Mrs. Rachel Sabol Sitting Shiva

Mrs. Rachel Sabol is currently sitting shiva after the petirah of her father. She is sitting in her home at 7 Woodwind Ln., New Hempstead. She will be sitting until Friday afternoon. Besuros Tovos.

Schedule for Shabbos פ' כי-תצא and week of כי-תבא

This Tishrei, remember your fellow member of Anash

Shabbos Parshas Shoftim and week of Ki-Seitzei

Shabbos פ' ראה and week of פ' שופטים schedule

Shabbos Ekev and Week of Re'eh schedule

Seeking Package Delivery to Montreal

If you are coming to Montreal between now and Rosh Chodesh Elul, and you would be able to bring a package, please contact szrabin@gmail.com

Thank you

Shabbos ואתחנן and week of עקב schedule

Schedule for Shabbos Chazon Parshas Devorim and Tisha B'Av and Week of Parshas ואתחנן

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Schedule for Shabbos Matos-Masei and Parshas Devorim

Schedule for Shabbos פ' פנחס and the week of Parshas מטות-מסעי

Shabbos Parshas Balak and Week of Parshas Pinchas, including Fast of שבעה עשר בתמוז - נדחה

Shabbos Parashas Chukas and Week of Balak Schedule - Plus many Mazel Tovs!

Schedule for Shabbos Parshas Korach and Week of Chukas

Special Guest Rabbi Yossi Groner to be at Tzemach Tzedek this Shabbos Gimmel Tammuz!

Mazal Tov Rothsteins!

Mazal tov to Mr. and Mrs. Yaakov and Shulamit Geulah Rothstein on the marriage of their children Rabbi Isaiah and Leah Rothstein

Schedule for שבת פ' בהעלותך and the week of פ' שלח

Jordan Shalom Zochor

New! Shiurim Series for Gimmel Tammuz

שבת נשא schedule

Shabbos Mevorchim - Chazak - Bechukosai and week of Bamidbar 5779 schedule

Shabbos Behar and Week of Bechukosai Schedules

Parsha Perspective

By Rabbi Yisroel Shusterman

Dedicated in memory of Elka bas Zisel OBM

And in memory of Leah bas Rochel OBM

The Parsha this week, Emor, (Vayikra (Leviticus) 21:1-24:23) presents an interesting Mitzva. “A bull, sheep or goat that is born to you shall remain under its mother for seven days. From the eighth day onward it is acceptable as an offering to G-d" (Vayikra (Leviticus) 22:27). 

Why does the Torah refer to the newborn animals by their mature names instead of the usual calf, lamb and kid? The Torah wants to teach us that an animal is born with its entire potential already actualized. It cannot develop into something greater than it already is at this “age”.

Its qualities will never erode, but its inherent faults will always remain.

Young at Heart

Not so for human beings. Man is always capable of more. Rabbi Akiva, for example, was forty years old before he learned to read Hebrew, yet he became one of the greatest Torah scholar in history. Every human being, background and affiliation notwithstanding, can transform him or herself and thus make great strides forward.

The Circumcision Milestone

A calf is born and lives for one week. Having completed one full cycle of life, it reaches its greatest milestone: it is ready to be brought as an offering before G-d. There is no sense in waiting any longer for it won't develop into more than it already is. Mankind, on the other hand, lives for one week and only then begins the journey. Circumcision, performed on the eighth day, enables us to begin a process that only intensifies as we grow and mature.

(Though girls are not circumcised they don't miss out on this process. Jewish thought views women as endowed at birth with the inherent quality that men receive only at circumcision. In this sense women begin their process of spiritual growth one week earlier, from the time of birth.)

Forward March

It is never too late to turn over a new leaf. Life is filled with milestones. Birth, circumcision, bar/bat mitzvah, graduation, marriage, parenting, grand parenting and so on. If physical maturity marches inexorably forward, it follows that spiritual maturity can, and should, at the very least, keep pace.

(excerpts from chabad.org - Rabbi  Lazer Gurkow)

Important Safety Course This Sunday!

