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Shabbat Parashat B’midbar 

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Date: 5 Sivan 5776 * 11 June 2016

Earliest Candle Lighting - 6:53pm

Minḥa/Kabalat-Shabat/Arvit - 7:10pm

Candle Lighting - 8:09pm

Shaḥrit - 8:30am * Latest Shəma - 9:09am

Parasha Limud - 6:45pm * Zohar - 7:45pm

Minḥa - 7:50pm * Shki‘a - 8:28pm

Sə‘uda Shlishit/Shiur: 8:20pm

See Inside for Shavuot & Weekly Schedule

Weekday Prayers (Tefilat Avraham)

Thu: 6:40, 8:00am

Tue/Wed/Fri: 6:45, 8:00am

Minḥa/Arvit: Tue-Thu: 8:10pm

Picture of the Week

A Moment of BAN

“Rebellion without truth is like spring in a bleak, arid desert.”

- Khalil Gibran

In the Beginning

מסכת ביכורים פרק ג - Tractate Bikkurim 3:1

ג,א כיצד מפרישין את הביכורים: יורד אדם לתוך שדהו, ורואה תאנה שביכרה, אשכול שביכר, רימון שביכר; וקושרן בגמי ואומר, הרי אלו ביכורים

How does one set aside firstfruits?

If one goes down to his field and sees a ripening fig or a ripening cluster of grapes, or a ripening pomegranate, he ties a reed rope around it and says:

Let these be firstfruits [though they are still attached and not yet fully ripe.

This is deduced from the verse which states: “And now behold I have brought the first of the fruit” (Deuteronomy 26:10)

This Shabbat & Beyond

Təfilat ‘Erev Shabbat @ 7:00pm @ the Main.

Shaḥrit: 8:30am * Shəma‘ Yisrael: 9:10am - all kids participate!

Youth Groups: See the Bayit Bulletin for all programs!

Parasha: 9:45am  *  Yimlokh: 10:45 - All kids!  * Dvar Torah: Rav Tov.

Kiddush this shabbat is sponsored by the Rouemy family in honor of Israel Rouemy's recovery. Come share our abundant thanks and gratitude to Hashem. May His blessings continue and extend to all those who are recovering.

Azkara of Charlotte Cohen’s father, Zalman Ben Baruch Eli z”l. Sivan 7.

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After Minha Mila baParasha: Understanding a word in our parasha. This week: "Sheva’  - שֶׁבַע" - What’s in a name that which we call the number seven by any other name would be as strong??? Basic (and love of) Hebrew is sufficient. 2nd Floor BM.

After Minḥa Daf baTalmud: Daf Yomi with Rav Dov Linzer on 3FL. Tractate Kiddushin.

After Minḥa Perek baHayim: Shiur at the Main sanctuary.

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Our Condolences to the families of the Sarona Market Tel-Aviv terror attack: Idan Ben-Aryeh, 42, from Ramat Gan; Ilana Nave, 39, from Tel Aviv; Michael Fayge, 58 from Midreshet Ben-Gurion; Mila Mishayev, 32, from Rishon Lezion.

We pray for Quick Recovery to the injured.

Rəfuaa Shəlema to Ed Sloan, Avraham Teller and Israel’s injured bodies & souls.

Many Thanks to the Friedman family for sponsoring kiddush last shabbat.

Happy Birthday to: Shavuot and you.

 More announcement on the back page.

The Weekly Riddle

How can 1+1 equal 3?

(Guess before you take a peek. The answer on the back page)

Rav Ovadia Yosef z”l

מנהג תיקון ליל שבועות

פשט המנהג בכל תפוצות ישראל, להיות נעורים בליל חג השבועות ולעסוק בתורה, עד עלות השחר, וכמו שכתוב בזוהר הקדוש; חסידים הראשונים לא היו ישנים בלילה הזאת, והיו עוסקים בתורה, ואומרים: בואו לנחול מורשה קדושה לנו ולבנינו בשני העולמות. וכן אמרו עוד בזוהר הקדוש: כל אלו שמתקנים התיקון בלילה הזאת ושמחים בו, כולם יהיו רשומים וכתובים בספר הזיכרונות, והקדוש ברוך הוא מברך אותם בשבעים ברכות וכתרים של עולם העליון.

