Monday, August 29, 2016
Seeking Ride
Couple looking for a ride to Crown Heights after 3pm tomorrow. Please call Cipi at 917-750-0918.
Sunday, August 28, 2016
Job Opportunity
We are looking to hire teachers for a new, Reggio-inspired preschool.
Please send resumes and references to office@mylittlegan.com
Please send resumes and references to office@mylittlegan.com
Mazel Tov Liberows!
Mazel Tov to Rabbi Moshe and Rochie Liberow on the birth of a baby girl (born on shabbos).
Saturday, August 27, 2016
Davening Times for the week of Parshas Re'eh for Tzemach Tzedek
Shacharis - Sunday 8:00, 9:00, 10:00am
Shacharis - Monday thru Friday 7:00, 8:00, 9:00am
Mincha - Sunday thru Thursday 7:00, 7:15pm
Maariv - Sunday thru Thursday 8:05, 9:30pm
Shacharis - Monday thru Friday 7:00, 8:00, 9:00am
Mincha - Sunday thru Thursday 7:00, 7:15pm
Maariv - Sunday thru Thursday 8:05, 9:30pm
Friday, August 26, 2016
Parshas Ekev Schedule for Tzemach Tzedek
The following is the Tzemach Tzedek schedule for Shabbos Mevorchim Parshas Ekev:
Friday - ערב ש"ק
Licht Bentchen 7:19pm
Minchah Erev Shabbos 7:35pm
Kabbolas Shabbos 8:10pm
שבת קודש
Tehillim Shabbos Mevorchim 8:30am
Sof Zman Krias Shma 9:37am
Shacharis 10:00am
Kiddush/Farbrengen following Davening
Minchah Gedolah 1:31pm
Women's Pirkei Avos Shiur 5:30pm
Rov's Halachah Shiur 6:35pm
Minchah 7:20pm
Motzoei Shabbos/Maariv 8:19pm
א גוטען שבת
הַקְהֵל אֶת־הָעָם הָאֲנָשִׁים וְהַנָּשִׁים וְהַטַּף ... לְמַעַן יִשְׁמְעוּ וּלְמַעַן יִלְמְדוּ וְיָרְאוּ אֶת־ה' אֱלֹקֵיכֶם
Friday - ערב ש"ק
Licht Bentchen 7:19pm
Minchah Erev Shabbos 7:35pm
Kabbolas Shabbos 8:10pm
שבת קודש
Tehillim Shabbos Mevorchim 8:30am
Sof Zman Krias Shma 9:37am
Shacharis 10:00am
Kiddush/Farbrengen following Davening
Minchah Gedolah 1:31pm
Women's Pirkei Avos Shiur 5:30pm
Rov's Halachah Shiur 6:35pm
Minchah 7:20pm
Motzoei Shabbos/Maariv 8:19pm
א גוטען שבת
הַקְהֵל אֶת־הָעָם הָאֲנָשִׁים וְהַנָּשִׁים וְהַטַּף ... לְמַעַן יִשְׁמְעוּ וּלְמַעַן יִלְמְדוּ וְיָרְאוּ אֶת־ה' אֱלֹקֵיכֶם
Parsha Perspective
By Rabbi Yisroel Shusterman
This week’s Parsha Perspective is dedicated by Mr. Binyomin Philipson in memory of his late mother Mrs. Ellen (Elka bas Zisel) Philipson OBM
“Man does not live by bread alone” (Devarim (Deuteronomy) 8:3) - a famous line, but what does it mean?
The verse comes from this week’s Torah portion Eikev (Devarim (Deuteronomy) 7:12-11:25), and is a reference to the miraculous Manna, which fell from heaven daily during the Jewish people’s sojourn in the wilderness. The conclusion of the verse states “rather, by the utterance of G‑d’s mouth does man live.” Thus, it is reminding us about the true source of human sustenance.
