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Good Shabbos! Good Shabbos! Good Shabbos! Good Shabbos! 18 Teves 5774 Shemos December 21, 2013 Mishna Yomi Avos 4:10-11 BJSZ Weekly Tehillim: 19-25 Teves Psalms 110 & 111 Daf Yomi Yoma 43 BNAI JACOB SHAAREI ZION CONGREGATION BNAI JACOB SHAAREI ZION CONGREGATION BNAI JACOB SHAAREI ZION CONGREGATION BNAI JACOB SHAAREI ZION CONGREGATION PARSHA QUESTION OF THE WEEK THE PROPHET MOTIVE When G-d instructs Moshe to go to the Jewish People, Moshe expresses concern that they would not believe that G-d had actually appeared to him. As a result, G-d arms Moshe with three won- ders that he would perform for the Jews in order to prove his authenticity. The Talmud (TB Shabbos 97a) points out that the wonders Moshe was given to use include the snake and leprosy, both associ- ated with Lashon Hara (slander). Moshe deserved this association because he had wrongfully stated that the Jewish People would not trust him without the wonders to prove it. In truth however it would seem that the Jewish People should not have believed Moshe without the performance of wonders. When the Torah (Devarim 13:2; see also Rambam Yesodei HaTorah end of chapter 7) discusses the phenomenon of prophesy, it speaks of the prophet demonstrating his authenticity by performing won- ders. If the performance of wonders is indeed the Torah's proof standard for generations, why is Moshe wrong for assuming that the Jewish People would expect that of him?? HALACHA OF THE WEEK: A FEATURE OF THE BJSZ DAILY HALACHA SHIUR GUESTS & BRACHOS The Torah forbids placing a stumbling block in front of the blind. The Sages understood this prohibition to include any act that may encourage or assist someone in the performance of any kind of wrongdoing. As such, the Shulchan Aruch (OC 169:1-2) rules that one must not give bread to someone who will not wash their hands, nor food to someone who will not make Brachos. This would of course compel the host of not-yet-observant family or friends to remind and instruct the guests about how to properly wash and make Brachos. Yet in many situations this may offend a guest, or make them very uncomfortable. Contemporary authorities (see Piskei Teshuvos 169:3) rule that in such situations one should proceed to offer food to guests without Halachic instructions, with the goal of warming them up to Torah and observance. As such the offering of food will not be encouraging wrongdoing, but very much the opposite. Indeed sharing a warm and comfortable meal together often helps bridge the gap between family or friends divided by levels of observance. It may be advisable in certain such situations to make Brachos aloud, which would on some level include the listener in the Brachos. GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING SUNDAY DECEMBER 29 AT 10:00 AM -IN THE SHUL Agenda: Election of the 2014 BJSZ Shul Board Officers, Committee Chairs & Board Members
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18 Teves 5774 Shemos December 21, 2013
Mishna Yomi
Avos 4:10-11
BJSZ Weekly Tehillim:
19-25 Teves Psalms 110 & 111
Daf Yomi Yoma 43
B N A I J A C O B S H A A R E I Z I O N C O N G R E G A T I O NB N A I J A C O B S H A A R E I Z I O N C O N G R E G A T I O NB N A I J A C O B S H A A R E I Z I O N C O N G R E G A T I O NB N A I J A C O B S H A A R E I Z I O N C O N G R E G A T I O N
PARSHA QUESTION OF THE WEEK
THE PROPHET MOTIVE
When G-d instructs Moshe to go to the Jewish People, Moshe expresses concern that they
would not believe that G-d had actually appeared to him. As a result, G-d arms Moshe with three won-
ders that he would perform for the Jews in order to prove his authenticity. The Talmud (TB Shabbos
97a) points out that the wonders Moshe was given to use include the snake and leprosy, both associ-
ated with Lashon Hara (slander). Moshe deserved this association because he had wrongfully stated that
the Jewish People would not trust him without the wonders to prove it. In truth however it would
seem that the Jewish People should not have believed Moshe without the performance of wonders.
When the Torah (Devarim 13:2; see also Rambam Yesodei HaTorah end of chapter 7) discusses the
phenomenon of prophesy, it speaks of the prophet demonstrating his authenticity by performing won-
ders. If the performance of wonders is indeed the Torah's proof standard for generations, why is
Moshe wrong for assuming that the Jewish People would expect that of him??
