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NACHAS AT A GLANCE CONTENTS Weekly Message: 3 KINDERGARTEN GRADUATE SHAYA NEW WAS ACCIDENTLY Thoughts on the Parsha - Rabbi Sholom D. Lipskar LEFT OUT OF THE BULLETIN LAST WEEK. SHAYA WE WISH YOU Celebrating Shabbos: 4 - 5 MUCH HATZLACHA IN ALL YOUR FUTURE ENDEVOURS Schedules, classes, articles & more... Everything you need for an “Over the Top” Shabbos experience Community Happenings: 6 -7 Sharing with your Shul Family A Time to Pray: 8 Check out all the davening schedules and locations throughout the week Daily Study: 9 A complete guide to all classes and courses ofered at The Shul Inspiration, Insights & Ideas: 10 - 21 Bringing Torah lessons to LIFE

French Connection 22 Reflexions sur la Paracha Latin Link 23 Reflexion Semanal In a Woman’s World 24 Issues of relevance to the Jewish woman

Networking 25 Efective Advertising

Numbers To Know 26 Contacts at The Shul Get The Picture 27 - 28 The full scoop on all the great events THERE IS ALWAYS A REASON TO CELEBRATE around town

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G-d created the world in six days. What does He do since then? He sits and matches up marriage partners...

– Midrash Rabbah, Bereishit 68 THOUGHTS ON THE PARSHA FROM RABBI SHABBOS PARSHAS SHELACH

his portion relates the plentifulness and safety. Now they were about to be tragic malfeasance of launched into a world of complete nature where they had the spies who were to interact with other peoples, farm the land, care for the Tsent to scout the land of crops, build homes and cities, create an army that would Israel on a reconnaissance protect them against potential enemies and be concerned mission to determine the about all that they would need for their families. best way to conquer Israel, as directed by Almighty Now they would have to use their own strengths, potential G-d. They were to assess capacities and motivation to succeed. Whereas until now the fortifications, strengths they burned bright as Divine lights in their protected space, of the cities, topography, they would now need to fulfill the mission be “a light to the production of the land Nations”. and the most strategically efficient way to overcome The objective of G-d’s creation of the world and choosing the occupiers that would be the Jewish People was not to have an isolated island of His victorious. beloved children who would be quarantined from the rest of the world. The purpose and mission of the Jew is to influence 10 of the 12 scouts returned with a detailed overview the natural world and elevate it to a purposeful life. For that of all the facts they were asked to investigate and even they were not prepared, so they had to remain in the desert. brought back with them oversized fruits that indicated the Only the next generation would have the necessary impetus extraordinary strengths of the land itself. At the conclusion and will to not be a Jew at home and regular person to the of the report, they stated that we are unable to overcome world, but to feel the Jewish pride and purpose in every the natural and human forces that would prove to be too single environment, in every part of the world and among formidable of a challenge for them. every nation. That mission would be to prepare the entire world to reach the level able to welcome Moshiach. They cried and complained, yelled and expressed deep concern and disappointment for the pending entry to Israel. That is our Rebbe’s fundamental objective and mission. In simple terms, they did not want to go. The Rebbe was not interested in only having a holy Crown Heights or but a holy world, with all of its During their sojourn in the desert for the past two years inhabitants moving in a common goal to make the world a they had many complaints and indiscretions. At the foot dwelling place for Hashem. of the sea they wanted to go back to Egypt, claiming “are there not enough graves in Egypt for them to come here That is the Rebbe’s radical transformative program of to be buried”; they complained about the water; they sending thousands of his beloved spiritual children to serve transgressed the most cardinal sin of idolatry with the as his emissaries/Shluchim all over the world and literally golden calf; and they complained that they did not have changing the global landscape in the most extraordinary enough meat to eat though they were receiving Mana from obvious fashion. heaven. For all of these acts of rebellion, none carried the serious consequence of having to die in the desert except We are all part of that mission. Let us take it to the next level for the sin of the spies. Why? preparing ourselves, our homes, our communities, our cities and our countries to welcome Moshiach now. For the past 17 months the Jewish People, having been formalized as G-d‘s Chosen Nation at Sinai, were living a Have a great Shabbos, wonderful week and immensely completely Torah-based life. Every aspect of their life was inspiring Gimmel Tammuz. fulfilled by supernatural, miraculous conditions. The food came from heaven, their water supplied from a mobile well, they were protected by clouds surrounding them on Have a wonderful Shabbos and a great week. every side from the bellicose environment and weather, and their clothing grew with them as all their existential needs were supplied by Hashem, directly organized by their quintessential leader Moses.

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4 ALL THINGS MESSAGE FROM RABBI MASSRI

And they shall place upon the Tzitzit of each corner a SEPHARDIC thread of turquoise wool.” (Numbers 15:38) “The weekly Torah portion concludes with the commandment SHABBAT SCHEDULE of Tzitzit, the commandment that helps one focus on his duties to G-d. As the Rabbis explain, the blue strand of FRIDAY NIGHT JUNE 19 wool reminds one of the ocean which is blue, which then MINCHA/ARVIT AT THE SHUL: 7:00 PM reminds one of the sky, which is reminiscent of G-d’s throne of glory. The question is why we need all these steps. We EARLIEST CANDLE LIGHTNING: 6:49 PM should put some resemblance of G-d on the Tzitzit and go REGULAR CANDLE LIGHTING: 7:56 PM straight to the top. With all these steps we might never get SHKIAH (SUNSET): 8:14 PM to the top - we’ll lose focus along the way! TZET HAKOCHAVIM: 8:54 PM As a baby matures it goes through various stages: turning SHABBAT, JUNE 20 over, sitting up, crawling and finally walking. Many times, if the baby goes straight from the sitting stage to walking, SHACHARIT AT THE SHUL: 8:45 AM they’ll still teach it how to crawl. Any stage that it misses NETZ HACHAMA: 6:30 AM can greatly affect its capabilities later on in life. Every stage ZMAN KERIAT SHEMA: 9:16 AM the baby goes through is necessary in developing another part of the brain. CLASS BY RABBI MASSRI: 7:30 PM The Torah is teaching us that the same concept exists in MINCHA/ARVIT AT SHUL: 7:55 PM spirituality. Growth needs to be systematic. One needs to SHKIAH (SUNSET): 8:15 PM go through every stage, step by step, until he can get to the TZET HAKOCHAVIM: 8:54 PM top. In every stage he develops skills which are needed to RABENU TAM: 9:27 PM make him a complete person. Quite often one gets inspired and wants to become great EEDA SCHEDULE overnight. In order for it to really last, a person needs to move at slow increments until each step becomes a part SHACHARIT KORBANOT: 7:45 AM of him. For example, if he wants to improve his prayer and HODU: 8:00 AM have stronger concentration, he needs to start with one MINCHA/ARVIT: 8:00 PM small segment until he masters it, then moving on, as opposed to trying to master the whole thing at once. CLASSES WITH RABBI MASSRI Growth is made up of lots of small steps, eventually leading CHOK L'YISRAEL: EVERY DAY AFTER SHACHARIT to greatness.

