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7:00 a.m. Shacharit Minyan, Main Sanctuary 8:00 a.m. Shacharit Minyan, Upstairs Rooms 1 & 2 8:45 a.m. Sephardic Minyan, Library 8:45 a.m. Minyan, House across the street 9:00 a.m. Shacharit Minyan, Main Sanctuary.
Please note: The Rabbi’s sermon and the D’var Torah from the Bar Mitzvah boy, YOUNG ISRAEL OF HOLLYWOOD-FT. LAUDERDALE David Leubitz, will be after Mussaf before Ein Keilokeinu. 9:30 a.m. YP Minyan, Chapel Rabbi Yosef Weinstock 9:00 a.m. Youth Minyan, this week will join the Leubitz Bar Mitzvah in the Main Rabbi Edward Davis, Rabbi Emeritus Sanctuary Dr. P.J. Goldberg, President 9:30 a.m. Teen Minyan, Upstairs Room 5 3291 Stirling Road, Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33312 954-966-7877 email: [email protected] www.yih.org - For Weekday Daily Minyanim see Page 6-
SHABBAT SHALOM. WE WELCOME ALL NEWCOMERS, VISITORS AND GUESTS JOINING US FOR SHABBAT. SHABBAT SCHEDULE OF CLASSES PARSHAT KI TETZEI 8:15 a.m., Parsha Shiur. 9:10 a.m. Chapel: Sefer HaChinuch Shiur, Rabbi Raphael Stohl, preceding 9:30 11 ELUL 5777 SEPTEMBER 2, 2017 TORAH READING Deuteronomy 21:10 a.m. YP Minyan. HAFTORAH Isaiah 54:1 Parsha classes with Rabbi Yitzchak Salid: 9:15 a.m. in Rm. 6, 10:15 a.m. in Nach Yomi : Ecclesiastes 6 Kiddush room in house across the street (access through glass door on north side of house). Daf Yomi : Sanhedrin 48 After 8:00 a.m. Minyan, Social Hall: The Rest of the Story: Understanding the
Haftarah, Rabbi Yitzi Marmorstein. Friday Night 9:00 a.m. Shiur Boker for Teens with Rabbi Moshe Nachbar, Room 5 7:15 p.m. & 7:22 p.m. Candle Lighting 10:45 a.m., following the Minyan: Open individual & group learning, as 7:00 p.m. Minchah/Ma’ariv, Main Sanctuary well as Shiur in Sefer Hamitzvot with Rabbi Moshe Parnes. 7:00 p.m. Minchah/Ma’ariv Sephardic Minyan, Library 6:00 p.m., : Gemara class (Hebrew) Tractate Gittin.
7:30 p.m. Mincha/Ma’ariv in House across the 6:15 p.m., Library: Daf Yomi. street 7:45 p.m. Modern Halachah for Teens with Rabbi Moshe Nachbar, Chapel. Shabbat Afternoon Between Minchah & Ma’ariv, in : Class with Rabbi Jonathan Hirsch.
6:30 p.m. Rabbi Weinstock’s Class : The Rabbinic Sermon in 11th and 12th graders are invited to attend. History and Halacha Immediately after Ma’ariv, Library: Kitzur Shulchan Aruch 5-minute class to start your week off learning Torah. 7:15 p.m. Minchah, Main Sanctuary Seudah Shlishit after Minchah THIS PUBLICATION GOES TO THE PRINTER ON WEDNESDAYS. ALL SUBMISSIONS 8:19 p.m. Ma’ariv, Main Sanctuary MUST BE IN THE SHUL OFFICE BY WEDNESDAYS AT NOON. THIS INCLUDES EVENTS, 8:19 p.m. Shabbat Ends SPONSORSHIPS, NAMES FOR THE REFUAH SHLEIMAH LIST.
