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JANUARY 2015 - TEVET-SHEVAT 5775
Volume 7, Issue 5, January 2015 EDWARD DAVIS, Rabbi YOSEF
WEINSTOCK, Associate Rabbi STEPHEN KURTZ, President
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SIMCHAS FROM OUR FAMILIES -MAZEL TOV TO: BIRTHS Mazel Tov to Fay
& Wally Fingerer on the birth of their granddaughter Esther
Atara to Reuchama & Doni Roth Mazel Tov to Maish & Tziviah
Staiman on the birth of their granddaughter to Rachael & David
Lavon in Israel Mazel Tov to Josh & Gitty Levine on the birth
of their daughter Adina Michelle. Mazel Tov to grandfather Norman
Levine and
uncles & aunts Marc & Talia Levine and Shira & Ari
Sipper Mazel Tov to Alan & Lihny Blaustein on the birth of
their granddaughter Chaviva Fayga to Zach & Rachel Blaustein.
Mazel
Tov great uncle & aunt Fred & Lori Wittlin BNAI/BNOT
MITZVAH Mazel Tov to Daniella Lewinger on the celebration of her
Bat Mitzvah. Mazel Tov to her parents Rachelle & Noah Lewinger
Mazel Tov to Barry & Lois Levontin on the Bar Mitzvah of their
grandson, Shmuel Silver, in Efrat, Israel Mazel Tov to Rachel Moses
on the celebration of her Bat Mitzvah. Mazel to her parents Aaron
& Michelle Moses Mazel Tov to Yitz & Shelly Tuchman on the
occasion of the Bar Mitzvah in Yerushalayim of their grandson,
Louis Tuchman Mazel Tov to Yaakov Eisenmann upon on the occasion of
his Bar Mitzvah. Mazel Tov to his parents Marc & Astrid
Eisenman Mazel Tov to Maia & Sophia Purow upon the
celebration of their B’not Mitzvah. Mazel Tov to their parents
Joshua &
Tammie Purow WE WARMLY THANK OUR SHABBAT SPONSORS:
KIDDUSHIM Irwin & Fran Gottlieb to commemorate the yahrzeit
of his father Ed & Marilyn Kaplan to commemorate the yahrzeit
of her mother Rabbi Yehuda & Shaindy Fensterszaub to
commemorate the yahrzeit of his father Yacov Meir ben Avraham Sammy
& Lisa Rhein in honor of David’s birthday and Bar Mitzvah
Shabbat Jim & Nessa Reich in honor of all the children in the
Youth Minyan and in honor of Masorat Yehudit Day School and the
4th
grade Shabbaton in the Young Israel of Hollywood Jason &
Lauren Segelbaum in honor of Gabe’s 6th birthday and Bella’s 4th
birthday Marc Eisenmann ( B’Seder, Inc.) in honor of his son
Yaakov’s Bar Mitzvah Sam & Heather Sered to commemorate the
yahrzeit of his mother Chanu Goldis and David Goldis in honor of
the 7th birthday of their triplets, Gavriel, Arielle, and Adielle
Alex & Aliza Markovich Josh & Susie Loberfeld Martin &
Marvin Schenker in memory of his mother Sara bas Meir z’l Yaakov
& Stacey Waldman in honor of their son Asher’s birthday PULPIT
FLOWERS Tzvi, Shmuel, Adina, Binyomin and Yehuda in honor of Yaakov
Meir Eisenmann SEUDAH SHLISHIT Moe & Michelle Levy to
commemorate the yahrzeit of his father Shlomo Levy
MEMBERSHIP DIRECTORY UPDATE New Address: Harrison & Michelle
Nadel, 5861 SW 37th Terrace, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33312
WELCOME NEW MEMBERS Rabbi Yehuda & Shaindy Fensterszaub 5851
SW 36th Terrace, Ft. Lauderdale, 33312 Yehuda 347-267-4204 Shaindy
347-276-1979 Marc & Shira Freitag 4870 N. Hills Drive,
Hollywood, 33021 Marc 917-861-3299 Shira 561-302-1604
MESSAGE FROM OUR MEMBERS We wish to express our deep feelings of
gratitude to the membership and leadership of the Young Israel for
all the kindness, visits, and words of comfort received during the
shiva for Stephen’s father Alan Danis, a”s. We are blessed to be
part of this wonderful community. –Stephen & Susu Danis
REFUAH SHLEIMAH TO OUR CONGREGANTS AND THEIR FAMILIES: Adina
Minya bat Devorah Elkah (Adina Ciment), Benzion Klonimus Chaim ben
Leah Rachel (Alec Feintuch), Binyamin ben Chemla (Binyamin Israel),
Dovid Tzvi ben Alter Rochel (David Breier), Devora bat Sheina
Baila, Eliezer HaLevi ben Chana (Leon Brauser-Joel Brauser’s
father), Lazer Yosef ben Sara (Leo Paul-Ettie Langer’s father),
Meir Yehuda ben Hinda (Leon Lerner), Mordechai ben Michal (Maurice
Babouri-Deborah Stayman’s father), Rachel bat Shaindy (Renee
Messing-Danielle Behar’s grandmother), Sara Leah bat Rochel
(Cynthia Lynn Haber-Cheryl Hamburg’s sister), Shaul Meir ben Krayna
(Rabbi
Saul Ganchrow), Sara Leah bat Bracha (Stacey Deutsch), Sara bat
Temma (Susan Brisgel), Shifra bat Esther (Sylvia Babouri-Deborah
Stayman's mother), Shira Raizel Esther bat Mina Zosha (Ruth
Messer’s granddaughter),
Shmuel ben Golda (Sam Schachter), Yocheved bat Tzril (Joan
Niad)
OUR CONDOLENCES TO: Sara Friederwitzer on the loss of her sister
Faigy Vinagray
Rabbi Tzvi Nightingale on the loss of his father Mr. Irving
Nightingale Tova Courtney on the loss of her brother Chanan
Moshkovsky
May they be comforted amongst the mourners of Zion and
Jerusalem
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RABBI’S MESSAGE LESSONS FOR POST CHANUKAH
The real story of Chunukah is not the military victory, nor the
rededication of the Temple, but rather what happened when two
cultures collided in the country of Israel. The story really began
when Alexander the Great conquered the Land of Israel in 332 B.C.E.