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BIRTHDAYS YAHRTZEITS 28 Sivan Mr. Tal Alexander 29 Sivan Shlomo ben Belida obm 28 Sivan Mrs. Yael Cohen Father of Mr. Edward Ohayon 28 Sivan Mr. Aryeh Leib Colodner 30 Sivan Devorah Dina bas Yehuda obm 28 Sivan Mrs. Mojdeh Danial Mother of Mrs. Mayra Lichter 28 Sivan Mrs. Eva Salzhauer 30 Sivan Stefe Kohn obm 29 Sivan Mr. Jordan Bublick Family Friend of Dr. Rita Steiner 29 Sivan Mrs. Racheli Friedman 1 Tammuz Tzvi Hersh ben Dovid Hacohen obm 29 Sivan Ms. Alicia Rosanne Liss Father of Mrs. Lisa Wolfe 30 Sivan Mr. Aharon Adouth 1 Tammuz Chiah Rota bas Yosef obm 30 Sivan Mr. Jacques Cohen Mother of Mrs. Susan Rosenstein 30 Sivan Mrs. Gruni Diamont 1 Tammuz Pesel bas Yermiyahu obm 30 Sivan Mr. Ezriel Duchman Mother of Mr. Andrew Roth 30 Sivan Mrs. Jeanette Kamhazi 2 Tammuz Leon Dekelbaum obm 30 Sivan Mrs. Chani Labkowski Father of Mr. Max Dekelbaum 30 Sivan Mr. Navi Slomianski 2 Tammuz Shmuel Moshe ben Yitzchok HaCohen obm 1 Tammuz Mrs. Gittel Danzinger Father of Mr. Fred Farbman 1 Tammuz Mrs. Dina Rochel Freedman 3 Tammuz Aryeh Leib obm 1 Tammuz Mrs. Eliana Gilinski Grandfather of Mr. Arnold Lewis Cohen 1 Tammuz Mr. Zalman Jacobs 3 Tammuz The Rebbe, Menachem M. Schneerson obm 1 Tammuz Mrs. Rachel T. Neuman Leader of Our Generation 1 Tammuz Mrs. Beverley Schottenstein 3 Tammuz Hannah Herschkowitz obm 1 Tammuz Mr. Moshe Simon Grandmother of Dr. Rita Steiner 1 Tammuz Mr. Daniel Weinstock 3 Tammuz Yakov ben Zvi Hersh obm 1 Tammuz Ms. Rae-Dawn Zuckerman Grandfather of Mrs. Helene Gassner 2 Tammuz Mr. Steve Eisenberg 4 Tammuz Mindel Chai bas Raphael obm 2 Tammuz Mrs. Ruth Weingarten Wife of Mr. Albert Pollans 2 Tammuz Mrs. Galina Weiss 4 Tammuz Moshe obm 2 Tammuz Ms. Meryl Leah Wolfe Father of Mrs. Janie. S Kupferman 3 Tammuz Mr. Abraham Lichy 4 Tammuz Malkah bas Aryeh obm 3 Tammuz Dr. Nancy Scheinman Grandmother of Mr. Harold Tripp 3 Tammuz Mrs. Laura Shainbaum 4 Tammuz Moshe ben Elyahou obm 4 Tammuz Ms. Michelle Jafe Brother-in-law of Mrs. Dana Werner 4 Tammuz Mrs. Gabriela Kopel 4 Tammuz Shimon ben Eliezer obm 4 Tammuz Mr. Sheldon Lisbon Father of Mrs. Debbie Falic 4 Tammuz Mr. Jacob Teshuba

KID’S BIRTHDAYS ANNIVERSARIES 28 Sivan Tal Dooreck Mr. & Mrs. Edward E. and Pauline R. Kopelman 28 Sivan Menachem Mendel Gilinski Mr. & Mrs. Andrew and Elisa Septimus 29 Sivan Chaya Mushka Cohen Mr. & Mrs. JJ and Basha Elef 29 Sivan Mendel Hazan Dr. & Mrs. Jared and Tami Benveniste-Plitt 2 Tammuz Rafael Aryeh Yosef Mr. & Mrs. Simon and Jana Falic Mr. & Mrs. Andres and Jennifer Leimdorfer 4 Tammuz Chana Saidof Mr. & Mrs. Jacky and Aviva Koenig Mr. & Mrs. Aryeh and Raquel Rubin Mr. & Mrs. Steve and Annick Azoulay Mr. & Mrs. Saul and Janet Spitz Mr. & Mrs. Sam and Aviva Greenberg Mr. & Dr. Morris and Judy Tuchman Mr. & Mrs. Mendel and Leah Notik Mr. & Mrs. Jaime and Jacqueline Slomianski 6 COMMUNITY HAPPENINGS SHARING WITH YOUR SHUL FAMILY

SIVAN 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 06/09/20 and 06/15/20 for the month of Sivan is Kindly Sponsored by We apologize for any errors or omissions that we may have made. Mr. Gabriel Ammar Mr. & Mrs. Alexander Matz Mr & Mrs. Alberto Kamhazi Mr. Joseph Ammar Mr. & Mrs. Sanford Musikar Mr. & Mrs. Koby Assaraf Dr. Zev Neuwirth In memory of Shlomo Ben Yaacov obm Mr. & Mrs. Steve Azoulay Mrs. Rosita Retelny and Mayer Goldstein obm Mr. & Mrs. Gabriel G. Berenfus Mr. & Mrs. Lonnie Richardson Mrs. Sylvia Hope Berman Mr. & Mrs. Mark Schlachet Mr. & Mrs. Laszlo Brett Mr. & Mrs. David Schottenstein “Those who establish Synagogues for prayer and those who come there to Mr. & Mrs. Salomon Btesh Mr. & Dr. Elchonon Shagalov pray, those who provide lights for illumination, wine and grape juice for kiddush Mr. & Mrs. Barry Cohen Mr. & Mrs. Ryan Shapiro Dr. & Mrs. Brian Dooreck Mr. & Mrs. Bentzy Shemtov and havdalah, food for the wayfarers and charity for the needy, and all those Mr. & Mrs. Levi Drimmer Mr. & Mrs. Jaime Slomianski who occupy themselves faithfully with communal affairs - may The Holy One, Mr. & Dr. Emanuel Elfenbein Sol Taplin Charitable Foundation blessed be He, give them their reward, remove them from all sicknesses, heal Mr. Edward Freifeld Mr. Yitzhak Stern their entire body, pardon all their sins, and send blessing and success to all Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Goldbrenner Mr. Jason A. Vessal Mr. & Mrs. Mordechai Gottlieb Mr. Jose Yankelevitch their endeavors, together with all Israel their brethren; and let us say Amen.” Rabbi & Mrs. Mendel Levy Mr. & Mrs. Shmuel Zalmanov Mr. & Mrs. Alan Lipton Mr. & Mrs. Adam Ziefer REFUAH SHLEIMAH Mr. Yair Massri If you have a health update on anyone listed please contact The Shul. We would like to keep the listing current and remove names of people who have recovered. MEN WOMEN Yehonatan HaLevi ben Malka Esther Yocheved bas Raizel COMMUNITY NOTICE BOARD Eliezer ben Sarah Bracha Dearest Community Family, Aharon ben Beylah Shima Leah bas Gittel Meyer Eliezer ben Sarah Sarah Libke bas Baile Our ofces have re-opened and we are so happy that we Menachem Mendel ben Sara Chana Bayla bas Masha are beginning to return to normal, and gradually opening Yehoshua ben Tamara Rina Chaya Miriam bas Leah up the minyanim and multiple services that the Shul Isaac Gilbert ben Nelly Esther Bracha provides, while following safety and social distancing Bentzion ben Nomi Rachel Genya Baila bas Gisela directives. Margalite Sonia Simcha bat Sultana Eber Avraham ben Fruma Tzipora Pnina bas Slava For regular updates to services and events, please check Esther Feige bas Krandel our website at www.TheShul.org or call The Shul at Shlomo Yaakov ben Chaya Chaya Miriam Yehudit bat 305-868-1411. Sarah Rochel Chava Chaim Zelig Ben Eidel Clara bat Corina Please continue to follow the recommendations of the Ari ben Na’ama Rivka bat Shoshana health authorities, to ensure the safety of our community Tzvi Yitzchak ben Chaya Miriam bat Risha Raizel and particularly those who are at greater risk. Chaim Tzvi Hirsch ben Guttel Classes will continue online for the foreseeable future. The full schedule and instructions how to connect to a class can be found under the Education menu on our website.

