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YOUNG ISRAEL OF HOLLYWOOD-FT. LAUDERDALE
Rabbi Yosef Weinstock, Senior Rabbi
Rabbi Adam Frieberg, Assistant Rabbi
Rabbi Edward Davis, Rabbi Emeritus
Dr. P.J. Goldberg, President
3291 Stirling Road, Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33312
954-966-7877 email: [email protected] www.yih.org
NASO 12 SIVAN 5778 MAY 26, 2018
TORAH READING Numbers 4:21 HAFTORAH Judges 13:2-25
Nach Yomi : Isaiah 3 Daf Yomi : Zevachim 43
SHABBAT TIMES Candle Lighting 7:15 & 7:48 p.m. Shabbat Ends 8:45 p.m.
Bar Mitzvah of Noah Merkin. Mazel Tov!
Shabbat Shalom.
We welcome all newcomers, visitors and guests
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Friday Night
7:00pm Minchah/Maariv Main Sanctuary
7:00pm Sephardic Minchah/Maariv Library
7:15pm &
7:48pm
Candle Lighting
7:55pm Minchah/Maariv Beit Midrash
Shabbat Morning
7:00am Shacharit Minyan Main Sanctuary
8:00am Shacharit Minyan Room 1 & 2
8:15am Parsha Shiur with Rabbi Adam Frieberg Beit Midrash
8:45am Beit Midrash Minyan House
9:00am Shacharit Minyan Main Sanctuary
9:00am Sephardic Minyan Library
9:15am Parsha Class with Rabbi Yitzchak Salid Back Room of House
9:30am Teen Minyan Room 5
9:54am Latest Shema Time
10:10am The Rest of the Story: Understanding the
Haftarah Rabbi Yitzi Marmorstein
Social Hall
10:15am Parsha Class with Rabbi Yitzchak Salid Back Room of House
10:30am Nursery 3 Group Small Chapel
10:45am Sefer HaMitzvot Shiur, Rabbi Moshe Parnes Beit Midrash
11:30am Youth Haftorah Class with Shimmy Lazar Library
Main Sanctuary will be locked while the Torah is being read, during Mussaf
Kedusha, and while the Rabbi is speaking
Contact Gerald Mayerhoff [email protected] or David Lasko
[email protected] for an aliyah or kibbud at any of the minyanim
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Shabbat Afternoon
6:30pm Gemara Shiur on Gittin (in Hebrew) Beit Midrash
6:45pm Daf Yomi Library
6:55pm Menuchat Emet Rooms 3-4
7:00pm Rabbi Weinstock’s class. Topic: The Case of
the Fallen Sefer Torah
Main Sanctuary
7:45pm Teen Minchah Room 5
7:45pm Minchah Main Sanctuary
After Minchah Teen Shiur & Seudah Shlishit Room 6
After Minchah Parsha Shiur with Rabbi Yossi Jankovits Beit Midrash
Seudah Shlishit In honor of the March of the Living
participants who will speak about their
experiences on the recent March
Social Hall
8:45pm Maariv Main Sanctuary
8:45pm Teen Maariv Room 5
Immediately
after Maariv
Kitzur Shulchan Aruch 5 min. class Library
Shabbat Safety, Security & First Aid
“Safety & Security is everyone’s responsibility. If You See Something Say
Something!” Talk to the President, Rabbis, or Executive Director.
AED (Automated External Defibrillator) along with other first aid equipment in closet
next to Social Hall.
In an effort to improve our Security, please do not congregate in and near the
SECURITY TENT. Our Security teams needs to stay focused while they are on duty.
Any questions or concerns should be brought to the attention of the Shul Security
committee and Board of Directors.
Shabbat Crossing schedule: Stirling Road at SW 33rd Avenue
Hollywood Police will control the light this Friday 6:45-10:45pm. Shabbat 7:45am-
12:30pm & 6:00-9:00pm. A custodian will manually change the light between 6:50 &
7:10am. Please cross Stirling Road in the crosswalk after all traffic has stopped.
