MIZRACHI MATTERS Friday, 17 June (11 Sivan) SHABBAT NASO (Vol 10, No 40) Rabbi Mottel Krasnjanski will speak from the Pulpit Friday night Mincha: 4:55pm Candle Lighting: 4:49pm בס"ד Shabbat 18 June 12 Sivan Sunday 19 June 13 Sivan Monday 20 June 14 Sivan Tuesday 21 June 15 Sivan Wednesday 22 June 16 Sivan Thursday 23 June 17 Sivan Friday 24 June 18 Sivan 1. Beit Yehuda 2. Beit HaRoeh 3. Kehillat Ohr David/Beit Midrash 4. Bnei Akiva 5. Elsternwick 6. Midrashah 7. Goldberger Hall Shacharit 7:30am 1 7:00am 1 8:00am 1 6:30am 1 6:30am 1 6:30am 1 6:30am 1 6:30am 1 9:30am 1 9:00am 4 7:30am 1 7:30am 1 7:30am 1 7:30am 1 7:30am 1 Dawn 6:23am 6:24am 6:24am 6:24am 6:24am 6:25am 6:25am Tallit & Tefillin 6:38am 6:39am 6:39am 6:39am 6:39am 6:40am 6:40am Sunrise 7:35am 7:36am 7:36am 7:36am 7:36am 7:37am 7:37am Sh'ma (גר א) 9:58am 9:58am 9:58am 9:58am 9:59am 9:59am 9:59am Earliest Mincha 12:46pm 12:46pm 12:46pm 12:46pm 12:46pm 12:47pm 12:47pm Mincha then Maa'riv 4:30pm 1 4:55pm 1 4:55pm 1 4:55pm 1 4:55pm 1 4:55pm 1 4:55pm 1 Candle Lighting Plag HaMincha (גר א) 4:07pm 4:08pm 4:08pm 4:08pm 4:08pm 4:09pm 4:09pm Sunset 5:07pm 5:07pm 5:07pm 5:08pm 5:08pm 5:08pm 5:08pm Night 5:51pm 5:52pm 5:52pm 5:52pm 5:52pm 5:52pm 5:53pm Second Ma'ariv 9:30pm 3 9:30pm 3 9:30pm 3 9:30pm 3 9:30pm 3 4:50pm Daf Yomi SHIURIM Mishnah Yomit R Leor Broh 9:00am 2 Michal Kaufman 9:30am 7 Children s Tefilah 10:30 11:30am Drashot R Danny Mirvis 3 Parashat HaShavua Shiur R James Kennard Not this week Baba Kamma 19 8:45am 12 Foundations Bat-Mitzva Program Michal Kaufman & Avital Seifman 4.30pm 6 Pre Bar-Mitzvah R Danny Mirvis 6:00pm 3 Post Bar-Mitzvah R Danny Mirvis 7:30pm 3 Maharal on Pirkei Avot R James Kennard for University & post University women 8.30pm 6 Baba Kamma 20 8:15am Ramban on the Parsha for women R Danny Mirvis 9:30am 6 Contemporary Halacha R Chezy Deren 7/93 Hotham St 8.30pm Sefer Shemot for women Michal Kaufman (Lewis house) 9:00pm Baba Kamma 21 8:15am Scotch & Shiur R Danny Mirvis 12:00pm 3 Ivrit Shiur for Year 10-12 Girls Michal Kaufman 8.30pm Baba Kamma 22 8:15am Following in the Footsteps of our Fathers for Ladies & Girls Speaker: Yael Levin 11 Morrice St 11:00am Gary s Gemara Shiur 8:30pm 3 Baba Kamma 23 8:15am Lunch and Learn R Danny Mirvis Lvl 51, 101 Collins St 1:00pm Iyun on Parashah Doodie Bankier 8:30pm 3 Parasha Shiur (Ivrit Kala) R Danny Mirvis 8:45pm Baba Kamma 24 8:15am New Dirshu Programme R Yoni Fisher 9:45pm 3 New Dirshu Programme R Yoni Fisher 9:45pm 3 New Dirshu Programme R Yoni Fisher 9:45pm 3 New Dirshu Programme R Yoni Fisher 9:45pm 3 New Dirshu Programme R Yoni Fisher 9:45pm 3 Damai 6:2-3 Damai 6:4-5 Damai 6:6-7 Damai 6:8-9 Damai 6:10-11 Damai 6:12-7:1 Damai 7:2-3 4:20pm Between Mincha and Ma'ariv Between Mincha and Ma'ariv Between Mincha and Ma'ariv Between Mincha and Ma'ariv Between Mincha and Ma'ariv 4:45pm EVENTS B nei Akiva 4:00pm Seudah Shlishit: Rav Katz (MMY) & Neil Gillman, Aliyah Desk of the Jewish Agency Holy Bagel 9:00am 3 Chill n Cholent 9.45pm 3 YAHRTZEITS Ben & Leon Slonim (Father) Esther Meltzer (Mother) Leon Anaf (Mother) Sylvia Cher (Mother) Renata Gilbert, Ruth Gershov, Eva Slonim, Martha Wise, Rosanna Leibler, Hanna Friedman (Father) Ronnie Judah (Mother) Elaine Jaffe (Husband) Leslie Jaffe (Father) Moshe Gilbert (Father)
