MIKVEH ISRAEL RECORD 6 Iyar 5772 Shabbat Tazriang/Metsorang April 28-29, 2012 Parashah: In this week's parashah, G-d told Moses Shabbat Services to relate to the people that when a woman gives birth to a boy, she is unclean 7 days and the boy is Candlelighting: 7:34 P.M. to be circumcised on the 8th day. The mother Friday Night Service: 7:15 P.M. remains in a state of impurity for 33 days. If she Shabbat Morning Service: 9:00 A.M. gives birth to a girl, she is unclean 14 days and remains in a state of impurity for 66 days. Upon Torah Class 6:00 P.M. completing her period of purification, she is to give a Shabbat Afternoon Service: 7:00 P.M. burnt offering and a sin offering, and the priest is to Shabbat Ends: 8:34 P.M. offer them as sacrifices to make expiation on her behalf. G-d told Moses and Aaron that when a person had a swelling, rash, discoloration, scaly affection, FROM THE RABBI inflammation, or burn, it is to be reported to the By Rabbi Albert E. Gabbai priest, who is to examine it to determine whether the person is clean or unclean. Unclean persons are to The Parashah this week mentions Tsara'at (a kind rend their clothes, leave their head bare, cover their of mold, discoloration, etc.) that occurs either on upper lips, call out, "Unclean! Unclean!" and dwell humans, clothing or walls of the house. Our sages outside the camp. tell us that this affliction is due to a spiritual decline. Similarly, when a streaky green or red eruptive lesion occurs in wool, linen, or animal skin, it is to be We should not think of it on a physical level. The shown to the priest, who is to examine to determine lesson we should draw from this is that very often whether it is clean or unclean. If unclean, it is to be we are afflicted with psychosomatic symptoms. In burned, but if the lesion disappeared from the article such cases, it would be proper to search deep upon washing, it has to be washed again and then it within our souls how we can remedy these is clean. manifestations. Someone who has a skin disease (metzorang) is purified by the Kohen (priest) with a special One of the best ways is to study Torah in order to procedure. Eight days after that, the one being recognize the best path to follow. cleansed was to present a special offering which the Kohen uses to affect atonement for the person. A home can also be afflicted with an eruptive plague HOLD THIS DATE! MAY 22, 2012 with the appearance of dark red or green patches on Please call or email Christ Church and accept their kind its walls. In a process lasting as long as nineteen days, a Kohen determines if the house can be invitation to the Annual Fellowship Evening of Kahal purified or it must be demolished. Kadosh Mikveh Israel and Christ Church in Philadelphia, Ritual impurity is also caused through a seminal or on Tuesday evening, May 22, 2012. other discharge in a man, and menstruation or other Festivities at Christ Church begin with a welcome at 5:30 discharge of blood in a woman, necessitating P.M. Blessings and dinner will be at 6:00 P.M. purification through immersion in fresh water. G-d tells Moses and Aaron to put the people on guard At 6:45 P.M. there will be a talk given by Judge Harvey against uncleanness, lest they die by defiling G-d's Bartle about the role of the Federal Court in Philadelphia Tabernacle. protecting the right of freedom of religion as guaranteed Street Address by the U.S. Constitution. Suite 555 ThisCity, week's State 55555 Haftarah is from II Kings. We hope you will all be there as representatives of www.webaddress.com Congregation Mikveh Israel to support this important E: [email protected] event! P: 555-555-5555 M: 555-555-5555 F: 555-555-5555 Mikveh Israel Record 1 From The Parnas SHOP IN OUR GIFT SHOP By Mark I. Wolfson We have a wonderful selection of wineVol. as 1 Issuewell as 1 an amazing selection of Judaica gifts that would be perfect for Bar and Bat Mitzvahs. Come check us out! Please call the office, 215-922-5446, for an appointment to shop. We can arrange to have someone meet you. Volunteers are Needed for our Gift Shop This week we commemorated Yom Hazikaron, which is Memorial Day in Israel and for Jews throughout the Do you like to meet people? Do you like to sell? If world. On this day, we remember all of those brave men and women who lost their lives in the Israeli War of so, volunteer to work in the Gift Shop. We need Independence, those defending Israel while serving in your