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Shabbat Parashat Bəmidbar

19 May 2018 * 5 Sivan 5778 * 49 LaOmer

Earliest Candle Lighting - 6:38pm

Minḥa/Kabbalat- Shabbat/Arvit - 7:00pm

Candle Lighting - 7:51pm

Shaḥarit - 8:30am * Latest Shəma - 9:14am

Kiddush - 11:45am

Parasha Limud & Səuda Shəlishit: 6:15pm

Zohar - 7:30pm * Minḥa - 7:35pm

 Shəki’a - 8:10pm * Arvit - 8:15pm

Tset Hakokhavim /Shabbat Ends / Yom-Tov Starts / Candle Lighting - 8:55pm

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Picture of the Week

Sivan’s Gemini - תאומים

A Moment of BAN

“Can we all say: Haleluya?”

“Haleluya.”

“Amen!”

(- In Jerusalem this week)

In the Beginning

“This entire [Shavuot] festival had been celebrated in heaven from the time of creation until the lifetime of Noah—for 26 jubilees and five weeks of years [=1309]. Then Noah and his sons kept it for seven jubilees and one week of years until Noah’s death [=350 years]. From the day of Noah’s death his sons corrupted (it) until Abraham’s lifetime and were eating blood. 6:19 Abraham alone kept (it), and his sons Isaac and Jacob kept it until your lifetime. During your lifetime the Israelites had forgotten (it) until I renewed (it) for them at this mountain.” (Book of Jubilees 6:18)

This Shabbat & Beyond

● Təfilat ‘Erev Shabbat @ 7:00pm

● Shaḥarit @ 8:30am ● First Kaddish: 8:50am ● Shəma‘ Yisrael: 9:10am - all kids participate! ● Youth Groups: See the Bayit Bulletin for all programs

● Parasha: 9:45am ● Yimlokh: 10:45am - All kids are welcome to join!

● Know a Beth Aharon Family: Michael Wachsman will share words of wisdom alongwith the life-inspiring story of his grandfather, Yehoshua Shlomo ben Michael Zev z”l, and his journey from the troubling European continent to America.

● Kiddush is sponsored by the Wachsman family in memory of Michael’s grandfather, Yehoshua Shlomo ben Michael Zev z”l

 ● Parsha Limud & Səuda Shəlishit: Before Minha @ 6:15pm. Learning Te'amim - cantillation marks - and reading Torah in Nusah Sephardi.

● After Minḥa Mila baParasha: Understanding a word or two or more in our parasha. This week should we say “Na’omi or No’omi?” Basic (and love of) Hebrew is sufficient. At the 2fl BM.

● After Minḥa Daf baTalmud: Daf Yomi with Rav Dov Linzer on 3FL. Zevahim.

● After Minḥa Shiur baHayim: Shiur in English at the main sanctuary with Michael Wachsman: “Hishtadlut: Why Bother?”.

● Rəfuaa Shəlema to all the Bayit’s sick and to Israel’s injured bodies & souls. List on the back page.

● Many Thanks to the Friedmans, the Sebbahs, and the Plonis for sponsoring kiddush last shabbat; To the USA and Guatemala for moving their embassies to Jerusalem; all BAnners & Friends for your support of our community. ● Our Blessings to all our Muslim cousins and friends for a spiritual and peaceful Ramadan.

● Kol Hakavod to Nili Block on her victory against the Turkish Nagihan Kalyoncu in kickboxing world championship in Mexico.

● Happy Birthday to Myriam Elefant, Cyril Benichou, Brent Delman, and.. YOU!

● More news on the back.

The Weekly Riddle

Who said: “I am not a great communicator, but I communicated great things”?

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

Rav Ovadia Yosef z”l

חינוך קטנים למצות תפלה

שאלה: האם יש חיוב על פי ההלכה, לילדים קטנים, להתפלל בכל יום שלש תפלות, שחרית מנחה וערבית?

