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NACHAS AT A GLANCE CONTENTS Weekly Message: 3 Avi Katz reports: In Camp Gan Detroit there are two sessions, Thoughts on the Parsha - Sholom D. Lipskar the first session was exposed to COVID and as a result were unable Celebrating Shabbos: 4 - 5 to join the second session and had to stay in their camp grounds. Schedules, classes, articles & more... Everything In order to print a there must be who live in that you need for an “Over the Top” Shabbos experience place for thirty days at least, we were those Jews! So by Divine Community Happenings: 6 -7 Providence we had to stay a few more days which made it 30 days Sharing with your Shul Family and we decided to print this special Tanya here in Walkerville, Michigan per the Lubavitcher request to print Tanyas in A Time to Pray: 8 Check out all the davening schedules and every city in the world!! locations throughout the week Daily Study: 9 A complete guide to all classes and courses ofered at The Shul Inspiration, Insights & Ideas: 10 - 20 Bringing lessons to LIFE Get The Picture 21 - 22 The full scoop on all the great events around town In a Woman’s World 23 Issues of relevance to the Jewish woman French Connection 24 Reflexions sur la Paracha Latin Link 25 Reflexion Semanal Numbers To Know 26 Contacts at The Shul Get The Picture 27 - 28 The full scoop on all the great events around town

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his Torah portion makes sense to them or they no longer feel positive Eikev begins with when they observe it. the words “and Tit will be because/as a Often when I suggest a particular to result of your observing someone, they will say to me “Rabbi I don’t really the Mitzvot, Hashem will feel it, I don’t understand it, why should I do it, it keep all of His promises does not make any sense to me etc. etc.” It happens to give you extraordinary from time to time that a person will perform a certain love and blessings etc.” Mitzvah with the expectation that it will bring him a particular desired result and blessing. When that The word the Torah uses does not materialize, they are disappointed and to indicate “because/as discard that Mitzvah saying, “See, it does not work”. a result of” is “Eikev”. However, when one does the Mitzvah because he , the classic commentary of the Torah, states has accepted Hashem‘s authority unconditionally, that the reason this obscure word is used instead without question, then he will continue to do it of a more simple one is because the term “Eikev” regardless of any personal feelings or results. also means “a heel”, the lowliest part of the body, to teach us that even those Mitzvot that seem to Yes, the heel of a person is unfeeling and does not be less significant or minor should be observed with have capacity to rationalize or emote, but without the same commitment as the most important major the action on the heel the head will never reach its Mitzvot. intended destination.

The Rebbe offers another significant interpretation This is a fundamental message especially relevant for the use of this term that provides a fundamental in our society today when decisions are based on approach to our following G-d’s Commandments. instant gratification, entitlement, moral relativism and the limited perspectives of our intellectual There are many Mitzvot that have a rational and capacity. Children and young people will say to their understandable reason for their fulfillment, while elders, “I don’t want to do it, it doesn’t make sense others are absolute statutes that defy logic. The to me”, though their behavior will not bring them the heel of a person does not do things because they best results for their future life. make sense nor because it feels the benefit of its actions, it merely follows the directive of the head. When we live based on standards that are dictated In fact, the heel is considerably callous so that it has by a Higher Authority that has proven throughout very little sensation or feeling. history to be most effective, it is the safest and best pathway to ultimate blessings and a productive life. Here, the Torah instructs us that the most significant reason for us doing the Mitzvot is not because we Have a wonderful Shabbos and a great week. consider them logical or proper or they make us feel good. They should be accomplished only because they are Divinely ordained.

When one does something because it makes sense Rabbi Sholom D. Lipskar to them or they feel good about it, there may come a time when they will abandon it because it no longer

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4 MESSAGE FROM RABBI MASSRI ALL THINGS A human being does not live by bread alone, but one may live on anything that the Eternal decrees.” SEPHARDIC ”(Deuteronomy 8:3) One of the most famous and quoted passages of the Torah appears in this week’s parsha – “Man does not live by bread (SEE PAGE 8 FOR INFORMATION ON HOW TO REGISTER) alone.” This phrase has entered general literature in all of its forms but it certainly has not entered human life in much reality. Many, if not most, people still believe that man does live by bread alone and that a life of is nice but it is not really SHABBAT SCHEDULE part of this world and our basic existence. The Torah emphasizes FRIDAY NIGHT AUGUST 7 often and especially in this series of parshiyot in which we are currently engaged, the importance of the manna in forming a MINCHA/ARVIT AT THE SHUL: 7:00 PM Jewish people characterized by ultimate faith and spirit. The manna is the food of angels - of heaven itself. It leaves no EARLIEST CANDLE LIGHTNING: 6:40 PM residue in the human body and adjusts its taste to the wishes REGULAR CANDLE LIGHTING: 7:44 PM of those who consume it. It supplies physical nourishment but it is not bread or any other human food. It is the food of spirit, of SHKIAH (SUNSET): 8:02 PM hope and longing and of the pursuit of Godliness.

TZET HAKOCHAVIM: 8:43 PM The manna educated Israel that dependence upon is the reality of human existence and that eventually everyone has to SHABBAT, AUGUST 8 eat the food of heaven in order to live a truly meaningful life. Manna cannot be stored for another day. It falls fresh daily except SHACHARIT AT THE SHUL: 9:00 AM for Shabbat, because this day itself envelopes us with the purely spiritual – nothing more is needed.The manna fell every day and NETZ HACHAMA: 6:50 AM served as a constant reminder that the relationship between ZMAN KERIAT SHEMA: 9:31 AM the Creator and the created is continual and permanent. Truly, man cannot live by bread alone.When the Jewish people finally entered the Land of Israel and settled it, the manna stopped CLASS BY RABBI MASSRI: 7:15 PM falling. MINCHA/ARVIT AT THE SHUL: 7:40 PM Real bread was now necessary for the existence of the nation SHKIAH (SUNSET): 8:01 PM and of its individual members. This proved to be and continues to be one of the supreme tests of national and individual Jewish TZET HAKOCHAVIM: 8:38 PM life – how does one retain a sense of spirituality while toiling to RABENU TAM: 9:15 PM acquire bread to live on? Providing time for the study of Torah, performing mitzvoth and granting priority to true Jewish values in our lives helps us answer this difficult question. Shabbat and the holidays also EEDA SCHEDULE provide us with an escape from pursuing bread alone and allow us to refocus our attention on our Creator-created relationship. SHACHARIT It is not for naught that the insisted that our speech and KORBANOT: 7:45 AM even our thoughts on Shabbat and the holidays not deal with HODU: 8:00 AM the bread of daily toil and struggle. Instead we are to treat the food of Shabbat as though it were of heavenly origin. MINCHA/ARVIT: 8:00 PM The secret ingredient in Shabbat food according to the is CLASSES WITH RABBI MASSRI AT THE SHUL Shabbat itself. To be able to live at least one day of the week on the word of God, so to speak, and not on the bread of man is CHOK L'YISRAEL: EVERY DAY AFTER SHACHARIT a truly spiritual experience. The Jewish story of survival and destiny over millennia is the proof of the words of the Torah – HALACHOT SHABBAT: EVERY DAY AT 7:45 PM man does not live by bread alone. PIRKEI AVOT IN SPANISH: WEDNESDAY AT 7:00 PM Shabbat Shalom and stay safe!!! PARASHAT HASHAVUA: THURSDAY AT 7:00 PM Rabbi Yair Massri 5 COMMUNITY HAPPENINGS SHARING WITH YOUR SHUL FAMILY

