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 Chol Hamoed Nissan 18 -19 April 14 - April 15 CANDLE LIGHTING: 7:26 PM SHABBOS ENDS: 8:19 PM Shvii - Acharon Shel Pesach Nissan 20 -22 April 16 -18 Candle lighting 1st Night: 7:26 pm Candle Lighting 2nd Night: After 8:20 Pm (from pre-existing flame) 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 Counselors of Camp Yeka set out across Celebrating Shabbos Ukraine, visiting 13 cities and reaching Schedules, classes, articles and more... Everything you 4 - 5 need for an “Over the Top” Shabbos experience over 1200 children with a model Matzah Bakery experience. Celebrating Pesach 6 - 7 Schedules, classes, articles and more... Everything you need for an “Over the Top” Yom Tov experience Community Happenings 8-9 Sharing with your Shul Family A Time to Pray 10 Check out all the davening schedules and locations throughout the week 11 -18 Inspiration, Insights & Ideas Bringing Torah lessons to LIFE Get The Picture 19 -24 The full scoop on all the great events around town Meyer Youth Center 25 The full scoop on all the Youth events around town 26 French Connection Refexions sur la Paracha Latin Link 27 Refexion Semanal In a woman’s world 28 Issues of relevance to the Jewish woman The ABC’s of Aleph 29 Serving Jews in institutional and limited environments. Networking 30-32 Effective Advertising Numbers To Know 33 Contacts at The Shul Daily Study A complete guide to all classes and courses offered at 34 The Shul Get The Picture 35 -36 The full scoop on all the great events around town Quotable Quote One who possesses understanding without wisdom is like a mighty warrior who is unarmed; one who has wisdom without understanding is like a weakling with armaments. Midrash Thoughts on the Parshah from Rabbi Sholom D. Lipskar Shabbos Chol Hamoed Pesach Shevii and Acharon Shel Pesach Though pessimistic perspectives are overwhelming by the naysayers who view the world and the Jewish people through the prism of their pproaching the latter days of own fniteness and gross limitations, we are seeing a serious break in the this extraordinary celebration covering that has hidden the presence of Hashem from our eyes for so Aof freedom and birth as G-d’s many millennia. Chosen Nation, we continue to elevate and reach higher and more Together let us celebrate our acquiring the powerful concept of freedom accomplished levels. to the extent that we can truly never be slaves again as the Jewish mentality has been hardwired to reject any form of human servitude. Let This Shabbat we will read a special us truly take G-d’s promise to send Moshiach seriously and practically, Haforah from the book of Ezekiel (Ch and celebrate with an optimism and truth that our children can feel is 27) that famously prophesizes the real and internalized. resurrection of the dry bones. Ezekiel sees the dry bones in the valley When we feel and act in a manner that brings the messianic reality into and, by G-d’s prophecy and blessing, our living space it will become tangibly real. We can truly reach freedom witnesses the scattered individual that permeates our lives our environments and our world. bones gathered and reconnected into full bodies and then clothed with all necessary components including sinews, fesh and skin, reviving these Have a great Shabbos, wonderful last days of Pesach and a great week. dry bones from their seemingly eternal hibernation to complete aliveness and resurrection. The prophet tells us that this extraordinary spectacle alludes to the Jewish Rabbi Sholom D. Lipskar people who may seem like their spirit and lifeforce are wallowing in the valley of death, lifeless and without any vitality during their long and dark time of exile, completely disconnected from their spiritual source Welcome Cantor Naftali Marrus and root and unfortunately in a deep spiritual demise. The word for bones in Hebrew “Etzem” also means essence/fundamental Cantor Naftali Marrus a native of New York, has being. It is that fundamental, essential, underlying force that can never be excised from a Jew that we can awaken. Like the spark in the