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OUR YIH FAMILY…. D’var Torah : Rabbi Yosef Weinstock Mazel Tov: In Parshat Ki Tetzei the Torah says: But the Lord, Your God, did not want to listen to David Leubitz upon the celebration of his Bar Mitzvah. Mazel Tov to parents Bilaam. So the Lord, your God, transformed the curse into a blessing for you, because Benjamin & Rachel Leubitz, and to the entire family. the Lord, your God, loves you. The difficulty with this Pasuk is that in Parshat Balak, we find no reference to a curse Joel & Barbara Coplowitz on the birth of a grandson to Dr. Shana (Coplowitz) & that ever leaves Bilaam’s lips. Balak, the King of Moav, wanted Bilaam to curse the Mordechai Okolica, and to aunts Mara and Beth, uncle Josh Rosenblatt, and the Jews; but the only words that Bilaam actually utters are blessings. Taking note of this entire family. difficulty, Rabbi Yochanan in Masechet Sanhedrin (105b) teaches us: “From the Billy & Batzi Berman on the Bar Mitzvah of their grandson Caleb, son of Gur & Ira blessings pronounced by that wicked man (Bilaam), you can deduce what was actually in his heart.” Berman. Perhaps the real danger is in fact Bilaam’s blessings. Praise can be given with two Billy & Batzi Berman on the Bat Mitzvah of Ellie Berman, daughter of Tani & different intentions. I can give praise that encourages the recipient to strive and want to Sarah Berman. do better. Or I can give praise that causes the person to feel that s/he has no reason to work any harder. Psychologists today are concerned that in America we are raising a Annual Raffle Winners: Both First & Second prizes Akiva & Mimi Friend, Third generation of over-indulged children. Although coming from noble and loving prize Stuart & Tova Courtney motivations, over-praise can backfire and make the child addicted to praise. It can give that child an unrealistic notion of his own capacity and talent, leading a child to reason that s/he does not need to strive for improvement; praise will be offered regardless. The 5778 Bat Mitzvah class in formation for incoming 6th grade girls. The following Bilaam as a prophet understood that praise can be extremely motivating or extremely girls have been signed up: Talia Adelman, Avigail Amar, Leah Barash, harmful. His words were meant to lull Bnai Yisrael into a sense of complacency, with no Shoshana Citron, Roxanne Galbut, Noa Girnun, Eliana Penina Kandinov, accompanying call for improvement within Bilaam’s blessings. It is when people feel Gabriel Levy, Hannah Markovich, Lanie McDougal, Sophia Pearl, Rivka Reich, that there is nothing more to achieve that they are prone to complacency and failure. Nava Shekhter, Julia Stern, Rebecca Vogel, Ariel Daizy Weinberger, Moshe Rabbeinu was the greatest Jewish leader in history. And during his lifetime we do not find many instances in which he praises the people. On a few occasions, he Shoshana Weinstock, Jamie Zeller. Contact Rebecca Weinstock at defended Bnai Yisrael in the face of impending Divine punishment. More often he [email protected] or the shul office to add a name. chastised the Jews, calling them “stiff-necked” and “rebellious.” It is only at the end of Orientation meeting: This Sunday, Sept. 3rd 10:00-11:00am upstairs in Rm 1-2. his life that Moshe offers blessings to each tribe as his last testament, in Parshat V’Zot Habracha. The true leader always wants better for his people, and therefore the bulk of his/her efforts is spent on getting them to realize their potential. THANK YOU TO OUR SHABBAT SPONSORS Through his blessings, Bilaam was trying to convince B’nai Yisrael that they had already achieved far beyond what was to be expected. Inherent within Bilaam’s 8:00 a.m. Minyan Kiddush: David & Arlene Goldberger to commemorate the supposed blessing is the message that Bnai Yisrael were fine, even if