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Volume 15 Issue 4

APRIL 2018 אייר תשעח -ניסן

Passover is a demanding time of year, when we are expected to radically change our way of living. Many sincere people invest themselves in a process that is grueling, they “change- over” their kitchens, clean their houses, throw out large quantities of perfectly good food, and in exchange they buy an even larger quantity of gluten-free food. There is a reason for this madness, but it eludes us. There are those who say that it is about family, yet they end up fighting; there are those that say it is about tradition, yet they end up hating it. I know that I am painting a very negative picture and that there are some people who actually enjoy being with their family and eating matzah. They have it all together, but I wonder all the same if we are not missing the deeper message of this festival? I would like to highlight four things that we say in the Haggadah that I think will radically change the way you view Passover.

1. Yaakov descended to Egypt against his will. 2. The matzah is the bread of affliction that we ate in Egypt and it is the bread of salvation. 3. The karpas - the appetizer. 4. We break the middle matzah and put the larger part aside (literally, we

hide it) for the end of the meal. When the brothers told Yaakov that Yoseph was not only alive but was also the ruler in Egypt, at first, Yaakov did not believe them. Later, after some time, he was elated. Yaakov then said “Let me go down and see him (Yoseph) before I die”. That was the circumstance in which Yaakov went down to Egypt. Yet, in the Haggadah when we retell Yaakov’s descent to Egypt we say that, Yaakov was “forced” by the word of Hashem. The Haggadah brings no verse to substantiate this statement; it simply says that Yaakov was forced by “the word”. Rabbi Motti Alon answers this question with a profound insight. He says that even though Yaakov was blessed by Hashem when he went to Egypt and

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Rabbi Michael Cohen

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even though Yaakov lived in comfort in Goshen, surrounded by his children and grand-children, nevertheless, for Yaakov Avinu living in Egypt was unnatural. It was “forced” because Yaakov understood that he belonged in Israel, not Egypt. That is the way a Jew should live in the Diaspora, even if he or she is surrounded by affluence and comforts, they will never be at home and should never consider themselves at home. The Matzah was the food we ate in Egypt. When surrounded by affluence it was the bread of affliction, after all, those around them were eating bread and enjoying the luxuries of life, and they the Jewish People, were eating dry unleavened bread. When they left Egypt, they understood that material wealth and luxury are not what is important in life. You may know people who gave up living in comfortable houses and driving cars in the Diaspora, in order to go and live a very basic life-style in Israel, travelling by bus and living in a small apartment. (Granted, today in Israel there is less sacrifice that there was in the 70’s and 80’s). For those people living in Israel it is worth much more than the affluence of the Diaspora, that is the idea of the matzah; in Egypt it was poverty, outside Egypt, it was liberation. The experience of Passover is about the past to a lesser degree than it is about the future. The karpas is where the talking begins in the Seder. We dip the celery in the salt water to provoke the children to ask an obvious question. Since we made Kiddush and washed our hands, we should be making Hamotzai, why are we not making Hamotzai? The answer to this question is that this night is different from all other nights and instead of making Hamotzai, we are first going to have an appetizer. An appetizer wets your appetite for the meal that is going to come later; it is also a promise of greater things to come - don’t fill yourself up on the celery leave room for the real meal. Like an eagle arousing her nest, hovering over her young. Deut (32:11) Each time Hashem has redeemed the Jewish People in the past, much like an appetizer, He first awakens them, to wet their appetizer- and then returns to redeem them. Moshe came to Pharaoh and asked for the emancipation a full six months before the plagues began. Similarly, at the time of Ezra and the Babylonian exile, building of the Temple was halted for many years, until the events of Purim gave the Jewish people full permission to return and rebuild Jerusalem. During that time, some may question the redemption, then many will say that the redemption has not come, we find that this is exactly what happened in Egypt. The leaders told Moshe that he was only making their condition worse for them, in turn Moshe himself complained to Hashem that he had seen no success with his exchange with Pharaoh. The message for us not to give up on Hashem, the redemption will come as promised. In turn, we break the middle matzah and put the larger part aside to point out that while we tell the story and delight in the miracles of the Exodus from Egypt at

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TRIBUTES IN FEB. To: The Kelman family in memory of Gwen Kelman From: The families of David & Lottie Tanzman To: Angel Newman in memory of her husband, Seymour Newman From: Sam & Dorit Flatt To: Dr. & Mrs. Michael Lewis, Mazel Tov on the engagement of their daughter From: Chanan & Ruth Kroll To: Sue Sendler, Mazel Tov on the wedding of her grandson, Shimshon Sendler From: Paula Katz To: Blanche Engel, Mazel Tov on her birthday From: Milt Neuman To: Marc Littman in memory of his mother, Dolores Littman

