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YOUNG ISRAEL OF HOLLYWOOD-FT. LAUDERDALE
Rabbi Yosef Weinstock, Senior Rabbi
Rabbi Adam Frieberg, Assistant Rabbi
Rabbi Edward Davis, Rabbi Emeritus
David Lasko, President
3291 Stirling Road, Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33312
954-966-7877 email: [email protected] www.yih.org
BALAK
17 Tammuz 5779 JULY 20, 2019
TORAH READING Numbers 22:2 HAFTORAH Micah 5:6
Nach Yomi : Job 9 Daf Yomi : Erchin 34
Daf Hashavua: Moed Katan 11
SHABBAT TIMES
Candle Lighting 7:55 p.m. Shabbat Ends 8:53 p.m.
Shabbat Shalom. We welcome all
newcomers, visitors and guests
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TO ALL 35 AND UNDER MEMBERS Come share with us your goals and needs for your shul. Monday, August 5th at 8:30 p.m. in the Small Chapel. Town Hall Meeting with David Lasko and members of the Executive Board. Bring your ideas and suggestions, and how you think these can be accomplished.
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OUR YIH FAMILY…. Mazal Tov:
Ben & Cindy Rosenbaum on the birth of their son.
Yossi & Michelle Mizrahi on the birth of their grandson born to Arye & Cheli
Rosenbaum.
Fred & Lori Wittlin on the birth of a grandson to Eliana & Eli Brand of Flushing, NY.
Welcome New Members:
Mitchell & Mia (Sava) Slugh, Danny & Tirtza Vizel Condolences:
Steve Kerzer on the loss of his mother Laura Summer, and to Farrah Izsak on the
loss of her grandmother. The funeral was Wednesday. Shiva is being observed at
the Izsak home, 4000 N. 43rd Avenue, through Tuesday morning. Shiva Minyan
times - Mincha/Maariv: 8:00pm. Shacharit: Friday 7:30am, Sunday 9:00am,
Monday 7:15am, Tuesday 7:30am.
Baruch Zvi ben Rivka Batya (Rabbi Dr. Brian Galbut-Daniel Galbut’s cousin), Binyamin Simcha ben Adina Minya (Binny Ciment), Binyamin ben Chemla (Binyamin Israel), David HaKohen ben Esther (Lev Kandinov’s father), Eliezer HaLevi ben Chana (Leon Brauser-Joel Brauser’s father), Kalman Moshe ben Devorah, Netanel Elan ben Shayna Tzipporah (wounded IDF soldier), Solomon ben Solika (Solomon Perez-Ilana Melnitsky’s father), Yehuda Arieh ben Mindla (Philippe Leiberman’s father), Yisroel Yechiel ben Chaya (Michael Reinhard-Kenny Reinhard’s father), Yitzchak Chanoch ben Chana (nephew of Vanessa Shamah and Lauren Davis), Yaakov Lev ben Shoshana (Jeff Whisler-Josh Whisler’s father), Yoseph Benyamin ben Cochava (Ralph Sharaby’s son).
Batya bat Sara, Chana Ety bat Zirel Libah, Chaya Sara bat Dubra (Irene Berlin-Reva Homnick’s mother), Devora bat Sheina Baila, Elka bat Tova (Leona Brauser-Joel Brauser’s mother), Feiga Necha bat Pessel (Fay Lerner), Masha bat Ruth (Marcia Chonchol-Craig Barany’s mother), Sara Leah bat Rochel (Cynthia Lynn Haber-Cheryl Hamburg’s sister), Sara Leah bat Bracha (Stacey Deutsch), Shira Raizel Esther bat Mina Zosha (Ruth Messer’s granddaughter), Tzirel Libah bat Frimed Mindel (Sylvia Lieberman-Philippe Lieberman’s mother), Vickya bat Fruma (Vivian Honig-Susan
Chusid’s mother), Yocheved bat Tzril (Joan Niad).