Contrary to popular belief, it is neither our earthly toil, nor the sweat of our brow, nor all those conferences, meetings and sales seminars that ensure our success. The reality is that it is G‑d who sustains us and looks after us, just as our ancestors trekking through the desert were totally dependent on Him for their daily bread. Wealth is a G‑dly gift. At the end of the day, it is not our business acumen alone that provides our daily bread, but the blessings from Above which endow our efforts with success.
Ask anyone in sales how often their best-laid plans and pitches have come to naught, and then, out of the blue, a big order comes in with little or no effort. Of course, it’s not the rule, and we must be prepared to put in effort if we are to succeed. But when it does happen, it reminds us that there are higher forces, beyond our control, at work.
But there’s another meaning to this verse as well. Man does not live by bread alone. The human spirit is such that we crave more than bread. Human beings are never satisfied with money or materialism alone.
Money is important, but we cannot live by money exclusively. What about job satisfaction? I know a number of individuals in our community who willingly gave up lucrative positions for less rewarding ones, because they found their work unstimulating. They were making lots of cash, but there was no emotional reward.
There are many people who have it all financially, but who are nonetheless unhappy people. They are very successful—and very miserable. For satisfaction to be lasting it must be more than material; it must be spiritual. We need to know that our lives have purpose, and that somehow we have made a difference. We want to be assured that our work is productive and will have lasting value.
We have a deep-seated need to know that our life’s work is purposeful, physically and spiritually. When we understand that every good deed is attached to a complex spiritual apparatus and what we do affects the cosmos - then our lives become endowed with a deeper sense of meaning and purpose.
We desperately need to know, as well, that in some way our work is helping others - that we are making a contribution to society beyond our own selfish needs. Then - we live. Then - we are happy.
Man does not live by bread alone. We simply cannot.
(Excerpts from Chabad.org - by Rabbi Yossy Goldman)
May you have a meaningful and uplifting Shabbos!
This week’s Parsha Perspective is dedicated by Mr. Binyomin Philipson in memory of his late mother Mrs. Ellen (Elka bas Zisel) Philipson OBM
“Man does not live by bread alone” (Devarim (Deuteronomy) 8:3) - a famous line, but what does it mean?
The verse comes from this week’s Torah portion Eikev (Devarim (Deuteronomy) 7:12-11:25), and is a reference to the miraculous Manna, which fell from heaven daily during the Jewish people’s sojourn in the wilderness. The conclusion of the verse states “rather, by the utterance of G‑d’s mouth does man live.” Thus, it is reminding us about the true source of human sustenance.
Contrary to popular belief, it is neither our earthly toil, nor the sweat of our brow, nor all those conferences, meetings and sales seminars that ensure our success. The reality is that it is G‑d who sustains us and looks after us, just as our ancestors trekking through the desert were totally dependent on Him for their daily bread. Wealth is a G‑dly gift. At the end of the day, it is not our business acumen alone that provides our daily bread, but the blessings from Above which endow our efforts with success.
Ask anyone in sales how often their best-laid plans and pitches have come to naught, and then, out of the blue, a big order comes in with little or no effort. Of course, it’s not the rule, and we must be prepared to put in effort if we are to succeed. But when it does happen, it reminds us that there are higher forces, beyond our control, at work.
But there’s another meaning to this verse as well. Man does not live by bread alone. The human spirit is such that we crave more than bread. Human beings are never satisfied with money or materialism alone.
Money is important, but we cannot live by money exclusively. What about job satisfaction? I know a number of individuals in our community who willingly gave up lucrative positions for less rewarding ones, because they found their work unstimulating. They were making lots of cash, but there was no emotional reward.
There are many people who have it all financially, but who are nonetheless unhappy people. They are very successful—and very miserable. For satisfaction to be lasting it must be more than material; it must be spiritual. We need to know that our lives have purpose, and that somehow we have made a difference. We want to be assured that our work is productive and will have lasting value.