HALACHA OF THE WEEK: A FEATURE OF THE BJSZ DAILY HALACHA SHIUR
GUESTS & BRACHOS
The Torah forbids placing a stumbling block in front of the blind. The Sages understood this
prohibition to include any act that may encourage or assist someone in the performance of any kind of
wrongdoing. As such, the Shulchan Aruch (OC 169:1-2) rules that one must not give bread to someone
who will not wash their hands, nor food to someone who will not make Brachos. This would of course
compel the host of not-yet-observant family or friends to remind and instruct the guests about how to
properly wash and make Brachos. Yet in many situations this may offend a guest, or make them very
uncomfortable. Contemporary authorities (see Piskei Teshuvos 169:3) rule that in such situations one
should proceed to offer food to guests without Halachic instructions, with the goal of warming them up
to Torah and observance. As such the offering of food will not be encouraging wrongdoing, but very
much the opposite. Indeed sharing a warm and comfortable meal together often helps bridge the gap
between family or friends divided by levels of observance. It may be advisable in certain such situations
to make Brachos aloud, which would on some level include the listener in the Brachos.
GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING
SUNDAY DECEMBER 29 AT 10:00 AM -IN THE SHUL
Agenda: Election of the 2014 BJSZ Shul Board Officers, Committee Chairs & Board Members
You received your updated BJSZ statement this week. Please review your current financial obligations to the Shul. Contact the office if you have any questions. You can make a payment online at
www.bjsz.org or mail it to the office before December 31
to get your 2013 tax deduction.
MEMBER NEWS
Mazel Tov to Micha & Suri Lager on the engagement of
their daughter Aviva to Rafi Shenk from Atlanta.
Mazel Tov to Mrs. Marna Walter on the birth of a great-
grandson, born to Elon & Heather Walter.
Mazel Tov to Rebbetzin Poliakoff on the engagement of her
granddaughter in Israel.
Thank you to Yechezkel Leiter for his help in the Bais
Hamedrash and the BJSZ office.
WEEKDAY
OTHER WEEKDAY SHIURIM
SHABBOS
PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT THE GABBOIM ARE AWARE OF YOUR
YAHRZEIT COMMEMORATIONS SO WE MAY POST THEM.
Sunday: Daf Yomi Shiur, 7:00 am; 9:00 pm
Shacharis, 7:30; 9:00 am; .
Monday & Thursday: Amud Yomi (Bava Basra): 6:10 am;
Daf Yomi: 7:35 am; 9:00 pm Shacharis 6:40; & 7:45 am.
Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday: Amud Yomi (Bava Basra): 6:10 am;
Daf Yomi: 7:35 am; 9:00 pm Shacharis, 6:50 and 7:45 am.
Mincha This Week: 4:30 pm
Candle Lighting ………………..………
Mincha Erev Shabbos……..…..……….
Daf Yomi ..……………………...…..….
Rabbi’s Parsha Shiur …………...……...
Shacharis………………………....……..
Z’man Kri’as Shema………….....………
Shoshana Feldman Memorial Shiur……
Shabbos Afternoon Shiur. …..…………
Mincha ……………………..…………..
Maariv………………………....……..…
Weekday Mincha……………..…...…...
Candle Lighting Next Shabbos…....…...
Mincha Next Erev Shabbos………....….
SCHEDULES & SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
We welcome all of our members, their families and all guests that have joined us for Shabbos!
REFUAH SHELAIMAH to: Mrs. Mollie Caplan (Milford Manor), Mrs. Rachel Kramer, Mrs. Hattie Yaniger (Tudor Heights). Please look in on our members.
To add to the Mi Shebairach list, contact Hana-Bashe Himelstein, 443-501-3185 or e-mail [email protected].
YAHRZEITS
Observed by: Date: Family Member:
Sol Gerstman 18 Tevet Father, Max R. Gerstman
Rachel Eilberg 18 Tevet Husband, Paul Eilberg
Mashe Katz 19 Tevet Mother, Revella Anemer Goldman
Frances Zywica 20 Tevet Son, Elie Joseph Zywica
Frances Zywica 20 Tevet Sister, Elaine Friedlander
Bess Krivitsky 21 Tevet Brother, Baruch Poliakoff
Herman Gardner 24 Tevet Mother, Miriam Gardner
Judy Bregin 24 Tevet Husband, Binyamin Bregin
Deadline to submit information for the bulletin is Wednesday!