they did not yahrzeit of his mother Charna bat Yaakov; Robert & Donna Aschheim to improve anymore, and even if they slacked off a bit. As we guard ourselves against the repercussions of over-praising we must be careful commemorate the yahrzeit of his father, Marvin Aschheim; Robert & Debbie not to go to the other extreme. Recently, parents in Nashville Tennessee complained Hirsch to commemorate the yahrzeit of his father, Murray Hirsch. that schools were publicizing the names of students who made honor roll or attained Shabbat Groups Kiddush: Andrew & Rachel Bronfeld. other academic achievements. They were concerned that the publicity would harm the Teen Minyan: The Youth Kiddush Fund. self-esteem of some of the non-honor students. A school attorney found an old Tennessee state law that prohibits the release of a student’s academic records without All other Kiddushim: Shabbat Sponsors Group. parental consent. In response, the schools stopped publicizing honor roll. One school Seudah Shlishit: Benjamin & Rachel Leubitz in honor of their son David’s Bar refused to publicize the name of their Spelling Bee winner. A principal was not allowed Mitzvah. to release the names of the high scorers from a school basketball game. In the end sanity prevailed, and Nashville schools once again publicize honor roll students - only Thank you to the additional sponsors of last week’s Inaugural Shabbat Kiddush: now it is only with a parent’s permission. We must be on alert for excessive praise, but Earl Barron, Wendy & Seth Goldsmith, Kurtz family, Ellen & Howard Rotterdam, we should also be wary of any movement that seeks to either neutralize all Schulman family, Dr. & Mrs. Steven Schultz & family, Arlene Weiss. achievements or ignore all of them equally. According to this philosophy, either everyone gets praised or nobody does. This is an incorrect and potentially dangerous attitude. As the story of Bilaam teaches, the way one praises/blesses others indicates our true feelings for that person. Let us be careful that our praise, for ourselves, our shul and each other, be heartfelt, realistic, and used as a motivation for reaching greater achievements.
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Shabbat Safety & Security THIS WEEK AT YIH “Safety & Security is everyone’s responsibility. If You See Something Say Something!” Talk to the President, Rabbis, or Executive Director. Sunday Breakfast following 9:00 a.m. minyan, Social Hall, No Chidon Safety Announcement Stirling Road at SW 33rd Avenue: Please cross HaTanach class this week. Stirling Road in the crosswalk after all traffic has stopped. Crossing elsewhere is dangerous and illegal. Police officer controls the light on Friday 6:30-10:30pm Sunday, 10:00 a.m. Orientation meeting for the Bat Mitzvah class upstairs. and Shabbat 7:45am-12:30pm & 6:00-9:00pm. A custodian will manually change Monday, shul office closed in honor of Labor Day. the light between 6:50 & 7:10am. Tuesday-Friday Sofer Rabbi Shmuel Rosenfeld, at YIH for checking of Shmira is in need of men and women to serve as Shomrim for 1 hour on Shabbat mezzuzahs and tefillin. Contact Rabbi Rosenfeld directly at [email protected] every 2-3 months. To volunteer contact [email protected] Yizkor Book deadline extended to Tuesday until noon. AED (Automated External Defibrillator) along with other first aid equipment in Wednesday 8:00 p.m. Chizuk support group hosted by Sisterhood for Jewish closet next to Social Hall. women struggling with infertility will meet in the Chapel. Contact Sharona Whisler Synagogue Reminders at [email protected] for more information. Please return all Siddurim, Chumashim and Sefarim to their original location at the conclusion of each minyan or class. Kindly fold and return borrowed Talleisim Weekday Daily Minyanim - Week of September 3 to the Tallis rack in the lobby. Minchah/Ma’ariv 7:25pm. Shacharit: Sun. 7:15, 8:00, 9:00am, Mon. (Labor Day) Please respect the property of the neighbors of Young Israel of Hollywood. Be 7:15, 8:00, 9:00am, Tues. & Wed. 6:15, 7:30, 8:00am, Thurs. 