MAZAL TOV We wish a hearty Mazal Tov to Kathy Franks & Keith Nathan on their wedding in Jerusalem on Lag B Omer BAR MITZVAH ANNIVERSARIES Benji Jones, Joel Epstein, Gabriel Lefkowitz HAPPY BIRTHDAY Monday: Michael Lewis Tuesday : Adam Feldman Thursday : Karen Franks Friday: Ari Rosenbaum WEDDING ANNIVERSARIES Rabbi Hillel & Rosie Bick, Susan & Philip Boltin If you have an occasion or milestone event that you would like to be mentioned in Mizrachi Matters, please email it to office@mizrachi.com.au by 12:00pm on Thursdays
ב ס "ד N EWSLETTER FOR THE ELSTERNWICK JEWISH COMMUNITY 18 June 2016 12 Sivan 5776 Shabbat Naso Yahrzeits during the coming week Elka Gaensler (Mother) [Shabbat] Judy Simms (Mother) [Shabbat] Linda Bulwa (Mother) [Monday] Michael Weiner (Father) [Thursday] Bella Freedman (Father) [Thursday] Fay Eichenbaum (Mother) [Thursday] Contact numbers Rabbi Rabbi Chaim Cowen 0433-308-584 cowen.chaim@gmail.com Chairman Mark Kras 0410-460-970 imkras@gmail.com Gabbai Elan Jacobs 0419-527-227 elanjacobs@hotmail.com Secretary Sally-Ann Jaye 0437-625-350 ejc@mizrachi.com.au Haftorah requests Dennis Max 9528-6865 classact@werple.net.au Contributions to Newsletter (please) Sally-Ann ejc@mizrachi.com.au Shabbat times Candle Lighting this week Kabbalat Shabbat this week Pre-Shacharit Shiur Shacharit Mincha at Shabbat ends at Candle Lighting next week Kabbalat Shabbat next week 4.49 pm 5.00 pm 9.00 am 9.30 am 4.35 pm 5.51 pm 4.51 pm 5.00 pm The Rabbi s Shabbat Shiurim The early shiur (9.00am, before Shacharit) - come join the Rabbi for cake, coffee and an exploration of the mystical parsha Mazal Tov Marilyn Snider on the arrival of a new granddaughter. Mazal Tov to her daughter Gabi Crafti & husband Danny Benjamin on the arrival of Josie Noa Benjamin on 12 April, and hearty Mazal Tov to great-grandparents, Rae & Mack Snider Birthdays this week James Behr turns 6 on 18 June In shule this week Rabbi Cowen will be leading Kabbalat Shabbat, Basil Krawitz will be leading Shacharit, Daniel Lowinger will be leining, Arthur Kafka will be saying the Haftorah, and Elan Jacobs will be leading Mussaf. Kiddush this Shabbat You are all invited to the kiddush, which will be sponsored by EJC. Weekday times Sunday: Tefillin beginners class, including breakfast Monday and Thursday Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday 8.00 am 6.30 am 6.45 am EJC 25 th Anniversary Dinner Fully catered sumptuous dinner to be held on Thursday 21 July, cost $100 each contact ejc@mizrachi.com.au for further details New JLI Course @ EJC EJC is pleased to present Strength & Struggle contact ejc@mizrachi.com.au for details
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TREAT? ARREST? KILL? SPECIAL MONDAY SHIUR AT THE MIDRASHA NEUTRALIZED TERRORIST: TREAT, ARREST OR KILL? WITH RAV DAVID KATZ- DIRECTOR OF MMY MONDAY 20TH JUNE 2016 8PM Rabbi David Katz is the Director of Michlelet Mevaseret Yerushalayim (MMY) and has been with MMY since its inception over 20 years ago. He studied at Yeshiva University in New York and Yeshivat Torat Moshe in Jerusalem. Rabbi Katz is an extremely popular teacher - in particular his classes on the Halachik process - and has lectured extensively not only in seminary, but with teenagers and adults alike in communities and summer camps throughout the United States, the United Kingdom, South Africa and Australia. Originally from Teaneck, New Jersey, Rabbi Katz made aliya in 1989, is a father of 6 and proud grandfather of 4, and presently lives with his family in Ramat Bet Shemesh.