From: Stuart & Janelle Teger, David & Adina Barth

To: Ira & Lisa Winer, Mazel Tov on being the YIOP honorees From: Milt Neuman To: Aviva Gordon, Mazel Tov on the birth of her grandson From: Raiselle Snow

TO THE EDUCATION FUND

To: Sonya Yusufova in memory of her father, Gadil Shuman

From: Mark & Badonna Berkman

TO THE YOUTH FUND

To: Aviva Gordon, Mazel Tov on the birth of her grandson

From: Debbie Devries To: Sonya Yusufova in memory of her father, Gadil Shuman

From: Steven & Jocelyn Thompson & family

For tributes, call the office, (248) 967-3655

OUR SINCERE CONDOLENCES To Miriam Hoberman on the loss of her sister, Pauline Schreiber.

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TZEDAKAH CORNER YIOP gave to these charities in Feb. including

20TEP $20 each Ohr Simcha $200

TODAH RABBAH To Our Early Minyan Kiddush Sponsors: Rick & Bruryia Schwarcz, Billy & Missy Berlin, Aaron & Jill Kleid

To Our Kiddush Sponsors: Rabbi Ari & Tikvah Ellis, Jeff & Terry Ellis, Debby Stoller, David & Adina Barth, Sarah Morris, & Ruth Ribiat Morris To Our Youth Kiddush Sponsors: Shiffy Jubas To Our Infant/Toddler Room Sponsors: R’ Jose & Estie Gomez To Our Seudat Shlishit Sponsors: Dovid Kleid, Milt Neuman To Our Beit Midrash Sponsors: Stuart & Janelle Teger To Our Tikkun Sponsors: David & Leah Ungar To Joseph & Sara Bricker for donating a Chumash in loving memory of his mother, Bertha Bricker Glazer. To Esther Sherizen for her help in coordinating the successful women’s scarf painting evening. To Debbie Devries for donating a Megillat Esther in honor of Ami & Irene Attali. To Rose Brystowski for her wonderful speaking/presentation at last week’s Women’s Lecture Series.

MAZEL TOV To Rabbi Ari & Tikvah Ellis on the Bat Mitzvah of their daughter, Hodaya, and to grandmother, Debby Stoller To Rabbi Asher & Rivka Nemes on the birth of their daughter. To George & Estelle Gelberman on the Bar Mitzvah of their grandson, Meyer Gelberman. To Chanan & Ruth Kroll on the birth of their granddaughter to Jordan & Penina Gross, of University Heights, OH, and to great grandmother, Raiselle Snow. To Jeffrey Fischer & Batya Cohen on the birth of their son, Ari. To Stuart & Janelle Teger on the engagement of their daughter, Emma, to Jonah Wilcof.

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Becoming a Ha’Bonim member demonstrates your commitment to further enhance the fiscal and spiritual viability of YIOP. Please contact the Shul office at (248) 967-3655 with questions.

David & Adina Barth William & Melissa Berlin Steven & Sharon Cohen

Jeffrey & Debbie Devries Gil & Rebecca Feldman

Mayer & Sarita Fox Ronald Herman

Miriam Hoberman Shiffy Jubas

Howard & Margery Klausner Nancy Kleinfeldt

Milt Neuman Leonard & Shoshana Pollack

Gene & Mintzi Schramm Dov & Esther Sherizen Michael & Ora Singer Ruvi & Shelley Singal Gil & Chani Stebbins

Gary & Malke Torgow Edward Traurig

David & Leah Ungar

The YIOP website now accepts online payments. Whether making a donation or paying for an event, you can make the payment by going to

yiop.org/donate

Passover, the best part of our story is still to come. There will be redemption from our current exile of a greater magnitude than we have ever seen. This year we will celebrate seventy years of the State of Israel. The establishment of the State of Israel, in 1948, was a miracle that is unsurpassed in modern times. If you read the writings of those who lived at the time, they had no doubt that this was the beginning of the times of the Moshiach, and at the same time we refer to those times in the Prayer for the State of Israel as, “the first flowering of our redemption”, we do not say that it is the actual redemption rather it is the beginning of the start of the redemption. Like the karpas, the establishment of the State of Israel serves to wet our appetite and assures us that the best part of our redemption story is still to come. Hashem will gather in the entire Jewish People, those forgotten and those living far away and bring them back to where they belong.