Up until that moment the Jewish people fared very well with the
encounters they had with all the pagan peoples and their ideas.
Each of these societies, Egyptian, Canaanite, Assyrian, Babylonian,
Persian, had something to offer but were always considered, and
properly so, beneath us in terms of the wisdom and the
enlightenment of Torah. Whatever these pagan societies embraced we
would consider inferior and shallow. The Greeks, though, were quite
different, and we see from the literature after that century that
many Jewish people felt that Greek thinkers like Euclid, Socrates,
Plato, and Aristotle, all had something to say which interested us.
If one looks at the way Alexander the Great was treated by the
Talmudic literature, it was all positive. They picture him as an
individual who was a friend of the Jewish people. In reality,
Alexander was different from other conquerors. He did not force his
religion upon those he conquered. He felt: they have a god, I have
a god – my god is obviously better than your god because I won –
hence you should continue praying to your god because he is a loser
and that way you won’t be befriending my god and you won’t be a
real rival and a competitor to me. Consequently Alexander treated
the Jewish people well and his name became a Jewish name in his
time, and continues to do so in our time as well. I even have a
grandson named Alexander! In one Greek source the author writes
about an encounter between Aristotle and a Jew. He mentions that
the Jewish person conversed with several Greeks, including
Aristotle, and discussed philosophical issues. They even made a
trial of their skill in philosophy because the Jewish person was
known to be a learned individual. It ended up that the author felt
that the Jew was communicating more information to the Greeks than
he received from the Greeks. We also see that in certain cases the
Talmud mentions things that make it obvious that there was an
interchange between the Greeks, or at least Greek wisdom, and the
Sages. In the Talmud (Eruvin 14a) there is a discussion about the
relationship between the diameter and the circumference with a
factor of 3. Even Tosfot mentions that it was known among our Sages
that the real relationship of Pi was known to be more than 3 – they
knew it to be 22/7 – but the calculation in the Talmud need not
have been precise. The same is recorded in the Rambam where a 3 to
1 relationship between the circumference and diameter was
acceptable since the Rabbis did not require precision. The
inference is that they did know about the Greek formulation of Pi
and its relationship with the mathematics of figuring out the
circumference of a circle. There is also a Talmudic discussion in
Shabbat, Chapter 11, discussing the moving of an object on Shabbat
from a private to a public domain, and the transgression of
carrying in doing so. When something goes from a private domain
to another private domain through a public domain, as in the case
of throwing a ball from one balcony to another balcony, this might
not be considered a Biblical transgression. Rabbi Akiva (who died
in 137 C.E.) felt that maybe it is prohibited because the arrow in
flight might be considered at rest at any given moment during its
flight. This represents what the Greek scholar Zeno talked about
centuries prior to Rabbi Akiva. Was Rabbi Akiva aware of Zeno’s
discussions on the matter? I would think so. The crux of the matter
is that I believe that many of the Talmudic Sages were aware of
Greek thinking and their contribution in many areas of mathematics,
science and philosophy, and did not rule them out just because of
their non-Jewish origin. The critical point, I believe, can be
discussed within a thought that I heard from Rabbi Aharon
Soloveitchik, zt”l, when he eulogized his brother, Rav
Soloveitchik, over 20 years ago. It was Chol HaMoed Pesach and a
full eulogy was not permitted, but Rav Aharon discussed the Rav’s
ability in knowledge and used the example of the rainbow. Each
color represents a different discipline of knowledge, and the Rav
had the ability to analyze each one, and always did so through his
Torah glasses, so to speak. The message I heard that day from Rav
Aharon is one that I observed and absorbed from the Rav in the
years when I sat in his class: It is important to constantly be
wearing one’s Torah glasses. Don’t be afraid of the other
disciplines of knowledge and information. The encounter that the
Torah has with other disciplines will always benefit the Torah.
With one’s Torah glasses one can observe and ascertain whether this
foreign discipline is kosher or treif. Just because it comes from
something foreign does not necessarily mean that it is unacceptable
to us. The Or HaChaim wrote in his commentary to Parshat Yitro on
the question of why the Ten Commandments are given in a parsha
named for a non-Jew. In essence, the Or HaChaim says that wisdom is
not the monopoly of the Jewish people, and the Jewish people should
accept wisdom from wherever it comes. I never thought the Or
HaChaim was that cosmopolitan in his outlook, but what he said is
correct. Don’t be afraid, but it is absolutely necessary for every
Jewish person to be sourced and based in Torah knowledge. Without
proper instruction in Torah it would be impossible for us to look
at other disciplines of knowledge. The story of Chanukah took place
more than 150 years after Alexander’s time. It was a difficult time
to be Jewish. The Al HaNissim records that the Greek-Syrians wanted
to eradicate Torah from our lives. The victory was not just
military; the victory was a religious one as well. The task of
every Jew in our world is to be steeped in Judaism and yet able to
be a part of the modern world. I have to be a part of it and apart
from it as well. This victory exists only because we wear Torah
glasses and we are proud of it at all times.