We have a deep-seated need to know that our life’s work is purposeful, physically and spiritually. When we understand that every good deed is attached to a complex spiritual apparatus and what we do affects the cosmos - then our lives become endowed with a deeper sense of meaning and purpose.
We desperately need to know, as well, that in some way our work is helping others - that we are making a contribution to society beyond our own selfish needs. Then - we live. Then - we are happy.
Man does not live by bread alone. We simply cannot.
(Excerpts from Chabad.org - by Rabbi Yossy Goldman)
May you have a meaningful and uplifting Shabbos!
Tuesday, August 23, 2016
Chof Av Farbrengen
There will be a farbrengen in honor of כ' אב on Wednesday night, August 24th, at Tzemach Tzedek shul, after the 8:20pm Maariv.
Sunday, August 21, 2016
Davening Times for the week of Parshas Ekev for Tzemach Tzedek
Shacharis - Sunday 8:00, 9:00, 10:00am
Shacharis - Monday thru Friday 7:00, 8:00, 9:00am
Mincha - Sunday thru Thursday 7:00, 7:30pm
Maariv - Sunday thru Thursday 8:20, 9:30pm
Shacharis - Monday thru Friday 7:00, 8:00, 9:00am
Mincha - Sunday thru Thursday 7:00, 7:30pm
Maariv - Sunday thru Thursday 8:20, 9:30pm
Friday, August 19, 2016
Parshas Vaeschanan Schedule for Tzemach Tzedek
The following is the Tzemach Tzedek schedule for Shabbos Parshas Vaeschanan:
Friday - ערב ש"ק
Licht Bentchen 7:30pm
Minchah Erev Shabbos 7:46pm
Kabbolas Shabbos 8:15pm
שבת קודש
Rov's Chassidus Shiur 9:00am
Sof Zman Krias Shma 9:35am
Shacharis 10:00am
Minchah Gedolah. 1:33pm
Women's Pirkei Avos Shiur 5:30pm
Rov's Halachah Shiur 6:45pm
Minchah 7:30pm
Motzoei Shabbos/Maariv 8:31pm
א גוטען שבת
הַקְהֵל אֶת־הָעָם הָאֲנָשִׁים וְהַנָּשִׁים וְהַטַּף ... לְמַעַן יִשְׁמְעוּ וּלְמַעַן יִלְמְדוּ וְיָרְאוּ אֶת־ה' אֱלֹקֵיכֶם
Friday - ערב ש"ק
Licht Bentchen 7:30pm
Minchah Erev Shabbos 7:46pm
Kabbolas Shabbos 8:15pm
שבת קודש
Rov's Chassidus Shiur 9:00am
Sof Zman Krias Shma 9:35am
Shacharis 10:00am
Minchah Gedolah. 1:33pm
Women's Pirkei Avos Shiur 5:30pm
Rov's Halachah Shiur 6:45pm
Minchah 7:30pm
Motzoei Shabbos/Maariv 8:31pm
א גוטען שבת
הַקְהֵל אֶת־הָעָם הָאֲנָשִׁים וְהַנָּשִׁים וְהַטַּף ... לְמַעַן יִשְׁמְעוּ וּלְמַעַן יִלְמְדוּ וְיָרְאוּ אֶת־ה' אֱלֹקֵיכֶם
Parsha Perspective
By Rabbi Yisroel Shusterman
This week’s Parsha Perspective is dedicated by Mr. Binyomin Philipson in memory of his late mother Mrs. Ellen (Elka bas Zisel) Philipson OBM
Nine-year-old Joey was asked by his mother what he had learned at Hebrew Sunday school.
"Well, Mom, our teacher told us how G‑d sent Moses behind enemy lines on a rescue mission to lead the Israelites out of Egypt. When he got to the Red Sea, he had his engineers build a pontoon bridge and all the people walked across safely. Then he used his walkie-talkie to radio headquarters for reinforcements. They sent bombers to blow up the bridge and all the Israelites were saved."