REFUAH SHLEIMAH
SHUL NOTICES Please Return Shul Library Books: If you have any seforim or books from the shul library (in your locker or in your home) please return to the library or the shul office. Lost and Found: There are a number of miscellaneous items in the shul office. Please come into the office to claim your property. Items not collected after July 22 will be donated to charity. Parking Notice: The gated parking lots on the north side of our building and along Stirling Road will be locked for the duration of Shabbat. Office summer hours: Mon.-Thurs. 9:30am-4:00pm and Fri. 9:30am-1:00pm
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Main Sanctuary will be locked while the Torah is being read, during Mussaf Kedusha, and while
Rabbi is speaking. Contact Gerald Mayerhoff [email protected] or David Lasko
[email protected] for an aliyah or kibbud at any of the minyanim
Friday
7:00pm Minchah/Maariv Main Sanctuary
7:00pm Sephardic Minchah/Maariv Library
7:55pm Candle Lighting
8:00pm Minchah/Maariv Beit Midrash
8:13pm Sunset / Shkiah
Shabbat Morning
7:00am Shacharit Minyan Main Sanctuary
8:00am Shacharit Minyan Room 1 & 2
8:15am Parsha Shiur with Rabbi Yossi Jankovits Beit Midrash
8:45am Beit Midrash Minyan House across the street
9:00am Shacharit Minyan Main Sanctuary
9:00am Sephardic Minyan Library
9:15am Parsha class with Rabbi Yitzchak Salid Back room of the house
9:30am YP Minyan Modular
9:30am Teen Minyan Room 5
No Youth Minyan in the summer
10:03am Latest Shema Time
10:15am Parsha class with Rabbi Yitzchak Salid Back room of the house
10:45am Sefer HaMitzvot Shiur, Rabbi Moshe
Parnes
Beit Midrash
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Dvar Tefila
Commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing (July 20, 1969)
“Praise Hashem, sun and moon”
(Artscroll Siddur pg. 394)
Rabbi Reuven Melamed notes that when you see a human being from a distance, you can
only make out their basic form. When you get closer to that person, interact with them and
talk to them, you appreciate their uniqueness and their greatness. You realize that their
external appearance is but one (minor) characteristic of who they are. There is much more
to a person than what meets the eye.
The same is true of all of Hashem’s creations. For thousands of years, humans looked up
at night and saw the moon. All they knew was that it reflected light and provided
illumination at night. With greater scientific knowledge, we learned more about the moon.
This process reached a high point when Neil Armstrong stepped foot on the moon’s
surface. With greater knowledge comes greater appreciation of the majesty of God’s
universe. When we say this line in Pesukei D’Zimra let us commit to two things: 1) Let’s
not judge people based on externals and 2) Let’s commit to getting to know better both
people and Hashem’s creations in order to appreciate them more.
Shabbat Afternoon
6:00pm Early Minchah Beit Midrash
6:35pm Gemara Shiur on Bava Metzia (in Hebrew) Beit Midrash
6:50pm Daf Yomi Library
7:05pm Rabbi Weinstock’s class. “Jews in Space: In Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon Landing.”
Main Sanctuary
7:50pm Minchah Main Sanctuary
7:50pm Teen Minchah Room 5
After Minchah Halacha Chaburah with Rabbi Adam
Frieberg
Library
After Minchah Parsha Shiur with Rabbi Yossi Jankovits Beit Midrash
Teen Seudah
Shlishit
With Rav Natan Rooms 3 & 4
8:53pm Maariv Main Sanctuary
Immediately
after Maariv
Kitzur Shulchan Aruch 5 min. class Library
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8:00am Minyan
Kiddush
-Jay & Ellen Adler in memory of his mother Lillian Adler
-David Harris to commemorate the end of Shloshim for his
mother Shirley Harris, Shaindel bat Yosef
All other
Kiddushim &
Seudah Shlishit
Shabbat Sponsors Group
Torah Dialogue David & Joan Kornbluth to commemorate the yahrzeit of his
mother Ruth Kornbluth
Shabbat
Announcements
Roman & Adelina Yusupov to commemorate the 30th yahrzeit
of his great-grandfather Rabbi Nisim Suleymanov—Eliyahu
Nisim ben Solomon
THANK YOU TO OUR SHABBAT SPONSORS
Shabbat and Yom Tov Safety, Security & First Aid “Safety & Security is everyone’s responsibility.