BIRTHDAYS ANNIVERSARIES 18 Menachem Av Mr. Simon Falic Mr. & Mrs. Moshe and Nechama Malka Simon 18 Menachem Av Mrs. Lisa Feltenstein Mr. & Mrs. Oded and Diana Ben-Arie 18 Menachem Av Mr. Zev Mordechai Gassner Mr. & Mrs. Michael and Rakel Elchadif 18 Menachem Av Mr. Benjamin Gilinski Mr. & Mrs. Joel and Deborah Sussman 18 Menachem Av Mr. Mark Josephson Mr. & Mrs. Leon and Gila Falic 18 Menachem Av Mrs. Miriam Lapidus 18 Menachem Av Mr. David Lichter Mr. & Mrs. Yosef and Rochel Leah Schwartz 18 Menachem Av Mrs. Aviva Liss YAHRTZEITS 18 Menachem Av Mr. Zackery Werner 19 Menachem Av Mr. Rafael Azari 19 Menachem Av Eliyahu obm 19 Menachem Av Mr. Joseph Carmi Husband of Ms. Bertha Schloser 19 Menachem Av Ms. Rachel Falic 20 Menachem Av Yitzchak ben Avraham obm 19 Menachem Av Ms. Adina Lipskar Father of Mr. Steven M. Dunn 19 Menachem Av Mr. Alexander Rindner 20 Menachem Av Rishe Rochel bas Israel Zvi obm 19 Menachem Av Mr. Levi Yitzchak Schneider Grandmother of Mr. Leon Kopel 19 Menachem Av Ms. Avital Tzubeli 21 Menachem Av Daniel obm 20 Menachem Av Ms. Kaylee Andrusier Father of Mr. Ef Shmuel 20 Menachem Av Mrs. Danielle Bachar 21 Menachem Av Muttel bas Lewis obm 20 Menachem Av Mrs. Tania Bengio Grandmother of Dr. Fran Glicksman 20 Menachem Av Ms. Judith Kaplan 21 Menachem Av Gitel bas Moshe obm 20 Menachem Av Mr. David Krieger Mother of Mr. Michael Werner 20 Menachem Av Mrs. Erica Lichy 21 Menachem Av Elyukom ben Avraham obm 21 Menachem Av Mr. David Benoliel Father-in-law of Mrs. Mildred Nyman 21 Menachem Av Mr. Luchiano Fernandez 22 Menachem Av Josef David Kryss obm 21 Menachem Av Ms. Jessie Franco Father of Mr. Leo Kryss 21 Menachem Av Mr. Jacob Solomon Gassner 22 Menachem Av Berel ben Hershel obm 21 Menachem Av Mr. Eitan Gabriel Glick Father of Mr. Moishe Hersman 21 Menachem Av Mr. Charles Ness 22 Menachem Av Faiga obm 22 Menachem Av Mrs. Chana Goldstein Mother of Mr. Morris J. Kaplan 22 Menachem Av Ms. Shani Gottlieb 22 Menachem Av Moshe Yaacov ben David obm 22 Menachem Av Mr. Joshua Adam Mondshine Father of Mrs. Roslyn Jafe 22 Menachem Av Mr. Samuel Shaio Grandfather of Mr. Charles Ness 22 Menachem Av Mr. Ariel Zuckerman 23 Menachem Av Salomon ben David obm 23 Menachem Av Mr. Robert Diener Father of Mr. Harry Mamane 23 Menachem Av Ms. Alia Feltenstein 24 Menachem Av Raphael ben Reb Nissan Isaac obm 23 Menachem Av Ms. Ariella Raviv Father of Mr. Yankie Andrusier 24 Menachem Av Mr. Reuven Herssein 24 Menachem Av Chaya Henia bas Zorach Miriam obm 24 Menachem Av Ms. Rosie Kirschenbaum Grandmother of Mr. Ari Sragowicz, 24 Menachem Av Rabbi Aaron Lipskar Dr. John Sragowicz 24 Menachem Av Mr. Alexander Matz and Mrs. Jane Mary Freund 24 Menachem Av Mrs. Sarah Rachel Sheridan 24 Menachem Av Dovid Mordechai ben Avraham Hacohen obm Father of Mr. Barry Cohen KID’S BIRTHDAYS 24 Menachem Av Frima bas Shaindle obm 18 Menachem Av Yochanan Herz Mother of Mrs. Suzan Garson 19 Menachem Av Yaakov Meyer Jaimovich 24 Menachem Av Chana bas Tzvi Hersh obm 19 Menachem Av Rivkah Gittel Levy Mother of Mr. Leon Kopel 19 Menachem Av Miriam Schottenstein 20 Menachem Av Shmuel Rubinstein MAZAL TOV 21 Menachem Av Chezy Brod 21 Menachem Av Tzophia Bailah Shapiro Mazal Tov to Mr. & Mrs. Neomi and Jacky Yerushalmi on the 22 Menachem Av Alan Rafael Benacerraf Rodriguez engagement of their son Benny to Malkie Carciente. May 22 Menachem Av Alma Haroush the wedding be in a good and auspicious time and may the 22 Menachem Av Eliya Haroush young couple build an everlasting edifice in Israel. 23 Menachem Av Noah Levine 23 Menachem Av Menachem Mendel Schottenstein CONDOLENCES 23 Menachem Av Sarah Vanessa Sher Heartfelt Condolences to on the passing of our beloved 24 Menachem Av Chana Sokol community member and friend Mr. Avraham Zelmanovitch. May his dear sould be bound with the Eternal Bond of Life. 6 COMMUNITY HAPPENINGS SHARING WITH YOUR SHUL FAMILY

AV LIGHT & POWER THANKS TO OUR DONORS We sincerely thank the following members and supporters of The Shul Light & Power and Wine for Kiddush & Havdalah for donations received between 07/28/20 and 08/03/20 for the month of Av is Kindly Sponsored by We apologize for any errors or omissions that we may have made. Ms. Hana Barouk Mr. Judah Mandel Rebbetzin Chani Lipskar Mr. Alan Bebchik Rabbi Yair Massri In honor of her husband, Mr. & Mrs. Oded Ben-Arie Mr. & Mrs. Ralph Mizraji Mr. David Bensoussan Ms. Gail Nedelman Rabbi Sholom Dovber Lipskar’s birthday on 4 Av Mr. & Mrs. Gabriel G. Berenfus Mr. & Mrs. Isser New Ms. Liat Berko Mr. Mordechai Olesky Evelyn Katz Mr. & Mrs. Isaie Bouhadana Mrs. & Mrs. Jack Osman Dr. Brad Kenneth Cohen Mr. Ari Propis In honor of her husband, Rabbi & Mrs. Uri Cohen Mr. & Mrs. Edward Rosengarten Dr. Shmuel Katz’s birthday on 15 Av Mr. & Mrs. Eli Dominitz Mrs. Linda R. Salzhauer Mr. & Mrs. Zev Drizin Rabbi & Mrs. Dovi Scheiner Evy Eichler Mr. & Mrs. Israel Elgamil Mr. & Mrs. Mark Schnapp Dr. & Mrs. Raymond Failer Rabbi & Mrs. Moshe Schneider In honor of her husband, Henry Eichler and Mr. & Mrs. Morris Gad Mr. & Mrs. Shea Schneider their beautiful children Mr. & Mrs. Abraham Gewirtz Mr. & Ms. Ytamar Segall Mr. Daniel Gielchinsky Mr. & Mrs. Bentzy Shemtov Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan Gilinski Mr. & Mrs. Abe Mark Sher “Those who establish for prayer and those who come there to pray, Mr. & Mrs. Moises Gilinski Mr. & Mrs. Daniel Sragowicz those who provide lights for illumination, wine and grape juice for kiddush Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Goldbrenner Mr. Yitzhak Stern and havdalah, food for the wayfarers and charity for the needy, and all those Mr. Berel Golomb Ms. Diana Susi Mr. & Mrs. Levi Green Mr. & Mrs. Jacob Teshuba who occupy themselves faithfully with communal affairs - may The Holy One, Mr. & Mrs. Bernard Greenblatt Mr. Jason A. Vessal blessed be He, give them their reward, remove them from all sicknesses, heal Ms. Lydia Hasson Mr. & Mrs. Ezzy Wasserman Mr. & Mrs. Moishe Hersman Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Weiner their entire body, pardon all their sins, and send blessing and success to all Mr. Irving Hoine Ms. Edna Pena Werta their endeavors, together with all Israel their brethren; and let us say Amen.” Mr. & Mrs. Jacky Koenig Rabbi & Mrs. Aryeh Wuensch Mr. & Mrs. Edward E. Kopelman Ms. Belinda Zaret & Ms. Liv- Mr. & Mrs. Menachem Kurant Tiferet De Vitton Mr. Alexander Labkowski Mr. Samuel Zema Mr. & Mrs. Mendi Labkowski Mr. & Mrs. Adam Ziefer HALACHIC TIMES Mr. Martin Lustgarten BASED ON TIMES FOR AUGUST 12 To our beloved Soldiers in the Israeli Defense Forces, courageously protecting and defending Alot Hashachar / Dawn 5:35 am Eretz Yisroel. We pray for you and all of Earliest Talit & Tefllin 6:09 am the soldiers safety and well being daily. Netz Hachamah / Sunrise 6:52 am (Earliest Amidah) Menachem Mendel ben Chaya Leah Daniella Malka bat Natanya Latest Shema 10:07 am Menachem Mendel ben Aurit Zman Tfllah 11:13 am Eden Chana bat Karine Cecile Chatzot / Midday 1:25 pm Earliest Mincha 1:59 pm Plag HaMincha 6:40 pm Shekiah / Sunset 7:58 pm (Preferable latest time for Mincha) Tzeit Hakochavim / Nightfall 8:23 pm (Earliest preferable Ma’ariv)

