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Shabbat Lech LechaMarCheshvan 12-13, 5767

November 3-4, 2006

Candle Lighting: 4:31 PMShabbat Ends: 5:31 PM

Inside:

V O L U M E I F R I D A Y, O C T O B E R 2 7 , 2 0 0 6 5 M A R C H E S H V A N , 5 7 6 7 I S S U E V I I

When Jerry Blum, senior fourth grade teacher at theRodeph Shalom Lower School in Manhattan askedRabbi Fried to guide his class on a visit to the Chabadcommunity of Crown Heights, Rabbi Fried was morethan happy to oblige.

Close to 2 dozen inquisitive 9-year-olds joined RabbiFried for a full day of talking, walking, exploring andpicture taking throughout the neighborhood. The tourstarted with a visit to “770”, the affectionate nameLubavitchers use in reference to 770 Eastern Parkway,the main Chabad Shul and headquarters for allChabad activities throughout the world. The childrenhad never seen so many people praying and studyingtogether in one space. Many took pictures as they sawthe huge Aron opened for Torah reading and could notbelieve how many Torahs there were in one ark.

Outside, the Sukkah was being dismantled and thechildren tried counting how many hundreds of bundlesof green schach were used to cover 770’s Sukkah. Thechildren then went to the special Tashlich-pool in thecourtyard of 770. The pool was built years ago toenable tens of thousands of Crown Heights residentsto recite Tashlich on Rosh Hashana without walking allthe way to the lake in Prospect Park. The children, whohad just learned about Tashlich in school and knewthat Tashlich is said near a natural body of water, wereamazed when Rabbi Fried explained that the pool isconnected to an underground spring, deep belowBrooklyn.

From there, the children had a private tour of theLubavitcher Rebbe’s library, housed in the buildingadjacent to 770. They learned that the library has over250,000 books and ancient manuscripts. There wasalso a wide array of letters from mayors of majorAmerican cities and gifts from IDF generals on display.

After a hearty lunch in one of Crown Heights' kosherpizzerias, the children visited the sofer (Jewish scribe),Rabbi Gad Sebag. They learned how tefillin, mezuzotand Torahs are handwritten just as they have been forthe past 3,000 years. They had the unique thrill ofwatching Rabbi Sebag and the other sofers fix a 300-year-old German Torah. Seeing the Torah and learningthat each letter was exactly as it is in every other Torahin the world really gave the students a profound feelingof connection to their Jewish heritage. Finally, the soferwrote each of the children’s names using a feather quillon a piece of klaf (Torah parchment). The children tookhome their handwritten names as a memento of theirwonderful visit to Crown Heights, Brooklyn.

West Side Day School Gets VIP Tour of Crown Heights with Rabbi Fried

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Rabbi Fried hard at work

People know of Chabad for its outreach work, educationalinstitutions, social services, scholarship and a host of otheractivities and networks that identify different branches ofChabad around the world - and here in our own West Sidecommunity - but what really is Chabad? What is its historyand underlying philosophy? What are the roots of Chabad?What makes Chabad tick? Here is a short introduction toChabad taken from chabad.org which might help shed somelight on these questions. Enjoy. Rabbi Kugel.

The Philosophy

Chabad-Lubavitch is a philosophy, a movement, and anorganization. It is considered to be the most dynamic forcein Jewish life today.

The word "Chabad" is a Hebrew acronym for the three intel-lectual faculties of: chachmah-wisdom, binah-comprehen-sion and da'at-knowledge. The movement's system ofJewish religious philosophy, the deepest dimension of G-d'sTorah, teaches understanding and recognition of theCreator, the role and purpose of Creation, and the impor-tance and unique mission of each Creature. This philosophyguides a person to refine and govern his and her every actand feeling through wisdom, comprehension and knowl-edge.

The word "Lubavitch" is the name of the town in WhiteRussia where the movement was based for more than acentury. Appropriately, the word Lubavitch in Russianmeans the "city of brotherly love." The name Lubavitch con-veys the essence of the responsibility and love engenderedby the Chabad philosophy toward every single Jew.

