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Voice of Emanu-El October 2013 / Tishrei-Cheshvan 5774~ Volume 2

DIRECTORY

Rabbi Marc PhilippeRabbiMarc@tesobe.org ext.232

Executive DirectorJoan WinogradJWinograd@tesobe.org ext.224

Finance Director Hector Privenhector@tesobe.org ext. 222

Office AdministratorPaula Ariaspaula@tesobe.org

Marketing & Media DirectorAna Bergerana@tesobe.org ext.242

Facility ManagerGlen Gillinghamglen@tesobe.org ext.234

Program Director and AdministratorArielle Shimkoashimko@tesobe.org ext.221

Chairman of the BoardDr. Phillip Frost

Co-PresidentJoel Hoppenstein

Co-PresidentJerry A. Jacobs

1st Vice PresidentJacqueline Simkin

2nd Vice PresidentBrian Heller

Immediate Past PresidentJeffrey A. Rynor*

Board of Directors

Geoffrey AaronsonSandra AaronsonBetty ClarickDedee CohenHoward CohenAnn-Lynn Denker, PH.D.David GreenbergTibor Hollo*Richard LehrmanRosalind Lehrman, PH.D.Raul Moncarz, PH.D.

Paul RiemerLawrence Schantz*Joy SpillShayna SirkinLeah SternLeon Tenenbaum*Brenda VargasGeorge WeissJanet WolkJudith Wurtman, PH.D.

Advisory Board

Amanda AdlerMichael Adler*Arthur AndermanArthur Barr*Hon Elaine BloomIrving CowanBarton GoldbergChristopher GrowaldLucero LevyJoan MussMartin Nash, z"l*Jerry PotashnickHoney Revitz

*PAST PRESIDENTS

Dr. Irving Lehrman, z"l, Founding RabbiMr. Sam Friedland, z"l, Chairman Emeritus

The first Shabbat of October, which coincides with the beginning of the Hebrew month of Cheshvan is Parashat Noach.

God said to Noach, “The end of all flesh has come before Me, for the earth is filled with robbery through them, and behold, I am about to destroy them from the earth.” (Genesis, 6:13)

How come Noach is chosen to be saved by specifically building an Ark? After all, when God tells Noach that the earth will be destroyed, Noach doesn’t do anything: he doesn’t pray, nor does he try to influence the generation. In fact, the Rabbis have criticized him for his indifference towards God’s warning. By contrast, when God tells Avraham that Sdom will be destroyed, Avraham goes straight there, argues with God not to destroy it, and does everything to give it a second chance.

Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach quotes Rashi who says that Noach was a “ma’amin ve’eino ma’amin,” a believer and a non-believer. What does it mean to be a believer and a non-believer? Carlebach explains that Noach believed in God, but he didn’t believe that God believed in him.

So Noach didn’t believe that he could make a difference. In the 120 years it took him to

build the Ark, Noach had a chance to speak to people, to try to influence them. But the problem was that Noach didn’t believe in himself; imagine Noach saying: “Would you like to maybe do teshuvah?” Obviously, it didn’t go anywhere this way.

So Noach entered this huge floating zoo. The Rabbis tell us that during the time he spent in the Ark, Noach never had a good night sleep. He had to feed all the animals, each of which had a different feeding schedule. He constantly moved from one animal to the next to make sure that each was properly fed and taken care of. Our sages say that he gave of himself until he was coughing blood. He gave of himself until there was nothing left to give.

Something special happened in the Ark: Noach’s kindness to his passengers brought a new spirit, his actions in the Ark taught him real faith: the understanding that God believed in him. Sometimes, faith is the realization that what God wants from us is to give of ourselves to others. This is the paradigm here, Noach’s kindness not only brought a new spirit in the Ark, it brought a new reality into the world. The experience brought faith to Noach, and hopefully we learn from it. After all, we’re all in the same boat.

Shabbat Shalom,Rabbi Marc Philippe

“Sometimes, faith is the realization that what God wants from us is to give of ourselves to others”

For Judaics

Expectation:

Parashat Hashavua: Each week we will review the Parashat Hashavua, the weekly Torah portion. In this week’s Torah portion, we learned about Noah and his Ark, the Tower of Babel and the confusion of all the languages in the world.

Shabbat: We will continuously review how we experience Shabbat. We will learn the blessings on the challah (Hamotzi) and the wine (Hagefen) and learn about kiddush.

Holidays: We will learn about the holidays throughout the Jewish year, a couple weeks before each holidays. Students will be able to identify and incorporate the major points of each holiday at Temple Emanu-El and in their own homes.

Prayer: Students will be able to recite the “Modeh Ani,” the morning prayer and we will learn new prayers each month according to the order of tefillah, prayer.