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The Shul Shluchim and Staf 7 Rabbi & Rebbetzin ב“ה Sholom and Chani Lipskar

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 Siddur 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. ————

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Alot Hashachar / Dawn 5:06 am Menachem Mendel ben Chaya Leah Earliest Talit & Tefllin 5:43 am Daniella Malka bat Natanya Netz Hachamah / Sunrise 6:30 am Menachem Mendel ben Aurit Eden Chana bat Karine Cecile (Earliest Amidah) Benyamin Aharon ben Jeniya Gila Rut Latest Shema 9:54 am Zman Tfllah 11:04 am Chatzot / Midday 1:23 pm Earliest Mincha 1:58 pm Plag HaMincha 6:53 pm Shekiah / Sunset 8:16 pm (Preferable latest time for Mincha) Tzeit Hakochavim / Nightfall 8:42 pm (Earliest preferable Ma’ariv)

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9 DAILY WISDOM Inspiring insights on the Torah

Shabbos, 28 Sivan Sunday, 29 Sivan

Remembering the Source The Danger of Either-Or Thinking [G-d instructed Moses to tell the people,] “When [Korach and his supporters] confronted Moses. you see [the tassels], you will remember all the Numbers 16:2 commandments of G-d, in order to perform them.” Numbers 15”39 Korach mistakenly concluded from the incident of the spies Granted that we need the tassels to remind us of the that the study of the Torah is not intrinsically superior to 613 commandments, but why do we need the garment the performance of the commandments. Therefore, he to which the tassels are attached? Why not just carry the reasoned, a person who works for a living has no need tassels themselves? to aspire to moments of “reconnection” to spirituality. As such, he further concluded that there is no need for an The answer lies in the significance of garments. The elite class of individuals – the tribe of Levi, the priests, difference between clothing and food – our two main and the high priest in particular – who would be devoted necessities – is that food becomes a part of us when we exclusively to the spiritual life in order to inspire the rest eat it, while clothing always remains outside of us. Food of us. therefore alludes to the aspects of the Torah that we can comprehend and “digest,” while clothing alludes to that Moses responded to Korach’s claims by telling him that which remains beyond our grasp. a clergy devoted exclusively to the service of G-d is indeed necessary, in order to inspire those involved in the The instruction to attach the tassels to a garment mundane world and instruct them as to what is permitted indicates that it is not sufficient simply to remember and what is prohibited. Without such inspiration and the commandments. Wearing such a garment helps us guidance, it is too easy to lose sight of our ideals and end remember that the Torah and its commandments originate up as slaves to materiality rather than its masters. in G-d’s wisdom, which transcends the limitations of human intellect.

Tuesday, 1 Tammuz Monday, 30 Sivan Never Despair of Anyone Holy Rebels Moses arose and went to Dathan and Aviram. Let each man take his censer and place incense upon Numbers 16:25 it, and let each man present his censer before G-d. Numbers 16:17 Dathan and Aviram had openly demonstrated their animosity toward Moses, accusing him of being a despot Although they knew that unauthorized use of the incense and an impostor. Moreover, G-d Himself had already would cause their death, Korach and his followers took up sealed their punishment, instructing Moses only to save the challenge. They wished to experience the lofty service the other rebels from Dathan and Aviram’s impending of the high priest even if it would cost them their lives. fate. Still, Moses did not give up hope that his “enemies” would repent, doing everything in his power to influence In this sense, their motivations were pure, and we can them to reconsider. learn from their example, similarly aspiring to the most uplifting spiritual experiences. Their error, which we must We learn from Moses to always do whatever we can to also learn from, was disregarding the absurdity of going bring our brethren back to G-d and His Torah – even when against G-d’s will in order to get close to Him. it seems that all hope is lost. This is true even when they are ignoring their faith intentionally, and all the more so when they are acting out of ignorance.

10 Wednesday, 2 Tammuz

Killing Death [Aaron] placed the incense [on the censer] and atoned for the people. Numbers 17:12

Smell is the most “spiritual” of our five senses; it can transport us to the loftiest levels of consciousness, and it can be used to restore consciousness to people who have fainted. For this reason, the incense in the Tabernacle expressed our inner unity with G-d.

When this lofty experience of oneness with G-d is balanced by humble submission to His will, it is positive; when it outweighs our devotion to G-d’s will, it becomes suicidal and therefore negative. Thus, when incense was offered up out of the selfish desire to escape reality and responsibility, it proved fatal.

The antidote to this misguided “suicidal” drive is to channel it positively. By persistently choosing to “give up our lives” – i.e., our selfish involvement with unholy enticements – in favor of studying the Torah with humility, the Torah becomes part of us and will remain with us.

Thursday, 3 Tammuz Friday, 4 Tammuz The Need for Speed Ecstatic Love of G-d Aaron’s staff – for the house of Levi – [In the course of describing the priests’ duties, G-d instructed had blossomed; it gave forth blossoms, Moses to tell the priests,] “I have given your priesthood [to sprouted buds, and produced ripe you] as a gift of service.” Numbers 18:7 almonds. Numbers 17:23 We see here that there is a level of relationship with G-d that we Of all fruits, almonds are the quickest to cannot achieve on our own; it can only be given to us by G-d as a blossom, ripen, and be ready for human gift. This wondrous state is referred to in the Song of Songs (King consumption. This attribute of speed Solomon’s poetic description of the love between G-d and the Jewish characterized the priests’ function in the people) as “a love of delights,” and is likened by the Talmudic sages to Tabernacle in two ways: the pleasure of G-dly revelation that awaits us in the afterlife.

The priests blessed the people every This ecstatic love of G-d was felt by the priests regularly, but morning. The purpose of their blessings inasmuch as the entire Jewish people is “a kingdom of priests and a was to enable G-d’s goodness to reach the holy nation,” we can all aspire to this rapturous love of G-d, at least Jewish people speedily and directly. occasionally.

The priests performed their duties quickly and with liveliness.

Inasmuch as the Jewish people are “a kingdom of priests and a holy nation,” we should learn from the priests’ quickness to fulfill their duties. We should not relate to our Divine mission in life halfheartedly or resignedly. Rather, we must respond to every opportunity quickly, energetically, and wholeheartedly. When we do so, we are assured that G-d’s blessings and the success of our efforts will not delay in coming.

