Nancy to Penina
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
1 CROWN HEIGHTS ~January 25, 2008 כאן צוה ה’ את הברכה CommunityNewspaper פרשת יתרו | יח שבט, תשס”ח | בס”ד WEEKLY VOL. I | NO 12 JANUARY 25, 2008 | SHEVAT 18, 5768 Crown Heights hosts International Conference of Chabad Women Emissaries Photo Credit: Crownheights.info WELCOMINGWELCOMING THETHE SHLUCHOSSHLUCHOS "Hi, Mrs. Schneerson from President Street speaking." S I L E N T Nancy U N D E R TORTURE Rabbi Avrohom Boruch Pevsner • Page 15 toOhel MiraclePenina • Page 10 For Women only: Frum Hollywood Movie in Crown Heights • Page 20 Beis Din of Crown Heights 390A Kingston Avenue, Brooklyn, NY Candle Lighting Tel- 718~604~8000 Fax: 718~771~6000 Jan.25 Lighting Motzei Shabbos Rabbi Y. Heller is available daily at 788 Eastern Parkway #210 ❖ 10:30am ~ 11:30am ☎ 718~604~8827 Brooklyn 4:46 Brooklyn 5:49 2:30pm - and after 8:00pm ☎ 718-756-4632 Yerushalayim Yerushalayim 4:26 5:45 Rabbi Y. Raitport is available by appointment. ☎ 718~604~8000 ext 39 הפ' ישעי' ו - Rabbi A.. Osdoba: ☎ 718~771~8737 9:30pm to 11:oopm Rabbi y. Zirkind: ☎ 718~604~8000 ext 39 Rabbi s. Segal: ☎ 718~360~7110 2 CROWN HEIGHTS ~January 25, 2008 The Vaad Hakohol Rabbi Segal on 15th of Sh'vat By Rabbi Shlomo Segal from year to year… and enjoys seeing it, he then makes the Shehechiyonu Member of Crown Heights Bais Din blessing. The custom of the people is For the 15th of Shvat , the Rosh to make the blessing when one eats Hashana for the fruit in order not to differentiate Trees, we will between when one enjoys seeing it discuss many or when one does not have a special questions relat- pleasure seeing it.” ing to the relating It also states that when one does make to the blessing of the blessing when eating the fruit, one Shehechiyonu. should also have the intention that his 1. Q uest ion: blessing is for having seen the fruit in Which blessing the new season. do we make first, 2. Question: the Shehechiyonu blessing or the Could one who ate the fruit and did not blessing on the fruit? make Shehecheyonu blessing recite the Answer: blessing in middle of eating or after he The BaerH etav (Orach Chaim chapt. has eaten the fruit? 225:6) writes that the blessing on the Answer: fruit is made before the Shehechiyonu Regarding the Shehechiyonu blessing blessing. In Hilchos Ktanos (Part after the eating, the Magen Avrohom I chapt. 236), he explains that it is writes (Chapt. 225:9) in the name of similar to the Mitzvos of Lulav and the the Radvaz that after he has eaten the Chanuka Menorah where we first make fruit, one does not recite the Shehechi- the blessing on the Mitzva and then The Vaad Hakohol of Crown Heights joins the community in yonu blessing anymore, although it was the Shehecheyonu blessing because mourning the loss of Reb Yisreol Rosenfeld. He was an ‘Osek not fully digested. the Mitzva blessing is made more often Betzorchei Tzibur’, a great Baal Chesed and never turned a per- made and therefore has priority. The If he does eat the same fruit again (on son away who asked for help. He was the director of the Crown same applies to new fruits-- we make which he did not recite Shehechiyonu Heights Jewish Community Council for many years and con- the blessing on the fruit first and then blessing), the Alter Rebbe writes in his tributed countless and devoted hours to the community. the Shehechiyonu blessing. This is Seder Birchas Hanenin (11:13) that also cited in Derech Hachaim and he would need to recite the Blessing The Rosenfeld Family will be sitting shiva after the passing of Kaf Hachaim [chapt. 225], Machazik without mentioning Hashem’s name their father Rabbi Yisroel Rosenfeld OBM, at 698 Empire Blvd, .[between Albany and Troy Ave] .(בלי שם ומלכות) .(Brocho (chapt. 22:3 But the Alter Rebbe in his Seder In the sefer K’zos Hashulchan, Reb Shacharis: 7:00am, 7:45am, 8:30am and 9:15am - Mincha: Birchas Hanenin (11:12) writes, “He Chaim Noeh (63:12) derives (from 4:30pm should first make the Shehechiyonu the Alter Rebbe’s words: “If he did not Ma'ariv: B'zmanoi blessing and then the blessing of Boreh recite Shehecheyonu blessing when he Condolences can be emailed to [email protected] or Pri Hoetz or Boreh Pri Haodama.” has first eaten the fruit, then he would call (718) 778-1947 need to recite the Blessing without בלי שם) The reason could possibly be as the mentioning Hashem’s name this implies that as long as“ :(”ומלכות Pri Megadim writes (Orach Chaim chapt. 