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Board of Trustees Sidney Feltenstein - Chairman Simon Falic Matias Garfunkel Isaac Gilinski Jaime Gilinski Max Gilinski Saul Gilinski Sam Greenberg Abel Holtz Mike Izak Alberto Kamhazi Shmuel Katz M.D. Leo Kryss Lazer Milstein The ShulRegulations is gradually for reopening Opening for Members only for Shacharis and Mincha Services, Michael Perez Ryan Shapiro Claudio Stivelman with limited seating and strict distancing guidelines. Morris Tabacinic —–—— President You should not come to Shul but pray comfortably at home if you have any of the Steven Dunn following conditions. Vice Presidents We look forward to seeing you in Shul but will require you to follow the Social Distancing Jacob Givner a. Even slightly unwell (fever, coughing, shortness of breath, sore throat or David Wolf guidelines and sniffling)to fill out the online form. The form must be submitted to be allowed Vice President - Oversight Mitchell Feldman b. You have been exposed to someone who is a possible COVID-19 carrier entrance to The Shul. Vice President Development within the past 14 days Associate Rabbi Shul Oversight c. You are experiencing a loss of taste or smell (potential symptoms of Covid- Rabbi Zalman Lipskar 19) Treasurer A mask must be worn at all times and you should bring your own Tallis and to Eric Stein d. Anyone who has traveled in the past 14 days Financial Treasurer Joel Baum CPA e. You have any underlying health issues that put you at greater risk i.e. heart Shul, to limit cross-contamination. You can find complete guidelines and the registration Secretary disease, diabetes, immune-compromised, respiratory issues, obesity and so Dovid Duchman form on The Shul website www.TheShul.org Associate Secretary on). Velvel Freedman f. Adults over 65 – this group has shown the greatest susceptibility to the virus, ———— please consult your physician to make sure that he feels that it’s prudent and Board of Directors Our Shul is an example for other institutions all around South Florida, who observe Carolyn Baumel advisable for you to attend. Your health and safety are paramount. Max Benoliel Betzalel Camissar the way we are reopening and use our guidelines and protocols. We need to lead by Barry Cohen While in Shul, masks MUST be worn at all times. No exceptions. As supplies are limited Boruch Duchman Henry Eichler exampleplease and bring comply your withown masks,all the if rulespossible. and regulations. We are serious about keeping Anita Givner Sam Greenwald our members safe and anyone who does not respect our protocols will not be allowed Sharon Hakmon Please disinfect your hands with the provided hand sanitizers before entering the Shul. Albert Lichy Alexander Matz on the premises. Ezzi Rappaport Elliot Rimon There will be bathroom attendants to open the doors and allow one person in at a time. Yaacov Saidof Seth Salver Alex Tauber These Inguidelines order to be areable into adhereplace toto theensure Social our Distancing safety. parameters, Please respect we will the need positions to put ———— severely limit the number of congregants in any room. Cantor forth by our medical and Rabbinic guides. If these guidelines are not adhered to, the Chazan Yaakov Motzen Associate Cantor Rabbi Betzalel Camissar One should bringShul their may own Tallisnot have and Siddurthe ability to Shul, to toremain limit cross open. contamination. ————

Director of Operations While in Shul we will need to maintain a 10 foot distance from anyone not part of your Shlomi Katan ______Thequarantined safety of ourfamily. community We will arrange depends the seatson you, to ensure so please that this adhere is complied to all with.conditions When

Special Projects the regular Shul is filled to capacity, an auxiliary minyan will be added in the Social Hall. Devorah Leah Andrusier and directives. ————

The Meyer Youth Center Reading of the Torah and all other functions will follow halachic guidelines, as instructed Rabbi Shaykee Farkash ———— by the Gaboyim.

The Shul Child Enrichment CenterWe thank you all for your continued cooperation and look forward to a successful Chana Lipskar ______Children under Bar Mitzvah or Bat Mitzvah are not permitted in the Shul at this time. (We reopening and returning to our regular schedule as soon as we can. Rohr Community Kolel are trying to be creative in arranging for a special service just for children and will be in & Kolel Levi Yitzchok Academy for the Elderly contact if this can be realized). Rabbi Dov Schochet ————

Chaim Yakov Shlomo No kiddushim will be held. College of Jewish Studies Smicha Program THE SHUL Rabbi Dov Schochet No food or drink of any kind is allowed to be brought into the Shul Dr. Nathan Katz ————

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Sunday, 19 Av Shabbos, 18 Av Imitating G-d Seeing and Believing [Moses told the Jewish people] to walk in [Moses told the Jewish people in G-d’s Name,] “See, I set [G-d’s] ways. Deuteronomy 11:22 before you today a blessing and a curse.” Deuteronomy 11:26 The sages of the Talmud explain that this phrase means that we are intended to imitate G-d’s A Divine curse is actually a blessing that is too great to goodness. “Just as He is merciful, so should you be revealed within our limited world and must therefore be merciful; just as He performs acts of loving- be “disguised” as a curse. Our challenge is to see it in this kindness, so should you perform acts of loving- perspective, rather than falling into the trap of becoming kindness.” But inasmuch as G-d’s goodness is angry with G-d. Thus, pain and negativity exist in order to provide us with free choice. Free choice, in turn, exists infinite, how can we be expected to imitate Him? in order to enable us to earn the rewards for our choices, The answer is that it is for this very reason that so we need not feel unworthy of the blessings that G-d G-d created us in His image. As such, we indeed bestows upon us. possess G-d’s infinite potential to do good. When we recognize that evil exists solely to provide us with the free choice to reject it, our struggle with it becomes much easier.

Monday, 20 Av Tuesday, 21 Av Aspiration Tests of Faith [Moses told the Jewish people that when they eat meat, they [Moses told the Jewish people,] “G-d is must] “be resolute not to consume the blood.” Deuteronomy testing you to determine whether you really 12:23 love G-d with all your heart and all your soul.” Deuteronomy 13:4 Inasmuch as the blood of an animal embodies its vitality, it might seem that consuming blood in order to utilize this We are tested when we witness a lack of the vitality for holy purposes would actually be a praiseworthy Divine favor that we assume is entitled to effort to refine the material world. It is therefore necessary those who follow G-d’s will. Voices from both to distinguish between meat and its blood. Meat signifies within and without mock the sufferer’s naïve the material world itself, which we are capable of enjoying belief. When G-d’s presence is hidden in these in a holy way. Blood, however, signifying the vitality situations, it simply means that He wishes to and enthusiasm of life, cannot be enjoyed itself, for it is grace us with a closer, more intense relationship impossible to enjoy pure enjoyment in a selfless, holy way. with Him. In order to preserve our faith in G-d in the face of situations that test this faith, we Thus, blood may be offered up on the Altar as part of a have to draw upon deeper levels of commitment sacrifice, for then it is oriented solely toward holiness. than we normally do. But if it is part of the simple act of eating, oriented merely toward preserving and enhancing the life of the body When we pass the test, the test disappears – its itself, it must be avoided. We should aspire to become purpose having been served – and our formerly excited and enthusiastic solely about holy matters, rather deep, hidden connection with G-d becomes our than about material matters in and of themselves. new normative consciousness.