fintstone studied at the Julliard School of Music as well as that can be laying under water for thousands of years but when you strike it the spark comes out and is alive again. under Opera and Vocal coach Johannes Schwaiger. Cantor Marrus has held a number of positions That eternal oath and covenant that G-d made with our Patriarchs and Matriarchs and continued to assure us throughout our history is on its in various Synagogues throughout the world way to fruition. including: The Great Synagogue of Rio De Janeiro, This brings us to the last days of Passover referred to as the Seventh Day and the End Day of Passover. It is not called the eighth day but the last Congregation Emunath Israel of Manhattan, Friends day. We know from the reading of the Haftorah of that day (Isaiah 10) and of Eastern Europe in Los Angeles and Chabad from many of the Rabbinic and Talmudic comments which allude to the prayers and customs of the day as related to the fnal emancipation from of Cherry Hill where he continues to hold High exile with the long-awaited and anticipated Moshiach. Holidays services. In addition, he has performed in It is why this day is called the last day of Pesach (leaping over) as we approach the time when we will no longer have to leap over hurdles, concerts in Vienna, France, Budapest, Brazil as well challenges or barriers because we will have succeeded to eradicate evil as in the New York tri-state areas. or transform it to good. We are close to that realization. 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 Questions: 11:00 am - 12:00 pm 10:00 am - 12:00 pm 1) Besides this parsha, which other parshas have only two letters in Montessori Classrooom 2 their name? (2 answers) classrooom 2 2) What commandment involves removing one’s clothing? Where else in the book of Leviticus is there a command to remove Torah Quiz willclothing? resume after Pesach Tehila's Basya's 3) Which offering in this parsha is brought with leavened bread Pre Tween Girls Tween Girls (chametz)? What other offering is brought with chametz? Grades: 4 - 5 Grades: 6 - 8 Answers from last week: 1)In the book of Genesis there is parshas Noach, and in the book of 10:00 am - 12:00 pm 10:30 am - 12:00 pm Exodus there is parshas Bo. Classrooom 4 2)When the Kohen performs the commandment of terumas hadeshen, removing of a portion of the previous day’s ashes from the altar, he frst removes his fner clothing and puts on other clothing (Leviticus 6:4). During the Temple service on Yom Kippur (detailed in parshas Acharai Mos), the High Priest removes his regular eight garments and instead wears plain white linen clothing. This was done whenever he entered the Holy of Holies. When the service is fnished, he would remove the white linen garments and puts on his eight garments (Leviticus 16:23). Mendy's Sholom's Hebrew School 3) In this parsha, the Korbon Todah (Thanksgiving offering) is brought Junior Boys with loaves of leavened bread (Leviticus 7:13). Parshas Emor describes Grades: 4th - 8th Grades: 1 - 4 the Two Loaves brought on the festival of Shavuos, comprised of loaves of leavened bread (Leviticus 23:17). 10:00 am - 12:00 pm 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Classroom 1 RIDDLE RULES Answers to the riddles can be given to Sholom Loebenstein any time over Shabbos. The first child to give a correct answer to each of 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 available for sponsorship. Shabbos Schedule Early Shabbos minyan: 6:00p.m. Shalosh Seudos This Week: Sefras Haomer - Count 4 Shalosh Seudos this week is available for sponsorship. Candle lighting 7:26 p.m. Mincha / abbalas Shabbos 7:30 p.m. Shabbos Day Hashkama Minyan 7:1 a.m. Tanya / Hayom Yom 8:0 a.m. Shacharis (Morning Services) 9:00 a.m. the caterer for this week’s kiddush Children’s Programs 10:00 a.m. and Shalosh seudos is Food Art Upstairs Minyan 10:30 a.m. 30 Minutes of Tanya: Classroom 1 /- 12:00 p.m. With Mrs. ivian Perez (for Women) After Davening iddush 12:00 p.m. Daf Yomi 6:30 p.m. Men’s Shiur 6:30 p.m. Womens Shiur 6:30 p.m. kiddushim at The Shul Shalosh Seudos for Boys 6:30 p.m.