help and will set up a schedule according to the IDF, and those who perished in terrorist attacks. It is a somber and reflective day marked by special the hours you have available. broadcasts on radio and television, flags flown at half mast, and a siren that sounds for one minute at 8PM Please call Mrs. Fran Levy, 609-923-6765 when the whole country observes a minute of silence to remember the heroes who made the ultimate sacrifice Contribution Cards for their country. Call the office to send out a contribution card for Yom Hazikaron reminds me of the monument in front of the entrance to the synagogue. This beautiful sculpture a Simha, such as a birthday, birth, anniversary, is a memorial to Yonatan Netanyahu, who was the leader and hero of the Raid on Entebbe, and the only graduation, Bar or Bat Mitzvah, Berit Milah, for one to sacrifice his life for the mission. The mission, condolence or for any other event or occasion. called Operation Thunderbolt, was an attempt to rescue the 106 hostages taken from an Air France flight by The cost is $10 for a personalized message. Arab and German terrorists. 100 highly skilled commandoes led by Netanyahu were flown 2500 miles to Uganda for the rescue. The operation lasted 90 minutes, during which time 103 of the hostages were Save The Date – Shabbat Shelah June 15-16, 2012 rescued, all of the terrorists and 45 Ugandan soldiers were killed, 30 Soviet MIG planes were destroyed, and Professor Yechiel Schur, from the Katz Center for tragically Yonatan Netanyahu was killed by a Ugandan Advanced Judaic Studies. Will be joining us as a sniper from the airport control tower. Scholar In Residence for Shabbat Shelah. More Yonatan (Yoni) and his younger brother Benjamin (Bibi), who is now Prime Minister of Israel since 2009, grew up information to come soon! right here in Wyncote and attended Cheltenham High School. Upon graduation in 1964, he joined the IDF and gave 12 years of distinguished service before the operation in Uganda. He served in the Six-Day War in 1967 and the Yom Kippur War in 1973, where he earned the Medal of Distinguished Service, Israel's third “ highest military decoration. Kids of Mikveh Israel, do you have an During the Eulogy at his funeral, Shimon Peres, then opinion? a funny joke? a drawing? a cool Defense Minister, said that "a bullet had torn the young heart of one of Israel's finest sons, one of its most story? or anything else you want to share courageous warriors, one of its most promising about the parashah or a holiday? Send it in commanders - the magnificent Yonatan Netanyahu." to [email protected] and we will publish it. This is your space. Mikveh Israel Record 2 Continued on next page Mikveh Israel Record “From the Parnas” continued from previous page: Scholar-in-Residence May 11, 2012 Netanyahu was also known for his personal letters, some of which were later published. Here are a couple of excerpts: Letter to his parents, March 6, 1969: Mr. Aryeh Green "In another week I'll be 23. On me, on us, the young men of Israel, rests the duty of keeping Scholar-In-Residence our country safe. This is a heavy responsibility, which matures us early... I do not regret what I have done and what I'm about to do. I'm convinced that what I am doing is right. I believe in myself, in my country and in my future" Letter to his brother Benjamin, Dec. 2, 1973: "We're preparing for war, and it's hard to know what to expect. What I'm positive of is that there will be a next round, and others after that. Subhead. Subhead. But I would rather opt for living here in continual battle than for becoming part of the When you’re Shabbatwriting a newsletter, Emor write it so that wandering Jewish people. Any compromise will someone who has never heard of your company simply hasten the end. As I don't intend to tell can understand20 what Iyar you’re offering5772 as quickly as my grandchildren about the Jewish State in the possible. Stay away from using jargon, acronyms, twentieth century as a mere brief and transient or complicatedSaturday, terms. May 12, 2012 episode in thousands of years of wandering, I intend to hold on here with all my might." If you’re notServices sure what to 9:00 write, make A.M a list. of “what we do” and then a list of “why our products The memorial was donated to the National Museum of or services are the best.” Use that information to American Jewish History in 1986, when we shared the create your newsletter.