscored enough; they are the consent of both parties. Witnesses are only trough, and rushed to draw more water. This bedrock of Jewish continuity in the fullest sense. needed if there is a dispute between the motion demonstrated her sensitivity. Had she However, the preceding account of Rebecca and parties as to whether there was an agency or simply spilled out the remainder of the water, the “camel test” should be the examples that what its parameters were. she might have offended him, as if indicating direct and inspire us in how to approach our by her action that he had contaminated it. On responsibilities in terms of these three mitzvot. If the agent ignores the will of the sender the the other hand, it would be unsanitary for her or agency is voided. Some authorities argue that her family to use water from which a stranger What signifcant lesson can we learn today this is only if the agent explicitly states at the had drunk. She wisely avoided either pitfall by from how Rebecca responded to the test? time of the sale that he is acting as an agent. quickly emptying the water into the trough, Otherwise the sale is valid and the sender can Rebecca teaches us to take this goal of sue the agent in court. Similarly, if the agent thus fulflling her initial offer of providing the boundless lovingkindness, chesed, Rebecca camels water as well. acts in a way detrimental to the interests of teaches us to challenge ourselves with real, the sender he can void the actions, for the When examining the details of what transpired selfess commitment and challenge ourselves sender can argue “I made you an agent for my during this “camel test,” then, Rebecca’s natural with real, selfess commitment. Rebecca teaches benefit, and not my harm.” However, in a case devotion, modesty, sensitivity, responsibility us to be initiators, to look for times and places where there is a clear stipulation that the and work ethic are readily apparent. where we can be of service, to be proactive agency is valid regardless of the value of the and useful, without calculating whether there agent’s actions, the actions stand even to the However, at frst glance, Eliezer’s conduct seems are others around who could, or should, do the detriment of the sender. In fact, any person surprising. After seeing that Rebecca passed his same. who transacted with the agent can argue that test, why did he stand by and just watch Rebecca We are taught by the Baal Shem Tov, the founder this condition was made and the burden of laboriously and singlehandedly provide water proof is on the sender to prove that it wasn’t. for all his camels? of the chassidic movement, that a soul can come into this world for seventy or eighty years with If the agent is sent to buy a product and Indeed, Eliezer considered this part of the test. the sole purpose of doing a favor for another. doesn’t, the sender can only complain i.e. he There are those who make generous offers That ability to help someone in need, that cannot sue him in court. If the agent buys the but do an inadequate job, quit, or don’t follow chesed, was what Eliezer sought, for he knew product for himself instead of the sender, he through completely. There are others who may it was the essential trait that would determine is considered the owner of the product but do their job, but though they make no demands, the candidate to be a genuine matriarch of the the sages call him a swindler for engaging in they expect some form of compensation or Jewish nation. such unethical behavior. 12 Inspiration, Insights & Ideas Bringing Torah lessons to LIFE!

If the agent was sent to buy something that In came a group of Chasidim accompanying has a set price, and the seller gave the agent Stories With Soul their Rebbe, Reb Aharon of Koidenov. Removing extra, the extra is split between the two their coats, the men sat around the blazing fre, parties, for there is uncertainty if the seller rubbing their hands together and warming gave the extra for the agent or the sender. themselves. Reb Aharon prepared to pray the Some argue that even if the seller tells the It Once Happened evening service. As he stepped across the room agent explicitly that is for him, he still must to wash his hands he noticed a huddled fgure give half to the sender. This is because the nce the Rav of Brisk, Rabbi Yosef Dov lying in the dark hall. He studied the form for benefit only came as a result of his agency, he Soloveichik, was traveling and stopped a moment and then cried out, “Reb Yosef Ber, is therefore has a debt to the sender. This would Oat a Jewish-run inn in Benowitz. It was that you? What is the Rav of Brisk doing lying apply to any benefit the agent gains through the Rav’s custom to travel incognito, so when on the foor?!” the agency. he knocked on the door of the inn he received no special treatment. The weather was frigid When the innkeeper heard Reb Aharon’s If the product does not have a set price all and when Rav Yosef Dov saw the lights of an exclamation