Men & Women! Please join us or this all-important course this Sunday!

Shabbos Emor and Parshas Behar schedules

PIRKEI AVOS WITH RABBI LESCHES THIS SHABBOS

Rabbi Lesches' Pirkei Avos class continues this Shabbos afternoon for women and girls (high school and older).

"A fantastic class! Don't miss it!"

Shabbos Afternoon
5:45 pm
10 Langeries Dr. - The home of Devorah Hayman

Shabbos קדושים and week of אמור schedule

Parsha Perspective

By Rabbi Yisroel Shusterman

Have you ever felt like losing your temper but at the last moment you managed to restrain yourself? These types of inner battles often happen when encountered by a traffic officer or similar representatives of officialdom. But this conflict can happen just as well on the domestic front.....and the same restraint is needed!

The Parshah of Kedoshim (Vayikra (Leviticus) 19:1-20:27), begins with the concept that we should be holy. What exactly does this mean? The commenter Rashi explains that the term "holy" implies self-restraint. There are many temptations in life. To be holy means to have the ability to control one's immediate impulses.

Another commentator, Nachmanides, makes the point that this self-restraint may sometimes take a person to a point beyond the simple letter of the law. Jewish law permits a person to eat kosher food: but should one be an out-and-out glutton? According to this view, even if the food is as kosher as could be, restraint is power; it shows that one is truly free as an individual, rather than just being just a slave of one's appetite.

Do you remember the story of Jacob and Esau and the plate of lentils? One way of understanding that story is that Esau was ready to sell his birthright, the most precious thing in his life, for a plate of food. One response might be: "How pathetic!" Others might feel sympathy with someone who is sometimes a slave to his senses. They might say that after all, this is our human situation. Nonetheless, one  should expect a person to aspire to be master of his or her own being. A human being, yes. An animal -- no.

Much of the Parshah is devoted to giving guidelines about this kind of self-mastery, in a number of different areas of life. The keynote to all these is the famous teaching "Love your neighbor as yourself" (Leviticus 19:18). Rabbi Akiva taught that this is the great principle of the Torah and it relates to all other aspects of Jewish thought and all areas of personal relationships. This includes, as well, the instruction not to take revenge, nor even to bear a grudge. This certainly needs self-control: in our actions, our words and even our thoughts.

Imagine such a person! Does he or she actually exist?

We can imagine this behavior happening with a very simple, naive or even inspired kind of person, who never sees bad in anyone. Or we can imagine a person of power, who has acquired genuine inner self-mastery. But us, for ourselves as well? Can we exercise such self-restraint? But if the Torah instructs us to do so, then we have that ability!

What is power? Throughout history people thought that it means mastery over others. Now we realize, it is mastery over oneself.

Daily life presents us with many instances of personal battles and confrontations, as suggested and implied in our Parshah. This would include our relationships with our parents, in business dealings, dealing with giving charity, in the borders and involvements between men and women, and also regarding our behavior when we are genuinely in power over others, e.g. as judges - to be fair in all areas of judgment to both rich and poor.

This Torah portion poses the challenge for man to exercise the power of restraint, in order to build a world of goodness for the future. Man has that ability to restrain himself when and where needed, which will help bring about an entire world filled with holiness.

 (Excerpts from Chabad.org – by Rabbi  Tali Loewenthal)

May you have a meaningful and uplifting Shabbos!

Schedule for Shabbos Acharei and Week of Kedoshim

Mazel Tov Strasbergs!

Mazel Tov to Yankel & Shaindel Strasberg on the birth of a baby boy on Shabbos, Achron Shel Pesach!

Mazel Tov to the zeide R’ Shmuel Klein & family.

 שלום זכר

Friday night at 3 Jonathan Pl., Spring Valley

ברית  
on Shabbos Day at 1pm at above location

Week of Parshas Acharei Schedule

Pesach 5779 Schedule

Shabbos HaGadol and week of First Day Pesach 5779 schedule

Levaya of Mrs. Lenore Tauber

Boruch Dayan HaEmes

We are deeply saddened to inform you of the passing of Mrs. Lenore Tauber, OBM, (Leah Zissel bas Avraham) the mother of Mrs. Fraida Cohen.

