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Parshat Nasso June 4, 2011 2 Sivan, 5771

Parshas Naso is thelongest parsha in theTorah, containing 176verses. (It is interestingto note that the longesttractate in Talmud --Bava Basra -- also has176 blatt (folios, two-sided pages), and thelongest chapter inTanach, the Bible --Tehillim (Psalms) 119 --also has 176 verses.)When I was a youngchild, I remember feelingbad for the Bar Mitzvahboy who had to readParshas Naso. The truthof the matter is that interms of being a Ba'alKoreh, Parshas Naso isa rather simple parsha,because a large part of it

is basically repetition.

The end of the Parshacontains the recitation ofthe various sacrificesoffered by the Princes ofeach of the Tribes onconsecutive days inhonor of the dedicationof the Mishkan. TheTorah tells us the exactoffering of every singlePrince. However, as it

turns out, every Prince

brought exactly the sameoffering. For 12 Princes(Nesiim), one after the other,the Torah tells us verbatimthe same thing. So the BarMitzvah boy doesn't have tolearn so many new pesukim,after all.

There is a fascinatingMedrash on this portion ofthe Nesiim. The Medrashrelates that the Nasi fromYehudah, which was the firsttribe to make an offering,had it easy. He could offerwhatever he desired. Thesecond Nasi -- Nesanel benTzuar of the Tribe ofYissachar -- was faced witha dilemma: what was hegoing to bring?

We can compare thisdilemma to the followingsituation: There will be 12Bar Mitzvahs in shul, oneweek after the other. Thefirst Bar Mitzvah serves afruit cup, a quarter of achicken, a piece of kugle,some carrots, and somechocolate cake for desert.That is Bar Mitzvah -- Week1.

The next week is Bar

Rabbi Frand on Parshat NasoMitzvah, Week 2. Whatdoes he serve?

"I should serve the samechicken, the same kugle?That makes no sense! I'mnot an imitator. That is notme. I'll do it differently. I'llserve chicken cutlets andbroccoli..." The person willplan how to make eachcourse a little different, alittle better.

The poor third guy hasalready seen the chickenand the chicken cutlets.What can he do? Heobviously must servebeef!

We can readilyunderstand that by the

time we get to BarMitzvah number 12, hereally needs to outdohimself...

Times

Candle Lighting 8:04 pm

Friday Mincha 7:00 pm

Hashkama 8:00 am

Youth 8:30 am

Parsha Shiur 8:30 am

Main Minyan 9:00 am

Beit Midrash 9:15 am

Gemorah Shiur 6:55 pm

Mincha 7:55 pm

Shabbat Ends 9:12 pm

Sunday

June 5 7:30/8:30 am

Monday 6:35:7:45 am

Tues., Fri. 6:45/7:45 am

Mincha

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8:00 pm

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AufrufRon ArbusmanEran Noy

Kiddush is sponsored byViggi & Danny Arbusmanin honor ofthe upcoming marriageof their sonRonto Margot Blum

Seudah Shlishitis sponsoredanonymously togive thanks forBesorot Tovot

Bima Flowersin the Beit Midrashare sponsored byGoldie & HowardLorberin memory ofher fatherNathan Winter, zl

Bima Flowersin theMain SanctuaryAre sponsored byEster & Eliezer Noyin honor ofthe marriageof their sonEranto Nina Dayan

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The Medrash says that this is what went through themind of Nesanel ben Tzuar: If I try to do different thanthe Tribe of Yehudah, if I try to 'one-up' Nachshon benAminadav, then the Nasi after me and the Nasi afterhim will face a spiral of escalating sacrifices, escalatingcosts, until day 12. Imagine what the Nasi will have tobring by then!

Nesanel ben Tzuar reasoned as follows: We know ourown nature. Everyone will argue that his offering wasbetter. This will lead to Lashon Hara and hatred and

jealousy. We know our nature.

So, Nesanel ben Tzuar did a tremendous thing. Hebrought _exactly_ the same offering. He set the tone --everyone is the same.

What was G-d's response? The Medrash says anunbelievable thing

There is an inviolate rule that a Public Offering canoverride Shabbos prohibitions, but a Private Offeringcannot. No individual offering is ever brought on theSabbath. If that is true, the sequence of offerings of thePrinces should have been suspended on Shabbos,since they were Private Offerings. In this case,however, G-d allowed the offering to be brought evenon Shabbos because it was like a Public Offering.

Since all of the offerings were brought exactly like oneanother to maintain the sense of community (Tzibur),peace, and unity -- this was a Korban Yachid (PrivateOffering) that was infused with the spirit of a KorbanTzibur (Public Offering). It was a Korban Yachid thatwas brought to keep the Tzibur intact. G-d said -- as itwere -- "For Me, this is considered a CommunalOffering".

