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CongregationRabbi Menachem Tiferes Goldberger Yisroel! Parshas Tazria/Metzora בס״ד הרב מנחם ראובן הלוי גולדברגר שליטא מרא דאתרא

בלב אחד Pushka total: $2,094.22 (see p. 3) 22 I 5774/February 22, 2014.

5746-5774 Celebrating our 28th year 1986-2014

DAVENING SCHEDULE 18. Shalomis will be sitting at 2828 listed as part of the signature. The cost for this Baneberry Court until Monday morning, incredible bargain is only $25! And the card Friday February 24. will be designed by one of the children in the Candle Lighting: 5:32 pm May Hashem comfort the Koffler family shul; what could be better! Mincha: 5:35 pm among the mourners of Zion and Jerusalem. To add your name to the card, send your Shabbos Day $25 check to the shul — Congregation Tiferes Shacharis: 8:30 am Yisroel, 6201 Park Heights Avenue, Mincha: 5:10 pm Banquet Baltimore, MD 21215, or use PayPal or your Maariv: 6:50 pm Congregation Tiferes Yisroel is very own credit card on the shul website — Shabbos is over after: 7:03 pm pleased to announce its 28th Anniversary tiferesyisroel.org/donate.html, and select Father/Son Learning: 8:00 pm Banquet on March 9, honoring Dov and Greeting Card. We must receive your payment by Sunday, Sunday Karen Pear. The Jewish Leadership Award February 23, to reserve your space. Please Shacharis: 8:00 am will be going to Hinda Blum and Shulamis reserve by contacting Glenna at 410-358-1687 Mincha/Maariv: 5:40 pm Heldoorn. You can register and pay online at or [email protected]. Monday-Friday https://tiferesyisroel.org/app/register/banquet Note: This is not a substitute for Shaloch Shacharis: 6:30 am or by mail. We accept PayPal or your credit or Manos. Mincha/Maariv followed by Sfas Emes with debit card. Rabbi Goldberger: 5:40 pm Purim Card Design Day Next Shabbos — Pekudei Ad Deadline Kids of the shul, mark your calendars for Candle Lighting: 5:40 pm Sunday, February 23 at 11 am, for our annual Friday Mincha: 5:40 pm You have officially missed the deadline for Purim card design project. Make a Purim card getting your ad in the banquet journal. It’s that the shul will display in the hall. One card This Shabbos never stopped you before, so don’t let it stop will be chosen for our shul Purim card. you now. Send your ad in now to banquet@ • 10-11:30 am. Camp Shabbos. tiferesyisroel.org. And why not make it a • 8-9 pm. Father/Son Learning. bigger ad since you’re so late. And hurry. Focus on Chesed Rabbi Goldberger gives a in the Sefer Father/Son Learning Ahavas Chesed by the Chofetz Chaim. The Banquet Volunteer men’s shiur is right after maariv on Sunday Join us every Motzei Shabbos from 8 to 9 night (about 6 pm) in the Beis Midrash. The We are looking for volunteers to do the pm for Father/Son Learning. It’s a wonderful women’s shiur is Monday nights from 8:15 to videography for the shul banquet on March 9. way to hold onto the Kedusha from Shabbos We will be happy to give you an ad in the 9:05 pm in the Nancy Taffel Annex. as you and your son(s) share this special time This week we continued in the topic of journal to advertise your services and give together. Pizza and refreshments are available you a meal at the banquet. “Hachnosas Orchim” (welcoming guests). from 8:30 to 9, accompanied by stories of our Each week the “Chesed of the Week” is Please contact Caryn Blum, 410-358-5478, holy Tzaddikim. or [email protected]. posted on a decorative flier in the shul in We meet upstairs in the Beis Midrash. several places. Some people have commented Baruch Dayan HaEmes that they enjoy the reinforcement and the Purim Card awareness that the flier produces. Thank you Congregation Tiferes Yisroel is saddened Purim is coming! Here’s a great to Mordecai Zev and Aviva Margolese and to learn of the passing of Bernice Koffler, opportunity to send Purim greetings to all the Sarah Saltman for designing, producing and mother of Shalomis Koffler Weinreb. shul members. A beautiful Purim card will be posting the fliers each week. Yasher koach! The funeral took place Tuesday, February sent to everyone in the shul with your name

