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The Shul B”H weekly magazine Weekly Magazine Sponsored By Mr. & Mrs. Martin (OBM) and Ethel Sirotkin and Dr. & Mrs. Shmuel and Evelyn Katz A Home of The Lubavitcher Rebbe, May His Merit Shield Us A House of Torah, Prayer And Acts of Goodness Shabbos Parshas Vayishlach Kislev 15 - 16 November 27 -28 Candle Lighting: 5:11 pm Shabbos Ends: 6:05 pm YUD TES KISLEV Rosh Hashana of Chassidus NOVEMBER 30 - DECEMBER 1 Over Tirty Years of Serving the Communities of Bal Harbour, Bay Harbor Islands, Indian Creek and Surfside 9540 Collins Avenue, Surfside, Fl 33154 Tel: 305.868.1411 Fax: 305.861.2426 www.TeShul.org Email: [email protected] The Shul Weekly Magazine Everything you need for every day of the week Contents Nachas At A Glance Weekly Message 3 Thoughts on the Parsha from Rabbi Sholom D. Lipskar Father & Son learning at The Shul every Motzei Shabbos. Celebrating Shabbos 4-5 Schedules, classes, articles and 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 Inspiration, Insights & Ideas 9-15 Bringing Torah lessons to LIFE Get The Picture 16-24 The full scoop on all the great events around town The ABC’s of Aleph 25 Serving Jews in institutional and limited environments. French Connection 26 Latin Link 27 Hebrew School home visits. Learning, games and connecting In a woman’s world with the children and families and children in 28 Issues of relevance to the Jewish woman their own homes Networking 29-32 Effective Advertising Numbers To Know 33 Contacts at The Shul Daily Study A complete guide to all classes and courses offered at 34 The Shul Get The Picture 35-36 The full scoop on all the great events around town Quotable Quote Chassidim never say farewell, for they never depart from each other; wherever they are, they are one family. Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak of Lubavitch Thoughts on the Parsha from Rabbi Sholom D. Lipskar Shabbos Parshas Vayishlach “The objective of Chassidus is to change one’s natural traits (behavior)” (Previous Rebbe). n honor of the upcoming Holiday Chassidus did not add or abrogate any of the 613 Torah and 7 Rabbinic Yud-Tes (Yat/19th) Kislev called laws commanded by Hashem. Chassidus did not come to diminish or Ithe Rosh Hashonah of Chassidus, aggrandize any group, ideology or person. Chassidus’ objective was when Chassidim and Fellow Jewish not to create a group or class unto itself nor in any way bring any Brothers and Sisters across the separation or fragmentation within the Jewish People. Chassidus did world celebrate the establishment of Chabad/Lubavitch Chassidism in of dress, culture of eating nor language. 1772 and the liberation from prison in 1798 of the Alter Rebbe, Rabbi The Talmud states various descriptions of a Chasid. Who is a Chasid – Schneur Zalman of Liadi, the founder one who does kindness with his Maker (creator): who is a Chasid – one of Chabad, I share some thoughts who does beyond the letter of the law: who is a Chasid – one who on the meaning and contribution of burns his nails so as not to cause harm to an expecting Mother. Chassidus. What did Chassidus add to the existing body of Torah knowledge and how did it enhance the already stringent demands of Jewish living and A Chasid is a lamplighter who walks through dark and treacherous behavior? places to kindle lamps so others will walk in light and safety. A Chasid is humble and demands more of himself than of others. A Chasid does This very limited space can by no means give a full dissertation on this mitzvahs with commitment, learns Torah with exultation and prays very important subject nor share the vast information transmitted by with devotion, emotion and intellect. A Chasid has and loves his Rebbe the Lineage of Rebbes up to our Rebbe in answering these questions. with complete devotion and subservience. A Chasid believes in G-d This is a mere attempt to highlight some of the most obvious and yet strives to understand Him. A Chasid accepts all of G-d’s acts with relevant aspects of Chabad Lubavitch. unconditional faith yet can ask G-d why? A Chasid always sees the good in others even when the bad is more obvious. A Chasid can “My grandfather (Rabbi Shmuel, 4th Rebbe) asked the Tzemach Tzedek sing, dance and cry simultaneously – rejoice with trembling. A Chasid (third Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel) what did Grandfather (the accepts well meaning critique with love and praise with reservation. Alter Rebbe) intend with the “ways of Chassidus” and what did he intend with “Chassidus”? The Tzemach Tzedek