If You See Something Say Something!” Talk to the President, Rabbis, or Executive Director.
Thank you to our security personnel; please thank them when you see them! AED (Automated External Defibrillator) & other equipment in closet
next to Social Hall. Safety Reflector Belts (a project of the OU) are in the closet for use by our congregants.
Shabbat Crossing schedule: Stirling Road at SW 33rd Avenue Hollywood Police will control the light
Friday 6:45-10:45pm Shabbat 6:45am-12:30pm & 6:30-9:30pm When crossing Stirling Road, make sure to always wait until cars stop by the light before crossing. Jaywalking is extremely dangerous (& illegal). For the safety of you and your family, it is imperative to cross only in the cross walk.
OUR IDF LONE SOLDIERS Emma Frank, Lauren Friedman, Michale Goldberger, Sara Shulamit Klein,
Rina Reich, Moshe Schiff
THIS PUBLICATION GOES TO THE PRINTER ON WEDNESDAYS. ALL SUBMISSIONS MUST BE IN THE
SHUL OFFICE BY WEDNESDAYS AT NOON.
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D’var Torah : Rabbi Yosef Weinstock
2.2 million dollars. 4 days. 23,000 donors. One little girl. The story of two year old
Eliana Cohen has gone viral. She was born with SMA Type 2, a rare genetic condition
that prevents her from being able to stand or walk. A gene therapy was recently
developed, called Zolgensma, which creates a gene that ensures she is able to breathe,
eat and sit up on her own. At 2.2 million dollars for a single dose, it is the most
expensive drug in the world. It was approved by the FDA only for babies under the age
of 2 years. Due to a misdiagnosis at an early age, Eliana’s SMA Type 2 was only
detected a month ago. Eliana was five days away from her second birthday when a
crowdfunding campaign began.
Within four days, 23,000 people had donated to the cause on the fundraising
platform The Chesed Fund. At noon this past Monday, the goal was reached and the
campaign was closed. In their thank you letter, her parents wrote, “Please continue to
pray for Chana bat Shani (her name has been changed), as we still have a long way to
go!”
This story reminds us of the very best elements of Jewish community. Many of those
who donated did not know this little girl. They heard about this cause through “a friend
of a friend” and the tight-knit nature of the Jewish community provided incredible
results. This inspiring episode caused me to reevaluate one of Bilaam’s blessing in this
morning’s Parsha.
In our Parsha, King Balak hired the great sorcerer Bilaam to curse the Jewish People.
As hard as he tries, Hashem does not allow this to happen. Not only is Bilaam unable to
curse them, but Hashem forces Bilaam to utter blessings about Bnei Yisrael- three times.
In his first set of blessings Bilaam refers to the Jewish People as (23:9) “Behold! It is a
nation that will dwell in solitude and not be reckoned among the nations.” Dwelling
alone can seem lonely at times. But it has been the secret of our success and our
continuity. The Jewish People have been unwilling to change our morals and values
based on the current era or location. We turn to the Torah as our guide, even when it
makes us unpopular or counter-cultural. We are a Light onto the Nations by wearing our
distinctions as a badge of pride. As the nation who dwells alone we realize that we
cannot rely on others for our survival. Rather we must rely on Hashem – and each other.
This is why there are no “degrees of separation” between Jews. We are all family,
whether we know each other or not.
I was recently learning with someone about the restriction of charging interest. I
asked why interest should be forbidden: If we are allowed to rent our car for money and
rent our house for money, then why can’t we rent our money for money? The answer we
came to is that fundamentally I’m right. One should be able to rent their money for a
profit. And in fact, you are allowed to charge a non-Jew interest (if charging interest was
immoral we would not distinguish between Jews and non-Jews.) But that’s not how you
treat family. And all of Klal Yisrael is family. Let us remember this reality, as we begin
the Three Weeks period on the Jewish calendar, and as we constantly work on fostering
a culture of caring within our community.
