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Beth Israel Congregation
Rabbi Mordechai Shapiro z”l Sanctuary
Weekly Announcements
770 W 40th St. Miami Beach, FL 33140
ph: 305.538.1251
email: info@bethisraelmiami.org
Rabbi Donald Bixon – Rabbi
Parshat Shemot /Shabbat Mevarchim
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www.bethisraelmiami.org
Abraham Galbut – President
January 21st 2017 23 Tevet 5777
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Erev Shabbat Schedule
Candle Lighting
5:38 PM
Mincha
5:45 PM
Shabbat Schedule
Hashkama Minyan
Main Minyan
Teens Minyan
Mincha
Maariv
7:30 AM
9:00 AM
9:30 AM
5:30 PM
6:25 PM
Shabbat Ends
Family Torah Time
6:33 PM
7:15 PM
Sunday January 22th –Friday January 27th
Shacharit: 7:00am & 8:00 am
Mazal Tov to:
Elizabeth & Ben Berman
on the birth of a baby girl.
Mazal Tov To Grandparents
Caroline & Jay Schechter.
Special Mazal Tov To
Great-grandparents
Nina & Jerry Schechter
and
Becky & Rabbi Aharon Assaraf
on the birth of a baby girl.
Special Mazal Tov To Grandparents
Susan & Stanley Rosenblatt.
Monday January 23th – Friday January 27th
Additional Shacharit: 8:45 am
Sunday January 22th –Thursday January 26th
Mincha/Maariv: 5:45 pm
Rabbi Bixon Weekday Class Schedule
Monday at 9:15 am
Women’s Tefilah Class
Wednesday at 8:00 pm
Advanced Talmud Class
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO:
David Muhlrad, Barbara Shapiro,
Owen Ebner
HAPPY ANIVERSARY TO:
Bernice and Edward Stauber
Debbie and Zvi Gold
Guest Speaker
Rabbi Elchanon Galbut
will speak on
Shabbat Morning
&
Mr. Abraham Galbut will
speak at
Seudat Shlishit.
Kiddush and Seudat Shlishit are
Sponsored By
The Galbut Family
in commemoration of the
Yahrtzeit of
Capt. Hyman Galbut z”l
Beloved father of
Abraham & Nancy,
Robert & Rita, David & Gita,
Russell & Ronalee, &
children and grandchildren
The Kiddush For The Haskama
Minyna Is Sponsored by
The Saka Family
in commemoration of the
Yahrtzeit of their
Beloved father
Joseph Saka z”l
The Weekly Announcements Are
Sponsored By
Grandma and Papa Rosenblatt
in honor of the birth of
their beautiful granddaughter,
born to their children
Becky and Aharon Assaraf
Up Coming Scholar in
Residence
January 27th and 28th
Shabbat Parshat Va‘aira
Rabbi Tzvi H. Weinreb
*Shabbat Morning Drasha
Abraham Lincoln and
Menachem Mendel of Kotzk:
Transforming Psycological
Faults into Spiritual Strengths.
*Shabbat Afternoon Lecture
for Men and Women
Halachic and Hashkafic Aspects
of Addictive Behaviors
*Shalosh Seudot Dvar Torah
Moshe Rabbeinu: What do We
Really Know About Him?
Youth Groups Announcements
9:15 Pre- Groups with Morah Atara
9:45 Regular groups begin with
Youth Leader
This week-edible burning bush with pretzel
sticks, cheese and more….
Holy Moley!
Check it out-this shabbos @ groups
FAMILY TORAH TIME
Moms, Dads and children of all ages: Join us
for an amazing family torah time. Motzai
Shabbat @ 7:15 pm. Pizza, fries, slurpees and
loads of prizes! Bring some learning material
or don’t worry at all as we have parsha packets
prepared!
Parents: to ensure our Teen Minyan begins on
time please remind your teen to be there at 9:30
am. We have a wonderful program with Rabbi
Ney and Rabbi Weil.
The parsha battle is back! The Junior cong. is
proud to announce the return of the parsha
battle! BOYS vs. GIRLS! Girls come storming
back- they win davening and parsha and tied
the series. Our “first to 5 win”
series in now tied 1-1!
Beth Israel Congregation
Rabbi Mordechai Shapiro z”l Sanctuary
Weekly Announcements
770 W 40th St. Miami Beach, FL 33140
ph: 305.538.1251
email: info@bethisraelmiami.org
Rabbi Donald Bixon – Rabbi
Parshat Shemot /Shabbat Mevarchim
The place to be on Shabbat afternoonafternoon groups-Led by Rabbi G.
Moms & Dads: Rabbi G. has a Youth
group-dvar torah, story, treats and loads of
fun!
Weekly Teen Shalosh Seudot takes place
after Mincha with Rabbi G, Rabbi Ney and
Rabbi Weil. This is an amazing
opportunity for Teens to schmooze and
hear some words of inspiration from our
wonderful Rabbi Ney. We are encouraging
all Teen minyan members to attend.
Beth Israel would like to wish the following
boys and girls the happiest of birthdays!
Please join us in the social hall as we sing
happy birthday and give treats to these
wonderful children below!
Chana Sara Folk
Kayla Wolfson
Eden Grosz
Lieba Leah Garfinkel
Keren Penina Lieber
Yael Ney
Netanel Yisroel Bixon
Shalom Saka
David Turetsky
Yadon Yehoshua Zisquit
DVAR TORAH BY:
DR. ARI CIMENT
WHY DID AHARON MERIT THE ‫ח ֶֹשן‬
TO REST ON HIS HEART?