This week’s Lev Echad is in honor of:

Father/Son Learning and Dov Pear

This week’s Lev Echad is being sponsored by Bluma Bier, in gratitude to Hashem for her naches, and in gratitude Visit us at www.tiferesyisroel.org Parshas Vayakel

The Weekly Parsha different types of work. These 39 are called then we will donate the rest.” They were not / “Avot Melachot” (Main Categories of Work). expecting such a materialistic turnout, They are the basic categories for the kinds of however, and blew their chance to show their work forbidden on . For a list of the eagerness to contribute. Lucky for them, there 39 Melachot, go to our website. are a few items still open on the checklist. If a Jew does one of these melachot on They are the precious gems that are placed in Shabbat and has been warned by two the shoulder straps of the Kohain Gadol’s Parsha on Parade witnesses beforehand, the Bait Din sentences Aifod and the 12 gems that are placed on the (from http://www.torahtots.com) him to death by stoning. A Jew who Choshen (Breastplate). Also, spices and olive accidentally transgresses one of these oil are still needed. So the Nesiyim donate In our last episode, Moshe dismounted the melachot on Shabbat must bring a Korban those items. mount with two tablets but decided to smash Chatat (sin offering). them in the morning (or should I say in The Boy at the Front mourning), when he realized he’d been Bring Us Your Wire, Your replaced by a golden cow. Hashem wanted to As per Hashem’s command, Betzalel is put destroy the entire nation but Moshe made a Board, Your Altar in charge of “Project Mishkan.” Betzalel deal and wiped out the idol worshippers, then Moshe makes an appeal for specific recruits Oholiav as his assistant. Any man or shlepped two sapphire tablets up to the materials needed to build the Mishkan: woman with a skill needed for the summit of Har Sinai for another 40 day faith- • gold construction is invited to participate. That a -thon. He came back down on the 10th of • silver includes sawing boards, , making with five holidays, ten commandments • copper hooks, sewing, stitching, melding and any of and thirteen attributes of mercy. • blue, purple and crimson dyed wool 39 Melachot mentioned before. Betzalel, • fine linen himself, designs and constructs the Aron Good News! It’s a Mishkan • goat’s wool (Ark), the holiest of all objects. The Aron is red ram’s skins never destroyed, but is hidden by King As our Parsha opens, it is the day after • tachash skins Yoshiyahu 50 years before the destruction of , the 11th of Tishrei. Things are • shittim wood the First Bait Hamikdash to be returned to us settling down after Moshe’s massacre of the • • olive oil when the Third Bait Hamikdash is built. (May golden calf cult. As you can probably • fragrances, and it be speedily in our days.) imagine, the people aren’t feeling very good precious stones Moshe makes his way through the camp, about themselves right now. Although • The deal is that no one has to give, and no making sure that the actual handiwork Hashem has forgiven them, they just missed one will say how much to give. It’s up to the matches the fiery visions he beheld on Har total annihilation by the skin of their teeth. individual to do what he likes for the project. Sinai. Miraculously, even the creative Who knows what the relationship will be like As soon as there is enough material to build interpretations of the craftsmen match exactly now! the Mishkan, the construction will begin. to a tee with Hashem’s presentation. It takes Moshe gathers up the people for a big There’s only one catch: only true Bnei Yisroel three months to complete the Mishkan. announcement. Hashem has not only forgiven can take part in the Mishkan’s construction. Tune in next week when Moshe does the Bnei Yisroel for their terrible sins, but has Since the Eirev rav caused the golden calf accounting. It’s the big Sefer Shmot finale in decided that He will permanently dwell calamity, they are barred from contributing the next exciting episode of Parsha on Parade. among the people. But first a special “home” and constructing any aspect of the Mishkan. Graphic courtesy of Chinuch.org. for the Shechina must be erected. This home As a matter of fact, the Eirev rav are barred is called the “Mishkan.” from this little gathering of Bnei Yisroel. Men’s Ad Now, we know all about the Mishkan Moshe pitches a storage tent and heads because we planted bugs on the summit of Each year the men of the shul together home for a bite of mann. Imagine his delight Har Sinai and heard all the details that and purchase an ad for the banquet journal in when he is greeted upon return with thousands Hashem gave Moshe. But Bnei Yisroel is honor of the honoree. All those interested in of Jews clutching their “material” wealth. The hearing about this for the first time. Little do contributing $25 for this year’s ad honoring people were so elated that they made a bee- they realize that this antidote existed before Dov Pear, please call Ken Birnbaum at 410- line to their tents and gathered up tons and the “mad cow disease” ran rampant. 662-8104. tons of materials needed to construct the The Bnei Yisroel are up on the bleachers, Mishkan. Moshe appoints a team of weighers waving banners and crying out with great joy to keep track of how much material has been Refuah Shalaimah to in their hearts. Now they know for sure that collected. Hashem will always be in their midst. They • Karen Rosenfelt, Chaya bas Sheindel The next morning, Moshe sends a crew out are eager to begin the construction and are • Karen Eisenberg, Keren bas Levana Yuta to the sh’vatim (tribes) with bullhorns to hanging on Moshe’s every word. But before • Raizy Cohen, Raiselle bas Sarah announce that more than enough material has Moshe will give details, he warns Bnei • Shaya Cohen, Yeshaya Lev ben Shelly been donated to the Mishkan material fund. Yisroel that even though building the Gabriella You can imagine the shouts of joy and cheers Mishkan is holy work, it is forbidden to do • Hillel Zeitlin, Hillel Mordechai ben Miriam around the camp. The people know they have any work on the Mishkan on Shabbat. responded in record time, proving that they Women’s Tehillim Group are truly devoted to Hashem. Hashem, too, Mishkan Shabbat Connection encourages them with absolute forgiveness for The Women’s Tehillim Group meets every Sunday at 10 am in the Nancy Taffel Annex. THE 39 MELACHOT the sin of the Eigel hazahav. Only twelve people in Bnei Yisroel don’t Please join us whenever you can. So what does Shabbat have to do with the jump for joy, the twelve Nesiyim (tribal Mishkan? A lot! In order to build the leaders) of Bnei Yisroel. They figured “let’s Mishkan, the Bnei Yisroel have to perform 39 see what Bnei Yisroel donates to the Mishkan, Daven with us at 6201 Park Heights Avenue Parshas Vayakel