"Now, Joey, is that really what your teacher taught you?"
"Well, no, Mom. But if I told it the way the teacher did, you'd never believe it!"
One of the sacred tasks of parents and teachers is to educate the next generation and to impart to our children the knowledge and values of our Torah. We cannot be content with our own study – we have to teach the young.
This mitzvah is featured in this week's Torah portion Va’eschanan (Devarim (Deuteronomy) 3:23-7:11) in the words of the Shema which we recite thrice daily: “…teach them to your children, to discuss them, while you sit in your home, while you walk on the way, when you retire and when you arise…”
What is intriguing is that the great codifier Maimonides, as well as R. Schneur Zalman of Liadi, in his Code of Jewish Law, present the laws relating to teaching Torah to our children before presenting the laws of studying Torah. It seems quite obvious that one cannot teach before studying. Why would the laws pertaining to teaching a child precede the adult’s requirement to learn? Particularly considering that the power and advantage of a developed, adult, mature mind is enhanced and magnified by the wealth of life’s experiences and challenges of one’s past, which can be shared with the younger generation.
But there is a deficiency and handicap in an adult’s approach to absorbing the words of Torah. So often, objectivity and humility are casualties of preconceived ideas. Our life’s experiences have formed calluses on our attitudes and philosophies. We begin to judge by our decisions rather than decide by our judgments.
How often are we left unmoved by a truth because we are self-consciously aware of the ramifications of accepting such truths? We fit teachings into lifestyles rather than confront the challenge of change.
The laws of studying Torah are preceded by the laws of teaching a child, to remind us how to absorb the words of G-d. The learning of a young child – so eager, so fresh and so unencumbered by life’s baggage – is like “ink written on fresh paper,” – teaching us the art of true Torah study.
May our spiritual and intellectual journeys always retain the effervescence, passion and innocence of a child. May we, this Shabbat Nachamu, ("Shabbat of Comfort" following the period of mourning of Tisha b’Av), find comfort, optimism and belief in a world about to be redeemed, by allowing ourselves to peer through the eyes and hope of a child.
(Excerpts from Chabad.org - by Rabbi Dovid Hazdan)
May you have a meaningful and uplifting Shabbos!
This week’s Parsha Perspective is dedicated by Mr. Binyomin Philipson in memory of his late mother Mrs. Ellen (Elka bas Zisel) Philipson OBM
Nine-year-old Joey was asked by his mother what he had learned at Hebrew Sunday school.
"Well, Mom, our teacher told us how G‑d sent Moses behind enemy lines on a rescue mission to lead the Israelites out of Egypt. When he got to the Red Sea, he had his engineers build a pontoon bridge and all the people walked across safely. Then he used his walkie-talkie to radio headquarters for reinforcements. They sent bombers to blow up the bridge and all the Israelites were saved."
"Now, Joey, is that really what your teacher taught you?"
"Well, no, Mom. But if I told it the way the teacher did, you'd never believe it!"
One of the sacred tasks of parents and teachers is to educate the next generation and to impart to our children the knowledge and values of our Torah. We cannot be content with our own study – we have to teach the young.
This mitzvah is featured in this week's Torah portion Va’eschanan (Devarim (Deuteronomy) 3:23-7:11) in the words of the Shema which we recite thrice daily: “…teach them to your children, to discuss them, while you sit in your home, while you walk on the way, when you retire and when you arise…”
What is intriguing is that the great codifier Maimonides, as well as R. Schneur Zalman of Liadi, in his Code of Jewish Law, present the laws relating to teaching Torah to our children before presenting the laws of studying Torah. It seems quite obvious that one cannot teach before studying. Why would the laws pertaining to teaching a child precede the adult’s requirement to learn? Particularly considering that the power and advantage of a developed, adult, mature mind is enhanced and magnified by the wealth of life’s experiences and challenges of one’s past, which can be shared with the younger generation.
