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ה אדר תש״פ“כ פקודי-פרשת ויקהל פרשת החודש
שבת מברכים
March 21, 2020 25th of Adar, 5780 Parshas Vayakhel-Pekudei Parshas Ha Chodesh Shabbos Mevorchim
SHABBOS SCHEDULE
Friday at home
Early Mincha at home 6:01 pm
Early Candle Lighting 6:31 pm
Candle Lighting 7:14 pm
Mincha at home 7:17 pm
Shabbos at home
Early Shachris 7:30 am
Shachris 9:00 am
20/20 Shiur
Rabbi Peled
מסילת ישרים
Rabbi Peled 5:50 pm
Sedrah Shiur
Rabbi Lehrfield 6:35 pm
Mincha at home 7:05 pm
Maariv & Havdalah 8:14 pm
WEEKDAY SCHEDULE
Shachris
Sunday 6:45 am
8:00 am
9:00 am
Mon & Thur 6:30 am
7:20 am
8:00 am
Tue, Wed, & Fri 6:45 am
7:20 am
8:00 am
Latest Mincha at home
Sunday 7:23 pm
Monday 7:23 pm
Tuesday 7:24 pm
Wednesday 7:24 pm
Thursday 7:25 pm
Weekday Classes are listed on page 2.
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בס״ד
Young Israel Kehillas Ahavas Shalom
990 NE 171 Street
North Miami Beach, FL 33162
Phone: 305 651-3591
Fax: 305 651-3501
E-mail: [email protected]
To My Dear Heartbroken Kehilla,
It is with a heavy heart I feel compelled to write you a personal letter. In all my (bli ayin hora) 65 years in the Rabbinate, I never thought it would come to this... to shutter our Shuls and Batei Midrashim completely?!!!
אוֹי מֶה הָיָה לָנוּ But the mitzvah to safeguard and preserve life overrides all mitzvos in the Torah. It is not a midas chassidus to ignore sakanas nefashos. On the contrary, it is expressly and strictly forbidden.
The measures that this pandemic have forced our community to adopt are exceptionally painful. We are deeply pained by the absence of Torah and Tefillah from so many of our Shuls. We encourage everyone to learn Torah and spend time on Tefillah, and to turn this challenge into an opportunity to create in our own homes a presence of meaningful Tefillah and Torah study. As many Rabbanim have pointed out this week, every home should become a Mikdash Me’at, at all times, especially when our community Mikdash Me’at, our Shul is closed. As the Torah teaches us in Parshas Terumah “They shall make a Sanctuary for Me [Hashem], so that I may dwell in them”. The pasuk ends in the plural form to teach us that when we perform Avodas Hashem, we become the dwelling place. This Torah concept is alive more today than ever before. Rav Hirsch wrote in one of his most trenchant essays that if the day came when synagogues would close, Jewish people would concentrate on their Jewish life and Jewish Home. The situation we find ourselves in now can be used for spiritual introspection to strengthen our personal relationship with Hashem.
In this week’s Parsha, Va’Yakhel, “Moshe assembled the entire community and said to them, these are the words that Hashem has commanded you to do…”. There are very few occasions when Moshe gathered the entirety of the Jewish people, when Moshe gathered the people as a “community.” It is a preamble and prerequisite to build the Mishkan. Only as we come together as one entity can we embark on such a lofty goal. We might be stuck in our homes, but we are still one vibrant community. Let us care for our families and take care of each other. As a community, Bezras Hashem, we will persevere and stay strong. !חזק ואמץ
Baruch Hashem, the Rebbetzin and myself are doing well, however we have been instructed to maintain strict quarantine, and therefore are not accepting visitors. Both the Rebbetzin and myself can still be reached by phone at anytime. Check in with us and let us know how things are going.
In the merit of the sacred mitzvah of attempting to preserve and protect life, combined with our teshuvah, both communal and individual, may HKB”H send the Geula Shleima Bemehaira V’Yameinu.
Rabbi Dovid Lehrfield
P.S. after we get settled in with our new way of life, they tell me i will be able to give *virtual shiurim and divrei torah (*you know I have no idea what that means yet!)