איתא בפרקי דרבי אליעזר, רבי פינחס אומר, ערב שבת עמדו ישראל בהר סיני, ערוכים האנשים לבד והנשים לבד, אמר לו הקדוש ברוך הוא למשה, לך אמור לבנות ישראל אם רוצות לקבל את התורה, שדרכם של האנשים ללכת אחר דעתן של הנשים, שנאמר (שמות יט.) כה תאמר לבית יעקב, אלו הנשים, ותגיד לבני ישראל, אלו האנשים, וענו כולם פה אחד, כל אשר דבר ה' נעשה ונשמע. ובאותו יום ישנו בני ישראל עד שתי שעות ביום (דהיינו בערך עד השעה שבע בבוקר), ויצא משה למחנה ישראל והיה מעורר אותם משנתם, אמר להם, עמדו משינתכם, כבר בא החתן ומבקש את הכלה וממתין לה כדי לתת להם את התורה.

ומכיוון שבעת קבלת התורה היו ישראל נרדמים כל הלילה, והוצרך הקדוש ברוך הוא להעירם, לכן צריכים לתקן הדבר על ידי שנעמוד על המשמר בלילה הזה ולעסוק בתורה.

נשאל רבינו יוסף חיים מבבל, בספרו על פי הקבלה, האם ראוי לנשים ללמוד סדר הלימוד של ליל חג השבועות וליל הושענא רבה, או לא. והשיב, שהנהוג בביתו הוא, שהנשים אין אומרות הלימוד של ליל חג השבועות, והן ישנות. ואף על פי שהן נשים חכמניות ולמדניות, ודרכן ללמוד תהילים בכל יום, וגם יש להם לימוד קבוע, מכל מקום, על פי הקבלה אין הדבר טוב לנשים להישאר ערות בליל חג השבועות כלל, וגם הביא לכך סמך מדברי הזוהר הקדוש, וכן כתב מרן הרב עובדיה יוסף שליט"א, אבל ליל הושענא רבה אינו בכלל זה, וטוב לנשים להישאר ערות באותו הלילה כדין הגברים, אבל בליל שבועות לא.

נכון ללמוד עם הציבור "התקון" שנדפס בספר "קריאי מועד"- תיקון ליל שבועות, שנסדר ונתקן על פי דברי המקובלים, ומכל מקום מי שחשקה נפשו לעסוק בלימוד גמרא ופוסקים, יש לו על מה שיסמוך, אבל אם רוב הציבור קוראים את התיקון, אין ראוי לפרוש מהם כלל.

Time to Smile   

Teacher: “What kind of man was Boaz before he married Ruth?”

Kid: “Ruthless.”

Biblical News - Hello from the Hashmonites...

A cache of silver coins was discovered during salvage excavations at a 2,100-year-old agricultural estate in Israel in southern Israel’s Kiryat Gat region. The coins had been placed in a crevice against a wall of the estate. Olive presses and wine presses suggest that the family grew olive trees and vineyards. Ritual baths, vessels made of chalk, and bronze coins minted by Hasmonean kings were also found.

The 16 silver coins include one or two tetradrachms or didrachms minted in the city of Tyre from every year between 135 and 126 B.C... Hiding places connected by tunnels to cisterns and storage pits were found under the floors of the house. An opening in a ritual bath led to a hiding place that contained artifacts that date to the Bar Kokhba rebellion, which occurred in A.D. 132.