Focus on Chesed Walk the Walk Tiferes Yisroel is “Walking the Walk/Run” in this year’s Focus on Chesed by participat- Chesed for the Week ing in the Jewish Caring Network’s 5K Care Run. You can support the team by a contri- Hide your worries from your guests lest they think they are causing you bution or by your presence in the walk/run. more trouble. (from “Ahavas Chesed”). The men’s event is on Sunday, May 25, at Druid Hill Park, and the women’s event is on June 1 at the Baltimore Zoo. To make a contribution or to sign up to participate ($36 to participate), go to www. jewishcaringnetwork.org/ and click on either Men’s Race or Women’s Race (this is for both sponsoring and for participating). Men can sponsor women and vice versa, but the participants are separate for men and women. Find the “TY Rabbi Goldberger’s Shul” block, and click on the line that pertains to you, either “Join This Team” to participate, or click anywhere else to donate. If you click anywhere in the block, you can show you are participating on the next screen by clicking on the “Join TY Rabbi Goldberger’s Shul” link in blue.

Focus on Tefilla Writing Workshop Ladies, please attend a writing workshop which can help with concentration during davening. This will be held in the Nancy Taffel Annex Sunday nights, February 23 and March 2 from 8 to 9 pm. We will use the Artscroll , but feel free to bring any other meaningful translation and a notebook to write in. Led by Devorah Taffel.

