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Hebrew Club Registration 2019 OPEN! |
Chabad Russian Center is excited to welcome you to a new year of learning and fun at Hebrew Club!
For grades K-5, every Wednesday on the campus of
Norman S. Edelcup K-8 Sunny Isles Beach!
201 182nd Dr., Sunny Isles Beach, FL 33160
- Jewish fun!
- Explore your heritage & traditions in a fun and hands on way!
- Wednesdays 2 pm - 3:30 pm
- FREE of charge!
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We the Jewish people want peace; we believe that peace is one of the greatest goals in life. The Sages tell us that the Torah was given in order to bring peace into the world. The concept peace means, of course, a pleasant and positive atmosphere, where there is nothing harsh. And yet the concept of the "covenant of peace," which we find in this week's Torah reading, was a reward for Pinchas, the grandson of Aaron, following his forceful action at the end of the previous week's reading.
There we read that a Shimonite prince was publicly cohabiting with a gentile woman. Moses and Aaron were weeping, they felt powerless, but Pinchas took action. He was a
strong man, a zealot. But doe s that action express the virtue of peace? Yet G‑d says that in reward for his action "I give him My covenant of Peace."
The Sages tell us that Pinchas lived very long and was the same person whom we meet in the Book of Kings, named Elijah, who is the subject of this week's haftorah. In the haftorah, he is also seen as a zealot. He sees the moral and spiritual weakness of the Jewish people of his time and is deeply upset about it. He travels through the desert back to Mount Sinai where the Torah was given, as if to meet more directly with the Divine, and he declares that the Jewish people are not keeping their Covenant with G‑d.
On the other hand, G‑d gives him the Covenant of Peace, which implies seeing people in a positive way. The Torah also says that Pinchas is given the role of being a kohen (priest). The kohen is described as a man of kindness, like Aaron, the first kohen, who saw the good in everyone.
Similarly in the case of Elijah. The Sages tell us that because Elijah complained that the Jewish people are not keeping their Covenant, for all time he is present at every Brit Milah, when a Jewish boy enters the Covenant of Circumcision. He is able to see that indeed the Jewish people are keeping the Covenant. Hence at a Brit Milah a chair is set for Elijah the Prophet.
The Lubavitcher Rebbe comments that, like Pinchas and Elijah, we have to be able to combine two contrary aspects. On the one hand, to be able to act firmly when necessary, to put right that which is wrong, or to protect from danger. On the other, to be able to see the goodness in a person, his or her potential, their positive achievements. A further step is when these two approaches are combined: by seeing the goodness in a person, one helps them to put right that which needs correction. The two features of Pinchas and Elijah respectively, become one.
This is the road to genuine peace. Hence the Sages tell us that Elijah will usher in the Redemption, the time of ultimate peace, in which everything negative will be transformed to good. Then the enemy of every kind - in Hebrew, oyev - will be transformed to ohev, friend. Then indeed there will be peace...
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Hebrew School Registration 2019 OPEN! |
Register your child/ren before August 1st and receive $25 off tuition.
If your child has been in Hebrew School this past year, please register online. Once registration is received, a school calendar and welcome packet will be emailed to you on August 1st.
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Пинхас, чье имя стало названием недельной главы Торы, это очень популярный персонаж. Его будет вспоминать каждый поборник морали и нравственности,
которому придет в голову выносить собственный приговор. Все вокруг опускают глаза долу, не желая видеть и покарать разврат - и тут я, стремительный и непреклонный, мечом поражу греховодников! Ну, или хотя бы в Фейсбук е - устрою бокс по переписке.
Но тут ведь вот какое дело: зачем-то Моисею понадобилась судебно-психиатрическая экспертиза от Всевышнего, чтобы дать оценку действиям Пинхаса. И именно из этого профессионального освидетельствования вошло его имя в главу Торы. Г-сподь подтвердил: да, это за Меня он возревновал, не за себя. Не из своих мелких, злобных, темных комплексов.
И только поэтому Пинхас стал героем.
А ты уверен, что у тебя все так? Что за тебя Г-сподь впишется? Не уверен - так отойди в сторону, и займись собой.
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Torah & Tea for Ladies: Summer Session |
Inspiring Torah discussions for women!
Warm camaraderie, hot tea, and delicious refreshments!
Location: 373 Poinciana Dr., Sunny Isles Beach, FL 33160
For more information: 786-664-7055
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On a Lighter Note |
The Million-Dollar Question for God
A poor man walking in the forest feels close enough to God to ask, "God, what is a million years to you?"
God replies, "My son, a million years to you is like a second to me."
The man asks, "God, what is a million dollars to you?"
God replies, "My son, a million dollars to you is less than a penny to me. It means almost nothing to me."
The man asks, "So God, can I have a million dollars?"
And God replies, "In a second."
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