There is a great ethical lesson here. This teaches usthe importance of communal unity and the importanceof communal peace. We see what G-d's response is toone who does things to promote such peace, unity, andharmony. A person that keeps a Tzibur together is one

26 Old Mill Road, Great Neck, NY 11023 (516) 487-6100 Shabbat Announcements Parshat Nasso 5771

who brings merit to the masses in a mostdistinguished fashion and who merits many wonderfulthings for himself as well.

Great Neck Synagogue

Shabbat Activities Program

Dale Polakoff, Rabbi

Ian Lichter, Assistant Rabbi

Dr. Ephraim Wolf ,zl, Rabbi Emeritus

Michael Bleicher, Daniel Schwechter, Rabbinic Interns

Zeev Kron, Cantor

Eleazer Schulman, zl, Cantor Emeritus

Mark Twersky, Executive Director

Joseph Hecht, President

Harold Domnitch, Chairman of the Board

Great Neck SynagogueShabbat Activities Program

Dale Polakoff, Rabbi

Ian Lichter, Assistant Rabbi

Dr. Ephraim Wolf ,zl, Rabbi Emeritus

Michael Bleicher, Daniel Schwechter, Rabbinic Interns

Zeev Kron, Cantor

Eleazer Schulman, zl, Cantor Emeritus

Mark Twersky, Executive Director

Joseph Hecht, President

Harold Domnitch, Chairman of the Board

SCHEDULE OF SERVICES FOR

SHAVUOT 2011

Tuesday, June 7, Erev ShavuotCandlelighting 8:06 pmMincha 8:10 pmShiur before maarivMaariv after 9:04 pm

Tikun Lail Shavuot at GNS11:30 pm learning begins

Wednesday, June 8, Shavuot IVatikin minyan 5:00 amHashkama 8:00 amNo youth minyanMain 9:00 amBeit Midrash 9:15 amMincha 8:10 pm

Wednesday evening, June 8, Shavuot IICandlelighting after 9:14 pm

Thursday morning, June 9, Shavuot IIHashkama 8:00 amYouth minyan 8:30 amMain 8:45 amBeit Midrash 9:00 amYizkor and megilat Rut are recited thismorningMincha 8:10 pm

Yom Tov ends after 9:15 pm

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GREAT NECK SYNAGOGUE

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

YAHRZEIT

Saturday, 2 Sivan

Rita Litvin for Tsilya MarianovskySunday, 3 Sivan

Adam Hutt for Frances huttGlenn Ludwig for Bertha Siegal

Monday, 4 SivanIrving Forman for Dora Gurian

Trudy Jettelson for Jules Jettelson

Goldie Lorber for Nathan WinterTuesday, 5 Sivan

Marc Gottlieb for Bernhard GottliebSidney Halitzer for Anne Rosenberg

Edward Mazur for Rose MazurOsnass Shein for Isaac Charchat

Fay Smith for Ruth BrafmanRobert Spitalnick for Oscar Spitalnick

Wednesday, 6 Sivan

Irving Foreman for Muriel BrownElizabeth Katzwer for Leah Katzwer

Roselin Wagner for Fannie TarnofskyThursday, 7 Sivan

Sanford Brand for Aron BrandElizabeth Katzwer for Israel Schwartz

Friday, 8 Sivan

Murray Frank for Meyer FrankRoselin Wagner for Anne Seider

Jerrald Weinstein for Abraham Weinstein

Within Our Family

Mazal Tov to Viggi & Danny Arbusman on the upcoming marriage oftheir son Ron to Margot Blum, daughter ofJane & Stanley Blum.Mazel Tov to Lisa and Ivan Kaufman on being guests of honor at theNorth Shore Hebrew Academy Dinner.Mazal Tov to Ester & Eliezer Noy on the marriage of their son Eran toNina Dayan, daughter ofEzra & Billie Carlebach Dayan.

Mazal Tov to Issac Sachmechi on receiving an award from The Amer.Assoc. of Diabetes Educators and being reappointed to Assoc. Prof. ofMedicine at Mt. Sinai, School of Medicine.Mazal Tov to Charlotte & Perry Schneider on the engagement of theirdaughter Lauren, to Sam Flaks, son ofSusan and Michael Flaks.Mazal Tov to our Rabbinic Intern Daniel & Yael Schwechter on thebirth of a baby girl. Mazal Tov also to grandparents Donna & LeonSchwechter.Mazal Tov to Jane & Yossi Tuvia on the upcoming marriage of theirson Guy, to Hilary Lewin.Mazal Tov to Judy & Jerrald Weinstein on the engagement of theirson Dov, to Lisa Jaffe daughter ofJudy and Andy Jaffe. Mazal Tovalsoto grandmother Shirley Weinstein.Mazal Tov to David Werber on receiving the Career AchievementAward from the City College School of Architecture.

