PARASHA * ZEMANIM * TEFILOT

Šabat Parašat Shofetim
7 September 2024 * 4 Ḣodeṡ Elul 5784
ד’ אלול התשפ”ד
Earliest Candles Lighting - 5:58pm

Official Hadlaqat Nerot Ṡabat Time - 7:01pm

Ṡir Haṡirim - 6:45pm

Minḣa/Qabalat Ṡabat/Ȯrvit - 7:00pm
Ṡaḣarit - 8:45am * Latest Ṡemaȯ - 9:40am
Devar Torah - 10:45am
Qiduṡ - 11:30am
Table Conversations - 12:30pm

Minḣa Gedola - 1:28pm
Parasha Shiur - 6:00pm
Minḣa - 6:40pm
Ṡiȯur & Seȯudonet Ṡeliṡit - 7:10pm

Ṡeqiȯa - 7:17pm * Ȯrvit - 7:52pm

Żet Hakok̇avim / Havdala - 8:02pm
Ṡabat ṡel Ṡalom!

Rəfuaa Shəlema

Our prayers for full and quick recovery to ‘Am Yisrael wounded bodies & souls and the kidnapped brothers  & sisters, and to those who are sick, among them: * Reuven ben Aliza * Yig’al ben Sulika * Shoshana bat Yocheved * Yehuda Baruch Noam ben Tova Batya * Eliyorah Ruth bat Naomi Rivka * Gavriel Lev ben Yechielah * Yosef David ben Haya Golda * Zvi Hershel ben Miriam * Dalia bat Rahel * Hadassa bat Shoshana * Masha bat Miriam * Tehila bat Rachel * Tanya bat Hoda Margalit * Yehuda Efraim ben Shifra * Yehuda ben Susi * Aliza bat Hassibah * Orly bat Annet * Rachel bat Hassibah * Shulla bat hassibah * Simon bat Hassibah * Yaniv ben Sarah * Michael ben Sonia * Shachar Shalom ben Sason * Menachem Hillel ben Malka Sandra * Liraz bat Tziporah * Shaked Ben Aliza * Ilana bat Victoria * Etka Ruth bat Devorah * Ezra ben Evlin * Beeri Mikhael ben Reut Ester * Shoshana bat Chaya * Arielle bat Merav, Nahum ben Yehudit * Maor ben Liran & David * Hafsa Yaffa bat Alia * Sarah Yehudit bat Yona.* Rahel bat Hamama; and to all the ḣolim and the ḣolot.

This Shabbat & Beyond

● This Shabbat we are reading Parashat Shofetim and Haftarat Anokhi Anokhi, and giving gratitude to Hashem for His kindness.
● The Bayit Sarah & Avraham’s Tent welcomes all community members and visitors for communal Erev Shabbat dinner, in memory of Henry & Goldie Guttman z"l.
● Welcoming all Kids to participate in tefilot Beth Aharon and recite Tefila portions loved by kids, and to join the Bayit Groups available from 9:30am to 11:30am, on the 3rd floor.

● Special Tefilot for Medinat Israel, its People, the Perished, the Kidnaped, the Wounded, the Safety of all IDF Ḣayalim and Ḣayalot, and for an Absolute Victory of the IDF.
● Azkara: Eyal ben Varda z”l, Benyahou Mahgerefteh z”l; Gavriel ben Moshe.
● Dvar Torah on the Parasha and beyond.

● Qidush this shabbat is In-Shul Rosh-Hodesh Elul Kiddush. We will enjoy cholents and salads made by our skilled community members at the Bayit’s kitchen. Everyone else is welcomed to contribute by bringing side foods, like cookies and/or fruits, etc. All processed foods must be store-sealed marked-kosher.

● Learning B4 Minha: Reading Parashat Hashavua, learning hagaya ivrit and teamim @ 6:00pm w/ Tsuri.
● Shiur After Minha with Rabbi Shmuel Hain Ir Miklat: a New/Ancient Teshuvah Paradigm, at the MNS.    
● Mila baParasha after Minḣa: Understanding a word in the parasha. This week: “Elul-אֱלוּל.” What does the word mean; and is it connected to ȯolal-עוֹלָל, an infant, and to ȯalila, a plot?  Basic (and love of :) Hebrew is sufficient.
● Sunday Shaḣarit 7:45am - Selihot, Qorbanot, Hodu. LLBM.

Condolences * Thanks * Blessings

● School Time is back. We bless all Beth Aharon talmidim ve’talmidot with birkat shenat limudim tova! 
● Many Thanks to the Small family for sponsoring kiddush last shabbat.
● Happy Birthday to Bonnie Geller-Geld, Louis Zalcensztein, Talia Michaeli, and all Elul’s birthday boys and girls.