WEEKDAY SHIURIM
RDL=Rabbi Dovid Lehrfield RNP=Rabbi Noach Peled SM=Shimshon Mindick RY=Rabbi Avrohom Yachnes RE=Rabbi Ira Eisenman
* 35 SW 12th Avenue, Suite 105, Dania Beach, FL 33004
Gemara RDL 7:25 am Sunday-Friday
Parshas Hashavua RDL Between Mincha/Maariv Sunday-Friday
Kollel Boker 6:40 am Monday-Friday
Halachos & Inspiration on the topic of Lashon Hara RNP After 7:20 Shachris Monday-Friday
Halacha SM Call for schedule Call for schedule
Halacha RAY 45 minutes before Mincha Mon/Tue/Wed
Chovos Halevavos: Shaar HaBitachon RNP 8:15 am Sunday
Sefer HaChinuch RNP After 9:00 am Shachris Sunday
Arvei Psachim (Gemara) RNP 8:15 pm Monday
Hilchos Shabbos RIE 7:00 pm Tuesday
Ohr Fellowship Learning-Teaching Program RNP 8:00 pm Tuesday
Neveim Melachim RDL 8:00 pm Wednesday
Lunch and Learn at BookXchange* RNP 1:15 pm Thursday
NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS
● Mazal Tov to Didi and Mitchell Bitran upon the birth of a baby girl, Elie Michal. Mazal Tov to great grandmother Dr. Connie Goldstein and grandparents Mark and Orli Goldstein.
● Mazal Tov to Dr. Richard and Jodi Bennett upon the marriage of their daughter Shirel to Netanel Alyeshmerni.
● Mazal Tov to Rabbi Ari and Erin Galandauer and family on the Brisim of their sons Yizchak Dovid and Yosef Chaim.
● Mazal Tov to Akiva Fox on his Siyum on Mishnayos Maseches Rosh Hashanah last Shabbos.
● Special thanks to Le Chocolatier for the beautiful (and delicious) chocolate bars that they donated for the Shalach Manos.
PARKING
We have reserved the first 2
parking spaces in front of our
building for Rabbi Lehrfield and
Rabbi Peled. Please do not park
there.
HOSPITALITY
Due to the Corona virus we will
not be providing hospitality or
meals for Shabbat. Once it is safe
to do so we will resume
hospitality. Please contact Ron
Fisher of the YIKAS Hospitality
Committee if you have any
questions
Email: [email protected]
Tel: 305-653-4970
Cell: 305-613-0828
SECURITY
The security of our Shul is of
utmost importance. Please follow
all instructions of our security
personnel. To join the security
team, contact Adam Aronson.
Cell: 305-213-1693
REFRESHMENTS
Please enjoy hot coffee and tea in
the lobby.
The Shul is closed until further notice. Please check WhatsApp or
your email for more information as it becomes available.
The Shul emails and phone are still being monitored, should you have any questions or need something
from the Shul. The Yarn is only being sent electronically. If you know
someone who does not get email, please share it with them.
Aharon Dovid ben Chaya
Yochanan Baruch HaKohen ben Frumma Etta
Etta Mindel bas Chana
Tzofia bas Shoshana
Daniel Yaakov ben Masha Tzvia
Leora Rachel bas Chaya Raizelle
Boruch ben Sorah Gittel
Etel bas Chana Perel
Devora bas Sora
Sara Aria bas Masha Raizel
Tuvia Chaim ben Shulamit
Chana bas Yaakov
Devorah bas Malka
Yisroel Yehuda ben Rachel
Mindal bas Chana
Yitzchak ben Zisel
Shmuel ben Sarah
Ezra Chaim ben Rivka
Yosef Noach ben Leah Tzivia
Esther bas Frayda
Leah bas Sara
Shifra Yehudis bas Yafa Leah
Yehuda Reuven ben Rachel
Yakov ben Chasya
Nechama Aidel Malka bas Sara
Leah
Yehuda Meir ben Tzipora
Netanel Ilan ben Sheyna Tzipora
Shimshon ben Hassiba
Itai ben Tzipora
Pesachya Pinchas ben Ruchel
Yaakov Yosef ben Shoshana Yocheved
Reuven ben Sarah Nemani
Etel bas Malka Yita
Rochel Miriam bas Sarah
REFUAH SHELEIMA
Coronavirus Quarantine: 6 Ways to Stay Positive
by Dr. Jacob L. Freedman Reprinted from Aish.com
How to stay sane and healthy if you're in quarantine.