11 PARSHA MESSAGES PARSHAS SHELACH MA’APILIM: THE LITTLE-KNOWN WARRIORS WHO DISREGARDED MOSES By Leibel Gniwisch

ou’ve hurt someone and now you want successfully chased the Jews away but to make up. Although she wants space did not manage to cut them down. Yright now, you’re insistent and send flowers to her door twice a week for a month. She Who Were They? feels more violated than before. When we Traditional Jewish sources say little seek forgiveness, we must consider the about the identity of the defiant men. needs of the injured party rather than our The Talmud records that Zelophehad, own. whose daughters take center stage in desert without the usual urban Numbers 27, may have died in the failed In Very Short amenities was meant to instill campaign. Other sages disagree. The little-known story of the ma’apilim is courage and faith in the people. In the historic version of amends made on the addition, they would birth children Why the Change of Heart? perpetrator’s terms without regard for the who hadn’t experienced slavery, As recently as the night prior to their other. forming a generation of people for campaign, the majority of Jewish adults whom freedom was a given. scorned the idea of repossessing the After the sin of the spies and the Jews’ land of Israel. The spies, in their scare refusal to enter Israel, G-d decreed that When Moses relayed G-d’s remarks campaign, managed to convince the the Jewish people wander the desert for to the people, they mourned Jews that their best bet was to return the next 40 years. A group of Jews insisted intensely. Immediately, a group to Egypt, where they’d be safe from the on entering Israel anyway and prepared to of soldiers said, “We are ready to big, strong men of Canaan. In his rebuke launch an attack the next morning. Moses ascend to the land G-d has promised. of the Jewish people, Moses conveyed warned that their campaign would be We have sinned!” Moses told them G-d’s anger, but he did not address unsuccessful, but they took no heed. As the not to go. “The Ark of the Covenant the actual concerns that the Jewish fellowship climbed the mountain to enter is not going with you; this campaign people raised. So how did the ma’apilim the Promised Land, Amalekites, Amorites will not succeed!” suddenly have a change of heart? and Canaanites successfully quashed their attempt and beat them back to Hormah. The men didn’t listen. The Jewish tradition maintains that we all next morning, they climbed to truly believe in G-d and His omnipotence. These men are known as the ma’apilim, the the hill country and staged an Sometimes, however, that belief is defiant men (lit. “those who pushed ahead”), attack. It ended badly. In Moses’ obscured by a spirit of foolishness. To and their story is recorded in Numbers Deuteronomical rebuke, he describes break that bout of folly, Moses rebuked 14:40–45 and Deuteronomy 1:41–45. what happened: “The Amorites who the Jewish people. explains that lived in those hills came out against Moses didn’t need to address their The Story of the Failed Campaign you like bees and chased you, and claims directly because once the fog is After the saga of the spies, G-d, in a scathing they crushed you at Hormah in Seir.” cleared, the faithful nature of the Jew speech to Moses and Aaron, promised that will reappear. the entire generation that left Egypt would The war was lost, but the Midrash die in the desert: “In this desert, your bodies offers us some consolation. “‘Like In their admittance of sin, the men shall fall . . . because you complained against bees’—just as a bee dies instantly demonstrated their newfound belief Me . . . Your children shall wander in the after stinging a person, [the in G-d’s power, but it was too late. G-d desert for 40 years and bear your defection Amorites] died upon touching you.” had already decreed that the generation until the last of your bodies have fallen in had to die out before entering the land. the desert.” Other commentators understand In their zeal to repent, the men went too the bee metaphor more simply. far. While G-d may have been pleased Why did G-d want the Jewish people to When bees feel threatened, they will with their admittance of wrongdoing, wander in the desert for so long before swarm and attack; these nations did the time was no longer ripe to enter the conquering the land? Maimonides explains the same. In addition, bees simply land. Nonetheless, they went through that it was difficult for the nation to harass their targets but do not with their campaign. With this, they transition from slavery to courageous kill them. Likewise, the Amorites demonstrated that their repentance warfare automatically. Traversing the wasn’t completely sincere; if they were 12 ready to turn to G-d, they would have heeded His servant’s warning. Moses echoes this in his Deuteronomical A LEADER’S FAITH rebuke: “I spoke to you, but you would By Menachem Feldman not listen; you flouted G-d’s command and willfully marched into the hill is daughter asks him if she should try out for the sports team. He thinks she is country.” not up to it. He wants to protect her from failure. So he tells her not to try. He tells her that it will be too difficult. He tells her that the sport is not that much Hfun anyway. He tells her that she will be much happier if she would just do something What Were They Thinking? Rabbi Naftali Berlin, Netziv, explains that else. the defiant men were willing to sacrifice their lives to enter Israel even if Moses His employee approaches him with a brilliant new idea. He loves the idea, but he does and the Ark remained in the camp. They not believe his team can pull it off successfully. He tells them it’s too risky, too much interpreted G-d’s discouragement as work, and ultimately it is not a good idea. a test of their resolve. Netziv points to a similar moment in Jewish history. He is acting like the biblical spies. Before Hananiah, Mishael, and Azarya cast themselves into Nebuchadnezzar’s The children of Israel’s journey through the desert took a disastrous turn when they furnace, they asked the prophet, Ezekiel, asked Moses to dispatch spies to the land of Canaan to scout out the land and its if G-d would save them. Ezekiel answered inhabitants. Moses handpicked 12 leaders, one per tribe, and sent them off. They in the negative to ascertain whether returned to Moses and the people, and reported that despite G-d’s assurances, their dedication to G-d was genuine, conquering the land was impossible: and indeed it was. The ma’apilim were mistaken, but they meant well. We came to the land to which you sent us, and it is flowing with milk and honey, and this is its fruit. However, the people who inhabit the land are mighty, and the cities are Alternatively, Rabbi Zadok Hakohen extremely huge and fortified, and there we saw even the offspring of the giant. . . . We of Lublin posits that there are times are unable to go up against the people, for they are stronger than we. when G-d seems to close the doors of repentance but still desires that They spread an [evil] report about the land which they had scouted, telling the the sinner push through. He relates children of Israel, “The land we passed through to explore is a land that consumes its the defiant men to Elisha ben Abuya, inhabitants.” who was also told that repentance was not an option. Nonetheless, had Virtually all the commentators ask the same question: How is it possible that the Elisha repented out of extreme love, his spies had a complete loss of faith after experiencing all the miracles of the Exodus repentance would have been received firsthand? How is it possible that great men, handpicked by Moses, failed to maintain by G-d, for that was His true will. their trust in G-d?

The ma’apilim, however, were not Perhaps we can suggest that the spies never lost faith in G-d or in His ability to completely contrite, and in this perform miracles. They trusted G-d, but they did not trust the people. particular instance, G-d’s decree was non-negotiable. Sure, they thought, G-d is perfectly capable of performing miracles if He wishes to do so. The problem, the spies thought, was that there was no chance the people would Alternatively, the Rebbe explains that remain loyal to G-d and deserving of His protection. They therefore concluded that the ma’apilim had indeed atoned for conquering Canaan was impossible, because the people were not up to the task. the sin of not wishing to enter the land. However, they died as a result Seeking to protect their beloved people from failure, the spies reacted like the father attempting to enter the land against trying to discourage his daughter in order to protect her from failure. They said that G-d’s will. the task was too difficult: “We are unable to go up against the people, for they are stronger than we.” They told the people that the land is not desirable in the first place: The path to redemption had to be paved “The land we passed through to explore is a land that consumes its inhabitants.” by Moses and the Ark. The fact that they remained behind doomed the ma’apilim The spies may have acted out of love, but they failed both the mission and the people from the outset. The final redemption, they were meant to serve. In moments of challenge, a leader must lift up, inspire, as well, has a clearly defined path in teach, encourage and show others how to discover the reservoirs of faith, courage Jewish law. Hastening the redemption is and strength hidden within the soul. only possible if we follow G-d’s plan. We are all leaders in our circle of influence. Our family and friends look to us for guidance. We must remember never to underestimate and discourage as the spies did, for we must always be like Moses, Joshua and Caleb, who believed in the people and sought to discover within them the treasures that lay hidden deep within their souls. 13 4 POWERFUL INSIGHTS FROM THE REBBE ON PARSHAS SHLACH

