Parshas Tazria, Parshas Hachodesh, Pesach
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בס‘‘ד the gift that Na’aman offered, but Geichazi accepted it. As punishment, he and his sons were cursed by Elisha to be plagued with the Tzara’as of Na’aman, and therefore they had to live outside the city (of Shomron, the capital city of the Ten Tribes). This turned out to be the Refuah Kodem L’makah, because later when Shomron was be- sieged, these men were in the right place to discover the treasure of food in the aban- doned camp of Aram just in time to save the city’s inhabitants from death by starva- Volume 11: Issue 22 1 Nissan, 57756 tion. Parshas Tazria, Parshas HaChodesh, Pesach April 9, 2016 The miracle is compounded when we learn a fascinating vort quoted in K’motzei Shalal Rav and realize that they didn’t even have to be there Halachically. The Mishna Parshas Tazria, Parshas HaChodesh, Pesach (Keilim 1:7) says that a Metzora (leper) must be evicted only from a city that is sur- rounded by a wall, and the Bartenura says that means a wall that was in existence since the time of Yehoshua Bin Nun. R’ Akiva Eiger asks, Shomron didn’t even exist in Yehoshua’s time; it was built by Omri, the grandfather of the then-current king Ye- horam, to be the capital of the Ten Tribes. Binyan Tzion answers that in truth there was no obligation to send a Metzora out of that city; they did so anyway because they wanted their capital city to be just like Yerushalayim. It follows that these lepers were out of the city only because of their hang-up to copycat Yerushalayim; certainly a clear case of Refuah Kodem L’makah! I heard a story years ago about a Hatzalah member who rushed a heart attack victim to the ER, but the rooms were all full. Using his pull, he managed to arrange a room for him. As he was leaving, he was struck by the ambulance, and he himself needed to be admitted to the ER, but they couldn’t arrange another room so instead they took him to the trauma unit, which had only a full-body X-ray scanner. They therefore “happened” to discover that he had an early stage “silent killer” lung cancer, which he Bais Yisroel Wishes Everyone a Chag kasher V’Sameach! never would have known about, thus saving his life. Another story I heard was about a seven-year-old boy who had a brain tumor and the doctors didn’t give him much hope, but in the end his surgery was successful and he recovered. When he was 14 years old he was injured in a bad car accident causing bleeding in his brain. The surgeon said afterward that the only reason he survived was because there was room in his brain for the blood to pool due the original surgery seven years earlier. THE CURE BEFORE THE ILLNESS Sometimes Hashem gives a person an opportunity to create a Zechus (merit) for him- This week we will read Parshas Hachodesh, heralding the arrival of the month of Nis- self that he will need down the line for his own salvation. san, the month in which we work to strengthen our Emunah (faith) in Hashem. There are many specific details within the general concept of Emunah. One area of Emunah In Double Impact, Rabbi Dovid Kaplan tells the story of an old man who died in an old focuses on Hashgacha Pratis, the fact that Hashem orchestrates every last detail of -age home in Buffalo, NY. There was no next of kin, and the city would have buried what goes on in this world. And one area of detail within that is the concept of Refuah him in a non-Jewish cemetery. An older member of the Chevra Kadisha remembered Kodem L’makah, that Hashem prepares the solution to a problem even before He that someone had once donated money for when a case of Meis Mitzva would arise, brings on the problem. and they used it to bury him in the Jewish cemetery. When they checked their records, it turned out that the donor was this same deceased man that the money was used for! For example, a number of years ago a couple visited our community for Shabbos on their way to Rochester where the wife was to have open heart surgery. The husband For another fabulous story that brings out this idea, see the story about Two Baked told me that he is a paramedic, and if not for that, he never would have realized that Apples and a Cup of Tea in Rabbi Pesach Krohn’s The Maggid Speaks. his wife was having cardiac symptoms until it was too late. Nissan is also a time which is most opportune to yearn and daven for the future re- In the Haftaros for Parshas