But there is a deficiency and handicap in an adult’s approach to absorbing the words of Torah. So often, objectivity and humility are casualties of preconceived ideas. Our life’s experiences have formed calluses on our attitudes and philosophies. We begin to judge by our decisions rather than decide by our judgments.
How often are we left unmoved by a truth because we are self-consciously aware of the ramifications of accepting such truths? We fit teachings into lifestyles rather than confront the challenge of change.
The laws of studying Torah are preceded by the laws of teaching a child, to remind us how to absorb the words of G-d. The learning of a young child – so eager, so fresh and so unencumbered by life’s baggage – is like “ink written on fresh paper,” – teaching us the art of true Torah study.
May our spiritual and intellectual journeys always retain the effervescence, passion and innocence of a child. May we, this Shabbat Nachamu, ("Shabbat of Comfort" following the period of mourning of Tisha b’Av), find comfort, optimism and belief in a world about to be redeemed, by allowing ourselves to peer through the eyes and hope of a child.
(Excerpts from Chabad.org - by Rabbi Dovid Hazdan)
May you have a meaningful and uplifting Shabbos!
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Wednesday, August 17, 2016
Tu B'Av Farbrengen
There will be a farbrengen in honor of ט"ו באב on Thursday night, August 18th, at Tzemach Tzedek shul, after the 8:30pm Maariv.
Schleifer Lechaim
Mazel tov to Shmuel and Rena Schleifer upon the engagement of their daughter, Tovi, to Simcha Kornbluth. The vort will take place at KYB, 23 Lime Kiln Road, Suffern on Sunday evening, August 21, beginning at 6 pm.
Tuesday, August 16, 2016
Palace Lechaim
Mr & Mrs. Moshe Palace invite all to the L’Chaim of their son Schneur to Chani Abraham, tonight August 16, at Nemes Hall, 309 New York Avenue, between Eastern Parkway and Union Street, at 8:30 pm.
Monday, August 15, 2016
Davening Times for the week of Parshas Vaeschanan for Tzemach Tzedek
Shacharis - Monday thru Friday 6:48, 7:00, 8:00, 9:00am
Mincha - Monday thru Thursday 7:00, 7:40pm
Maariv - Monday thru Thursday 8:30, 9:30pm
סיום מסכתא after 1st Maariv thru 15 Av
Mincha - Monday thru Thursday 7:00, 7:40pm
Maariv - Monday thru Thursday 8:30, 9:30pm
סיום מסכתא after 1st Maariv thru 15 Av
Friday, August 12, 2016
Tisha B'Av Schedule for Tzemach Tzedek
Shacharis. 8:00, 8:30, 9:00, 9:30, 10:00am (followed by Kinos)
Chatzos. 1:01pm
Mincha (Ashrei) 2:00, 7:20pm
Shkiah 7:56pm
Maariv - end of fast. 8:26pm
Chatzos. 1:01pm
Mincha (Ashrei) 2:00, 7:20pm
Shkiah 7:56pm
Maariv - end of fast. 8:26pm
Parshas Devorim Schedule for Tzemach Tzedek
The following is the Tzemach Tzedek schedule for Shabbos Parshas Devorim:
Friday - ערב ש"ק
Licht Bentchen 7:40pm
Minchah Erev Shabbos 7:56pm
Kabbolas Shabbos 8:30pm
שבת קודש
Rov's Chassidus Shiur 9:00am
Sof Zman Krias Shma 9:29am
Shacharis 10:00am
Finish all Shiurim before Chatzos
Minchan Gedolah. 1:35pm
Minchah 6:00pm
Followed by regular Shabbos meal (no eggs or ashes ch"v)
Shkiah - beginning of fast. 7:57pm
Motzoei Shabbos. 8:42pm
After the zman of Motzoei Shabbos, say 'Boruch Hamavdil' and say the brocho of 'Borei Meorei Hoeish' over a flame
Maariv. 9:15pm
א גוטען שבת
הַקְהֵל אֶת־הָעָם הָאֲנָשִׁים וְהַנָּשִׁים וְהַטַּף ... לְמַעַן יִשְׁמְעוּ וּלְמַעַן יִלְמְדוּ וְיָרְאוּ אֶת־ה' אֱלֹקֵיכֶם