of horror, he began to tremble the benefit goes to the sender, even if the inn he was relieved. Finally, he anticipated a all over. His knees felt weak and he saw sender was willing to pay a higher price for warm fre and a bed on which to stretch out his black before his eyes. Overcome with shame it is simply considered to be a better price very weary body. and remorse, he thought back to how he had and not a gift from the seller. The same would treated this great man. After he recovered from apply if he was told to sell something, and the He knocked expectantly on the heavy wooden his shock, he slowly approached the Rav. With sender was willing to sell for a lower price, door, but to his surprise, the Rav received an downcast eyes, he said in a very small voice, and the agent sells it for more, all the money altogether different kind of greeting. When “Rebbe, please forgive me. I didn’t know it was goes to the sender. he opened the door, instead of welcoming the you or I would never have treated you in such frozen man inside, the innkeeper brusquely a disgraceful manner.” In a case where the sender tells the agent buy said, “I am expecting a party of travelers or sell for x price and the rest you can keep, to arrive any time now, and I have no room Reb Yosef Dov replied with a smile, “Of course, in those cases if the agent can negotiate a for you.” Despite the bitter, biting cold, the I forgive you. You needn’t worry about that. better deal then the benefit goes to the agent. innkeeper was about to slam the door in the However, I am making one stipulation.” The innkeeper nodded his head vigorously. “Of The agent is not allowed to buy or sell face of the frozen Jew. Rav Yosef Dov began to plead with him. “Please, let me come in. I course, Rebbe, anything you wish.” He was from himself i.e. when he was sent to buy ready to do any penance, give any sum to something he cannot be the seller of the don’t even need a bed. Just a warm spot on the foor will do. Please, don’t turn me out on this charity, anything to receive the forgiveness of product and when he was sent to sell the renowned Rav. something he cannot be the buyer of the terrible night. Why, it’s possible I could even die product. For in both of these cases there is in this cold.” After a few moments of this kind of “I will forgive you on the condition that you a conflict of interest between the sender for pleading the innkeeper couldn’t refuse, and so, travel to Brisk and spend two weeks as a guest whom he is an agent and himself. The only he admitted the Jew into his premises. He led in my home.” exception is if the sender gave him a specific the man through the brightly lit central room price point for then there is no concern that with its blazing fre and showed him to a cold, The innkeeper agreed at once. Within several he will charge more or pay less than is in dark corner of the hallway. There the poor Jew weeks he arrived in Brisk and was warmly the sender’s interest, for the sender gave a was permitted to curl up on the foor and rest. welcomed into the Rav’s home. For two specific amount. weeks the innkeeper observed the Rav’s Once he was settled on that spot, the Rav Yosef every movement. He watched the great care In general, the concept of agency “Shlichut” Dov removed a candle from his pocket and with which the Rav cared for each Jew who is the entire purpose of man. Each of us are began to study Torah by its light. It wasn’t more entered his study, burdened with questions entrusted with an agency from Hashem. As than a few moments before the innkeeper and problems great and small. He took note Halacha states that means that in a certain came raging into the hall, crying, “You can’t of how gently the Rav treated the poor and sense our actions are considered the actions light a candle here! You are keeping the other despondent and he learned many a lesson of G-d. This highlights the tremendous gift guests awake! Put it out immediately!” about the art of hospitality. that we are granted to be partners with the Without a word, Yosef Dov obliged and put Creator. At the same time it also confers great When, after two weeks, the innkeeper returned out the candle. Then he continued learning by to Benowitz, he had learned his lessons responsibility, for we bring (or drag) Hashem heart. He was quickly immersed in his thoughts whereever we go and whatever we do. well. It wasn’t long before his inn earned a and the cold, hard foor ceased to bother him. well- deserved reputation. It became known Many hours went by and very late into the far and wide as the place where every guest night the sound of horses and carriages could was treated with the greatest kindness and be heard approaching. The rumble stopped hospitality. The innkeeper never forgot the two outside the inn door and the innkeeper ran out weeks he spent as a guest of the Brisker Rav, to greet his guests. Rabbi Yosef Dov Soloveichik. 13 Inspiration, Insights & Ideas Bringing Torah lessons to LIFE!

