B”H The Shul weekly magazine Sponsored By Mr. & Mrs. Martin (OBM) and Ethel Sirotkin and Dr. & Mrs. Shmuel and Evelyn Katz Shabbos Parshas Acharei Mos Shabbos Mevarchim Nissan 28-29 May 3-4 Candle Lighting: 7:35 pm Shabbos Ends: 8:30 pm Rosh Chodesh Iyar Sunday - Monday May 5-6 Molad - New Moon Shabbos, May 4 2:10 PM Te Shul - Chabad Lubavitch - An institution of Te Lubavitcher Rebbe, Menachem M. Schneerson (May his merit shield us) Over Tirty fve 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] www.TeShul.org Email: [email protected] www.theshulpreschool.org www.cyscollege.org The Shul Weekly Magazine Everything you need for every day of the week Contents Nachas At A Glance Weekly Message 3 Menajem Perez a lone soldier from our community puts on Thoughts on the Parsha from Rabbi Sholom D. Lipskar tefllin with his unit 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 Kiddush Bank 8 The investment with a guarenteed return A Time to Pray Check out all the davening schedules and locations 9 throughout the week Inspiration, Insights & Ideas 10-18 Bringing Torah lessons to LIFE Get The Picture 19-22 The full scoop on all the great events around town In a woman’s world 23 Issues of relevance to the Jewish woman French Connection Refexions sur la Paracha 24 Latin Link Refexion Semanal 25 Networking 26-28 Effective Advertising Numbers To Know 29 Contacts at The Shul Daily Study 30 A complete guide to all classes and courses offered at The Shul Get The Picture 31-32 The full scoop on all the great events around town Quotable Quote I am for peace, but when I speak, they are for war – Psalms 120:7 Thoughts on the Parshah from Rabbi Sholom D. Lipskar Parshas Acharei Mos Jewish people in the last many generations and even centuries. A millennial paradigm The incredible response of Rabbi Yisroel Golstien imbued with shift the spirit, teachings and mission of the Rebbe intrinsically and magically transformed a moment of paralyzing hopelessness n this week‘s Torah portion and helplessness to a moment of power, positivity, light, energy, Acharei Mos- after the sensitivity and unbelievable Meaning. Iuntimely passing of the two sons of Aaron-we are Evil was vanquished in Poway and good was victorious. introduced to Yom Kipper, the most important day of The Rebbe’s clarion call in preparation for the redemption with the year when we reach the Moshiach when darkness seems overwhelming and threatening absolute highest and holiest is to bring more light, eradicating the darkness which is really a levels. This is the third week mirage of weakness that like a bully melts away in shameful retreat we are reading this portion when confronted by truth, G-dliness, holiness and light. as a result of the last two Shabbasim coinciding with It is encouraging, inspiring and motivating to see the Rebbe’s Pesach when we read holiday portions. perspective so manifest. As a result of one person’s devilish irrational hate and violent murderous character whose objective In very obvious terms the Torah (Parshat Shemini) relates the was to squash Jewish Torah thought and infuence there was a events of the two sons of Aaron passing on the day when the Holy Proclamation by the Rebbe’s Emissary Rabbi Goldstein from the Tabernacle was being dedicated. Without pause Aron continues in most important and powerful house in the world, The White House, the proactive, positive dedication process creating a center-point of In the presence of the most powerful man in the world, the President, revealed holiness in the world. that we need to Establish and mandate “a moment of silence”. At the beginning of each school day every student in America should take In this portion as well the Torah addresses Yom Kipper when we a moment to contemplate our Creator and Higher Power and how transcend to another dimension of relationship with our Father in that relates to the development of our personality, character and Heaven In proximity to the passing of the sons of Aaron. objectives in life. The juxtaposition of relating the events of the dedication of the After the passing of the sons of Aaron came the manifestation of tabernacle and the service of the holiest and most important day the greatest light, But as my Zaidy responded to the Rebbe who said for the Jewish people to the tragic passing of Aaron’s two sons to him when he saw him for the frst time in 1951 after he came out became clear to me this week