תשובה: במשנה במסכת ברכות (דף כ ע"ב) שנינו: נשים ועבדים וקטנים, חייבין בתפלה. ופירש רש"י, שמכיון שהתפלה ענינה בקשת רחמים מהשם יתברך, תקנו אותה רבותינו אף לנשים ולקטנים. כלומר, אף על פי שהיה הדין נותן לפטור את הנשים ממצות תפלה, מכיון שהתפלה היא בכלל "מצות עשה שהזמן גרמא", (כלומר, מצוה שהיא בקום ועשה, והיא תלויה בזמן מסויים, שחרית בבוקר, מנחה בצהריים, וכן הלאה. הרי נשים פטורות ממצוה זו), מכל מקום חייבו חכמים את האשה במצות תפלה, מכיון שאף האשה זקוקה לרחמי ה' כמו האיש, ולכן אין סברא לפטרה ממצוה זו. וכבר כתבנו בזה במקום אחר.

ומעתה מבואר, שגם הקטנים, שהם זקוקים לרחמי ה' יתברך, חייבים במצות תפלה. וכשם שחובה על הגדולים לחנך את הקטנים בכל המצות כולן, כמו כן חובה לחנכם למצות תפלה, שהרי בכל המצות כולן, בין מצות שהן מן התורה, ובין מצות שהן מדברי רבותינו, חובה לחנך ולהרגיל בהן את הקטנים, מצד מצות חינוך, וכן הדין לענין מצות התפלה.

ומכיון שאין חילוק במצות חינוך, בין מצוות שהן מן התורה, למצות שהן מדברי רבותינו, לפיכך נראה, שאף על פי שמן התורה די בתפלה אחת בכל יום, וכן הנשים אינן מחוייבות אלא בתפלה אחת בכל יום, מכל מקום ילדים קטנים (בנים), יש לחנכם להתפלל שלש תפלות בכל יום. שחרית, מנחה וערבית.

וכן היה נוהג מרן רבינו עובדיה יוסף שליט"א, שהיה נזהר לחנך את בניו מאז שהיו יודעים היטב לקרוא, שיתפללו בכל יום כל שלשת התפלות.

ואת הבנות יש לחנך שתתפלנה בכל יום לכל הפחות תפלה אחת, ונכון שתהיה זו תפלת שחרית, עם ברכות השחר וקריאת שמע ותפלת שמונה עשרה.

ואמנם יש להעיר, שאם רואה האב שהדבר מכביד מאד על בנו, צריך להזהר מאד שלא להמאיס בעיניו את ענין התפלה, ויש להתייעץ עם מחנכים מנוסים, עד כמה יש לדרוש מהילדים להתפלל, בתחילה תפלה אחת, ואחר כך שניים, כלומר, שחרית ומנחה, ורק אחר יתחיל לחנכו גם במצות תפלת ערבית.

ובענין הגיל, שיש לחנך בו את הקטנים להתפלל. כתב הפרי מגדים שהוא מגיל שש או שבע. והכוונה בזה, בכל ילד לפי חריפות שכלו, ולפי כשרונותיו ובגרותו, שלא כל ילד ניתן לחנכו לשלש תפלות מיד בתחילת לימוד הקריאה, אלא כל ילד יש לו את הטבע שלו, את מדותיו ואת רמת הבנתו, עד שניתן לדרוש ממנו להתפלל כל יום שלש תפלות, ולהשתדל שיהיה הדבר בנעימות ושמחה.

Daf Bite  –   טעם דף

Zevahim 33a-b: The Entrance to the Courtyard

One of the activities that were incumbent on the person who brought a sacrifice was semikha – laying hands on the animal that was to be sacrificed before its slaughter. The Gemara on today’s daf quotes a tosefta that teaches that tekef le-semikha, sheḥita – that this laying of hands was performed immediately prior to the slaughter of the animal. One exception was the case of a metzora – someone who had recovered from biblical leprosy and was obligated to bring a number of sacrifices to formally put an end to his ordeal. Since his status as someone who was ritually impure did not allow him to enter the Temple courtyard where the slaughter took place, he would perform it in sha’ar Nicanor – the Nicanor gate – at the entrance to the courtyard.