Friday - ערב ש"ק
Licht Bentchen 7:40pm
Minchah Erev Shabbos 7:56pm
Kabbolas Shabbos 8:30pm
שבת קודש
Rov's Chassidus Shiur 9:00am
Sof Zman Krias Shma 9:29am
Shacharis 10:00am
Finish all Shiurim before Chatzos
Minchan Gedolah. 1:35pm
Minchah 6:00pm
Followed by regular Shabbos meal (no eggs or ashes ch"v)
Shkiah - beginning of fast. 7:57pm
Motzoei Shabbos. 8:42pm
After the zman of Motzoei Shabbos, say 'Boruch Hamavdil' and say the brocho of 'Borei Meorei Hoeish' over a flame
Maariv. 9:15pm
א גוטען שבת
הַקְהֵל אֶת־הָעָם הָאֲנָשִׁים וְהַנָּשִׁים וְהַטַּף ... לְמַעַן יִשְׁמְעוּ וּלְמַעַן יִלְמְדוּ וְיָרְאוּ אֶת־ה' אֱלֹקֵיכֶם
Parsha Perspective
By Rabbi Yisroel Shusterman
This week’s Parsha Perspective is dedicated by Mr. Binyomin Philipson in memory of his late mother Mrs. Ellen (Elka bas Zisel) Philipson OBM
The Torah portion this Shabbat (Devarim (Deuteronomy) 1:1-3:22) always comes out on the Jewish calendar immediately prior to Tisha B'Av or on the day of Tisha B’Av itself, as this year, the Jewish national day of mourning. After this Torah reading we read the famous Haftarah (section from the Prophets) of Chazon, the "Vision of Isaiah" which foretells the exile of the Jewish people. On the fast day of “Tisha B'Av” (observed on Sunday) we will recall the destruction of our Holy Temple nearly 2,000 years ago by fasting and mourning and the other observances of the day.
They say that Napoleon was once passing through the Jewish ghetto in Paris and heard sounds of crying and wailing emanating from a synagogue. He stopped to ask what the lament was about. He was told that the Jews were remembering the destruction of their Temple. "When did it happen?" asked the Emperor. "Some 1700 years ago," was the answer he received. Whereupon Napoleon stated with conviction that a people who never forgets its past would be destined to forever have a future.
In the beginning of our Torah portion, Moses recalls how G-d had said to the Children of Israel, "You have surrounded this mountain long enough. Turn away, and take your journey..." (Deuteronomy 1:6). The mountain is Sinai, scene of the revelation of G-d’s wisdom and will to man. Yet G-d tells us, "You've been here long enough. Move on!"
We must always be prepared to move forward, to carry on to the next stage. How are we to navigate a clear path, through the confusion that is everyday life? How do we reconcile this with our past? How do we utilize our life experience, both individual and collective?
A young boy was traveling from Jerusalem to the Galilee.
He arrived at a four-way crossroads and discovered, to his horror that the crossroads sign, with its arrows pointing the way to the cities lying in the four directions, had fallen down.
Which road should he take to reach his destination?
But he knew where he was coming from - Jerusalem. By arranging the sign so that Jerusalem pointed to the path he had just come from, he was able to figure out which way to go.
This is the key. Moving forward is essential but in order to do so we must remember and understand where we are coming from. The Torah is our collective Jewish life experience. Our heritage and our history are our signposts. Using this as our starting point, knowing where we are coming from, we are able to know and get to where we need to go, on the correct path, without straying or getting lost.