answered: The “ways of For a Chasid, no mission is impossible and life is a process of “L’chatchila Chassidus are that all Chassidim should be like one Family with love Ariber” – over the top with faith, love and joy. We can all be Chassidim according to the Torah”. “Chassidus” is a life-force/vitality to infuse for when Moshiach comes that is what will be expected of us. everything with vitality and illumination/light. To illuminate even that which is not good in order to become aware of one’s own negativity as Join us for the celebration of this Holiday this Shabbos and Monday it is and correct it. (Hayom Yom Tevet 24) evening for a great program and dinner and experience a Farbrengen like a Chasid. “The Alter Rebbe set forth the way for Chassidim to strive with effort to intellectually seek truth; To examine every behavior carefully that Have a good Shabbos and a great week. it should conform to truth and be achieved utilizing effort, This effort does not mean, as some erroneously think, that you need to uproot mountainous barriers and shatter imposing rocks to transform the world. The absolute truth is that every effort and act, whatever it is, with proper/true intention is effective and adequate. Saying a Bracha (blessing) with proper devotion; davening / praying properly with Rabbi Sholom D. Lipskar feeling (heart) and knowing “to whom you are praying (G-d)”; studying a passage in Chumash (Torah) and knowing that it is the word of G-d; to draw a friend closer with love and affection” (Hayom Yom, 2 Adar 1). 3 Celebrating Shabbos with our Youth Everything you need for an “Over the Top” Shabbos experience Torah Quiz Morah Malkie’s Yakira Leah’s Tot Shabbat Aleph Wonder Girls Ages: 1 - 3 Ages: 4 - 6 11:00 am - 12:00 pm 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Questions: Montessori Classrooom 2 1. From where do we learn that you should patronize your own classrooom 2 country? (Bereishis Rabbah) 2. To whom was Yaakov bowing seven times when Eisav came to attack him? (Bereishis Rabbah) 3. What miracle happened to Yaakov at the Jordan River? (Bereishis Rabbah) Itty’s Rochelle’s Answers for Last Week: Pre Tween Girls Tween Girls 1. Dovid Hamelech was also born red. Shmuel Hanavi feared that maybe he had murderous instincts, like Eisav Harasha. But Grades: 2nd - 5th Grades: 6th - 8th Hashem assured him that he has “good eyes” and would kill only with the consent of the Sanhedrin (i.e. the only blood he would 10:00 am - 12:00 pm 10:30 am - 12:00 pm spill would be the blood of those who attacked Am Yisrael.) (Bereishis Rabbah 63:8) Classrooom 1 2. Already from the womb, Eisav and Yaakov wanted to kill each other. (Bereishis Rabbah 63:6) 3. Rabban Shimon ben Gamliel once said that no one ever honored his father more than he honored Rabban Gamliel and Eisav honored Yitzchak. However, Rabban Shimon ben Gamliel said he found one way in which Eisav had shown greater Kibbud Av than Mendel’s Sholom’s he had. Whenever Eisav served his father, he would clothe himself Junior Boys Hebrew School in royal garments so that his father should feel that much more Ages: 4 - 8 Grades: 4th - 8th important. Rabban Shimon ben Gamliel knew that we can learn even from the wicked Eisav. (Bereishis Rabbah 65:16, Devarim 10:00 am - 12:00 pm 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Rabbah 1:14) Montessori 3 Prizes kindly sponsored by the Goldczer Family in loving Memory of Aryeh Leib ben Zev Volf obm Mishnayos Ba’al Peh Shaykee’s Debbie’s Yosef’s After Mincha Davening With Dad Teen Girls Teen Boys Montessori 3 Grades: 9th - 12th GREAT PRIZES!!! Grades: 7th - 8th Grades: 9th - 12th 10:30 am - 12:00 pm Prizes kindly sponsored by the 10:30 am - 12:00 pm 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Goldczer family in loving memory of Teen Girls Room Aryeh Leib ben Zev Volf Obm Classroom 1 Haime Library 4 Celebrating Shabbos Everything you need for an “Over the Top” Shabbos experience Kiddush This Week: Kiddush this week is sponsored by Mr. & Mrs. Ralph and Yenny Shabbos Schedule Herzka in honor of the birth of their grandson and in honor of being Chassan Bereishis this year. Candle lighting 5:11 p.m. Mincha / Kabbalas Shabbos 5:15 p.m. Shabbos Day Hashkama Minyan 7:15 a.m. Shalosh Seudos This Week: Tanya / Hayom Yom 9:00 a.m. Shalosh Seudos this week is available for sponsorship. Shacharis (Morning Services) 9:00 a.m. Children’s Programs 10:00 a.m. Upstairs Minyan 10:30 a.m. the caterer for this week’s 30 Minutes of Tanya: Classroom #1 +/- 12:00 p.m.

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