10 Wednesday, 22 Av G-d’s Only Child [Moses told the Jewish people,] “You are the children of G-d.” Deuteronomy 14:1

In the words of Rabbi Yisrael Ba’al Shem Tov, the founder of Chasidism, “Every Jew is as precious to G-d as an only son born to his parents in their old age is to them – and, in fact, even more precious.”

G-d created the world for the sake of the Jewish people – meaning not only for the sake of the Jewish people as a whole but for the sake of each individual Jew. Therefore, we should all live our lives as if the entire world were created for each of us individually, and awaits our unique contributions to its destiny.

Friday, 24 Av Thursday, 23 Av Work Charity and Wealth [Moses told the Jewish people,] “If you love G-d [Moses told the Jewish people,] “G-d will . . . with all your heart and with all your soul . . . ” bless you in all that you do.” Deuteronomy Deuteronomy 11:13 15:18 Although G-d determines how well we will succeed in our efforts This verse includes the instruction to donate a to earn a livelihood, we must not rely solely on His providence, portion of our income to charity. The Talmudic but must put forth reasonable efforts to earn our living. sages pointed out that the similarity of the Hebrew words for “tithe” (ta’aseir) and “become By the same token, however, we must keep in mind that our rich” (titasheir) alludes to the fact that G-d efforts are not the direct cause of our material success; they rewards those who give charity with abundant are only a receptacle to contain G-d’s blessing. In this context, wealth. our main concern should be with making ourselves worthy of receiving G-d’s blessing. Furthermore, when we resolve to give charity beyond our means, G-d grants us the wealth that is required in order for us to give the charity we have resolved to donate.

11 PARSHA MESSAGES PARSHAS EIKEV THE SEVEN SPECIES AND SEVEN ATTRIBUTES Based on the teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe Courtesy of MeaningfulLife.com

or the L-rd your G-d is bringing you to How do I obtain food, shelter, money, whose defining characteristic is joy. a good land: ... A land of wheat, barley, power, knowledge, satisfaction?) to As the grapevine describes its product grapes, figs and pomegranates; a land a supra-self perspective (Why am I in Yotam’s Parable (Judges 9:13), “my Fof oil-yielding olives and [date] honey here? What purpose do I serve?) is wine, which makes joyous G-d and Deuteronomy 8:8 the point at which we cease to be men.” just another animal in G-d’s world Our sages tell us that, originally, all trees and begin to realize our uniqueness Joy is . A person ignited bore fruit, as will also be the case in the as human beings. by joy has the same basic traits he Era of Moshiach. A fruitless tree is a possesses in a non-joyous state—the symptom of an imperfect world, for the This is not to say that the animal same knowledge and intelligence, the ultimate function of a tree is to produce self is to be rejected in favor of same loves, hates, wants and desires. fruit. the divine-human self. These are But in a state of joy, everything is more our two , both of which are pronounced: the mind is keener, the If “man is a tree of the field” (Deuteronomy indispensable to a life of fulfillment loves deeper, the hates more vivid, the 20:19) and fruit is the tree’s highest and purpose. Even as we stimulate desires more aggressive. Emotions achievement, there are seven fruits that the divine in us to rise above the that ordinarily show only a faint crown the human and botanical harvest. merely animal, we must also intimation of their true extent now These are the seven fruits and grains develop and refine our animal come out into the open. In the words singled out by the Torah as exemplars of selves, learning to cultivate the of the Talmud, “When wine enters, the the Holy Land’s fertility: wheat, barley, constructive aspects of selfhood concealed emerges.” grapes, figs, pomegranates, olives and (e.g., self-confidence, courage, dates. perseverance) while weeding out A joyless life might be complete in every the selfish and the profane. way, yet it is a shallow life: everything The 15th day of the Hebrew month of is there, but only the barest surface Shevat is the day designated by the Jewish In the Torah, wheat is regarded is showing. Both the G-dly and the calendar as the New Year for Trees. On as the mainstay of the human animal souls contain vast reservoirs of this day, we celebrate the trees of G-d’s diet, while barley is mentioned as insight and feeling that never see the world, and the tree within us, by partaking a typical animal food (cf, light of day because there is nothing to of these seven fruits, which typify the 104:15 and I Kings 5:8. See also stimulate them. The grape represents various components and modes of human Talmud, Sotah 14a). Thus, “wheat” the element of joy in our lives—the life. represents the endeavor to nourish joy that unleashes these potentials what is distinctly human in us, to and adds depth, color and intensity to Food and Fodder feed the divine aspirations that everything we do. The Kabbalistic masters tell us that each are the essence of our humanity. and every one of us has not one, but two “Barley” represents the endeavor Involvement souls: an , which embodies to nourish and develop our animal We might be doing something fully our natural, self-oriented instincts; and a soul—a task no less crucial to our and completely; we might even be G-dly soul, embodying our transcendent mission in life than the cultivation doing it joyously. But are we there? Are drives—our desire to escape the I and of our G-dly soul. we involved? relate to that which is greater than ourselves. Excitement Involvement means more than doing Wheat and barley, the two grains something right, more than giving it As its name implies, the animal soul among the Seven Kinds, represent our all. It means that we care, that we constitutes that part of ourselves that the staples of our inner make-up. are invested in the task. It means that is common to all living creatures: the Following these come five fruits— we are affected by what we are doing, instinct for self-preservation and self- appetizers and desserts on our for the better or for the worse. perpetuation. But man is more than a spiritual menu—which add flavor sophisticated animal. There are qualities and zest to our basic endeavor of The fig, the fourth of the Seven that are unique to us as human beings— developing our animal and G-dly Kinds, is also the fruit of the Tree of the qualities deriving from our G-dly soul. souls. Knowledge of Good and Evil—the fruit The point at which we graduate beyond which Adam and Eve tasted, thereby the self and its needs (How do I survive? The first of these is the grape, committing the first sin of history. 12 struggle to raise our children, and then struggle in our relationship with them as adults; we struggle to earn a living, and then struggle with our guilt over our good fortune; and underlying it all is the perpetual struggle between our animal and G-dly selves, between our self- oriented instincts and our aspiration to transcend the self and touch the Divine.

The olive in us is that part of ourselves that thrives on struggle, that revels in it, that would no more escape it than escape life itself. Just like an olive, say our sages, which yields its oil only when pressed, so, too, do we yield what is best in us only when pressed between the millstones of life and the counterforces of a divided self.

As Chassidic teaching explains, good deeds as a pomegranate. Perfection knowledge (daat) implies an intimate As the fig is countered by the involvement with the thing known (as The pomegranate is a highly pomegranate, so, too, is the olive in in the verse, “And Adam knew his wife”). compartmentalized fruit: each of its us contrasted by our seventh fruit, the Adam’s sin derived from his refusal to hundreds of seeds is wrapped in its date, which represents our capacity for reconcile himself with the notion that own sac of pulp and is separated from peace, tranquility and perfection. While there are certain things from which he its fellows by a tough membrane. In the it is true that we’re best when we’re must distance himself: he desired to same way, it is possible for a person to pressed, it is equally true that there intimately know every corner of G-d’s do good deeds—many good deeds— are potentials in our soul that well world, to become involved with every yet they remain isolated acts, with little forth only when we are completely at one of G-d’s creations. Even evil, even or no effect on his nature and character. peace with ourselves—only when we that which G-d had declared out of He may possess many virtues, but they have achieved a balance and harmony bounds to him. do not become him; he may be full of among the diverse components of our good deeds, yet he remains morally souls. Adam’s fig was one of the most and spiritually hollow. destructive forces in history. In its Thus the Psalmist sings: “The tzaddik equally powerful constructive guise, If the fig represents our capacity for total (perfectly righteous person) shall the fig represents our capacity for involvement and identification with bloom as the date palm” (Psalms a deep and intimate involvement what we are doing, the pomegranate 92:13). The explains that there in our every positive endeavor—an is the fig’s antithesis, representing our is a certain species of date palm that involvement which signifies that we capacity to overreach ourselves and act bears fruit only after seventy years. The are one with what we are doing. in a way that surpasses our internal human character is comprised of seven spiritual state. It is our capacity to do basic attributes, each consisting of Deed and achieve things that are utterly ten subcategories; thus, the tzaddik’s “Your lips are like a thread of scarlet,” incompatible with who and what we blooming after seventy years is the fruit extols King Solomon in his celebration are at the present moment. of absolute tranquillity—the product of of the love between the Divine Groom a soul whose every aspect and nuance and His bride Israel, “your mouth is The pomegranate is hypocrisy in its of character has been refined and comely; your temple is like a piece noblest form: the refusal to reconcile brought into harmony with oneself, of pomegranate within your locks” oneself to one’s spiritual and moral one’s fellow and one’s G-d. (Song of Songs, 4:3). As interpreted station as defined by the present state by the Talmud, the allegory of the of one’s character; the insistence on While the olive and date describe two pomegranate expresses the truth that, acting better and more G-dly than we very different spiritual personalities, “Even the empty ones amongst you are are. they both exist within every man. For full of good deeds as a pomegranate even in the midst of our most ardent [is full of seeds].” Struggle struggles, we can always find comfort For most of us, life is synonymous and fortitude in the tranquil perfection The pomegranate is not just a model with struggle. We struggle to forge an that resides at the core of our souls. And for something that contains many identity under the heavy shadow of even in our most tranquil moments, we particulars. It also addresses the parental and peer influence; we struggle can always find the challenge that will paradox of how an individual may be to find a partner in life, and then we provoke us to yet greater achievement. empty and, at the same time, be full of struggle to preserve our marriage; we 13 4 POWERFUL INSIGHTS FROM THE REBBE ON PARSHAS EIKEV