Community Matters

● Beth Aharon is Riverdale’s Sephardic orthodox congregation, located at the Riverdale Bayit (HIR) Bronx, NY, since its establishment on parashat Ḣaye Sara 5768/1998. We mark this year 25 years, in gematria ḢIBA-חִיבָּה standing for love and affection. Beth Aharon tefilot follow the Sephardi-Yerushalmi nusaḣ, based on the teachings of Rav Ovadia Yosef, z”l. Our community embraces Jewish worshipers of all ethnic communities (‘edot) and of any level of observance, and welcomes all individuals who are in search of the Jewish faith. We encourage our congregants to take an active-leading role in Tefila and Qriat haTorah.
● Ahavat Yisrael and Ahavat Haberiyot - love for the Jewish people and love for all humanity - are part of the Bayit’s and Beth Aharon’s values. It manifests by being a warm and welcoming and inclusive community to everyone who loves Medinat Yisrael and the Jewish People.
● Join Beth Aharon’s WhatsApp Groups

BA Information Notifications: BethAharonNews

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BA Community Chat BethAharonCommunity

BA Women Group BethAharonWomen

BA Refuaa Shelema BethAharonTehilim
BA Politics Polite BethAharonPoliticsPolite
BA Website-Blog BethAharonBlog 

BA Facebook Page BethAharonFB 
● Contact Us at bethaharon@gmail.com for general inquiries and to join our email listing and our weekly BANewsletter.
● Supporting Beth Aharon tefilot and events is much needed & welcomed! Donate online here: SUPPORT ONLINE for more information go to www.bethaharon.org. Tizku leShanim Rabot veTovot.

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Upcoming Happenings & Other News  

~ Bayit Ḣesed Day ~
● Clothing Swap: Saturday, September 14, Elul 11, bet. 8:15pm-10:15pm, at the LSH. Come and SWAP the outfit for clothes that fit.
● Chesed Day at the Bayit, dedicated in memory of Ruth & Howard Bromberg by their friends & family:

* Blood Drive: 9:00am – 3:00pm

* Write Shana Tova Cards to Israeli Disabled Veterans

9:00am-1:00pm

* Clothing Drive: Sunday, Sept. 15, Elul 12, bet.  

9:30am-12:30pm. Separately bag men's, women's and children's clothing, linens, blankets, and towels, and bring to the shul.
* More Activities and details here: BayitChesedDay

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● Tallit Drive: Riverdale Y - is collecting unused talitot (prayer shawls) for a local funeral home to be used for burials.Plaza Jewish Community Chapel, a nonprofit Jewish funeral home in NYC, ensures that every member of the Jewish community receives a dignified and respectful Jewish funeral. They are currently in need of tallitot to be used for burials. Drop off at Riverdale Y reception desk.

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~~ Summer Time is still here for a bit :) ~~

Beth Aharon @ The Bayit
High Holidays 5785 with Sephardic Tunes

Join Beth Aharon for our traditional High Holiday Services, led b”H by Rav Tomer Ronen & Assisting Hazanim @ the BAyit Beth Midrash (LLBM).

 Rosh Hashana: Wednesday evening October 2nd and Thursday & Friday days October 3rd & 4th.

Yom Kippur: Erev Shabbat October 11 and Shabbat day October 12.

 Check your emails for High Holidays 5785 information: Seats and membership contributions and fees.

Prayer schedule to follow, but in short: eating, praying and sleeping on RH; and praying more and sleeping less on YK :)

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The Bayit Youth Department is offering exceptional programming for children aged 3 - 12 yrs over both days of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur.

Parasha & Times

Šabat Mevark̇im Parašat Reeh
31 August 2024 * 27 Ḣodeṡ Av 5784
כ”ז אב התשפ”ד - Day 337 BaGaza
Jerusalem - 6:16pm Candles; 7:32pm Havdala

Rehovot - 6:28pm Candles; 7:30pm Havdala

Austin - 7:29pm Candles; 8:22pm Havdala
Toronto - 7:25pm Candles; 8:25pm Havdala

Miami - 7:16pm Candles; 8:07pm Havdala
Manhattan - 7:01pm Candles; 7:59pm Havdala

Moscow - 6:52pm Candles; 8:04pm Havdala

London - 7:16pm Candles; 8:23pm Havdala
Paris - 8:04pm Candles; 9:04pm Havdala

Picture of the Week

The Garden is yours. Look after it :)

Weekly Moment

"The great love with which we love our nation will not blind our eyes from seeing all its flaws, but even after the freer criticism, it is free of any blemish. You are all beautiful, my wife, and there is no blemish in you!"
- Rabbi Avraham Yitzchak HaCohen Kook

The Weekly Riddle

What is the smallest number that increases by 12 when it is flipped and turned upside-down?

(Guess before you take a peek, the answer is on the back page)

Ḣodesh Tov!

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‘Am Yisrael Ḣazaq Ḣai VeQayam עם ישראל חזק חי וקיים

The Gaza War enters its 49th week. We strengthen the hands of Am Yisrael and Medinat Yisrael, its defense and security forces, its citizens and residents, and we remember the 1632 perished Israelis, civilians, rescuers, defenders, and soldiers. We pray for the fast return of the remaining 101 kidnapped, the return of the 120,000 displaced Israelies to their homes, for the full recovery in body and soul of over 13,000 injured, and for strength for the bereaved families.

With prayers for absolute victory and lasting peace.

