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in Maariv of the eve of 7 Marcheshvan, THU October 30th
Omitting T&M and realizing the omission...
 ...still within Bareich Aleinu, just go back, say it, and continue.
 ...after Bareich Aleinu, do not go back but rather say
V'tein Tal Umatar Livracha in Sh'ma Koleinu.
 ...after starting R'tzei, go back to Bareich Aleinu and
say straight from there.
 ...after taking feet apart at the end of the Amida,
repeat the whole Amida.
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JERUSALEM in/out times for Shabbat Parshat LECH L'CHA
Candles 4:16PM • Havdala 5:27PM • Rabbeinu Tam 6:02pm
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Explanations on p.52
Molad of Marcheshvan was Thursday night,
October 23rd, 9:42pm Israel Summer time. Three full days later (Minhag
Yerushalayim) would be Sunday night after 8:42pm Israel Winter time, but
the Moon will have already set at 6:55pm. Therefore, first op for Kiddush
L'vana is Monday night, October 27th (and not as printed in the 5775 chart).
First op for 7-days-after-the-molad people would be Thursday night, October
30th (same night we start saying Tal uMatar - no connection) after 8:42pm.
There is an acceptable practice to say it a little earlier than 7 full days (no
cutting into the 3-day minhag), which would allow saying KL on Thursday
right after Maariv without having to wait for later in the evening.
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Parshat Lech L'cha
Yerushalayim / Maale Adumim
The Aza area (Netivot, etc.)
Gush Etzion
Raanana / Tel Mond / Herzliya
Beit Shemesh / RBS
Netanya
Modi'in / Chashmona'im
Rehovot
Be'er Sheva / Otniel
Petach Tikva
Ginot Shomron
Gush Shiloh
Haifa / Zichron
Chevron / Kiryat Arba
Giv'at Ze'ev
Ashkelon
Tzfat
Yad Binyamin
Havdala
Vayeira
4:16
5:27 4:10 5:22
4:33
5:30 4:28 5:25
4:31
5:28 4:25 5:23
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5:29 4:25 5:23
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5:30 4:27 5:25
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5:29 4:26 5:24
R' Tam (Jerusalem) - 6:02pm • next week: 5:56pm
FROM HERE ON, IT'S ABOUT US
Remember Parshat B'reishit? Felt
like it was attached to Simchat
Torah. It practically was. With the
first part read on Simchat Torah and
then the whole sedra read just two
days later.
Then there was Parshat No'ach, a
week later.
Those two sedras took us from
Creation, of the world, through the
Flood, and further, until the early
years of Avra(ha)m Avinu and Sara(i)
- a period of approximately 2000
years, in two sedras.
52 sedras to go and they will cover
over about 500 years.
The first 2000 years is the story of
the world, of the nations of the
world. Of the human race.
Yes, we are members of that population, but we are more.
As mentioned in the Sedra Summary, BRIT MILA marks the difference and separation of the Jewish
People from Bnei No'ach.
Let's take the culinary mitzvot as an
example of that difference.
Bnei No'ach are forbidden to eat
EIVER MIN HACHAI. Limb from a
living animal. From our perspective,
they are required to kill an animal
before they can partake of its meat.
That's it. They can eat any animals
they choose. They can kill the
animal any way they choose. They
have no kashrut laws beyond EIVER
MIN HACHAI.
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It is perfectly acceptable for them to
eat a whole array of meats that are
forbidden to us. But as far as we are
concerned, that's perfectly okay.
Basic human behavior requires that
the animal be killed before taking its
meat to enjoy.
We answer to a higher authority (as
the expression goes). G-d says to
the Jewish People - I want you to
rise above regular (acceptable)
human standards. You have a much
narrower choice of animals to eat.
You may kill an animal only by
Sh'chita. Blood is an additional issue
- as are other culinary considerations.
Nothing wrong with eating lobster
on a human level. Nothing wrong
with cooking meat in milk - on a
human level.
But the Jewish People are expected
by G-d to rise above and beyond the
regular human existence. We must
strive for a holiness that is above
nature.
We have no problem with wishing a
non-Jew B'TEI-AVON on any food
that does not violate the minimum
culinary requirement.
We are challenged way beyond the
expected decent human behavior.
This is the focus of the Torah for the
remaining 52 sedras.
It's more complicated, but it is our
life. We have Free Will to do as we
please, but we are obligated to keep
faithful to Torah and Mitzvot. It's not
just what we eat - it's who we are!
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Lech L'cha
3rd sedra of 54;
3rd of 12 in B'reishit
Written on 208 lines in a Torah, ranks 23
7 Parshiyot; 3 open, 4 closed
126 p'sukim - ranks 13th - same as R'ei,
but smaller than R'ei in other categories
1686 words - ranks 18th
Kohen - First Aliya
13 p'sukim - 12:1-13
[P> 12:1 (9)] G-d tells (note the
softer VAYOMER rather than the
harsher VAIDABER) Avra(ha)m to
leave his land, birthplace and
father's home and go to "the Land
which I will show you".
6336 letters - ranks 19th
Ranks 7 of 12 in B'reishit - all categories
Shorter than average p'sukim
1 mitzva (positive), namely, BRIT MILA
FYI, a total of 5 sedras have only one
mitzva (another 17 have none and six
have 2 or 3 - that accounts for 28 sedras,
over half of the Torah's 54).
[P> X:Y (Z)] and [S> X:Y (Z)] indicate start
of a parsha p'tucha or s'tuma. X:Y is
Perek:Pasuk of the beginning of the
parsha; (Z) is the number of p'sukim in it.
Numbers in [square brackets] are the
Mitzva-count of Sefer HaChinuch AND
Rambam’s Sefer HaMitzvot. A=ASEI
(positive mitzva); L=LAV (prohibition). X:Y
is the perek and pasuk from which the
mitzva comes.
Condolences to the family of
Honey Weiss d"r
upon her passing
milyexie oeiv ila` x`y jeza mkz` mgpi mewnd
Shiva until Sunday morning (Nov 2)
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"Leave your land, birthplace,
father's house." Ramban explains
that each "point of departure" was
progressively more difficult for
Avraham. Leaving one's land is
difficult, even more so if he was born
there. Leaving one's family is most
difficult. Ramban says that the
Torah is showing us the great extent
of Avraham's love of G-d.
Someone raises a question on this
Ramban. What was so difficult in
Avraham's leaving the place where
he was ridiculed, persecuted and
thrown into a fiery furnace for his
beliefs. Would he not have left
joyfully? The question actually
carries the answer. The Ramban was
pointing out a significant aspect of
human nature. No matter how bad
conditions are, how much a person
wants a better life, there still will
always remain a sadness and regret
for the "good old days" and “the old
country” - even when they weren't
so good. This aspect of human
nature explains a lot of Jewish
History.
G-d promises that a great nation
will descend from him (Avraham)
and that he will be a blessing for
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all (his descendants and all the
world).
Avra(ha)m is promised great
rewards and benefits for listening to
G-d. Yet pasuk 4 states that he went
"as G-d had spoken to him". His
"aliya" is considered a test of his
faith. He passed this test because
he came to the Land because G-d
asked him to, not for any material
promises.
The call to the Jew to come on Aliya
continues. THE only real "right"
reason to come is because it is a
mitzva and this is what G-d wants of
us. MITZVAT HASHEM and R'TZON
HASHEM. All blessings that will
follow are fringe benefits. And the
difficulties one might encounter are
parts of the test of our faith.
Avraham Avinu led the way when
there were no Aliya Shlichim and no
Nefesh b’Nefesh to facilitate Aliya
and K’lita. Actually, there was One
Shaliach Aliya and One supporter,
and He is still in that role.
Condolences upon the passing of
Ernest Ruvel l"f
l"f laex oqip mdxa`
Coming on Aliya via an EL AL plane
is easier than Avraham and Sara
had it. But it is no less of a command by G-d to the descendants of
that special first couple of the
Jewish People.
Avra(ha)m was 75 years old at the
time he came to Eretz Yisrael with
Sara(i), nephew Lot, and many
people who were brought over to
monotheism by Avra(ha)m and
Sara(i).
[P> 12:10 (29)] Driven from the
Land by a famine, Avraham and
Sara go down to Egypt. Their plan
is to say that they are brother and
sister, rather than risk Avraham's
being killed.
Midrash P'li'a points to this episode
as proof that one may violate
Shabbat to save someone else's life.
The idea that one may violate one
Shabbat so that he will be able to
keep many Shabbatot of the future from V'CHAI BAHEM - is part of the
understanding of the Torah's permission (requirement) to violate
Shabbat to save one's own life. This
permission can be seen to be
extended by Avraham's request to
His wife: Patty Ruvel (Pomerantz)
Children:
Zalman, Hillel and Yehuda Ruvel
Shaindy Mintzberg
Fraidy Erlanger
Shiva at 5 Brand Street, Har Nof,
until Monday morning
milyexie oeiv ila` x`y jeza mkz` mgpi mewnd
Rabbi Ruvel’s shiur will resume after Shiva
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Sarah that she put herself at risk to
save him. In other words, not only
can one violate (most) mitzvot to
save himself, one may also violate
mitzvot to save someone else.
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The Ramban says that
"Avra(ha)m sinned a great sin
(inadvertently)" by leaving the land
to which G-d had sent him (even
though there was a famine) and
again by risking Sarai's life and
honor by asking her to say that she
was his sister. Ramban also says
that as "punishment" for going
down into Egypt, Avraham's descendants were destined to go down into
Egypt. On the other hand... other
sources teach us that we derive
halachic permission to leave Eretz
Yisrael in the event of severe famine
BECAUSE that's what Avraham
Avinu did.
Furthermore, Pirkei Avot testifies
that Avraham Avinu "passed" all his
"tests of faith". Being driven out of
Eretz Yisrael by the famine and
having to subject Sarai to the perils
of Par'o's Palace are both counted
(by some) among the Ten Tests of
Faith. How do we understand these
seemingly contradictory views of
what Avraham did?
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A possible answer might be that
how a person behaves in a difficult
situation is one thing, and how the
Condolences to
Dr. Pessy Krausz and family
on the passing of her husband,
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milyexie oeiv ila` x`y jeza mkz` mgpi mewnd
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situation affects his faith in G-d is a
another thing. G-d sends someone
to a new land, and then hits him
with a famine. Regardless of how
that someone handles the situation,
he might be disillusioned, to say the
least. THAT would mean failing a
test of faith. That didn't happen to
Avraham. His faith was as strong as
ever. Ramban thinks that he erred in
judgment as to what he should do.
Avraham chose the self-help, HISHTADLUS option. His choice was
"approved of" by the subsequent
halachic ruling. Maybe he should
have chosen the stay-put and trust
in G-d option. Ramban thinks he
should have. An inadvertent sin,
says Ramban. But no deterioration
of faith for Avraham. Those are two
different issues.
