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“ SHABBAT MORNING SERVICES Inaugural Shabbat in honor of Rabbi Yosef Weinstock

7:00 a.m. Shacharit Minyan, Main Sanctuary 8:00 a.m. Shacharit Minyan, Upstairs Rooms 1 & 2 8:45 a.m. Sephardic Minyan, Library 8:45 a.m. Minyan, House across the street 9:00 a.m. Shacharit Minyan, Main Sanctuary.

There will be a short program after Mussaf in honor of Rabbi Weinstock’s YOUNG ISRAEL OF HOLLYWOOD-FT. LAUDERDALE installation, at which point he will deliver his sermon. Groups to continue Rabbi Yosef Weinstock through the sermon. The children will come down for Ein Keilokeinu. Rabbi Edward Davis, Rabbi Emeritus 9:30 a.m. YP Minyan, Chapel Dr. P.J. Goldberg, President 9:30 a.m. Teen Minyan, Upstairs Room 5

3291 Stirling Road, Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33312 9:30 a.m. Youth Minyan resumes, Modular 954-966-7877 email: [email protected] www.yih.org - For Weekday Daily Minyanim see Page 5- SHABBAT SHALOM. WE WELCOME ALL NEWCOMERS, VISITORS AND GUESTS JOINING US FOR SHABBAT. SHABBAT SCHEDULE OF CLASSES PARSHAT SHOFTIM  8:15 a.m., Parsha Shiur. 4 ELUL 5777 AUGUST 26, 2017  No Sefer HaChinuch Shiur this Shabbat with Rabbi Raphael Stohl,. TORAH READING Deuteronomy 16:18  Parsha classes with Rabbi Yitzchak Salid: 9:15 a.m. in Rm. 6, 10:15 a.m. in HAFTORAH Isaiah 51:12 Kiddush room in house across the street (access through glass door on north side Nach Yomi : Lamentations 4 of house).

Daf Yomi : Sanhedrin 41  No Haftorah shiur with Rabbi Yitzi Marmorstein after the 8:00 a.m. Minyan. Shiur resumes September 2nd. Friday Night  9:00 a.m. Shiur Boker for Teens with Rabbi Moshe Nachbar, Room 5 7:15 p.m. & 7:29 p.m. Candle Lighting  10:45 a.m., following the Minyan: Open individual & group learning. Shiur in Sefer Hamitzvot with Rabbi Moshe Parnes resumes September 2nd. 7:00 p.m. Minchah/Ma’ariv, Main Sanctuary  6:20 p.m., : Gemara class (Hebrew) Tractate Gittin. 7:00 p.m. Minchah/Ma’ariv Sephardic Minyan, Library  6:35 p.m., Library: Daf Yomi. 7:40 p.m. Mincha/Ma’ariv in House across the  6:55 p.m. Modern Halachah for Teens with Rabbi Moshe Nachbar, Chapel.

street  Between Minchah & Ma’ariv, in : Class with Rabbi Jonathan Hirsch. Shabbat Afternoon 11th and 12th graders are invited to attend. 6:40 p.m. Rabbi Weinstock’s Class : The Life and Works of  Immediately after Ma’ariv, Library: Kitzur Shulchan Aruch 5-minute class to start Rabbi Meir Simcha of Dvinsk (On his 91st your week off learning Torah. Yahrtzeit) 7:25 p.m. Minchah, Main Sanctuary Seudah Shlishit after Minchah THIS PUBLICATION GOES TO THE PRINTER ON WEDNESDAYS. ALL SUBMISSIONS 8:26 p.m. Ma’ariv, Main Sanctuary MUST BE IN THE SHUL OFFICE BY WEDNESDAYS AT NOON. THIS INCLUDES EVENTS, 8:26 p.m. Shabbat Ends SPONSORSHIPS, NAMES FOR THE REFUAH SHLEIMAH LIST.

