WEEKLYNEWSLETTER Shabbos March 23, 2019 16 Adar 2 5779 Parshas Tzav Kiddush Sponsores UPCOMING EVENTS Aharon & Larisa Elperin in honor of the Birthday of their dear Grandson, Menachem Simcha Mazel Tov!! Schedule Friday, March 22 Candle Lighting 6:52 pm Evening Service 6:55 pm Saturday, March 23 Morning Service 9:30 am Evening Service 6:50 pm Shabbos Ends 7:52 pm Weekly Schedule of Services: Morning Services: Sunday- Friday: 8:15 am Evening Services: (Mincha & Maariv) Sun - Thurs: 7:05 pm Office Hours H-School Sunday: 9:00 am - 1:00 Pm Monday - Wednesday: 9:00am - 3:00pm Friday: 9:00am - 1:00pm Page 2 A Word Of Torah Some people are bulldozers. sacred services? After all, they King David in Psalm 24 asks, They move mountains, con- were the most saintly and dedi- "Who may ascend the mountain quer countries, achieve the cated of men. Was there really of G‑d, and who may stand in seemingly impossible. But anything to worry about? Why His holy place?" It is one thing then when there are no employ a word implying such to climb the mountain but quite more mountains to climb, urgency? another to be able to stay on the they falter. Routines, main- Says Rashi: it's not only the summit. There are outstanding tenance and sustainability need for immediacy but also the trailblazers who struggle with are not their strong points. insistence that the services the everyday maintenance of They respond to excitement carry on throughout the genera- the very programs they them- and challenge, not to the tions in the very same way. It is selves initiated. In an ideal uneventful, monotonous one thing to be committed and world pioneers would do the daily grind. excited now when the mitzvah is initiating and ordinary folk would The title word of this still fresh and new, but what will carry on the routine. But it does- week's Parshah, Tzav, happen in future? Will that same n't always work that way. We means "Command." It intro- commitment still be there down cannot necessarily afford the duces G‑d's call to Moses to the line, or will the enthusiasm luxury of focusing only on the instruct have waned? parts of life we enjoy and are the Kohanim (priests) about In the sporting arena there are stimulated by. More often than the laws of the burnt offer- athletes, and even teams, who not life is a grind. Moments of ings in the Sanctu- make wonderful starts but then excitement and discovery are ary. Rashi points out that the fade before the finish. Others go rare. Charting new courses are word Tzav, "Command" - great guns throughout a contest, not everyday experiences. And rather than the more familiar but then "choke" at the very end. our creations need long term, and softer "Speak" or "Tell" - One cannot achieve greatness consistent maintenance, other- is generally reserved for in- by erratic bursts of energy. Con- wise they collapse. structions which require a centration and consistency are The command to sense of zealousness. needed to carry us through until the Kohanim echoes down the These are things which the final moment of the match. ages to each of us. If it is impor- need to be performed So too in life. People in Holly- tant, do it now. And if it is sa- "immediately as well as for wood find it pretty easy to get cred, carry on doing it forever. posterity." married to one another. But how -adapted from Rabbi Yossi Would G‑d have doubted many stay married? And it is no Goldman the commitment different in Judaism. Lots of of Aaron and his sons? Was Jews are excellent at Yom Kip- there concern that they pur. But what happens all year would do anything other round? Many have moments of than what they were in- inspiration, but it is allowed to structed to regarding the become a passing phase. A Biselleh Humor Yankel, Moishie, Abe and pause) "Nu?" Chaim are sitting together for Chaim: "Look, if you guys won't drinks. stop discussing politics, I'm leav- Yankel: "Oy!" ing!" Moishe: (after a long pause) "Oy vey!" Abe: (after an even longer Page 3 Kids Parasha Lesson the Kohen what to do. Tzav means to command, and The Parshah now tells us of how as Moses initiated Aaron the Parshah beings, G‑d tells Mo and his sons to be- ses to command Aaronand his come Kohanim, as sons about how to do their job G‑d told him to do with the korbanot (which we be- in Parshat Tetzaveh. gan to discuss in last week's First Moses put on Parshah, Vayikra). Aaron his special A fire must be constantly burning clothing, and then he on the altar; it is the Kohen's re- poured special anoint- sponsibility to make sure it never ing oil on the altar and goes out. The Kohen must clean on Aaron. Then he put the ashes from the altar every on the sons of Aaron morning. their clothing. Then The first day that a Kohen does Aaron and his sons his service, he brings brought a bull as a a mincha offering (of flour and sacrifice upon the Al- oil) and the Kohen Gadol (High tar. Priest) brings one every single Then Aaron and his day. sons ate the meat Parts of certain korbanot are from the korban and eaten by the Kohanim, but they they remained for have to be eaten in the right time seven days in and nothing is allowed to be left the Mishkan. over. The laws of the korbanot that were explained in Vayikra are repeated here, this time to tell Daily Dose In All Ways Imagine you were just be- That is the joy of a single mitzvah. Because you did not queathed a treasury containing By Rabbi Isaac Luria, the Ari. serve G‑d your G‑d with joy most of the world’s wealth. and gladness over the abun- Imagine the thrill coursing through dance of everything. your veins, the celebration you (Deuteronomy 28:47) would throw. 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