Shabbos Parshas Miketz Teves 3 - 4 December 18 - 19 Candle Lighting: 5:15 Pm Shabbos Ends: 6:11 Pm
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B”H THEWEEKLY MAGAZINE SHUL SPONSORED BY MR. & MRS. MARTIN (OBM) AND ETHEL SIROTKIN & DR. & MRS. SHMUEL AND EVELYN KATZ SHABBOS PARSHAS MIKETZ TEVES 3 - 4 DECEMBER 18 - 19 CANDLE LIGHTING: 5:15 PM SHABBOS ENDS: 6:11 PM TEVES 5 SUNDAY, DECEMBER 20 The anniversary of Lubavitch’s court victory, for the return of the books of the Agudas Chasidei Chabad The Shul - Chabad Lubavitch - An institution of The Lubavitcher Rebbe, Menachem M. Schneerson (May his merit shield us) Over Thirty five Years of Serving the Communities of Bal Harbour, Bay Harbor Islands, Indian Creek and Surfside 9540 Collins Avenue, Surfside, Fl 33154 Tel: 305.868.1411 Fax: 305.861.2426 www.TheShul.org Email: [email protected] www.theshulpreschool.org www.cyscollege.org THE SHUL WEEKLY MAGAZINE EVERYTHING YOU NEED FOR EVERY DAY OF THE WEEK NACHAS AT A GLANCE NACHAS AT A GLANCE CONTENTS CHANUKAH MIVTZOIM WITH THE SHUL TEENS Weekly Message: 3 Thoughts on the Parsha - Rabbi Sholom D. Lipskar Celebrating Shabbos: 4 - 5 Schedules, classes, articles & more... Everything you need for an “Over the Top” Shabbos experience Community Happenings: 6 -7 Sharing with your Shul Family A Time to Pray: 8 THE SHUL MENORAH PARADE AND CHANUKAH CONCERT Check out all the davening schedules and locations throughout the week Daily Study: 9 A complete guide to all classes and courses ofered at The Shul Inspiration, Insights & Ideas: 10 - 20 Bringing Torah lessons to LIFE Get The Picture 21 - 22 The full scoop on all the great events around town In a Woman’s World 23 Issues of relevance to the Jewish woman French Connection 24 Reflexions sur la Paracha Latin Link 25 Reflexion Semanal Numbers To Know 26 Contacts at The Shul Get The Picture 27 - 28 The full scoop on all the great events around town THOUGHTS ON THE PARSHA FROM RABBI SHOLOM LIPSKAR SHABBOS PARSHAS MIKETZ his week’s portion influence and utilizing the Jewish capacity to improve has meteoric ascents civilization and to extract the holy sparks that exist in every and descends. Joseph space even the darkest. Tis elevated to the most powerful person in Egypt His approach was obviously successful as these two sons saving the entire country born and raised in the most secular of environments, in and the world from famine the luxury and hierarchy of social power and hedonistic and gaining the trust of pleasures would later become two of the tribes that make Pharaoh like no one else. He up the Jewish people. was obviously vindicated from the calumnious They were raised and contained the critical ingredients that falsehood that placed him would be necessary for the Jewish people to transverse the in prison as he attains the long and arduous Jewish journey through exile for most of highest conceivable level of their existence. The Jewish people are like links in the chain respect. that needs each link to connect to the whole. We then learn of the challenges and difficulties faced by As we are now in the last moments in exile prepared for the the 10 brothers of Joseph and the deep additional pain that final redemption let us activate these two factors in bringing they subject their father to, when they are forced to bring the richness, glory, truth and invincible strength of our past Benjamin back to Egypt. into our present and move with pride, humility and alacrity to be a “light into the nations”. It is really the actual beginning of the Jewish exile that will last for 210 more years under the most debilitating, cruel Have a wonderful Shabbos and a great week. and dangerous conditions. Joseph begets two sons prior to the advancing years of hunger and names each one with a very different almost contradictory name. His oldest he names Menashe which has the etymological similarity to the word that indicates forgetting as he specifically states that “he will call him Menashe as he was apt to forget his Father’s G-d.” He named his second son Ephraim which has Rabbi Sholom Lipskar the etymological similarity to the word that means fruitful, productive and expansive. An obvious question that the Torah commentators ask is why he would name his first born in an almost negative manner indicating a possibility of forgetting Hashem. Here the Torah teaches us a very important lesson in how to prepare ourselves to live in an exilic environment surrounded by challenging conditions who worship the animal hedonistic instinct and deny G-dliness. First you must make sure not to forget the past, not to create a revisionist history and change the reality and foundations of our identity based on