6:15, 7:15, 8:00am, mindful of your children. Use waste receptacles at the shul. Fri . 6:15, 7:30, 8:00am Do not bring food or drink into the Sanctuary, Library or Modular. To maintain proper decorum, the entry doors to the Main Sanctuary will be locked UPCOMING EVENTS & REMINDERS while the Torah is being read, while the Rabbi(s) are speaking, during Mussaf Kedusha, and during the announcements prior to the conclusion of the service. Bikur Cholim Guidelines and How To….” Sunday September 10th at YIH 9:45- Please plan your exit/entry accordingly. 11:45 a.m. with Rabbi Fred Klein. Plus Youth/Teen card making activity. Please contact Gerald Mayerhoff [email protected] or David Lasko Sisterhood Events (see flyers): [email protected] for an aliyah or kibbud at any of the minyanim to mark a New Members Tea, Shabbat afternoon, September 9th, 5:00 p.m. yahrzeit or special occasion. Pre-Rosh Hashanah Boutique, Sunday, September 10th. Weekday Learning Youth Department Pre Rosh Hashanah Carnival: The Middle School Youth Daf Yomi in the Library. Weekdays: 5:30am & 8:00pm. Shabbat: 1 hour council in conjunction with Bnei Akiva are running a carnival on Sunday, Sept.17th before Minchah. Sundays: 6:30am. to help raise funds to support the community in Houston. Donations can be made Morning Learning Program with Rabbi Yossi Jankovits. Sun. (8-9am), to Bnei Akiva of Hollywood and will be forwarded to Bnei Akiva of Houston. Mon.-Fri. (7-8am). Daily in the YI 15 min. Mussar (Duties of the Dolphins vs Tennessee Titans Sunday, October 8th, home game tailgate Heart: Shaar Bitachon), 15 min. Chumash with Rashi (Parashah HaShavua), party at Hard Rock Stadium. Time TBD, game starts 1:00 p.m. See flyer for this 30 min. Gemara (Taanit). Shul, Brotherhood, Youth, Bnei Akiva, Scouts event. U’Vkumecha “And When You Awaken” with Rabbi Yitzi Marmorstein Men’s Softball League: Starting this fall, Sundays 8:15 a.m., Driftwood Park, Mon.-Fri. 30 minutes before the second Shacharit Minyan Hollywood. Open to anyone over age 18. Contact [email protected] Sundays: No Chidon HaTanach this Sunday The YIH Brotherhood Basketball will be starting its 11th season Sept. 18th. The Mondays: league is open to YIH members first. If you are interested in signing up or if you are 9:45am Women’s Chumash class, Rabbi Yitzchak Salid, Library interested in sponsorship opportunities please email [email protected] 8:30pm The Book of Devarim, Tobi Wolf for women, Room 5 Kol Ha’Nearim Chupah to participate please complete the form. 8:30pm Talmud Tractate Brachot, Rabbi Yitzchak Salid, at Aish Collegiates: Please provide the shul office with information on your students, whether studying at home or abroad. Complete the form on our website https://www.yih.org/college-students-info-form.html
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REFUAH SHLEIMAH ELUL/TISHREI SERIES OF CLASSES Bahor ben Merhai (Boris Yusupov-Roman Yusupov’s father), Baruch Zvi ben Rivka Batya (Rabbi Dr. Brian Galbut-Daniel Galbut’s cousin), Binyamin ben Tuesday, September 12th – Making the Machzor More Meaningful Chemla (Binyamin Israel), Chaim Rafael ben Leah (Howard Rotterdam), David HaKohen ben Esther (Lev Kandinov’s father), Elchanan ben Shifra Rachel Tuesday, September 26th – Phil Sinnreich Teshuva Lecture (Henry Goldberg-Ellen Rotterdam’s father), Eliezer HaLevi ben Chana (Leon Thursday September 28th – Rabbi Frand’s Teshuva Lecture (pre-recorded, Brauser-Joel Brauser’s father), Harav Yehuda ben Rivka Leah (Rivka Ginsparg’s via interent) father), Solomon ben Solika (Solomon Perez-Ilana Melnitsky’s father), Yaakov ben