RABBI EDWARD DAVIS
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MITZVAH MONITOR Reaching Out To Those Less Jewishly
Knowledgeable or Affiliated
Rabbi Yosef Weinstock What is our responsibility towards fellow
Jews who are unaffiliated or less knowledgeable about their Jewish
traditions? From a perusal of the Torah, one might point to the
mitzvah of tochecha, to reprove a friend that is making a mistake
(Vayikra 19:17). However, many contemporary Poskim limit the
parameters of this Mitzvah, especially in cases where one’s friend
is uneducated in Jewish tradition and is not aware that s/he is
doing anything wrong. The Rabbis of the Talmud already appreciated
the need for sensitivity as it relates to rebuke and the detriment
that misplaced rebuke can create: “'Just as there is a mitzva to
say something that will be accepted, so there is a mitzva for a
person not to say something that will not be accepted” (Yevamot
65b). It therefore is clear that our interaction with our fellow,
less-observant Jews cannot be based on the mitzvah of rebuke today.
Maimonides (Sefer Hamitzvot Asei #3) writes that one way to fulfill
the mitzva of Ahavat Hashem (Loving God) is to expose others to
Hashem, His Torah and inspire them to seek further. The model for
this is our patriarch Avraham. He is credited both with
(re)founding monotheism, but also for sharing his passion for
Hashem and His ways with others: “the souls that he made in Charan”
(Bereishit 12:5). Another possible source for our spiritual concern
for fellow Jews may be based on the pasuk: “Love your neighbors as
yourself.” We who have been exposed to a lifestyle based on Torah
and mitzvot, should want others to experience the meaning, purpose,
transcendence and joy that we do. People n’t know what they’re
missing. We do know. And if we care about them we should want to
expose them to the beauty of observance that we are aware of. A
more novel source for our obligation towards the spiritual welfare
of others can be gleaned from the verses concerning returning lost
objects (Devarim 22:1-3). Rabbi Yeshaya Horowitz (The Shelah)
offers that if we are commanded by the Torah to feel a sense of
responsibility towards the possessions and property of our fellow
Jew, then certainly we must feel responsible for their spiritual
wellbeing. And just as we are commanded to return a lost object to
its rightful owner, so too should we realize our responsibility to
help a Jewish soul return to its source - i.e. Hashem, Torah and
Mitzvot. Reaching out to our neighbors, friends and relatives and
inviting them to share in a Jewish experience with us is a mutually
beneficial enterprise. If we have a non-affiliated guest at our
Shabbat table we and our children will (hopefully) be on our best
behavior. We will try to act in an ideal manner- sharing Divrei
Torah and maybe even singing a song. Such an experience may also
force us to think about what we do and why we do it, and why we
feel it’s worth sharing with others. In this way, sharing Jewish
experiences with those less affiliated can enrich our lives as much
as it can enrich our guests. Some people may feel that they are not
worthy or knowledgeable enough to reach out to those less
affiliated. We should remember the words of Pirkei Avot (2:5)
“Where there is no one, strive to be the person to act.” The
Tiferet Yisrael on the Mishnah notes: Don’t think I’m not great
enough. Realize that compared to others you know a great deal and
have a lot to offer. I thank those members who positively responded
to my Rosh Hashanah sermon and follow-up e-mail and committed to
sharing a Jewish experience with a less-affiliated relative,
neighbor or friend between Rosh Hashanah and Chanukah. If you would
like to commit to being a part of this project between now and
Pesach, please sign up at:
http://yih.shulcloud.com/shabbat-project-2014.html
Halachik Legacy of World War One Commemorating 100th anniversary
of the start of the Great War
Presented by Rabbi Yosef Weinstock
Tuesday January 20th at 8:00 p.m. in the Chapel: Civilian
Casualties Wednesday January 28th at 8:00 p.m. in the Chapel:
Wartime Gittin
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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE Across the Pond This month's path takes us
on a journey across the world before landing in Hollywood. I had
the opportunity to speak with Mr. Aaron Moses who discussed with me
his worldwide journey to the Young Israel of Hollywood, FL.
In speaking with Aaron I quickly knew he spoke the proper
English of a native Englishman. I was correct in that he hails from
Stamford Hill in London with his parents, two brothers and extended
family. The Sephardic community came from Calcutta, India in 1961
as the British government permitted Jews to relocate within the
United Kingdom. Aaron’s father and uncle Sir David Elias along with
Rabbi Solomon Sassoon were instrumental in the founding of the
Benjamin Elias – Gan Eden Synagogue supporting the growing Indian
community in London. Aaron’s father served as the Chazzan and his
uncle was the president who was recognized by the Queen with the
British Empire Medal in 1991 for his service to the greater
community.
Aaron’s grandparents had come to India via Rangoon, Burma (now
Myanmar) and Iraq. His family remains closely connected to
synagogues in Burma through financial support.