Sha’ar Nicanor served as the main entrance to the Temple courtyard from the outer precincts of the Temple Mount, at the top of a series of steps leading from the ezrat nashim. As our Gemara explains, one of its purposes was to allow someone who needed access to the Temple courtyard to get as close as possible without actually entering it.  (steinsaltz.org)

Moadim LəSimha!  - Shavuot Schedule

Saturday Night, May 19 - Erev/Lel Shavuot 

Arvit: 8:15pm

Candle Lighting: 8:55pm

9:15pm: Teen Sushi Dinner followed with Teen Learnings, Activities, and more Eats - 6th grade and up.

10:15: Pre-Teens Learnings with Pizza and Ice Cream.

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

12:15am-5:00am - All night learning @ the Bayit.

12:15am-1:15am - "Lini halaila: Elisha ben Avuya and the Book of Ruth" with Dr. Devora Steinmetz  (HIR)

5:05am: Shaharit (HIR)

Sunday, May 20 - Shavuot Day 1

8:30am - Shaharit

After Musaf - Megillat Ruth

12:15pm - Beth Aharon Luncheon – RSVP only

7:15pm - Mincha Between Mincha/Maariv - Dr. Devora Steinmetz. “Promises, Promises: A Talmudic Exploration of Obligations Imposed and Assumed”

8:25pm - Arvit

8:53pm - Candle lighting after this time

Monday, May 21 - Shavuot Day 2 

8:30am - Shaharit

9:40am-12:00pm - Extended youth groups with free play and cheesecake baking (HIR)

10:30am (approx.) - Azkara

11:15am, after Musaf - Megillat Ruth

4:30pm-6:00pm: Annual Cheesecake Decorating with Torah learning, snacks and free play (HIR)

6:50pm-7:50pm - Jewish Education in the 21st Century: An Armchair Conversation with Dr. Devora Steinmetz, Rabbi David Silber, and Rabbi Steven Exler (HIR)

7:50pm - Minha followed by shiur

8:52pm - Arvit

8:57pm - Tset Hakokhavim / Havdala

Week Prayers (Tefilat Avraham)

 Tue/Wed/Thur/Fri: 6:45, 8:00am

Minḥa/Arvit: Tues-Thu: 7:50pm

Rav Question - שאלת רב

Torah resembles to Honey and Milk as it’s written: “Dvash v’halav tahat leshonekha - honey and milk under your tongue.”

Can we be yotse with honey only? Can the milk be “helev hita” as in Deuteronomy 32:14 in which “milk” is of wheat?!

Ktav Parasha - Bəmidbar

Parashat Bamidbar - "And the L-d spoke to Moses in the wilderness of Sinai..."

The voice of Torah rises from the desert. If the voice of the Torah would have risen from the place of human habitation, it would have become the sole domain of one tribe or one nation. But in the desert, among the sands, in the no-man's land that belongs to no one and not to the public, a divine moral doctrine has been created, which must be an asset of all humanity.

Let us merit true unity and truly acceptance of the Torah by all the world’s nations.

Shabbat shel Shalom and Shavuot Sameyah!

Parasha: Bəmidbar - Bəmidbar (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: Bəmidbar - 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: Bəmidbar

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

Biblical Quiz: Bəmidbar

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?

A Story: of far away

The servant of one of the big merchants of Istanbul went one evening in the street, and suddenly he saw the angel of death standing before him, waving at him with his death scythe.

The servant was horrified, ran to his master, told him what he had seen, and asked him for his fastest horses, so that he could escape from the Angel of Death, as far away as possible.

The servant galloped all night very quickly, and at dawn came to the distant city of Ankara.

In the morning, the merchant himself went to the market to confront the Angel of Death. "Why did you come to Istanbul surprise and terrorize the best of my servants?"

"The opposite is true," answered the Angel of Death. "I am the one who was surprised to see your servant in the streets

Istanbul. I even waved at him with my hands, and I asked him how come he was in Istanbul when in my diary it says that I have a meeting with him tomorrow morning in the far away Ankara."