Behaalotcha (Naso) 12 Sivan 5776 June 18th, 2016 Issue 656 This issue is dedicated in memory of Gabriel Schinazi z"l Mazal Tov to Rav Rafi and Avital Kadosh (Cape Town, 1999-2001) on the marriage of their son! Mazal Tov to Amiad Navon (Cape Town 2014-2015) on his engagement to Reut Sadeh! For our overseas readers: Naso Dvar Torah appears below Arik Speaker Director of LILMOD Program, Head of European Desk Good Trumpet, Bad Trumpet There is a well-known rule: the greater the expectations the greater the disappointment. Some people prefer to lower their expectations, while others strive for greatness, even if they will sometimes suffer from bitter disappointment. It is hard to imagine a situation with greater expectations than in our parsha. Ever since Parashat Yitro, way back in Sefer Shemot (Exodus), Am Yisrael has been waiting expectantly. While we may be tempted to view our arrival at Har Sinai and receiving the Torah as the end point of our journey, in actuality the final destination was and always has been Eretz Yisrael. From that point of view Am Yisrael has been detained for a long time. The very first Shavuot, in which we received the Torah, took place merely 7 weeks after leaving Egypt. Our parsha, in which we finally depart from Har Sinai, takes place in the second month (i.e. Iyar) of the second year, a full 11 months since we arrived. During that time many momentous events took place; receiving the Torah
(Shavuot), waiting 40 days for Moshe, The Sin of the Golden Calf (17 of Tamuz), Moshe returning to the mountain for another 80 days, being forgiven and getting the second tablets (Yom Kippur), building the Mishkan, learning all the details of the korbanot in the book of Vayikra, the inauguration of the Mishkan, counting the tribes and the Levi'im and finally organizing the camps in their marching order. Finally, after that long string of events, Am Yisrael began advancing once again towards Israel. No longer a group of freed slaves, they are now an organized nation, centered around the divine presence in their midst. Imagine the great expectations you would have had being there. After dreaming of freedom all your life, you are now finally on your way to the land of your forefathers, which is so close you can practically see it. And now we can imagine the even greater disappointment when we read about the first event after leaving Har Sinai: "The people were looking to complain, and it was evil in the ears of the Lord. The Lord heard and His anger flared, and a fire from the Lord burned among them, consuming the extremes of the camp". From here on we will witness an unbelievable chain of sins; the nation as a whole (the Mit'onenim, complainers and The Sin of the Spies), the Asafsuf and the tribal leadership (spies, Korah, Datan and Aviram) and even Moshe, Aharon and Miriam all make mistakes. Parsha after parsha our disappointment from this stiff necked nation grows. How can we explain where this behavior comes from? If we backtrack a bit to the commandment we received just before we began the next leg of our journey, we will see that Hashem already prepared the nation and the future generations for such sudden and extreme shifts from good to bad: "Make yourself two silver trumpets; you shall make them [from a] beaten [form]; they shall be used by you to summon the congregation and to announce the departure of the camps". At first the trumpets seem to be a technical detail, a practical tool to help mobilize the nation while traveling in the desert. But the trumpets also have a perennial purpose: "If you go to war in your land against an adversary that oppresses you, you shall blow a teruah with the trumpets and be remembered before the Lord your God, and thus be saved from your enemies. On the days of your rejoicing, on your festivals and on your new-moon celebrations, you shall blow on the trumpets for your ascent-offerings and your peace sacrifices, and it shall be a remembrance before your God; I am the Lord your God". It always surprised me that the same tool can be used for such diametrically opposed purposes war and adversaries on one hand, and times of joy, holidays