OUR YIH FAMILY…. D’var Torah : Rabbi Yosef Weinstock Mazel Tov:  Yitz Stern on the Bat Mitzvah of his daughter, Julia, and to grandparents Zelda & It was October 14, 2003, Game 6 of Major League Baseball’s National League Bryan Stern and Gilda & Jack Burstein and to siblings Jared and Justin. Championship Series. The Chicago Cubs were playing the (then) Florida Marlins at th  Rabbi & Mrs. Yehuda Fensterszaub on the Bar Mitzvah at AiSh HaTorah of their Wrigley Field. The Cubs led the series 3-2. With one out in the top of the 8 inning, son, Avi. Kiddush at L’Chaim restaurant at 12:00 p.m. the Cubs were 5 outs away from winning their first National League pennant since  Izzy & Claire Rand on the recent marriage of their grandson, David, to Ayelet 1945. Marlins second baseman Luis Castillo was at bat, and he hit a foul ball to the Petrover. Mazel Tov to parents Drs. Jeffrey & Susan Rand and family. left side. Left fielder Moises Alou seemed poised to catch the ball in foul territory, but a man wearing headphones and a Cubs hat reached up to grab the foul ball.  Jayne & Iz Warman on the birth of a granddaughter Talia Serach (Talia Rose), and That man’s name is Steve Bartman. As a result, Alou was unable to make the play. to parents Avi Kaplan & Rella Kaplowitz and to aunt & uncle Leah & Yoni Robins. Cubs fans fed off of Alou’s response and began showering Bartman with abuse. Welcome: Ultimately, Steve Bartman had to be escorted out of Wrigley Field that night by  We are excited to welcome Rabbi & Mrs. Adam & Sara Frieberg to Hollywood. We security, for his own safety. The Cubs ended up blowing their three-run lead and look forward to their future contributions and leadership in our shul. losing Game 6. When the Cubs went on to lose Game 7, people began to point to  We welcome the new B’not Sherut: Hillel NMB: Adi, Shaked, Nitzan, Reut. Ben that fan’s interference as the turning point that led to the Cubs meltdown. Gamla: Yakira, Naama, Bar, Shiraz People continued to threaten Steve Bartman until very recently. Alex Gibney, writer and producer of an ESPN film about the Bartman episode, notes that things did not THANK YOU TO OUR SHABBAT SPONSORS have to be that way. Fans could have let the episode go. They could have turned their attention to cheering on their home team, instead of focusing on the foul ball. 9:00 a.m. Minyan Kiddush in honor of Rabbi Yosef Weinstock’s installation: Ellen & Instead, the irony was that Cubs fans went to a really dark place at the stadium Jay Adler, Danny & Debby Aqua, Marlene & Dale Bergman, Alvin & Tamara known as “The Friendly Confines.” Cohen, Jamie & Edward Czinn, Judith & Jeffrey Dach & Family, The Danis Family, Last month, the Cubs gave Steve Bartman a 2016 World Series Championship Gabe Deutsch & Family, Jordan & Tammy Ditchek, Herb & Edie Fishler, Avi & ring. In explaining the gift, Cubs owner Tom Ricketts said: We hope this provides Sharon Frier, Robert & Zivia Gill, Rivka & Norman Ginsparg, PJ & Judy Goldberg, closure on an unfortunate chapter of the story that has perpetuated throughout our Hirsh & Company CPAs, Marcy & Martin Hoffman, Rabbi Yaakov & Reva Homnick, quest to win a long-awaited World Series. While no gesture can fully lift the public Imiak Family, Doron & DV Kahn, The Kogan Family, David & Joan Kornbluth, Dov burden he has endured for more than a decade, we felt it was important Steve & Racheli Lasry, Elana & Shimmy Lazar, Barry & Lois Levontin, Linzer Family, Alex knows he has been and continues to be fully embraced by this organization. After & Aliza Markovich, Willy & Harriette Moses, Michelle & Harrison Nadel, Avi & all he has sacrificed, we are proud to recognize Steve Bartman with this gift today.” Debra Naider, Cheryl & Ari Pearl, Ira Posner & Sheila Klee, Brenda & Alan Pritzker, In accepting the ring, Steve Bartman issued a statement, which read in part: I am Larry & Tobi Reiss, Joe & Lily Rosenblatt, Aliza Septimus & Alan Berger, Heather relieved and hopeful that the saga of the 2003 foul ball incident surrounding my & Sam Sered, Shamah Family, Joe & Myrna Ziegler Shapiro, Maish & Tziviah family and me is finally over. I humbly receive the ring not only as a symbol of one Staiman, Danielle & Oren Stier, Tanya & Tzvi Tuchinsky, Joshua & Sharona of the most historic achievements in sports, but as an important reminder for how we should treat each other in today's society.” Whisler, Rebecca & Michael Wiederhorn, Wolpowitz Family, Anonymous. (Any In this week’s Parsha we read about the mysterious mitzvah of Eglah Arufah. There additional sponsors will be listed next week) is an unsolved murder outside the city limits. The elders of the closest cities come Minyan Kiddush: Yitz Stern in honor of his daughter Julia’s Bat Mitzvah. together for a ceremony in which they declare that (21:7) “our hands did not spill this blood.” Do we really think that these distinguished leaders had anything to do Seudah Shlishit: Welcoming the B’not Sherut and this year’s Youth Dept. with the murder? From this mitzvah we learn the importance of collective Torah Dialogue: Alan & Brenda Pritzker in memory of their son Shmuel Chaim. responsibility. The elders do not say, “we didn’t do it, it’s not our problem.” Rather they declare that an unsolved murder is a problem for everyone, and everyone SATURDAY NIGHT Live Concert with Eitan Katz sponsored by must do their part to address the problem. For a long time Cubs fans scapegoated Steve Bartman. 