The Importance of the ‘Unimportant’ Our Sages note that the word eikev can mean “heel,” and explain that this is a reference to mitzvot which a person “tramples with his heel,” i.e., those mitzvot which are not obviously important, but rather are inconspicuously embedded into the fabric of our lives. Keeping these mitzvot warrants G-d’s bountiful blessings.

When a person observes mitzvot that are obviously important, his commitment is not necessarily that internalized. The importance of the mitzvot does not allow him to ignore them. As such, his observance is not that involving an undertaking for him. He is doing what he is expected to do.

When, however, a person observes mitzvot that can be Hearing vs Seeing “trampled with our heels,” he shows an extra measure of devotion. By nature, these mitzvot would be ignored; there In Vaetchanan, Moses pleads that he might “see the good is no natural tendency pushing him to observe them. Their land.” But in Eikev, G-d says “because you hearken to observance requires him to summon up an extra measure (literally: ‘hear’) these judgments.” “Seeing” describes the of commitment that enables him to go beyond his natural vision of the supernatural that G-d confers in moments inclination. Making this additional effort evokes an extra of grace. “Hearing” refers to the more distant, less lucid measure of Divine favor and brings the manifold blessings perception of the spiritual, to which man can aspire by the Torah mentions. his own efforts.

Seeing something is clearer and more forceful than hearing about it. Nonetheless, this force and clarity are due to what is seen rather than to the person who sees it. It is the object which is clearly defined; and the man who sees it may still be unaffected by it. But if he has made the effort to hear about something, he has already aroused his feelings and made himself sensitive to what he is about to hear.

This is true, too, of the difference between Vaetchanan and Eikev. Although the “vision” which Moses sought from G-d was a greater revelation than the “hearkening” which the Israelites could achieve by themselves, it was less inward—it would have come to man from outside instead of mounting within him.

14 The Era of Redemption The Power of a Blessing

Our Rabbis teach that the opening phrase of our Torah reading Vihaya This week’s Torah reading contains the eikev tishmaon — “It shall come to pass when you heed....” alludes verses: “What does G-d, your L-rd, ask of to our present era, ikvasa demeshicha, the time when Mashiach’s you? Only to fear G-d . . . to walk in His ways approaching footsteps can be heard. When we observe the Torah and and to love Him.” Our sages interpret the its mitzvot in ikvasa demeshicha, the commentaries explain, G-d will quote non-literally, noting that the Hebrew translated as “what,” resembles ,מה keep the promises mentioned in the Torah and bring the Redemption. word meaning one hundred. This is ,מאה the word Implied is that there is something unique about our observance that the source for the injunction for each person will precipitate the Redemption. The unique quality of our generation to recite one hundred blessings every day. is hinted at by the word eikev which also means “heel” in Hebrew. When you want to enter an extremely cold swimming pool, which is the On the surface, the simple meaning of the easiest limb to put in first? The feet. verse and our sages’ rendering of it are worlds apart. When looking deeper, however, Although the feet lack the sensitivity of the more refined limbs of the we can appreciate our sages are simply body, they respond more readily to our will. Similarly, although our providing a vehicle for us to internalize and generation may lack some of the spiritual refinement of the previous apply the charge communicated by the verse generation, like the heel, we are able to show a deeper commitment to in our daily lives. fulfilling G-d’s will. To fear and love G-d and follow His paths are noble virtues. How can a person make these virtues actual factors in his life, and not merely ideals to which he is striving? By reciting one hundred blessings a day. All the blessings we recite are intended to make the awareness of G-d part of our operative consciousness, and in this way spur our love and fear of Him.