Terminology: Students will be able to identify and understand Jewish terminologies such as Shabbat, havdalah, parsha, sidra, chumash and Talmud.

Our Young L e a d e r s h i p division is rapidly growing at Temple Emanu- El!

We had our first Young Leadership event

in conjunction with the Jewish Museum-FIU on August 22nd, and our second event is rapidly approaching!

Come out this Saturday Night at 9PM to 37th and Collins (on the beach) to create a drum roll!

The event is free, however please RSVP on facebook so we know

how many snacks we need to bring!

Please feel free to bring any musical instrument including homemade ones such as buckets and pipes.

Follow our link here: https://w w w . f a c e b o o k . c o m /events/545997645435541/

And please join our Young Leadership group!: https://w w w . f a c e b o o k . c o m /groups/546757658721070/

If you would like to be involved in any shape or form, please don’t hesitate to be in touch with me!

I can be reached via email at Arielle@tesobe.org or via cell at 917-509-7528.

Arielle ShimkoProgram Director & Administrator

Temple Emanu-El Young Leadership Update

Please note that the following debate will be held at Temple Emanu-El

Commission Candidate ForumOctober 15th - 6:15 pm to 8:30 pm

Chanukah is in November!

-Come every day lo light our beautiful giant Menorah in front of the synagogue: first candle will be on Wednesday, Nov. 27

Don’t miss our special Chanukah events!

- Saturday night, Nov. 30 at 6:30 pm:Candle lighting, Havdallah, and concert by the Youth Choir of our twin city: Nehariyah

-Wednesday, December 4, at 7pm. Last day of Chanukah:Candle lighting, music and party on the street!

Contact us if youhave any questions:(305) 538-2503

Rabbi Meir of Peremyshlyany, the renowned wonder-working rabbi, once told the following story:

When I was a young man, I wanted to see Elijah the Prophet. I read everything I could about where he appears, and to whom he appears. I recited prayers and read of his adventures out loud, hoping, always hoping, that he would appear. I even walked through open fields in every direction and talking to every traveler I met on the way. Maybe this one would be Elijah, perhaps that one… Finally I talked to my father about my desire to see Elijah. And my father answered, “If you study Torah with complete devotion, you will become worthy of seeing Elijah the Prophet.”

So I applied myself with my whole heart and soul to my studies. I studied the sacred books day and night for four weeks without stop. At that point I went to my father and said, “Father, I did what you said I should do, and still Elijah has not appeared. You assured me that he would…”“Nar groiser, you are too impatient! Youth is often impatient. But remember, if you deserve to see Elijah, then he will appear.”

Well, one night, as I was reading a portion of Torah while sitting in my father’s Beit Midrash, a poor traveler came in. His clothes were dirty and torn, with patches one on top of the other. He was ugly besides, and he was carrying a heavy pack.

As he put his pack down, I was disturbed to see that it was only an old beggar with his dusty, dirty things who was bothering me, rather than Elijah. This made my anger and annoyance explode, and I shouted, “Hey, take your things away from this place. It’s a place of holy study, can’t you see that?”

“I’m very tired,” replied the traveler. “Let me rest a while and then I’ll go to find a place to sleep.”

But I would not let him stay, and instead told him how my father does not like strangers to come with their dirty packs to stay here. And the traveler left.”

As soon as he was gone, my father came into the room. “Nu, have you seen Elijah the Prophet?” he asked me.

“No, not yet. I’m trying to have patience.” I replied

“So, tell me my son, was anyone here tonight?” he asked.

“Yes, but no one who mattered. Just a poor traveler with a heavy pack that was filthy,” I answered.

“And you, my son, did you greet him with Sholom Aleichem?”

“Of course not. Such a tramp, disturbing my holy thoughts!”

I said.

“But why didn’t you, my son? Didn’t you know it was Elijah the Prophet who came to visit? Now I fear that it is too late,” my father told me.

“So from then on,” Rabbi Meir concluded his story, “I always make sure to greet every person I meet with a warm Sholom Aleichem. And I say it with my whole heart, no matter what that person looks like, no matter who that person is, no matter what his position may be Sholom Aleichem!”

Tales of Elijah the Prophet:

The Greeting

Birthdays & Anniversaries

AnniversariesMr. & Mrs. Peter WhitmoreMr. & Mrs. Mathew AdlerMr. & Mrs. Adam NashRabbi & Mrs. Marc Philippe De RocaMr. & Mrs. Jesse WachsJudge & Mrs. Ron DresnickDr. & Mrs. Steven SutnickMr. & Mrs. Richard LehrmanDr. & Mrs. Jacob LevyMr. & Mrs. Sidney Cooperman

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October

The New Temple Emanu-El Ambassador CorpsJoin a group of friendly and outgoing people who love the Temple and want to help!