Sivan: The First 6 Days

The nineteenth chapter of the book of Exodus describes this final week of preparation for the revelation at Sinai. Analyzing the Torah’s account, the Talmud (Shabbat 86b–88a) pieces together the following chronicle of events for these six days:

1 Sivan: Moses did not say anything at all to the Jewish people, since they were weary from the journey.

2 Sivan: At dawn, Moses ascends Mount Sinai. He brings back the following message from G‑d: “You shall be to Me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation” (Exodus 19:6). The day is accordingly marked in our calendar as Yom HaMəyukhas, “The Day of Designation.”

3 Sivan: G‑d commands Moses to fence in Mount Sinai, marking the boundaries where everyone is to stand when G‑d reveals Himself upon the mountain and gives them the Torah. The kohanim (priests) may approach closer than the rest of the people, Aaron may approach closer than the kohanim, while Moses alone will be summoned by G‑d to ascend. (Ibid., vv. 12, 22, 24)

4 Sivan: The Jewish people are instructed to purify and sanctify themselves in preparation for the giving of the Torah, by suspending marital relations and immersing in water. (Ibid., v. 14)

5 Sivan: Moses builds an altar at the foot of the mountain and seals the covenant between G‑d and Israel. The entire people proclaim, “All that G‑d commands, we shall do and we shall hear (comprehend).” (Ibid. 24:4–8)

6 Sivan: The Giving of the Torah. “When morning came, there was thunder and lightning, and a thick cloud upon the mountain... The voice of the shofar sounded, growing stronger and stronger... G‑d descended upon Mount Sinai... and spoke the following words, saying: “I am the L‑d your G‑d who took you out of the land of Egypt . . .” (Ibid. 19:16–20:2). (chabad.org +)

In the Good News

- So far the following countries moved their embassies to Jerusalem: The USA, Guatemala,

 - Israel’s GDP per capita is now standing at $44,000, higher them Britain and France, and getting close to Germany. The day that it will reach the USA’s GDP of $61,000 is not that far. Turkey’s GDP is $11,000 and Iran’s is $5,000.

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Farewell Seudah Shlishit for David & Shoshana Fain:  Shabbat, June 2nd at 5:30pm Join us as we wish the Fains a bon voyage prior to their move to Detroit and thank David for his extraordinary dedication, love and care during his years as our Youth Director. Submissions for the memory book and sponsoring can be given online at www.thebayit.org/shlishi o

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Israel Day Parade 2018 will take place on Sunday June 3th, 11am - 4pm bet. 57th-74th St. on Fifth Ave.

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The Bayit 44th Annual Journal Dinner - Join the Bayit on Sunday, June 3rd at 5:30pm as we honor: Lorna & Mark Baker - Guests of Honor;  Barry Bender - Community Service Award; Samantha & Daniel Wiener - Young Leadership Award. Reservation at www.thebayit.org/dinner.

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Graduation Celebration of Class of 2018 will take place on Shabbat on June 16th. Kiddush sponsors are welcome! Please Submit names and let’s celebrate!

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Riddle Solved

I think it was Ronald Reagan, but it seems to be also applicable to Moshe Rabenu, and maybe also any Moshe you know :)

Congregation Beth Aharon is Riverdale’s Sephardic Orthodox Congregation, located at the Riverdale Bayit (HIR) Bronx, NY. We welcome all worshipers regardless of eda or level of observance. Our congregants take an active-leading role in Tefila and Kria’at haTorah.

Prayer for wellness

To Israel in captivity and Israel’s wounded bodies & souls; Reuven ben Aliza, Leah Channa bat Shifra, Yisrael Yair ben Yehudit Tzvia, Menachem ben Yehudit, Alisa bat Tsipora Malka, Yig’al ben Sulika, Rubin ben Abraham López and Ela, Adi ben Talia, Sigal bat Dina, Ya’akov ben Monavar, Barbara bat Luba, Abraham ben Lela, Esther bat Pia et Shimon, Ruth bat Victoria, Asher ben Dvora, Ovadia ben Sa’idi, Amir ben Merav, Naftali Yesha’ya Asher ben Esther, Gavriel ben Yocheved, Shoshana bat Yocheved, Liba Ziesel bat Gutka, Chayim Yosef Ben Kayla, and all the sick.

Biblical Quiz - Answers: Bəmidbar

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.”