15 CHAF AV YAHRZEIT OF R’ LEVI YITZCHAK THE REBBE’S FATHER

Birth religious professionals, who also held Rabbi was Rabbi Levi Yitzchak in great esteem. His born in 1878, on the 18th of Nissan, in wife, Rebbetzin Chana, who was fluent the town of Podrovnah (near ), in several languages, contributed to her to Rabbi Baruch Schneur and Rebbetzin husband’s success and influence as a Zelda Rachel Schneerson. Rabbi Levi communal leader. Yitzchak was the oldest of four children: two brothers, Rabbi Shmuel and During his years of leadership, Rabbi Rabbi Shalom Shlomo, and one sister, Levi Yitzchak resolutely engaged in Rebbetzin Rada Sima. His father, Rabbi religious activism, never giving in to the Baruch Schneur, was a great-grandson ever-growing pressure from Soviets. He of the third Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi oversaw the building of a new mikveh and Menachem Mendel Schneerson, known clandestinely officiated at weddings and as the Tzemach Tzedek. circumcisions. One area of particular note was his involvement in the production Early Years of kosher-for-Passover matzahs. As all As a small child, Rabbi Levi Yitzchak factories in Russia were owned by the showed signs of being a prodigy, as the gave birth to three sons: Menachem government, it was their policy that set Rebbe Rayatz, the sixth Lubavitcher Mendel, DovBer and Yisrael Aryeh Leib. the standard for the matzah production. Rebbe, would later write, “Already from a young age, his extraordinary talents The eldest, Menachem Mendel, was Yet, even the Soviets knew that for the were discovered.” He mastered Kabbalah, born on the 11th of Nissan 1902 and Jews to purchase their matzahs, they Talmud, and Chassidic and would grow up to become the seventh would require a rabbinic authority to was ordained by the leading Torah Lubavitcher Rebbe, known as the Rebbe. provide halachic certification. When authorities of his time, Rabbi Chaim they turned to Rabbi Levi Yitzchak, who Soloveitchik of Brisk and Rabbi Eliyahu Rabbi of Yekatrinoslav was renowned as the of a Chaim Meizel of Lodz. In 1909, at age 31, Rabbi Levi Yitzchak prominent city, he demanded that he was called upon to serve as rabbi of be allowed to install his own rabbinic Marriage the Ukrainian city of Yekatrinoslav supervisors, otherwise he could not In 1900, at the age of 22, Rabbi Levi (known today as Dnepropetrovsk). offer certification. When they refused, Yitzchak, who had already become The fifth Rebbe, Rabbi Sholom Dovber Rabbi Levi Yitzchak remained steadfast. renowned as a Kabbalistic and halachic Schneerson, was instrumental in He traveled to Moscow and met with scholar, married Rebbetzin Chana securing the position, and he sent letters Mikhail Kalinin to explain his position. Yanovsky. The daughter of Rabbi Meir to various community leaders, including Rabbi Levi Yitzchak’s efforts bore fruit Shlomo Yanovsky, the Rabbi of Nikolayev Sergei Pavlov Fallei, one of the city’s and the Soviets relented. The Passover and chassid of the Rebbe Maharash, most respected members of the Zionist matzahs would be produced under the the fourth Lubavitcher Rebbe, young movement. Rabbi Levi Yitzchak also met proper rabbinic standards. Rebbetzin Chana was known as a scholar with Menachem Ussishkin, a community in her own right. Rabbi Shalom DovBer activist who had served as secretary of Arrest and Trial Schneerson, the fifth Lubavitcher Rebbe, the First Zionist Congress. Following On 9 Nissan 5699 (March 28, 1939), at had suggested the match. The wedding his appointment as Rabbi, Rabbi Levi three o’clock in the morning, four agents took place on the 11th of Sivan, in Yitzchak eventually assumed the position of the NKVD arrived at the Schneerson Nikolayev, where Rabbi Levi Yitzchak of chief rabbi and served the community home on 13 Barikadna Street. and Rebbetzin Chana would remain for for 32 years, until 1939. almost a decade. Stationing guards at each of the doors, Besides for a small Chassidic they began to search the house. Rifling Children constituency, the Jewish community through the thousands of folios of Rabbi Levi Yitzchak and Rebbetzin Chana of Yekatrinoslav included many non- Rabbi Levi Yitzchak’s written works 16 on Kabbalah, halachah, and rabbinic groups of men and women, especially correspondence, they confiscated his those women whose husbands were rabbinic ordination certificates and a taken away for the war effort, would visit petition from the community of Jaffa the esteemed Rabbi and his wife, seeking that he emigrate and serve as chief rabbi, counsel on various matters. along with visas for the entire family. With meager resources at their disposal, Finally, at six o’clock in the morning, after and facing a constant threat to their very they had ended their search, Rabbi Levi lives, Rabbi Levi Yitzchak and Rebbetzin Yitzchak was arrested for his activities Chana heroically reached out to their on behalf of in the . brethren in need, helping in every which After more than a year of torture and way—materially and spiritually. interrogations in Stalin’s notorious prisons, Rabbi Levi Yitzchak was tried Passing in Moscow and sentenced to five years In 1944, as Rabbi Levi Yitzchak’s of exile in Central Asia. Rebbetzin Chana sentence was nearing its end, his physical subsequently followed him to be with condition began to deteriorate. Though him at his remote location of exile. he was unaware of this, a serious illness was spreading through his body, severely the strength to continue caring for him; Exile in Chi’ili weakening him. Meanwhile, friends in when she awoke, she found the house nearby Alma Ata resolved to secure filled with people. Her husband had the Rabbi’s release. They contributed returned his pure soul to its Maker. thousands of rubles, giving of most of their wealth, in order to acquire the Legacy proper permits for the relocation. After During his years as Rabbi of Yekatrinoslav, six weeks fraught with setbacks and as well as while in exile in Chi’ili, Rabbi obstacles, they were finally able to obtain Levi Yitzchak wrote thousands of the release documents. manuscripts of Torah analysis and novella, encompassing and intertwining, Immediately after Passover, Rabbi Levi in his unique style, Talmud, halachah, Yitzchak and Rebbetzin Chana left Chi’ili Kabbalah, and Chassidism. and arrived in Alma Ata. In this large city, their living conditions improved Unfortunately, most of these manuscripts somewhat, and they worked more were misplaced or destroyed by the vigorously to help others in need. Yet, Communists and the Nazis respectively. through the summer, the Rabbi’s illness But when she escaped Russia in 1947, grew worse. A young friend made a Rebbetzin Chana managed to smuggle special trip from Leningrad to Alma Ata, out the manuscripts that Rabbi Levi together with a well-known doctor. The Yitzchak had written during his years of Rabbi Levi Yitzchak and Rebbetzin doctor did not have a good prognosis for exile. Chana’s first home in Chi’ili was a single the Rabbi. He had no cure for his ailment. room in the dwelling of a crude Tartar At the behest of Rabbi Levi Yitzchak’s couple who had a young child. The room Rabbi Levi Yitzchak and Rebbetzin Chana son, the Rebbe, these manuscripts were had no door and was damp, muddy, and endured those heartbreaking days with published in a five-volume set under the filled with swarms of mosquitoes. They exceptional strength and fortitude. title Likutei Levi Yitzchak. In his father’s lived in extreme poverty and discomfort, Despite the dire conditions, they memory, the Rebbe would also explain a with no privacy. Though they never continued to welcome any depressed or passage of these Kabbalistic teachings at discussed it, pangs of hunger tormented broken person into their home, attending many of his Shabbat . them. Once, they did not taste a piece of to his or her specific needs and providing bread for an entire month. food when necessary. To this day, Likutei Levi Yitzchak remains one of the most unique works on With World War II ravaging Europe, many On the 20th of Av, Rabbi Levi Yitzchak’s Kabbalistic thought from the last century. refugees and displaced people ended up condition turned critical. Although he in the region where Rabbi was no longer able to speak, he still Levi Yitzchak had been exiled. Rabbi continued to murmur words of Torah or Levi Yitzchak soon became well-known Psalms. That evening, Rebbetzin Chana among the Jewish refugees. Large took a short rest so that she would have 17 STORIES WITH SOUL

he great Maharal of Prague become his “spiritual slave.” to combat their incitement. became famous throughout the Jewish world for his wealth of After the bet had been made, Prince A few days later, the Prince called TTorah knowledge and saintliness. His Ferdinand visited some properties of Moshe Yitzchak and asked him to father-in-law, R. Shmuel Reich, had his which were managed by a Jew, arrange that the Maharal visit the close contacts with royalty. The ruler Moshe Yitzchak Sobel. In the course palace. The Maharal agreed to visit of Prague at that time was Ferdinand of their conversation, the Prince the Prince and at their meeting the I. mentioned the bet. Prince told of the problem which no one had been able to solve. To the Shmuel Reich was a favorite of his, “I understand that you have discussed great delight and surprise of the because of his intelligence and great the problem with your scholars, Prince, the Maharal wrote out the ability. This aroused much jealousy but have you approached Jewish solution without hesitation! The and hate among the courtiers, who scholars?” Prince wanted to reward the Maharal. could not bear to see a Jew attain so But the Maharal declined, saying high a position. The Prince scoffed at the suggestion. that it is an accepted custom among “What do Jews know about such Jews, since the time of Moses, to King Ferdinand was a devout Catholic, subjects? All they can do is wail impart knowledge to others without and if, at first, this did not influence about the destruction of their Holy remuneration, the only exception him against his friendship to Shmuel Temple and dream about some being when people did this as a Reich, there came a time when miraculous redemption,” he retorted means of earning their living. the king’s mind, too, was poisoned contemptuously. against Jews. The Prince took a great liking to this Moshe Yitzchak Sobel had known the remarkable Jew who seemed to know In the year 5316 (1556) the Catholics Prince since he was a child, and so so much about every conceivable in Rome experienced their “victory” he took the opportunity to speak to subject. The Maharal stayed about over the Jews by publicly burning him frankly: “You have a completely a week at the castle, or rather at their treasures of literature, their erroneous conception of Jews, and the house of Moshe Yitzchak Sobel, precious books. When this inquisition of course the fault lies with the one visiting the Prince at the castle every triumphed, its spirit spread even into who has been responsible for your day and spending several hours the court of King Ferdinand in Prague. training. If you wish to hear the discussing all sorts of scientific opinion of a great scholar, why, you matters with him. The king announced to the leaders of have one right nearby, in the person the Jewish community that he could of the Rav of Prague. There is not a The Prince took the opportunity of no longer afford them his protection. science of which he has not the most learning all he could about Jews, It was therefore in their own interests expert knowledge!” exclaimed Moshe their mode of living, their belief and to leave Bohemia, Moravia and Silesia. Yitzchak. faith, their history, etc. The prince was astonished at the great breadth Shmuel Reich knew that the courtiers “If you really believe that the Rav of of knowledge displayed by the were vulnerable to accepting bribes, Prague can solve my problem, then Maharal. “How is it that you know and he was willing to give away his bring him to me,” said the prince. “But so much about natural science?” he entire fortune to save the Jews from arrange the matter secretly. It must once asked the Maharal. The Maharal being driven out of their homes. not become known that Ferdinand explained to him that actually all However, when he discussed this has need to resort to such a low these sciences can be learned in our idea with his brilliant son-in-law, the people as the Jews to help solve Torah, and in order to be a good Jew, Maharal, the latter advised against a scientific problem. I would be a one has to study them all. He further such a plan, fearing it would provoke complete laughingstock.” explained to the Prince that it was a similar measures elsewhere. Jewish tradition to hand down, from Although the prince uttered these generation to generation, the Torah At that time, Prince Ferdinand of words in a friendly tone, Moshe and everything connected with it. Bohemia, the son of the king, paid Yitzchak was deeply hurt. He spoke a visit to Prince Johann of Moravia. at great length to the Prince, refuting Adapted from Memoirs of the They were both deeply interested in his appraisal of the Jewish people. Previous Rebbe astronomy and came upon a problem Moshe Yitzchak’s words made a which seemed unsolvable. The two profound impression upon Prince made a bet that the first to find the Ferdinand. He had known for some solution to the problem within six time of the palace intrigues against months would become the “spiritual the Jews at the hands of the priests, master” of the other, who would but his father, the king, was helpless 18 MY ENCOUNTER WITH THE REBBE 100 LIGHT YEARS Mrs Esther Sternberg