The Movement

Following its inception 250 years ago, the Chabad-Lubavitch movement -- a branch of Hasidism -- sweptthrough Russia and spread in surrounding countries as well.It provided scholars with answers that eluded them and sim-ple farmers with alove that hadbeen denied ofthem. Eventuallythe philosophy ofC h a b a d -Lubavitch and itsa d h e r e n t sreached almost every corner of the world and affectedalmost every facet of Jewish life.

Leadership:

The movement is guided by the teachings of its seven lead-

ers ("Rebbes"), beginning with Rabbi Schneur Zalman ofLiadi, of righteous memory (1745-1812). These leadersexpounded upon the most refined and delicate aspects ofJewish mysticism, creating a corpus of study thousands ofbooks strong. They personified the age-old, Biblical qualitiesof piety and leadership. And they concerned themselves notonly with Chabad-Lubavitch, but with the totality of Jewishlife, spiritual and physical. No person or detail was too smallor insignificant for their love and dedication.

In our generation, the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi MenachemM e n d e lSchneerson ofrighteous memo-ry (1902-1994),known simply as"the Rebbe,"guided post-holo-caust Jewry tosafety from theravages of thatdevastation.

The Organization

The origins of today'sChabad-Lubavitch organiza-tion can be traced to the early1940's when the sixthLubavitcher Rebbe, RabbiYosef Yitzchak Schneersohnof righteous memory (1880-1950), appointed his son-in-law and later successor,Rabbi Menachem Mendel, tohead the newly-founded edu-cational and social servicearms of the movement.

Motivated by his profoundlove for every Jew andspurred by his boundless opti-mism and self-sacrifice, theRebbe set into motion a daz-zling array of programs, serv-ices and institutions to serveevery Jew.

Today 4,000 full-time emis-sary families apply 250 year-old principles and philosophyto direct more than 3,300 insti-tutions (and a workforce thatnumbers in the tens of thou-sands) dedicated to the wel-fare of the Jewish people worldwide.

What is Chabad - Lubavitch?

Please Contact Us!THE CHABAD STAFF IS ALWAYS

READY TO HELP

RABBI SHLOMO KUGELExecutive Director, ext 11 [email protected]

RABBI MEIR OSSEYAssociate Director, ext [email protected]

RABBI YISROEL FRIEDProgram Director, ext [email protected]

MRS. PEARL STROHEducational Director, ext [email protected]

RIVKY KLEINMANDirector's Assistant, ext [email protected]

RABBI YITZI HERSHKOPAdministrator, ext 15

[email protected]

SARAH KATSSecretary - 92nd Street, ext [email protected]

ALIZA GALINSKYSecretary - 97th Street , ext 0

[email protected]

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Lubavitch appropriatelymeans the

"city of brotherly love"

Today 4,000 full-timeemissary families direct more than 3,300 institutions

A number of times a year thereare Shabbatons held in Crown

Heights, Brooklyn. These eventsare a great opportunity to experi-

ence the warm and vibrant commu-nity of Crown Heights, center of the

worldwide Chabad-Lubavitchmovement. While the Shabbatonsalways have dynamic speakers, I

especially recomend thisShabbaton being led by the

renowned Communicator, RabbiManis Friedman.

Rabbi Kugel

“Peacing It All Together –The Future of the World”

”Right, Left or Center -Who's Really Right?”

A Shabbaton Weekendwith Rabbi Manis

Friedman

November 10-12, 200619-21 Cheshvan, 5767

To register, or for moreinformation visit

www.shabbaton.org, or call 718-953-1000

JOOIINN OOUURR NNEEXXTT

EEVVEENNTT!

IIT''S AALL AABOUT

SSHABBAT!! PREPARE SHABBAT PACKAGES

AND BAKE A JUMBO CHALLAH

WEDNESDAYNOVEMBER 8, 2006

5:00 - 6:30 PM

Join Chabad Kids Club!