The Spies’ Mistake The spies dispatched by Moses were no ordinary Know G-d in All individuals: “They were all men of distinction, leaders of Your Ways the children of Israel” (Numbers 13:3). Furthermore, in all This week’s Torah of history, it would be difficult to find a generation whose reading begins lives were more saturated with miracles than theirs. For like many others: these people to doubt G-d’s ability to conquer the “mighty “And G-d spoke inhabitants” of Canaan seems nothing less than ludicrous. to Moses.” But Yet these were the people whose leaders said, “We cannot then something go up against these people, for they are mightier than different happens. we”—and even “than He”! Usually, G-d tells Chassidic master Rabbi Schneur Zalman of explains Moses: “Tell the that the problem was one of excess spirituality. people to perform this or that The spies and their generation were loath to enter the land. Becoming a people with a land would entail plowing commandment.” Here, however, as Rashi explains, G-d and harvesting; it would mean engaging in commerce and tells Moses: “If you want, send spies to find out about other worldly matters Their underlying problem with the the land of Israel.” Moses isn’t commanded to send the land was, as the spies expressed it, that “it is a land that spies and he is not prohibited from doing so. He is told consumes its inhabitants”—it consumes one’s time and to make the decision himself. energy with its corporeal demands. They were unwilling to relinquish their spiritual utopia for the entanglements of This teaches us something very important about an earthbound life. Judaism’s approach to personal growth and development. There are mitzvot and there are prohibitions. They are Based on this, the Lubavitcher Rebbe explains the spies’ tests, enabling a person to show his will power. No argument, “We cannot go up against these people, for matter how difficult it is for him, he should endeavor they are mightier than we”. We cannot have it both ways, to fulfill all the mitzvot, and no matter how great the argued the spies. Either we are to be a spiritual people challenge, he should refrain from doing those things engaged exclusively in spiritual pursuits and sustained by that the Torah prohibits. supernatural means, or else we are to enter the natural world of the farmer, merchant and soldier, and become When doing a mitzvah we are serving G-d, and when we subject to its laws. are sinning, we are obviously violating His will. But when What the spies and their generation failed to understand we are neither doing a mitzvah nor sinning, when we is that, indeed, men are not angels. Wholly spirit, the angel are just living our life — eating, drinking, being involved dissolves on contact with earth. But the human being, in our work, or just having a good time — what is our hewn of spirit and matter, is a synthesis of the celestial relationship with G-d then? and the animal. Man is empowered to make heaven on earth, to make “holy” an adjective of “land.” There’s a verse in Proverbs: “Know G-d in all your ways,” about which our Sages comment: “This small verse contains the entire Torah.” For the secret of Judaism is that even when a person is involved in “your ways,” i.e., his own affairs, matters that are not mandated either way by the Torah, he should know G-d and live his life in awareness of Him. Good, bad, and neutral are all realms of conduct that are inherently connected with G-d. This is the lesson that Moses was given in this week’s Torah reading: that G-d’s commands involve even those things He doesn’t command you about. For even when He does not tell you what to do, your choice should be in accordance with His will.

14 G-d Will Do His Part The Paradox of Physicality Parshat Shelach concludes with The conflict aroused when trying to express spiritual truths within the commandment of tzitzit, the the context of material existence—which was the crux of the issue tassels worn on the four corners wrestled with by the spies—will be resolved in the era of Mashiach. of one’s garments. Although the Until then, there will always be a dichotomy between spiritual truths physical commandments are and their expression. For the material nature of the world covers fulfilled only in our material world, spiritual truth and prevents us from perceiving it. The Kabbalists our Sages also speak of how G-d refer to this process as tzimtzum. What it means is that although Himself, so to speak, fulfills His G-dliness is the truth of all existence, it is not overtly apparent. own commandments, as hinted at in the verse, “He tells His words To illustrate the concept: When a teacher wants to communicate a to Yaakov, His statutes and His deep concept, he will often use an analogy. The analogy is a foreign ordinances to Yisrael.” In the words matter; it is not the idea he is trying to communicate. But through it, of the Midrash: “A man of flesh a student gets an understanding of the idea. habitually tells others to perform actions, though he himself does In a similar way, material existence is not spiritual truth; it’s only an not perform them. Not so with analogy that enables us to understand it exists. But like an analogy, the Holy One, blessed be He: the it conceals as it reveals, for it shows something else than its inner acts that He Himself performs, He message. commands the Jewish people to perform and to observe.” In the era of Mashiach, that will change. We will see how every Through our fulfillment of the element of material existence mitzvah of tzitzit, whose four expresses spiritual truth. Or to refer corners we gather together every back to the illustration, it will be morning, we hasten the fulfillment clear that the analogy exists only to of this mitzvah by G-d Himself communicate the analogue. — the ingathering of the Jewish people from the four corners of In such a situation, there will be the earth. no conflict between the material and the spiritual. We will have no difficulty expressing our ideas in actual experience.

15 GIMMEL TAMMUZ YAHRZEIT OF THE LUBAVITCHER REBBE OBM WHAT TO DO ON 3 TAMMUZ This Thursday, June 25, 2020, marks the 26th anniversary of the passing of the Rebbe—Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, of righteous memory. On the anniversary of a tzadik’s passing, all the light that he planted in this world—his teachings, good deeds, and everything in which he invested his life and being—all this shines brightly, so that anyone connected to him can receive blessings of life, happiness and wisdom. How should we spend such a day? How do we make that connection? Here are six simple suggestions:

1. LEARN Best connections are mind-to-mind. Make some of those by visiting our special collection of essays, videos and teachings—and plug your mind into the Rebbe’s ideas.

2. PRAY Make the light real. On the evening before, light a 24-hour candle, as is customary on the anniversary of a close one’s passing. Even if you don’t regularly attend services, try to get to your local synagogue the Shabbat before, and/or on the actual day. If you cannot do so safely this year, pray at home.

3. GIVE Partner with one of the Rebbe’s institutions, either at home, in Israel, or abroad, by making a donation that day.

4. DO Check out the Ten-Point Mitzvah Campaign that the Rebbe initiated. See how you can expand your involvement in any of those mitzvahs. Encourage another Jew to do the same. As the Rebbe would often say, any one mitzvah can transform the entire world.

5. WRITE Write a letter to be placed at the resting place of the Rebbe that day using our online form. Ask him to help you open the gates of heaven’s blessings—for you, your family and friends at this special time. Mention the resolutions you have made today, and the positive influence you’ve had on others.

6. SPREAD THE WORD Make a time to sit with your family and talk about the Rebbe, his accomplishments and his vision, and the mission he gave each one of us to prepare this world for the times of Moshiach. 16 3 Tammuz 1994: Transmission