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Vivre avec la paracha L’amour au second regard si naïvement impressionnables que, au Forger l’amour véritable départ, nous sommes convaincus que notre par Yossy Goldman partenaire devra être le Prince Charmant ou la Princesse Grace. Alors, au premier signe our tant de mariages sont-ils des échecs d’imperfection, c’est : « Houlala, je me suis ? Et pourquoi sont-ils si nombreux à fait avoir ! Oubliez-moi ! » Rappelez-vous : échouer si rapidement ? personne n’est parfait. Pas même vous, cher(e) P ami(e). À mesure que le temps passe, nous Cette semaine, la Torah nous relate le premier découvrons les petites imperfections de notre chidoukh de l’histoire. Abraham envoie élu(e). Certains défauts peuvent être corrigés, Éliézer, son fidèle serviteur, chercher une avec de gentils encouragements et, encore, de épouse pour son fils Isaac. Il revient avec la patience. Pour d’autres, il faudra apprendre Rebecca et ils vécurent heureux jusqu’à la à vivre avec. L’acceptation est un art. Comparez fin de leurs jours. Voilà ce que dit le verset dans votre esprit l’importance toute relative : « Et [Isaac] prit Rébecca, elle devint son de quelques défauts mineurs avec la globalité épouse, et il l’aima. » Il apparaît ainsi que, des choses. Il se peut fort que vous réalisiez dans le scénario biblique, le véritable amour que vous pouvez parfaitement vivre avec vient après le mariage, pas avant. Pour ces petits désagréments. Certes, s’il s’agit de qu’un mariage puisse se faire, il faut que quelque chose de grave, vous pouvez avoir deux personnes se trouvent en commun des besoin de recourir à un conseil professionnel. valeurs, des aspirations mutuelles et, oui, un certain degré d’alchimie entre eux deux. Mais Et, en méditant à cela, posez-vous les questions l’amour, le véritable amour, a besoin d’être suivantes : Est-ce que je cesse de m’aimer moi-même parce que je suis imparfait(e) ? nourri pendant un certain temps. Ce qui prouve bien qu’il ne s’agissait pas Est-ce que je cesse d’aimer mes enfants parce à la base d’un amour véritable. L’amour que leurs profs disent qu’ils sont mauvais à Il ne fait aucun doute que l’une des principales véritable prend des années, c’est la conviction l’école ? Bien sûr que non. Pourquoi donc ai- causes des crises qui affectent tant de aboutie que nos vies sont entremêlées et je du mal à aimer mon conjoint à cause de couples mariés aujourd’hui tient aux attentes inséparables quoi qu’il puisse arriver, même quelque défaut que je lui trouve ? irréalistes de ceux qui abordent le mariage. si mon conjoint vieillit, grossit ou perd tout Notre génération a été littéralement gavée de son argent. Ce genre d’amour ne s’évalue pas Le mariage est un début, pas une fin. Si romans d’amour, de chansons romantiques, de en termes romantiques, mais à travers un nous pouvons être raisonnables quant à nos conseils de la rubrique « cœur » des tabloïds engagement à long terme. et de fictions hollywoodiennes, qui n’ont que relations, nous pouvons trouver le véritable amour. Mais cela demande du temps, de la peu de ressemblance avec la réalité. (Puis-je Lorsque j’officie à une cérémonie de mariage, patience et la sagesse de savoir ignorer les suggérer que Shrek est la première histoire j’observe non seulement le jeune couple, petites choses qui peuvent nous contrarier. d’amour réaliste ?) mais aussi leurs parents. Un simple coup d’œil Alors, avec l’aide de D.ieu, avec un engagement échangé entre un père et une mère sous la authentique, viendra un amour authentique, « Nous sommes tombés amoureux ! » « C’était ‘houppa – exprimant leur bonheur et leur une intimité, une vie de partage et d’affection, le coup de foudre, l’amour au premier regard. satisfaction partagée – m’indique qu’ils ont et le bonheur le plus grand et le plus durable » J’avoue être moi-même un peu du genre eu un bon mariage. Cela, pour moi, est bien dans notre vie personnelle. Amen. romantique, mais, très franchement, « l’amour