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WEEKDAY DAILY MINYANIM Mon.-Fri. July 22-26 Minchah/Maariv: 8:00pm
Shacharit: Mon. & Thurs. 6:15, 7:15, 8:00am Sanctuary / 6:45am Beit Midrash
Tues., Wed., Fri. 6:15, 7:30, 8:00am Sanctuary / 7:00am Beit Midrash
WEEKDAY LEARNING
Daf Yomi in the Library. Weekdays: 5:30am & 7:00pm. Shabbat: 1 hour
before Minchah. Sundays: 6:30am.
Morning Learning Program with Rabbi Yossi Jankovits daily in Beit
Midrash. Sun. (7:30-8:30am), Mon., Thurs. (6:00-6:45am), Tues., Wed., Fri.
(6:00-7:00am).
Sundays:
8:00am Gemara study with David Epstein, Library
Mondays:
8:30pm The Book of Devarim, Tobi Wolf for women, Room 5
Tuesdays:
After 8:00am minyan, Library: Talmud class with Rabbi Yosef Weinstock. Learn
Tractate Moed Katan and participate in the Daf Hashavuah Program
www.dafaweek.org/ (contact shul office to be added to the shiur e-mail list)
The Tehilim group no longer meets Tuesday evenings. The group completes
Tehilim from home - to be assigned a chapter, contact [email protected]
Summer Beit Midrash Program: 8:30pm “ Nefesh HaChaim” with Rabbi
Frieberg in Beit Midrash. Refreshments will be served. Students and adults
welcome. Sponsorships available, contact the shul office.
Wednesdays:
Summer Beit Midrash Program: 10:00am Pirkei Avot with Rabbi Yaacov
Laredo in Beit Midrash.
Thursdays:
Summer Beit Midrash Program: 7:00pm “ Halacha from the Parsha” with
Rabbi Weinstock in Beit Midrash. Light dinner will be served. Students and
adults welcome. Sponsorship available, contact the shul office.
SUNDAY July 21—FAST OF TAMMUZ Fast begins 5:23am
Shacharit 7:00, 8:00, 9:00am Sanctuary / 8:30am Beit Midrash Minchah 7:50pm
Fast ends 8:49pm
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COMMUNITY NEWS
Free 3 Session SAT/ACT Test preparation for high school students at Stirling Road
Library offered by Sanderson Test Prep. Sessions on August 5, 7, and 9 from 12-
1:30 pm. To register for the three sessions, email [email protected].
Tu B’Av Singles Event Wine & Sushi for ages 20’-30’s Aug. 15 at 7:00pm. $30
each. Location to be announced at registration https://tinyurl.com/Tubavevent
Tu B’Av Singles Shabbaton Cruise, Aug. 16-18 Palm Beach to the Bahamas with
Kosher Bahamas Cruises featuring Rabbi Pinchas Taylor of Taylor Talks. $395 pp,
reserve your spot for $100 at www.kosherbahamascruises.com
Feed the Need Brunch, September 15, benefitting the Dorit & Ben J. Genet
Cupboard, honoring Rabbi Yosef Weinstock. Save the date.
PATCH Free Tutoring Program contact Larry Reiss (954) 662-3128.
Sing, Sign, Simcha at YIH, Tuesdays 10:30am, music program for infants to 3
years, accompanied by an adult. Sign up at [email protected]
Jeanette Levine Bridal Gemach. Contact Robin Andisman 954-588-7600 or
Bikur Cholim Medical Equipment Gemach: If you are in need of medical
equipment on a temporary basis such as a wheelchair, walker, crutches, please call
954-894-8514 or contact www.bikurcholimhollywood.org
Tomchei Shabbos assists needy families in our community with meals for
Shabbat. Checks may be mailed to the shul, or donate online at www.yih.org
Bais Mordechai Plag Mincha/Maariv minyan (starts 10 minutes before Plag),
Sunday through Thursday at Bais Mordechai, 4200 N. 66 Ave., Hollywood
33024. West on Stirling, left at first traffic light past 441.
Hollywood Community Kollel, 4016 N. 46 Ave. (Winn Dixie shopping center).
