Beth Israel Congregation Rabbi Mordechai Shapiro z”l Sanctuary Weekly Announcements th 770 W 40 St. Miami Beach, FL 33140 ph: 305.538.1251 email: [email protected] www.bethisraelmiami.org Rabbi Donald Bixon – Rabbi Abraham Galbut – President Parshat Vayishlach December 2, 2017 714 Kislev 5778 ,n zxz P Youth Groups Announcements Erev Shabbat Schedule Seudah Shlishit this week is 9:15 Pre- Groups with Morah Candle Lighting 5:12PM Sponsored by Atara and Morah Esti Mincha 5:20PM Sara & Ronnie Gottleib 9:45 Regular groups begin with Youth Leaders Shabbat Schedule in Memory of their Beloved Father TEEN SHABBAT PROGRAMS Hashkama Minyan 7:30AM Rabbi Nathan Gottlieb z”l Teen Minyan @ 9:30am Main Minyan 9:00 AM Teen Shalosh Seudos Sof Zman K. Shema 9:30AM takes places after Mincha with the Teen Minyan 9:30AM Bermanator - Ben Berman, Rabbi Ney, Rabbi’s Class 4:20PM This Week’s Announcements and Rabbi G. Mincha 5:05PM Maariv 6:00PM Sponsored by Friday night Minions! Keep Shabbat Ends 6:06PM earning grand raffle tickets each Ibolya & Joe Wiesel Family Learning Time week! A children’s Minyan after in Memory of Joe’s Mother Mincha in the Bait Medrash! Stories, Sunday December 3 –Friday December 8 Chaya Mita bat Ephraim davening, games, and prizes! Friday Shacharit: 7:00am & 8:00 am night Shabbat davening comes to life - Fischel Halevy z”l Monday December 4 –Friday December 8 led by Rabbi G. Additional Shacharit: 8:45 am (Malvina Wiesel z”l) Family Torah Time - Will not Sunday December 10 –Thursday December 14 take place this week. Mincha/Maariv: 5:20 pm Mazal Tov December 9th an EPIC family to Torah Time will take place in the Rabbi Bixon’s Weekday Ms. Annette Givner Posner youth house. Classes: & What do you get when you mix Monday Women’s Class 9:15 Beth Israel, Fidget Spinners and Dr. Velvy Posner Wednesday Advanced Talmud Lego together? 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January 5 & 6 Couples Master illusionist Ilan Smith will be Dr. David Lieberman, Ph.D. th Saturday Decmeber 9 our featured entertainment. Chef Award winning author and Aryeh Pop Up, PLINKO for PRIZES internationally recognized leader in 8pm and Sumo Wrestling will be on hand the fields of human behavior and as well. Featuring a collection of interpersonal relationships FROM ADULTS TO KIDS THIS IS Craft Beer & Refreshments GOING TO BE AWESOME! Sponsored by Kislev Birthday Club to take place next RSVP 305 538 1251 Shabbat - December 9th. Are your kids Fancy & Jimmy Saka [email protected] registered? $36 per person DVAR TORAH BY DR. ARI CIMENT Beth Israel Congregation Rabbi Mordechai Shapiro z”l Sanctuary Weekly Announcements th 770 W 40 St. Miami Beach, FL 33140 ph: 305.538.1251 email: [email protected] www.bethisraelmiami.org Rabbi Donald Bixon – Rabbi Abraham Galbut – President Parshat Vayishlach December 2, 2017 714 Kislev 5778 DVAR TORAH BY DR. ARI CIMENT רִ בִ י ִ ע י above each word which is how you are then fall precipitously ( /REVII) but and with this ( מַ הְ ַ פּ �) supposed to lain the pasuk ...). Above the then reinvents himself TELISHA culminated experience is able to give to/ תְ ל י שַ א קְ טָ נַ ה is a ֽ לֹ א ־ ִ י קָּ רֵ א֩ VAYISHLACH others effectively and wholeheartedly קַ דְ מַ א is a שִׁ מְ �֨ ע֜ וֹ ד DID JACOB REALLY NEVER DIE? KETANA; above the realizing that to retain the leadership ( ַפּ שְ טַ א) יַ ֽ ֲע ֹ֗ ק ב KADMA V’AZLAH; above the/ וְ אַ זְ לַ א (Jacob never died (Taanis 4b- יַעֲקֹב ל ֹא מֵ ת .