Aaron’s early education was in Hasidic schools in London. After
his Bar Mitzvah, he studied in France for three years, learning in
the Novardek Yeshiva. He returned to England for a short time
before he then decided to move to Israel where he served in the
Israeli Air Force working with Public relations during the first
Gulf War. During his time in Israel he was also successful in
tourism, earning national and international awards.
His path to Florida soon came into sharper focus when he met
Michelle. While Aaron’s mother and brothers still hail from London,
the roots and connections via Burma, India and Iraq are now in
Hollywood. Aaron calls his decision to join the Young Israel of
Hollywood the best decision of his life for his health, happiness,
personal and spiritual success.
Aaron and Michelle are amazingly proud of the unity of Hollywood
and they exhibit this daily with their commitment to our community.
The Sephardic Torah housed at our shul is a 150 year old scroll
from the Moses family that has made its way from Iraq to our
community. Michelle came from corporate finance to commit herself
to the community at Brauser Maimonides Academy. Aaron’s support of
PATH, Chevra Kaddisha, the Sephardic Minyan and innumerable private
learning sessions make Aaron and Michelle invaluable members of our
Young Israel community.
BH, the Moses’ are most proud of their children Jacob, Linda,
Abraham and Rachel and their ongoing learning, chesed and
commitment to our traditions. Our Young Israel is enriched by Aaron
and Michelle and their family, may they continue to celebrate
simcha each and every day.
Stephen Kurtz
President
SISTERHOOD MESSAGE
This January we celebrate both Tevet and Shevat on the Hebrew
calendar. Rosh Chodesh Tevet began with the last days of Chanukah,
allowing us to internalize the message of the ever-increasing
lights of the menorah, a reminder of the power of good over evil
which reveals the good which is hidden in our lives and in the
world around us. The high point of Shevat is the holiday of Tu
B’Shevat, (which falls out in early February this year) known as
the “New Year for Trees.” This is the day when the sap begins to
rise in the fruit trees in Israel—the start of a new growing
season.
It is interesting to note that both months host holidays which
show us the importance of food in our lives. Asarah B’ Tevet, the
10th day of Tevet, is a fast day which commemorates the start of
the siege of Jerusalem which led to the destruction of the first
Beit Hamikdash (Holy Temple) three and a half years later on the
9th of Av. On a fast day, the divine attribute of mercy is able to
be drawn down into this world. By fasting over the destruction of
the Temple, one “sweetens” G-d’s anger with Israel, the cause of
the destruction. Our sages explain, “Every generation for which the
Temple is not rebuilt, is as though the Temple was destroyed for
that generation.” As such, there are those that claim that a fast
day is not really a sad day, but an opportune day. It’s a day when
we are empowered to fix the cause of that first destruction, so
that our long exile will end. Tevet is a time of return and
redefinition.
Tu B’Shevat holds legal significance in Jewish law with regards
to the tithing of fruit in Israel, and is celebrated with joy as we
look forward to the sweet bounty of the coming year. There are a
number of customs associated with this holiday. One custom is to
eat a new fruit on this day, or to eat from the shivat haminim, the
seven Species, described in the Bible as being abundant in the land
of Israel. The Shivat Haminim are: wheat, barley, grapes (vines),
figs, pomegranates, olives and dates (honey) (Deut. 8:8).
We hope you take the month to really enjoy the blessings in your
life and to recognize the good that Hashem has given us
individually, and as a community! Upcoming Sisterhood Events:
Monthly Chizuk Meeting- Held the first Wednesday evening of every
month February 21- Panoply Night at Young Israel of Hollywood If
you would like to get involved with the Sisterhood Mishloach Manot,
please contact us directly at [email protected].
Bari Girnun &Kara Kastan Sisterhood Co-Presidents
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FACTS I DISCOVERED WHILE LOOKING UP OTHER THINGS
NETZER SERENI… This is a kibbutz in central Israel. In 2006 it
had a population of 534. The kibbutz was founded in 1948 by 120
members of Kibbutz Givat Brenner who broke away for ideological
reasons. The kibbutz was named for Enzo Sereni, a Jewish Italian
intellectual, a Zionist leader and Jewish Brigade officer. Sereni
was born in Rome; his father was a physician to the King of Italy.
He grew up in an assimilated household but became a Zionist as a
teenager. After attaining his Ph.D. in Philosophy from the
University of Rome, he immigrated to Palestine in 1927 and helped
found Kibbutz Givat Brenner. He was a pacifist who advocated
coexistence with the Arabs and integration of Jewish and Arab
society. He was sent to Europe in the early 40’s with the youth
aliyah and to help smuggle money and people out of Germany. He was
also sent to the United States to help organize the Zionist
movement here. During World War II he joined the British army. The
British sent him to Iraq and he spent some of the time there
working with Jewish aliyah. He was part of the Jewish parachute
unit that was sent into occupied Europe. On May 15, 1944 (age 39)
he was parachuted into northern Italy but was captured immediately.