plus parlant que la pâmoison à l’eau de au premier regard » est une expression rose des jeunes mariés. Aussi excitant qu’il contradictoire. « L’amour », par définition, paraisse, leur amour pourrait bien n’est être met des années à se développer. Si vous êtes encore qu’au stade de l’engouement. Ce jeune honnête avec vous-même, vous savez que amour n’a pas encore été mis à l’épreuve par Classes la seule chose que vous puissiez ressentir la vie. au premier regard est du désir. « L’amour au Thursdays at 12.00 in the Haime Library Classes alternate between the following teachers: premier regard » est un monumental bobbé Alors il faut savoir que la première règle maïssé (fumisterie en yiddish). est la patience. L’amour prend du temps. Il a Dr. Hanna Barouk besoin d’être nourri. Malheureusement, trop Rabbi Amar Alors on « tombe amoureux » en s’imaginant nombreux sont ceux qui abandonnent trop Rabbi Frankforter que c’est réel, en espérant que ce sera vrai et tôt. Rabbi Gansburg durable et puis, à la moindre déception, on « FOR WOMEN ONLY tombe » pour de bon, on n’est plus amoureux. Deuxièmement, l’effet Hollywood nous rend 22 Latin Link Reflexion Semanal

Parasha de la Semana Los emisarios a través de su personalidad, que ahora es una Como el Rebe utilizó el concepto extensión de la personalidad de él mismo. Halajico de Shlijut para llevar el El Rebe tomó el concepto de Shlijut y lo judaísmo a todo el mundo transformó en una forma de vida. En las cinco Por Yanki Tauber décadas de su liderazgo, el entrenó y motivó a miles de hombres, mujeres y niños para que Qué haces si tienes una visión y estás decidido actuaran como sus representantes personales y a que esa visión se vea implementada en la emisarios en cientos de comunidades alrededor ¿vida de cada hombre, mujer y niño en la faz del mundo. de la tierra? Solo tú puedes hacer que otros vean lo que ves, y solo tú puedes comunicar la Dentro del rol de Shliaj, está también el desafío urgencia, motivación y capacitación necesarias de incorporar nuestras propias iniciativas y para hacer que esto suceda. Pero eres un único creatividad a la misión. El Rebe insistió en que individuo, ¿cómo puedes unir las separaciones los programas y actividades de Jabad sean que hay entre tú y ellos? por fuerzas e inclinaciones del Shliaj y por las necesidades y circunstancias particulares de su “Desde cuando era un niño que iba al Jeder”, localidad. el Rebe de Lubavitch menciona en una de las Por otro lado, siempre buscamos la unión y cartas que escribió en su 54.° cumpleaños fusión con algo más elevado que nosotros: Pero tampoco los envió solos. Él les dio el poder en 1956, “e incluso antes de ello, ya había una comunidad, para ser parte de ella; alguna de que sean “como el mismo”, por lo que cada comenzado a tener en mi mente una visión de la causa, para servir. Dentro de nosotros, reside una acto del Shliaj está imbuido con la conciencia de futura redención: la redención de Israel de este autoabnegación, un deseo de dejar el ego y ser que está actuando como una extensión de él, de último exilio, una redención capaz de explicar el absorbidos por lo Divino. Empresarios, políticos y que sus pensamientos y sentimientos, decisiones sufrimiento, decretos y masacres de este Galut”. comandantes políticos, cualquiera que necesita y deliberaciones, esfuerzos y satisfacciones motivar a otras personas para que realicen lo están ahora sirviendo como extensiones de las La Redención, por supuesto, no es simplemente que se les solicita, generalmente, tienen uno u habilidades y personalidad del Rebe. la visión de un niño excepcional que ha crecido otro de estos rasgos humanos. Un empresario, en el pogrom de la ciudad de Nikolayev en la por ejemplo, puede fomentar la creatividad e Nunca antes en la historia de nuestro pueblo primera década del siglo xx. La visión de un iniciativa y lograr una “marca personal” en el hubo alguien que haya formado tantos futuro libre de ignorancia, sufrimiento, que mercado, o también, podría poner