in the most evident way. of the Russian Gulag “ Reb Zalmen thank G-d we see each other” and my Zadie said “yes but the tickets were very expensive” as he had We witnessed this week an incredible atrocity that touched the lost two sons in that horrifc Holocaust. heart of the Jewish people as the sacred space of a House of Prayer, Torah Study And acts of goodness and kindness was defled with Holiness and light does prevail but the tickets sometimes are a murderous inferno of violence and hate. The tragic loss of the expensive. beautiful life of an extraordinary woman of valor Mrs. Lori Kaye obm, leaves an abscess of pain that for some people will never We want/need Moshiach now!!! heal. The miracle of the survivors of the potential rampage that one cannot even imagine was real and palpable as witnessed by those Have a great Shabbos and a wonderful week who looked into the devilish eyes of evil. The natural reaction together with the grief and unbearable pain is fear and questions. The immediate response is usually to bunker down, close the hatches, bring in the troops, protect our spaces Rabbi Sholom. D. Lipskar and be aware. That had generally been the modus operandi of the 3 Celebrating Shabbos with our Youth Everything you need for an “Over the Top” Shabbos experience Shabbos Mevarchim Tehillim Club Weekly Riddle The Lubavitcher Rebbe said, “Be scrupulous about saying the entire Tehillim (Psalms) on Shabbos Mevarchim (Blessing of the New Month). It is crucial for you, for your children, and your children’s children.” Every Shabbos Mevarchim in the Haime Library 8:30 - 9:00 am Questions: Sponsored by the Duchman Family 1) In what context is dirt mentioned in this parsha? What other Torah command involves taking some dirt? In what context does dirt (afar) frst appear in the Torah? 2 In what context is a lottery performed in this parsha? Where else in Morah Malkie’s Chayale Lipskar the Torah is a lottery performed? Tot Shabbat Tot Shabbat 2 Ages: 0 - 3 Pre1 - K 3 As part of the Yom Kippur service, the High Priest takes a handful of 11:00 am - 12:00 pm 10:00 am - 12:00 pm incense and brings it into the Holy of Holies (Leviticus 16:12). Where else in the Torah is a command to “take a handful”? Back of Women’s Back of women’s Section section Answers from last week: 1)a) After giving birth to a boy, a mother is ritually impure for 33 days (Leviticus 12:4). b) In parshas Vayigash, when the Jewish people travel down to Egypt, Leah’s descendants number 33 (Genesis 46:15). King Sara Fraida Katan Raquel Gilinski David ruled for 33 years in Jerusalem (2-Samuel 5:5). Aleph Wonder Girls Pre Tween Girls Grades: 4 - 5 2)In parshas Shmini, after the death of Nadav of Avihu, Aharon and his Grades: 1 - 3 remaining sons are prohibited from tearing their clothing as a sign of 10:00 am - 12:00 pm 10:00 am - 12:00 pm mourning (Leviticus 10:6). In parshas Emor, a High Priest is prohibited Montessori 2 from tearing his clothing (Leviticus 21:10). Montessori 1 3) A leper must call out the words, “Tamai Tamai” (impure impure) (Leviticus 13:45). In parshas Naso, a woman accused of adultery (sotah) must answer the Kohen’s oath with the words, “Amen Amen” (Numbers 5:22). Mendel Schwartz Mushky Segall Tween Girls RIDDLE RULES Youth Boys Answers to the riddles can be given to Rabbi Shaykee Farkash any Grades: 1 - 4 Grades: 6 - 8 time over Shabbos. The frst child to give a correct answer to each of the questions will win an INSTANT prize! 10:00 am - 12:00 pm 10:30 am - 12:00 pm Montessori3 Back Offce Pinchas Gansbourg Davening With Dad Deby Farkash Yitzchak Pruss Pre-Tween Boys Teen Girls Teen Boys Grades: 7th - 8th Grades: 5 - 6 Grades: 9th - 10th Grades: 9th - 12th 10:30 am - 12:00 pm 10:00 am - 12:00 pm 10:30 am - 12:00 pm 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Montessori 3 Teen Girls Room Haime Library Sephartdic Shul 4 Celebrating Shabbos Everything you need for an “Over the Top” Shabbos experience Kiddush This Week: Kiddush this week is co-sponsored by Mr. Al Pollans and an Shabbos Schedule anonymous sponsor in in solidarity with Chabad of Poway and in memory of Dr. Marilyn Mindel Chai Pollans obm. Early Minyan 6:00 p.m. Candle lighting 7:35 p.m. Farbrengen This Week: Mincha / Kabbalas Shabbos 7:35 p.m. The Shabbos Mevarchim Farbrengen is sponsored in honor of The Rebbe, the Leader of our generation, the Shluchim Hashkama Minyan recital of entire Tehillim 6:00 a.m.