As a psychiatrist working between America and Israel, I often find myself speaking with anxious patients. With the current corona-virus pandemic, I’ve had my hands full, fielding queries from patients on multiple continents with all sorts of challenging issues.
The most common question has been, “How can I keep myself from getting it?” The answer to that one is easy: follow the national health care organization’s recommendations – whether it’s the Israeli Ministry of Health or the American Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The second most common question is a bit more novel: “How can I stay sane if I’ve been quarantined?” With this in mind – and with millions of people across the world in either voluntary or enforced isolation at home – there is the potential for serious stress, loneli-ness, and fear of being stuck at home with nothing to do and nowhere to go. So whether you’re in isolation or worried you might be at some point in the near future, here are 6 ways to stay positive during quarantine.
1. Stay in contact. In Judaism, we have a beautiful mitzvah called Bikur Cholim, visiting the sick. This mitzvah helps our fellow Jews to stay positive in a time of illness and to help them in their recovery process. While it’s against Jewish law to visit people when you could expose them to a contagious disease, that shouldn’t stop you from calling them. For every person who’s going stir crazy in their apartment, the good news is that you’re not alone and can easily call a friend, family member, colleague, or neighbor who’s stuck in the same boat. This fulfills the mitzvah of Bikur Cholim and reminds us that we are never alone.
2. Exercise. Just because your gym is closed doesn’t mean that you can’t do your daily exercise routine. Many good studies show that daily cardiovascular exercise works as a treatment for anxiety and depressive disorders. Not feeling anxious or depressed yet? Exercise is also a preventative measure to promote mental wellbeing. So dust off that treadmill, unroll that yoga mat, or start a new regimen of push-ups, sit-ups, and jumping jacks today.
3. Mindfulness. We’ve all heard about mindfulness but very few of us actually practice it. Somewhere between meditation and relax-ation is this form of psychological self-soothing that allows a person to be aware of their internal state. Mindfulness is a tremendous tool for decreasing one’s emotional temperature, especially during times of stress! Now is a great time to learn mindfulness practice and to put it to use. The smartphone apps Headspace and Calm are a great place to start.
4. Make it Happen. Have you ever wanted to understand how volcanoes work, wished you spoke better Hebrew, or learned how to weave your own kilt? Now is your chance to take on that amazing academic project you always wanted to tackle! Not only do you have the time, but it will keep your mind off of anything worrisome while simultaneously keeping you productive. Perhaps you wanted to join up with Daf Yomi, the daily Talmudic study, that tens of thousands of Jews do on a daily basis world-wide. Maybe it’s time to start reading the daily Torah portion. Wherever your learning level is at, there’s always more to be done and now you finally have the time!
5. Pray. Yep. For sure it will help. Many good scientific studies have shown how prayer keeps people grounded, and optimistic. This contributes to better medical and psychological outcomes due to the power of positive thinking. Across the world, everyone is pray-ing because the truth is that without a vaccine and any better advice than staying vigilant and washing our hands, we have nowhere else to turn than to our Creator. Starting with Psalms is always a good place: “I lift up my eyes to the mountains, from where will my help come? My help will come from God, maker of Heaven and Earth,” (Psalms 121: 1-2).
6. Keep the Big Picture in Mind. The coronavirus is only a few nanometers in size and yet it’s wreaking havoc upon the mightiest of people and has brought the mightiest countries in the world to their knees. The irony should not be too hard to grasp and we should all remember how many miraculous things we have going for us. Just consider it for a moment how good life is: If you’re reading this, you have electricity and most likely clean water and food. Presumably someone shared this link with you which means that people care about you and the people you’ll share this link with are people you care about too. Remember how blessed you are and with God’s help we will all get through this alive and well.
Avraham Tanev
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