This idea is readily applicable for
many of the situations we as a
community and/or we as individuals
find ourselves in, from time to time,
during our lifetimes.
How we handle a situation is one
May the Torah learned from this
issue of Torah Tidbits be in
loving memory of our beloved
Judith M. Yellin
d"r `y`n zicedi
eigiy dege xfril` za
(1994) d"pyz'd oeygxn 'h dxhtp
AZKARA • 20th yahrzeit
SUN, Nov. 2nd • Mincha at 3:45pm
Meet at Har HaMenuchot parking lot
The Yellin family
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thing and what it does to us is
another. Both are important. May
G-d give us strength to handle both
ends of any difficulties well, and
may He spare us the difficulties in
the first place. May He always be
our OZEIR, our MOSHI'A, and our
MAGEIN.
Levi - Second Aliya
11 p'sukim - 12:14-13:4
In Egypt, Sarai's beauty is noticed
by the people and she is taken to
Par'o's palace. Avra(ha)m, as her
"brother", receives many gifts. Par'o
and his household are afflicted by
G-d as a punishment for taking
Sarai. When Par'o realizes that
Sarai is actually the wife of
Avra(ha)m, he confronts him,
returns Sarai to him and then asks
them to leave Egypt.
Avra(ha)m and company, laden
with riches, return to Eretz Yisrael
via the Negev. Avra(ha)m returns
to the Altar he had built and
continues to proclaim G-d's Name.
Avraham, on the run from his
hometown, a stranger in a strange
land, has his challenges and tests.
We mourn the passing of
Shmuel (Sam) Levenson l"f
husband of Beryl
father of Sara d"r
and Mordechai
and brother of Elinor Ribowsky
milyexie oeiv ila` x`y jeza mkz` mgpi mewnd
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Avraham loaded with wealth and
prominence, has new challenges
and tests. Poverty and famine are
tests; so is wealth. And it is hard to
know which is harder. In the
opening passage of Rosh Chodesh
Benching, we ask G-d for many
things -- long life, a life of peace,
blessings, etc. There is one thing we
ask for twice - Yir'at Shamayim, fear
of G-d. Why? Because after asking
for it the first time, we ask for a life
of wealth and honor. If we are
blessed with that, then we must
humbly ask for Yir'at Shamayim
again, because wealth sometimes
blinds a person to his obligations to
HaShem. It is relatively "easy" for a
poor person to believe in G-d and
pray to Him. Wealthy people often
have a difficult time with that. (There
are other explanations, as well.)
Shlishi - Third Aliya
14 p'sukim - 13:5-18
Lot also has great wealth, too much
to remain together with Avra(ha)m. Quarrels between their
shepherds (caused by disparate
ethical standards) lead to a parting
of the ways. Avra(ha)m gives Lot
"first choice" of territory, and he
(Lot) chooses the then fertile area
of S'dom and the Jordan Valley. The
Torah makes a point of telling us of
the wickedness of S'dom society, an
obvious criticism of Lot's distorted
priorities.
This, too, is a recurring theme in
Jewish life, containing warnings for
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us all - sadly, many Jews moved
away from Jewish neighborhoods to
places with country clubs, golf
courses, and other "important"
things; often the shuls and schools
were far away from their new home...
they seem to have make the Lot
choice.
Only after Avra(ha)m parts company from Lot, does G-d once
again appear to him, encouraging
him to look over the whole land to
the north, south, east, and west,
which will some day belong to his
descendants. G-d also tells him that
his descendants will be too numerous to count. (Hidden message:
They will sometimes be lowly, like
the dust of the ground, trodden
underfoot by our enemies. Contrast
this with the later comparison to
the stars of the heavens, which has
the opposite, positive, connotation.)
Avra(ha)m settles in Hevron and
builds an altar to G-d.
One commentary says that
although Avraham knew that his
spirituality was compromised by
Lot's presence, he nonetheless did
not chase Lot away until he had no
choice. Avraham felt a moral obligation to take care of Lot (including
saving him even after they parted)
even though he knew that G-d was
"keeping His distance" with Lot
around, so to speak. There are some
interesting ramifications for us, of
this behavior of Avraham's. How do
we view time spent doing chessed
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the expense of Torah learning and
personal growth. Think about it.
R'vi'i - Fourth Aliya
20 p'sukim - 14:1-20
[P> 14:1 (24)] This portion tells of
the battle between the Four Kings
and the Five Kings and of the
capture of S'dom, including Lot.
When Avra(ha)m hears (from Og,
“refugee” from the Flood) of Lot's
capture he sets out to rescue him,
taking with him a force of 318.
Or...
Rashi refers to the Gemara which
suggests that Avraham took only
his servant Eliezer with him to
rescue Lot. The numeric value of the
name Eliezer = 318. As G'matriya go,
this is one of many. What makes it
unusual (maybe unique?), is that
Rashi says it and bases it on a
number in the text of the Torah.
Avra(ha)m launches a successful
surprise attack and frees the people
of S'dom. Victory is celebrated with
May the Torah learned from this
TT be in loving memory of and
p"rl
l"f gxf oa miig 'x
Chaim Greenberg l"f
e"kyzd oeygxna 'ea r"alp
and
d"r ac ryedi axd za zicedi
Julia Fink-Greenberg d"r
e"qyzd oeygxna 'ha r"alp
d"avpz
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a religious ceremony of thanking
and blessing G-d in the presence of
Malki-Tzedek (a.k.a. Sheim son of
No'ach). A tithe of the spoils of war
is given to this servant of G-d.
• Rashi tells us that AMRAFEL, king
of Shin-ar is none other than
NIMROD who was the one who
tossed Avraham into the fiery
furnace for challenging polytheism
in public and espousing belief in
One G-d. Ironic, is it not, that
Avraham has this opportunity to do
successful battle against Nimrod.
• Malki-tzedek is king of Shalem.
Targum Onkeles identifies Shalem
as Yerushalayim. SHALEM is the
part of the city’s name contributed
by Sheim. Avraham gave it the first
half of its name after the Akeida –
YERU.
Chamishi 5th Aliya
10 p'sukim - 14:21-15:6
The king of S'dom offers Avra(ha)m
great wealth. Avra(ha)m refuses to
take as much as a "thread or
shoelace".
Avra(ha)m did accept payment on
behalf of his allies who helped him.
From here we learn, says the
Chafetz Chayim, that one who
wants to be "machmir" (strict),
should accept the strict practice for
himself but not impose it on others.
Avraham did not want to be a
TZADIK at the expense of others.
[S> 15:1 (21)] Afterwards, G-d
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appears to Avra(ha)m in a vision
and again promises him great
rewards for his faithfulness. Avra(ha)m, still childless, expresses his
disappointment, but resignation,
that Eliezer will be his heir. G-d
assures Avra(ha)m that he will
indeed have his own child to
follow in his footsteps.
G-d then takes Avra(ha)m outdoors and promises him that his
descendants will be as countless
(and exalted) as the stars in the
heavens.
The GR"A cites the Talmud's
mention that Avraham Avinu was
the first person to address G-d as
"Adon" (Master). We acknowledge
this by beginning Shacharit Avraham's davening - with the poem
Adon Olam. Furthermore, the
reference to a thread and shoestrap
is linked the mitzvot of Talit and
T’filin, both of which are also
associated with Shacharit.
Being compared to dust and sand
and to the stars is not just a matter
of numerousness, but also to the
quality of life. We can be like the
dust of the ground - stepped on,
trodden upon... Or we can be as
lofty, wonderous, grand as the stars
of the heavens. The terms reflect the
ups & downs of Jewish History.
Shishi - Sixth Aliya 37 p'sukim - 15:7-17:6
This portion begins with "the
Covenant between the Pieces". (Part
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of this experience is actual, part is
prophetic vision.) G-d tells Avra(ha)m that his descendants will be
oppressed in a foreign land and
will subsequently leave there with
great wealth. The promise of the
Land to Avra(ha)m is reiterated
once more.
Both Rashi and Onkeles understand
the terms M’SHULASH and M’SHULESHET to mean that Avraham took
three each of calves, goats, and
sheep for the BRIT BEIN HA-B’TARIM. Tos’fot and others define the
term as “prime, of the best quality”.
They hold that there was only one
each of the animals. Others say the
animals were to be thrid-born or
three years old or part of triplets.
The Living Torah by R’ Aryeh Kaplan z”l
[S> 16:1 (16)] Sarai, being barren,
gives her hand-maiden Hagar to
Avra(ha)m (after 10 years in
K'na'an) to bear him a child. When
Hagar becomes pregnant, she
taunts her mistress. Hagar then
flees from Sarai's retaliation. An
angel finds her, promises that her
child, too, will sire a countless
multitude, that her son to be born
shall be called Yishmael, and that
she is now to return to Sarai.
Yishmael is born when Avra(ha)m
is 86 years of age.
Mazal Tov to
Sandy & Zissie Gitel and family
on the Bar Mitzva of
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[S> 17:1 (14)] When Avra(ha)m is
99...
G-d appears to him and asks him
to "be complete". G-d changes
Avra(ha)m's name to Avraham,
symbolizing his role as father and
spiritual guide to great nations.
Once again Avraham is promised
"countless" progeny.
Notice the two consecutive p'sukim
(16:16 and 17:1) which mention
Avra(ha)m's being 86 and then 99. In
the tiny space between these two
p'sukim (the space of a single letter in
a Sefer Torah), 13 years pass.
This 13-year gap between these to
p'sukim is not per se important, but the
lesson we can learn from it is.
What happened during those 13 years?
NOTHING! Well
not completely
nothing. But nothing of any significance for us. Avra(ha)m and Sara(i)
lived their lives as individuals - not as
the father and mother of the future
Jewish Nation.
The Torah is not a full history nor a
diary of the lives of the Avot, Imahot,
Sh'vatim, Moshe and Aharon, etc.
We are not told about those 13 years
(and all the other gaps) because we
have nothing to learn from whatever
happened.
By inference - and this is the important
message of the gap - we must know
that everything that the Torah does tell
us IS important to us. Much of what the
Torah tells us involves the Mitzvot that
HaShem commands us to follow.
Some of what the Torah tells us is
meant to teach us what to do and what
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not to do as people and as Jews.
Case in point: LECH L'CHA. Avraham
grew up in an idolatrous pagan society.
He rediscovered the One G-d on his
own. He shared that fact and belief
with many others - at great risk to himself. Very praiseworthy and meritorious
behavior, yet it is specifically when G-d
tells him to go the Eretz Yisrael that
Avraham is to be a B'RACHA for all.
Avraham Avinu is not the only person
that G-d tells to leave his homeland...
and go to Eretz Yisrael. With the words
LECH L'CHA, G-d is commanding each
and every Jew to follow in Avraham's
footsteps.
