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Lipskar The sounds of laughing, happy children filled The Shul this week. CGI at The Shul got off to a fantastic start Celebrating Shabbos 4-5 Schedules, classes, articles and more... Everything you with exciting activities, trips, learning and crafts. need for an “Over the Top” Shabbos experience Community Happenings 6-7 Sharing with your Shul Family A Time to Pray 8 Check out all the davening schedules and locations throughout the week Inspiration, Insights & Ideas 9 -15 Bringing Torah lessons to LIFE Get The Picture 16 -20 The full scoop on all the great events around town In a woman’s world 21 Issues of relevance to the Jewish woman French Connection 22 Reflexions sur la Paracha Latin Link 23 Reflexion Semanal Networking 24 Effective Advertising Numbers To Know 25 Contacts at The Shul Daily Study 26 A complete guide to all classes and courses offered at The Shul Get The Picture 27-28 The full scoop on all the great events around town Quotable Quote Jewish wealth is not houses and gold. The everlasting Jewish wealth is: Being Jews who keep Torah and Mitzvot, and bringing into the world children and grandchildren who keep Torah and Mitzvot – Hayom Yom Thoughts on the Parshah from Rabbi Sholom D. Lipskar Parshas Shlach In life itself we find many similarities and applications of this Shabbos Mevarchim concept. In the world of quantum physics and mathematics with t was an egregious its exacting nature, there is the uncertainty principle which adds an malfeasance that brought element that makes the determination beyond the exacting nature Ihorrific consequences to of our measurement capacity. the entire Jewish people as a result of the 12 scouts who In physics as well there are forces that we see beyond that which is were sent to analyze the measurable, such as the Higgs Boson/G-d particle. defense structure and general condition of the Holy Land. In medicine, doctors who are extremely competent, yet from time to Ten of them reported back time are able to remove their medical cloaks and dress as prophets, with a detailed description of telling a patient whether they would live or (G-d forbid) not; how the enormous power, security long etc. etc. etc. their mission is to heal and analyze, not to project and agricultural abundance. and prophesize. This weakened the nation’s resolve to enter and occupy In behavior, we also find how we clearly make decisions on what the Holy Land and a civil we should and must do in a proper way and confirm them in disobedience developed, rebelling against Moses and their mission. many affirmations, and yet an unknown thread enters our pattern As a result, all Jewish adults between the ages of 20 – 60 who left and takes us completely off the path that was so logically and Egypt destined to go into the Holy Land were denied entrance and structurally designed. decreed to pass away during a 40-year delay in the desert to which the entire nation of Israel was subjected. We can understand and reconcile but are not able to prophesize. The only way that we are successful in knowing that the results will What did they really do wrong? If you look at the questions that be positive in every way is to rely on Almighty G-d who is truly at the Moshe sets as the agenda for their scouting journey, they basically essence of the unknown or unrecognized element that is constantly succeeded in their strategic and undetected mission with over- intervening and being part of our life in every way, whether through the-top intelligence, properly analyzing the population and other the positive times or the challenges. aspects that Moshe asked them to investigate, including sample specimens bearing witness to the incredible reality that existed in That was the mistake of the scouts. They relied purely on their this Holy Land of milk and honey. limited, measurable perspectives and, on some level, lost their reliance on Almighty G-d. All this is correct and true but they stressed in their response an element for which they were not asked. They stated that “we will May we all succeed in staying connected to Almighty G-d and, as not be able to overcome these formidable forces that face us in the the Torah portion concludes with blessings and Mitzvot that we will land of Canaan/Holy Land. They are stronger than us”, indicating in fulfill in the Holy Land, may each and everyone of us see Jerusalem their language that even with G-d on our side we would not be able and the Holy third Beit Hamikdosh with Moshiach now. to overcome them. Have a great Shabbos and good week. Together with being wrong, they also infringed in a major way on their rights and obligations in their mission and authority. They were highly righteous and great men who were asked to analyze from a human perspective the reality that existed, but not to give their opinions on whether or not G-d’s promise would be fulfilled. For that they had no rights and obviously, 40 years later, were proven to be absolutely wrong. Rabbi Sholom. D. Lipskar That was a historically grave error. 3 Celebrating Shabbos with our Youth Everything you need for an “Over the Top” Shabbos experience Shabbos Mevarchim Tehillim Club Weekly Riddle The Lubavitcher Rebbe said, “Be scrupulous about saying the entire Tehillim (Psalms) on Shabbos Mevarchim (Blessing of the New Month). It is crucial for you, for your children, and your children’s children.” Every Shabbos Mevarchim in the Haime Library 8:30 - 9:00 am Questions: Sponsored by the Duchman Family 1) Where is the first time that Yehoshua bin Nun is mentioned in the Torah? Morah Malkie’s Chayale Lipskar 2) Who in this parsha does Hashem call “my servant”? Who else in the Tot Shabbat Tot Shabbat 2 Torah does Hashem call “my servant”? Ages: 0 - 3 Pre1 - K 3) In this parsha, which two people tear their clothing? When is the first 11:00 am - 12:00 pm 10:00 am - 12:00 pm time in the Torah that a group of people (not an individual) tear their Back of Women’s Back of women’s clothing? Section section Answers from last week: 1) One who is able to offer the Passover lamb (korbon Pesach) and does not do so, incurs kares (Numbers 9:13). The failure to obtain a Sara Fraida Katan Raquel Gilinski circumcision (Brit Milah) also result in kares (Genesis 17:14). Aleph Wonder Girls Pre Tween Girls 2)The trumpets were fashioned by Moshe himself (Numbers 10:2). The Grades: 1 - 3 Grades: 4 - 5 trumpets are mentioned in parshas Matos in regard to the war with 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Midian (Numbers 31:6). 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Montessori 2 3) Hashem warns Moshe that the Jews will eat so much quail that it Montessori 1 will come out of their noses (Numbers 11:20). When the quail are given, those who complained are punished while the flesh is still between their teeth (Numbers 11:33). Hashem speaks to Moshe “mouth to mouth” (Numbers 12:8). When Miriam is inflicted with tzaras (leprosy), she has to be in isolation for seven days, which the Torah compares to Mendel Schwartz Mushky Segall seven days of shame a daughter would feel if her father were to spit in Youth Boys Tween Girls her face (Numbers 12:14). Grades: 6 - 8 Grades: 1 - 4 RIDDLE RULES 10:00 am - 12:00 pm 10:30 am - 12:00 pm Answers to the riddles can be given to Rabbi Shaykee Farkash any time over Shabbos. The first child to give a correct answer to each of Montessori3 Back Office the questions will win an INSTANT prize! Pinchas Gansbourg Davening With Dad Deby Farkash Pre-Tween Boys Teen Girls Yitzchak Grades: 7th - 8th Grades: 9th - 10th Pruss Grades: 5 - 6 Teen Boys 10:30 am - 12:00 pm 10:30 am - 12:00 pm 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Grades: 9th - 12th Montessori 3 Teen Girls Room Haime Library 10:00 am - 12:00 pm 4 Celebrating Shabbos Everything you need for an “Over the Top” Shabbos experience Kiddush This Week: Kiddush this week is sponsored by Mr. Al Pollans Shabbos Schedule in honor of the 1st Yahrzeit of his Wife Marilyn obm, his Father Samuel Polansky’s 50th Yahrzeit Early Minyan 6:30 p.m. and his Mother Irene Polansky’s 23 Yahrzeit Candle lighting 7:58 p.m. anniversary. Mincha / Kabbalas Shabbos 8:00 p.m.