He was shot and killed in the Dachau concentration camp in November
1944. With his unit there was one other famous name: one of his
comrades on that ill-fated mission was Hannah Szenes. MORRIS
“TWO-GUN” COHEN… There have been two books written about “Two-Gun”
Cohen. Part of the punchline really is that he was a general in the
Chinese campaign against the Japanese in World War II and a senior
advisor to President Sun Yat-sen. He persuaded the Chinese
delegation in the U.N. to abstain on the Partition Resolution to
the General Assembly and helped it pass. Cohen was born in Poland
in 1887 and brought to London as a toddler. By the time he was 12
he became a skilled boxer and pickpocket. With jail time and reform
school he was sent to Canada to work on a farm near Indian
reservations. Farming bored him; he preferred work in a carnival
and as a con man. More jail time. Wandering the Canadian west he
became friendly with local Chinese and liked the Chinese outlook on
life. One time he walked into a Chinese eatery while it was being
robbed. Cohen beat the robber to a pulp. The Chinese embraced Cohen
as one of their own. After serving in World War I as a Canadian
soldier, Cohen headed off to China in 1922. Eventually he became
close to the president and led the guard that protected him from
attempted assassinations. He was the only European ever to serve as
a Chinese general. He spent time as a Japanese prisoner-of-war in
World War II. After China he lived in Canada where he helped
Zionists obtain arms for the War of Independence. He eventually
retired to life in England where he and his cousins went into the
raincoat business. He died in 1970 and on his tombstone in
Manchester his name appears in English, Hebrew and Chinese. His
funeral was attended by representatives from both Chinas which were
still at
war with each other. It was the only thing in the world on which
they could agree. MOSES SCHWARTZBERG… Schwartzberg was an
anti-Soviet Russian who had been part of a plot to assassinate
Lenin in 1918. He became “Two-Gun” Cohen’s sidekick in China.
Because of the importance of the Schwartzberg/Cohen pair, Yiddish
became one of the three languages in the Chinese Secret Service
after Mandarin and English. Schwartzberg would later organize a
regiment of 1,200 Jewish volunteers to fight for Israel in the War
of Independence. Moses Schwartzberg was educated as a medical
doctor and the two Moshes, Cohen and Schwartzberg, made an
interesting tandem in the Chinese presidential circle. RAMBAM ON
JESUS… In his Letter to Yemen written in about 1172 addressed to
Rabbi Yaakov Ben Netan’el El Fayyum, head of the Yemen Jewish
community, the Rambam wrote about “…new sects which attempted to
wipe out every trace of the Jewish nation of religion. Jesus…was a
Jew because his mother was Jewish.” The Rambam states that Jesus’
father was not Jewish; he was a non-Jewish (Roman?) pagan.
Nevertheless Jesus himself was legitimately Jewish. Jesus
“interpreted the Torah and its precepts in such a fashion as to
lead to their total annulment, to the abolition of all its
commandments …the Sages of blessed memory, having become aware of
his plans before his reputation spread among our people, meted out
punishment to him.” The interesting part of this portion of the
famous Letter to Yemen are the statements by the Rambam that Jesus’
father was not Jewish; and even more interesting is that there was
Jewish involvement in Jesus’ demise. SCHOLAR’S FESTIVAL… After the
Hadrianic Roman victory over Bar Kochba and the Jewish people in
131-132 C.E., Hadrian, Emperor of Rome, issued harsh decrees,
including making Jerusalem “Judenrein” and banning the learning of
Torah. The surviving students of Rabbi Akiva and the other murdered
Rabbis would still get together to study and teach Torah in the
mountains of Galilee. When these scholars would gather in secret
meeting places, they would often dress as hunters and carry bows
and arrows. By doing this the Roman soldiers never suspected their
true purpose. Lag B’Omer became the Scholar’s Festival and
commemorates the bravery of the students of Rabbi Akiva. (From
“Pathways Through Jewish History” by Ruth Samuels.) Hence we have
some tradition of bows and arrows on Lag B’Omer, although I failed
to remember the connection to Scholar’s Festival. (Many of the
students and the other Jews left Eretz Yisrael to Egypt and to
Babylonia to join friends and relatives there. Other Jews were
taken as slaves to Rome.)
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Fani & AlterTeichman Frederika & Max
Rosenblatt
Featuring RABBI MICHAEL
GOLDBERG The Wisdom and Nature of the Two Jewish Women Who
Helped Raise the Greatest Prophet Known to
Mankind and Saved Israel in Egypt: Shifra and Puah
YIHF ADULT EDUCATION PRESENTS
TEICHMAN/ROSENBLATT Shabbat Mevarchim Shvat 1/17/15 @ 3:30
pm
A monthly celebration of women’s learning featuring the best of
local scholars in memory of
Alter & Fani Teichman and Frederika & Max Rosenblatt
Sponsored by Tsilila Goldberg in memory of her father Dr.
Herbert
Rosenkranz, Z”L & Michael's
grandparents Harry & Dinah Goldberg
& Sylvia Sabinson Z”L
HOSTED BY TSILILA
GOLDBERG
ON THE SHUL BLOCK
CHOCOLATE BASKETS PROVIDED BY CHOCOLATES OF MIAMI BEACH
[email protected]
MEN WELCOME!
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QUESTIONS & ANSWERS Q: At Sheva Brachot the person leading
the benshing is making the Borei Pri HaGaffen at the end of the
seven blessings
and he drinks of the wine. The bride and groom are drinking from
the mixed wine from both cups. My question is: Is there a custom
that other people should or may drink from these cups of wine at
Sheva Brachot?
