B”H The Shul weekly magazine Weekly Magazine Sponsored By Mr. & Mrs. Martin (OBM) and Ethel Sirotkin and Dr. & Mrs. Shmuel and Evelyn Katz Shabbos Parshas Yisro Shevat 21 -22 February 17 - 18 CANDLE LIGHTING: 5:58 PM SHABBOS ENDS: 6:51 PM Chof Beis Shevat - Yahrzeit of Rebbetzin Chaya Mushka Schneersohn obm The Shul welcomes Rabbi Shaul Leiter - founder of Ascent -Tzfat Over Tirty Six 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 Aleph Wondergirls programs are well attended and super exciting. The girls learn, do crafts and Celebrating Shabbos Schedules, classes, articles and more... Everything you 4 - 5 on special occasions they meet at need for an “Over the Top” Shabbos experience Publix to do mivtzoim Community Happenings 6 - 7 Sharing with your Shul Family A Time to Pray Check out all the davening schedules and locations 8 throughout the week Inspiration, Insights & Ideas 9 -17 Bringing Torah lessons to LIFE Meyer Youth Center 18 The full scoop on all the Youth events around town Get The Picture The full scoop on all the great events around town 19 - 26 In a woman’s world Issues of relevance to the Jewish woman 27 French Connection Refexions sur la Paracha 28 Latin Link Refexion Semanal 29 Networking Effective Advertising 30-32 Numbers To Know Mazal Tov to the Shapiro family who began Contacts at The Shul 33 writing a Sefer Torah to be donated to Aleph, in Daily Study honor of their husband and father, Captain Dov A complete guide to all classes and courses offered at 34 Shapiro MD. obm The Shul Get The Picture 35 - 36 The full scoop on all the great events around town Quotable Quote Among the religions of the world there are various customs, and they do not all gather in the same house [of worship]. We, however, have but one G-d, one Torah, one law, one Kohen Gadol and one Sanctuary; yet you, two hundred and ffty men, all desire the High Priesthood! I, too, desire it! – Moses to Korach and his followers Thoughts on the Parshah from Rabbi Sholom D. Lipskar Shabbos Parshas Yisro is made in G-d's image, anything that one does wrong to man is also something that is a negative to Almighty G-d. n this Torah portion Hurting, embarrassing or otherwise demeaning another "Yisro" we learn human being is not merely doing something wrong to I and experience the another creature but vicariously doing so to G-d. centerpoint of the entire Torah, the Revelation at The Torah teaches us that every one of our acts directly Sinai and G-d's transmission impacts our relationship with G-d. It is not only that we of the Torah beginning are better, finer or more civilized humans when we live with the Decalogue. It is by the Torah (which is also true) but it is our allegience to understandably the most Almighty G-d that we fulfill His commandments. significant part of our evolution into G-d's chosen This also answers why the 10 commandments include Jewish Nation as we not laws that are extremely acceptable and rational which only received the Torah but we could have determined even without G-d commanding experienced G-dliness in them at Sinai (as the Talmud relates we would learn not the most revealed manner, became formal, legal Jews by to steal from ants as well as the other rational laws of our mass conversion at Sinai and were privy to G-d saying civilization). The Torah emphasizes that the reason we the most endearing and extraordinary expressions of His must obey laws that are basically rational and acceptable love for His children the Jewish people as His Chosen from a human point of you is not because they make sense People. but because Almighty G-d commanded so. Every one of our acts is not only an act for or against man but for or The portion concludes with a very interesting law that against Almighty G-d. This acceptance fortifies the first states "you shall not ascend to my altar on steps so that of the 10 commandments (that according to all opinions your nakedness not be exposed over it". This was the the we heard directly from Hashem) to serve and accept the directive to build a ramp rather than steps to go up to the One who is omnipotent, omnipresent and the source and altar to offer the sacrifices. origin of our lives. If we impact and impart to our