L’Shana Ha Ba B’Yerushalaim – Next Year in Yerushalayim!

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ANNOUNCEMENTS If you have not already done so, please follow the link you received earlier to

create an account on our website, Yiop.org. The link will allow you to choose a password so you can login to your account.

If anyone is interested in joining the ritual committee, please email Leonard Pollack at [email protected]

We have put together a nominating committee for 2018-2019. If you are interested in serving on the executive board or the board, please contact Mayer Fox, Badonna Berkman, or Chani Stebbins.

Scholar in Residence Weekend, April 13-14, with Rabbi Elli Fischer. Friday Night dinner at 7:20PM. Rabbi Fischer will speak on The Past, Present & Future of the Israel Chief Rabbi. Cost $15 per member, $18 non member, Family member $50 (2 adults & 2 children ages 2-12) $55 family non member (2 adults & 2 children ages 2-12). On Shabbat morning, following davening, Rabbi Fischer will speak on Different Lenses: How American & Israeli Jewry (Mis) Understand each Other, which will be followed by Kiddush. There will be a Family Seudat Shlishit at 6:15PM. He will speak on The King Who Killed the Rabbis: A Talmudic Satire on Religion & State, followed by Minchah. After Minchah, Law, & Policy. To make your reservations, call the office at 248 967-3655.

Bnei Akiva Detroit’s Annual Yom Hazikaron & Yom Ha’atzmaut Commemoration & Celebration will take place on Wed., April 18, at 6PM, at YIOP. The program includes a meaningful ceremony, festive davening, dancing, dessert reception, children’s activities. There is no cost for this event.

Save the date for Mothers Day Brunch for women and girls, on May 13 at 11:00AM. Sponsorships are available for our Women’s Lecture Series. To sponsor, please email Sharon at [email protected]

YIOP’s Annual Dinner will take place on Sunday, June 10. We will be honoring Dr. Ira & Lisa Winer and our High School graduates. Please send in your ad journal forms. All forms are due on May 4.

Please shop through Amazon Smile and choose Young Israel of Oak Park,

when ordering anything on Amazon. Amazon donates 0.5% of the price

of your eligible purchase to YIOP, when you shop at smile.amazon.com.

AmazonSmile is the same Amazon, with the same prices, with the added

benefit of supporting YIOP.

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Thursday, March 29 Minchah/Maariv 6:20pm Bedikat Chametz after 8:25pm Friday, March 30 חסע ברע

Shacharis I 6:15am Shacharis II 7:00am Siyyum Bechorim after eachMinyan Eat chametz until 11:31am Burn chametz by 12:35pm Chatzot 1:37pm Candle Lighting 7:38pm Minchah 7:40pm Followed by Maariv Start seder after 8:40pm

Shabbos, March 31 ברעע‘עא Shacharis 9:30am at Mussaf-Tal Eat Seudat Shlishit before 5:19pm Daf Yomi 6:30pm Minchah 7:25pm Shiur Maariv 8:00pm Light candles after 8:40pm Start seder after 8:40pm

Sunday, April 1st סע בר Shacharis 9:30am Daf Yomi 6:40pm Shiur Minchah 7:40pm Shiur-Rabbi Shmuel Kresch Yom Tov ends 8:40pm

Mon.-Wed., April 2nd-4th רולעהמו דע Shacharis I 6:00am Daf Yomi 6:00am Shacharis II 7:00am Minchah 6:25pm Thurs., April 5th חסעיוםעטוסעעע Shacharis I 6:00am Daf Yomi 6:00am Shacharis II 7:00am Eruv Tavsillin Minchah 6:30pm Candle Lighting after Plag 6:43pm Candle Lighting by Shkiyah 7:46pm Friday, April 6th Shacharis 9:00am Daf Yomi 5:30pm Minchah 6:30pm Candle lighting after Plag 6:43pm Candle lighting by Shkiyah 7:46pm Followed by Maariv Shabbos, April 7th רע ברעעעעעעעעעע Shacharis 9:00am Shir Hashirim Yizkor (approx.) 10:30am Daf Yomi 6:35pm Minchah 7:35pm Seudah Shlishit/Siyum HaChag Shabbos & Yom Tov Ends 8:49pm Do not use Chametz until 9:30pm