Yes, progress is an inevitable (and even good) thing. Nonetheless, it must be tempered with a clear understanding and appreciation of where we started out from and how Torah is our frame of reference. In this way, we will be able to chart a clear and bright future, dealing with the challenges of the modern world head on, using progress in a positive manner and to reach our final destination, the rebuilding of the third and ultimate Temple in Jerusalem. May it happen NOW!
(Excerpts from Chabad.org)
May you have a meaningful and uplifting Shabbos!
This week’s Parsha Perspective is dedicated by Mr. Binyomin Philipson in memory of his late mother Mrs. Ellen (Elka bas Zisel) Philipson OBM
The Torah portion this Shabbat (Devarim (Deuteronomy) 1:1-3:22) always comes out on the Jewish calendar immediately prior to Tisha B'Av or on the day of Tisha B’Av itself, as this year, the Jewish national day of mourning. After this Torah reading we read the famous Haftarah (section from the Prophets) of Chazon, the "Vision of Isaiah" which foretells the exile of the Jewish people. On the fast day of “Tisha B'Av” (observed on Sunday) we will recall the destruction of our Holy Temple nearly 2,000 years ago by fasting and mourning and the other observances of the day.
They say that Napoleon was once passing through the Jewish ghetto in Paris and heard sounds of crying and wailing emanating from a synagogue. He stopped to ask what the lament was about. He was told that the Jews were remembering the destruction of their Temple. "When did it happen?" asked the Emperor. "Some 1700 years ago," was the answer he received. Whereupon Napoleon stated with conviction that a people who never forgets its past would be destined to forever have a future.
In the beginning of our Torah portion, Moses recalls how G-d had said to the Children of Israel, "You have surrounded this mountain long enough. Turn away, and take your journey..." (Deuteronomy 1:6). The mountain is Sinai, scene of the revelation of G-d’s wisdom and will to man. Yet G-d tells us, "You've been here long enough. Move on!"
We must always be prepared to move forward, to carry on to the next stage. How are we to navigate a clear path, through the confusion that is everyday life? How do we reconcile this with our past? How do we utilize our life experience, both individual and collective?
A young boy was traveling from Jerusalem to the Galilee.
He arrived at a four-way crossroads and discovered, to his horror that the crossroads sign, with its arrows pointing the way to the cities lying in the four directions, had fallen down.
Which road should he take to reach his destination?
But he knew where he was coming from - Jerusalem. By arranging the sign so that Jerusalem pointed to the path he had just come from, he was able to figure out which way to go.
This is the key. Moving forward is essential but in order to do so we must remember and understand where we are coming from. The Torah is our collective Jewish life experience. Our heritage and our history are our signposts. Using this as our starting point, knowing where we are coming from, we are able to know and get to where we need to go, on the correct path, without straying or getting lost.
Yes, progress is an inevitable (and even good) thing. Nonetheless, it must be tempered with a clear understanding and appreciation of where we started out from and how Torah is our frame of reference. In this way, we will be able to chart a clear and bright future, dealing with the challenges of the modern world head on, using progress in a positive manner and to reach our final destination, the rebuilding of the third and ultimate Temple in Jerusalem. May it happen NOW!
(Excerpts from Chabad.org)
May you have a meaningful and uplifting Shabbos!
Tuesday, August 9, 2016
Hei Av Farbrengen
There will be a farbrengen in honor of ה' אב tonight, Tuesday August 9th, at Tzemach Tzedek shul, after the 8:40pm Maariv.