A Jew can follow many of the Torah's
mitzvot wherever he lives in the world.
He can spread belief in G-d and
observance of Torah and Mitzvot to his
fellow Jews wherever he lives.
But the blessings of Torah observance
are meant for the People of Israel and
for each individual Jew, specifically in
Eretz Yisrael. This is not just the lesson
of Lech L'cha, but B'chukotai says it
and many other places in the Torah
echo the same point.
Hundreds of years before telling
Moshe Rabeinu that He is taking the
people out of Egypt to bring them to
the Promised Land, he told the same
thing about Eretz Yisrael to our forefathers and mothers. And through the
Torah, G-d continues to tell generation
after generation of Jews - Lech L'cha.
Mazal Tov to
first-time grandparents
Alan & Sophia Ziegler
and family on the birth of
their grandson
born to Jared & Hodet
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Sh'VII Seventh Aliya
21 p'sukim - 17:7-27
G-d promises that a special
relationship will always exist
between Himself and Avraham's
descendants, and repeats the
promise of the Land. G-d reveals
the form that the "Covenant" is to
take - the circumcision of all males
[2, A215 17:10].
This mitzva is the first "non-natural"
commandment. Until this point, the
7 categories of Noahide mitzvot are
all logical, rational, reasonable, common-sense laws. This 8th mitzva, for
the 8th day, represents the challenge to the Jew to rise above nature
and complete his spiritual form just
as he is being commanded to
complete his physical form.
The mitzva is ideally performed on
the 8th day, counting the day on
which the baby was born - even if he
was born 5 minutes before sunset.
Mila may not take place at night.
Only an 8th day Mila (as opposed to
a Brit that was postponed because
of health reasons, for example) can
be done on Shabbat. A baby
delivered by C-section on Shabbat,
will have his Brit on the following
day, Sunday (the baby's 9th day). In
other words - due to a technicality
based on the analysis of the text in
Tazri'a, only an 8th day Brit of a
natural birth can take place on
Shabbat.
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The mitzva of Mila is "repeated" in
Parshat Tazri'a. Its specific wording
there, teaches us some details.
With the two texts dealing with BRIT,
it is noteworthy that most mitzvacounters count MILA from LECH
L'CHA rather than TAZRI'A. Lech
L'cha's context is the story of
Avraham Avinu. In Tazri'a we have a
straightforward command - Speak
to the people of Israel... on the 8th
day, you SHALL circumcise...
Most significant in the matter of Brit
Mila is this: The physical removal of
the foreskin is only part of the
mitzva of Mila. This can be seen by
looking at the brachot that are said
for the Brit. The first bracha is AL
HAMILA. This bracha is immediately
followed by a second Birkat HaMitzva (very unusual to say two
mitzva-brachot for the performance
of one mitzva), "to enter him into the
covenant of Avraham". This is not
just a HINENI MUCHAN U'MEZUMAN type of introduction to a
mitzva, not a peripheral concept, but
an integral part of the mitzva. The
challenge of raising the child to be a
good Jew and a good person is an
obligation of the parents which is
part of MILA (we can say) and THE
part of the mitzva that takes much
more time and energy than "the cut".
The context of Lech L'cha says it all.
Its choice as the "official source" of
Mila helps us understand this
important mitzva.
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Note too that when a Mohel does
the Mila at the behest of the father,
the Mohel says the Mila bracha, but
the father nonetheless retains the
second bracha (and Shehecheyanu).
Parents can use an agent to perform
the MILA part of BRIT MILA, but the
BRIT part remains theirs.
• Note that the gimatriya of the word
B'RIT is 612. Add the one mitzva of
MILA for a total of 613. We can say
that the mitzva of circumcision
combines the single mitzva of MILA
with a commitment to educate and
bring the child up to know, love, and
observe all the other 612 mitzvot, for
a grand total that represents the
complete Torah. This echoes the
idea that G-d asked Avraham to
become complete before Him, and
that Mila is the sign of that
completeness.
[S> 17:15 (13)] G-d then changes
Sarai's name to Sarah. Name
changes represent changes in
character, role, and destiny. G-d
promises that Sarah will bear the
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true heir of Avraham. Avraham
laughs with joy upon hearing that
he will be a father at 100, and
Sarah a mother at 90. He thought
that Yishmael was the son that G-d
had repeatedly promised him, but
G-d assures him that it will be
Yitzchak who will fill that role.
Yishmael will also be blessed and
give rise to great nations, but the
Covenant will be passed down
through Yitzchak. Avraham circumcises himself (at age 99),
Yishmael (at age 13), and other
male members of his household, in
fulfillment of G-d's command.
The sedra has correct number of p'sukim
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Haftara 21 p'sukim
Yeshayahu - 40:27-41:16
This passage is the national counterpart of some of the personal
experiences of Avraham. Just as
G-d made promises to Avraham
Avinu, so He makes promises to the
Children of Israel. Just as Avraham
tenaciously clings to faith in G-d,
so too do his descendants.
Endurance, confidence, victory,
self-perfection - these qualities are
shared by THE ancestor and his
descendants, us.
We can see in the sedra-haftara
pair, Maasei Avot Siman L'banim,
the deeds of the ancestors set the
patterns for the their descendants.
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The Last Lubavitcher Rebbe asked a fair
question regarding our forefather Avraham's
relationship to his first son Yishmael, born of
Hagar, the handmaid of his wife Sara. For
when Hashem tells Avraham that the
90-year old Sarah will finally give birth to a
son, Avraham's reaction is first to laugh and
then to exclaim, "O that Yishmael might live
before You!" The point is understood that
Avraham, feeling unworthy of such a blessing, would have sufficed to see Yishmael live
righteously before G-d (Rashi on B'reishit 17:15-18).
The Midrash indicates that there were
grounds to consider that Yishmael's mother,
an Egyptian princess, had selflessly given up
her royal and pagan lifestyle in order to be
part of Avraham's household - thus to be a
healthy influence on her son. However, there
remains the question as to why Hashem
insisted, as it were, that the to-be-born
Yitzchak would be the son through whom
He would fulfill His covenant?
The Rebbe explains that Yishmael received
his Brit-Mila at an age (thirteen) when his
intellectual skills were developed, whereas
Yitzchak was circumcised when he was
eight days old without any cognitive
awareness of the Brit Mila. For the Rebbe
intellectual appreciation of one's membership of the Jewish people is a sufficient but
not necessary condition to ensure future
commitment, since one's cognition is so
subject to external circumstances.
In contrast, Yitzchak represents the
unfettered "hidden spark" that resides in
every Jew irrespective of his or her
intellectual capacity or understanding.
Indeed, you just need to observe, through
our various OU Israel projects and programs,
the explosive and somewhat irrational thirst
for Yiddishkeit and spiritual purpose that has
surfaced in recent times among both the
committed and uncommitted, young and old
alike.
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Diapers with
Disappearing Ink
Question: Is it permitted to use on
Shabbat a diaper with forms on the outside
that disintegrate when the diaper is soaked,
alerting parents to change the diaper?
Answer: There is a Torah-level
violation to erase (mochek) writing or,
according to many, a picture or figure
(see Shulchan Aruch, Orach Chayim
340:3; Beur Halacha to 340:4). When
the erasure does not serve a positive
purpose such as enabling new writing,
the violation is only Rabbinic (Mishna
Berura 340:17). Thus, the diapers in
question would seem to have no more
than a Rabbinic prohibition. Another
possible reason for no Torah prohibition is that the erasure's result may
be "destructive" (mekalkel). It is
debated whether considering the side
benefit, that the disintegration
provides desirable information, it is
mekalkel (see Be'ur Halacha to
340:13).
The main cause for leniency relates to
who and how the erasing is done.
Directly, it is the baby who erases by
urinating, but he is almost always too
young to require training in Shabbat
prohibitions. Although one must not
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"feed" children prohibited matters, he
may allow a situation in which a baby
might choose to do a forbidden action
(see Yevamot 114a). Here it is even
better, as the baby "violates" Shabbat
without any knowledge of this
consequence of his action, in which
case it is not a fundamental Shabbat
violation even for an adult (see Shut
Rabbi Akiva Eiger I:8).
Thus, the question is whether the adult
violates Shabbat by creating a
situation in which a future event will
set off a melacha. Specifically, putting
the diaper on the baby creates a
situation where erasure will occur.
When the direct cause (urination) of
the erasure has yet to occur at the time
of the adult's action (diapering), we
say that the adult acted through
gerama (indirect action). Violation of
Shabbat through gerama is a very low
level violation of Shabbat, to the
extent that it is permitted in certain
cases of need (Rama, OC 334:22).
In this case, there are often additional
points of leniency. For parents who
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are not interested in the erasure, as
they can easily determine the "old
way" when the diaper is soaked, the
erasure is permitted as a davar
she'eino mitkaven (an unintentional
forbidden result of one's action) of the
diapering. It is true that when the
forbidden result is a definite outcome
(psik reisha), the action is forbidden
by Torah law (Ketubot 6b). However,
when the result is arrived at through
gerama, many important poskim
permit psik reishei (Sh'mirat Shabbat
K'hilchata 12:18, based on Rav
Auerbach; see discussion in Orchot
Shabbat 29:(41)). Some say that
gerama is permitted in cases where
direct action is only Rabbinically
forbidden. Other opinions disagree,
and in any case the leniency likely
does not apply to every Rabbinic
prohibition (see Yabia Omer III, OC
17). Yet the above is probably not
needed, as, in actuality, the erasure is
not a psik reishei. For a variety of
reasons, including the baby soiling
with solids before the diaper is
soaked, diapers do not always reach
the point that forms are erased.
When there are not meaningful figures
of letters but just a line or dots, there
is even more room for leniency, as
erasing such nondescript things is not
a (full) violation of mochek unless the
erasure uncovers or enables writing
(see Shulchan Aruch, OC 340:3;
Orchot Shabbat 15:59). We find this
distinction in such cases as cutting
cake with writing or clear figures vs.
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nondescript
340:3).
shapes
(Rama,
OC
One may generally use diapers with
disintegrating ink (Orchot Shabbat
15:52). However, note that many of
the reasons for leniency are based on
the assumption that one does not have
intention when diapering for the
erasure, which is a valid assumption
when one did not intentionally buy
diapers with this marginally useful
feature. However, for one who values
this function, use of such diapers on
Shabbat may very well be forbidden
and should be avoided. (Regarding a
slightly stricter case of a colorchanging strip, see the Star-K website,
which has a similar ruling to the
above.)
Rav Daniel Mann, Eretz Hemdah Institute
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Rabbi Weinreb's Weekly Column:
Parshat Lech L'cha
"Ancestral Decisions"
Most people do not give much
thought to their ancestral origins.