énfasis en el seguidores, tan diversos, tan motivados y con encarna la bondad y perfección de su Creador, trabajo en equipo y lealtad a la empresa, y de tanto éxito en la consecución de su visión. es un tema que es mencionado por varios esta forma trascender lo personal. Cada método profetas de la Torá y es la aspiración de cientos tiene sus inconvenientes y limitaciones. Porque Hace ya más de diez años del fallecimiento de generaciones de judíos. Pero últimamente, si bien cada uno cultiva una de las cualidades del Rebe, y la necesidad de su visión cada vez nadie ha hecho que esta visión sea la sustancia humanas básicas anteriores, cuando lo hace se agudiza más. Nuestro mundo lo necesita de su vida, como lo hizo el Rebe. también va en contra de la otra, no menos más que nunca. Sin embargo, en cierto sentido, fundamental, del alma humana. Y luego, está el él está aquí más que nunca, su presencia es Asumiendo el liderazgo de Jabad en 1950, el método del Shliaj. Rebe se puso a sí mismo una meta: llegar a cada tangible en miles de vidas imbuidas con su persona de la faz de la tierra e inspirar a todos La palabra Shliaj signifca “agente” y “emisario”; pasión y compasión, su sabiduría y compromiso. para que vuelvan al camino de la Torá y así lograr es un término que se utiliza en la Torá cuando Clases y Eventos la redención global y personal. Para conseguir alguien tiene el poder otorgado por otra persona Porcion Semenal eso, el Rebe inventó el “Shliaj” (emisario). de actuar en su lugar. La primera vez que aparece Rabbi Shea Rubinstein este concepto es con Eliezer, cuando Abraham le Lunes 8:45 pm - 9:45 pm El hombre es una criatura contradictoria. pidió que encontrara una esposa para su hijo Orden de rezos diarios y su signifcado mistico Por un lado, el ser humano es la más egoísta Itzjak. Él eligió a Rivká, y ella fue legalmente (Para Mujeras) de las creaciones de Di-s. Otras formas de esposa de Itzkaj aunque él no la vio ni habló Sra. Vivian Perez vida están contentas si su día de trabajo les antes con ella. Como dice en el Talmud: “El Shliaj Martes 10:45 am - 12:00 pm asegura alimento y refugio. Nosotros queremos de una persona es como si fuera él mismo”. Miércoles: 1:15pm - 2:50 pm saber si estamos usando nuestros talentos Jueves: 11:00 am - 12:00 pm al máximo y si estamos produciendo algo El Shliaj no renuncia a su intelecto, deseos, 198 Park Dr. Bal Harbour que es claramente nuestro. 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WEEKLY CLASSES Women’s Mikvah: Monday Please call Mrs. Devorah Failer for an Women’s Study Group Rebbetzin Chani Lipskar 8:30 - 10:00 pm At the home of : Mrs. Johana Abraham appointment: 305-866 1492 or 955 West Broadview Drive, Bay Harbor Islands, FL 305-323-2410 Please Note: Shabbos & Yom Tov visits must be Prepaid Tuesday Prayer Class Rebbetzin Chani Lipskar 9:15 - 10:15 am 1111 Kane Concourse Suite 618 The Shul Sisterhood Tanya Class In Spanish Mrs. Vivian Perez 10:45 - 12:00 pm

198 Park Drive, Bal Harbour Village Who we are... Wednesday The Shul Sisterhood organizes all of The Shul’s programming Morning Torah Class Rebbetzin Chani Lipskar 10:00 - 11:00 am and classes geared toward women in the community. Our The weekly portion - Women’s Perspective objective is to bring women of all ages and backgrounds Haime Library together to learn, laugh, experience, and rejuvenate their mind, Tanya Class in English Mrs. Vivian Perez 1:15 - 2:50 pm body and soul. Meet new friends, 198 Park Drive, Bal Harbour Village relax and get inspired! Thursday If you would like to be a part of The Shul Sisterhood, Women’s Tanya Class – Spanish – Mrs. Vivian Perez please call 305. 868.1411 Call Vivian for details – 305.213.3202