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Shabbat Safety & Security UPCOMING EVENTS & REMINDERS “Safety & Security is everyone’s responsibility. If You See Something Say Something!” Talk to the President, Rabbis, or Executive Director. Safety Announcement Stirling Road at SW 33rd Avenue: Please cross Stirling  Sofer Rabbi Shmuel Rosenfeld, Tuesday September 5-Friday September 9, at Road in the crosswalk after all traffic has stopped. Crossing elsewhere is dangerous YIH for pre-Rosh Hashanah checking of mezzuzahs and tefillin. To contact Rabbi and illegal. Police officer controls the light on Friday 6:30-10:30pm and Shabbat Rosenfeld directly, please email him at [email protected] 7:45am-12:30pm & 6:00-9:00pm. A custodian will manually change the light between  Bikur Cholim Guidelines and How To….” Sunday September 10th at YIH 6:50 & 7:10am. 9:45-11:45 a.m. with Rabbi Fred Klein. Plus Youth/Teen card making activity. Shmira is in need of men and women to serve as Shomrim for 1 hour on Shabbat  Youth Department Sukkah Hop Friday, October 6th, 2nd Day of Sukkot. To every 2-3 months. To volunteer contact [email protected] host, please contact Rav James. AED (Automated External Defibrillator) along with other first aid equipment in closet  Dolphins vs Tennessee Titans Sunday, October 8th, home game tailgate next to Social Hall. Synagogue Reminders party at Hard Rock Stadium. Time TBD, game starts 1:00 p.m. See flyer for this Shul, Brotherhood, Youth, Bnei Akiva, Scouts event. Please return all Siddurim, Chumashim and Sefarim to their original location at the  Men’s Softball League: Starting this fall, Sundays 8:15 a.m., Driftwood conclusion of each minyan or class. Kindly fold and return borrowed Talleisim to the Park, Hollywood. Open to anyone over age 18. Contact [email protected] Tallis rack in the lobby. Please respect the property of the neighbors of Young Israel of Hollywood. Be mindful  The YIH Brotherhood Basketball will be starting its 11th season Sept. 18th. The of your children. Use waste receptacles at the shul. league is open to YIH members first. If you are interested in signing up or if you Do not bring food or drink into the Sanctuary, Library or Modular. are interested in sponsorship opportunities please email [email protected] To maintain proper decorum, the entry doors to the Main Sanctuary will be locked  Sisterhood Events (see flyers): while the Torah is being read, while the Rabbi(s) are speaking, during Mussaf  New Members Tea, Shabbat afternoon, September 9th, 5:00 p.m. Kedusha, and during the announcements prior to the conclusion of the service.  Pre-Rosh Hashanah Boutique, Sunday, September 10th. Please plan your exit/entry accordingly. Please contact Gerald Mayerhoff [email protected] or David Lasko [email protected] for an aliyah or kibbud at any of the minyanim to mark a yahrzeit or special occasion. Weekday Learning The Rabbinical Council of America Challenges Charlottesville Moral Equivalency Daf Yomi in the Library. Weekdays: 5:30am & 8:00pm. Shabbat: 1 hour before The Rabbinical Council of America, the leading organization of orthodox rabbis in Minchah. Sundays: 6:30am. North America, condemns any suggestion of moral equivalency between the White Morning Learning Program with Rabbi Yossi Jankovits. Sun. (8-9am), Mon.- Fri. (7-8am). Daily in the YI 15 min. Mussar (Duties of the Heart: Shaar Supremacists and neo-Nazis in Charlottesville and those who stood up to their Bitachon), 15 min. Chumash with Rashi (Parashah HaShavua), 30 min. Gemara repugnant messages and actions. "There is no moral comparison," said Rabbi (Taanit). Elazar Muskin, president of the RCA. "Failure to unequivocally reject hatred and U’Vkumecha “And When You Awaken” with Rabbi Yitzi Marmorstein bias is a failing of moral leadership and fans the flames of intolerance and Mon.-Fri. 30 minutes before the second Shacharit Minyan chauvinism. While as a rabbinic organization we prefer to address issues and not Sundays: personalities, this situation rises above partisan politics and therefore we are taking 9:45am Chidon HaTanach for Middle & High School with Rav James the unusual approach to directly comment on the words of the President." Mondays: Rabbi Mark Dratch, Executive Vice President, said, "The RCA joins with politicians 9:45am Women’s Chumash class, Rabbi Yitzchak Salid, Library of all parties, citizens of all political persuasions, and people of all faiths calling on 8:30pm The Book of Devarim, Tobi Wolf for women, Room 5 President Trump to understand the critical consequences of his words. We call on all the leaders of our country to denounce all groups who incite hate, bigotry and Weekday Daily Minyanim - Week of August 27 racism, while taking action and using language that will heal the terrible national Minchah/Ma’ariv 7:30pm (note corrected time), Shacharit: Sun. 7:15, 8:00, wounds of Charlottesville." 9:00am, Mon.,Thurs. 6:15, 7:15, 8:00am, Tues., Wed., Fri . 6:15, 7:30, 8:00am.