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OUR YIH FAMILY….
Mazel Tov:
Noah Merkin upon today’s celebration of his Bar Mitzvah. Mazel Tov to
Noah’s parents Ari & Roneet Merkin, grandparents Stuart & Pam Gross and
Sherri Merkin, uncles & aunts Dov & Debbie Linzer, Jordan & Tammy
Ditchek, and to the entire family.
Elie & Naomi Baratz on the birth of their daughter, and to grandparents Phil &
Lisa Baratz, aunts & uncles Elana & Justin Kohlhagen, Zach & Shira Baratz,
Gabe Baratz, Doni Baratz, great-uncle & aunt Michael & Ellen Baratz, and to
the entire family.
Robert & Gila Ogle on the birth and brit milah of their twin sons, Yitzchak
Yosef (Isaac Joseph) and Aaron Yonatan (Arthur Jonathan), and to the entire
family.
Regina Saada on the recent birth and brit milah of her grandson, Abe Saada,
born to Jimmy & Sylvia Saada, and to uncle & aunt Joey & Bonnie Betesh
and the entire family.
Deivid & Raquel Lutwak on the upcoming marriage of their son Salomon
J.Lutwak to Avigail Benhayoun, and to the entire family.
Charlie & Lily Zablotsky on the engagement of their son Andrew to Debra
Kudish, and to sister & brother-in-law Sheri & Elliott Zvi and the entire family.
The recent March of the Living participants. We invite the community to hear
from the participants as they share their experiences with us at a special
Seudah Shlishit today. Due to the large group this year, we have invited half
of the participants to speak this Shabbat and the other half to speak next
Shabbat.
Condolences:
Michael Munter on the loss of his father, Dr. Chaim Munter. The funeral was
in New York on Wednesday. Michael is sitting shiva at his home beginning
Motzei Shabbat through Tuesday morning. Shiva minyanim: Shacharit 8:30
a.m. on Sunday and Monday, 7:00 a.m. on Tuesday. Mincha/Maariv 8:00
p.m. on Sunday and Monday nights.
A Message from our Member:
Dr. Ira Ginsberg is in desperate need of a kidney donation. Please spread the
word. Dr Ginsberg’s contact number is 954-494-1494. For more information
about living kidney donation, please contact Miami Transplant Institute’s
kidney living donor team at 305-355-5000 for general information. They will
be happy to answer any questions and offer information for potential living
donors.
THIS PUBLICATION GOES TO THE PRINTER ON WEDNESDAYS. ALL SUBMISSIONS
MUST BE IN THE SHUL OFFICE BY WEDNESDAYS AT NOON. THIS INCLUDES
EVENTS, SPONSORSHIPS, NAMES FOR THE REFUAH SHLEIMAH LIST.
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7:00 a.m. Minyan Kiddush
Paul & Yvonne Ginsberg in honor of his Bar Mitzvah parsha
Warren & Enid Schwartz to commemorate the yahrzeit
of his father Samuel Schwartz
9:00 a.m. Minyan Kiddush
Ari & Roneet Merkin in honor of their son Noah’s Bar Mitzvah
Teen Minyan Kiddush Teen Minyan members in honor of David Goldis, our Bal Koreh extraordinaire, for his years of always making himself available, usually with little to no notice
All other Kiddushim Shabbat Sponsors Group
Pulpit Flowers on Shavuot were sponsored by
The Brisgel family to commemorate the first yahrzeit of Susan Brisgel, beloved wife, mother and grandmother
Shabbat Pulpit Flowers and Shabbat Announcements
Charlie & Lily Zablotsky in honor of their son Andrew’s engagement to Debra Kudish
Seudah Shlishit Shabbat Sponsors Group in honor of the March of the Living participants
THANK YOU TO OUR SHABBAT SPONSORS
Shabbat Sponsorship Opportunities
$54 up to 3 sponsors; each additional sponsor is $18: *7:00 a.m., *8:00 a.m., *YP,
*Sephardic Minyan
$250: *Beit Midrash Kiddush includes food
$325: 9:00 a.m. Minyan Kiddush (cake, soda & paper goods only)
$ 54: Shabbat Youth Group Kiddush
$100:; Minyanairres (Grade 3-4) Kiddush
$150: Youth Kiddush
$150: Teen Kiddush
$100: Monday Mishmar
$360: Seudah Shlishit for 150 people
$136 each: Torah Dialogue or Shabbat Announcements or Pulpit Flowers
Weekly and special classes are also available for sponsorship. Contact Rabbi Adam
Frieberg at: [email protected]
Celebrate Bar/Bat Mitzvahs, anniversaries, and other simchas,
or commemorate the yahrzeit of a loved one.