Sunday, April 8th Daf Yomi 7:00am Shacharis 8:00am Minchah 6:30pm

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Save the date: YIOP Annual Dinner

honoring Dr. Ira & Lisa Winer

& our High School Seniors will take place

on June 10, 2018

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April, 2018

Young Israel of Oak Park אייר תשעח -ניסן

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri SAT

ב פסח-טז ניסן א בעומר

ח בעומר-כג נסין

כט בעומר-יד אייר פסח שני

ג פסח-יז ניסן ב בעומר

טו בעומר-ל ניסן ראש חדש

Early Minyan 6AM Path of the Righteous 7:30PM Bk of Daniel 8PM

טז בעומר-א אייר ראש חדש

Shacharis 8AM Wkday Minchah 6:30PM

Shacharis 9:30AM Minchah 7:40PM Yom Tov Ends 8:40PM

Early Minyan 6:15AM Women’s Parshah

Shiur 1:30PM

ה פסח-יט ניסן ד בעומר

Early Minyan 6AM Shacharis 7AM Minchah 6:25PM

ד פסח-יח ניסן ג בעומר

Shacharis 8AM Awesome Prayer 10:15AM Wkday Minchah 6:50PM


י בעומר-כה ניסן

כג בעומר-ח אייר כב בעומר-ז אייר

Early Minyan 6:05AM Path of the Righteous 7:30PM Bk of Daniel 8PM

יא בעומר-כו ניסן


Early Minyan 6:15AM Women’s Parshah Shiur 1:30PM

Early Minyan 6:15AM

Early Minyan 6:15AM Women’s Parshah Shiur 1:30PM

יז בעומר-ב אייר


Early Minyan 6:15AM

יח בעומר-ג אייר

כד בעומר-ט אייר


ט בעומר-כד ניסן



Early Minyan 6:15AM

כה בעומר-י אייר

ל בעומר-טו אייר

Bnei Akiva Yom Ha’atzmaut

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Young Israel of Oak Park אייר תשעח -ניסן

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri SAT

Early Minyan 8:15AM Shacharis 9AM Minchah 7:45PM Shabbos Ends 8:58PM

ח פסח-כב נסין ז בעומר

כא בעומר-ו אייר פרק ב-מצורע-תזריע

Early Minyan 8:15AM Shacharis 9AM Minchah 7:50PM Shabbos Ends 9:07PM

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יג ניסן

ז פסח-כא ניסן ו בעומר

ה פסח-יט ניסן ד בעומר

Early Minyan 6:15AM Minchah 6:35PM After Plag 6:49PM By Shkiyah 7:54PM

Early Minyan 6AM Shacharis 7AM Minchah 6:30PM After Plag 6:43PM By Shkiyah 7:46PM

ו פסח -כ ניסן ה בעומר

יב בעומר-כז ניסן

Shacharis 9AM Minchah 6:30PM After Plag 6:43PM By Shkiyah 7:46PM

כח בעומר-יג אייר פרק ג-קדושים-אחרי

יא בעומר-כו ניסן

Early Minyan 6:05AM Men’s Gemara Shiur 9PM

יט בעומר-ד אייר

Early Minyan 6:15AM

יד בעומר-כט ניסן פרק א-שמיני

Shacharis 9AM Yizkor (appr) 10:30AM Minchah 7:35PM Shabbos & Yom Tov Ends 8:49PM Do not use Chametz until 9:30PM

Early Minyan 6:15AM

יח בעומר-ג אייר כ בעומר-ה אייר

יג בעומר-כח ניסן



Early Minyan 6:15AM Early Minyan 6:05AM Men’s Gemara Shiur 9PM

Early Minyan 6:05AM Minchah 6:20PM Bedikat chametz After 8:25PM

כה בעומר-י אייר

Shabbos Mevorchim Yom Hashoa

ערב פסח-יד ניסן א פסח-טו ניסן

Early Minyan 6:15AM Eat chametz until 11:31AM Burn chametz by 12:35PM Candlelighting 7:38PM Minchah 7:40PM followed by Maariv Start Seder after 8:40PM

Shacharis 9:30AM Minchah 7:25PM Maariv 8PM Light candles 8:40PM Start Seder after 8:40PM

Early Minyan 6:05AM Men’s Gemara Shiur 9PM


Early Minyan 8:15AM Shacharis 9AM Minchah 8PM Shabbos Ends 9:16PM

כז בעומר-יב אייר כו בעומר -יא אייר

Eruv Tavshilin

Scholar in Residence Weekend

Bnei Akiva Yom Ha’atzmaut Yom Ha’atzmaut

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