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REFUAH SHLEIMAH

Bahor ben Merhai (Boris Yusupov-Roman Yusupov’s father), Baruch Zvi ben Rivka Batya (Rabbi Dr. Brian Galbut-Daniel Galbut’s cousin), Binyamin ben Chemla (Binyamin Israel), David HaKohen ben Esther (Lev Kandinov’s father), Eliezer HaLevi ben Chana (Leon Brauser-Joel Brauser’s father), Harav Yehuda ben Rivka Leah (Rivka Ginsparg’s father), Solomon ben Solika (Solomon Perez-Ilana Melnitsky’s father), Yaakov ben Mira (Jacques Vogel-Michel Vogel’s father), Yehuda Arieh ben Mindla (Philippe Leiberman’s father), Yitzchak Chanoch ben Chana (Vanessa Shamah’s nephew). Bracha Etl bat Chana Nehorah (Ettie Langer), Chaya Mariam bat Blima (Harriet Bloom-Wendy Goldsmith’s mother), Chaya Sara bat Dubra (Irene Berlin-Reva Homnick’s mother), Chaya Shayna Sara bat Chane Esther (Shaani Splaver), Devora bat Sheina Baila, Elka bat Tova (Leona Brauser-Joel Brauser’s mother), Masha bat Ruth (Marcia Chonchol-Craig Barany’s mother), Sara Leah bat Rochel (Cynthia Lynn Haber-Cheryl Hamburg’s sister), Sara Leah bat Bracha (Stacey Deutsch), Shira Raizel Esther bat Mina Zosha (Ruth Messer’s granddaughter), Tzirel Libah bat Frimed Mindel (Sylvia Lieberman-Philippe Lieberman’s mother), Yocheved bat Tzril (Joan Niad)

If you know of a shul member in the hospital or who might appreciate a home visit, please let the Rabbis know by contacting the shul office. Please contact the office if someone on this list has, Baruch Hashem, recovered. COMMUNITY NEWS

