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ELUL 5777 STORE! Editor's Letter for Details ב׳׳ה THE SIBLING WAVE L ENGTH Sponsored by the Win a $25 Gift VOLUME 4, ISSUE 11 Card to ANY See the ELUL 5777 STORE! editor's letter for details. Dear Shluchim & Shluchos, It has been a while. How was your summer? What did you do? I’d love to hear all about it. We missed you the last month of Av when many of you were away. Don’t worry, we are back now every month. This month is the month of Elul. The last month of the year 5777. We need to finish of this month and year with a bang! Elul is the time The Sound of the Shofar that we do teshuva for any aveiros we might For many years Reb Baruch and his wife lived in War- have done. We try to make up with friends we saw, Poland. When Reb Baruch’s father-in-law became might have wronged. Many have the minhag to ill, they returned to his hometown of Munkas in Czecho- have their Tefillin and Mezuzos checked during slovakia as per his father-in-law’s request. (Munkas is today in Ukraine.) this month. Starting on Rosh Chodesh Elul Moshe ascended Har Sinai. Moshe came down Reb Baruch had a son named Tzvi Nosson. Reb Baruch 40 days later on Yom Kippur. knew how his father-in-law loved his grandson very much. He would often spoil him and do anything for this The Baal Shem Tov, whose birthday is on grandson. Reb Baruch and his wife waited a few years Chai Elul, started a minhag of saying an extra until they were blessed with a child, and his father-in-law three kapitilach of Tehillim every day until Yom was very happy to finally have a grandchild. Kippur. On Yom Kippur we say the final 36 One year on Rosh Chodesh Elul, Reb Baruch’s father- kaptilach, thereby completing the sefer of in-law, Reb Chaim Elazar, took the shofar to blow as it is Tehillim. We also blow the shofar every day customary to do. When he was done, his grandson Tzvi Nosson eagerly asked his Zaidy to blow it again. He was (except Shabbos, and Erev Rosh Hashanah to so excited to hear the sound of the shofar and didn’t want confuse the Satan). Lastly we wish all of our (Continued on page 2) THE SIBLING WAVE LENGTH | Elul 5777 1 (Continued from page 1) the sound to end. His Zaidy want- of his grandson. Tzvi Nosson was there and watch him cry like that, ed to do anything for his grand- happy to hear his favorite sound. so I did something that I shouldn’t son, so he agreed and blew the have and blew once for him.” On the next day in shul it was shofar again. the custom that the Rebbe of “Tatte,” he continued, “how can Every day of that month Tzvi Munkas spoke before the shofar you sit there while millions of Nosson waited to hear his grand- was blown. Reb Chaim Elazar, your children are on the floor father blow the shofar. Every day the Munkatch Rebbe got up and screaming and crying saying after his Zaidy would finish, Tzvi ‘Tatte, just one more blast!’ That Nosson begged him to blow it one more sound of the great one more time. Every day, of "I have to repent. shofar. Even if it is not the right course, his Zaidy blew the Sho- It’s written that on time for Moshiach to arrive, your far one more time for him. children are screaming out to the day before you, how can you sit there while The day before Rosh Hasha- we scream out?” na came, and Reb Chaim Ela- Rosh Hashanah one zar didn’t blow the Shofar. His mustn’t blow shofar, We await the day that the great grandson asked why he refused yet I did." shofar will be blown with the to blow the shofar. Reb Chaim coming of Moshiach Tzidkeinu. Elazar explained that on this one This story is about the father day we don’t blow the shofar. He said facing the Aron Hakodesh and grandfather of the current promised his grandson that the “Master of the Universe, I have Munkatch Rebbe. following day in shul there would to repent. It’s written that on the be lots and lots of shofar blowing. day before Rosh Hashanah one This didn’t satisfy Tzvi Nosson. mustn’t blow shofar, yet I did.” Think About It! He started to kick and scream. What would you do if you were in He continued to cry loudly while He really wanted to hear the sho- the Zaidy's position, and why? screaming out: “Hashem, do you Email your response to far, and he didn’t want to wait. know why I broke this custom? It [email protected] and you will be After a while, Reb Chaim Elazar entered into a raffle for a $25 gift card אייניקל was because my young couldn’t take his grandson’s cry- to the store of your choice! was screaming on the floor beg- ing. He loved the child too much, See page 3 for some answers ging that I should only blow one and seeing him cry made him to last month's question! P blast of the shofar for him. I felt feel for the child. He took out the for him. I just couldn’t just sit shofar and blew it, to the delight (Continued from page 1) friends a “kesivah vachasimah tovah” wishing them a Just as a reminder that if you answer the questions good year ahead. of the month and the “think about it” question you’ll be Most of you are starting school now, and we hope you entered into a raffle for a a $25 gift card to any store all have a year full of learning and making your parents you want! How cool is that?! proud. In honor of starting a new school year we added Kesivah vachasimah tovah! some school riddles on the fun page. Let’s see if you’re able to answer them without peeking at the answers. Yossi & the SibClix Team 2 THE SIBLING WAVE LENGTH | Elul 5777 Think About It! The Tammuz issue “Think About It” question was: “How should you react if someone accuses you of something and you know you didnt do it?” "My older brother has MS, and he Below are some of the responses we received. is not yet an adult. I read that MS in Remember to answer the “think about it” ques- children is very rare. Is this true?" tion of this month and you will be entered into a raffle. The winner receives a $25 gift card to the -BRACHIE store he or she wishes! Just email your response to [email protected]. Good luck!! Hi Brachie, Thank you for writing in so we can answer your Hi I am Mendel. In regards to the question of the question. story, I think that they need to say it in a nice way. MS, otherwise known as Multiple Sclerosis, is When you say it like that people are usually more very rare in children. Fewer than 5% of people receptive to listening. Wouldn’t you be more likely to diagnosed with MS are under the age of 20. The listen when someone talks to you nicely? average age MS is diagnosed is 34. Many adults who have MS began experiencing symptoms as Hi, I am Chavi. When someone accuses you of some- preteens or teens, but they were not diagnosed thing and you didn’t do it you must react calmly. If you till well after age 25. start to scream and yell and make a big fuss then it People with MS can still live full and productive comes across as you’re guilty. If you are calm and you lives. Almost every case of MS is different, so explain your point, then you will be listened to much this can make it hard to find one specific cure. faster. I know this sounds scary that there is no cure currently, but doctors and scientists are always looking for a cure and better treatment. WINNER OF THE RAFFLE: Just a few months ago they came out with a Hello I am Peretz, and I am 12. In the story Shmuel new drug that will B”H help many people with was very calm and tried to tell the poritz his side of MS. Even though it is not a cure, this drug will the story. Besides that the poritz trusted him. He let be able to help MS patients in many ways. This Shmuel explain his side and one of those reasons was drug has seen a decrease of MS symptoms up because he was very calm and respectful. to 46% with patients who took this drug. Have a question relating to special needs? Email it to [email protected] and we will IY"H get it answered for you. THE SIBLING WAVE LENGTH | Elul 5777 3 Upcoming אלול ...Month Of Wedding of the Rebbe Rashab & Rebbetzin Shterna Sara The Rebbe Rashab wanted the wedding to take place in Lubavitch, but Rebbetzin אלול Shterna Sara’s father wanted the wedding to take place in her hometown of Avrutch. Avrutch was finally decided on. With the Rebbe Maharash's health not well, he י׳׳א missed his son's wedding. Rebbetzin Rivka walked her son down to his chuppah alone. The Rebbe Maharash told his son to not wear a shtreimel at his wedding, but to wear one only when he was in the city of Lubavitch.
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