But some do, and I am one of them.
I often wonder about my grandparents and their grandparents.
Who were they? What was their
world like?
Most of all, I wonder about the
decisions that they made, and
whether those decisions had any
bearing upon my life. Suppose they
had made different decisions?
Would my life be any different?
Would I even be here to wonder?
In my case, I knew all my grandparents and even one great-grandmother. I know a little bit about
some of my other great-grandparents, including the man after
whom I was named. His name was
Tzvi Hersh Kriegel, and I will always
remember the portrait of him in a
derby hat and long red beard,
prominently adorning the dining
room wall in my grandparents'
home.
eastern European shtetl where he
was born and raised and made his
way to the United States. Because
of that decision, he and his
descendants escaped the fate of
most of the rest of his family. Had
he not made that decision, I myself
would have been one of the millions
of Hitler's victims. I would not be
sitting at my desk writing this
column.
Many of my other forbearers, and
many of yours, dear reader, made
similar decisions in their lives that
determined the futures of their
children and grandchildren. Reflecting upon this fact leads to many
important life lessons, including the
need to take one's own decisions
very seriously.
In my case, I cannot go back more
than three generations, so I'm not
familiar with the decisions made by
my ancestors much before the late
19th century. Others, like my wife
Chavi, routinely refer to ancestors
who lived in the 18th century and
even earlier. They are still
influenced by decisions made by
those who came before them more
than two centuries ago.
It remains true, however, that all
Somewhere back in the late 19th
century, he made a decision. I know
nothing of the details of that
decision. He chose to leave the
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Jewish people can trace their
ancestry much further back than a
couple of centuries. I am reminded
of the retort uttered by the late
Lubavitcher Rebbe to a disciple
who proudly reported that he was
tutoring several "Jews with no
Jewish background". The Rebbe
insisted that there was no such
thing. "Those Jews", he exclaimed,
"have the same Jewish background
as you do. They are all children of
Avraham and Sara."
commitment to the Holy Land.
There are some lesser-known
decisions made by Avraham in this
week's Torah portion. The first was
his decision to personally intervene
in a war conducted by four great
world powers against five other
kingdoms. What prompted him to
do so was the report that his
kinsman, Lot, was taken captive by
the invaders. Unlike some contemporary world leaders, Avraham
immediately sprang into action.
Indeed, we are all children of
Avraham and Sara, and we remain
influenced by the consequences of
their decisions. Study the weekly
Torah portions beginning this week,
and you will discover the extent to
which we remain influenced by the
decisions made by our patriarchs
and matriarchs millennia ago.
Not having access to jet fighters
and long range missiles, he
"mustered his retainers, chanichav".
He enlisted the help of 318 of those
who had been "born into his
household", raised and educated by
him. He made the decision to draft
his disciples into military service.
This week's parsha, Lech L'cha
(B'reishit 12:1-17:27), begins with
one such decision: Avraham and
Sara's resolve to leave their "native
land and father's house" and
proceed to the "land that I will show
you", the land of Canaan. That
decision which reverberated across
the generations still sustains our
Was that a good decision? Not
according to one view in the
Talmud, Tractate Nedarim 32a:
"Rabbi Avahu said in the name of
Rabbi Elazar: Why was Avraham
punished so that his children were
enslaved in Egypt for 210 years?
Because he used Torah scholars as
his army!"
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In Avraham's judgment, enlisting
318 of his disciples to help rescue
innocent victims was a no-brainer.
For
Rabbi
Avahu,
however,
Avraham's decision was a disaster
of historical proportions. There is no
doubt that Avraham's decision
remains relevant down to this very
day, perhaps even more urgently
than ever before.
Our Torah portion continues with
the narrative that describes the
offer of the King of S'dom (whom
Avraham defended and who had
Avraham to thank for his survival) to
"give me the persons, and take the
booty for yourself." Avraham, ever
meticulously ethical, declines the
booty but also yields the persons to
the king of S'dom.

The truly inspired writer is G-d's
secretary.
The great fault of our educational system is that it gives us
no inkling of how much we are
capable of knowing.
There
is no safety valve between
the territory of good and that of
evil. The only thing that will keep
us on the right side is the exertion
of pressure in the form of will
power.
A wise decision? Not according to
another opinion in that Talmudic
passage: "Rabbi Yochanan said
that [Avraham's children were
eventually enslaved in Egypt]
because he impeded the ability of
those persons from taking refuge
under the wings of the Sh'china."
That is, had Avraham insisted that
the King of S'dom yield those
"persons" to Avraham's care, they
would eventually have converted to
Avraham's monotheistic way of life.
Avraham had a dilemma. Was he to
insist on his ethical principles and
take no reward whatsoever, not
persons and not booty, from the
king of S'dom? Or should he have
engaged in spiritual outreach and
taken those prisoners into his own
household? For Avraham, his ethical principles trumped his goal of
encouraging pagans to convert to
monotheism. For Rabbi Yochanan,
on the other hand, Avraham missed
a critical opportunity. This is yet
another of Avraham's decisions with
great implications for us today.
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The Land shall keep a Shabbat
unto G-d (Vayikra 25:2) [2]
by Dr. Meir Tamari
Two cardinal concepts in Sh'mita limited rights to the fruits of our labor
and faith in Hashem's chesed become more relevant to our daily
lives as we consider them in relation
to other religious and spiritual aspects
of this year.
However, before doing that it is
enlightening to see the different
reasons our commentators gave for
the cessation of agricultural work
during Sh'mita.
Many people, religious and secular,
both Jewish and non-Jewish, tend to
agree with the Rambam that the
reason for the cessation of work on
Sh'mita is to let the land lie fallow and
so to prevent overexploitation of the
soil [Torah, a guide to good farming
methods?]. "Such reasoning is contradicted by the Torah's reply to the
question, 'what will we eat', which is
the blessing of G-d's beneficence in
the 6th year that will suffice for 3
years; surely there cannot be any
greater exploitation of the soil than
that? It is also contradicted by the
punishment of 70 years exile for the
70 Sh'mitot and Yovelot which Israel
did not observe during Bayit Rishon.
According to the Rambam's reasoning
the punishment for non-observance of
Sh'mita through weaker crops, meager
yields or famine would have been
more appropriate. The promise that
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Israel will dwell securely on the land
as a reward for Sh'mita observance
reinforces the idea that it is not the
physical benefits of leaving the land
fallow which is the reason for the
cessation of work but rather recognition that G-d is the real owner and
source of our wealth" (Abarbanel). It
seems appropriate here to see that the
Torah is not a textbook on ecology,
just as it is not one on interpersonal or
intergenerational relationships nor on
childrearing nor on tranquility nor on
biology nor on business and money but simply a textbook on holiness,
righteousness, fear and love of G-d
and morality in all walks of life.
Rambam codifies that guards have to
be posted to protect Jewish farmers on
the borders from thieves from the
neighboring countries during Sh'mita.
Similarly we should have to protect
Jewish agriculture in an Israel
perpetually endangered by war which
only grows about 40% of its food, in
which any idle Jewish land is
immediately settled by our enemies,
and in which the purchase of food
from surrounding territories finances
terror?
"All are free from labor during
Sh'mita so they can indeed spend their
time learning Torah" (Ibn Ezra). The
Hak-hel ceremony on Sukkot at the
end of Sh'mita (Parshat Vayeilech) at
which the king read the Torah to the
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assembled men women and children
of all classes and all ranks is indeed a
fitting conclusion to such a cessation
of work in Sh'mita-Shabbat of learning.
Over and above the cessation of labor,
Sh'mita requires the abrogation of the
farmer's ownership rights to the fruits
[results] of his labor and of his land.
The effect of this concept of ownerless fruit-profits is made clearer and
intensified by the verses, "the Shabbat
of the land shall be allowed to you for
food for yourself, your servant and
maidservant, for the hired worker, for
those who dwell temporally [tarry
with you] and the animals and beasts
which are in your land" (Vayikra
25:6-7). "This year nothing grows for
the special benefit of the owner of the
field, but rather for the common good,
even for the undomesticated animals.
The owner may only participate in the
use of the fruits like the other users;
he does not even have the right to
harvest and give it away to particular
poor people at his discretion" (S. R.
Hirsch).
"The poor of your nation shall eat of
them", which also permitted the
owner to eat together with them,
stresses the spiritual equality and
religious interdependence of Klal
Yisrael. There are 248 mitzvot asei
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which are the elevation of the 248
parts of the human body and of the
powers of the nefesh. If one of them is
not observed fully, correctly and in
simcha, sanctity cannot be achieved;
exactly the same way as anything
which has a blemished organ or is
missing one cannot be brought as a
korban nor can such a kohen do avoda
in the Temple. Since no individual can
do all these mitzvot in their entirety, it
is only through the joint and equal
efforts of all Klal Yisrael that the
Jewish individuals can achieve
kedusha. My grandfather, Admor of
Kotzk, taught that it is only possible
for ordinary men and women to be
holy as Hashem commanded us, by
being individually closer to Am
Yisrael; the stronger the connection
the stronger the possibility of achieving kedusha" (Shem MiShmuel, Ki Tavo).
This spiritual equality and religious
interdependence of Klal Yisrael is
reinforced by the 3 times that Yetzi'at
Mitzrayim is mentioned in connection
with Sh'mita. Actually, being taken
out from Egypt has nothing to do with
Sh'mita except that the Exodus is the
common nationalistic and the
spiritually unifying experience of Am
Yisrael through the chesed and love of
Hashem, who commanded the
observance of Sh'mita. 
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The following is from
Sapphire from the Land of Israel
people at Mount Sinai have to do
with being likened to stars?
A New Light on the Weekly Portion
from the Writings of
Rabbi Abraham Isaac HaKohen Kook
by Rabbi Chanan Morrison
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In general, we need to understand
the metaphor of the star. The
psalmist wrote that God gave each
star a name (T'hilim 147:4). Why do
stars need names?
Great like the Stars
Personal & Collective Missions
Adapted from Midbar Shur, pp. 110-121
Stars and Sand
When Avraham complained to God
that he was childless, God promised
that his children would be as
numerous as the stars in the sky:
God took him outside and said,
“Look at the sky, and count the stars
if you can! So will be your
descendants.” (B'reishit 15:5)
On another occasion, God promised
Avraham that his children would be
like “the sand on the seashore”
(22:17). Why are the Jewish people
compared to both stars and grains
of sand?
Greatness at Mount Sinai
The Sages took note that God’s
promise uses the uncommon word
KO - “So [KO] will be your
descendants.” They explained that
this word alludes to the Jewish
people’s future greatness at Mount
Sinai, where the word KO also
appears: “So [KO] shall you say to
the House of Jacob” (Sh'mot 19:3).