 YIH Late Ma’ariv 9:30 p.m. Sun.-Thurs. and Early Minchah 2:00 p.m. Mon.-Thurs. at Hollywood Community Kollel, 3670 Stirling Rd., in modular at Bnei Sephardim.  Book Fair this Sunday 8/27 1:00-3:00 p.m. Stirling Road Library. Fiction, Children’s Books, Judaica, Non Fiction, Reference. $3 a bag. Coffee table books and signed copies at special prices.  Chaverim of Hollywood 954-998-2648 – volunteer roadside assistance.  Children’s Bikur Cholim Cards for Hospital Patients Cards to be signed with the child’s first name only and age. No Hebrew writing. Contact Jillian Galitzer.  Collection container for The Cupboard, Broward Kosher Food Bank, in front of the garage of the Dennis home, 4550 N Hills Drive, Hollywood.  The Chesed House is open to out-of-town visitors, as well as to residents whose loved ones are in hospital. Contact 786-565-2424 or [email protected]  Jewish Education Fund: Love your community, invest in your schools support JEF. For more info, go to yih.org/JEF or call 954-966-7877.  Community-wide Ulpan in Hollywood begins again in the fall. Ten classes with Sima Dobkin at YIH to begin October 17th. Cost $150. 5:30pm Beginner/ Intermediate, 7:30pm. Advanced. Register with Orloff CAJE. Contact Judy Asuleen, [email protected] or 954-660-2074.  Holyland Judaica is taking orders for Lulavim and Etrogim.

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 Sunday Breakfast following 9:00 a.m. minyan, Social Hall, with Chidon HaTanach class with Rav James. For parents & children.  Shul office summer hours: Mon.Thurs.9:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Fri. 9:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m. BROTHERHOOD PARENTING TIP ISRAEL UPDATE August 18, 2017 We're all incredibly busy, and sometimes our myriad responsibilities – work, social, health, etc. – clash with the core goal of giving proper attention to our children. So SFRC to Ambassador Haley: Lead U.N. Campaign Against assuming we cannot give them optimal attention 100% of the time, how can we be assured that our children will have the secure feeling that we absolutely love them Palestinian Terrorist Payments with full devotion? There's a story told about Rabbi Moshe Feinstein. One of Rav Moshe's grandsons On Aug. 3, members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC) sent was becoming a Bar Mitzvah, but Rav Moshe was unable to attend as it coincided a bipartisan letter to U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations (U.N.) Nikki Haley with a major rabbinical conference taking place the same day. Rav Moshe's son, urging her to lead a campaign at the U.N. against the abhorrent Palestinian Rabbi Reuven Feinstein – the father of the Bar Mitzvah boy – was asked how he Authority (PA) practice of providing salaries to terrorists and their families. “For felt about his illustrious father not being able to attend. His answer: "It's alright. I years, Congress has raised alarm regarding the Palestinian Authority's practice know that my father loves me." He then described a few incidents in his childhood of paying Palestinian prisoners serving sentences for terrorism in Israeli which served as a constant reminder of his father's great love for him: In the New prisons, as well as the families of deceased terrorists,” wrote the senators. “We York winter, before waking up his son for school, Rav Moshe would put the boy's now urge you to use your position as the U.S. ambassador to the United clothes on the radiator so they would be toasty-warm. Over the years, many Nations to raise the problem of PA payments for acts of terrorism at the U.N. famous and important people joined the family's Shabbat table. Yet Rav Moshe Security Council. We also request that you urge other U.N. member nations on never allowed any visitor – no matter how wealthy or well-connected – to supplant the Council, in the General Assembly, and across U.N. agencies to join the his son's seat next to his father at the table. U.S. in calling on the PA to end this system immediately.” Erin Kurt, who spent 16 years as a teacher around the world, would ask her students what their mother did that made them feel happy or loved. She reports that surprisingly, many of the responses were the same. Year after year, in every Our synagogue partners with AIPAC, America’s pro-Israel lobby, in educating our country she taught, and in every type of demographic, the students were saying community on issues affecting the U.S.-Israel relationship. We encourage you to learn the same things and had the same message: It's the small things that their parents more by contacting AIPAC at (202) 639-5200 or by visiting www.aipac.org. did that meant the most and that they remembered. Here's a list of the top 10 things kids say they remember and loved the most: Comes into my bedroom at night, tucks me in and sings me a song. She also tells me stories about when she was little. Gives me hugs and kisses, and sits and talks with me privately. Spends quality time just with me, not with my brothers and sisters around. Gives me nutritious food so I can grow up healthy. AIPAC Policy Conference 2018: March 4-6, 2018 At dinner, talks about what we could do together on the weekend. At night, Join Rabbi Weinstock, Young Israel of Hollywood-Ft Lauderdale members, and talks to me about anything – love, school, family, etc. Lets me play outside a over 18,000 pro Israel citizen activists for 3 of the most important days for lot. We cuddle under a blanket and watch our favorite show together. exploring and strengthening the US-Israel relationship. Disciplines me. It makes me feel cared for. Leaves a special message in my To register go to www.aipac.org/pc. We also have a block of registrations that desk or lunch bag. can be purchased directly from the shul. The following members are already So what is the key to instilling a lifelong feeling of security, acceptance and love? Small acts of thoughtfulness that make your kids feel important and cared for. signed up as part of our synagogue delegation: Good advice. Sheldon Levin, Faye Fingerer, Walter Fingerer, Harold Zombek, Nancy Zombek, Heather Sered, Dahlia Sered, Sam Sered, Lisa Baratz, Phil Baratz, Jonathan Gelman, Wendy Gelman, Michelle Mendelsohn, NEW! WHATSAPP GROUPS FOR MEMBERS WITH CHILDREN PRE-K Jay Mendelsohn, Jayne Kaplan, Akiva Hershenov, Gabrielle Slomowitz, THROUGH 8TH GRADE. TO BE ADDED, CONTACT RONIT KORNBLUTH Linda Slomowitz, Rabbi Weinstock, Tziviah Staiman, Maish Staiman, Myra Shulkes, David Genet, Monica Genet, Jana Chesal, Michael Chesal, Lily OR ALIZA MARKOVICH. Rosenblatt, Joe Rosenblatt, Kayla Marks, Lynda Levin