(archaeology.org)

Daf Bite  –   טעם דף

The Mishna lists four basic types of nezek (damage) for which a person will be required to pay restitution. The Gemara on daf (page) 4b quotes baraitot that expand the number of types of nezek by including examples that fit into the broader categories presented by the Mishna. Rabbi Oshaya enumerates 13 types of avot nezikin (including, for example, people who borrow objects or are given things to watch and then do not return them or allow them to get lost or stolen); Rabbi Hiyya finds 24 avot nezikin (including, for example, robbers and thieves).

 Another category included by Rabbi Hiyya is examples of hezek she-eino nikkar - damage that was done that cannot be seen. The examples are cases where someone made someone else's tithes tameh (ritually defiled) or mixes tithes in with regular produce, or libates his wine to an idol. In all of these situations, although there is no apparent change in the object itself, it no longer can be used and therefore has no value. In such cases, if the person did the damage on purpose he will be held responsible, but if it was accidental he will not have to pay.

 (Daf Yomi from Steinsaltz.org; Kiddushin - Bava Kamma 5a-b)

Rega’ shel Ivrit

How do you say “obsessivi” in Hebrew? İnstead of אוֹבְּסֵסִיבִי say:

 טִרְדוֹנִי - tirdoni :); and instead of אוֹבְּסֶסְיָה say טֵרָדוֹן - teradon:)

B’midbar - Praising the Excluded

ואתה הפקד את הלוים על משכן העדת "And you shall appoint the Lewiyim [Levites] to be in charge of the Tabernacle of Testimony" (BaMidbar 1:50). Moshe Rabbenu, 'a"h, had previously been told not to count the Levites in the census for the army.

According to the Midrash (Bereshith Rabba, 1:12), anyone who sacrifices himself a little (by bringing himself closer to G-d), will be brought a lot closer. At the time of the incident of the Golden Calf, when Moshe Rabbenu, 'a"h, said, "Whoever is on G-d's side, come to me", the Levites all went to him. For this G-d rewarded them that they alone would be in charge of His house.

(Rabbi Ya'aqob Menashe / ATorahMinute)

Parasha: B’midbar - B’midbar (Numbers) 1:1-4:20

Historical Context: Bnei Israel's 40-year journey continues. Midbar Sinai (Sinai Desert) at Ohel Moed (Tent of Meeting). Creation Time: 2449 (1475 bce) on the first day of the second month, in the second year after the departure from Mitsrayim.

Parashort: In the Sinai Desert G-d says to conduct a census of the twelve tribes of Israel. Moshe counts 603,550 men of  age 20 to 60 years; the tribe of Levi, numbering 22,300 males age one month and older, is counted separately. Beyond the Levite circle, the twelve tribes camped in four groups of three tribes each. This formation was kept also while traveling. Each tribe had its own Nassi (leader), and its own flag with its tribal color and emblem.

Haftara: B’midbar - Hoshea (Hosea) 2:1-22

Haftit: The Prophet Hosea predicts that in the future Messianic period, the Jewish people will enjoy Hashem’s blessing of growth, unity, and redemption. The Haftara begins with a promise that there will be so many Israelites that you won’t be able to count them. A gathering of the exiles will occur. The Haftarah ends with the promise that Hashem will take Israel for himself in love, righteousness and faith for all time.

Connection to the Parasha: In the Haftarah, the prophet Hosea predicts that the population of Israel will grow like the sands of the ocean. In the Parsha, torah reading, we hear about the many Jews that traveled in the Sinai Desert to the Holy Land. So the connection is that both Haftarah’s and Parsha’s usage of the word sand, and it’s being uncountable. (haftorahman.com)

Speechless in the Parasha

Try and follow the many names which are mentioned. With the exception of Levi, do you have friends who have these names?

Rav Question – שאלת רב

Can a parrot be a witness in a murder trial?

Biblical Quiz

Kids: What is the name of the largest tribe of the 12 tribes that left Egypt?  

Teenagers: The Book of Hoshea is the #__ book of Tri-Asar.