What does the state of the Jewish
What is in a name? A name reflects
an entity’s inner essence. It defines
the nature of its existence and
indicates its fundamental purpose.
Stars are wonderful, powerful
creations. Each star has a unique
function for which it was created,
and each star has a unique name
corresponding
to
its
special
purpose.
The comparison of Avraham’s
descendants to stars indicates the
importance and greatness of every
individual member of the Jewish
people. Every soul is a universe unto
itself, as the Sages wrote: “One who
saves a single soul of Israel, it is as
if he has saved an entire world”
(Sanhedrin 37a).
But the Jewish people also have a
collective mission, as indicated by
their comparison to sand. A single
grain of sand is of no particular
consequence; but together, these
grains of sand form a border against
the ocean, establishing dry land and
enabling life to exist. Israel’s
collective purpose is to bring about
the world’s spiritual advance, as it
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says, “This people I have created for
Me [so that] they will proclaim My
praise” (Yeshayahu 43:21).
It is logical for God to first establish
the collective mission of the Jewish
people, and only afterwards adjoin
their individual goals. Thus, upon
leaving Egypt, Israel was formed into
a people with a unique collective
purpose. This collective mission is
an integral part of their very
essence, regardless of any individual merits. The collective aspect of
the Jewish people was valid even
though
the
Israelites
lacked
personal merits and good deeds
when they left Egypt, as it says, “I
have made you [Israel] numerous
like the plants of the field, and you
have increased and grown… yet you
were naked and bare” (Yechezkeil 16:7).
Like the Stars
The prominence of the stars, on the
other hand, is indicative of the
special mission of each individual.
This metaphor refers to the potential
for greatness that each member of
the Jewish people acquired at
Mount Sinai.
These special goals are a function of
each individual’s efforts, deeds, and
Torah study. This level is based on
the revelation of Torah and mitzvot
at Mount Sinai. The Midrash
teaches that when Israel promised
to obey the laws of the Torah, the
angels tied two crowns to the head
of every Jew. These spiritual crowns
reflected the greatness of each
individual; every Jew was a prince,
bearing his own unique crown of
holiness. 
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A look at LECH L'CHA from
Not Guilty, Your Honour!
There are actually two Biblical
commands that say "Lech L’cha",
one here (B'reishit 12:1) and one next
week (22:2) when the Akeida is
prefaced by God telling Avraham to
take his son and "lech l'cha" (“Go for
yourself!”) to the land of Moriah.
This Hebrew phrase, as Ramban
points out, is a grammatical idiom,
but the commentators read a special
significance into it. Rashi, utilising a
famous
Midrashic
comment,
explains that the L'CHA means “for
your own benefit and good”. Literally
the command is, “Go to yourself”: in
other words, “Go, and follow your
destiny” or “Go, and find out what
you really are.”
In both cases, this week when God
tells Avraham to go to a new
country, and next week, when He
tells him to ascend a mountain and
be prepared to offer his son, the
patriarch is confronted with a
massive challenge. In effect, the
question God puts to him is, “Will
you be able to handle a major
life-changer?”
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The second challenge is even
greater than the first: “Are you
prepared to pay an impossible price
for the sake of God?”
The theologian Ignaz Maybaum
points out that the story of the
Akeida is diametrically different to
the central story of Christianity.
Judaism does not expect the
patriarch to actually make the
sacrifice. What it tests is Abraham’s
ILLINGNESS.
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Rain, Rain
part 2
This is NOT a definitive review of the halachot related to Tal uMatar. It is a
presentation of SOME of the opinions of some poskim AND some of the
ideas that are part of this issue. (See also front page)
From the Misha Taanit we learn that although we begin mentioning G-d
as the Rainmaker, we do not ask for rain until two weeks after T'filat
Geshem (which we said on Shmini Atzeret). Specifically, we in Israel
begin asking for TAL UMATAR in the Bareich Aleinu bracha of the
weekday Amida from Maariv of 7 Marcheshvan (this year: THU Oct 30).
This practice from the Mishna is followed by the Jews of Eretz Yisrael. The
Jews of Chutz LaAretz follow the practice established in Bavel (when the
major Jewish community was there) of waiting until two months into the
autumn (in other words, closer to the winter than we do). Based on the
Julian-Gregorian calendar issues, the date for T&M in Chu"l is December
4th or 5th (this year: THU night, December 4th).
As weird as it might seem, the timing of Jews around the world for
praying for rain is based on the needs of a city-state that was located in
present-day Iraq and not based on local needs and/or the needs of Eretz
Yisrael.
There are halachic discussions about Jews from Eretz Yisrael who find
themselves in Chu"l for a short or long period of time, as to when they
begin T&M. So too, Jews from abroad who are in Israel for a short or long
period of time.
A common p'sak that one-year students in Israel follow is to continue to
say V'TEIN B'RACHA until Dec. 4th, but to say V'TEIN TAL UMATAR
LIVRACHA in Sh'ma Koleinu. Remember that there are other opinions,
as well.
Anyone with a not-regular situation should ask a Rav for a p'sak.
Ponder this (and if it is more practical than pondering, ask a Rav):
Saying T&M before or during Sukkot is considered invoking the opposite
of a blessing and will therefore invalidate the Amida, requiring it to be
repeated. But saying T&M after Shmini Atzeret but before your official
date should not be done, but it might not invalidate the Amida. Again,
check with a Rav.
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Parsha Points to Ponder
by MK Rabbi Dov Lipman
Lech L'cha
1) Why does the Torah have to
say that Avraham left his
homeland AS G-D SPOKE TO
HIM (12:4) when it is clear from
the story that Avraham was
doing so
following G-D's
command?
2) Why does G-D instruct
Avraham to specifically LIFT UP
YOUR EYES to see the land of
Israel which He was promising
to give to him (13:14)?
3) Why does Avraham say the
seemingly extra word, EXCEPT
FOR ME (BILADI) when he
insists that he won't take any
spoils of the war except for what
his soldiers are (14:24)?
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Ponder the questions first, then see further
:d¨P«¤pY§ `¤ L­ l§ i¬¦M D®¨Ag§ x¨lE
§ D­¨Mx§`¨ l§ ux¤`¨½ A¨ K´¥Nd© z§ d¦ mEwµ
(G-d said to Avram) 'Rise, walk the land, through its
length and breadth, for I will give it [all] to you.'
This promise, as we know from many places in the
Torah, is conditional on our following the Torah and
keeping the mitzvot.
:m«¤di¥pt§ l¦ mi­¦UY¨ x¬¤W`£ mih¨
¦½ RW§ O¦ d© ÆdN¤ `¥¸ e§
(G-d said to Moshe) These are the laws that you must
set before [the Israelites]:
This pasuk introduces us to many, many mitzvot of all
types (in Parshat Mishpatim).
These two p'sukim have the same numeric value (1992)
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Maharal on the Sedra
Looking down on the Stars
B'reishit 15:5 - And He took him
outside and He said, "Look [habeit]
toward the heaven and count the
stars, if you are able to count them",
and He said to him, "thus will be
your progeny."
Rashi - [Alternatively,] He took him
outside the space of the universe,
raising him above the stars. Habata
[looking out] carries the connotation of from above to below.
Gur Arye - Perhaps to give Avraham
copper snake”. In all these examples,
habata is other than downward. What
Rashi really means is habata only
applies if the object can theoretically
be seen from above. The objects of
Mizrachi’s citations all could be seen
from above if the viewer were, say,
on a high hill. If they could be seen
behind, to the right, or above, but
also from above downward, this
qualifies as habata by Rashi’s
definition. Not so the stars. To look
down upon the stars one would have
to be situated outside the space of
the universe.
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the fullest perspective of the stars,
Hashem takes him outside the
universe. This interpretation hinges
on the verb habeit. Rashi defines
habata as gazing downward, and the
only way to see stars from above is
from outside the space of the
universe.
This
assumption
from
midrash
[B'reishit Rabba 48:12] is attacked by
Mizrachi. Habata in the Torah is not
always downward, as in [Sh'mot
33:8], “They looked behind Moshe”;
[T'hilim 142:5] “look to the right and
see”; [B'reishit 19:26] “his wife
looked behind him”; and [Bamidbar
21:9], “he would look up at the
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Reprinted (with permission) from
Shabbat Shalom
Parsha Booklet (2) by
Rabbi Berel Wein
Our father Avraham and our mother
Sarah are the paradigm Jews. Their
lives and the events that occurred
to them are symbolic of the story of
the Jewish people throughout the
ages. This is certainly the meaning
of the well-known phrase of the
rabbis that the behavior of our
forbearers are the signs of the
future for their descendants. Thus,
in this week's parsha we see
Avraham and Sarah going into exile
in Egypt. This occurs after God has
promised them that the Land of
Israel will be given to them and their
descendants. Almost immediately,
they are forced to enter Egypt
where the incident of Sarah's
abduction by the Pharaoh takes
place. In spite of all of the troubles,
Avraham and Sarah succeed in the
Egyptian exile. They become
wealthy and
accepted,
even
respected. But Avraham and Sarah
return home to the Land of Israel.
Their sojourn there is also one crisis
after another. They are devastated
by the betrayal of Lot and by the
delinquency of Yishmael. The Land
of Israel is not an especially
hospitable place. They are caught
up in a regional war that initially
does not concern them, but their
participation in it becomes almost
inevitable when Lot foolishly moves
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Betrayal, heartache, danger and
disappointment dog their steps in
the Land of Israel. But Avraham
and Sarah refuse to give up or to
lose faith in God's promise to them.
The dream of a productive life in the
Land of Israel remains real in their
hearts and minds.
This is truly a paradigm of our
situation today here in the Land of
Israel. Even though many of our
Israeli brethren arrived here with
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little choice in the matter, most
Jews are here because of their will
to be here. We can all leave for
success and acceptance in the
Egypts that abound in the world
today. And even though Egypt
always carries with it the danger of
a Pharaoh's behavior towards us,
the fact is that most Jews emerge
from Egypt with wealth, acceptance, and
even begrudging
respect. Yet, it is obvious that the
center of the Jewish world has now
shifted to the Land of Israel. The
Jewish people are unwilling to
relinquish God's promise to us to let
Him off the hook, so to speak. So
we are confronted by betrayals and
delinquencies, wars and struggles,
disappointments and unforeseen
difficulties. Somehow, even S'dom
is allowed to flourish in our holy
land and it is the followers of
Avraham and Sarah who are
constantly held up to ridicule and
abuse.
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§e
The two syllables of this word are
VEH and YEI. The SH'VA under a
HEI is ALWAYS a SH'VA NACH,
which means that the HEI's sound
joins the previous letter and its
vowel in the same syllable. Furthermore, a HEI with a SH'VA is always
sounded (aspirated).