Early Minchah 2:00pm Sun.-Thurs. Late Ma’ariv 9:30pm Sun.-Thurs.
UPCOMING SHUL EVENTS
Summer Kollel—Uvelechtecha Baderech
see flyer on back page.
Friday morning July 26th at
YIH after 8:00am Minyan
Feed the Homeless program. If you would
like to volunteer please contact David Genet
or Batzi Berman.
Sunday July 28th
Shiduchim Open Meeting at the home of
Meirav Kravetz. For details contact Devorah
Schwartz 914-643-1616.
Wednesday July 31st at
8:00pm
Town Hall Meeting with David Lasko and
the Executive Board for all 35 and under
members
Monday August 5th at 8:30pm
in the Small Chapel
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IDF Uncovers Cross-Border Attack Tunnel from
Southern Gaza
On Monday, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) uncovered a cross-border attack tunnel that entered Israeli territory from the Gaza Strip, five years after the start of a 2014 operation aimed at finding and destroying such passages, the Times of Israel reported. In 2014, Hamas made extensive use of its tunnel networks to send fighters into Israel, as well as to move its terrorist operatives and munitions within the Gaza Strip. The newly found tunnel runs from the southern Gaza Strip and was located during work to construct an underground barrier to prevent such excavations. “The tunnel does not represent a threat and it is being taken care of by the IDF,” the regional council said in a message to residents. It is the 18th cross-border tunnel discovered since the end of the 2014 war. The military proposed building the underground barrier on the Gaza border following the 2014 Gaza war, known as Operation Protective Edge. Work began on the project in 2016. According to the IDF, it is due to be completed by the end of 2019. Bilateral cooperation between the United States and Israel has been vital for developing the technology needed to locate these attack tunnels.
Our synagogue partners with AIPAC, America’s pro-Israel lobby, in educating our community on issues affecting the U.S.-Israel relationship. We encourage you to learn more by contacting AIPAC at (202) 639-5200 or by visiting www.aipac.org.
AAA Scholarships extended their application deadline for tax credit
scholarships to August 19. Step Up for Students is also still accepting
applications. Scholarships are first-come, first-serve, so if you or
someone you know qualifies for an income-based school scholarship,
apply immediately. Special needs scholarships are also still available
through the Gardiner program and in some cases students with
anaphylaxis may be eligible. For more information
email [email protected]
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Teen Shabbat Schedule
9:30am Teen Minyan
Followed by Final Four
Rashi Shiur with Rav Natan
after Kiddush
8th-12th Gr. Room 5
7:50pm Teen Minchah Room 5
Teen Seudah Shlishit with
Rav Natan after Minchah
Room 3 & 4
Time Program Age/Grade Location
8:30am Babysitting 18months-Nursery 3 Back of House
9:00am Game Room Pre K - 4th Gr. Room 3-4
10:00am Shabbat Groups Pre-K &
Kindergarten
Room 6
10:00am Shabbat Groups Nursery 3 Chapel
10:00am Shabbat Groups 1st-2nd Gr. Girls Room 3
10:00am Shabbat Groups 1st-2nd Gr. Boys Room 4
10:00am Minyanairres 3rd & 4th Gr. Girls Room 1
10:00am Minyanairres 3rd & 4th Gr. Boys Room 2
Children who attend Youth Groups must be picked up by their parent or legal
guardian at the conclusion of the 9:00am services in the Main Sanctuary
Youth Shabbat Schedule
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Friday July 26th at YIH
Program:
8:45am -Chavruta learning
9:10am- 20 minute shiur
Before running off to work, take advantage of the
unique opportunity to join Rabbi Aryeh Leibowitz
and his Travelling Kollel for 25 minutes of chavruta
learning in preparation for a 20 minute shiur:
"Is there Halachic Culpability for a Failed Sin?"
Breakfast and Coffee will be served!