* Mashgiach Fee for Hot Kiddushes: $36 small Kiddush/$50 large Kiddush
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D’var Torah : Rabbi Yosef Weinstock
Parshat Nasso contains the Sota procedure. If a woman is suspected of engaging in an
extra-marital affair, she may be brought to the Beit Hamikdash and forced to drink from
the bitter waters prepared by the Kohen. In the water, the Kohen dissolves a piece of
scroll that includes a curse that is written in our Torah portion and includes the Shem
Hashem. Under normal circumstances, we are not allowed to erase God’s name. And yet
in this case Hashem allows His name to be erased. Says Rabbi Meir, “I certainly cannot
be more concerned with my honor than Hashem.”
It’s a beautiful idea- Hashem is willing to have His name erased for Shalom Bayit, to
promote domestic harmony (Makkot 11a). But it doesn’t fully answer the question: why
does Hashem emphasize the importance of Shalom Bayit by allowing us to do something
that is usually forbidden? The process of clarifying the Sotah’s status is miraculous
enough: if she is innocent she is visibly blessed, and if she is guilty she is noticeably
cursed. In a situation that is already devoid of the expected levels of G-dliness, why
exacerbate the situation by physically erasing G-d’s name as part of the ceremony?
Rabbi Eliyahu Lopian explains that by allowing His name to be erased, Hashem
demonstrates His willingness to take initiative and extend Himself in ways He normally
would not in order to improve the relationship between husband and wife. In so doing the
Torah is teaching us an important lesson: When it comes to chesed, when it comes to
promoting and enhancing our relationships, we must not take a wait and see attitude or
merely be reactive. We must be proactive.
When people ask me for marriage advice, I tell them I’m still (and always will be) in the
learning phase, but that there is one lesson I have already learned: never take your
marriage for granted. Never take any interpersonal relationship for granted. Relationships
must constantly be nurtured and reevaluated. We must always be ready and willing to
extend ourselves and take initiative on behalf of others- as Hashem teaches us by the
Sotah waters.
But extending oneself for the sake of peace sometimes is not enough. The second lesson
we can learn is the need to be flexible. Under normal circumstances it is absolutely
forbidden to erase the name of God. But to promote Shalom Bayit the Torah allows it. In
so doing the Torah is encouraging us to also exhibit flexibility for the sake of peace.
Former Illinois Sentator Everett Dirksen used to say: “I am a man of fixed and
unbending principles, the first of which is to be flexible at all times.”
Isn’t that how our Halachik system works for the most part? There is a rule, and then
there are the exceptions to the rule, when the rule does not apply, when we ignore that
rule for some greater rule or some greater good. By erasing G-d’s name for the Sotah, the
Torah is reminding us of the importance of flexibility within any interpersonal
relationship.
