1 CROWN HEIGHTS NewsPAPER ~September 26, 2008 כאן צוה ה’ את הברכה CommunityNewspaper פרשת האזינו | יא' תשרי , תשס”ח | בס”ד WEEKLY VOL. I | NO 46 OCTOBER 10, 2008 | TISHREI 11, 5768 HACHOSSID R EB HORAV HACHOSSID REB BORUCH SHIFRIN ELIYOHU ARYE The KGB entered the house and found receipts for Yeshiva Tomchei Tmimim, LEIB GROSS clear evidence that Reb Boruch was ”Rabbi Gross helped involved in yeshiva activities. Page 7 my mother and spared me energy and time. In his merit I had more time to help THE REBBE'S OWN additional people.” UNITED NATIONS Pages 4-5 PAGE 11 Beis Din of Crown Heights 390A Kingston Avenue, Brooklyn, NY Tel- 718~604~8000 Fax: 718~771~6000 Rabbi A. Osdoba: ❖ Monday to Thursday 10:30AM - 11:30AM at 390A Kingston Ave. ☎Tel. 718-604-8000 ext.37 or 718-604-0770 Sunday-Thursday 9:30 PM-11:00PM ~Friday 2:30PM-4:30 PM ☎Tel. (718) - 771-8737 Rabbi Y. Heller is available daily 10:30 to 11:30am ~ 2:00pm to 3:00pm at 788 Eastern Parkway # 210 718~604~8827 ❖ & after 8:00pm 718~756~4632 Rabbi Y. Schwei, 4:00pm to 9:00pm ❖ 718~604~8000 ext 36 Rabbi Y. Raitport is available by appointment. ☎ 718~604~8000 ext 39 ☎ Rabbi Y. Zirkind: 718~604~8000 ext 39 Erev Shabbos Motzoei Shabbos Rabbi S. Segal: ☎ 718~604~8000 ext 39 ❖ Sun ~Thu 5:30pm -9:00pm or ☎718 -360-7110 Rabbi Bluming is available Sunday - Thursday, 3 -4:00pm at 472 Malebone St. ☎ 718 - 778-1679 Rabbi Y. Osdoba ☎718~604~8000 ext 38 ❖ Sun~Thu: 10:0am -11:30am ~ Fri 10:am - 1:00 pm or 6:05 6:52 ☎ 718 -604-0770 Gut Shabbos Rabbi S. Chirik: ☎ 718~604~8000 ext 38 ❖ Sun~Thu: 5:00pm to 9:00pm 2 CROWN HEIGHTS NewsPAPER ~September 26, 2008 The Vaad Hakohol Holiday Date Activity Sukkot Eve Monday • Prepare a candle or flame that will be able to burn safely for more than 24 hours. (For ex- October 13 ample: a Yahrzeit candle. This will be used to light the Yom Tov Candles on Tuesday night). • Light Yom Tov Candles -- (6:00pm). • After lighting the candles, recite: Blessing for Yom Tov and Shehecheyonu • Bo-ruch A-toh Ado-noi E-lo-hei-nu Me-lech Ho-olom A-sher Ki-de-sho-nu Be-mitz-vo-sov Ve-tzi-vo-nu Le-had-lik Ner Shel Yom Tov. • Bo-ruch A-toh Ado-noi E-lo-hei-nu Me-lech Ho-olom She-heche-yo-nu Ve-ki-yi-mo-nu Ve- higi-o-nu Liz-man Ha-zeh. First day Tuesday • Shake the four kinds; We recite the blessings: • Light Yom Tov Candles after nightfall, from a of Sukkos October 14 pre-existing flame (6:59pm). • After lighting the candles, recite: Blessing for Yom Tov and Shehecheyonu Second day Wednesday • Shake the four kinds. October 15 • Yom Tov ends after nightfall (6:57). Chol HaMoed - Intermediate Days Thursday - Monday, October 16 - October 20 1st day Thursday • We do not put on Tefilin today. Chol October 16 • Shake the four kinds. Hamoed • Special additional prayer is said in the morn- ing - Hallel, Hoshaanos, Musaf for Sukkot. 2nd day Friday • We do not put on Tefilin today. Chol October 17 • Shake the four kinds. Hamoed • Special additional prayer is said in the morn- ing - Hallel, Hoshaanos, Musaf for Sukkot. • Light Shabbos Candles 18 minutes before Sunset (5:54pm). • After lighting the candles, recite: • Blessing for Shabbos 3rd day Saturday • Special additional prayer is said in the morn- Chol Hamoed October 18 ing - Hallel, Musaf for Sukkot. 4th day Sunday • We do not put on Tefilin today. Chol October 19 • Shake the four kinds. Hamoed • Special additional prayer is said in the morn- ing - Hallel, Hoshaanos, Musaf for Sukkot. • After midnight we recite the entire Psalms (Tehilim). Afterwards we eat an apple dipped in honey. 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Advertiser assumes responsibility for errors in telephone orders. Human Services System, which has Whether you are looking for help in The program can be reached via e-mail All advertisement designed and prepared by the CH nearly 75 years of experience in provid- deciding on a career path or in getting at [email protected] or by Community Newspaper are the property of the newspaper and cannot be reproduced without the ing career assessment, career guidance, training for a career that you are already telephone at 212.524.1728. F.E.G.S is a consent of the publisher training, and placement services, the familiar with, it is well worth your time beneficiary of UJA-Federation of NY. September 26, 2008 ~ crOWN heights NewsPAPER 3 The Rebbe's Sicha Parshas Haazinu HEAVEN AND EARTH Hora’ah, “teaching.”’ From the above Heaven symbolizes the “heavenly,” purifying the surrounding world; verse it would seem that Torah instructs spiritual study of Torah. Earth rep- his main enjoyment and enthusiasm Reprinted from The Thought Of The every person to be “close to heaven and resents the down-to-earth practical should be in learning Torah. He must, Week far from earth.” Yet, sur prisingly, we precepts — the Mitzvos6 —which of course, observe the Mitzvos — and By Rabbi YM .Kagan OBM find thatY eshayahu (Isaiah) exclaimed concern and involve the material; with warmth and vitality —but only as Hear oh ye heavens and give ear ye when a person gives charity (Tzedaka), much as required by Torah-law; he is to Give ear oh ye heavens (Ha’azinu) and earth in exact reverse of the above for example, he dedicates his ‘earthly’ be “far from the earth.” Then, later, after I will speak, and let the earth hear the verse, and the Midrash explains that material gain to a nobler, more spiritual having acquired this sense of direc tion, sayings of my mouth.’ With these words Yeshayahu was “far from heaven and purpose. Each of these two — Torah- he must come to recognize that “Not Sidra Ha’azinu begins. close to the earth.” If Isaiah, the greatest study and Mitzvos-observance--has its the study, but the imple mentation, is The Midrash comments that since of the prophets, was unable to reach a own unique, great quality. Attach ment the main thing.”’ The ultimate purpose Moses was “close to the heavens” he “closeness” to heaven and “distance” and communion of the soul with G-d of his crea tion upon this physical earth said to them Ha’azinu, “Give ear,” an from earth and remained “far from comes chiefly through Torah-study.’ is to make of the world a “habitation” expression indicating that the listener heaven and close to the earth,” then Refining and spiritualizing the physi- for G-d. is close; to the earth, however, he said how is the average person expected by cal world to render it a fit “habitation” Isaiah, having used the Torah-guidance “hear,” a word denoting that the lis tener the Torah to attain such a level? And if for the Al-mighty is achieved mainly of Moses as an infusion of strength is at a distance — for Moses was “far we should succeed in showing how it through observing the Mitzvos.