HEI with a SH'VA in the middle of a
word is sounded exactly like a HEI
with a MAPIK (dot) in it, at the end
of a word.
In contrast, the HEI in the above
word at the end has neither a
MAPIK (nor a SH'VA - which it
would never have at the end of a
word) - and it is silent. Most HEIs at
the end of a word do not contribute
to the pronunciation of the word unless they have a MAPIK in them
or a KAMATZ under them.
Yet, in spite of all of this, the faith of
the Jewish people in God's promise
regarding this land is valid and firm,
and it allows us to continue and
improve and be of good spirit in the
face of all of our troubles. This is an
exact imitation of Avraham and
Sarah, a reaffirmation of the continuity and tradition of Israel over
more than 3700 years of history. It
is this spirit that guarantees us, as it
did Avraham and Sarah, success,
eternal reward and achievement.
And further furthermore, a HEI in
the middle of a word without any
vowel, is silent, too.
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The father of the Tribal leader of
Menashe (from Parshat Bamidbar)
was P'DA-TZUR. It has a HEI after
the DALET-KAMATZ but there is
no vowel under it and so it is silent.
In contrast, the Tribal leader of
Naftali (in Parshat Mas'ei) was
P'DAH-EIL. There is a SH'VA under
the HEI and that's why there is an
H in this ransliteration.
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womb years later and Yosef was
born. And G-d opened Bil'am's
donkey's mouth. No'ach opened the
window in the Teiva from which he
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sent first the raven and then the
dove. Yosef opened the storehouses
of Egypt to feed the people during
the famine.
[2] Did Sheim find Mesh? Did Cham
find Mach? Did Yefet find Tefi?
No! But...
No, none of No'ach's sons found
anything spelled like their name
backwards. But NO'ACH FOUND
CHEIN (favor) IN G-D'S EYES (last
pasuk in B'reishit).
[3] Moshe's cash card - no ver H³
The letters MOSHESCASHCARDNO
VERHHH re-arrange to spell ROSH
CHODESH MARCHESHVAN.
[4] food, booty, spices, calf,
Yehoshua
No'ach was commanded by G-d to
KACH L'CHA, take to yourself... food
for all the animals. The king of
S'dom told Avram to KACH LACH
the spoils of war after Avram had
been successful in saving Lot and
S'dom along with him. G-d told
Moshe to KACH L'CHA the spices
for the anointing oil and then again
for the incense - K'TORET. Aharon
was told KACH L'CHA a calf as a
sin-offering. Moshe was told to
KACH L'CHA Yehoshua and present
him to the people as his (Moshe's)
successor.
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[6] a son, a place, a stone
TARSHISH. One of the sons of
YAVAN, counted among No'ach's
descendants in Parshat No'ach. It is
also the name of the place to which
the prophet Yona attempted to flee,
and it is the name of one of the
stones of the Kohen Gadol's
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the Swahili word for scorpion. Don't
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sounds like the ng in sing, but try
saying that at the beginning of a
word. the e is pronounced as the ay
of say. Good luck. Remember - no ng
click, just the soft ng.
We are first introduced to Avraham
and Sara - as Avram and Sarai - at
the end of Parshat No'ach. Their
names are changed towards the end
of Lech L'cha. The name AVRAM
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twice more in Tanach. In Nechemia (which we
quote in davening), we are told that G-d chose
Avram and changed his name to Avraham. Divrei
HaYamim tells us that Avram is Avraham.
SARAI occurs 17 times until her name is changed.
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CHIZUK ! IDUD
Divrei Torah from the weekly sedra
with a focus on living in Eretz Yisrael Chizuk for Olim & Idud for not-yet-Olim
Parshat Lech L'cha begins with the
first of Avraham Avinu's series of ten
Nisyonot - trials or tests. A school
teacher gives a test in order to
measure the students' advancement.
However, seeing as the Almighty is
by definition all-knowing , we must
posit a different rationale: The
Nisayon, or test, was not intended to
provide G-d with up-to-date information, but rather to demonstrate to
Avraham himself that which he (and
by extension all of mankind) is
capable of achieving.
The Rambam notes that both the first
and last tests contain the words “Lech
L'cha” – The first at the start of our
Parsha, and the last, the command
regarding the Akeida where Avraham
is told to take his son "Your only son,
whom you love… and Lech L'cha (go
forth) to the Land of Moriah"
(B'reishit 22:2). Both Nisyonot
require that Avraham set out on a
journey without knowing exactly
where to go. The destination is
vaguely referred to as “the land I will
show you” and “one of the mountains
which I will tell you”, respectively.
Although the destination is left
unclear, Avraham marches off as
commanded - humbly doing as he was
told.
The Midrash expresses an appreciation for the connection between these
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two Nisyonot wondering which of
these tests was more beloved by the
Almighty.
This suggests that these two Nisyonot
may somehow revolve around a
shared theme. Nechama Leibowitz
points out that while the first test
required that Avraham close the door
on his past, the Akeida, the last and
ultimate test, demanded that he be
willing to forsake his future.
Building upon this illuminating
insight, I would paraphrase the
question raised by the Midrash and
ask the following: "Which test is the
most difficult for the Oleh as he sets
out on his new path?" To a certain
extent, Aliyah shuts the door upon
one's past. The move to Eretz Yisrael
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necessarily weakens the ties connecting one to his birthplace, community
and family. Aliyah, though, does not
only impinge upon one's past, as
many fear that by making Aliya they
may be forgoing their future, cutting
their careers short.
If so how can the Nisayon of Aliyah
be required and expected of us all?
The answer is that Aliyah is a total
transformation. Life in the Holy Land
rejuvenates and transforms the
personality.
Many veteran Olim will admit that
they are not the same person who
disembarked from the airplane and
was issued a Teudat Oleh upon
arrival. One becomes a new person,
constructing a renewed self, based
upon life in Eretz Yisrael and its
experiences.
In the past I would reassure potential
Olim that whereas Avraham blindly
set out to follow the Divine command,
we who make Aliyah today can be
assured that by doing so we are
providing our children with a brighter
Jewish future, bringing them to the
Torah epicenter of the world.
I must admit, though, that this is not
always the case. Avraham's children
are still sometimes called upon, to
undergo the suffering inherent in the
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ultimate test of sacrifice. Just this past
week, we were provided with an
additional grim reminder of the fact
that the lives and futures of some
innocent young people arriving in
Eretz Yisrael have been tragically cut
short on the battlefield or via acts of
terror.
An honest attempt to come to grips
with this reality leads me to the
following question posed by Rav
Pinchas Horowitz of Frankfurt: Rashi
writes that the phrase "Lech L'cha"
means that Avraham was commanded
to go forth for his own good and
benefit. However, if Avraham was
told that the move would forward his
own best interests, then wherein lies
the difficulty, the Nisayon? He
answers that Avraham's Nisayon was
to disregard the promise and come to
Eretz Yisrael solely because the
Almighty had commanded him to do
so. Indeed B'reishit 12:4 tells us that
“Abram went, as HASHEM had told
him…”. We hope and pray that by
coming to Israel we will only know
Bracha and Hatzlacha, and yet like
Avraham, our move should be
motivated solely because we heed the
cry of Lech L'cha - we should come
home to Eretz Israel because Hashem
has commanded us to do so - this is
our Nisayon!
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Does G-d have Physical Features?
by Rabbi Ephraim Sprecher
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The Torah states at the end of Parshat
B'reishit: "…G-d was depressed in
His heart", about having to destroy
mankind. However, the Rambam in
his Thirteen Principles of Jewish Faith
states that G-d has no physical
features. How do we reconcile this
verse in the Torah with this Principle
of Jewish Faith which states that G-d
is incorporeal?
Michele Coven Wolgel
One answer is found in the words of
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The Midrash Mechilta, on the first of
the Ten Commandments, asks why
G-d identifies Himself as the One who
took us out of Egypt instead of as the
Creator of the Universe. The Mechilta
answers that G-d appeared to the
Jewish People at the Red Sea as a
Youthful Warrior, but at Mount Sinai
at the Giving of the Torah He
appeared as an Elderly Scholar. Thus,
G-d assured us that He was One and
the Same on both occasions, despite
different appearances.
That just begs the question - why did
G-d appear to us in different physical
appearances? The answer is that the
Jewish People's conception and
relationship to G-d differed, and it
was needed to see Him as human on
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these two occasions. Just a week
before the splitting of the Red Sea, the
Jewish People were slaves in Egypt.
G-d liberated us and enabled us to
escape from the pursuing Egyptians
into the Red Sea. G-d saved us and
drowned the Egyptians simultaneously, which was a miracle within a
miracle. The Jewish People reacted by
proclaiming G-d as the Eternal King.
They then sang the Song of the Red
Sea in gratitude for His great miracles.
Six weeks later at the Giving of the
Torah at Mount Sinai, we witnessed
and were awed by G-d's descent from
Heaven. G-d was escorted by millions
of angels, and His Presence caused
Mount Sinai to explode in fire and
smoke. There were spectacular sounds
and sights climaxed by G-d's Voice as
He gave us the Torah.
At the Red Sea our conception of G-d
was influenced by our appreciation
and gratitude for saving us from the
pursuing Egyptians. Thus we saw
Him then as a Youthful Warrior in a
human form. Later, when we stood at
Mount Sinai to receive the Torah, our
conception of G-d had matured to that
of a Human Elderly Scholar.
In summary, G-d has absolutely no
physical features, but our perception
of Him changes as we progress,
mature and grow spiritually.
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Parsha Points to Ponder
Suggested answers
1) The S'fat Emet teaches that
Avraham had already left to go
towards this land for personal
reasons before G-D commanded
him to do so (see 11:31). Therefore,
the Torah emphasizes that even
though Avraham already had
personal reasons to go, once G-D
commanded him to go he did so
purely because it was AS G-D
SPOKE TO HIM and not for
personal gain.
2) Meshech Chochma answers
that Avraham could have been
troubled when he saw the pagans
and sinners that were living in the
land at the time and not understood how the land could be
destined for a spiritual nation.
Therefore, G-D told him to LIFT UP
his eyes and see the spiritual and
holy nature of the land which
existed even though the people
who were living in the physical
land were not holy.
3) The Chofetz Chayim explains
that this word captures Avraham's
mindset
when
making
this
statement. Avraham chose to be
strict upon himself to not take any
of the spoils of war but that was
BILADI - just for himself. He was
unwilling to force his own
stringency on anyone else.
And nine - V'TEISHA or VATEISHA depending
upon the Torah-note on the TAV. And UTSHA if
the 9 is modifying the next word, as in UTSHA
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Milk and Fertility
I recently returned from the Annual
Meeting of the American Society for
Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) which
was held this year in Hawaii. The
Meeting was attended by over 3000
experts from across the world who
spent four days discussing a variety of
research and ideas on fertility, health
and genetics as well as many other
related subjects.