( זַ קֵ ף קַ ט וֹ ן) qualities, he must remain humble מַ הְ ַ פּ � is a כִּ ֤ י REVII; above the/ רִ בִ י ִ ע י is a QUESTION: Given that Jacob had a whole is a אִ ם ־ ִ י שְׂ רָ אֵ ל ֙ MAHPACH; above the/ funeral procession and was even embalmed, JACOB NEVER DIES IN THE SENSE is THAT THE DESCENDENTS OF JACOB יִֽ הְ יֶ ֣ ה שְׁ ֔מֶ � PASHTA; and above the/ ַפּ שְ טַ א .ZAKEF KATON/זַקֵ ף קַ טוֹן how can this be true? a An answer/approach from our parsha... but NEVER GIVE UP AND SURVIVE first one more question: The Mussar is: all leaders start with a some AGAINST THE ODDS. THE small unforeseen opportunity that helps CHALLENGE FOR ALL OF US JEWS IS ט וַיֵּרָ א אֱ �הִ ים אֶ ל-יַעֲקֹב עוֹד, בְּ בֹאוֹ מִ פַּדַּ ן אֲרָ ם; jockey the future leader into position- this is TO METAMORPHASIZE FROM THE וַ יְ בָרֶ �, אֹתוֹ.......י וַ יּ ֹא מֶ ר-לוֹ אֱ�קִ ים, שִׁ מְ � יַעֲקֹב: TO THE SUCCEEDING יַעֲקֹב means uproot SURVIVING תְ ִל י שַ א) תְ לִ י שַ א קְ טָ נַ ה the ֽל ֹא־יִקָּ רֵ א֩ שִׁ מְ �֨ ע֜ וֹד יַֽעֲקֹ֗ ב כִּ֤י אִ ם־יִשְׂ רָ אֵ ל֙ יִֽהְ יֶ֣ה שְׁ מֶ֔ � . ִ י שְׂ רָ אֵ ֽ ל literally). Then the person rises up LEADER ַ ו ִיּ קְ רָ ֥ א אֶ ת ־ שְׁ מ֖ וֹ ִ י שְׂ רָ אֵ ֽ ל: קַ דְ מַ א sometimes quite swiftly- this is the And God appeared unto Jacob again, when you lain this, the tune just goes) וְ אַ זְ לַ א when he came from Paddan-aram, and up and away!) into the position of blessed him 10 And God said unto him: 'Thy name is Jacob: thy name shall not leadership. But then comes a dramatic fall be called any more Jacob, but Israel shall from grace which is par for the course- this רִ בִ י ִ ע י be thy name'; and He called his name is the /REVII which sounds like Israel... someone parachuting down from grace. Community News: Instead of giving up though, a leader must מַ הְ ַ פּ � What is the significance of changing the reinvent him/herself- this is the !What’s the big deal? (literally means “flip over”) in the sense of This Monday Night ? ִ י שְׂ רָ אֵ ל to יַעֲקֹב name Also, is there any veiled message in the being able to change yourself and adapt to Talmudic University Annual conflict. The consequence of any leader’s Dinner ֽל ֹא ־ ִ י קָּ רֵ א֩ שִׁ מְ �֨ rather lengthy verbiage here of thy name ups and downs gives him the experience to Monday December 4th‘ ע֜ וֹד יַֽעֲקֹ֗ ב כִּ֤י אִ ם־יִשְׂ רָ אֵ ל֙ יִֽהְ יֶ֣ה שְׁ מֶ֔ � shall not be called any more Jacob, but know how to best serve others- this is the Honoring literally means to put hand out) in The Meyer & Spolter Families) ַ פּ שְ טַ א ?'Israel shall be thy name ANSWER/ANALYSIS: the sense of putting your hand out to RSVP actually affect others. Finally the 305 534 7050 ..… conjures up the imagery of culmination of any great leader is to not יַעֲקֹב The name s ankle for dear life. suffer undue hubris which would take’ עֵ שַ ו holding onto יַעֲקֹב The name highlights the survivalist holding- This Tuesday Night! him/her down- this is represented by the Amit Dinner literally “small standing”) in the th) זַקֵ ף קַ טוֹן on-for-dear- life nature of the Jew. The On Tuesday December 5 then probably speaks sense of not being haughty/conceited! And יַעֲקֹב ל ֹא מֵ ת concept of The Arline Reinhard z”l Leadership to this idea that a descendant of Yakov has so the transformation from a surviving Award will be presented genetic resilience- Jacob (the nature of us Yakov to a succeeding leaderYisroel entails to and then a תְ לִ י שַ א קְ טָ נַ ה always holding on to the heel), never dies going through a Helen Ciment רִ בִ י ִ ע י קַ דְ מַ א וְ אַ זְ לַ א on the ִ י שְׂ רָ אֵ ל . (we survive against all odds) and then a /REVII and then Young Israel of Bal Harbour who ַפּ שְ טַ א so that he can be a great מַ הְ ַ פּ � a ;( אֵ ל ) of G-d ( שַׂ ר) other hand is an officer this represents the stand-alone independent nevertheless doesn’t succumb to hubris and זַ קֵ ף קַ ט וֹ ן self sufficient nature we achieved after we is a survive. So this pasuk then represents what יַעֲקֹב G-d ultimately wanted from Yakov and thus Takeaway Messages: The concept of speaks to the idea that a descendant of ל ֹא מֵ ת his descendents: don’t be satisfied with just being a survivor, but metamorphasize/grow Yakov has genetic resilience- Jacob (the into being a leader.