and sacrifices on the other. We usually differentiate between times of happiness and sorrow; Different clothes, locations, tunes Here the Torah does the opposite. The same trumpets will be used to signify our uplifting moments as well as our crises. In my opinion there is a deep underlying message here. Many religions view The Creator as "The Good Lord", a terminology which exists in English, German, French and many other languages. As these cultures see god as only good, they created the concept of the Satan as a separate entity which is the source of all evil in the world. On the other hand there are philosophical approaches that negate the inherent difference between good and bad. In their minds everything is relative, and dependent on context, with nothing being objectively good or objectively bad. The Torah objects to both of those viewpoints. There are, without a doubt, objective truths in the world, things that are either good or bad. But both of the ultimately stem from the same, one G-d. The trumpets symbolize exactly that one the one hand, there are distinct sound we make for different events the Tekia for happy events and the Teru'a for negative ones. We cannot forget that distinction and simply accept everything with the same stoic façade. But at the same time, we still use the same tool to create the different sounds, because the source of everything is always one. As Yeshayahu describes Hashem: "Who forms light and creates darkness, Who makes peace and creates evil; I am the Lord, Who makes all these". Now we can return to our opening question. The same theological dualism regarding the essence of good and evil can and is translated to social and psychological spheres as well. We tend to see people, groups and nations as either 'good' or 'bad', often ignoring whatever elements don't match the mold we created in our minds. It is far more difficult to grasp the more complex and multifaceted picture, in which a group or an individual can do wonderful things one moment and the next commit the most horrible crimes. The generation in the desert (like every generation) is complex. On the one hand they can serve as role models of faith and spirituality, but on the other hand they also serve as a warning not to repeat their sins and mistakes. We are challenged to remember that the same generation could both accept the Torah and demand to return to Egypt, to realize that the same trumpet can signify good or bad. By doing that we can learn lessons for ourselves, for we too are a complex mixture of good and bad.
Ilan Lavan Incoming Coordinator of Experiential Jewish Education - Moriah College, Syndey What is So Great about the Nazir? In the middle of Parshat Naso, the laws of the Nazir are greatly detailed. He must abstain from drinking wine for thirty days. He must abstain from getting a haircut or shaving for thirty days. Finally, he must abstain from coming into contact with a dead person for thirty days. For that, the Torah tells us he has the crown of Holiness on his head and can be compared to the Kohen Gadol. What is the greatness in these three types of abstaining that suddenly places the Nazir on the same level as the High Priest? The Nazir can still drink whiskey and beer, the only restrictions that he is accepting upon himself, are not shaving, no wine and not attending funerals. Some people go through their whole lives with these restrictions and aren t considered a Nazir. Where does the great holiness stem from? Rav Mordechai Gifter (1916-2001), zt"l, wrote that the greatness of the Nazir was not the fact that he abstained from wine and shaving for 30 days or that he abstained from attending funerals for a month's time. The Nazir's greatness stemmed from the fact that he bothered to think. He bothered to look around at his world and to contemplate the meaning of what was going on around him. Our Sages explain that the reason for the juxtaposition of the section dealing with the Sotah and the section dealing with the Nazir is to teach that it is appropriate that one who witnesses the ordeal of a Sotah, should take a vow to abstain from wine. Every day, we see things that should make an impression upon us -- but they do not. We see occurrences that are upsetting and distressing. But what do we do? We shrug and go on with our lives. The greatness of the Nazir is that he stops, contemplates, and takes action based on what he observes around him. It does not radically change his life. It will not impact his health whatsoever. On the contrary, it is a very minor set of abstentions. But that is precisely the point. The fact that he is moved to do something realistic, something that he can easily keep distinguishes the Nazir from the population around him. He is an individual who takes the time to think about the implications of what he sees around himself, and to do something about it on a personal level.