Mira (Jacques Vogel-Michel Vogel’s father), Yehuda Arieh ben Mindla (Philippe Leiberman’s father), Yitzchak Chanoch ben Chana (Vanessa Shamah’s nephew). Tishrei Holiday Workshops/Classes – 3 part series: Bracha Etl bat Chana Nehorah (Ettie Langer), Chaya Mariam bat Blima (Harriet Monday September 18th – Rosh Hashanah Bloom-Wendy Goldsmith’s mother), Chaya Sara bat Dubra (Irene Berlin-Reva Monday September 25th – Yom Kippur Homnick’s mother), Chaya Shayna Sara bat Chane Esther (Shaani Splaver), Devora bat Sheina Baila, Elka bat Tova (Leona Brauser-Joel Brauser’s mother), Monday October 2nd – Sukkot Masha bat Ruth (Marcia Chonchol-Craig Barany’s mother), Sara Leah bat Rochel (Cynthia Lynn Haber-Cheryl Hamburg’s sister), Sara Leah bat Bracha (Stacey Classes start at 8:00 p.m. in the Chapel Deutsch), Shira Raizel Esther bat Mina Zosha (Ruth Messer’s granddaughter), Tzirel Libah bat Frimed Mindel (Sylvia Lieberman-Philippe Lieberman’s mother), Yocheved bat Tzril (Joan Niad)
If you know of a shul member in the hospital or who might appreciate a home visit, BROTHERHOOD PARENTING TIP please let the Rabbis know by contacting the shul office. Please contact the office if Ten Guidelines for Healthy Discipline by Rabbi Shimon Gruen COMMUNITY NEWS While it may be the least enjoyable part of parenting and educating, discipline and consequences are fundamental. A child who is not disciplined and never YIH Late Ma’ariv 9:30 p.m. Sun.-Thurs. and Early Minchah 2:00 p.m. Mon.-Thurs. admonished will not only be less motivated to strive for more, but may actually sink from the level that he has already achieved. at Hollywood Community Kollel, 3670 Stirling Rd., in modular at Bnei Sephardim. But the art of discipline is tricky. When done incorrectly it can leave lasting Sunday, September 10th, ZOA Florida presents Jump for Israel, a skydiving damaging effects. Criticizing a child the wrong way can hurt his self-esteem in the fundraiser. To jump or/and sponsor go to tinyurl.com/jump4israel2017. For more long run. info contact Sharona Whisler [email protected], 917-673-6123. These 10 guidelines are designed to foster healthy discipline and consequences. Sunday, September 10th, IMA Chapter of AMIT Southeast presents an evening
for women: A Dose of Inspiration for Rosh Hashanah with Amy Horowitz at 7:30 1. Remember: Nobody is perfect p.m. at the home of Steve & Sarah Jacoby. Walk-ins welcome. For information When it comes to our own personal shortcomings we easily overlook or make contact 954-922-5100 or [email protected] excuses for our deficits, saying, “Nobody’s perfect!” Children are entitled to the same consideration. We need to temper our immediate reactions to their Community-wide Ulpan in Hollywood begins again in the fall. Ten classes misbehavior with the knowledge that they’re not finished products. Keeping this in with Sima Dobkin at YIH to begin October 17th. Cost $150. 5:30pm Beginner/ mind helps us be more forgiving and tailors our response to a more tempered and Intermediate, 7:30pm. Advanced. Register with Orloff CAJE. Contact Judy productive one. Asuleen, [email protected] or 954-660-2074. Continued next week….. Holyland Judaica is taking orders for Lulavim and Etrogim. To host the Bnot Sheirut for meals, please message Chava Berkower NEW! WHATSAPP GROUPS FOR MEMBERS WITH CHILDREN PRE-K at 3057852641 to host the Ben Gamla Bnot Sheirut and Melissa Burger at 9542969627 to host the Scheck Hillel NMB Bnot Sheirut. THROUGH 8TH GRADE. TO BE ADDED, CONTACT RONIT KORNBLUTH OR Help for Houston: Our thoughts and prayers are with the Houston ALIZA MARKOVICH. community. To donate, see the OU website: https://www.ou.org/giving/houston- relief-fund/ If anyone is interested in volunteering in Houston at a time to be WE ARE OPENING A GROUP FOR HIGH SCHOOL PARENTS PLEASE determined, contact Rabbi Weinstock. CONTACT RAV JAMES TO BE ADDED.