of his wife but he wasn’t able to give us his personal blessing until shivah was over. “Now I want to give you my contribution to this fund in the amount of four-hundred and seventy dollars which is the numerical equivalent of the Rebbetzin’s name. Plus, I would like to add one dollar to that as my personal contribution to your success.”

The Rebbe then went on to bless us and the campaign, and he was so effusive that both my father and I were astonished. The Rebbe said that good fortune should smile upon the people involved in the campaign and it should brighten the lives of all those who are trying to influence others to or the past forty-five years, I we were establishing a special fund light Shabbat candles and all those have directed Chabad’s Shabbat in the Rebbetzin’s merit to further who are moved to fulfill this mitzvah Candle Campaign, which the promote the campaign. as a result. In short, the Rebbe had FRebbe started in 1974. turned the Rebbetzin’s passing into Although I reported to the Rebbe a blessing for the candle-lighting It was very important to the Rebbe regularly about everything having to campaign. that all Jewish women – including do with the candle-lighting campaign, young girls – be lighting Shabbat I didn’t have the heart to intrude on I reported all this to our publicity candles to illuminate this dark world his grief during the shivah week. manager, Mr. J. J. Gross and he we live in. And he devoted a great deal suggested that we use the Rebbe’s of time and energy so that all aspects As soon as the shivah period was money to buy a little spot on the of the campaign had maximum over, I got a call to present myself at bottom of the front page of the impact. the Rebbe’s home together with my New York Times to promote candle- father Rabbi Shneur Zalman Gurary, lighting. He said, “Let’s call this Just how important this was to him who directed many of the Rebbe’s Project 470.” was made crystal clear to me when initiatives and was the primary the Rebbe’s wife, Rebbetzin Chaya fundraiser for the Shabbat Candle The front page of the New York Times Mushka, passed away. This happened Campaign. My father was so nervous goes all over the world, while the in 1988 – on Wednesday, February – how could he face the Rebbe at rest of the paper varies by region. Of 10th – more than a dozen years into such a terrible time – that he was course, to buy a spot on the front page the campaign. actually trembling with emotion and is quite expensive – they charge by that caused me to tremble also. We the character including blank spaces That year, our main fund-raising event went there holding hands to keep – but he managed to create a short – a Melave Malka dinner – was to take ourselves going. and succinct message, which read: place on Saturday night, February 13th, when the Rebbe was sitting The Rebbe received us on the second JEWISH WOMEN/GIRLS LIGHT SHABBAT shivah in mourning for his wife. Of floor of his home, in his personal candles by 5:15 PM. Info 718-774- course, we had planned it months in study, which was a big beautiful room 2060 advance, not knowing that any of this filled with books. When we entered, would happen. At first, we thought he pulled out the invitation for the This little ad got a tremendous to cancel, but then we decided to go event which we had sent him weeks response. People were very thankful ahead and dedicate it to her memory. earlier. He told us that he heard we had done this service, and it So we issued an announcement that about the fund we created in honor caused many to ask questions about Yiddishkeit. I got all the calls because 19 the number for information was no sooner had Shabbat ended that I even know anything about this mock my phone number. I recall a woman got a call from Mr. J.J. Gross asking page in advance. So Mr. Gross called calling to ask where she could buy me if I had seen the New York Times up the Times people to ask how this kosher baby food because she had that day. I had not. “Well, then you came about. just become religious and didn’t want must get a hold of the paper.” to feed her child non-kosher. This was They told him: “We worked for a long just one small example of the many “Why?” I asked. time on this mock-up, and we spend questions which had nothing to do a lot of time thinking what could with candle-lighting that came from “I won’t tell you why – just go out and possibly be the news a hundred years people who needed help in trying to get it.” from now. One thing we knew for fulfill more mitzvot. sure – Jewish women and girls would I ran out and borrowed a copy from still be lighting Shabbat candles..” Of course, I reported all of it to the a neighbor, and then I saw what got Rebbe and it made him very happy. him so excited: Can you imagine what the effect was? Everybody who looked at that page – Over the course of the next ten years, On January first 2000, the New York and millions of people did because it we continued to run the ad every Times created a fake front page, was so interesting to imagine what week although we expanded the text anticipating the news in the year might be happening a hundred years a bit. And, in order to make it easier 2100. Weather manipulation, robots from now – learned what it means for women to know what time to light demanding equality, sports being for Jewish women to light Shabbat Shabbat candles, we also set up an played on flying broomsticks, and candles. And this was all thanks to automated number, which allowed all other kinds of futuristic stuff Project 470, which started with the the callers to enter their zip code to appeared. The reader was supposed Rebbe’s contribution in honor of his hear the proper candle-lighting time to touch the page to expand to the full wife. for their area. article. And there, on the bottom – in the spot where we usually printed We only stopped buying the ad when the candle-lighting times, it read: the cost – which rose every year – became too exorbitant. JEWISH WOMEN/GIRLS LIGHT SHABBAT candles today 18 minutes But on the day that the new before sunset. In New York 4:39 PM. millennium rolled around – the year Elsewhere touch for local times and 2000, which was dubbed Y2K – the for information. ad suddenly reappeared in a most mysterious way. Now, we had not paid them to publish the correct time to light candles on New Year’s Day fell on Shabbat, and Friday, January 1, 2100. We didn’t

Unreacting Tzvi Freeman

The nature of a human being is to simply react, to throw back at others the medicine they mete out to you.

This is what Rava, the Babylonian Jewish sage, would advise: Ignore the urge to return bad with bad, hurt with hurt, scorn with scorn —and the heavenly court will ignore your scorning, your hurting, your acts that were less than good.

G-d shadows man. Go beyond your nature with others and He will do the same with you.

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BUFFALO CHICKEN SANDWICH PREPARATION By: Jamir Geller To assemble sandwiches: INGREDIENTS Spread mayonnaise on each half of each roll. Layer ¾ cup bufalo sauce lettuce, onion, tomato and chicken on bottom half of each roll and drizzle bufalo sauce over top. 6 sandwich rolls

½ cup mayonnaise

1 head butter lettuce, torn into individual leaves

1 large red onion, sliced ¼-inch thick

2 large tomatoes on the vine, sliced ¼-inch thick

6 cooked chicken breasts, sliced

23 FRENCH CONNECTION REFLEXIONS SUR LA PARACHA Vivre avec la paracha Khaf Av: les Tsadikim et les Lou’hot

ans la section de la Torah d’Eikev, Moïse raconte le décès de son frère Aaron immédiatement après Davoir rappelé le brisement des Lou’hot, les Tables sur lesquelles étaient gravés les Dix Commandements. Nos Sages nous disent que ces deux incidents sont juxtaposés car « la disparition des tsadikim est aussi difficile pour D.ieu que le brisement des Lou’hot ».