 Levaya: The levaya will take place tomorrow, Wednesday, at 12:00 pm at the Bloomfield Cooper Jewish Chapel, 2130 Kings Highway, Ocean, NJ, and kevura will be at BethEl Cemetery (Cedar Park/BethEl) , 735 Forest Ave, Paramus, NJ.

(For information or updates on the timing of the kevura, text Rabbi Cohen 845-216-4554).

Shiva: Mrs. Cohen will begin sitting shiva with her siblings at her sister’s home - 1100A Thornbury Lane, Manchester NJ and then in her own home at 5 Crestview Terrace, Monsey, starting on Friday and ending on Tuesday morning.

The family requests to limit visits from 10:30 am - 10:30 pm.
 May we share only good news in the future.
 The Cohen Family

 .המקום ינחם אתכם בתוך שאר אבלי ציון וירושלים

Shabbos Parshas Tazria/Hachodesh and week of מצורע 5779 schedule

Shabbos Parshas שמיני-פרה-מבה"ח ניסן 5779 and week of תזריע schedule

Hilchos Pesach Shiur

Shabbos Parashas צו and week of שמיני schedule

Shabbos Zachor and week of פרשת צו and Purim schedule

Parsha Perspective

By Rabbi Yisroel Shusterman

                   

This week’s Parsha Perspective is dedicated in memory of Elka bas Zisel OBM

And in memory of Leah bas Rochel OBM

Any abrupt change of font size in a written work attracts attention. Surely so in the Torah, where every detail and nuance is of great importance.

In this week's Torah portion, which begins the third Book of the Torah, Vayikra (Leviticus - 1:1-5:26), there is a particular change of font. The letter Alef, as it is written in the Torah in the opening verse of this week’s portion “Vayikra el Moshe” ("And G-d called to Moses"), is tiny. Noticeably smaller than the usual sized Alef or the other letters in that passage, it excites comment and query from synagogue audiences every year.

Chasidic thought explains that this change is to give an indication of Moshe’s (Moses') unparalleled humility. Though he was unique amongst  men in his communicating directly with G-d, despite the fact that he was the leader who had defeated the Egyptians and freed the Jews and brought the Torah down to the world at Sinai, he nonetheless remained the most humble man ever to exist on this earth (Numbers 12:3).

Interestingly, the small Alef of our Parsha is contrasted by another font change elsewhere in the Bible. The name 'Adam', the first man and the personal handiwork of G-d, is written once with an oversized Alef, (Divrei Hayamim [Chronicles] 1:1)  to denote his grandeur and, by extension, the potential greatness of all humans--the ultimate purpose of creation,

To exist is to have a purpose. G-d created nothing without reason. One needs to constantly bear in mind one's responsibilities and to live up to the large Alef.

Recognition of one's worth, however, should never lead to hubris and conceit. Moses, the most accomplished person ever to live, was also the most humble. The small Alef reflected his awareness that his talent and ability were gifts from G-d. He constantly asked himself, "Have I truly utilized my full capabilities?"

Humility does not mean self-delusion, but rather an awareness of one's talents, tempered by the acknowledgement of where they come from. Moshe was aware of his qualities but he did not take any credit for it. In fact, he would say: "Were somebody else to be granted these qualities, they would surely do even better."

This dual perspective of the dueling Alefs -- an uplifting recognition of one's achievements tempered by the deflating sense of accomplishment -- invokes a humility, yet with a drive to accomplish in religion and life and thus justify one's very existence.

(Excerpts from chabad.org -  Rabbi  Elisha Greenbaum)

May you have a meaningful and uplifting Shabbos!

If you would like to dedicate the weekly Parsha Perspective in honor or memory of a person or occasion, please contact Rabbi Shusterman at yshusterman@chedermonsey.org

Cheder Chabad Dinner this Sunday - You can still reserve your seat!