BLOOD DRIVEThe GNS Mens Club is sponsoring its semi annual blood drive onSunday, June 12, from 8:15 am until 1:15 pm in the gym. Everyone16 -75 years and weights 110 pounds or more can donate blood. If youcannot donate,you can still help by volunteering to make phone callsand help out the day of the drive. Our goal is 80 pints. Please contactAl Leiderman at 516 482 0628.

MENS CLUB DEFENSIVE DRIVING COURSEThe GNS Mens Club in conjunction with AARP is sponsoring adefensive driving course to be held in our synagogue on June 28 and 29,2011. The course will be held on two consecutive evenings from 7:00pmuntil 10:00 pm. By taking the course one gets a discount on the autopolicy and also as many as four points are deducted from your licensefor any past traffic violations. The course is open to any member of thesynagogue and the fee is $12.00 for AARP members and $14.00 for nonmembers. Space is limited, so reservations are recommended.Reservations can be made by mailing your check, payable to AARP,to Al Leiderman at Great Neck Synagogue, 26 Old Mill Rd. Great Neck,NY 11023.Attendance is required for all sessions.For furtherinformation, please call Al Leiderman at516 482-0628.

CHOLENT COMPETITIONThe cooking mitts are off as our First Annual Cholent Competition heatsup. Scheduled for Shabbat, June 25th, as part of our graduationkiddush, the Cholent Competition offers opportunities for the culinary

gifted members of our shul to strut their stuff. The six open slots arefilling fast with three contenders already throwing their chef hats intothe ring. So far we have the cholent ofMichael Leventhal, honed toperfection through many hours of late night tisches; Sharon Goldwyn,bringing years of GNS tradition to her mix, Sharon Mazur, a meatmaven beyond compare and Tami Kramer and her marathon mix.Two slots are still available, so if you are one of the gifted, or know ofan unknown maker of exceptional cholent in our community, pleaseemail Rabbi Polakoff so they can be included in the mix. Keep watchingthis space for competition updates For Graduation Kiddush flyersee page 3.

SALUTE TO ISRAEL PARADE/CONCERT & RALLYThe Parade will take place on Sunday, June 5. The Concert in the Park forJerusalem Solidarity and freeing of Gilad Shalit & Jonathan Pollard will takeplace from 2:30-7:30 pm. Enter the park from 5th Ave. 72nd Street.Free admission. For details contact Drora or Paul Brody at 466-5412.

LEARNING MEGILAT RUTHDr. Paul Brody will conduct a review session for those who want tobrush up or learn to layn Megilat Ruth. The class will take placebetween Mincha & Maariv this coming Shabbat.

THANK YOU

Issac Sachmechi would like to thank Rabbi Polakoff, Rabbi Lichter,

Gary Chubak, Michael Honig, Howard Wolf, Steven Blumner,

Ebraham Gabbaizadeh, Asher Davoudpour, and all the members

of GNS who come regularly to shul in the mornings and late in the

evenings during the long dark winter for minyan. I am really touched

by the warmness of your hearts.

MENS CLUB SAVE THE DATEThe Mens Club Fishing Trip will now be on Sunday JULY 3. 2011.We will be sailing on the CAPT. PETE (see attachment) from FreeportNY. As Freeport is 30 minutes from GN, we will be departing at 9:00am (which will be enough time for the early shul goers to join us),with the return to dock at 1:30 pm.All fishing rods, tackle andbait are available on board for no extra charge.The cost will be $50per person, which includes a light lunch [provided by the MensClub]. This is open to the whole family. Children under 17 MUSTbe accompanied by a parent.

KEEPING OUR CHILDREN SAFEBarry Horowitz, Coordinator of OHELs LI Adolescent Leadership Prog.,will be here at GNS, on Monday, June 13, 8pm to speak aboutSummer Vacation and Beyond: Minimizing the risks of child abuse.Co-sponsored by GNS, YIGN, NSHA, Cherry Lane Minyan and YHT.

ANNUAL CONGREGATIONAL MEETINGThe Annual Meeting will take place this Thursday evening, June 2,at 8:30 pm.

GRADUATION KI DDUSHVolunteer needed to solicit sponsors for the Kiddush on June 25.An eighth grade parent or parent of a HS senior would be very helpful.Please call Mark at the shul office, 487-6100

YOUTH LUNCHEON

This coming Shabbat, June 4th we will be holding the End of Year BashLuncheon and Grand Raffle. No reservations required but remember tosign your tickets before Shabbat for the raffle.