A: Actually it is brought down amongst Poskim that the proper
custom is that all people present at Sheva Brachot should drink
from the cups of wine. I have never personally done this myself,
but only because you asked the question did I research it. It is
very interesting that somebody brought it up, but that is the way
it is brought down and hopefully in the future I will research it
further to see if anyone really has a good reason for this
custom.
Q: On the subject of immersing utensils in a mikvah: What is the
law if one failed to notice a label and immersed the utensil
in the mikvah? Must the immersion be repeated after removing the
label? Secondly, when I have to kasher a utensil and also immerse
it in the mikvah, which do I do first?
A: The obligation of immersion is to place the utensil
completely under the water. All parts of the utensil, inside and
outside, must be in contact with the water at the same time. During
the immersion the utensil must be completely clean. All dirt, rust,
tags and labels that may prevent any part of the utensil from being
touched by the water must be previously removed. If a utensil was
unclean at the time of immersion, then the immersion must be
repeated after cleansing the utensil. If it was a very small of
piece of material no-one bothered to clean up before immersing then
you do not have to repeat the immersion. The immersion may be
performed on utensils with irremovable stains.
When a utensil requires kashering it should be kashered first
and then immersed in the mikvah afterward. If it was immersed prior
to the kashering, then the immersion should be repeated without
reciting a blessing.
Q: May I employ a non-Jew to help me perform the immersion of
utensils in a mikvah? Secondly, may I perform the mitzvah
without the owner’s permission?
A: A non-Jew may perform the immersion if a Jewish adult is
simultaneously performing it and reciting the blessing with the
intention of helping the non-Jew. I believe that if the Jewish
person is observing and supervising it would be acceptable as well.
A further note is, if a child under the age of 13, or a female
under 12, is doing it, the Jewish adult must be watching. If the
child did it without an adult supervising and watching, the process
must be repeated but without a blessing.
One may perform this mitzvah with another person’s utensil
without that person’s knowledge. Either a Jewish man or woman may
perform this mitzvah. If a utensil accidentally fell into a body of
water where the
mitzvah may be performed, this counts and does not require
immersion again. Q: I heard that if a utensil that needs to be
kashered has not been used for more than 12 months then kashering
is not
necessary.
A: This is not true. A utensil that requires kashering must be
kashered even if it has not been used for 12 months. To elaborate
further, a man or a woman may kasher utensils. No blessing is
recited for kashering utensils and utensils may not be kashered on
Shabbat or Yom Tov.
Q: What is the source for adding a name to a person who is
ill?
A: The Talmud (Rosh Hashanah16b) states that four things can
avert an evil decree for a person and they are: giving tzedakah,
davening, changing one’s name, and changing action. The changing of
a name is sourced from the change of Sarai’s name to Sarah, as well
as that Avram could not sire a child but Avraham could. The Rambam
mentions in Halachahs of Repentance (2:4) that when a person
changes his name the step of repentance is such that he can say he
is not the person who sinned but is a different person, thereby
changing the actions of his life. The Aruch HaShulchan (E.H.129:12)
says that the changing of the name should be an actual change of
the name, not like the custom prevailing today of just adding a
name. He sources this back to the story of Avram and Sarai whose
names were actually changed.
We find that Rav Chaim Sonnenfeld from the early part of the
20th century Yerushalayim added the name Yosef to his name when he
suddenly took ill. When the crisis abated and he spent weeks in
complete recovery he then accepted his new name of Yosef Chaim
Sonnenfeld. His contemporary during that time period in
Yerushalayim was Rav Kook. He became quite ill in the mid 30’s and
they added the name Yechezkiyahu; but because he never recovered
from that illness they did not keep the name and it was not
recorded on his tombstone.
This becomes a subject of some discussion in our day. When you
add a name, what constitutes recovery as to whether we ultimately
keep the name or not? When my mother was very ill when I was a
young boy they added a name. She never really recovered from the
cancer and died, but the rabbis had decided that since she lived
for months they kept the name and it is recorded on her tombstone.
I would have disagreed, but such is the case.
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Young Israel of Hollywood – Ft. Lauderdale Adult Education
Committee Presents
Scholar in Residence Rabbi Dr. Aaron Rakeffet Shabbat Parshat
Shemot ~ January 10, 2015
Shabbat Morning January 10th after 9:00 Minyan in the Sanctuary
(approx. 11:30 a.m.)
Jew vs. Israeli: Balancing the Pressures of Halacha &
Politics
(Kiddush will take place in the Social Hall after the
presentation)
Shabbat afternoon at 4:25 p.m. in the Sanctuary:
Pioneers who Shaped the American Torah Scene A Historical
Retrospective
Rabbi Dr. Aaron Rakeffet-Rothkoff is Professor of Rabbinic
Literature
at Yeshiva University's Caroline and Joseph S. Gruss Institute
in
Jerusalem. He is a noted scholar, author and teacher who has
taught thousands of students throughout
his over 55+ years of teaching. He spent four years studying
under Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik.
Rabbi Rakeffet was a pioneer in Torah education for diaspora
students in Israel. He was a member of the initial 1969 faculty
of
Jerusalem Torah College (BMT) and taught there for twenty
years.
He also taught at Machon Gold and Michlalah. He was a founding
faculty member at Midreshet
Moriah. Rabbi Rakeffet has been a member of the Gruss Kollel
faculty
since its inception in 1976.
Rabbi Rakeffet served in the Israel Defense Forces until the
maximum
allowable age. He served in Lebanon during the 1982 Lebanon War.