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EVENT DATE TIME
Feed the Homeless Program. If you would
like to volunteer, please contact David Genet or Batzi Berman
This Sunday 5/27
Memorial Day, synagogue office closed Monday 5/28
Bikur Cholim Blood Drive in the Blood
Mobile at YIH
Sunday 6/3 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Annual Phil Sinnreich Memorial Lecture,
shiur presentation by Rabbi Elazar Bloom
Thursday 6/7 7:30 p.m. at the home of Marcy & Marty Hoffman
UPCOMING EVENTS
YOUNG ISRAEL OF HOLLYWOOD ENCOURAGES OUR MEMBERS’ HOSPITALITY AND
PARTICIPATION AT COMMUNITY EVENTS. THE SYNAGOGUE DOES NOT SUPERVISE THE
KASHRUT OF COMMUNITY FUNCTIONS THAT ARE NOT ON OUR CAMPUS, NOR PRIVATE
EVENTS AT MEMBERS' HOMES. CONSULT THE RABBIS WITH ANY QUESTIONS.
REFUAH SHLEIMAH
Bahor ben Merhai (Boris Yusupov-Roman Yusupov’s father), Baruch Zvi ben Rivka Batya (Rabbi Dr. Brian Galbut-Daniel Galbut’s cousin), Binyamin ben Chemla (Binyamin Israel), David HaKohen ben Esther (Lev Kandinov’s father), Eliezer HaLevi ben Chana (Leon Brauser-Joel Brauser’s father), Solomon ben Solika (Solomon Perez-Ilana Melnitsky’s father), Yaakov ben Blima (Yaakov Klein), Yaakov ben Mira (Jacques Vogel-Michel Vogel’s father), Yaakov Yosef ben Gittel Raizel (Jeffrey Sava), Yehuda Arieh ben Mindla (Philippe Leiberman’s father), Yisroel Yechiel ben Chaya (Michael Reinhard-Kenny Reinhard’s father), Yitzchak Chanoch ben Chana (nephew of Vanessa Shamah and Lauren Davis).
Bracha Etl bat Chana Nehorah (Ettie Langer), Chana Ety bat Zirel Libah, Chaya Sara bat Dubra (Irene Berlin-Reva Homnick’s mother), Devora bat Sheina Baila, Elka bat Tova (Leona Brauser-Joel Brauser’s mother), Feiga Necha bat Pessel (Fay Lerner), Masha bat Ruth (Marcia Chonchol-Craig Barany’s mother), Pesyah Kayla Sarah bat Shaindle (Ezra Stern’s mother), Sara Leah bat Rochel (Cynthia Lynn Haber-Cheryl Hamburg’s sister), Sara Leah bat Bracha (Stacey Deutsch), Shira Raizel Esther bat Mina Zosha (Ruth Messer’s granddaughter), Tzirel Libah bat Frimed Mindel (Sylvia Lieberman-
Philippe Lieberman’s mother), Yocheved bat Tzril (Joan Niad).
If you know of a shul member in the hospital or who might appreciate a home visit, please let the Rabbis know by contacting the shul office. Please contact the
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WEEKDAY LEARNING
Weekday Daily Minyanim—May 27-June 1
Shacharit: Sun. 7:15, 8:00, 9:00am
Mon. (Memorial Day), 7:15, 8:00, 9:00am, Tues. 6:15, 7:30, 8:00am,
Wed. 6:15, 7:30, 8:00am, Thurs. 6:15, 7:15, 8:00am, Fri. 6:15, 7:30, 8:00am
Minchah/Maariv: 8:00pm
Daf Yomi in the Library. Weekdays: 5:30am & 8:00pm.
Shabbat: 1 hour before Minchah. Sundays: 6:30am.
Morning Learning Program with Rabbi Yossi Jankovits. Sun. (8
-9am), Mon.-Fri. (7-8am). Daily in the Beit Midrash 15 min. Mussar
15 min. Chumash with Rashi (Parashah HaShavua), 30 min.
Gemara.
Mondays:
8:30pm The Book of Devarim, Tobi Wolf for women, Room 5
8:30pm Talmud Tractate Brachot, Rabbi Yitzchak Salid, Chapel
Tuesdays:
11:00am Women’s TaNaCh class, Lisa Baratz, Library
7:30pm Talmud Sanhedrin with Rabbi Michael Katz, Room 5
Wednesdays:
9:00-10:15am Moms, Tots, and Torah with Sara Frieberg. Contact
Sara at 908-812-4993 for details.