We presented a paper there about a
piece of work that we have done
helping ultra-Orthodox men with
intimacy problems. Our paper was very
well received and over the next few
weeks we will present some of the
interesting highlights of the Conference.
A study out of Massachusetts General
Hospital looked at diet and fertility
rates. In the study, women undergoing
fertility treatment were monitored as
to their diet prior to and during
treatment. The study found that
women who had a high intake of three
or more servings of dairy foods were
much more likely to have a live birth
than women who had a diet with a
lower dairy intake.
Previous reports actually showed the
opposite; a paper presented in the
European Society's Meeting last year in
London showed that milk can be
detrimental to fertility. So it is hard to
determine whether it is better or worse
to increase dairy products for people
trying to get pregnant. But what is
clear is that there is a greater interest
in the connection between diet and
fertility. Together with the greater
interest comes a greater understanding
of how what we eat can affect our
ability to get pregnant. We have
written here in the past about the
connection between obesity and the
decrease in fertility outcomes and this
seems to be well charted and "proven"
that weight, either gross underweight
or extreme overweight, are very
important factors in fertility.
There remains a lot of work still to be
done in this important area of research
and it seems that we are still at the
beginning of our understanding of the
essential connection between diet and
fertility. This is even more relevant
today as the production of food
changes and develops. We can say that
a balanced and controlled diet seems
to be vital for both health and to
enhance the chances of having healthy
children.
At our own Conferences we have also
discussed diet and fertility and this has
proven to be a popular subject that will
continue to be a subject for research
and popular interest.
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It might seem as if they hadn't
accomplished much in their short
lives - but we must look at them as
stars - each as an entire world, as an
enormous being in the cosmos. We
must respect them for the great
things they were able to accomplish
in a short time.
Chaya Zissel was a pure girl with a
holy soul, who never did anything
bad to anyone in her life. Her father,
Shmuel Braun eulogized his dauther:
"Zissila, you were pure. In the last
hour, you were by the Kotel. You
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other. You looked at me and smiled.
I told you, this is the Kotel, this is Har
Habayit."
He spoke with her about the cherubs
that had been on the Aron when the
Beit HaMikdash had existed. He
described how the angels' faces
were like that of a pure child. "They
were like you", he said. "You looked
at me, with a twinkle in your eye, like
you knew, like you understood me."
Karen Mosquera hy''d, a descendant
of Conversos, was fatally wounded
last Wednesday by a Hamas terrorist
in Jerusalem
A year-and-a-half ago, Mosquera
came to Israel from her home in
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conversion to Judaism. She chose to
convert after discovering she was
descended from Conversos, Spanish
Jews forcibly converted to Catholicism after 1492.
She spent the last two months in a
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Wednesday occurred while she was
on her way to a Torah class.
"She was a quiet girl who believed in
her path, fought to become a Jew
and nothing bothered her", said a
friend. Mosquera's bereaved mother
said her daughter's dream had been
to come to Israel and build her life
here, but her life was cut short. At
the family's request and Mosquera's
wishes, she was buried in the
ancient Mount of Olives cemetery in
Jerusalem. Being buried on Har
HaZeitim is a great honor.
These are very tragic losses for the
families and the whole Jewish
people. We can't possibly understand G-d's ways and we probably
have lots of questions. We can't go
away from these events without
becoming different people, trying to
improve ourselves in whatever way
we see fit. The angelic faces of these
two females who have inspired so
many in their very short lives must
make us draw closer to others
around us and notice their greatness.
God said to Avraham KO YIHYEH
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Arrow from the birthday stuff into Eretz
Yisrael is Lech L'cha... from your birthplace
• Arrows from Eretz Yisrael to the
south-west and back again is the round trip
to & from Egypt • Compass on the map of
Israel is for G-d's instructions to Avraham
to walk the Land, its length and breadth,
and in all directions • Arrows branching in
opposite directions was Avraham's offered
choice to Lot when they separated from
each other • Avraham's oath before the
king of S'dom, that he would not even take
a thread or a shoelace • Telescope and
stars for G-d's taking Avraham outside to
see the stars and to promise that his
descendants will be as countless as the
stars • Crowns represent the war of the five
kings against the four • Father with his little
son is for Brit Mila • Tent that Avraham
pitched a few times in the sedra • Brit Bein
HaB'tarim, with each split animal
accompanied by a triangle, standing for the
adjective M'SHULASH or M'SHULESHET •
The bird above the "split" animals was not
cut • Liver, as in KAVEID (in Hebrew), a
word meaning "heavy" and applied in Lech
L'cha to the famine as well as to Avraham's
wealth when he left Egypt • Anvil, hammer,
nails are from the haftara • CBS logo, an
EYE as in the city AI, mentioned many
times in the book of Yehoshua, but once in
LECH LECHA as well • Hagar the Horrible,
for HAGAR • Superman, played by the late
actor Christopher Reeve, as in the RIV
between the shepherds of Avraham and
those of Lot • The leaves are from the
European nettle tree, a.k.a. Lote tree •
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Alarm clock with the time 3:18, for the
number of people Avraham took with him to
fight to save Lot. Or just Eliezer, gimatriya
318 • Seder plate reminds us of the
prophecy of going down to Egypt • CDs are
for EIMEK HA-SIDIM • ESHKOL (cluster of
grapes), A NEIR (a candle), and a
MEM-RAY are for Avraham's three allies •
upper-right are letters R and W. The W in
that particular font looks like the Hebrew
letter SHIN, giving - right to left - SHINAR •
blue-ribbon winning lamb, which can be
called an A-LAM, for the kingdom of
K'DARLA'OMER, one of the four kings •
Winston Churchill who was a famous BRIT,
goes with the picture below it of the musical
notes. Those notes are E and the A above
it, also known as MI and LA. Putting it all
together to get BRIT MILA • Three doors
crossed out and an arrow pointing to the
DOR R'VI'I, the fourth generation that is
mentioned in the Covenant between the
Pieces, the generation that will return to the
land, following the exile in Egypt • S'FIRAT
HAOMER calendar in the lower-right, which
is set to 24-200. 24 is KAF-DALET. 200 is
REISH. This is KAF-DALET-REISH- LAOMER i.e. K'DARLAOMER, one of the four
kings who did battle against the five kings
and made the mistake of capturing
Avraham's nephew. Big mistake! Thanks to
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Avram was one of a kind
With only one G-d he could find
So on a small tip
He took a long trip
With faithfulness - totally blind.
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BEIT KNESSET HANASSI
YOUNG ISRAEL RECHAVIA
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24 Rehov Ussishkin, Jerusalem
Exciting New Learning Program
at Beit Knesset Hanassi
Wednesday morning shiurim
for men & women
• RECHAVIA (Metudela) 3 rooms, 70m,
2nd floor, spacious, balcony, needs slight
renovations, immediate, excellent
investment 1,900,000NIS
The first shiur each week by
Rabbi Yitzchak Breitowitz
“Aggada and Midrash
through the eyes of Rav Kook”
• BAKA (Dan Street) Upper Cottage,
6 rooms, 130m, large terraces, quiet
area, parking, storage - 3,290,000NIS
The second shiur will be given by a
selection of Rabbonim and scholars,
as follows:
5 Nov
12 Nov
19 Nov
3 Dec
• YOUNG ARNONA (Israel Eldad)
Beautiful penthouse, 5 rooms, terrace,
40m, 4th floor, elevator, bright and
quiet, parking - 3,500,000NIS
Rabbi Anthony Manning
Rabbi Ahron Adler
Rabbi Yitzchak Gettinger
Rabbi Shlomo Brody
Rabbi Anthony Manning
RENTALS
• TALBIYEH! In front of the Inbal
Hotel,
3-rm apt, spacious, fully furnished, view
all of Old City, full of light and sun, in
excellent condition, immediate, long
term. 6500NIS
20å per week, including refreshments
This is a learning opportunity not to be missed.
Please do come.
Mark up your diary’s now!
Rabbi Leff's latest sefer
Special price (65å)
only thru
the Israel Center
Call 560-9125 to order
Lot Avraham Yitzchak Yaakov Eisav Yosef Bil'am
OU Israel Center TT 1109
• UNIQUE PROPERTY
(in Greek colony) Over
200m. A lot of character,
high ceilings, large private garden,
beautiful building, private parking &
storage
• Arab House GERMAN COLONY
opp. Ramban Shul, 70m, high ceilings,
private entrance, garden, parking, great
potential, large rooms. 2,490,000NIS
Weekly, 10:00am to noon • 2 shiurim
with a break for refreshments
29 Oct
SALES
• KATAMON (Yordei Hasira) 3.5
rooms, exit to roof, bright and quiet,
immediate. long-term 5600NIS
• TALBIYE (Keren HaYesod) 3 rooms,
beautifully renovated, first floor,
balcony, immediate - 5700NIS
Yitzchak Kowalsky
054-766-0338
[email protected]
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RE/MAX Vision "Our vision... fulfilling your dream"
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Apartment, renovated 2 room, a/c and
heating. Swimming pool, jacuzzi, sauna,
exercise room, 24 hour Security/doorman,
3 Shab. elevators, only1,470,000NIS
Raphi Bloch 054-200-7250
Susan Lerner 052-690-5645
Immediate! Great investment
opportunity in Katamon
- 2 apartments:
3 and 4 room (can be combined),
recently improved, each with
2 terraces with spectacular view,
well lit. Great location- close to
Malcha and Begin Highway.
1,700,000NIS • Effie King
050-529-0775
German Colony - Yehoshua Bin Nun Beautifully renovated 2 level
penthouse, 6 rooms - 220 m with
2 Succah balconies. Private parking.
Situated in a small building with only
3 properties. Breathtaking views. Close
to Emek Refaim with its coffee shops,
public transport and shuls.
Susan Lerner: 052-690-5645
New Building in Baka/Talpiot - 4 rooms, (140m)
bright with sukkah balcony, 12m storage and
private parking. 2,700,000NIS
Orli Raz- 050-724-3735
Nachlaot, special , historic ground floor
duplex on quiet , pastoral street in
Mazkeret Moshe neighborhood,
Original 1870 Ottoman living room with
domed arches , 3 bedrooms, 2.5
bathrooms, under floor heating, storage.