Cyril Zooms In

“The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.” - Sun Tzu

This week’s parasha, Shoftim (“Judges”), contains many commandments but offers in particular an eloquent vision of the art of war. strangely resonant for the 21st century reader. Indeed, the parasha here evokes not the so-called obligatory wars of conquest of Canaan that took place over 3,000 years ago but the so-called optional wars, those that the Jewish people must wage for their survival and security. In preparation for war, the ruler must consult God through His prophets. Then, the ruler must ensure that enemy propaganda does not contaminate his people and his army by reaffirming that God leads the fight on the side of the people and that there is no reason to be afraid of the enemy. Then, military leaders must ensure that all eligible soldiers must be exempted from military service. With its elements most likely to ensure victory, the army begins its offensive. When it besieges a city, it must first offer peace to its enemies. If its inhabitants accept, they will be spared and will pay tribute. If they refuse, they will be destroyed. Why? Because refusing peace now means waging war later, and the enemy will show no mercy. This is why we have the obligation in this case to show no mercy to our enemies. Almost all means are permitted in order to destroy the city and its inhabitants: hunger, thirst, disease... We are today far from this Torah version of the art of war. Ideally, we should be able to destroy the enemy without even having to fight, but this is practically impossible, at least politically.
I wish you and your family a peaceful, restful, and joyful Shabbat. Shabbat Shalom! C.B.

Biblical Quiz: Shofetim

Kids: "You shall set up shofətim and shotərim". What was the work of the shotrim?  Teenagers: Bene Israel had 4 kinds of leaders. Who were they?  Adults: Tell one thing that the law of Egla Arufa comes to tell us.  Experts: What are 4 categories of males who were not required to go into battle?

Parasha: Shofetim - Dəvarim (Deuteronomy)  16:18-21:9

Historical Context: Creation Time: 2487 (1407 bce or 1274 bce according to Seder Olam). Bene Yisrael's 40-year journey is close to an end. They are encamped in the Plains of Moav, across the Jordan River from the city Yeriḥo, on the first day of the 12th month of the 40th year, listening to Moshe’s closing words.

Parashort: Moshe continues his summing address to Bene Yisrael. “Tsedeq, tsedeq tirdof”- “Justice, justice shall you pursue." Moshe instructs Bene Yisrael to appoint shoftim (judges) and law-enforcement officers in every city; they must administer without corruption. Crimes must be carefully investigated and evidence thoroughly examined; a minimum of two witnesses is required for conviction. In every generation there will be those entrusted with the task of interpreting and applying the laws of the Torah. Shoftim also includes the prohibitions against idolatry and sorcery; laws governing the appointment and behavior of a king; and guidelines for the creation of "cities of refuge" for the inadvertent murderer. Set forth are many of the rules of war, including the prohibition against cutting down a fruit tree when laying siege since “the man is the tree of the field.” (chabad)

Haftara: 7 of Consolation (4) Shofetim - Yesha’yahu (Isaiah), 51:12-52:12

Haftit: “Anokhi, Anokhi Hu Menaḥemkhem.” G-d will comfort Bnei Yisrael. Yesha‘yahu calls to the city of Yerushalayim to wake up and rejoice, and to get dressed in beautiful clothing. G-d will free Yerushalayim from its captors, and Egypt and Assyria will never have control over Yisrael again. Yerushalayim will rise up as the king of all cities and G-d will return to the Mountain of Tsiyon. Yesha‘yahu adds that a messenger, Eliyahu, will announce peace and G-d will be the G-d of the whole world. The Jewish people will never have to leave Yerushalayim or to fight a war again because G-d is protecting His people. Connection to the Parasha: The haftara is the fourth of seven haftarot known as the “Seven of Consolation.” This series starts after Tish‘a b’Av and runs until Shabbat Shuva, the Shabbat before Rosh Hashana. During this time, concentration should be on repentance, improving one’s behavior, and spiritual uplifting. (haftorahman)

Speechless in the Parasha: Shofetim

What are the four exemptions a man is given from going to war?
Are group types also exempted or only individuals?

In The Good News 

An all-time record in Israel's foreign exchange reserves 217.3 billion dollars, among the first 20 nations.

A sea of ​​dollars is flooding Israel: from the gas, the arms deals and the return of high-tech, have fun, we don't care.

It makes Israel one of the richest countries in the world, with full coffers, despite the war.

Rav Question - שאלת רב

Is our strength first: in number, in unity, in the clarity of our path, or in our law-enforcers & judges?

Biblical Quiz - Answers: Shofetim

Kids: The shotrim were officers whose job was to enforce the decisions of the judges – the shoftim. Teenagers: Judges, priests, kings, and prophets. Adults: It underscores the responsibility of the community and its leaders not only for what they do but also for what they might have prevented from being done. Experts: “He who built a new house and did not initiate it; planted a vineyard and did not use the fruit yet; had engaged to a wife, but did not know her; and was afraid to go to battle.’

Riddle Solved

The answer is 86.
When it is turned upside-down and flipped, it becomes 98, which is 12 more than 86.

Time to Smile  

Meanwhile, somewhere in a secret base somewhere in Israel’s North:
Soldier A: Ben adam, ma lekha nirdam?!
Soldier B: Ten lishon. Ani Eshkenazi!