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ISRAEL UPDATE August 25, 2017
Secretary Tillerson: Iran “Must Leave” Syria and “Go Home” This Shabbat Recently, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson warned that Iranian forces in Syria “must leave and go home, whether those are Iranian Revolutionary Guard forces or paid militias…that Iran brought [from RAV JAMES IS OUT OF TOWN THIS SHABBAT AT THE BNEI AKIVA abroad].” The secretary touched on Iran’s role in destabilizing the NATIONAL LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE. region, saying, Iran is “persistent in [its] efforts to exert their influence across the Middle East,” and “it is our intent working with our allies in SAM MERKIN & DAHLIA SERED WILL BE OVERSEEING THE RUNNING OF the region to push back on Iran’s expansionist efforts to destabilize SHABBAT GROUPS THIS WEEK areas, particularly Yemen, Iraq, [and] Syria, but we also see them in the theaters of Afghanistan.” Tillerson highlighted Iran’s “ongoing ballistic DUE TO ROOF DAMAGE, BABYSITTING WILL BE IN THE MODULAR missile programs, [its] export of terrorism, [its] export of instability in Yemen, [and its] export of foreign fighters into Iraq and Syria.” Iran’s ballistic missile program, he noted, violates the “spirit of the [2015 Time Program Age/Grade Location nuclear] agreement.” President Trump has since signed into law The Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act, which Shabbat Day sanctions Iran for its regional aggression. 9:00am Game Room Pre K - 4th Grade Room 3&4 Our synagogue partners with AIPAC, America’s pro-Israel lobby, in educating our 9:00am Babysitting 18mth-Nursery 3 Modular community on issues affecting the U.S.-Israel relationship. We encourage you to learn more by contacting AIPAC at (202) 639-5200 or by visiting www.aipac.org. 9:00am Shiur Boker with Rabbi 8th-12th Grade Room 5
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AIPAC Policy Conference 2018: March 4-6, 2018 9:00am Youth Minyan: This week will Families & 5th - 7th Join Rabbi Weinstock, Young Israel of Hollywood-Ft Lauderdale members, and join the Leubitz Bar Mitzvah in Grade over 18,000 pro Israel citizen activists for 3 of the most important days for the Main Sanctuary. exploring and strengthening the US-Israel relationship. 9:30am Teen Minyan 8th-12th Grade Room 5 To register go to www.aipac.org/pc. We also have a block of registrations that can be purchased directly from the shul. The following members are already 10:00am Shabbat Groups Pre K - 2nd Grade Rooms 2,3,4 signed up as part of our synagogue delegation: & 6 Sheldon Levin, Faye Fingerer, Walter Fingerer, Harold Zombek, Nancy 10:00am Minyanaires 3rd & 4th Grade Room 1 Zombek, Heather Sered, Dahlia Sered, Sam Sered, Lisa Baratz, Phil Baratz, Jonathan Gelman, Wendy Gelman, Michelle Mendelsohn, 7:15pm Teen Mincha Chapel Jay Mendelsohn, Jayne Kaplan, Akiva Hershenov, Gabrielle Slomowitz, 7:45pm Modern Halacha for Teens 8th-12th Grade Chapel Linda Slomowitz, Rabbi Weinstock, Tziviah Staiman, Maish Staiman, 8:19pm Teen Maariv Chapel Myra Shulkes, David Genet, Monica Genet, Jana Chesal, Michael Chesal, Lily Rosenblatt, Joe Rosenblatt, Kayla Marks, Lynda Levin
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Happening This Week D’var Torah : Rav James Shabbat Shmooze for Teen Girls September 2, 2017 after Teen Minyan at YIH
NCSY Emtza Planning Meeting September 3, 2017 more details contact Jason Segalbaum This week’s Parsha contains numerous Mitzvot relating to a multitude of different things, yet sharing the themes of compassion and respect. High School Youth Council September 4, 2017, 8:00-9:30pm Location TBA One of the many Mitzvot found within the Parsha is that of Shiluach Haken, sending the mother bird away from her nest before taking her eggs or babies. To join the council speak to Michal Amar or Adina Hirsch When describing this Mitzva, the Torah uncharacteristically states that anyone who is careful to fulfill this seemingly easy Mitzva will be blessed with long life. The Gemara further points out that long life should not be translated as long life Weekly Youth Shiurim & Programs in this world but that anyone who keeps this Mitzva will be granted Arichat Yamim, eternal life, in the World to Come.