‫ וְ יֵצֶ ר ָה ָרע‬,‫ עַ יִ ן ָה ָרע‬,‫אוֹמר‬
ֵ
ַ‫ַר ִבּי ְיהוֹשֻׁ ע‬
‫יאין ֶאת הָ ָאדָ ם ִמן‬
ִ ‫מוֹצ‬
ִ ,‫נְאת ַה ְבּ ִריּוֹת‬
ַ ‫וְ ִשׂ‬
:‫( הָ עוֹ ָלם‬Ethics 2:11)
‫ ַה ִקּנְ ָאה וְ הַ ַתּאֲ וָה‬,‫אוֹמר‬
ֵ ‫ַר ִבּי ֶאלְעָ זָר ַה ַקּפָּ ר‬
:‫יאין ֶאת ָה ָא ָדם ִמן הָ עוֹ ָלם‬
ִ ‫מוֹצ‬
ִ ,‫וְ ַהכָּ בוֹד‬
(Ethics 2:21)
There is clear symmetry between
these latter two mishnayos. The ‫עַ ִין‬
‫( ָה ָרע‬evil eye) may correspond to
‫( ִקּנ ְָאה‬jealousy), ‫ יֵצֶ ר הָ ָרע‬to ‫ ַתּאֲ וָ ה‬and
‫נְאת הַ בְּ ִריּוֹת‬
ַ ‫ ִשׂ‬to ‫כָּ בוֹד‬. Most notably,
both mishnayot end cryptically (yet
similar!): ‫יאין ֶאת ָה ָא ָדם ִמן‬
ִ ‫מוֹצ‬
ִ
‫ !!!הָ עוֹ ָלם‬What does that mean!?
Most (basically all) commentators
interpret it to mean that these evil
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traits will “remove man (‫יאין‬
ִ ‫)מוֹצ‬
ִ
from the world (‫”)מן הָ עוֹ ָלם‬
ִ but it is
very unusual. Is there another way
to understand this classic
statement?
Related question #2: In our parsha,
we see the loving nature (described
above in avos) of Moshe’s brother
Aharon. G-d wanted to reassure
Moshe that Aharon would not be
jealous of him and the pasuk reads:
“‫”וְ ָראֲ � וְ ָֹש ַמח ְבלִ בּוֹ‬- “and he saw and
was happy in his heart”. The Gemara
in shabbos 139a states that Aharon’s
lack of jealousy merited him with
having the ‫( חֹשֶ ן‬priestly
breastplate) placed on his heart. Ok,
the heart-heart (Aharon was happy
in his heart and the ‫ חֹשֶ ן‬was placed
on his heart) connection makes
sense, but why was it specifically the
‫ח ֶֹשן‬. Also, why is Aharon rewarded
for not being jealous, wouldn’t that
be expected behavior?!?!?
Answer: It is not that we are all born
angels and then we then succumb to
a nascent ‫ וְ יֵצֶ ר ָה ָרע וְ ִשׂנ ְַאת‬,‫עַ יִן ָה ָרע‬
‫ה ְבּ ִריּוֹת‬.
ַ Rather, we unfortunately are
born with these evil tendencies.
‫יאין ֶאת הָ ָאדָ ם ִמן ָהעוֹלָ ם‬
ִ ִ‫מוֹצ‬MAY not
mean that they take us out of this
world BUT rather that these traits
are ‫יאין‬
ִ ‫(מוֹצ‬they
ִ
are FOUND in each
and every human), from the very
beginning of our essence (‫)מן הָ עוֹ ָלם‬.
ִ
In that sense, it is actually a worthy
endeavor indeed that Aharon
overcame his yetzer and was not
jealous of Moshe.
This homiletic interpretation of the
mishna likewise explains why the
‫ ח ֶֹשן‬specifically was placed on his
heart. The ‫ חֹשֶ ן‬of course housed the
‫תּוּמים‬
ִ ְ‫אוּרים ו‬
ִ (stones that were used
to determine God’s will in a
particular situation) which
represents the heavenly decree. This
representation of an immutable
nature rests upon the heart of
Aharon to show that despite our
inherent innate characteristics, we
can potentially influence them
positively with our heart. Aharon is
thus the paradigmatic individual
who gives us hope in overcoming
our innate evil characteristics.
TAKEAWAY MESSAGE/S: The traits
of being jealous and despising other
people not only ‫יאין ֶאת הָ ָאדָ ם ִמן‬
ִ ִ‫מוֹצ‬
‫“ הָ עוֹ ָלם‬take us out of this world”
but are unfortunately expected
innnate characteristics that are
‫יאין‬
ִ ‫מוֹצ‬/found
ִ
in us all from our
birth/‫את הָ ָאדָ ם ִמן הָ עוֹ ָלם‬.
ֶ “ � ֲ‫ "וְ ָרא‬‫וְ ָֹשמַ ח בְ ִלבּוֹ‬So what was so great about
Aharon being happy for Moses;
wasnt that expected behavior and
why does he merit the ‫ חֹשֶ ן‬resting on
his heart? The fact that the great
Aharon saw Moses and was happy in
his heart makes him the paradigmatic
individual who gives us hope in
overcoming our innate evil
characteristics. The ‫ חֹשֶ ן‬resting on
the heart symbolizes that G-d allows
His “immutable” nature to
rest/rely/mutate on a human heart!
AHARON MERITED THE ‫ חֹשֶ ן‬TO REST
ON HIS HEART AS HE SYMBOLIZES
HOW WE CAN IMPROVE UPON
THOSE CHARACTERISTICS THAT
UNFORTUNATELY ARE FOUND IN
ALL OF US/ ‫יאין ֶאת ָה ָאדָ ם ִמן‬
ִ ִ‫מוֹצ‬
‫הָ עוֹ ָלם‬