ב''ה ב''ה Project: Sermon Resource for Shluchim Project: Sermon Resource for Shluchim י''ג תשרי תשס"ח /Distribution Date: September 25, 2007 י''ג תשרי תשס"ח /Distribution Date: September 25, 2007 2 שמיני עצרת / Parsha: Shemini Atzeret 1 שמיני עצרת / Parsha: Shemini Atzeret 1. Jews in the US and Israel make it a 2. In communist Russia Jews made it point to be in shul for Yom Kippur. a point to be in shul for Simchat Torah – dangerous as it was. For flashcards use Avery Postcards #8387 or #3263 or Quill item # 905540 ב''ה ב''ה Project: Sermon Resource for Shluchim Project: Sermon Resource for Shluchim י''ג תשרי תשס"ח /Distribution Date: September 25, 2007 י''ג תשרי תשס"ח /Distribution Date: September 25, 2007 4 שמיני עצרת / Parsha: Shemini Atzeret 3 שמיני עצרת / Parsha: Shemini Atzeret 3. When the Rebbe asked the 4. Michal berated her husband for Chassidim to whistle during a “disgraceful” behavior. farbrengen he was accused of being David’s response it is not a disgrace unorthodox. to lose oneself in the service of G-d! The Rebbe’s responds: King David was also unorthodox when it came to serving G-d! ב''ה ב''ה Project: Sermon Resource for Shluchim Project: Sermon Resource for Shluchim י''ג תשרי תשס"ח /Distribution Date: September 25, 2007 י''ג תשרי תשס"ח /Distribution Date: September 25, 2007 6 שמיני עצרת / Parsha: Shemini Atzeret 5 שמיני עצרת / Parsha: Shemini Atzeret 5. Saul was a serious king. Saul was 6. David was a joyful king who had no so meticulous that he didn’t do what regard for himself. G-d asked. David sacrificed his life for G-d when He didn’t kill Agog the king of he faced Goliath. Amalek. This is why he succeeded. This is why he failed. For flashcards use Avery Postcards #8387 or #3263 or Quill item # 905540 ב''ה ב''ה Project: Sermon Resource for Shluchim Project: Sermon Resource for Shluchim י''ג תשרי תשס"ח /Distribution Date: September 25, 2007 י''ג תשרי תשס"ח /Distribution Date: September 25, 2007 8 שמיני עצרת / Parsha: Shemini Atzeret 7 שמיני עצרת / Parsha: Shemini Atzeret 7. Saul- the Yom Kippur Jew; David 8. Our Generation’s problem: We’re the Simchat Torah Jew. Yom Kippur Jews. A Yom Kippur Jew doesn’t want to come to shul etc. ב''ה ב''ה Project: Sermon Resource for Shluchim Project: Sermon Resource for Shluchim י''ג תשרי תשס"ח /Distribution Date: September 25, 2007 10 י''ג תשרי תשס"ח /Distribution Date: September 25, 2007 שמיני עצרת / Parsha: Shemini Atzeret 9 שמיני עצרת / Parsha: Shemini Atzeret 9. We must make Simchat Torah the 10. Lechayim. focus of this generation’s Judaism. 12 For flashcards use Avery Postcards #8387 or #3263 or Quill item # 905540 ב''ה ב''ה Project: Sermon Resource for Shluchim Project: Sermon Resource for Shluchim י''ג תשרי תשס"ח /Distribution Date: September 25, 2007 י''ג תשרי תשס"ח /Distribution Date: September 25, 2007 שמיני עצרת / Parsha: Shemini Atzeret שמיני עצרת / Parsha: Shemini Atzeret NOTES: NOTES: 13 .