children the centrality of G-d in every aspect of our lives, it makes Rashi, the classic commentary of the Torah, explains everything stronger, better, holier and safer as we all want that this particular mitzvah teaches us a very important to be connected to the Source of life. lesson. Even stones which are inanimate objects should be treated with respect as when one goes up stairs his This Shabbos is also the yahrzeit of Rebbetzin Chaya stride is elongated and when stretching the legs more of Mushka obm who passed on 29 years ago and left us an his body is exposed, whereas with a ramp a person can incredible example of the Jewish woman's royalty and take small and controlled steps so as not to have a wide dignity in every aspect of her life, and in particular her separation of the legs. A fortiori one must be careful never extraordinary relationship and support of the Rebbe and to embarrass our fellow man as he is created in the image his commitment to the Jewish people literally 24/7. May of G-d and therefore one should respect and not shame she be a good beseecher on behalf of all of us in the him. heavenly realms for all good materially and spiritually. It seems quite surprising that in this extremely central Have a great Shabbos and a successful week Torah portion that contains the loftiest experiences and laws of Jewishness, we should conclude with a seemingly simple commandment that is only relevant during the time when the Temple was standing. It is in the concept of this particular rule that we learn a Rabbi Sholom D. Lipskar vital lesson in our relationship to G-d and Torah. Since man 3 Celebrating Shabbos with our Youth Everything you need for an “Over the Top” Shabbos experience Weekly Riddle Morah Malkie’s Elisheva Adouth's Tot Shabbat Aleph Wonder Girls Ages: 1 - 4 Grades: 1 - 3 11:00 am - 12:00 pm 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Questions: 1) Besides Parshas Yisro, which other weekly parsha are named after an Montessori Classrooom 2 individual who is not descended from Avraham? classrooom 2 2) Name two people in the Torah - one male, one female, one Jewish, one not - who have similar names that mean the same. One of the people is in this parsha. 3) In what context does this parsha include a command involving clothing? Tehila's Basya's Pre Tween Girls Tween Girls Answers from last week: Grades: 4 - 5 Grades: 6 - 8 1) The dwellers of Pleshes (Philistines), Edom, Moab and Canaan are mentioned in the Song of the Sea (Exodus 15:14-15). 10:00 am - 12:00 pm 10:30 am - 12:00 pm Classrooom 4 2) Moshe raised his staff over the water to split the sea (Exodus 14:16). (The verse does not mention the staff when the sea came together.) Moshe used his staff to hit the rock and bring forth water (Exodus 17:5). When Moshe went up the hill during the war with Amalek, he took along his staff (Exodus 17:5, 7). 3) Based on the verse which refers to manna with the expression Mendy's "lechem min hashamayim" (Exodus 16:4), one could say the blessing Sholom's Hebrew School of "hamotzi lechem min hashamayim" - "Who brings forth bread from Junior Boys the heavens." Grades: 4th - 8th Grades: 1 - 4 10:00 am - 12:00 pm RIDDLE RULES 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Answers to the riddles can be given to Sholom Classroom 1 Loebenstein any time over Shabbos. The first child to give a correct answer to each of the questions will win an INSTANT prize! Shaykee’s Debbie’s Shmuely's Davening With Dad Teen Girls Teen Boys Grades: 9th - 12th Grades: 7th - 8th Grades: 9th - 12th 10:30 am - 12:00 pm 10:30 am - 12:00 pm 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Teen Girls Room Montessori 3 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. Moish and Dr. Judy Tuchman Shabbos Schedule in loving memory of Moish's mother, Mindel bas Levi Yitzchok,obm. May her neshama have an aliya. Candle lighting 5:58 p.m. Mincha / Kabbalas Shabbos 6:00 p.m. Shalosh Seudos This Week: Shabbos Day Hashkama Minyan 7:15 a.m. Shalosh Seudos this week is available for sponsorship. Tanya / Hayom Yom 8:50 a.m. Shacharis (Morning Services) 9:00 a.m. Children’s Programs 10:00 a.m. Upstairs Minyan 10:30 a.m. 30 Minutes of Tanya: Classroom #1 +/- 12:00 p.m.