The Alumni & Friends Kids Club is geared to Chabad ELCAlumni and their friends ages 3-5 and 6-8

YEARLY MEMBERSHIP: $150 per child / $300 for 2 +

HALF YEAR MEMBERSHIP: $90 per child / $180 for 2 +Session 1: Oct-Jan Session 2: Feb-May

Membership includes:Kids Club T-Shirt, membership kit, admission to all club events.

INDIVIDUAL EVENTS: $25 per child / $50 for 2 +

Register online at www.Chabadwestside.org/ckc

For more information, please contact:Rachel Bregman, our parent coordinator

at 212-864-5010

Sign Up Today!

Upcoming Events Chabad Weekly Bulletin page 3

IN-DEPTH TANYA WITH RABBIMEIR OSSEY

Monday Evenings 8:15 pm at the Chabad Shul

PRE-MINYAN PARSHA WITHRABBI SHLOMO KUGEL

Tuesday, Wednesday andFriday Mornings

7:00 am at the Chabad Shul

PATHWAYS TO THE SOUL WITHRABBI SHLOMO KUGELWednesday Mornings

11:00 - 11:45 am At the home of Deborah Shimko,

500 WEA #8C

PRACTICAL HALACHA WITHRABBI YISROEL FRIEDWednesday Evenings

8:00 pm in a private home (emailus for the address)

RAMBAM SHIUR WITH RABBIYISROEL FRIED

Shabbat Afternoons1 hourbefore Mincha services at the

Chabad Shul

Ongoing ClassesPlease join us for one or more of our classes.

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Chabad Women�s CircleWednesday, November 1

at the home of Beverly Nerenberg

We enjoyed an evening of creativity painting glass bowls and votive candleholders.

Mrs. Nechama Heber inspired us with her talk on Personal Growth and Development

Stay tuned toour next

Women�s Circleevening

with specialguest lecturer,

ShimonahTzukernik

Tuesday,December 5

at the home ofCELC Parent,

RebeccaLindenbaum

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Chabad ELC 101 West 92nd Street 166 West 97th Street

Phone: 212-864-5010 Fax: 212-932-8987

www.chabadwestside.org [email protected]

Monday, November 6 Parent Teacher Conferences

Tuesday, November 7 NO SCHOOL - Election Day

Wednesday, November 8 Kinderdance 97 Bookworms PK

Thursday, November 9 KInderdance 92

Friday, November 10 PA Fall Shabbat Dinner

NO SCHOOL TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 7 - ELECTION DAY

Class Happenings PN1 On Sunday evening, the moms of PN1 met at Makor Café

and had such a great time together, they just didn’t want to leave! Many thanks to class parents Yael Dunayer (Maya) and Ilana Gordon (Dahlia) for organizing this great night out.

PN2 T h e m o m s

and morahs in Pre-N2 gathered in the home of Deb Grant (mom of Laura Jayne) for a great evening of Cha l l ah bak ing , thought provoking discussion and good drink. Thanks to the organizers, hosts and Morah and mom participants! Enjoyed a special event with your class? Planning something soon? Be sure to let us know so we can spread the word!

Moms at Makor

From the PA Desk

CHABAD ELC

The Fall Shabbat Dinner is just one week away!

We are very excited that so many of you will be participating in the PA's annual Fall Shabbat Dinner next week. We are finalizing the details of the evening, and it promises to be an exciting and special event for all of us. If you are planning to join us, but haven't yet registered, it is essential to RSVP immediately. You can bring your response card to the school office, call the school office at (212) 864-5010, or register online using your credit card at www.chabadwestside.org/parents.

There are still a few ways that you can help make the Shabbat Dinner a success: **One of the most special aspects of the Shabbat dinner is that we are joined by our children's morahs and their families. As most of the morahs live outside of Manhattan, we are arranging housing for them for Shabbat. We are looking for apartments for morahs that will be coming with their children; if you will be out of town, please consider housing a morah and her family in your apartment.