a modernity with new trends that are inconsistent with what can be considered an old-fashioned, old world, old-school, way of life. Joseph made certain that every time he saw Menashe, his presence represented and proclaimed the importance of not to forget but to remain loyal and honest to a past that has a promise of eternity permeating the present and forging into the future. Once that commitment is clear then the second son Efraim represents growth, power, expansiveness, 3 CELEBRATING SHABBOS EVERYTHING YOU NEED FOR AN “OVER THE TOP” SHABBOS EXPERIENCE Eruv Information SHABBOS SCHEDULE We would like to emphasize that every Erev Shabbos, individuals should call the Eruv Hotline Candle lighting 5:15 p.m. to make sure that the Eruv is operational. The number to call is 305- 866-ERUV (3788). Mincha / Kabalas Shabbos 5:20 p.m. The Eruv message is recorded approximately two hours prior to candle lighting. Surfside: The Eruv in Shacharis 1st Minyan 8:30 a.m. Surfside now includes the walking paths along the Shacharis 2nd Minyan 10:30 a.m. beach. Pushing strollers and carrying is permitted on the paths, but not beyond the path or onto the beach. Mincha 5:20 p.m. Shabbos Ends Bal Harbour: The Eruv in Bal Harbour included the inner (western) walking path only. The pier at / Ma’ariv & Havdalah 6:11 p.m. Haulover Cut is not included. To pay your annual dues visit: www.miamibeacheruv.com HALACHIC TIMES BASED ON TIMES FOR DECEMBER 23 Alot Hashachar / Dawn 5:43 am Earliest Talit & Tefllin 6:19 am Netz Hachamah / Sunrise 7:04 am (Earliest Amidah) Latest Shema 9:40 am Zman Tfllah 10:33 am Chatzot / Midday 12:19 pm Earliest Mincha 12:47 pm Plag HaMincha 4:33 pm Shekiah / Sunset 5:36 pm (Preferable latest time for Mincha) Tzeit Hakochavim / Nightfall 6:01 pm To our beloved Soldiers in the Israeli Defense (Earliest preferable Ma’ariv) Forces, courageously protecting and defending Eretz Yisroel. We pray for you and all of Times taken from www.chabad.org the soldiers safety and well being daily. Please note that during the week times may Menachem Mendel ben Chaya Leah Vary by a minute or two. Menachem Mendel ben Aurit Eden Chana bat Karine Cecile 4 PARSHA IN PICTURES Test your PARSHA knowledge. Can you tell the story using the pictures below 5 COMMUNITY HAPPENINGS SHARING WITH YOUR SHUL FAMILY BIRTHDAYS YAHRTZEITS 4 Tevet Mr. Alex Kirschenbaum 4 Tevet Chesya bas Noah obm 4 Tevet Rabbi Shmuel Tevardovitz Grandmother of Mrs. Jane Mary Freund, 4 Tevet Mr. Danny Wax Mr. Ari Sragowicz and Dr. John Sragowicz 5 Tevet Mr. Max Benoliel 5 Tevet Mrs. Ginette Dekelbaum-Sultan 4 Tevet Reb Chaim Zvi ben Horav Eliyohu Akiva obm 5 Tevet Mrs. Chana Liba Dorfman Brother of Rabbi Sholom Dovber Lipskar 5 Tevet Dr. Reuven Freedman and Mr. Yosie Lipskar 5 Tevet Mr. Levi Green 4 Tevet Schmeryah obm 5 Tevet Mr. Ronald J. Kupferman Father of Mr. Robert Malove 5 Tevet Ms. Yael Haya Lipschutz 5 Tevet Corrinne obm 5 Tevet Mr. Andrew Septimus 6 Tevet Mr. Gabriel Gilinski Mother of Mr. Jonathan Gross 6 Tevet Ms. Esther Miriam Kopel 5 Tevet Raphael obm 7 Tevet Mr. Joel Aaron Kaplan Father of Mr. Gideon Azari 7 Tevet Mrs. Channa Solaimanzadeh 5 Tevet Yehudis Raksin obm 8 Tevet Mrs. Anita Givner Grandmother of Mrs. Zelda Rochel Katz 8 Tevet Mr. Gabriel Groisman 6 Tevet Chaya Rivka bas Chana Malka obm 8 Tevet Mrs. Yafa Raviv 8 Tevet Mr. Isaac Salver Mother of Mrs. Judit Groisman and 8 Tevet Mrs. Rebeca Schapiro Grandmother of Mr. Gabriel Groisman 9 Tevet Mr. Alan Lipton 6 Tevet Natan ben Yosef obm 9 Tevet Mr. David Portnoy Brother of Mrs. Cipora Fraiman 9 Tevet Mrs. Rosita Retelny 7 Tevet Chaya bas Bayla obm 9 Tevet Mr. Brian Roller Mother of Mrs. Judy Milstein 9 Tevet Mrs. Nechama Michal Rosenblum 9 Tevet Ms. Jill Leslie Rosenstein 7 Tevet Mordechai ben Zev Meyer obm 9 Tevet Ms. Charna Pia Schneider Father of Mrs. Rivka Shapiro 9 Tevet Mr. Shea Schneider 7 Tevet Rab Yaakov ben Avner Paltiel obm 10 Tevet Mr. Anton Fischman Brother of Rabbi Shimshon Tzubeli 10 Tevet Mr. Aaron Gewirtz 8 Tevet Devorah bas Chaim obm 10 Tevet Mrs. Michelle Wachtel Mother of Mr. Sidney Feltenstein KID’S BIRTHDAYS 8 Tevet Haim obm 4 Tevet Adam Michael Father of Mr. Menahem Ivcher 4 Tevet Hiskiyahu Yisrael Wachtel 8 Tevet Tziona bas Shlomo obm 5 Tevet Chaya Chudaitov Sister of Mrs. Dana Werner 7 Tevet Shneur Zalman Shagalov 9 Tevet David obm 7 Tevet Michal Sokol Father of Mr. David Brecher 9 Tevet Abraham Cohen 9 Tevet Yaakov ben Leon obm 9 Tevet Ezra Immanuel Gheblikian 9 Tevet Joshua Rachamim Wolf Son of Mr. Leon Gandelman 10 Tevet Milah Gilinski 9 Tevet Liza Buchman obm 10 Tevet Eli Gut Mother of Mrs. Rivka Shapiro 10 Tevet Joshua Zachary More 9 Tevet Tzivia bas Yehuda obm Mother of Mrs.