Coming Up • February 23: Purim Card Design Project. • February 23: Focus on Tefilla Writing Workshop. • March 1: Shalosh seudos/Sheva Brachos PUSHKA CAMPAIGN for Tali Goldman and Zev Goldberg, sponsored by Yaakov and Batsheva Sign up by emailing [email protected]. Participants: Chaim and Rivka Bluestein Rabbi Chaim Tzvi and Goldman and Eric and Elaine Gerstenfeld. The pushka challenge is to put whatever amount Shulamis Heldoorn Libbi Kakon of money one is able into a pushka every day or Rabbi and Rebbetzin Moshe and Joyce Dreyfuss Mordecai Zev and Aviva • March 2: Focus on Tefilla Writing as often as possible. The recommended amount Goldberger Hillorie Morrison Margolese Workshop. is only 36 cents a day. Shlomo and Ahuva Ed and Mesa Leventhal Yaakov and Batsheva When your pushka is full, please empty it into Goldberger Tzvi Kushner Goldman • March 9: Tiferes Yisroel banquet honoring a ziplock bag marked with your name, and drop Howard and Dvora Sora Kenneth Hendon and Aliza Zussman family Dov and Karen Pear, with the Jewish it into our locked mailbox at 3310 W. Strathmore Reznick Swain Esther Barak Avenue. If it is difficult for you to drop it off, Moshe and Shelly Cohen Avrum Weiss and Joan Yosef and Tova Leadership Award going to Hinda Blum and please contact Shlomo and Ahuva Goldberger at Jerry and Eileen Kristall Schuerholz Shulamis Heldoorn. 410-358-4456 to arrange a pickup. If you need a Rosenbaum Ida Goldberger Dvora Childress shul pushka, you may take one from the shul Jonathan and Talia Raun Gregg Levitan Suzanne Kayne • April 5: Shalosh seudos/Sheva Brachos for window sill, and they will be replenished as Ari and Caryn Blum Tim Ryan Shonny Katz and Yossi Tenembaum, needed. Ken and Chana Birnbaum Steven and Shari Rosen Latest contributors: Bob and Karen Rosenfelt Trofimov sponsored by Shonny’s parents, Efraim Lenny and Glenna Ross Steven and Kayla Halon Katz and Judy Schnidman. Rabbi and Rebbetzin Goldberger Keely and Jillian Binny Margolese Shlomo and Ahuva Goldberger Goldberger Morty and Beth • April 12: Bar Mitzvah of Eliyahu Levi. Lev Avraham and Rachel Rosenstock Fred and Rena Levi Tenenbaum sponsored by his parents, Lev Suzanne Kayne Elie and Esther Levi Ann Stiller Sima Cooperman Yisrael and Rina Bethea Avraham and Rachel Rosenstock. Betzalel and Esther Huff Saul and Raizy Cohen Lev Avraham and Rachel Efraim Katz and Judy Rosenstock Schnidman Rebbetzin’s Soup Gmach and Marietta Jaffee Rafi Kristall-Weiss Mo and Shaina Margolese Dov and Tayna Goldstein To enjoy, when unfortunately necessary, Barbara Landsman Dov and Karen Pear Rottman family Mordechai Beleck please contact Rebbetzin Goldberger for pick- Running total: $2,094.22 Yisroel and Yaffa Addess Ze’ev Beleck up at 410-542-9656. Tehilla Rottman Elie and Esther Weiner

