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Kehilathjeshurunbulletin © Volume LIV, No mjr IULY UAY lb£>Ut KehilathjeshurunBulletin © Volume LIV, No. 1 September 26, 1986 22 Elul, 5746 HALAKHIC ISSUES All members, their RELATED TO families and friends, and LIFE AND DEATH neighbors and guests of our community TO BE THE SUBJECT OF S'LICHOT SERVICES RABBI LOOKSTEIN'S This Saturday evening, September 27 SHABBAT SHUVA 10 PM — The Main Synagogue SOCIAL HOUR DISCOURSE 9:15 PM - The Social Hall Saturday, October 11 Following Mincha at 5:30 A SUGGESTION FOR 5747 The year 5746 has not been the greatest one for the Jewish people. We have suffered terrible blows from enemies from without, culminating with the beastly attack on synagogue The Shabbat Shuva discourse this year will deal worshippers in the in Istanbul. Our enemies lose no with some of the most painful issues of life and opportunity to display their brutality in attacking unarmed, innocent men, women and children in the most cowardly fashion. oeath that a human being faces as life draws to As difficult as these blows from without have been, the assaults from within trouble us even more. a close. These issues have always been difficult The spectacle of Jews burning synagogues ones, but they have been rendered more com¬ bus shelters on the one hand and desecrating and yeshivot on the other is too hideous to bear. The sinat plicated by modern medical technology which chinam—unnecessary and unwarranted hatred—which makes it possible to sustain the living for extend¬ rages within the Jewish community both in Israel and in the diaspora— including our own New York—is frightening to contemplate. It raises the spectre of self-destruction which our sages to ed periods beyond their capacity to live a con¬ considered be the cause of the destruction of the Second scious life. Temple and which, if we do not act in time, could, God forbid, lead to another terrible our own day. What is the prevailing Jewish view on "pulling calamity in The the plug"; living wills; refusal of basic medical saintly and perceptive Chief Rabbi Kook, of blessed memory, suggested that the antidote to sinat chinam is ahcivat chinam — unconditional and even undeserved love. He treatment? What is the Jewish view on organ appealed to Jews to love each other even if the love was unwarranted. Such love would donations? Is it acceptable religious practice to supersede the hatred and render it powerless. Someone once asked Rabbi Kook: "But aren't some Jews some sign a statement on one's driver's license authoriz¬ deserving of hatred? Are there not whom it would be a sin to love?" Rabbi Kook answered as follows: of us makes mistakes ing the removal of certain organs for donation in "Everyone in his life. If I am to make a mistake I would like it to be the mistake of the event, God forbid, of a fatal accident? What loving a Jew who doesn't deserve to be loved. is the role of the patient in all of this and what role do family, physician and rabbi play? Let that be our "sin" for the year 5747. Let us make the mistake of loving every Jew, including those who do not deserve to be loved. And then These subjects are under constant analysis to¬ may a merciful God love us more than we deserve and bless us with a day. Many recent responsa and articles have ap¬ year of health, happiness and peace. A k'tiva va-chatima tova to us all. peared which shed new light on these painful deci¬ Haskel Lookstein sions. They are decisions which, sooner or later, most of us will face either personally or in rela¬ tion to our families. Rabbi Lookstein will THE FAST OF GEDALIAH SHOFAR TIME endeavor to treat some of these issues from a On the day after Rosh Hashanah, Monday, Oc¬ We call to the attention of our worshippers that halakhic and philosophic point of view. tober 6, we observe the fast of Gedaliah, in the sounding of the Shofar on Sunday morning An invitation is extended to the entire communi¬ memory of the assassination of Gedaliah ben of Rosh Hashanah will take place at approximately ty to participate. The discourse will begin after Achikam, the governor of Jerusalem following 10:00 A.M. mincha on Shabbat, October 11. Mincha will be the destruction of the First Temple in 586 BCE. Please plan to be in attendance at services by at 5:30. The death of Gedaliah marked the final hammer that hour so that you will be present for this im¬ blow, as it were, to the first Jewish portant religious observance Commonwealth. The fast day is observed from before dawn un¬ RABBI JACK BIELER til nightfall which is at 7:03 P.M. will deliver a SOUNDING THE SHOFAR YOM KIPPUR Rosh Hashanah Shiur FOR THOSE AT HOME CANDLE LIGHTING Shabbat afternoon Anyone in the community who will be confin¬ Septenber 27 Provision has been made for the kindling of ed to home or hospital and would like to perform candles