**Let's enjoy some wine together over dinner! Please sign up on the classroom doors to bring a bottle of wine for your class' table. All wine must be marked kosher and "mevushal".

**We need parents to help us set up for the dinner on Friday afternoon, and to help clean up afterwards. We also need greeters and ushers during the event. Any time you can give will be helpful and appreciated. To volunteer, please contact

Deborah Shapira at (212) 932-8205 or [email protected].

We look forward to seeing you next Friday evening! Iris and Tamar, Dinner Co-chairs

Cozy Corner #1 We are happy to report that we have a sponsor for our first classroom cozy corner (sensory area)!

Cozy corners cost $200 with full and partial sponsorship opportunities available.

For more information please contact Rivky at 212-864-5010 / [email protected].

New Toddlers Registration for Morah Suri’s afternoon toddler

class is now underway. Geared

for children who are 18 months old by January 1, 2007; the New Toddler class begins after winter break on Tuesday, January 9.

This class meets on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 1-3 pm in the Toddler 1 room.

For more information and to register, please contact Pearl at 212-864-5010 x12 / [email protected]

Please Note: While children with siblings of current ELC students have priority, this class is also open to non-ELC families - so sign up today!

Nit Check All the children and staff members at Chabad ELC have been checked and found to be free of nits and lice. They will be checked periodically in the course of the school year.

Now that Noah’s ark is the main topic of discussion in many of our classrooms, Thursday’s reptilian visit hardly surprised anyone at 97th Street. The children enjoyed learning loads of interesting facts about the food reptiles eat, the habitats they live in and the methods used to protect themselves from predators. In the course of the presentation the children had the opportunity to pet and/or examine a baby alligator, boa constrictor, blue-tongued lizard and turtle. Thank you for this great opportunity.

BYOB - Bring Your Own Bottle… to the Fall Shabbat Dinner

While the children are enjoying special programs with their morahs during the dinner, enjoy some nice wine! If you would like to bring a bottle of wine for your class’ table, please sign up

on the classroom door or contact one of the Dinner Chairs. All wine must have OU or OK supervision and marked “mevushal”. Feel free to contact us with any questions.

Snakes-n-Scales

On a Fall Walk - Zevy (PN2)

Intrinsic to our nature is a perpetual striving for self-improvement. The human being is never content to just be: the very thought of a missed opportunity or an unrealized potential gives him no rest, spurring him to the ceaseless toil and unremitting ambition he calls life.

He, we said, for though the drive for self-betterment is present in every individual of our species, it belongs to our "male" or active-assertive aspect. But no less integral to our being is our "female" element -- our capacity for receptiveness and sacrifice, our conviction that there is no greater greatness than the abnegation of self to a higher end.

So ingrained is this duality in us that we unquestionably accept its paradox in every area of life. We exalt selflessness even as we glorify the self. We equate good with altruistic even as we recognize the ego as the prime motivator of all positive achievement. We strive for success, fulfillment and realization even as we avow that we are doing it all for the children.

For so were we formed at the hand of our Creator: G-d formed man as dust of the earth -- yielding as the soil under his feet -- and He blew into his nostrils the breath of life -- the drive to aspire, grow and achieve (Genesis 2:7). G-d then took the man He had made and placed him in His world to work it and develop it, but also to keep it and nurture it (ibid., 2:5).

Man is thus a creature with not one, but two centers to its being, an entity with not one,

but two nuclei at its heart. Man is spirit revolving upon an axis of fulfillment-seeking selfhood, as well as a soul centered upon a core of selflessness. In the words of the verse: "Male and female He created them... and He called their name -- man" (ibid., 5:2).

As Jews, we inherit this duality from Jacob, the choicest of the Patriarchs, and Rachel, the quintessential mother of Israel. From Jacob, whose life of accomplishment is crowned by a royal procession to the heart of the Holy Land where the founders of Israel are enshrined, we derive our potential for self-perfection. And from Rachel, the young mother who died in childbirth and who dwells in a lonely wayside grave in order to better bear witness to the suffering of her children, we receive our capacity for commitment and self-transcendence.