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Yahrzeits reception at 3. Tickets are $20/$36, with Shabbos: sponsorhips available, and can be purchased at 8-8:30 am: Mishnayos Chabura. Nezikin. Giving in the name of the departed has • www.ocaconcert.com. For more information or to the power to elevate their soul. When you give place a tribute in the virtual journal, email OFFICERS charity on behalf of your loved one, consider giving [email protected]. to Tiferes Yisroel. And may the soul of your loved  President Ari Blum 410-358-5478 one be bound in the bond of life, together with the  [email protected] souls of Avraham, Yitzchak and Yaakov; Sarah, Joblink. Joblink provides job seekers, recruiters  VP Mo Margolese [email protected] Rivka, Rachel and Leah; and together with the other and employers with valuable information regarding  VP Membership Lev Avraham Rosenstock 443- righteous men and women in Gan Eden. employment opportunities and career information. 255-4343 [email protected], If you are looking for a job or know of one at lrosenstockphoto@ yahoo.com Ellen Salomon, Esther bas Shlomo a”h, 22 Adar, your office, please contact our shul liaison, Yehudis  Secretary Ari Blum 410-358-5478 mother of Hillorie Morrison Gruber, [email protected], or Elly [email protected] Max Havelock, Mendel ben Yitzchak a”h, 23 Adar, Lasson, executive director, at Joblink, 410-602-  Treasurer Yaakov Gur 410-358-2005 uncle of Emily R. Lipsitz 8700, [email protected]. [email protected] Gerschon Frank, Gerschon ben Yitzchak a”h, 24  CONTACT INFORMATION Adar, grandfather of Glenna Ross No Peanuts! The shul is peanut-free. In Annie Appelstein, Chana bas Leib HaLevi a”h, 25  Ahavas Yisrael Chabura Project Meira Blaxberg consideration of our members with peanut allergies, Adar, grandmother of Harold Lipsitz a”h 410-358-3943 [email protected] please refrain from bringing peanut products into Stephen Bien, Zalman Yosef David ben Aaron  Bais Medrash Rabbi Elie Levi 410-318-8932 the shul. Shimshon a”h, 25 Adar, brother of Shoshana  Calendar Eileen Rosenbaum 410-764-8443 Shamberg  [email protected] Chana Leah bas Reb Gershon a”h, 26 Adar, Sponsorships. To arrange your sponsorship,  Camp Shabbos Adriana Steinberg 202-641-6677 grandmother of Chana Leah Kuritsky email [email protected] or go to [email protected] Ida Marton, Chaya bas Reb Yom Tov Lipman a”h, www.tiferesyisroel.org and click donate. Please  Candyman Ari Blum 26 Adar, mother of Esther Macklin send your donation to Congregation Tiferes Yisroel,  Chesed Committee Chana Birnbaum (shiva) 410- Ina Green, Sora bas Nosson a”h, 26 Adar, cousin of 6201 Park Heights Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21215. 358-7736; Ester Gur (births) 410-358-2005; Raizy Ira Hisler To sponsor Shemen Lamaor for a month or the Cohen (cholim) 410-764-8852 Abraham M. Feinstein, Avraham Meir ben Leib Lev Echad, Camp Shabbos or Father/Son Learning  Davening Schedule Jay Taffel 410-358-9029 a”h, 28 Adar, grandfather of Louis Feinstein for a week, the donation is $36.  Father/Son Learning Dov Pear 410-358-9825  Gabbai Rishon Jay Taffel 410-358-9029 Philip Saltman, Pesach ben Yaakov a”h, 28 Adar, For the following, please contact Nisan Blaxberg  Gabbai Sheni Hillel Zeitlin 410-358-7316 husband of Aviva Margolese, father of at 410-358-3943 or [email protected].  Gabbai Tzedakah Nathan Fransco 240-472-2815 Zachariah, Alumah and Sarah Saltman Siddur $50 Chumash $75  Hospitality Gail Feinstein 410-456-4306 Pauline Weiner, Pesha Faiga a”h, 28 Adar, aunt of Yahrzeit Plaque $300  Kitchen Coordinator Batsheva Goldman Elka Rottman Other seforim may be dedicated as well.  