Cheder Chabad of Monsey is having their annual dinner to help support the Cheder. This is your chance to be part of this amazing event, and continue to be an integral partner with the Cheder.

Here is everything you need to know about the Cheder Chabad Monsey dinner.

The date:

Sunday, March 17, 2019

10 Adar II, 5779

The location:

Crowne Plaza Hotel

Suffern, NY

Tickets:

Single $180 / Couples $360

What's still needed of me?

RSVP here: www.chedermonsey.org/dinner

What else can I do for our children's Cheder?

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On behalf of your children, their teachers, and the entire Monsey Chabad Community, Thank you!

Have a wonderful week, 

Cheder Chabad Monsey Dinner Committee

This Purim & Pesach remember עניי עירך - members of Anash

Shabbos Pekudei (Chazak) and week of Vayikroh schedules

Parsha Perspective

     By Rabbi Yisroel Shusterman

This week’s Parsha Perspective is dedicated

                  In memory of Elka bas Zisel OBM

in memory of Leah bas Rochel OBM

“Let all those wise of heart come and do”—Exodus 35:10.

This week’s Torah portion, Vayakhel (Shmos [Exodus] 35:1-38:20) Moses called upon each individual member of the Children of Israel to come forward and use their particular skill (“wisdom”) to build the Mishkan—the desert Tabernacle. The Mishkan was an amazing work of art and engineering, and much wisdom and skill were required to build it. 

But why does he issue a call for the “wise of heart”? Is this not a contradiction in terms? After all, wisdom is in the mind, while emotions are in the heart!

Perhaps the Torah is teaching us a valuable lesson, especially applicable in the construction of our personal Mishkan.

Skill alone is sterile, while emotion alone is unpredictable. The wise person can know something and it can have no effect on his or her life—it remains in the display case of their brain, never used to direct their behavior. 

Another person may have profound experiences of deep religious emotion expressed so strongly that they reach a point where they lose sight of other good things in which they should be involved, or they become overly critical of others who seem not to be as enthused as they. 

Hence, G‑d directs Moses to tell the Jewish people: As each and every one of you is building a personal Mishkan—a Sanctuary for G‑d made of the stuff of your life—remember to be “wise of heart.” 

“Wise”—allow G‑dly wisdom to direct your feelings in a constructive, balanced and inclusive way.

“Of heart”—allow this knowledge to create a current of excitement and passion for the good and the G‑dly that fills your body and changes your world.

 (Excerpts from Chabad.org – by  Rabbi Shlomo Yaffe)

May you have a meaningful and uplifting Shabbos!

If you would like to dedicate the weekly Parsha Perspective in honor or memory of a person or occasion, 

please contact Rabbi Shusterman at yshusterman@chedermonsey.org

Shabbos שקלים פ' ויקהל מברכים אדר שני and week of Parshas פקודי

שבת פ' כי-תשא and the week of פרשת ויקהל schedules

MBCM Dinner This Sunday!

To All Anash, Friends of MBCM, and Parents of MBCM 'שי.

Monsey Beis Chaya Mushka (MBCM) Annual Dinner will take place on Sunday, February 17th, (י"ב אדר א) honoring Levi and Yehudice Bialestock 'שי and Yitzchok & Rochel Koval 'שי.

The success of MBCM has positively impacted our (Monsey, Morristown and surrounding areas) community's high school age girls for the past 13 years and it is imperative that we do all we can to ensure this continues!

The combined strength of everyone working together will IY"H make this dinner an overwhelming success, covering current deficits and helping MBCM meet its obligations to our wonderful, dedicated staff.