Adults: What was the name of the Prophet Hosea’s wife?

Experts: How Many kids did they have?

Professionals: What were their names?

Moadim LəSimha!  - Shavuot Schedule:

Saturday Night, June 11 - Erev/Leil Shavuot 

Arvit - 9:00pm

9:10pm - Candle lighting

 9:30pm: Teen Sushi Dinner - 6th grade and up.

11:00pm-12:15am - Tikkun Leil Shavuot @ Beth Aharon

11:00am-5:00am - All night learning @ the bayit.

12:15am-1:15am - "The Immigrant Crisis: A Biblical Perspective" with Rabbi Saul Berman.

5:00am: Shacharit (HIR)

Sunday, June 12 - Shavuot Day 1

8:30am - Shahrit

12:00pm – Beth Aharon Luncheon – RSVP only

6:40pm-7:40pm - "On Hearing God's Answers In Our Prayers" with Rabbi Saul Berman

7:40pm - Minha

8:10pm - Shiur

8:55pm -Arvit

9:10pm - Candle Lighting After This Time

Monday, June 13 - Shavuot Day 2 

8:30am - Shahrit

9:30am: Teen Tefillah followed by teens-only BBQ (the Bayit)

10:30am (approx.) - Azkara

After Musaf - Megillat Ruth

4:30pm-6:00pm - Youth story time including Cheesecake Decorating, Snacks and Free Play

6:55pm: Daf Yomi

6:45pm-8:00pm - "Armchair Conversation: Reflections on The Promise and Challenges of Modern Orthodoxy Today" with Rabbi Saul Berman and Rabbi Steven Exler (HIR)

8:05 PM - Minha

8:15pm-9:05pm: Graduation/Siyum Program including words from our graduates (HIR)

9:14pm - Arvit

9:19pm - Tset Hakokhavim / Havdala

Relative Population of the Tribes:

20 year-old and up "all those in Yisrael who are able to bear arms." (Numbers 1:1–3)

Rank by Population

Tribe

Population

Percentage

1

Yehudah

74,600

12.4

2

Dan

62,700

10.4

3

Simeon

59,300

9.8

4

Zevulun

57,400

9.5

5

Yisakhar

54,400

9.0

6

Naphtali

53,400

8.8

7

Reuven

46,500

7.7

8

Gad

45,650

7.5

9

Asher

41,500

6.9

10

Ephrayim

40,500

6.7

11

Binyamin

35,400

5.9

12

Menasheh

32,200

5.3

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Shavuot - Saturday Night, June 11 - Leil Shavuot (Shavuot Eve)

Sunday, Shavuot Day 1 & Monday, Shavuot Day 2  

Beth Aharon Shavout Luncheon will take place on Sunday - Shavout Day 1. Must RSVP through Evite only. Details Inside.

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The Bayit 42nd Annual Dinner - Sun, June 19th @ 5:00pm. Honorees: Deborah Braverman & Hillel Grossman - Guests of Honor; Ken Perry - Community Service Award; Anat Barber & Avi Bloom - Young Leadership Award. Reserve at www.thebayit.org/dinner.

Prayer for wellness

To Israel in captivity and Israel’s wounded bodies & souls; Reuven ben Aliza, Leah Channa bat Shifra, Adi ben Talia, Yisrael Yair ben Yehudit Tzvia, Menachem ben Yehudit, Avraham Uriel Halevy ben Myrel, Tsvika ben Batya, צוריאל בן סילבי, and all the sick.

Riddle Solved

Shabbat 1 day + Shavout 1 day, in Israel = 3 days outside of Israel. Whyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy?

Biblical Quiz - Answers

Kids: Yehuda (Judah).  Teenagers: First.

Adults: Gomer.  Experts: Three. 2 boys and a girl.

Professionals: Yizra’el meaning “G-d will plant”; Lo-Ruhama meaning “she has not received mercy”; and Lo-Ami meaning “not my people.”

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