How is it that the Redemption has Because it was Shabbat Mevarchim write down the Rebbe’s words (it being not yet been attained? That despite (the Shabbat preceding the start of a Shabbat, no electronic recording devices all that has transpired and all that has new month in the Jewish Calendar) they were employed at the ). “been done, Moshiach has still not come? joined the Rebbe in his synagogue at Within 24 hours, the Rebbe’s words 8:30 am to recite the book of Psalms, were transcribed, translated into half a “What more can I do? I have done all I as is the Lubavitch custom. This was dozen languages, and faxed to hundreds can to bring the world to truly demand followed by the usual Shabbat morning of Chabad-Lubavitch centers around and clamor for the Redemption…. The service. Following the service, some the world. The Rebbe’s Chassidim now only thing that remains for me to do is rushed home for a quickly-eaten Shabbat had “material” to study, disseminate to give over the matter to you. Do all that meal. Within the hour they were back, and implement until next Shabbat’s is in your power to achieve this thing—a joining those who had remained in the farbrengen, if the Rebbe did not deliver most sublime and transcendent light synagogue. By 1:30 p.m., the time that a weekday address before then (as he that needs to be brought down into our the Rebbe’s weekly Shabbat farbrengen often would). world with pragmatic tools…. (gathering) was scheduled to begin, But on Monday afternoon (March 2, “I have done all I can. I give it over to you. several thousand Chassidim crowded the large room at . 1992), while praying at the gravesite of Do all that you can to bring the righteous his father-in-law and predecessor, the redeemer, immediately! Shortly thereafter, the Rebbe entered. Rebbe suffered a stroke that paralyzed “I have done my part. From this point on, For the next three hours he spoke, his right side and, most devastatingly, all is in your hands.” expounding on a variety of Torah robbed him of the ability to speak. There subjects. In brief intermissions between was no farbrengen on the following The Rebbe spoke these words at the his talks, the Chassidim sang and raised Shabbat, nor on the Shabbat after that. close of an address he delivered on small plastic cups of wine to say lechaim to the Rebbe. Two years and three months later, the Thursday evening, April 11, 1991. Spoken Rebbe passed away in the early morning in an anguished voice and couched in In one of his talks, the Rebbe spoke about hours of the 3rd of the Hebrew month of uncharacteristically personal terms, the the Torah reading of the day, Vayakhel Tammuz, in the year 5754 from creation words deeply shocked the Chassidim (Exodus 35-38), and that of the following (June, 12 1994), orphaning a generation. present in the Rebbe’s synagogue and week, Pikudei (Exodus 38-40). But reverberated throughout the global why, asked the Rebbe, does Vayakhel, The Rebbe’s disciples are still waiting for Chabad-Lubavitch community. which means “community”, come before the next farbrengen. In the meantime, they’re making communities. No abatement was seen in the Rebbe’s Pikudei, which expresses the concept activities following this talk. On the of “individuality”? Don’t we first need to Tanya on the Passing of a Tzaddik contrary: although approaching his 90th develop and perfect the individual, before The Zohar states that “When the tzaddik birthday, he accelerated. Every Shabbat hoping to making healthy communities departs, he is to be found in all worlds, there was another public gathering, out of them? more than during his lifetime.” Now this and sometimes several more during But this, said the Rebbe, is the Torah’s very needs to be understood. For, granted the week. Every Sunday, the Rebbe point: Make communities, even before that he is to be found increasingly in the stood for hours, greeting visitors with you have perfect individuals. People supernal worlds, because he ascends to blessings and advice—and a dollar to are not Lego pieces or machine parts, there; but how is he found more in this give to charity. His campaign to bring the which must be fully formed individually world? world to an awareness of the imminence before they can be assembled together “... As is known, the life of a tzaddik is of the Age of Moshiach continued and in a constructive way. People are souls, intensified. not a physical life but a spiritual life, with the potential for perfection already consisting wholly of faith, awe, and love But a suspenseful expectation hung in implicit within them. And nothing of G-d... While the tzaddik was alive the air. The Rebbe had implied that the brings out a soul’s potential as much as on earth, these three attributes were torch that had been passed from leader interacting and uniting with other souls. contained in their physical vessel and to leader, from prophet to sage since Imperfect individuals, brought together garment [ —the body] on the plane of Abraham—that torch had now been in love and fellowship, make perfect physical space... his disciples received passed by the Rebbe to each and every communities. but a reflection of these attributes, a ray one of us. The farbrengen having ended, those who radiating beyond this vessel by means of his holy utterances and thoughts... But The 25th of Adar I, 5752 (February 29, had not yet done so went home for the Shabbat meal; they, too, had to hurry, as after his passing... whoever is close to 1992) was a Shabbat like many others him can receive a [far loftier dimension] for the Rebbe’s Chassidim residing in the short winter day was already drawing to a close. As soon as Shabbat was over, of these three attributes, since they are Crown Heights section of Brooklyn, New no longer confined within a [material] York. a group of scholars (called chozrim, or “repeaters”) gathered to recall and vessel, nor bounded by physical space...” 17 STORIES WITH SOUL

he Holy Ruzhiner Rebbe told the following story about his Tancestors: When Reb Dov Ber, the Maggid of Mezritch, felt his end drawing near, he declared, “I will not enter the Garden of Eden until G-d sends Moshiach.”

When the Maggid passed away, he was brought to the Heavenly Court and told that a special place was a waiting him in the Garden of Eden.

The Maggid, however, stood his ground and demanded that G-d send him into the Garden of Eden. Moshiach, or else he would not budge. At a gathering in 1989, the Rebbe Reb Sholom Shachna was the son of related that the same thing transpired After much arguing and cajoling, the Reb Avraham and the grandson of when Reb Levi Yitzchak of Berditchev Maggid was offered a spiritual reward the Maggid of Mezritch. passed away. that enticed him to forgo his promise. Through Divine inspiration he knew He, too, had promised that he would The Maggid’s son, Reb Avraham, was of his father’s and grandfather’s not enter the Garden of Eden before known as “the Angel,” for he was decision to not enter the Garden of G-d sent Moshiach. as disassociated from this physical Eden until G-d would send Moshiach. world as a human being could be, But, alas, Reb Levi Yitzchak was also approaching the spiritual level of an He knew, too, that neither of them persuaded to forego his promise. angel. had been successful and eventually entered the Garden of Eden although The Rebbe then stated, “What Reb Avraham, knowing that his father Moshiach had not arrived. should be done to prevent this from had been unsuccessful at forcing G-d happening again is to take a vow, to send Moshiach, determined that As Reb Sholom Shachna advanced with the people’s consent, to not he would not be dissuaded when in years, he, too, determined that he enter the Garden of Eden until G-d his time came, but would refuse to would not enter the Garden of Eden sends Moshiach. enter the Garden of Eden until he until he made sure that G-d would had brought about the coming of send Moshiach. A vow which is accepted with the Moshiach. consent of the multitude cannot be Upon his passing, Reb Sholom nullified without the consent of the Avraham’s end of days approached Shachna was led before the Heavenly multitude.” and he strengthened himself for the Court and was invited to proceed to celestial battle. the Garden of Eden. In simple words this means that the Rebbe took upon himself a vow that When he passed away and stood But Reb Sholom Shachna if it came to this point, he would be before the Heavenly Court, he insisted remembered his promise and refused, unable to be enter the Garden of Eden that he would not enter the Garden of and with utmost determination and without G-d abiding by the Rebbe’s Eden until G-d would send Moshiach. stubbornness declared that he would vow. not proceed until G-d sent Moshiach. All manners of spiritual enticements We know with certainty, that the were offered to Reb Avraham. Reb Sholom Shachna did not budge. Rebbe is standing outside of the gates Spiritual pleasure and bliss that had He would not move one iota until G-d of the Garden of Eden, demanding not even been offered to the greatest agreed to send Moshiach. that G-d send Moshiach. tzadikim. But Reb Avraham stood his ground. Exactly what transpired is not And the Rebbe will succeed. known. But what is known is that And G-d stood His ground. G-d extended the boundaries of the Garden of Eden to encompass that Until finally, G-d took Reb Avraham area in which Reb Sholom Shachna by the hand, as it were, and shlepped stood. 18 LAWS OF INTEREST RECENTLY IN THE NEWS A JEWISH WEDDING TO REMEMBER IN ITALY, THE FIRST AFTER NATIONAL SHUTDOWN

nder the chuppah at the Great Synagogue of Rome, Marco Del Monte of Rome and Elinor UHanoka of Israel were the first Jewish couple to be married in Italy after the coronavirus pandemic led to a government ban on weddings.