Women's Shiur by Rabbi Lesches Tuesday

schedule for שבת פ' תצוה and week of כי-תשא

Schedules for Shabbos תרומה and week of תצוה

Schedules for Shabbos משפטים and week of תרומה

Meshchaninov Sheva Brochos This Shabbos Day

Dear friends, 

we are feeling so blessed that Yehudi finally met his zivug, Riki ( Rivka Miriam) Druin of North Miami Beach, baruch Hashem and they were married in sunny Florida this past Sunday, בשעה טובה
We would be so honored if you could join us for a washing kiddush and Sheva Brachos  celebration, this Shabbos  Mevorchim Parshas Mishpatim, at the Tzemach Tzedek shul after daverning. Davening begins at 10:00am.

Please RSVP directly to us  at brachame@gmail.com if you will be able to make it....
We  so look forward to sharing our simcha with you!

With blessings,
Bracha and Ilya Meshchaninov.  

שבת פ' יתרו and week of פ' משפטים schedule

Parsha Perspective

This week’s Parsha Perspective is dedicated

                  In memory of Elka bas Zisel OBM

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                     And in memory of Leah bas Rochel OBM

A Night of Opportunity

At the stroke of midnight, the plague of the firstborn struck Egypt. Pharaoh rushed into the night, frantically looking for Moses and Aaron. He pleaded with them to take their people and depart Egypt immediately.

But Moses refused to hurry. The people would need time to pack and prepare. They would need provisions for their journey. Perhaps the Egyptians would be so kind as to supply them with vessels and garments?

The Torah portion this week Beshalach (Shmos [Exodus] 13:17-17:16) tells of those final moments in Egypt and the departure of the Israelites.

The Egyptians opened their storehouses and bestowed all kinds of gifts upon their former slaves. Jews spent the night racing to and fro, amassing wealth. The poorest Jew was to leave Egypt with ninety donkeys loaded with gold and silver.

It was not only material wealth that the Jews were garnering. Embedded within the gold and silver of Egypt were the "sparks of holiness" that eagerly awaited redemption. These redeemed sparks would constitute the spiritual harvest of the Egyptian exile, in fulfillment of the divine promise to Abraham that his children of would depart Egypt with "great wealth."

One man, however, did not join the frenzy. Moses was looking for Joseph and his burial plot. .

One hundred and thirty-nine years earlier, Joseph had predicted the coming redemption. He had asked his people to swear that when the time came, they would gather his remains and carry them to the Land of Israel for burial.

The children of Israel, busy divesting Egypt of its treasure, all but forgot their sacred oath. Moses remembered and set out in search of Joseph's grave. He visited the venerable Serach, daughter of Asher, one of the few people alive who could remember Joseph's final hours.⁴

The senior “bobba” Serach informed Moses that Joseph had been placed in a metal casket, which had been dropped into the Nile. She led him to the Nile and pointed out the very spot. Moses threw a stone into the river at that spot and called out to Joseph:

"The time of which you prophesied has finally arrived. G-d has fulfilled his promise, and your children are now redeemed. We are all ready to leave. Please arise to the surface and we will commence our exodus."  Whereupon Joseph's coffin rose to the surface.

Commenting on this story, the Midrash declares that King Solomon spoke of Moses when he said, "The wise of heart shall choose the mitzvah."

The night was filled with opportunity. The righteous alongside the wicked, the wise alongside the foolish, and the leaders alongside the lay people -- all were running about collecting Egyptian valuables and the spiritual rewards they embodied. The only truly wise man was Moses. He forfeited the opportunity to amass physical and spiritual treasures, and went to fulfill a special, once-in-a-lifetime mitzvah.

The Midrash concludes: Jacob was honored that Joseph, the most powerful man in Egypt, personally took care of his funeral and burial. Joseph was rewarded in kind, when Moses, the greatest Jew in history, assumed the task of caring for Joseph's remains. And who buried Moses? G-d himself.

For all the wealth of earth and for all the rewards of heaven, there is nothing greater than a mitzvah to be observed.

 (Excerpts from Chabad.org  - from Rabbi By Lazer Gurkow)

May you have a meaningful and uplifting Shabbos!

If you would like to dedicate the weekly Parsha Perspective in honor or memory of a person or occasion,

please contact Rabbi Shusterman at yshusterman@chedermonsey.org