Sunday, August 7, 2016
Davening Times for the week of Parshas Devarim for Tzemach Tzedek
Shacharis - Sunday 8:00, 9:00, 10:00am
Shacharis - Monday thru Friday 6:48, 7:00, 8:00, 9:00am
Mincha - Sunday thru Thursday 7:00, 7:50pm
Maariv - Sunday thru Thursday 8:40, 9:30pm
Shacharis - Monday thru Friday 6:48, 7:00, 8:00, 9:00am
Mincha - Sunday thru Thursday 7:00, 7:50pm
Maariv - Sunday thru Thursday 8:40, 9:30pm
סיום מסכתא after Maariv
Friday, August 5, 2016
Parshas Matos-Masei Schedule for Tzemach Tzedek
The following is the Tzemach Tzedek schedule for Shabbos Chazak Parshas Matos-Masei:
Friday - ערב ש"ק
Licht Bentchen 7:49pm
Minchah Erev Shabbos 8:05pm
Kabbolas Shabbos 8:40pm
שבת קודש
Rov's Chassidus Shiur 9:00am
Sof Zman Krias Shma 9:29am
Sof Zman Krias Shma 9:29am
Shacharis 10:00am
Women's Pirkei Avos Shiur 6:00pm
Rov's Halachah Shiur 7:05pm
Rov's Halachah Shiur 7:05pm
Minchah 7:50pm
Motzoei Shabbos/Maariv 8:52pm
א גוטען שבת
הַקְהֵל אֶת־הָעָם הָאֲנָשִׁים וְהַנָּשִׁים וְהַטַּף ... לְמַעַן יִשְׁמְעוּ וּלְמַעַן יִלְמְדוּ וְיָרְאוּ אֶת־ה' אֱלֹקֵיכֶם
Parsha Perspective
By Rabbi Yisroel Shusterman
This week’s Parsha Perspective is dedicated by Mr.
Binyomin Philipson in memory of his late
mothe Mrs. Ellen (Elka bas Zisel) Philipson OBM
Is it the money or the man, the cash or the kids? Of course,
no one would ever admit to putting money ahead of their children; but is it not
an all too common phenomenon? Aren't most parents, even good parents, guilty of
making that mistake now and then?
In this week's Torah portion, Parshah Matos-Massei (Bamidbor [Numbers] 30:2-36:13) the Jewish
People are preparing for the conquest of Canaan and the allotment of the
Promised Land amongst the twelve tribes of Israel, when the tribes of Reuben
and Gad make a special request of Moses.
They had abundant herds of livestock and the land east of
the Jordan River was especially suitable for grazing. They asked Moses if they
could receive this land rather than land west of the Jordan. In making this
request they expressed themselves thus: "Pens for the flock we shall build
here for our livestock, and cities for our small children."
Immediately, Moses chastises them and corrects their
mistake. "Build for yourselves cities for your small children and pens for
your flock." Moses turns around their sequence, putting the children ahead
of the animals.
Rashi observes that these tribes were more concerned about
their money, i.e. livestock, than they were about their sons and daughters.
Moses needed to give them a lesson in values and priorities. Put family first.
Possessions come later.
The question is, are our own price tags correctly marked? Do
we value the things in our own lives correctly? Are our priorities in order? Or
do we too put the cattle and the sheep -- the car and the office -- ahead of
our children?
How many workaholic husbands have told their wives,
"Honey, I'm doing it all for you and the kids." But the businesses we
are busy building for them actually take us away from them in the most
important and formative years of their lives. Rightly has it been said,
"the best thing you can spend on your kids is not money but time."
Many people become "successes" over the years.
They achieve professional success, career success, business success, growing
their fame and fortunes. Too many in the process have become family failures.
At the end of the day, our deepest satisfaction in life comes not from our
professional achievements but from our family -- the growth, stability and
togetherness that we have nurtured over the years -- what our Jewish parents
and grandparents simply called Yiddishe Nachas.
To paraphrase the sixth Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Yosef
Yitzchak Schneersohn, "Jewish wealth is not measured in property
portfolios or stocks and bonds; true Jewish wealth is being blessed with
children who walk in the ways of G-d." For that, we need to be there for
them and with them.
(Excerpts from Chabad.org - from Rabbi Yossy Goldman)
May you have a
meaningful and uplifting Shabbos!!
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