In 1980 he was recruited by Aryeh Kroll to join the Mossad's
clandestine Nativ operation to teach Torah in the Soviet Union.
Rabbi
Rakeffet visited the Soviet Union in 1981, 1985, and 1989
together with his wife Malkah, and recruited 200 others to also
visit. His initial visit
motivated him to help found the Shvut Ami organization.
Rabbi Rakeffet finished his 10 year effort of writing his
personal
scholarly memoir, "From Washington Avenue to Washington Street",
with its publication in 2011. It was his seventh published
volume.
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DONATIONS ABBY’S CLOSET
For needy children in memory of Abby Ginsberg David & Joan
Kornbluth in memory of Tova Courtney’s brother In memory of Sara
Friederwitzer’s sister Sam & Malca Schachter
ADULT EDUCATION Stanley Fishman Jay & Ellen Adler in memory
of his father Joseph Adler Vivian & Marc Hammerman in memory of
her mother Hilda
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CHARITY FUND Steven & Robin Kerzer Arlene Weiss in honor of
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SEFORIM FUND Dale & Marlene Bergman in memory of Susan
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Chanan
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brother
Chanan Moshkovsky In memory of Susan Gotlieb’s brother Joel
Adler Leonard & Ellen Hoenig in memory of his beloved
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SHUL Louis Atlas Carol Anker in memory of Tova Courtney’s
brother Avi & Judy Baitner in memory of Stephen Danis’ father
In memory of Sara Friederwitzer’s sister
Elie & Josselyne Bensoussan to commemorate the yahrzeit of
her mother Esther bat Maila
Howard & Carol Bienenfeld in memory of Tova Courtney’s
brother In memory of Rabbi Tzvi Nightingale’s father Dick &
Bunny Blattner in honor of Yaacov Eisenmann’s Bar
Mitzvah Alan & Lihny Blaustein in honor of the birth of
their granddaughters Arianna Faye Kohn and Chaviva Fayga Blaustein
Gary & Sandy Bloom for a refuah shleimah for David Lasko Chaim
& Sarah Botwinick in appreciation of his aliyah Joel &
Barbara Coplowitz in memory of Tova Courtney’s brother Fred &
Judith Farbman Libby & Maty Fischman in appreciation of his
aliyah Stanley & Irene Friederwitzer in appreciation of his
aliyah Irwin & Fran Gottlieb in memory of Tova Courtney’s
mother In memory of Tova Courtney’s brother David & Donna
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in appreciation of his aliyah Barry & Diane Kirschenbaum in
appreciation of his aliyah Mark & Crissy Kogan in appreciation
of his aliyah Jeffrey & Ellen Koppel in appreciation of his
aliyah Stephen D. Lassar in appreciation of his aliyah Leon &
Fay Lerner to commemorate the yahrzeit of her father
Simon Greisman Dov Lev in appreciation of his aliyah at David
Kahane’s Bar
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Marci Pachter in memory of Stephen Danis’ father In memory of
Jonathan Gelman’s brother Eugenia Rosen & Mike in memory of
Stephen Danis’ father Joe & Lily Rosenblatt in appreciation for
his Kibud at the
Sephardic Minyan Mitchell Rosenfeld in appreciation of his
aliyah In honor of the birth of Wally & Fay Fingerer’s
granddaughter Leonard & Emy Rosenstein in appreciation of his
aliyah Daniel & Deborah Salama in appreciation of his aliyah
Rabbi Yitzchak & Pnina Salid in appreciation of his aliyah
Sydney & Lydia Semel Sam & Heather Sered in memory of
Stephen Danis’ father In memory of Jon Gelman’s brother In memory
of Sara Friederwitzer’s sister Mathew Silverman Laurence &
Martha Smolley in appreciation of his aliyah Alan Steiner in memory
of Stephen Danis’ father Arlene Weiss to commemorate the yahrzeit
of Jack Barron David Wildman in appreciation of his aliyah Lynda
Wilentz in memory of Tova Courtney’s brother Fred & Lori
Wittlin in appreciation of his aliyah Sherman Wolf in memory of
Elaine Wolf
TOMCHEI SHABBOS Shabbat Meals for needy families
Joe & Robin Andisman Billy & Batzi Berman in memory of
Tova Courtney’s brother The Poliak family in memory of Tova
Courtney’s brother In honor of Brooke Bienenfeld’s engagement to
Avromy
Elberger Joel & Barbara Coplowitz in memory of Susan
Gotlieb’s brother In memory of Stephen Danis’ father In memory of
Tova Courtney’s brother Harrison & Michelle Nadel Myra
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Thank you to Our Shabbat Sponsors for 5775-If you’d like to be a
sponsor, please call the shul office.