Rachel 11 Cheshvan (Thursday, November 2), is the day of our foremother, Rachel’s passing.

Though many nations throughout history have had special con-nections with their homeland, no such bond has even come closeto the love and attachment the Jewish people have felt (and feel)for the Land of Israel.

In our Parshah of Lech Lecha, G-d told the first Jew, Abraham,that he intended to give the Land of Israel to his descendants. ButG-d did not merely make a promise with regard to the future, Heactually gave the land over to Abraham. In addition, G-d toldAbraham to walk through the length and breadth of the Land(Gen. 13:17). Walking through the perimeters of a piece of landis a formal way of acquiring it in Jewish law and, according tomany opinions, G-d told Abraham to walk through the Land forthe specific purpose of making just such a formal acquisition ofIsrael for his descendants.

Why was it so important for G-d to actually give the Land toAbraham? Why didn't it suffice for the Jews to take hold of theLand after the exodus, when they were an established nationready to inhabit it?

By giving the Land to Abraham, the first Jew, G-d underscoredthe centrality of the Land of Israel to Judaism. A country is gen-erally needed by a people to offer protection, to preserve ordevelop character and to enable its inhabitants to thrive. TheLand of Israel, however, does not merely fill these needs for theJewish nation - it is part of the very essence of Jews and Judaism.Therefore G-d connected the Jewish people with the Land fromour very inception.

Though it is not our place to compare and contrast religions, thereis, nonetheless, a central and fundamental theme of Judaism thatseems to be absent from most other religions. In many people'sminds, the very term "religion" means the consecrating of certainpeople, certain acts and certain time periods and a general divisionbetween the profane and the holy. (How many of our fellow Jews,but a few decades ago, found the need to divorce themselves offamily and friends and to travel to the mountains of Tibet in orderto find "true inner peace"...) Judaism, on the other hand, makes nosuch division - everything exists for a G-dly purpose and can be uti-lized for such. Indeed, Chassidic thought goes to great lengths topoint out that viewing anything as outside of G-d's realm or domaincould be considered (to a certain extent) idolatrous.

Thus, the need to cultivate a harmonic relationship between bodyand soul is a cornerstone of Jewish thought. Rather than viewingthese two entities as adversaries, Judaism - and particularlyChassidism - view their relationship as a marriage.

In a marriage, the two partners are equal and - though they maybe different - they unite. Likewise, Judaism teaches that the bodyand soul are equally important. And though it may seem that thebody is at variance with the soul, it is the soul's task to reveal thebody’s true intrinsic G-dly nature.

Of course, it does not suffice for the soul to elicit the divine ener-gy within the body, one must also accomplish the same withone's surroundings. The world around us is our extended bodyand though it may not appear to be holy, there are latent divineenergies "beneath the veneer" of physicality. When we utilize theearth for holy purposes, when we eat the earth's kosher produce,build structures with the earth's resources for the performance ofMitzvot and the like, we remove the veil that obscures the truedivinity within creation.

This concept is taught to us in a most profound manner by theLand of Israel. There, virtually every act is one of uniting themundane and the holy. In Israel, countless agricultural lawsapply, including separating tithes, letting the land lay fallow andnot mixing various seeds. And at the center of the Holy Land wasthe Holy Temple - a physical structure which was a source forinspiration and guidance for the entire world. In fact, the veryterm "Holy Land" underscored this concept. "Holy" refers tosomething ethereal, transcendent whereas "Land" implies some-thing gross and material. G-d intentionally gave the "Holy Land"to Abraham before he began establishing the Jewish nation to setthe ground rules for the Chosen People. We are to view everyaspect of creation in one of two ways: either it is openly andclearly holy or it is something that has potential G-dliness whichmust be developed and exposed.

Our mission will be completed when Moshiach comes and theentire world will be transformed into a holy and sublime reality.Perhaps this is the intent of the famous saying of the sages that"in the future The Holy Land will spread out and cover the entireworld." When Moshiach comes everything that was once consid-ered mundane, "land" in other words, will be clearly and obvi-ously "holy."