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Happening This Week

Shabbat Group Leader Training August 27, 2017, 4:00-6:00pm at YIH Youth Chesed Committee August 28, 2017, 8:00-9:30pm at the Kenigsberg home To join the council speak to Max Kenigsberg or Sam Merkin Middle School Youth Council August 29, 2017, 8:00-9:30pm at YIH This Shabbat To join the council speak to Michal Amar or Adina Hirsch Cub Scouts, Girl Scouts & Boy Scouts Restarts Time Program Age/Grade Location August 30, 2017, Cub & Girl Scouts at 6:15pm, Boy Scouts at 7:30pm at YIH NSCY Latte & Learn Friday Night Starts August 31, 2017 at 8pm at Dunkin Donuts 6:00pm Kabbalat Shabbat with Eitan All the Family TY Park Bnei Akiva Kenes Avodah (Senior Leadership Training) Katz August 31-- September 3, 2017, in Moshava IO 7:15pm Middle School Dinner & 6th-8th Grade Social Hall Zemirot Weekly Youth Shiurim & Programs 9:30pm High School Oneg Shabbat 9th-12th Grade Jacoby Family with Eitan Katz Shabbat

Shabbat Day 9:00am Teen Shiur Boker with Rabbi Nachbar in room 5 30 mins prior to Mincha, Teen Modern Halacha Shiur in Chapel 9:00am Game Room Pre K - 4th Grade Room 3&4 Sunday 9:00am Babysitting 18mth-Nursery 3 House 9:30am Chidon HaTanach Study Group (open to MS & HS) 9:00am Shiur Boker with Rabbi 8th-12th Grade Room 5 Wednesday Nachbar 6:15pm Girl Scouts & Cub Scouts 9:30am Teen Minyan 8th-12th Grade Room 5 7:30pmParsha Boy ScoutsQuiz Thursday 9:30am Youth Minyan Families & 5th - 7th Grade 8:00pm NCSY Latte & Learn at Dunkin Donuts 10:00am Shabbat Groups Pre K - 2nd Grade Rooms 2,3,4 & 6 10:00am Minyanaires 3rd & 4th Grade Room 1