The family of Rabbi Dr. Ted Abramson ( ” ) in honor of the Daf
Yomi Participants L’hagdil Torah u’leha’adirah. Yosef & Leah
Amar for a speedy refuah sheleimah to all those in need. Earl &
Donna Barron in memory of his father and mother Jack & Sarah
Barron ( ” ). The Bengio Family in memory of the soldiers of the
IDF who gave their lives in Operation Protective Edge and in honor
of all the
brave soldiers who fought with dignity and humanity. Howard and
Carol Bienenfeld in honor of our grandchildren. The Chames Family
Stuart & Tova Courtney in loving memory of Tova’s father Asher
Moshkovsky ( ” ) & Stuart’s parents Richard &
Frieda Courtney ( ” ) & Tova’s beloved aunt and uncle Rivka
& Shabtai Moshkovsky ( ” ). Edward & Jamie Czinn in memory
of Ed’s sister Aliza Sherman. The Danis family for Susu’s continued
good health and in memory of her mother Elka bat Yisroel. Herb and
Edith Fishler in memory of their parents ( ” ). Barry & Jillian
Galitzer in honor of our blessed parents Josh & Debbie Galitzer
and Abba & Sandy Borowich whom our children
are fortunate to live in the same community with. Ira &
Miriam Ginsberg in memory of their beloved parents Abe & Tillie
Simon ( ” ), Max & Hana Ginsberg ( ” ). Bob & Debbie Hirsch
in memory of his parents Murray & Roslyn Hirsch ( ” ) and in
honor of their children & grandchildren. Sarah & Steven
Jacoby in honor of our children and in memory of our fathers; Aaron
Jacoby ( ” ) & Herbert Englander ( ” ). Doron & DV Kahn
Steven & Lauren Kimmel in honor of our children. Doris &
Jonathan Konovitch in memory of Jonathan’s parents, Rabbi Harold
& Bernyce Konovitch ( ” ), Jonathan’s sister Robyn L. Konovitch
( ” ) and Doris’ father Walter Berger ( ” ). Shelly & Lynda
Levin in memory of her parents Sol & Faye Comet ( ” ) and his
parents Dr. Hyman & Dorothy Levin ( ” ). The Marks Family in
memory of Roger’s father Howard Marks ( ” ) & Vered’s mother
Ora Dafna ( ” ). Alex & Aliza Markovich. Meryl & Dr. Norman
Palgon, Tamar & Brian Weinberg, David, Sarah and now Alana,
Aliza & Steve Goldstein and Matthew Dylan,
& Rebecca & Seth Kinzbrunner and Shmuel Ezra, in memory
of their dearly beloved parents, grandparents & great
grandparents, Shirley ( ” ) and David ( ” ) Lyman.
The Poliak Family in memory of Aaron Poliak ( ” ). Curtiss
Pulitzer in memory of Linda Pulitzer ( ” ) and in honor of his
beautiful grandchildren Alexandra Claire, Isabelle Sophie,
Dylan Jake, Daniella Sara, Liana Rachel and David Ori. Dr. &
Mrs. Sam & Deborah Rand & Jacob Bean in blessed memory of
Dr. Abraham Rand ( ” ) & Rabbi Yaacov Yosef Rand ( ” ). Boaz
& Daniela Rosenblat in memory of his father Mordechai Rosenblat
( ” ) & in memory of her sister Debora Elnecave ( ” ). Howard
& Ellen Rotterdam in memory of George & Lillian Rotterdam (
” ) & Manya Goldberg ( ” ). Bea Rubenfeld, children,
grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Jeffrey and Risa Schiff in
memory of her beloved parents Natalie and Philip Manas ( ” ) &
aunt Miriam Silverman ( ” ). Enid & Warren Schwartz. Islon
& Eve Seliger in honor of their grandchildren. Myra Shulkes and
family in loving memory of Dr. Howard Shulkes ( ” ). Adam &
Shaani Splaver and family. Maish & Tziviah Staiman in memory of
her beloved mother Judie Warman ( ” ). Ronald & Risa Steiner in
honor of their wonderful children and grandchildren. David &
Haya Tepper and family in honor of the Tzahal. Larry & Judy
Weiss in memory of their beloved daughter Elizabeth Susan Weiss ( ”
), his beloved father Seymour S. Weiss
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memory of her beloved husband Milt and her beloved parents Jack and
Sarah Barron ( ” ). Fred & Lori Wittlin in honor of their
grandchildren Binyamin, Meital, Elisha, Yakira, Chaya Elka, Ayla,
Zev, Yaron, Adina & Yosef
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Avi Frier, Youth Director, and a hand-picked staff of
counselors.Open to boys and girls in kindergarten through 6th
grades.Drop-off at Young Israel of Hollywood each morning at 8:00
AM.Pick up at Young Israel at 4:00 PM (on Fridays, pick up is at
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Legislative Impact: Make your Voice Heard January is not only
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it is also the inauguration of the 114th Congress. As elected
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unique role in transforming our advocacy into policy. Thus, we in
the Jewish community have a special obligation to educate our
policy makers and help them better understand the importance of a
robust U.S.-Israel relationship.
Across the country, pro-Israel activists have worked to ensure
that every newly elected member understands the issues that matter
most for the U.S.-Israel relationship—notably the foremost threat
of a nuclear-capable Iran. We must be the ones to remind members of
Congress that U.S. support for Israel is not just an act of
friendship; it is an act of national self-interest.
Congress has traditionally supported a strong U.S.-Israel
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Throughout the past year, members of Congress played a vital
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When it came to Iran’s nuclear quest and the issues that
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Each of us has the opportunity to do this important work. And
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GET YOUR BRAIN READY
PANOPLY IS BACKSaturday Night, February 21, 2015, 8:00 PMat
Young Israel of Hollywood-Ft. Lauderdale
Gather your team of 8-10 players for an interactive evening of
mind-benders, brain-busters, and trvia conundrums. Register online
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Cost: $25 if you register by February 1; $35 after Feb 1Got a
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