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Contacts at The Shul 305.868.1411 Rabbi Rabbi Sholom Lipskar Ext 311 Associate Rabbi Rabbi Zalman Lipskar Ext 345 Rabbi’s Executive Assistant Ms. Lydia Hasson Ext 311 Rebbetzin Rebbetzin Chani Lipskar 305.992.8363 JLAC / Adult Ed/ Singles Rabbi Shea Rubinstein Ext 342 CYS College / Kolel Rabbi Dov Schochet 305.790.8294 Accounting Mrs. Geri Kelly Ext 341 Controller Mrs. Janice Barney Ext 318 Offce Manager Ms. Stacy Waxman Ext 313 Events / Offce Assistant Ms. Milena Liascovitz Ext 328 Youth Director / Dinner Mrs Devorah Leah Andrusier Ext 329 Shul Gaboim Youth Director Rabbi Shaykee Farkash Ext 329 Mr. Andrew Roth Operations / Maintenance Rabbi Shlomi Katan Ext 319 Reception / Accounts Payable Mrs. Mindy Natoli Ext 0 Mr. David Portnoy Mikvah Mrs. Devorah Failer 305.323.2410 Rabbi Henry Eichler Pre-School Mrs. Chana Lipskar Ext 325 Mr. Ettai Einhorn Sephardic Minyan Chazan Shimshon Tzubeli 305.865.4205 Mr. David Ben-Arie Hebrew School / Editor Mrs. Aurit Katan 786.382.9006 Mr. Seth Salver Hashkama Minyan Mr. Lazer Milstein 305.349.3040 Mashgiach Mr. Mordechai Olesky 786.262.9115 Board of Trustees Foundation Trustees Ambassador Isaac Gilinski - Chairman Alberto Kamhazi Albert Pollans - President Simon Falic Shmuel Katz M.D. Jaime Gilinski Sidney Feltenstein Leo Kryss David Lichter Matias Garfunkel Rabbi Sholom D. Lipskar Rabbi Sholom D. Lipskar Jaime Gilinski Lazer Milstein Monroe Milstein - Treasurer Max Gilinski Michael Perez Saul Gilinski Ryan Shapiro Board of Directors Sam Greenberg Claudio Stivelman Steven M. Dunn - President Jerrod M. Levine Abel Holtz Morris Tabacinic Mitchell Feldman - Vice President Rabbi Sholom D. Lipskar Mike Izak Rabbi Zalman Lipskar VP Development Alexander Matz Eric P. Stein - Treasurer Lazer Milstein Joel Baum - Associate Treasurer Ezzy Rappaport Executive Committee Steven M. Dunn - Chair Evelyn Katz Dovid Duchman - Secretary Eliott Rimon Carolyn Baumel Brian Roller Devorah Leah Andrusier Rebbetzin Chani Lipskar Max Benoliel Seth Salver Janice Barney Rabbi Sholom D. Lipskar Eli Dominitz Steven B. Schmutter Joel Baum Rabbi Zalman Lipskar Boruch Duchman Daniel Shapiro Maurice Egozi Orit Osman Velvel Freedman Ryan Shapiro Henry Eichler Marc Sheridan Eli Freund Michael Tabacinic Mitchell Feldman Daniel Sragowicz Bruce Gelb David Wolf Daniel Gielchinsky Cynthia Stein Ighal Goldfarb Jose Yankelevitch Jacob J. Givner Eric P. Stein Sam Greenwald 29 Daily Study A complete guide to all classes and courses offered at The Shul

DAILY CLASSES SUNDAY MONDAY

Derech Mitzvosecha 6:20 - 6:50 am Daf Yomi 9:00 am In Depth Chumash 1:30 pm PHL 101 PHL-301 PHL-501 Rabbi Z. Lipskar TXT 220 Rabbi Dov Schochet TXT-110 Rabbi Dov Schochet Daf Yomi 7:45 - 8:45 am Tanya - Sichos 8:00 - 10:00 pm Insights to our Daily Prayers TXT-220 Rabbi Dov Schochet PHL-322 Rabbi Shlomo Haltzband (Spanish) 8:45 - 9:45 pm PHL-120 Rabbi S. Rubinstien Chok L’Yisrael - Sephardic 8:45 am Reb Shimshon Tzubeli Women’s Study Group 8:30 - 10:00 pm TXT-110 Rebbetzin Chani Lipskar Chassisdic Discourses 10:15 - 11:00 am At the home of: Mrs. Johana Abraham PHL-322 PHL-510 Rabbi S. Rubinstien 955 West Broadview Drive, Community (Men) 8:00 - 9:30 pm Bay Harbor Islands, FL (Monday & Thursday) LAW-154 Shul Rabbis & Kolel

TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY

Women’s Morning Torah Class Parsha (Men & Women) Senior Torah Academy 12:00 - 1:00 pm 11:15 am - 12:00 pm Pirkei Avot ETH-101 Rabbi Dov Schochet 10:00 - 11:30 am TXT-110 Rebbetzin Chani Lipskar i TXT-501 Rabbi S. Rubinstien Women’s Torah Portion Class In Depth Tanya Class (Men & Women) Senior Torah Academy (Men & Women) (Spanish) 10:45 am - 12:00 pm 11:30 - 12:30 pm 12:00 - 1:00 pm TXT-110 Mrs. Vivian Perez PHL-320 PHL-501 Rabbi Sholom Lipskar TXT-120 Rabbi Dov Schochet (Main Sanctuary) Book of Judges - Years 2780 -2835 198 Park Drive, Bal Harbour Village Tanya Class - English 1:15 - 2:50 pm PHL-120 Mrs. Vivian Perez French Class 198 Park Drive, Bal Harbour Village 12:00 pm Haime Library Spanish Kolel - Chassidus Women’s Tanya Class (Spanish) 8:00 - 10:00 pm 11:00 am - 12:00 pm PHL-301 Rabbi Shlomo Haltzband PHL-320 Mrs. Vivian Perez Call Vivian for details - 305.213.3202

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