in the the mitzvah of at 5:40 Synagogue House on Yom Kippur hearing the shofar sounded on Rosh in the eve, Sunday, October 12, prior to 6:03 P.M. Hashanah can arrange to do so by contacting our MAX J. ETRA CHAPEL Candles will be set up in the lower lobby near Ritual Director, Mr. Israel Rosenberg, at the the checkroom. Synagogue office. Page Two KEHILATH JESHURUN BULLETIN BLESSING THE CHILDREN ON YOM KIPPUR EVE SCHEDULE OF HIGH HOLY DAYS SERVICES There is a beautiful custom that a father—or mother—bless his or her child on the eve of Yom ROSH HASHANAH Kippur after the meal before the fast. The bless¬ Friday, October 3, Rosh Hashanah Eve ing is much more detailed than the simple Biblical S'lichot Service (Z'chor Brit) 6:30 AM priestly blessing which is given to the children Regular morning services will follow on Friday evening before kiddush. We would Evening 6:30 PM recommend to you that you bless your children Candlelighting 6:17 PM every Friday evening but that, in particular, you' Saturday, October 4, Rosh Hashanah I bless them on Yom Kippur eve. The text of the Morning 8:00 AM blessing and a translation appear below. Evening 6:20 PM (for boys) Candlelighting after 7:09 PM "May the Lord tnake you as Sunday, October 5, Rosh Hashanah II Ephraim and as Menasheh" Morning (for girls) 8:00 AM Evening 6:20 PM "May the Lord make you as Sarah, Rebecca, Conclusion of Yom Tov 7:07 PM Rachel and Leah" May it be the will of our Father in Heaven to DAILY SERVICES (between the Festivals) place within your heart love and reverence for Mornings 7:00 AM Him. May you revere God all the days of your Evenings 6:20 PM so that life you will not sin. May He bless you SHABBAT SHUVAH with the desire to study Torah and observe His Friday, October 10 commandments. May your eyes look straight Evening 6:20 PM ahead, your mouth speak wisdom and may your Candle Lighting 6:06 PM heart be filled with reverence. May your hands Saturday, October 11 always be involved in the accomplishments of Morning 9:00 AM Mitzvot and may your feet run to do God's bidding. Evening 5:30 PM May the Almighty grant you righteous sons and Shabbat Shuvah Discourse by Rabbi Lookstein daughters who will also occupy themselves with Conclusion of 6:57 PM Torah and Mitzvot all the days oftheir lives. May Sabbath He grant you moral substance and livelihood — YOM KIPPUR morally, graciously and abundantly—and may Sunday, October 12, Yom Kippur Eve you never have to depend on human help. May Morning 8:15 AM your profession always allow time for service to Mincha 2:30 PM God. Candle Lighting 6:03 PM May you be inscribed and sealed in the Book Kol Nidre 6:10 PM of Good and Long Life together with all the Monday, October 13, Yom Kippur righteous of Israel. Amgn Morning 8:30 AM Yizkor is recited as part of this service. : nawa vjo 'n ito :tpnttFt 'n tp-jr ipVx vjd "a x6p tj'Vx •DtVtf otpy! CHILDREN'S SERVICES SCHEDULE One of the greatest delights in our High Holy Day experience is the continuing increase in the number of children who worship with us on these important days. In keeping with the rrnni inxyi irons KJ tradition of maintaining a beautiful and meaningful religious experience for both children sVty'is "be 'n DXT and adults, the following arrangements have been made: v • • r ^ v r « - •• All children over the age of twelve (seventh grade and up) should have tickets for them in .rtan-i hniro -py'n viry .sarin either the Main Synagogue or one of the Parallel Services. .rviasn Children in the sixth grade and younger should participate in one of the several children's -on; yc .iao; niiP yry services listed below. In this way, all children and their parents, are able to participate in the •lppjr ' *n;' nary' synagogue aspects of the High Holy Days. iWn niiyyp -m; .nisba ROSH HASHANAH I & II Junior Congregation (2nd to 6th Grade) Etra Chapel All Services coi "i^"' inn :D;aboar ti'^S Machon Division (Kindergarten-First Grade) 3rd floor meet cnpaiy 'niop-oi niiai K'tan Tan Division (Ages 3-4) 4th floor U AM-1 PM YOM KIPPUR .rrrrpn oa; Pa ni^aai nniro Kol Nidre Night groins' -p pan : Tjma ^nipa Junior Congregation (2nd to 6th Grade) Etra Chapel All Services Machon Division 3rd floor meet in;T rnra' npoo-i nn:ai nnnp at 6:30 PM oni nao nana n; py s'pi .nanpn YOM KIPPUR DAY b;s nrs nnna naro Junior Congregation (2nd to 6th Grade) Etra Chapel All Services 'n\-y0yp Machon Division (Kindergarten-First Grade) 3rd floor meet Do-nsi Daia^pnP cnnni a rani K'tan Tan Division (Ages 3-4) 4th floor 11:30-1:30 PM Pa :'ias• • .psnsy^pnb•• T pfna "T t KEHILATH JESHURUN BULLETIN Page Three THIS IS THE SEASON ELUL RABBI LOOKSTEIN The forty day period beginning with Rosh Chodesh Elul and continuing through Yom Kippur has to historically been a time of repentance and forgiveness for the Jewish people.
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