Lev Echad Suzanne Kayne levechad@tiferes  yisroel.org Father/Son Learning Sponsors Shul Rentals. To reserve the use of the shul’s  Mitzvah Cards Glenna Ross 410-358-1687 • Jay and Devorah Taffel in memory of Jay’s uncle simcha hall or Nancy Taffel Annex, please contact  Seforim and aunt, Harvey and Anita Taffel Eileen Rosenbaum at 410-764-8443 or eileen@ Purchase Nisan Blaxberg 410-358-3943 tiferesyisroel.org. Repair Mark Hart Community There is no fee to reserve the date. For  Shalosh Seudos Coordinator Hinda Blum 410- • February 22: Women’s shiur in memory of availability, go to www.tiferesyisroel.org, and click 764-2279 Chaya Malka Barkai and Esther Nechama on the “Calendar” button on the left. This online  Simcha Hall Reserve Eileen Rosenbaum 410-764- Margolese. Sefer HaChinnuch, led by Dr. Dovid calendar is kept up-to-date continuously. 8443 [email protected] Clay. Home of Joyce Dreyfuss, 3820 Menlo  Sisterhood Batsheva Goldman 410-358-3768 Drive, each Shabbos at 3:30 pm. All women and TY Shiurim Schedule jenbgold@gmail. com; Elka Rottman 410-358- high school girls are invited. 5427 [email protected]; Devorah Taffel Sunday: 410-358-9029 [email protected] • February 23, March 2 and 9: Teleconference • 9:30-10:15 am: Men’s Megilla shiur series with Rabbi Yisroel Roll. Keeping Your  Supplies Ordering Shulamis Heldoorn 410-664- given by the Rabbi. Rashi, selected Tosfos and 1212 [email protected] Children on the Derech with Self-esteem and Maharsha following Shacharis. Simchas Hachayim. For registration and  Tzeischem L’Shalom Coordinator Mordechai Be- • 10-10:45 am: Women’s Tehillim gathering for leck 443-570-3850 [email protected] information, go to anxietytherapy.org or call 410- cholim (Nancy Taffel Annex). 585-0497. 9 pm.  Webmaster Tzadik Vanderhoof 410-764-2258 • February 23: Community lecture on chinuch. Monday: [email protected] Rabbi Yakov Horowitz (Monsey) will be • 6:45-7:45 pm: Rambam Hilchos Ishus. Given by  Yahrzeit Plaques Nisan Blaxberg 410-358-3943 Jay Taffel. Upstairs Beis Midrash. On hiatus.  Yahrzeit Records Alisa Mandel 410-963-2977 speaking on “Building a long-lasting relationship [email protected] with each of your children.” BJSZ, 8 pm. Free. Tuesday: For sponsorships, please call 410-484-6600 ×315. • One hour before mincha: Gemara Chulin. The  Shul Business [email protected] • February 24: Rabbi Roll will be speaking on the 8th perek dealing with the meat and bones and “Seven Habits of Highly Happy People.” Open to blood of kashrus, given by Jay Taffel. Upstairs men and women, free of charge. Agudah of Park Beis Midrash. Lev Echad Deadline: Wednesday, 6:13 pm Heights, 8:30 pm Daily (Monday-Friday): • February 26: Inconvenience Yourself Day. • Every morning following davening — a chabura [email protected] • February 26: Baltimore Shadchan presents Meet for strengthening Hebrew reading with Nesivos the Shadchan. For girls 20+ who have resided in Shalom. With fresh hot coffee! Baltimore for at least 18 months. Each girl will • Monday through Thursday between mincha and Good Shabbos! have the opportunity to meet one out-of-town maariv: Rabbi Goldberger teaching Tur Bais  shadchan and many local shadchanim. For more Yosef on Hilchos Chanukah. information, call R. Spero at 410-302-8917 or K. • Sunday through Thursday evening after mincha/ Rabbi Goldberger’s Shul Traub at 443-224-8128 or email meetthe maariv for 15 minutes — Rabbi Goldberger shiur Congregation Tiferes Yisroel [email protected]. Shomrei, 6:30-10 pm. for men. Sfas Emes on the parsha. March 2: Ohr Chadash Academy Annual • • 8-9 pm: Nightly men’s bais medrash. Sunday Concert featuring The Maccabeats. Honoring Dr. through Thursday. Peter and Rosemary Warschawski. 4:15 pm. VIP