This is a very low-key and non-ostentatious means of Divine Service. If you accept this as a religious obligation for the purpose of becoming a more spiritual personality -- it can be a very meaningful way of serving the Master of the World. This is the contribution of the Nazir to spirituality. Everyone else saw the Sotah, shook their heads in disapproval, and went on with their lives as if nothing had happened. The Nazir saw the Sotah and determined that he needed to take action -- be it perhaps only symbolic and unobtrusive in scope. But at least he did something. That spiritual activism is what crowns him with the uniqueness of the status of the Nazir and equates him in certain regards with the Kohain Gadol. TMT Spotlight: Ulpan Ivrit Around the World Memphis, Tennessee Who: All ages Where: Home of Norman and Eileen Itzkovitz When: Tuesday night at 8PM About ten participants come out every Tuesday night to the home of Norman and Elieen Itzkovitz to learn conversational Hebrew in a fun, homey setting. The Hebrew class students range from 12th grade to 70 years old. There is also a wide range of Hebrew levels in the class some started the year not speaking a word of Hebrew, while others already read Hebrew songs to their children.
Washington, DC Who: College students and young adults Where: The 6th & I Historic Synagogue When: Tuesday evening Every Tuesday night, the Washington bachurim head downtown to the 6th & I Historic Synagogue in Washington, DC to teach Hebrew to 10-20 participants. The Hebrew Ulpan is split into four levels, based on the participants' background. The course covers a large range of topics including letters, vowels, basic vocabulary, and verbs. Participants also have the opportunity to practice their conversational Hebrew. Montevideo, Uruguay Who: Teens and adults Where: Yavneh Shul When: Wednesday afternoon and evening The Hebrew Ulpan in Montevideo is held every Wednesday afternoon (adults) and evening (teens) at the Yavne Synagogue. The program was started three years ago in partnership with the World Zionist Organization's Diaspora Education Department.
Natali Galil, current Shlicha in Montevideo and head of informal education at the Yavne School, leads the weekly classes. Each class pulls in between 10 to 15 participants. The Ulpan program gives a space for community members, religious and non-religious alike, who love Hebrew, to connect to each other and to the larger community. One proof of the Ulpan's success is a young girl who made Aliyah and shared how learning in the Ulpan helped her integrate into Israeli society more easily. Around The World Tal Brody was the special guest at this year's Torah MiTzion Montreal Gala, where there was a showing of the new film "On the Map" Before the Gala, Tal stopped by Hebrew Academy Montreal to ref a staff vs. student basketball game Birthday party for Cape Town Bachur Netanel Miness! YU Torah MiTzion Chicago's last 'Pizza and Parsha' of the year
ISRAtag Arik Speaker In cooperation with: 'Lilmod' Coordinator and Head of European Desk in Torah MiTzion Although the Dead Sea is obviously brimming with huge quantities of salt, for the Dead Sea Works its real treasure are some of the other minerals that are there, especially potassium and bromine. Both products are used for agricultural and industrial purposes. The extracting of these products began with the creation of the "Potassium Company of Eretz Yisrael" in 1929 on the basis of a concession granted by the British Mandate authorities. Its first director was Moshe Novomeysky, a Jew born in Siberia who studied mining engineering and who was chairman of the Council of Siberian Jews. At the start of the 20th century he heard of, studied and dreamed about mining options in the Dead Sea area and even contacted the Ottoman authorities regarding this matter. In 1911 he arrived to see up close the various options, but only after the First World War did he manage to move with his family to Israel. During the War of Independence mining operations were completely halted because the Jewish workers had to evacuate the area, but in 1952 the government established the Dead Sea Works. Later it became a subsidiary of "CIL - chemicals for Israel". It remained a public owned company until 1992, at which time the company acquired the public shares from the public and became a private company.
There is some public criticism about the proportion between the huge profits of the company taken from one of the country's greatest natural resources which belongs to the entire nation, and the relatively low royalties paid to the state treasury. Either way, The Dead Sea, dubbed in Hebrew The Salt Sea has been for the State of Israel a very lively resource. Yasher Koach to Binyamin Roi for providing the correct answer Where was this photo taken? Please send answers to - arik@torahmitzion.org The answer, further information about this location, as well as the first person to recognize this site will be published in next week's edition.
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