The Shul B”H weekly magazine Weekly Magazine Sponsored By Mr. & Mrs. Martin (OBM) and Ethel Sirotkin and Dr. & Mrs. Shmuel and Evelyn Katz Gimmel Tammuz Yahrzeit of the Lubavitcher Rebbe Leader of our Generation Shabbos Parshas Korach Tammuz 2 - 3 June 16 - 17 CANDLE LIGHTING: 7:56 pm Shabbos Ends: 8:53 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 The Shul Youth Gimmel Tammuz event Thoughts on the Parsha from Rabbi Sholom D. 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Networking 25 - 28 Effective Advertising Numbers To Know 29 Contacts at The Shul Daily Study A complete guide to all classes and courses offered at 30 The Shul Get The Picture The full scoop on all the great events around town 31 - 32 Things are really moving along with The Shul construction. Quotable Quote Our sages tell us that the Holy Temple was destroyed and we were exiled from our land because there was “baseless hatred” amongst us. Accordingly, the way to bring the Redemption is through baseless love -- to love a fellow even though one sees no cause whatsoever for such love. – The Lubavitcher Rebbe Thoughts on the Parshah from Rabbi Sholom D. Lipskar Shabbos Parshas Korach - Gimmel Tammuz unprecedented and unparalleled. immel Tammuz is an A relevant example of that Divinely inspired perspective is the essentially signifcant Rebbe’s public talk 26 years ago - when senior President Bush met Gdate for the entire for the frst time with Russian Prime Minister Yeltzin in New York world, the Jewish People City - expressing the fact that it was important for the Nations of and especially for Chabad the World to meet and discuss ways to disarm, denuclearize and Chassidim. It is the day transform the mass arsenals of destructive power to productive when 24 years ago our tools for the benefts of civilization, in preparation for the coming irreplaceable Leader, Teacher, of Moshiach as stated in the prophecy of Isaiah. This he said was a Father, confdant and advisor, mission of a Rebbe. The Rebbe, transcended the physical confnes of his It was on the 28th of the month of Sivan 77 years ago when the earthly body and entered into Rebbe and Rebbetzin reached the shores of America, saved from the a sublime spiritual eternity. accursed Nazi pursuers, and 77 years later on the very same date A practical example of the 28th Sivan that President Trump met with Premier Kim Jong Un to Rebbe’s impact for the entire discuss the very same objectives. world is a statement that I personally heard by a former Secretary of Education, Lewis Sullivan, There are so many other instances of signifcant prophetic given in the library of Congress, saying that “he owed his job to the statements and directives that I could articulate but they can Rebbe.” In the 1980’s there was a government department under the be read in the hundreds of volumes that record these proverbial banner HEW (Health, Education and Welfare) under the authority of prophetic insights. the Secretary of HEW. The Rebbe insisted that education was an important enough matter that it required a department of its own. There are always contrarians, haters and naysayers who challenge Hence the Department of Education with its own Secretary. Imagine the chosen by G-d generational Leaders but, as we read in this changing the structures of government from a small offce at 770 week’s Torah portion, they always end up in the dustbin of history Eastern Parkway! while true leadership continues to succeed in fulflling their purpose and mission. Granted that the Zohar, as quoted in the Tanya, states that “a Holy Righteous person never leaves our physical reality but continues to We are so fortunate to be able to practically witness the continuing be here in another dimension even much more present, effective powerful infuence of our Rebbe 24 years after his yahrzeit/passing. and proactive than before”, still he is painfully missed by all those This is the true Rebbe/ Leader of our generation. who knew him, and also those born after his yahrzeit. We can and should personally beneft from this powerful energy. In It is interesting and noteworthy that one interpretation for his published talks, writings and videos the Rebbe addresses every the malfeasance of the spies Moses sent to survey and gather issue that one can confront on life’s journey. If you cannot locate intelligence in preparation to conquer and enter the Holy Land the matter for which you seek clarity, ask a disciple of the Rebbe and was their knowledge that Moses was decreed not to enter the Holy he will surely locate it for you. Follow that directive for a life with Land and they could not see themselves without their beloved meaning, purpose and balance. Rebbe and Teacher. Looking forward to farbreng with you this Shabbos and be inspired On a regular basis (almost daily) when we are faced with issues, by the life and teachings of the Rebbe. challenges or questions that we would always turn to the Rebbe for his advice and direction, he is in the forefront of our consciousness. His all-encompassing world outlook, prophetic vision and indescribable unconditional love for every single Jewish man, Rabbi S. Lipskar woman and child, and general care for the entire world was 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 11:00 am - 12:00 pm 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Questions: 1) The leader of the rebellion against Moshe is Korach the son of Montessori Classrooom 2 Yitzhar (Numbers 16:1). In what other context in this parsha is “yitzhar” classrooom 2 referred to?where else in the Torah is “40 years” mentioned? 2) In this parsha, the earth opened its mouth and swallowed Korach and his followers (Numbers 16:32). Where does the Torah refer to the land spitting out people? 3) In this parsha, Moshe refers to Hashem as “God of the spirits of all Raquel Gilinski fesh” (Numbers 16:22). Where else in the book of Numbers does Moshe Pre Tween Girls Tween Girls refer to Hashem by that title? Grades: 4 - 5 Grades: 6 - 8 Answers from last week: 1) Both Yitzhak and Eisav got married at 40 years old (Genesis 25:20, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm 10:30 am - 12:00 pm 26:34). Classrooom 4 2) The one who gathered wood on the Shabbat is placed in prison until Hashem tells Moshe his proper punishment (Numbers 15:34). In parshas Vayeshev, (1) Pharaoh’s chief butler, (2) his chief baker and (3) Yosef are all imprisoned (Genesis 40:3) In parshas Miketz, Yosef places his brothers in prison for three days (Genesis 42:17). In parshas Emor, the person who cursed Hashem is placed in prison until Hashem reveals his proper punishment (Leviticus 24:12). Yossi Cohen’s Yosef Brook’s Hebrew School 3) The last verse in the parsha (which is also the fnal verse in the third Junior Boys section of Kriyat Shema) begins and ends with the same three words: Grades: 4th - 8th Grades: 1 - 4 “Ani Hashem Elokeichem” - “I am Hashem your God” (Numbers 15:41). 10:00 am - 12:00 pm 10:00 am - 12:00 pm RIDDLE RULES Classroom 1 Answers to the riddles can be given to Rabbi Shaykee Farkash any time over Shabbos. The frst child to give a correct answer to each of the questions will win an INSTANT prize! Mendy Katan 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 & Farbrengen This Week: Kiddush and Farbrengen this week is anonymously Shabbos Schedule sponsored in honor of Mr. Barry Cohen and in Honor of Louis Cohen’s Yahrzeit. May his neshama have an Aliya. Early Minyan 6:25 p.m. Candle lighting 7:56 p.m. Shalosh Seudos This Week: Mincha / Kabbalas Shabbos 8:00 p.m. Shalosh Seudos this week is sponsored by Mr. & Mrs. Gabriel & Pnina Shabbos Day Hashkama Minyan 7:15 a.m.