Holy Land

The Midrash tells us that G-d complained to the Jewish people, “You have loved my Torah and not awaited my Kingdom?” Thefoundation of everything is the belief in Moshiach. We are obligated to yearn and beseech, “When will You reign in Zion?”

(The Chofetz Chaim on the Torah, Noach)

Moshiach - It’s a Jewish issue. For more info, visit www.moshiach.com

Moshiach Matters...

TORAH FAX

Thank you - The Chabad Shul library grows

Thank you Avi & Gail Friedman for your donation of abeautiful set of Mikraot Gedolot Nach to the Chabad Shul

library. The Nach is a newly typeset edition which con-tains the Malbim’s famous commentary on the Bible

along with dozens of other commentaries and is a won-derful and much needed addition to our library. The

seforim were donated in memory of Gail’s father, MosheBen Meir V'Yitah.

Halachic TimesWeek of - November 1 - 8

Earliest Tefillin (latest of the week) . . . . . . . . . . .5:43 AMLatest Shma (earliest of the week) . . . . . . . . . . .9:02 AMTorah Reading: . . . .Lech Lecha (Genesis 12:1 - 17:27)Haftorah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Isaiah 40:27 - 41:16Latest Kiddush Levana . . Monday, 11/6, 2:43 & 7/18 AM

Shabbat Parshat Lech Lecha

FRIDAY, November 3Candle Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4:31 pm Mincha . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4:40 pm Dvar Torah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Rabbi FriedKabbalat Shabbat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5:10 pm

SHABBAT, November 4Chassidut Shiur . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8:45 amShacharit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9:45 amDvar Torah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Rabbi Ossey***Kids Shul & Junior Minyan . . . . . . . . .11:00 - 12:15***Kiddush: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .approx. 12:30 PM

Kiddush is sponsored by Judy and Rodney Greenwald with gratitude to Hashem

Rambam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3:30 pmMincha . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4:30 pm Ma’ariv & Havdallah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5:31 pm

Each week, a Video of the Rebbe is shown afterHavdallah.

Daily Minyan: Sunday: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 AM Monday & Thursday: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7:15 AM Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday: . . . . . . . . . . . . 7:30 AM Rosh Chodesh: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 AM

Learn Rambam everyday at www.chabadwestside.org/dailystudy/rambam.asp

Blessings for Shabbat Candle Lighting

Blessings for SHABBAT CANDLES

Ba-ruch A-tah Ado-nai E-lo-hei-nu Me-lech Ha-olamA-sher Ki-de-sha-nu Be-mitz-vo-tav Ve-tzi-va-nu Le-had-lik Ner Shel Sha-bat Kodesh.

Translation: Blessed are you, L-rd our G-d, King of theuniverse, who has sanctified us with His command-ments, and has commanded us to kindle the light of theholy Sabbath.

NEXT WEEK AT A GLANCE

Shabbat Parshat VaYera ..................NOVEMBER 10-11

Friday, November 10Candle Lighting ..............................................4:24 PM

Saturday, November 11Shabbat ends....................................................5:25 PM

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Wanted: Torah Readers

Chabad is looking for volunteer Ba’al Korehs. If you orsomeone you know can layn a Parshah - we would love

to have you layn at Chabad. Whether you want torefresh your Bar Mitzvah Parshah and want to prepare a

new one, please call our office.The following Parshahs are already reserved:

VaYera, November 11Rabbi Naftali Kleinman

Toldot, November 25Daniel Rubinoff

VaYigash, December 30Jeremy Sanders

Shemot, January 13 Avi Friedman

Mishpatim, February 17Jeremy Sanders

KIDDUSH SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES:

Sponsoring a Kiddush is a great way to share youSimchah or special family event with the community!

Kiddushim can be sponsored to celebrate a birthday,graduation or to commemorate the Yahrzeit of a lovedone. Kiddush sponsors are encouraged to share somewords of Torah at their Kiddush. Kiddushim cost $300,$400 or $500.