6:55pm Modern Halacha for Teens 8th-12th Grade Chapel

7:25pm Teen Mincha Chapel

7:55pm Seuda Shlishit for the Family All the Family Social Hall

8:26pm Teen Maariv Chapel

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Parsha Quiz D’var Torah : Rav James Among the many privileges we have today is that of Medinat Yisrael. The ability to live and Congratulations to last weeks winners breathe once again the joys of Jewish life in the Land where it was meant to be enjoyed. Over Elementary School: Sarita Hirsch Middle School Winner: Uriel Williams the next few weeks many of our youth will be heading for the journey that generations The first person to email [email protected] on Motzi Shabbat with the correct answer to the fol- before them could only dream of - spending a year learning and connecting to Judaism in the lowing question will win a prize! only place one truly can. Elementary School: These young men and women of our community will have the amazing opportunity to not The parasha begins with the words “Shoftim” and “Shotrim.” Who were the shotrim and what was just study the Jewish texts but also to witness them. I remember a couple of years back I was their job? doing my regular Thursday evening drive, heading home from work to collect the family to head over to Alon Shvut for our weekly lasagna dinner with family. As I came through the Middle School: tunnels from Gilo into the Gush I hit standstill traffic. I looked out at the scenery that I pass In relation to the law, what are the three things mentioned in the beginning of this Sedra that the every day and was surprised to realize that there are caves that I had never noticed before. Over dinner, I asked if anyone else had noticed them, and found out that they are actually ancient mikvahs from the time of the First Temple. How does this relate to the Parsha? Well September Events it doesn't but stay with me… The year is 1982, I am only 1 year old so I don't remember, but Israel was in control of southern Lebanon when Lebanese Christian Phalangists attacked the predominately Muslim refugee camps of Sabra and Shatila, and many refugees were killed. Shabbat Shmooze for Teen Girls Huge protests took place in Israel against the killings which in turn forced the government to September 2, 2017 after Teen Minyan at YIH take action, resulting in convening a commission to assess the responsibility of the Israeli NCSY Emtza Planning Meeting government and army. The Kahan Commission was established and chaired by Yitzhak Kahan, President of the Israeli Supreme Court. The commission concluded that the Gemayel September 3, 2017 more details contact Jason Segalbaum Phalangists were directly responsible for the massacres; however Israel was to be held High School Youth Council indirectly responsible. Now this is where my story and our Parsha link. The commission used the very texts that our youth will be studying to come to their conclusions. September 4, 2017, 8:00-9:30pm Location TBA It says in this week’s Parsha, “If, in the land that the Eternal God is assigning you to possess, To join the council speak to Michal Amar or Adina Hirsch someone slain is found lying in the open, the identity of the slayer not being known, your elders and magistrates shall go out and measure the distances from the corpse to the nearby Bnei Akiva Back to Year Event towns.” The elders will perform a lengthy and complicated ritual to ultimately determine who September 10, 2017 more details to follow soon is responsible for the death. Why must the elders and magistrates of the town nearest to the corpse go through this Youth Leadership First Aid Training strange ritual and ask for exoneration? Because they are presumed guilty. They bear indirect September 10, 2017 6:00-8:30pm at YIH responsibility for the murder, because it occurred under their jurisdiction, on their watch, in Middle School Monday Mishmar their territory. Therefore the Kahan commission decided: “A basis for such responsibility may be found in the outlook of our ancestors, which was expressed in things that were said about Starts September 11, 2017, 7:30-8:30pm at YIH the moral significance of the biblical portion concerning the ‘beheaded heifer’. It is said in Bnei Akiva of Florida Leadership Shabbaton Deuteronomy (21:6-7) that the elders of the city who were near the slain victim who has been found ‘will wash their hands over the beheaded heifer in the valley and reply: our hands September 15-17, 2017 at YIH did not shed this blood and our eyes did not see.’ ... The Jewish public’s stand has always Rosh Hashana Carnival been that the responsibility for such deeds falls not only on those who rioted and committed the atrocities, but also on those who were responsible for safety and public order, who could September 17, 2017, 3:00-5:00pm at YIH have prevented the disturbances and did not fulfill their obligations in this respect.” The Kahan Commission honored the Torah and breathed new life into the relevance of this Looking Further Ahead week’s Parsha in our very own Justice system. We may not be the President of the Israeli Supreme Court and we may not even be sitting in our own Land. However we are sitting at Succah Hop this amazing crossroads in history where Am Yisrael are living B'Eretz Yisrael Al Pi Torat Yisrael and it is our personal responsibility to ensure we open both our eyes and our October 6, 2017 - 2nd Day Succot children’s eyes to the true connection with the Land and give them the opportunity to If you are willing to host in your Succah please email [email protected] explore fully the Torah at its fullest.

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