Best location in Nachlaot . Close to shuk,
playgrounds, city center. Perfect for
family or as an investment. 2,700,000 NIS
Orna Even Parker 054-621-6069
Top of Armon Hanatziv
1. Large 4 rms, with spectacular view,
great location, only 1,250,000NIS
2. Spacious 5 rms, private entrance,
large sukkah balcony, option to make
rental unit, private storage,
only 1,890,000NIS
3. Amazing spacious 5-rm duplex,
completely renovated, 4 amazing
balconies with breathtaking views,
private entrance, only 2,200,000NIS
Lynn Lifshitz 050-688-3988
Amazing Historic Rechavia Garden Home- all
ground floor apt, 154m, (140m, in Tabu) ground
floor of two, 3 private entrances, A/C., 7 rooms, 5
baths, partly renovated, 200m garden, storage,
service balcony, handicap accessible, 4 air flow
directions, divided into 2 apartments,
smaller apartment - 3 rooms
currently rented for 4500NIS
6,500,000 NIS • Rutly Peli 052-837-3894
OU Israel Center TT 1109
Unique property in Old Arnona
Beitar Street, 100m, 3 spacious rooms,
1st floor, in very good condition, storage,
private parking
• 2,580,000nis
Orli Raz- 050-724-3735
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Old Katamon • Wonderful Investment
opportunity on garden apartment on Halamed
Hey St., Cute apartment with garden (in use),
3.5 rooms with pvt entrance on ground level.
Needs renovation
Felicia Mizrachi 054-240-4082
Large family garden Home
in the Heart of Old Katamon
6 spacious bedrooms, large eat in kitchen,
pastoral sukkah garden (72m in tabu) off
dining room, elevator bldg, underground
parking garage, needs updating, handicap
accessible, priced to sell
Felicia 054-240-4082
Rehavia-Diskin Garden Apartment
Dream Vacation Home in the Heart of Rechavia!
4 rooms (can be 5 rooms) 133m (in tabu), ground
floor ,private exit to huge garden ( in use), Master
bedroom ensuite, 2 full bathrooms,
Totally renovated, underfloor heating, central a/c,
Shabbat elevator, private parking
Felicia Mizrachi-054-240-4082
French Hill Rooftop apartment! (amazing investment) 3 room, elevator, amazing views, service
balcony, sunny, great air flow, 62m. Close to the light rail ,buses and shopping center, two minutes
from intercity highways, walk to Hebrew University and Hadassah. Easily rentable!
ONLY - 1,190,000 NIS Nelly 052-476-4356
Authentic Old Arab Garden home Bruria st. ( Old Katamon), 4 spacious
rooms with 100 sqmt garden + private
parking space, needs renovationamazing potential!
Felicia 054-240-4082
A Pearl in The French Hill!
143m, spacious 5 room terraced home,
private entrance, renovated Jacuzzi bathroom,
2 sukka balconies ,small garden overlooking
Judean Hills, renovated kitchen, lots of
sunlight, (South East) private storage
Close to the light rail, public transportation,
shopping center • 2,280,000NIS
Nelly: 052-476-4356
Baka - Exquisitely Renovated Garden Cottage
4 bedrooms, 3 designer bathrooms, massive dining room, bright living room,
gourmet kosher kitchen, office, family room . Ground floor property.
Private front and back entrances, private underground parking.
Close to Emek Refaim, restaurants, transportation, 30 min walk to the Kotel.
Beautiful, pastoral neighborhood with several shuls, mikveh, schools and
playgrounds. 4,900,000NIS
Susan - 052-690-5645 • Raphi-054-200-7250
TUE, Nov 18th - RCA - 2:15pm, we will honor the memory of Chaverim
who passed away during 2013 & 2014: Rabbi Mallen Galinsky,
Rabbi Abraham Halbfinger, Rabbi Elihu Marcus, Rabbi Norman Strizower,
Rabbi Stanley Wagner, Rabbi Abraham Zuroff
3:00pm - Guest Speaker: Dr. Ephraim Zuroff, Director of the Simon
Weisenthal Office in Israel. Speaking on "My life as a Nazi Hunter: Successes ,
Failures, & Obserevations" Mincha will follow
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The Avrom Silver Jerusalem College for Adults, OU Israel's Project YEDID, L'Ayla
are the educational components of the
Seymour J. Abrams Orthodox Union Jerusalem World Center
and include the classes & lectures of the OU Israel Center
Rabbi Sholom Gold, Dean • Phil Chernofsky, Educational director
Mrs. Rivka Segal, Director of Yedid and L'Ayla
1109
"Regular" classes & lectures - 25å members, 30å non-mem, 5å maintenance fee for life members.
Special rates for mornings with two or more shiurim: 40å members, 50å non-mem. 10å life members.
No one will be turned away for inability to pay • Yearly membership 360å couple, 275å single.
Life membership, call us • Programs of the Center are partially funded by the Jewish Agency for Israel
and the Department of Tarbut Toranit, Misrad HaChinuch
WED
See last week's TT for this Wednesday's schedule (Oct. 29th)
THU
9:00am - Rabbi Ari Kahn on Parshat HaShavua
9:00am - Dr. Tova Goldfine • 9:45am - Dr. Haim Abramson
10:00am - NEW shiur: Rabbi Poupko's Parsha Perspectives
Shabbat Parshat Lech L'cha - shiur at 3:00pm
Yaacov Peterseil & Co.
Sun-Thu in the Ganchrow Beis Medrash (first floor)
10:00am Su/Tu/Th - call to confirm
in tribute to
Rabbi Jeff Bienenfeld's shiur
Rabbi I. Fred Hollander l"f
RCA Daf Yomi by Rotation
in tribute to Rabbi Yitzchak Botwinick l"f
10:00am Sun-Thu
1:20pm Sun-Thu
Mincha in the Wolinetz Family Shul
4:30pm Su/M/W/Th Rabbi Ruvel's shiur resumes after Shiva - call to confirm
5:30pm Sun-Thu
Maariv in the Beit Medrash
one floor up
Yom Rishon • 9 Marcheshvan • SUN November 2nd
L'Ayla programs: 10am - Mrs. Rivka Segal - Living T'hilim
11:10am - Rabbi Yitzchak Breitowitz
12:00pm
KUZARI with Rabbi Chaim Eisen
"Tips for Successful Aging"Know someone having a physical or mental decline
and don't know where to turn? Time to make an "environmental" change (down-size,
12:10pm
assisted living or nursing home) and need some advice... Come meet Debbie Dan,
SPECIAL Geriatric Consultant with over 40 years experience, Tips for better memory, how to stay
positive in times of stress, and we'll do some fun "brain exercises"...
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Haya Graus resumes IY"H next week
2:00pm
Rabbi Ephraim Sprecher RabbiSprecher.com
Avraham's Dilemma - Aliya vs Honoring Parents
6:00pm
no charge
RABBI DR. JOSEPH C. KLAUSNER/YEDIDYAHU
Eliyahu HaNavi as the Messenger of G-D to Bring Back:
Was Reb Shlomo Carlebach the Ultimate "Machzir b'Teshuva"?
7:00pm
no charge
Rabbi Mordechai Machlis
Thoughts of Optimism in the Book of Kohelet
Yom Sheini • 10 Marcheshvan • MON November 3rd
N'shei Library 10:00am to noon
9:30am Mommy & Baby Music Classes with Jackie • 054-533-9305
9:15am
Minimal Entry Fee to Olam Haba - Rambam
vs the Maharal - Rabbi Yaakov Moshe Poupko
10:30am
Rabbi Zev Leff's Shiur
Fit Forever: Look & Feel your Best!
resumes
Nov 10th Exercise for women of all ages • Sura Faecher 050-415-3239
VIDEO: Ambassador Yehuda Avner - “The Odd State Out: Israeli
12:30pm Idiosyncracies in the Family of Nations” - One of our most popular videos.
no charge Veteran Israeli diplomat Yehuda Avner, author of "The Prime Ministers," shares his
1 hour
experiences and stories while analyzing Israel’s place in the world. As an advisor to
Prime Ministers Golda Meir, Yitzchak Rabin, Menachem Begin and Shimon Peres, he
participated in some of the most momentous events in the history of Eretz Yisrael.
Dramatic, informative, yet rich with humor
3 & 4pm
Mishna, Mitzvot, & more - Phil Chernofsky
NEW! Programs for children - see pages 16 & 57
5:20pm
Pri Chadash Women's Writing Workshop
2-3:30pm
Contact: Ruth Fogelman (628-7359) and Judy Caspi (054-569-0410)
6:30pm
8:00pm
Emotions Anonymous
12-step program meeting weekly at the Israel Center • Call Faigy (02) 571-0632 for details
Rabbi Avrum Kowalsky on Sefer Melachim
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Yom Sh'lishi • 11 Marcheshvan • TUE November 4th
Gemach - Free Loan Society providing interest-free loans for people in financial distress
(living in the J'lem area). Interviews at the Center • Bring ID Hours: 10-12 and 19-20:15
Rabbi Aharon Adler
In the Beginning - The Rav on B'reishit
9:00am
Mrs. Shira Smiles - Torah Tapestries - Insights into the weekly parsha
9:15am
This week shiur will be by video and will be at no cost • sponsored in memory of
Jack Sklan z"l by his daughters, Judy Kramer and Naomi West
10:15am
Rabbi Sholom Gold on Parsha
11:30am
Women's T'hilim Group for Shiduchim and Sick people
12:30pm VIDEO: The Pianist In the week of the Kristallnacht Anniversary...
no charge True story of Wladyslaw Szpilman, one of the finest pianists in pre-war Europe.
2½hrs Confined with family in Warsaw Ghetto. Family deported to death camp, he escaped.
Remained in hiding, lived in refuges of ever-decreasing quality provided by Gentile
friends. he ultimately survived through acts of kindness from a most unlikely source.
main hall Powerful film Nominated for seven Academy Awards. Won Best Actor.
BIG SCREEN
Kibbutz Galuyot Energizes the Medina: There's no place like home?
1:45pm
Dr. Deborah Polster
3:00pm
7:00pm
7:30/8:30pm
Verna Black Gartner / D'vora Zippor / Knitting plus
Rabbi Yonatan Kolatch for Vayeira - Take my daughter
Rabbi Yitzchak Breitowitz • Rabbi Shmuel Hershler
WED
Nov 5th
9:00am - Rabbi Baruch Taub's Shiur
9:30am - Drama for women - see page 57
9:45am - Vayeira - Reuven Wolfeld no charge
10:45am - Rabbi Yosef Wolicki on the Parsha
11:00am - Tai-Chi-Kung exercise (054-547-1234)
12:30pm - VIDEO: "The Rabin Assassination" (45mins)
6:00pm - The "Old-New Land" with Gabriella Licsko
7:30pm - Rabbi Chaim Eisen on Parsha
THU
Nov 6th
9:00am - Rabbi Ari Kahn on Parshat HaShavua
9:00am - Dr. Tova Goldfine • 9:45am - Dr. Haim Abramson
10:00am - NEW shiur: Rabbi Poupko's Parsha Perspectives
FAILED LEADERSHIP - Starting Wednesday, November 12th
Shakespeare's Anti-Heros and the Contemporary Wolrd - with Barbara Barry
Call to register - 560-9100
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