To sponsor a kiddush, please email Rabbi Fried [email protected], or call at 212-864-5010 x 14.

Kiddush Schedule:

Shabbat Lech Lecha, November 4,..............................Kiddush is sponsored by Judy and Rodney Greenwald

with gratitude to Hashem

Shabbat VaYera, November 11, ..................................Kiddush is sponsored by Greg and Channie Bell

Shabbat Chaye Sarah, November 18, ..........................Kiddush is sponsored by Yitzchok Barber in honor of

his move to the West Side. Beruchim Habaim!

Shabbat Toldot, November 25, ....................................Kiddush is sponsored by Daniel Rubinoff in honor ofhis Ufruf and his upcoming marriage to Ronit Klein

Shabbat VaYetzei, December 2, ..................................Kiddush is available

wrought numerous wonders on their behalf and Youdeliver them at every time and juncture. Thus, You haverevealed Yourself to them, and they are conscious of YourPresence.

A Promise of RedemptionSimilarly, our Sages associate the moon's periodic rebirthwith the ultimate renewal the Jewish people will experi-ence in the Era of the Redemption for the Jews "calculatetheir calendar according to the moon and resemble themoon." Just as the moon wanes and becomes concealed,for a certain time the Jewish people must endure thedarkness of exile. The shining of the moon anew eachmonth, however, reassures us of the coming of the ulti-mate rebirth -- the Redemption.

More particularly, the Sages associate the moon with theDavidic dynasty. This is borne out by the phrase, "David,King of Israel, is living and enduring," recited in KiddushLevana. Thus the rebirth of the moon also reflects apromise of renewal of the light of Mashiach, who will bea descendant of King David

The Guardian of Israel Does Not Slumber or SleepsKiddush Levana also carries with it assurances of securityfor every individual as borne out by our prayer in thesanctification ceremony: "Just as I leap toward you andcannot touch you, so too, may all my enemies be unableto touch me harmfully." Even in the night of exile, whenthe Divine Presence is not openly revealed, G-d is con-stantly watching over us and protecting us.

The 15th of the MonthThe latest time to say Kiddush Levana is 15 days afterthe “birth” (molad) of the New Moon. This time is print-ed in the Halachic times to the right. As we mentionedlast week, the brachah of Kiddush Levana is said as themoon is waxing. After this time, however, the moonbegins to wane. The changing phases of the moon areften used as a metaphor for the Jewish people and ourgrowing and changing mazel. It is noteworthy that just asthe moon is at its height on the 15th of the month, theJewish people were at their height historically in the 15thgeneration after Abraham, when King Solomon ruled, theTemple was built and in its glory, and no wars werefought. For this reason, it is customary not to scheduleweddings during the second half of the month (seeShulchan Aruch Even HaEzer 64:3). This is in addition tothe custom that some have not to schedule weddings atall during the month of MarChechsvan, since Mar is con-nected with the word bitter (see last week’s ShulBulletin).

Kiddush Levana in the Rebbe’s teachings...

Our Sages equate the Sanctification of the Moon with wel-coming G-d's Presence, for the pattern by which the moonconstantly renews itself enables man to appreciate the G-dliness manifest within nature. When one considers theunfailing pattern in which the universe continues, onebecomes conscious of an infinite power that surpasses ourhuman conception. Although this concept can be perceivedfrom all elements of our worldly environment, our Sagesassociated this idea with the moon, for the regular monthlypattern in which it waxes and wanes is clearly observable.

Significantly, however, the Rabbis relate this manifestationof G-dliness within nature to the manifestation of Hismight and wonders in His relationship with the Jewishpeople. Thus, in his explanation of the Sanctification of theMoon, Rabbeinu Yonah focuses on the verse, "Truly, Youare a G-d who hides Himself, O G-d of Israel and Savior,"and declares: Although You are "a G-d who hidesYourself," You are "the G-d of Israel," for You have

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