When the novel coronavirus made its way to Europe, Italy became one of the first epicenters of the pandemic, with rapidly increasing infection and casualty rates raising the alarm for the rest of the world. Gaining traction all too fast, by mid- February the nation of 60-million that also is one of the world’s most beloved tourist destinations was on lockdown. Bologna became Elinor’s second Marco’s expertise as a chef served home for a number of years. Best of It was during this turbulent time as his connection point with the all, it was the place where she met that Marco Del Monte of Rome Israeli ambassador to Italy, Dror Marco. It wasn’t long before the two and his fiancée, Elinor Hanoka, Eydar. “We were at the International were engaged to be married. were faced with a tough decision: Conference of Shluchim in New What to do about their upcoming York, and an Israeli journalist friend The wedding was set for March in wedding scheduled to take place in introduced us to Dror, the incoming Israel. Lazar was commissioned to Israel on March 15? Locked down in Israeli ambassador,” explained officiate there, and everyone was Italy, how could they possibly pull Lazar. “When Dror arrived in Rome, thrilled. that off? we struck a relationship that is ongoing to this day.” And then the world turned upside A native of Rome, Marco had spent down. years waiting to find a suitable As an observant Jew, Eydar needed match for his religious lifestyle in the a full-time kosher chef in the “At first, the thought was to move Eternal City. His search eventually embassy, and Lazar recommended the wedding to Italy,” said Lazar. led him to Rabbi Menachem Lazar Marco for the job. It was a match, “One of the challenges was that her of Chabad Piazza Bologna in Rome; and Marco has been performing his parents would have to quarantine over the years, he grew close to the wizardry in the kitchen there since. on their return to Israel.” rabbi and his commitment to Jewish life increased. All this time, his heart was looking As personal friends of the Israeli for his soul mate. ambassador, the young couple A talented chef, Marco found his toyed with the idea of taking Eydar’s niche in the Jewish community of Elinor hails from Israel; her medical offer to host a private event in the Rome, cooking for private events, studies brought her to Rome some embassy. Alas, it wasn’t before long helping other caterers and serving years ago. As the address for Jewish that Italian authorities banned all as a mashgiach for kosher food. students in Rome, Chabad of Piazza weddings, and that plan was also 19 shelved.

And so, matters stood at a stalemate, with the bride and groom in limbo.

A Wedding to Remember Slowly and painfully, over these past few months, the battered country has started to recover from its wounds. As the numbers started coming down—there have been 237,00 coronavirus cases and nearly 35,000 deaths—and matters appear to be trending towards a safer environment, the Italian government has eased restrictions, including opening places of worship, albeit under certain restrictions.

Rabbi Riccardo Di Segni, the chief Rabbi of Rome who presides over the Great Synagogue there—a towering, majestic edifice—joyfully opened his doors for the first time since the lockdown went into effect for Shabbat on June 6. The first encouraged their daughter and possible day to host any sort of future son-in-law to grab the first “Great joy, albeit not in the cities event in the Great Synagogue was opportunity they had and go ahead of Judea and in the streets of the following day, June 7. with the wedding. Jerusalem, as had been planned, but in Rome,” Eydar wrote on Facebook, As a medical professional himself, “They said that the wedding is a big playing on the text of the Sheva Di Segni ordered his community mitzvah, and we shouldn’t delay Brachot (“Seven Blessings”) recited into lockdown well before the it a day longer,” said the bride and at every Jewish wedding. authorities, going so far as to groom. boldly cancel all public Purim Emotions ran high all around. festivities, thus possibly sparing And so, almost four months after “My grandfather is a survivor of them the worst. Indeed, the Jewish the entire country shut down, the Auschwitz, and when he personally community of Rome has reported first post-lockdown Jewish wedding blessed me on my wedding day, lower numbers than many other in Rome took place on Sunday amid I couldn’t stop the tears flowing comparative communities. much relief and joy. down my face,” said Marco.