Tazria (which we do not read this week) and Metzora we demption. Let us look for opportunities to earn Zechusim (merits) in order to bring learn about Geichazi and his sons. Na’aman, the general of the army of Aram, had the ultimate Ge’ulah BV”A. been stricken with Tzara’as (leprosy) and healed by the prophet Elisha. Elisha refused (Continued on page 16) 16 1 April 3, 2016 Shalosh Seudos is sponsored by Mr. & Mrs. Moshe & Marcie Murray on Shabbos Hagadol, Parshas Metzora l’ilui nishmas April 3, 2016 Chaya Sorah bas Avrohom Yehoshua, Elke bas Eliezer, Sirel bas Dovid. Mazel Tov to Rabbi & Mrs. Yochanan Schnall on the birth of a son. Mazel tov to the grandparents Rabbi & Mrs. Ephraim Silverberg and to great Grandfather Mr. Berel Silver- berg and the entire Mishpacha. May the bris take place b’ito u’v’zimano. Mazel Tov to Rabbi & Mrs. Peretz Borenstein on the birth of a son, Eliezer Lipa. Mazel tov to great grandfather Mr. Larry Borenstein and the entire mishpacha. May the bris- take place b’ito u’v’zimano Mazel Tov to Rabbi & Mrs. Moshe Dov Roberts on the birth of their daughter, Leeba. Mazel Tov to the grandparents Rabbi & Mrs. Meyer Roberts to great-grandparents Rabbi & Mrs. Yaakov Roberts and the entire Mishpacha. May she be zoche to grow to Torah, Chu- pa & Ma’asim Tovim This Shabbos Rabbi Avigdor Goldberger will give a shiur on Practical Guide- lines for Cleaning for Pesach, at the shul from 5:50-6:35 PM. The 28th St. Men’s Mikvah is available afternoons for tevilas keilim. Waste Management (763-783-5423) has requested that people do not wait for the last minute to arrange special garbage pickup for Erev Pesach. Please remember to do so! On Friday Erev Pesach place your green bins at the curb and have in mind to relin- quish ownership of the garbage inside, just in case the pickup doesn't happen before the latest time to own Chometz. Kashrus Alert: Kosher Spot had Cumin with an OU-P in the Pesach section. Although it is not the OUs position, the generally accepted custom is to consider Cumin kitniyos and it should NOT be used on Pesach. It has since been moved to the chometz section at KS. This Shabbos is the last Pirchei until after Pesach. BNOS News: 2 more weeks of Bnos before Pesach. We hope to see you there from 2:30 to 3:30. This Sunday, April 10th is your chance to cash in your Bnos Bazooka cards. Take a break from your Pesach cleaning and come to the home of Mrs Shaynie Goldberger (2649 Quentin) or Mrs. Bracha Skolnick (2610 Lynn Ave.) and pick a great prize and get a delicious frozen treat. We can't wait to see you all IY'H!!! Shatnez before Pesach Garments should be brought by Tues, Apr 19. Garments brought after that may not be done before Pesach. Men's, women's or children's gar- ments with wool or linen should be tested. Ties made in USA or Europe should also be tested regardless of listed materials. Drop off at 5100 W 28th St. or text 612-209-4811. Torah Academy CAMP YADAYIM is back by popular de- mand!!! Hurry and book a spot for your 1.5- Chol Hamoed Family Day 3.5 year old to have a fabulous summer. June @ Mall of America 27th- Aug 12th. Morah Vivi 612-388-6663, Wednesday, April 27th call or text for more info or to reserve. We're Pre-purchase Wristbands -$12 planning a great summer- are you?! At the door $15 NEXT BYSO, IY”H will be published Pashas available from 11-2 PM Kedoshim Contact Torah Academy 952-920-6630 2 15 בס‘‘ד Halachos of Pesach 5776 Compiled by: Rabbi Yechezkel Greenberg, Rav Cong. Bais Yisroel 4221 Sunset Blvd. Minneapolis MN 55416 952-926-7867 www.baisyisroel.org [email protected] HECHSHER KEILIM -- KASHERING SMALL KEILIM (UTENSILS): These laws are quite intricate and extensive. What follows is a very brief synop- sis of them. There are different methods of kashering depending on the nature of the item and its use. Many utensils are either extremely difficult or are simply not permitted to be kashered. Items For items that need both kashering and tevil- lah, kashering should be done first and then the immersion in the mikvah. This year kashering will be Sunday, April 17th from 9am-1pm at the Yeshiva of Minneapolis ( see page 13 for details) Cost is $18. For further information and questions please contact Rabbi Adam Crystal at (612) 961-6660. All utensils undergoing kashering should be completely cleaned — free of all dirt and palpa- ble rust — and not used with heat or hot items for 24 hours prior to the kashering process.