Ambassadors will serve as the Temple’s emissaries, greeting people on the holidays and at special events. Corps members will also reach out to new congregants and welcome

them to our kehillah and (sometimes) to South Florida.

Enroll now and receive a cool badge of distinction.Contact Joan Winograd, jwinograd@tesobe.org.

Thank you so much!

Children during Wednesday He-brew

school on October 2nd, 2013Yoga posing during our weekly

yoga class with Shalom.

Jewish RecipeShabbat Basic Challah1 tsp. sugar1/2 cup warm water1 pkg. yeast1/2 cup oil1/2 cup warm water1/4 cup sugar2 tsp. salt2 eggs3 1/2 to 4 cups flourpoppy or sesame seeds1 egg beaten with 1 tsp. water

Dissolve sugar in 1/2 cup warm water in a large mixing bowl which has first been rinsed with hot water. Sprinkle yeast on top and let stand for 10 minutes. Stir to dissolve.

Combine with oil, warm water, sugar, salt, eggs and half of the flour. Beat well. Stir in remaining flour. Dough should be sticky. Cover dough and let rest for 10 minutes. Turn out onto a floured board and knead for 10 min-utes, adding flour as needed.

Round up in a greased bowl. Cover and let rise in a warm place until double in bulk, about 1 1/2 to 2 hours. Punch down, cover and let rise again until double, about 45 minutes.

Divide dough into 3 equal parts. (If you want to make 2 smaller challahs, first divide dough in half, then divide each half into 3 equal parts.) Shape into strands. Place on a lightly greased bak-ing sheet and braid loosely. Fasten ends securely. Cover with a damp cloth and let rise until double. Brush with beaten egg yolk and sprinkle with seeds. Bake at 400°F for 30 minutes, until golden brown. (If making 2 smaller challahs, baking time will be about 25 minutes.)

Let’s Understand our Shabbat Service

On Shabbat morning, we usually begin on page 336 of our Prayer Book with the opening prayer of the Morning Service called “Shochen Ad”, translated in our Siddur as “He inhabits eternity”. Here is the full translation of this prayer:He inhabits eternity, sacred and exalted. And as it is written: “Rejoice in the Lord you righteous. It is fitting for the upright to praise Him.”By the mouth of the upright are You extolled,By the words of the righteous are You praised,By the tongue of the faithful are You acclaimed,By the heart of the saintly are You hallowed.

This prayer marks the beginning of “Shacharit”, the Morning Service. The theme of “Shochen Ad” describes the different praises from different categories of upright people. Paying close attention to the text, we notice that there are four general categories of these people: the upright, the righteous, the faithful, and the saintly. The categories appear to be listed in ascending order of holiness, as is their praise of God. The very fact of saying these words makes us aware that there are people right now praising God in this manner.

Let us look at the way these different categories of people offer their praise: the upright extols with the mouth, the righteous praises with words, the faithful acclaims with the tongue, and the saintly sanctifies with the heart. Just as the categories of people are listed in ascending order, their way of praising is also in ascending order.

But what about us, normal people? Does our praise count? If we take a deeper look into the text, we will see how profound the words really are, and how much this prayer really relates to us.

Everyone has experienced mouthing the words of the Prayer Book without great intention. However, the fact of taking the time of mouthing

these words is already a great accomplishment. The moment we actually mouth words of prayer, we activate the “upright” within us.

Sometimes, we decide that mouthing the words of prayer is not enough, and we actually want to think about the words we are saying. We either understand them, or look at the translation. At that moment, something else happens in our worship. We are no longer mouthing prayers, but are actually saying words: the level is that much higher, and the “righteous” within us is activated.

When we decide to actually think about what we are saying, then the next level comes easily. To say the prayers with the “tongue” is beyond paying attention to the words. Suddenly, we bring awareness to the words: mind and body are engaged in the act of prayer, and the “faithful” within us is activated.

When awareness is in our prayer, we may decide to put great intention into our prayers, we call this to pray with “kavannah”. We realize that to pray with Kavannah, with great intention, or concentration, is to pray with the heart. This is when we truly bring holiness into our lives. In reality, when this happens, we not only bring holiness into our lives, but also in our world in general.

The categories of people are not really categories. They are the potential within us that can be activated any time. Any day of the week, the upright, the righteous, the faithful, and the saintly can be activated in our lives. Even if activated for an instant, these few moments have the power to make us grow and bring abundant blessings.

Shabbat Shalom!

Rabbi Marc Philippe

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