“When Rabbi De Segni called us Staying within the limits currently in While the wedding was plan B, C, and told us that he was opening place, only 60 people were allowed or perhaps even D, it was beautiful. the synagogue, and asked us to attend. Everyone was masked, “Everything about the way things what we wanted to do, we were bride and groom included. Ned ultimately turned out was so elated to hear that we might Bendaud, a relative and close friend special’ wrote the bride and groom. finally get our chance,” Marco and of the groom who does hashgachah “It is emotional for us and for the Elinor told Chabad.org. Though work with him, was there. “It was a entire community.” it was immediately understood small party with outsized joy. Every that Elinor’s parents would not be individual there was personally able to attend, mother and father invested in the celebration, and it graciously and whole-heartedly really showed.” 20 21 FRENCH CONNECTION REFLEXIONS SUR LA PARACHA Vivre avec la paracha Penser possible faire face à tel ou tel problème », ils affrmèrent : « trois arguments décourageants. abandonnez tout le projet ! » La seule méthode pour réussir La Mer Rouge : Devant la Mer Rouge, la position des par Tali Loewenthal C’était là leur erreur. Mais elle ne doit pas être Hébreux était apparue désespérée devant les forces haque individu doit affronter des tâches et des la nôtre. Nos enquêtes sur les tenants et les égyptiennes supérieures. Mais, leur rappela Calev, « défs. La dimension juive de la vie nous aide à aboutissants de l’entreprise qui nous attend, basées Moïse ouvrit pour nous la mer » et aucune bataille Cy faire face et parfois se présente elle-même sur les enseignements de la Torah, ne doivent pas ne s’en était suivie. D.ieu Lui-même avait combattu comme une partie du déf. Les devoirs d’étudier, aboutir à la déclaration : « mission impossible » et pour eux. Il en ferait de même face aux puissants de trouver un emploi, de se marier, de faire naître à l’abandon de la tâche. Si nous y portons un regard habitants de Canaan. une famille, d’aider sa communauté, d’épauler ceux positif, sachant que D.ieu nous aide, nous verrons Les cailles : En ce qui concernait « l’excuse d’Amalek qui sont dans le besoin, sans parler des problèmes devant nous se dérouler le chemin qui nous mènera », Calev leur rappela que même lorsque, mus qu’affronte le peuple juif en tant qu’entité, tout cela au succès optimal. par un caprice, ils avaient réclamé à Moïse de la est guidé par les enseignements juifs. On y trouve à Il est vrai que nous devons réféchir attentivement viande et qu’alors ils ne faisaient que « chercher la fois des « fais » et des « ne fais pas ». Ils apportent pour trouver l’approche qui correspond le mieux des ennuis », D.ieu les avait malgré tout gratifés tous une stabilité et pourtant quelquefois, ils à une situation spécifque et prendre en compte miraculeusement de cailles. Maintenant encore, paraissent rendre les choses plus compliquées. chaque facteur. Mais les éléments qui nous bien qu’ils ne le méritent pas, D.ieu leur montrerait Pouvons-nous équilibrer toutes les demandes guident à la base dans l’implication dans l’action des miracles. auxquelles nous devons faire face ? Comment sont les instructions que nous donne D.ieu par La Manne : Le voyage du Peuple Juif dans le désert les envisager ? Dans la Paracha de cette semaine, l’intermédiaire de la chaîne des enseignements de n’était qu’une préparation sans relation directe Chela’h, la Torah nous donne le récit du Peuple Juif la Torah. C’est seulement ainsi que nous pouvons avec leur entrée en Terre Sainte. Et pourtant le placé devant le déf de pénétrer en Terre d’Israël, la affronter et surmonter, avec sagesse et ténacité Tout Puissant accomplissait pour eux le miracle terre qui leur avait été promise par D.ieu depuis des chaque déf, de la façon la plus réussie et fnalement, quotidien de la Manne, réfutant par là-même générations. Leur tâche consistait à transformer le avec la venue de Machia’h, la sainteté latente dans l’objection des explorateurs selon laquelle D.ieu Canaan impur en la Terre sacrée d’Israël, le centre le monde entier se révélera. pourrait ne pas montrer de miracles à l’approche spirituel du Peuple Juif et en dernier ressort du ______de Canaan. monde entier. Une immense tâche les attendait. Cependant cette péripétie sert également de Trois défs Nous l’avons dit, chacun d’entre nous est un émissaire métaphore à la tâche qui attend chaque Juif dans sa par Yitschak Meir Kagan de D.ieu pour faire de notre environnement vie de tous les jours. Nous devons changer les voies evenons aux objections émises par dix des la « Terre Sainte ». Nous aussi faisons face aux ordinaires du monde en quelque chose de saint. explorateurs, Josué et Calev ayant, quant à eux, rapports décourageants de notre propre inclination au mal. Chez certains, elle suscite la peur que Au commencement de la Paracha, D.ieu demande compris le but de leur mission. Ils émirent trois R l’environnement soit particulièrement matérialiste, d’« envoyer des gens pour explorer la Terre ». Nos objections essentielles. plus que partout ailleurs. C’est pourquoi il est un Sages expliquent que cette injonction venait en La première était d’ordre général : la force ennemi puissant qui empêche la dissémination de réponse au fait que le Peuple Juif lui-même désirait incommensurable des Cananéens. Bien que D.ieu la Torah, (« les habitants de la Terre sont puissants cette exploration. Il leur semblait naturel de vouloir leur eût montré des miracles, par le passé, l’aide »). explorer la terre et D.ieu répondit : « Envoyez [des divine serait-elle assez puissante pour surmonter explorateurs] ! » ces nations ? En second lieu, Israël méritait-il des Chez d’autres, cette inclination évoque le sentiment de ne pas être digne de poursuivre une mission En d’autres termes, explique le Rabbi, si vous avez miracles ? Les explorateurs soulignèrent l’effet de la sacrée (la mention d’Amalek). une tâche qui vous attend, mettez tous vos efforts présence des Amalécites qui avaient précédemment et votre énergie dans la recherche de la manière attaqué Israël quand les Juifs avaient fait montre Enfn une troisième inclination fait apparaître qu’il de l’accomplir le mieux possible. Parfois, les gens d’un manque de foi. Enfn, bien qu’il fût possible y a des obstacles même à l’approche de l’objet de se laissent porter par le courant sans réféchir, sans que D.ieu montre des miracles lors de la conquête notre mission dans la vie. se poser de questions. Par contraste, la Paracha de la terre elle-même, le ferait-Il dans les étapes nous dit ici de rechercher et de penser par nous- préliminaires, à l’approche de la Terre Sainte, où Notre réponse au penchant vers le mal est mêmes. Alors, que se passa-t-il donc ? Pourquoi la attendaient les Hittites et les Jébuséens ? clairement énoncée dans la réponse de Calev. mission des douze explorateurs se solda-t-elle par Bien que notre environnement soit puissamment En entendant les observations des dix explorateurs, un désastre ? matérialiste, bien que nous ne soyons pas parfaits les Juifs commencèrent à se révolter. Calev leur et que nous pêchions, bien qu’il y ait des obstacles Parce qu’au lieu de rechercher la meilleure manière rappela alors que D.ieu avait 1) partagé la Mer et des distractions étrangères, D.ieu nous donne, de pénétrer en Terre d ‘Israël, les explorateurs Rouge, 2) fait descendre des cailles pour les nourrir individuellement et collectivement, la force de déclarèrent que cette entreprise était impossible. et 3) donné la Manne. briser toutes les barrières, de surmonter tous les Le message qu’ils rapportèrent était : « mission Par ces simples paroles, il offrait une réponse aux obstacles et d’accomplir notre mission dans la vie. impossible… » Au lieu de dire : « nous aurons à 22 LATIN LINK REFLEXION SEMANAL Parasha de la Semana ¿Extraer sus Propias preguntó que probaba el experimento. Al Conclusiones? instante un muchacho sabio gritó “Señor, Por Yossy Goldman esto prueba en forma concluyente que si usted toma suficiente whisky, ¡nunca sufrirá lgunas conclusiones son más obvias por los gusanos!” que otras. A veces la conclusión más obvia no es necesariamente correcta. Los hechos están ahí para que todos A los veamos. La cuestión es cómo los Extraer sus propias conclusiones a veces puede ser un negocio riesgoso. interpretamos. Si tenemos una posición preconcebida y luego manipulamos los Tomen el caso de la Parashá de esta semana. datos para extraer conclusiones adecuadas Los espías enviados por Moisés retornan de para nosotros, podremos ser inteligentes su misión de reconocimiento de la Tierra al principio, pero finalmente seguiremos Prometida con un atemorizante informe el camino de los espías. Sin fe aun la acerca de las feroces y guerreras naciones información más exacta puede llevar a una de Canaan. El Pueblo Judío está desanimado, conclusión equivocada. asustado y hasta llora ante el pensamiento de su inminente invasión, convencidos de que será una suicida misión imposible. El Todopoderoso está enojado, el pueblo es castigado por su falta de fe en Su promesa y Di-s les había prometido la tierra, les había los espías se hunden en la historia como los contado de sus bellezas naturales y les había villanos del cuento. asegurado el éxito.

¿Por qué? ¿Cuál fue en realidad su pecado? El mismo Di-s que milagrosamente los liberó Moisés pidió un informe de la tierra. Ellos de Egipto, el más imponente superpoder en volvieron e informaron exactamente lo la tierra, partió el mar para ustedes y Se les que habían visto. No dijeron mentiras. reveló en toda Su gloria en Sinaí, ha dicho Clases y Eventos La tierra era formidable. Sus habitantes ahora que la Tierra Prometida está ahí, Clases en Espanol eran altos y poderosos. Los frutos eran esperando por ustedes. Y después de todo lo Porcion Semanal extraordinariamente grandes. Hasta trajeron Rabbi Shea Rubinstein que hizo por ustedes; ¿Ustedes se dan vuelta Lunes 8:45 pm - 9:45 pm ejemplos para probarlo. Si todo era verdad y públicamente dudan que Su poder los ¿por qué fueron castigados? Tanya( Women) ayude a triunfar? Esto no es sólo un error de Mrs. Vivian Perez juicio. Es vergonzoso, pecaminoso y desleal. Martes 10:45 am - 12:00pm La respuesta se encuentra no en el informe El informe de los espías fue correcto, pero 198 Park Drive, Bal Harbour Village Jueves 11:00 - 12:00 sino en su conclusión. Los hechos que los sus conclusiones fueron desastrosas. espías presentaron eran completamente Call Vivian for details - 305.213.3202 exactos. El pecado fue su conclusión “No Analisis de distintos temas basados en la Perasha Un profesor de escuela secundaria decidió Rabbi Shlomi Halsband podremos vencer a esa gente, pues son demostrar a su clase los peligros del Miercoles 8:30 - 10:00 pm demasiado fuertes para nosotros”. Moisés abuso del alcohol. Por lo tanto realizó un Domingo 8:30 - 10:00 pm los envió en una misión para determinar experimento. Tomó un vaso con agua y un hechos. Su trabajo era traer información. vaso con whisky. Luego tomó un pequeño Nadie les pidió sus opiniones personales. gusano y lo puso en el vaso con agua. El Todo el objetivo de su misión era reunir gusano nadó tranquilamente, y luego el los datos necesarios para que los israelitas profesor lo sacó ileso. Luego puso al gusano encontraran la mejor manera de conquistar en el vaso con whisky. En un instante el la tierra. Que ellos lo hicieran era un hecho. gusano murió. Luego se volvió a la clase y 23 IN A WOMAN’S WORLD ISSUES OF RELEVANCE TO THE JEWISH WOMAN WEEKLY CLASSES Women’s Mikvah: Please call Mrs. Devorah Failer for an appointment: 305-866 1492 or PLEASE CHECK 305-323-2410 Please Note: Shabbos & Yom Tov visits must be Prepaid OUR VIRTUAL CLASS SCHEDULE

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