8:00pm “Practical Jewish Living for Beginners” with Sara Frieberg at
the Frieberg home.
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COMMUNITY NEWS
Jewish Education Fund: Love your community, invest in your
schools, support JEF. For more information, go to yih.org/JEF or call
954-966-7877.
Team Lifeline Night Out, Tuesday, June 19th at 8:00 p.m. Spend an
evening at the home of Arin & Mickey Taillard, 4360 Casper Court,
Hollywood. Learn how you can make a difference for Chai Lifeline.
Jewish Federation of Broward County Young Leadership Division
Annual YLD Signature Event, Thursday, June 14th. Register early,
email Sydney at [email protected]
Bikur Cholim Medical Gemach is looking for a place to store
medical equipment. If you have a space you are not using, please let us
know. If you are in need and want to borrow medical equipment, please
contact us at 954-895-8844 or [email protected]
PATCH Free Tutoring Program for YIH Middle & High School
students. Contact Larry Reiss (954) 662-3128.
The Cupboard Kosher Food Bank is always in need of food and
supplies. Drop off at the home of Chani & Jay Dennis or Michael &
Tsilila Goldberg.
Hollywood Bridal Gemach is looking for donations of bridal gowns,
bridesmaid, mother of the bride gowns in good condition and all sizes.
Please contact Robin Andisman at 954-588-7600 or
[email protected] Monetary donations welcome. All
donations are tax deductible.
Chaverim of Hollywood 954-998-2648 - volunteer roadside assistance.
The Chesed House is open to out-of-town visitors, as well as to
residents whose loved ones are in hospital. Contact 786-565-2424 or
Late Ma’ariv 9:30pm Sun.-Thurs. and Early Minchah 2:00pm Mon.-
Thurs. at Hollywood Community Kollel, 4016 N. 46 St. (Winn Dixie
shopping center).
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U.S. Officials Welcome New Embassy in Jerusalem On May 14, the 70th anniversary of Israel’s independence, U.S. officials from across the political spectrum lauded the relocation of the U.S. Embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. “The U.S. officially opened its embassy in Jerusalem, Israel—a move that fulfills one of President Trump’s signature campaign promises. The Administration has also formally recognized Jerusalem as Israel’s capital,” the White House announced on social media. Led by Deputy Secretary of State John Sullivan, the American delegation to the embassy opening in Jerusalem included U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, Senior Advisor to the President Jared Kushner, Advisor to the President Ivanka Trump and Special Representative for International Negotiations Jason Greenblatt. During the ceremony, the administration officials praised the historic nature of the move. Congress has long supported U.S. recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and the relocation of the U.S. embassy there. In 1995, Congress overwhelmingly passed the bipartisan Jerusalem Embassy Act, which called for moving the U.S. embassy to Jerusalem. Members of Congress from both parties praised the May 14 relocation.
Our synagogue partners with AIPAC, America’s pro-Israel lobby, in educating our community on issues affecting the U.S.-Israel relationship. We encourage you to learn more by contacting AIPAC at (202) 639-5200 or by visiting www.aipac.org
State Senator Lauren Book presented Hebrew Academy of Margate this week with a giant $2 million check symbolizing the funding for school security passed in this year’s state budget. Senator Book also toured the school, answering questions from students and seeing the newly created STEM classroom. The visit, set up by Teach Florida, is part of a broader initiative to build relationships between our elected officials and our schools. To plan a visit to your school contact [email protected].
