Just a few months ago there were over a dozen thin gartels in the Gartel G'mach. Now the G'mach has only TWO thin Gartels left, currently lying around in people's jacket pockets, waiting to be returned to the G'mach!
Please do yourself and everyone else who uses the G'mach a favor and check your pockets for the Gartels which don't belong to you and return them to the Gmach (in Rabbi Yisroel Shusterman's Shtender). You will need them from the G'mach the next time you leave your Gartel at home. It's only for your benefit!
Thank you,
Rabbi Yisroel Shusterman
Friday, December 2, 2016
Parshas Toldos Schedule for Tzemach Tzedek
The following is the Tzemach Tzedek schedule for Shabbos Parshas Toldos:
Minchah Erev Shabbos 4:26pm
Kabbolas Shabbos 5:00pm
Rov's Chassidus Shiur 8:45am
Sof Zman Krias Shma 9:25am
Shacharis 9:30am
Minchah Gedolah 12:10pm
Rov's Halochoh Shiur 3:45pm
Minchah 4:10pm
Motzoei Shabbos/Maariv 5:14pm
Avos U'bonim 6:45pm
Friday - ערב ש"ק
Licht Bentchen 4:10pmMinchah Erev Shabbos 4:26pm
Kabbolas Shabbos 5:00pm
No Kiddush between 5:46/6:00pm - 6:46/7:00pm
שבת קודש
Sof Zman Krias Shma 9:25am
Shacharis 9:30am
Kiddush/Farbrengen following Davening
Rov's Halochoh Shiur 3:45pm
Minchah 4:10pm
Motzoei Shabbos/Maariv 5:14pm
Avos U'bonim 6:45pm
א גוטען שבת
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
In memory of Leah bas Rochel OBM
Our Torah portion this week Toldot (Bereishis [Genesis] 25:19-28:9) recounts the birth of the twins Yaacov (Jacob) and Eisav (Esau). Growing up, the two boys developed their contrasting lifestyles - Jacob of piety and scholarship, as compared to Esau, of violence and corruption. Towards the end of the portion, the Torah tells of Jacob receiving the blessings from his father Isaac.
Isaac asked Esau to prepare a dinner of venison for him, after which he would bless his son. On Rebecca's advice, Jacob waited till Esau had left the house to go hunting for his father’s meal. Rebecca then cooked up a meal of goat meat – to taste like the venison that Esau was sure to bring – and then sheared the goats' skins so Jacob could wrap them around his arms to simulate hairiness, and even asked Jacob to don his brother's clothes
Isaac was blind, so when Jacob finally managed to creep into the room he had to imitate his brother's tone of voice and disposition, and then he prevaricated and stretched the truth a bit so that his aging father would not catch on.
Even after successfully receiving the blessings, for decades to come, he lived in fear of Esau's revenge.
Isn’t it a bit curious why Rebecca and Jacob went through all that fuss and bother to surreptitiously engineer that Isaac's blessings go to Jacob and not his older brother Esau? Why didn't he and his mother just march openly into Isaac's room, bring proof of Esau's wickedness and convince Isaac that Jacob was the more worthy candidate in the first place?
When I visit people in the hospital, I often hear variations on a common theme: "Rabbi, I'm praying, but I don't really know if I deserve a miracle, after all, I'm not very religious…"
Others are even less sanguine; they just assume that their lack of Jewish knowledge or observance to date precludes them from ever receiving G‑d's favor.
Perhaps it was to dispel this attitude that Rebecca forced Jacob to go through the whole charade. Sure, he could have walked identifiably into his father's study, dressed all in white, exuding nobility and religiosity, and claimed his rightful blessings. But the unmistakable message for the future would be that only the Jacobs among us deserve to be blessed.
But that's not good enough for a true Yiddishe mama (Jewish mother). Rebecca wanted to ensure merit for all Jews, for all generations. By deliberately going down-market and dressing Jacob in Esau's clothing, she demonstrated that every one of us, even those who currently look and act like Esau, are equally deserving of our Father's blessings.
(Excerpts from Chabad.org - from Rabbi Elisha Greenbaum)
This week’s Parsha Perspective is dedicated by Mr. Binyomin Philipson in memory of his late mother Mrs. Ellen (Elka bas Zisel) Philipson OBM
In memory of Leah bas Rochel OBM
Our Torah portion this week Toldot (Bereishis [Genesis] 25:19-28:9) recounts the birth of the twins Yaacov (Jacob) and Eisav (Esau). Growing up, the two boys developed their contrasting lifestyles - Jacob of piety and scholarship, as compared to Esau, of violence and corruption. Towards the end of the portion, the Torah tells of Jacob receiving the blessings from his father Isaac.
Isaac asked Esau to prepare a dinner of venison for him, after which he would bless his son. On Rebecca's advice, Jacob waited till Esau had left the house to go hunting for his father’s meal. Rebecca then cooked up a meal of goat meat – to taste like the venison that Esau was sure to bring – and then sheared the goats' skins so Jacob could wrap them around his arms to simulate hairiness, and even asked Jacob to don his brother's clothes
Isaac was blind, so when Jacob finally managed to creep into the room he had to imitate his brother's tone of voice and disposition, and then he prevaricated and stretched the truth a bit so that his aging father would not catch on.
Even after successfully receiving the blessings, for decades to come, he lived in fear of Esau's revenge.
Isn’t it a bit curious why Rebecca and Jacob went through all that fuss and bother to surreptitiously engineer that Isaac's blessings go to Jacob and not his older brother Esau? Why didn't he and his mother just march openly into Isaac's room, bring proof of Esau's wickedness and convince Isaac that Jacob was the more worthy candidate in the first place?
When I visit people in the hospital, I often hear variations on a common theme: "Rabbi, I'm praying, but I don't really know if I deserve a miracle, after all, I'm not very religious…"
Others are even less sanguine; they just assume that their lack of Jewish knowledge or observance to date precludes them from ever receiving G‑d's favor.
Perhaps it was to dispel this attitude that Rebecca forced Jacob to go through the whole charade. Sure, he could have walked identifiably into his father's study, dressed all in white, exuding nobility and religiosity, and claimed his rightful blessings. But the unmistakable message for the future would be that only the Jacobs among us deserve to be blessed.
But that's not good enough for a true Yiddishe mama (Jewish mother). Rebecca wanted to ensure merit for all Jews, for all generations. By deliberately going down-market and dressing Jacob in Esau's clothing, she demonstrated that every one of us, even those who currently look and act like Esau, are equally deserving of our Father's blessings.
(Excerpts from Chabad.org - from Rabbi Elisha Greenbaum)
May you have a meaningful and uplifting Shabbos!!
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