(En outre, lorsque le décès d’un tsadik La remarque de Moïse est déconcertante, des Tables elles-mêmes : découle de ses infirmités dues au voire troublante. Même après la fait d’avoir été exilé en raison de son disparition de l’écriture sur les Lou’hot, Comme mentionné précédemment, sacrifice de soi en faveur du peuple juif, la les Tables étaient toujours l’œuvre de les Lou’hot constituaient déjà une « difficulté » est encore plus accentuée.) D.ieu. Comment Moïse pouvait-il dire entité importante – « l’œuvre de qu’elles étaient « sans substance » ? D.ieu » – avant même que l’écriture Lorsque Torat ‘Haïm, la « Torah de ne soit gravée, car les Tables étaient Vérité » affirme que deux choses sont Comme indiqué dans le verset, le texte antérieures au texte. Néanmoins, une similaires, cela signifie qu’elles sont des Lou’hot était gravé dans les Tables fois que les Dix Commandements furent semblables en tous points. Ainsi, le elles-mêmes. De cette manière, le texte gravés en elles, elles furent élevées au parallèle entre la disparition des tsadikim était devenu partie intégrante de la point de devenir « l’Écriture divine ». et le brisement des Lou’hot ne réside substance des Tables et non pas ajouté Ainsi, lorsque l’écriture disparut, elles pas seulement dans le fait que tous à celles-ci comme l’encre est ajoutée au furent considérées comme étant « sans deux sont extrêmement difficiles pour papier. Ainsi, la gravure du texte eut un substance ». D.ieu, mais est aussi dû au fait que les profond impact sur les Lou’hot : les mots tsadikim et les Lou’hot sont analogues. ne faisaient plus qu’un avec elles. En La même chose est vraie s’agissant d’autres termes, l’unité des Lou’hot et de du Juif. Bien que son corps ait été créé Où se trouve la similitude ? leur texte était si grande que la véritable indépendamment de son âme – et de essence des Lou’hot fut remplacée par plus, sa création a précédé l’investiture S’agissant des premières Lou’hot, la le texte gravé en elles. de l’âme dans le corps –, l’âme devient Torah déclare : « Les Lou’hot étaient véritablement une avec le corps une l’œuvre de D.ieu ; leur texte avait été C’est pourquoi, une fois que « l’écriture fois incarnée. L’aspect spirituel essentiel écrit par D.ieu, gravé sur les Lou’hot. eut disparu » – bien que les Lou’hot de l’âme devient alors également le » Les Tables présentaient ainsi deux fussent encore une œuvre de D.ieu – caractère essentiel du corps. Ainsi, nous attributs distincts : elles étaient « sans substance », car la disons « la vie du tsadik n’est pas une vie véritable entité était le texte, avec son physique, mais une vie spirituelle faite a) leur création même était l’œuvre de âme et son esprit. de croyance, de crainte et d’amour [de D.ieu ; D.ieu] ». Ces qualités des Lou’hot ont un corollaire b) le texte divin était gravé. au sein de chaque Juif. Telle est donc la similitude entre le décès des tsadikim et le brisement des Malgré le caractère sacré intrinsèque Chaque juif est un composite d’un Lou’hot. À travers l’introduction d’un des Lou’hot, il nous est dit qu’après le corps et d’une âme. Le corps du Juif élément spirituel encore plus élevé – péché du Veau d’or : « Moïse les regarda est semblable aux Lou’hot, qui étaient l’âme pour le corps, l’Écriture divine pour et vit que l’écriture avait disparu. Il dit l’œuvre de D.ieu, car même le corps du les Tables –, les deux entités subissent alors : “Comment puis-je donner les Juif possède une immense sainteté. un profond changement, la spiritualité Lou’hot au peuple juif, vu qu’elles sont L’âme qui a été placée dans le corps est devenant leur essence même. [désormais] sans substance ? Je vais semblable à l’Écriture divine gravée dans plutôt les saisir et les briser.” » les Lou’hot. L’unité du corps et de l’âme s’apparente donc à l’unité de l’Écriture et 24 LATIN LINK REFLEXION SEMANAL Parasha de la Semana Yo, Tú y Nosotros comunidad. Por Yossy Goldman Por lo tanto necesitamos las dos Quién es más importante, el secciones del Shemá. En la Torá judío o el pueblo judío? ¿Es Reb ambos son importantes, el individuo ¿Israel o am Israel? y la comunidad. En la parashá de la semana pasada ¿Por qué me ocupo hoy de este leímos el primer capítulo del Shemá. tema? Porque aproximadamente Esta semana leemos el segundo. Sin en cinco semanas entraremos en el embargo hay muchas similitudes Nuevo Año, y la actual tensión entre entre los dos. En efecto, determinadas singular y plural se manifiesta en frases son virtualmente idénticas. forma evidente. “¿Por qué debemos ¿Por qué la Torá, normalmente tan pagar para orar?” Demandarán críptica, es tan repetitiva? algunos. Criticarán el desvergonzado comercio de la religión organizada. Si uno examina detenidamente el Y, si, un shul tiene corazón. Y no texto, se discierne inmediatamente se puede permitir que nuestras una significativa distinción entre los casas de oración se conviertan en dos capítulos. El primer capítulo está fueron creados un solo hombre y una mercantilistas y mercenarias, no en singular y el segundo en plural. sola mujer. Dice el Talmud: Es para sea que perdamos a los jóvenes, Enseña la Torá a tu hijo en el primero enseñarnos que a) vale la pena para los pobres y los idealistas. Al y a sus hijos en el segundo. Pon el Todopoderoso crear el mundo para mismo tiempo, los individuos deben tefilín en tu mano en el primero, y en un solo individuo y b) así ningún ser simpatizar con los duros hechos de sus manos en el segundo. humano puede enorgullecerse de que la vida en congregación. No debemos su linaje es mejor que el de cualquier tomar por seguro ni tomar ventaja de ¿Pero por qué se necesitan ambos? otro. Todos venimos de Adán y Eva, nuestras establecidas —y costosas ¿Por qué no usar uno u otro? ¿Por así que tú no eres mejor que yo, ni de mantener —infraestructuras. qué un párrafo para cada expresión? yo que tú. La tensión a veces es tangible La respuesta es que Di-s habla al mientras luchamos por equilibrar individuo, pero Di-s también habla Así, del mismo evento, la Torá nos esos dos aparentemente exclusivos a la comunidad. Se dirige al judío, y enseña esta paradójica lección: por imperativos de la vida judía. también al pueblo judío. El primer un lado, el ser humano individual es párrafo del Shemá nos enseña rey; mientras que por el otro lado, la Las estadísticas varían. En algunas que cada individuo es importante, humanidad reina. comunidades, no más del 30 % de aun crítico, y Di-s se dirige a cada los judíos están afiliados. En otras individuo personalmente. El segundo La paradoja es expresada en la el número es mucho más alto. La párrafo nos recuerda que también Halajá (ley de la Torá) también. Por comunidad debe ser sensible, dando hay una suma de todas las partes; un lado, la ley de la Torá dictamina la bienvenida y abrazando a cada que unidos los individuos forman que no debemos pagar una cantidad individuo que desee pertenecer. Pero una comunidad. Y las comunidades exorbitante si un individuo es tomado los individuos deben ser también también son muy importantes. como rehén; esto es para evitar correctos. Si todos demandan un En ocasiones reconocemos la recompensar y animar el tomar viaje gratis, ¿cómo se mantendrá la supremacía del individuo; en otras, rehenes, para de este modo proteger congregación? la comunidad es suprema. a la comunidad como un todo; debemos salvar a ese individuo, pero Sigamos recitando los dos capítulos Si, hay tensiones aquí. El Talmud al hacerlo aumentamos el peligro del Shemá. Entonces podremos ver refleja estas aparentemente para la comunidad. Por el otro lado, judíos saludables y comunidades conflictivas nociones cuando la ley de la Torá dictamina que si judías sanas. examina por qué la humanidad fue un enemigo peligroso demanda creada en forma diferente que el que los líderes judíos les entreguen reino animal. Como es descripto un individuo en particular, sino en el primer capítulo de Génesis, atacarán a toda la comunidad, no los animales fueron creados en está permitido sacrificar ni siquiera manadas, mientras que inicialmente a un individuo en defensa de la 25 NUMBERS TO KNOW

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