225:7 in Eishel Avrohom) that he is still involved in eating the fruit in reality one would have to make the for the first time, which means that he NIGHTLIFE! Shehechiyonu blessing, as soon as he did not interrupt with something that Upcoming Events sees the fruit. It is not similar to bless- would obligate him to make another ings over the Mitzvos which are to be blessing, it is then considered as he is Thursday January 24 8:00 pm recited not when ones sees them, but eating the fruit for the first time, and Dating - Meeting Face to Face when one does the Mitzva. therefore he will be able to recite the Guest Speaker: Mrs. Chana Rochel Shusterman Shehechiyonu blessing. Motzei Shabbos January 26 This can also be derived from theA lter 3. Question. For fruits that are dif- Chof Beis Shvat Event and Melava Malka 8:00 pm Rebbe words when he writes, “When ferent from each other in taste or If not Now then When? - one sees a fruit that is being renewed appearance, does one need to make From Reactive to Proactive in an Instant separate Shehechiyonu blessings on Guest Speaker: Mrs. Rivky Kaplan - Tzfat, Israel Newspaper each fruit? Community Monday January 28 8:00 pm Answer: Chof Beis Shvat 392 Kingston Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11225 If all the fruits are not in front of him, Mosiach BAS Dovid - 718 771 9000 then he can make Shehecheyonu They say women will make it happen, How? Published & edited weekly by the Vaad Hakohol blessing for each fruit separately. It is Guest Speaker: Rabbi Asher Crispe of Crown Heights. cited in the Alter Rebbe’s Shulchan Thursday January 31 8:00 pm Moshe Rubashkin, Chairman Aruch (chapt. 225:14) that even when The Best Kept Secret - Finding and Keeping your soul mate Dr. Tzvi (Harvey) Lang, Vice Chairman the fruit are different in appearance, Rabbi Plotkin, Secretary Guest Speaker: Mrs. Esther Piekarski - Israel he recites the Shehecheyonu blessing Leyout: SimplyUnique for each one separately. The K’zos Motzei Shabbos February 2 8:00 pm All material in this paper has been copyrighted. It is the exculive property of this newspaper, unless otherwise Hashulchan adds that this also applies Learn your Rhythm - Dance and Nutrition Workshop attributed., and cannot be reproduced without the when one eats black grapes and white All programs are held at The NIGHTLIFE Lounge: consent of the publisher. grapes. A person would need to recite Rubashkin Residence Composition responsibility: This newspaper will not Shehecheyonu blessing on each of 1349 President Street be liable for errors appearing in advertising, beyond them respectively. the cost of the space occupied by the error. Advertiser email: [email protected] assumes responsibility for errors in telephone orders. All Regarding dried fruits, the poskim advertisement designed and prepared by the CHCom- check out our Blog: www.CHnightlife.wordpress.com munity Newspaper are the property of the newspaper advise not to recite Shehecheyonu and cannot be reproduced without the consent of the blessing, since there is no difference NightLife programs are a project of THI coordinated by BYIT and sponsored by the CHJCC publisher between new and old. January 25, 2008 ~ crOWN heights 3 From Shedlitz to Safety sefer torah was completed and joyously A Young Jew’s Story of Survival carried through the streets of Levertov, accompanied by musical instruments and the traditional chuppah. Saddened act that could have brought instant encased by glass windows that kept by the rav’s childlessness, the Jewish By Rabbi Shimon Goldman death. These articles helped the Jews the wind out. The lanterns cast a soft community came out in force to Exerpted from the book with the author’s protect themselves until the storm glow on our surroundings, and we rejoice with the rav and participate in permission passed. After Yom Kippur, the Jews walked with these children, carefully the parade. Continued from last week were suddenly informed that they were making our way across large drifts of Before I left home, my father took free to return home. It was an absolute snow left by the winter storms.A small Meanwhile, groups of German soldiers an important step toward easing my miracle, an unexpected kindness that mound stood near the Talmud Torah, surrounded the crowded courtyard. stay in Levertov. He went to the rav I cannot explain even today. providing us with ample skiing during They seemed to be awaiting further of Shedlitz and asked him to write our walk home in the winter. After instructions from their superiors, who I still remember our joy when, on the a letter addressed to the Rebbe of school, many children took along their also appeared at a loss of how to pro- day before Succos, my father returned Levertov (whom people referred to as crudely crafted toboggans and skis, ceed. I stood in a corner, trembling in home from the prison camp.