Why would the Torah specifically single out this mitzva and describe its reward as Shabbat that of long life? 9:00am Teen Shiur Boker with Rabbi Nachbar in room 5 Rabbi David Tzvi Hoffman, in his writings on the Parsha points out that the Mitzva Between Mincha & Maariv Teen Modern Halacha Shiur in Chapel of honoring one's parents, also carries the same reward. Therefore he draws the Sunday conclusion that the Torah specifically wants us to compare these two Mitzvot. He 9:30am Chidon HaTanach Study Group (open to MS & HS) further explains that there is a clear link between the compassion one must display for our own parents and the honor we must show a mother bird before Wednesday taking away her children or her eggs. If we understand that we must honor an 6:15pm Girl Scouts & Cub Scouts animal, such as the mother bird, we will understand the importance of respecting our parents, who nurture and sustain us on a daily basis. 7:30pm Boy Scouts
Thursday In Chorev, Rabbi Shimson Raphael Hirsch takes this analogy a step further, 8:00pm NCSY Latte & Learn at Dunkin Donuts pointing out that the Torah allows and even encourages us to enjoy the world, with one restriction. We are commanded to make Brachot over this enjoyment. As such, a person is allowed to take and enjoy a bird's eggs but is first commanded to show respect for the mother. While the Mitzvot of Kibud Av Parsha Quiz Vaem and Shiluach Haken are logical, we must understand that we perform these Mitzvot because they were commanded by Hashem. It is for this reason that we are told the reward for these Mitzvot. The Torah is stressing that it is The first person to email [email protected] on Motzi Shabbat with the correct answer to Hashem who rewards us for doing these logical Mitzvot. As Rashi points out, if the following question will win a prize! the Torah rewards us for performing the seemingly easy (and logical) Mitzva Elementary School: of Shiluach Haken, certainly we will be rewarded for doing Mitzvot that are If one saw a bird’s nest with eggs or young in it, was it permissible to take them for harder. food? What was the procedure in this kind of situation? Middle School: If a man's brother died and he as yet had no children, what was required of the living brother and what was that called?
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September Events
Bnei Akiva Back to Year Event September 10, 2017 more details to follow soon Youth Leadership First Aid Training September 10, 2017 6:00-8:30pm at YIH Middle School Monday Mishmar Starts September 11, 2017, 7:30-8:30pm at YIH Bnei Akiva of Florida Leadership Shabbaton September 15-17, 2017 at YIH Youth Selichot Program in conjunction with KYHS & BMA September 16, 2017 at YIH Rosh Hashana Carnival in Aid of Houston September 17, 2017, 3:00-5:00pm at YIH High School Israeli Film Night September 17, 2017 more details to follow soon Torah & Tashlich September 21, 2017 more details to follow soon
Looking Further Ahead
Succah Hop October 6, 2017 - 2nd Day Succot If you are willing to host in your Succah please email [email protected]
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