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Time Program Age/Grade Location
Shabbat
8:30am Babysitting 18months-Nursery 3 House
9:00am Game Room Pre K - 4th Grade Room 3-4
9:30am Teen Minyan 8th-12th Grade Room 5
10:00am Shabbat Groups Pre K - 2nd Grade Rooms 2 & 6
10:00am Minyanairres with Kiddush 3rd & 4th Grade Room 1
10:30am Nursery 3 Group Nursery 3 Small Chapel
11:30am Youth Haftorah Class with
Shimmy Lazar
5th-7th Grade Library
6:55pm Menuchat Emet 4th - 7th Grade Rooms 3-4
7:45pm Teen Minchah Room 5
After
Mincha
Teen Shiur & Seudah Shlishit
with Rabbi Nachbar
Room 6
8:45pm Teen Maariv Room 5
Parsha Quiz
Shabbat Naso
Mazel Tov to Uriel Williams on last week’s answers
Email answers to [email protected] on Motzei Shabbat
Elementary School
What was Moses told to do with lepers, and why?
Middle School
What did Nazirites need to abstain from?
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Monday
No High School Monday Learning with Bnei Akiva & NCSY this week
Wednesday
6:15pm Cub Scouts in Rooms 3-4
6:15pm Girl Scouts in Room 5
7:30pm Boy Scouts in Rooms 1 & 2
7:30pm Bnei Akiva Tzevet Meeting in Room 6
Thursday
8:00pm Latte & Learn at Baskin Robbins
Youth Happening This Week
Parsha Comic
Youth Upcoming Events
6th Grade Lunch at Rav James & Family
June 2, 2018 after Main Kiddush at Rav James
Cub Scout Program
June 3, 2018 at 11:00am
Bnei Akiva Tzevet End of Year Shabbaton
June 8-9, 2018, details TBA
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D’var Torah : Rav James
It is always difficult to learn a new language. Having grown up in Britain I found it
very difficult to make the transition to speaking Hebrew when I made Aliyah to
Israel. I often struggled with words that were foreign to me. I found myself often at
a disadvantage since Hebrew is not my mother tongue. However sometimes this is a
blessing in disguise, and has its own advantages. Specifically, it is a blessing to
need to contemplate the words of the Hebrew language in order to understand them.
When we grow up speaking a language, the words are ingrained; we do not need to
think of which words to choose and we take the meaning of the words for granted.
We understand words associatively and intuitively, instead of actually
contemplating their meaning. When it comes to Hebrew, however, this intuitive
understanding does not suffice; there is depth to the Hebrew language, whose
beauty cannot be overlooked. The Ramban suggests that Hebrew is called lashon
hakodesh because it was spoken by Hashem.
A fascinating example would be the approach to “homonyms” in the Hebrew
language. A homonym is a set of words which are spelled the same but have
different meanings. When it comes to these words in Hebrew, we cannot ignore the
similarity between two words, rather we must contemplate what the association
between them must be.
A wonderful example can be found in this week’s parasha, which includes the
traditional priestly blessing which Sephardim worldwide and Ashkanazim in Israel
say as part of Tefilla every day and in addition forms part of the blessing which
parents bless their children with every Shabbat night: “Hashem bless you, and
keep you; Hashem make His face to shine upon you, and be gracious to you;
Hashem lift up His face to you and give you peace.”
The face of Hashem is mentioned numerous times in the blessing. But what is
Hashem’s “face”? Also, what makes this bracha so significant that it is chosen to be
the one we recite to our children every week? The Sfat Emet offers an extraordinary
insight to this blessing: The Hebrew word panim, meaning “face” also means
“inside” or “essence”. Now, what is the correlation between ones’ face and ones’
essence? So often, we mask our inner feelings and beliefs; we smile when inside we
feel so down; we fear our inner greatness and shun away from our essential, inner
self. Observance of Torah and mitzvoth is not the performance of external, foreign
actions, rather they are the expressions of our essential self; they are what allow for
our inner self to become revealed. Mitzvot guide us towards revealing the
greatness that is inside every one of us; they are not an annulment of our true
selves, but a celebration of all that mankind can achieve. We don’t believe in
concealing the greatness we are inside. By believing in our inner goodness we can
transform the world for the better.
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Thank you & Mazal Tov to the participants in last week’s kiddush
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