4:28 pm
4:30 pm
8:00 am
8:35 am
8:45 am
9:40 am
3:00 pm
3:50 pm
4:20 pm
~5:30 pm
4:30 pm
4:32 pm
4:35 pm
Rabbi Hauer is in Eretz Yisrael this week, officiating at the Yerushalayim Bar Mitzvah of Noah Portnoy, grandson of our beloved friends and shul members, Martin and Yaffa Mer-melstein, z”l. Special thanks to Rabbi Daniel Rose for covering for the rabbi in his absence, and to Rabbi Idan Scher for giving the Amud Yomi and speaking at Shalosh Seudos.
Sunday: Maharal Shiur 8:20 - 9:20 am on Sefer ‘ גבורות ד (Men)
Monday: Mussar Chabura : 8:30-9:00 pm (Women)
Wednesday: 9:00 pm: Parsha Shiur (for Women & Men)
Thursday: The Parsha Plan Chabura 8:00 - 9:00 pm. (Men).
Sunday - Thursday: between Mincha & Maariv: Year 5,
5th Aliyah in the Parsha (in conjunction with “The Parsha Plan”)
Sunday - Thursday: following Maariv: Hilchos Shabbos
BJSZ Night Kollel in the Schwartz Bais HaMedrash
Chavrusa Learning: 8:30 – 10:00 pm
Daf Yomi Chaburah: 9:00 pm
Maariv: 10:00 pm.
Shabbos Afternoon Shiur given by Rabbi Rose 3:50 PM
Topic: Sefer Shemos: The Book of Redemption Men & Women Welcome!
Shiurim given by Rabbi Daniel Rose
Monday Night Shiur 9:00 PM
The Halachos of Choshen Mishpat—Exploring the Laws of Doing Business
Sunday & Thursday Night Gemara Shiur at 9:00 PM
Location: Main Bais HaMedrash
9:15 am: Shabbos Boys Teen Minyan Bais Hamedrash
*Pre-Bar Mitzvah Boys’ Minyan
*Aux. Bais Hamedrash*
Youth Group Locations
*Age 3-5 : Downstairs *Age 5-7—Upstairs
*Girls 7+ - Bridal Room
Youth Groups begin at 10:00 am & end at
11:30 am.
Tehilla Krawatsky, Yaeli Korobkin, Adina Stern
ANNOUNCEMENTSANNOUNCEMENTSANNOUNCEMENTSANNOUNCEMENTS
Sisterhood Mitzvah Cards - Send greetings to family and friends with BJSZ Sisterhood Mitzvah Cards. $2 each! Cards are available in the shul office. BJSZ Sisterhood Luncheon - The next BJSZ senior luncheon will take place on Mon-day, January 6 at noon. Lunch $9.00. Guest speaker will be Rabbi Shlomo Porter. Call Marna Walter at 410-358-6568 to make reservation by Wednesday, January 1, 2014. Senior & Singles and Empty Nesters Shabbos Lunch - Next Shabbos lunch TBA.
Rabbi Hauer’s Wednesday Night Parsha Shiur 9:00 PM
Location: Auxiliary Bais HaMedrash
Men & Women Welcome!
DONATIONS
Rabbi Joseph & Mashe Katz - Yahrzeit Donation commemorating the yahrzeits of her parents William Anemer and Revella Anemer Goldman z”l. Mrs. Rose Cohen - Daf Yomi, commemorating the yahrzeit of her grandfather, Harav Eliezer Tzvi Pines z”l. Mrs. Ruth Hoffman - Yahrzeit Donation commemorating the yahrzeit of her son, Elliot Hoffman z”l. Mrs. Frances Zywica - Dedicated a Koren Siddur in memory of her son Eliyahu Yosef Chai Zy-wica, z”l and her sister Elaine Friedlander z”l. Mrs. Bess Krivitsky—Donation to The Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund , wishing a Refua Shelayma to Elma Rombro. Moshe & Malka Markowitz– Amud Yomi sponosr , commemorating the yahrzeit of his father, Tzvi Aryeh ben Rav Shlomo Nissan z”l. Sandra Zakroff - Donated a set of machzorim commemorating the yahrzeits of her father, Bertram Jacobs z”l, her mother Rachel Jacobs z”l, and her sister Deborah Jacobs, z”l.
SHUL EVENTS!
Sefer HaMitzvos Chaburah—Sunday December 15 11:00 AM
Mitzvah #39 Topic: Korban Tamid Speaker: Shlomo Dovid Freedman
FATHER & SON LEARNING 6:30 PM
*Learning *Divrei Torah *Refreshments
Sponsored by Moshe Yitzchok Markowitz
in memory of his father, Tzvi Aryeh ben Rav Shlomo Nissan.
Please contact David Green at 410-602-2622 for sponsorship opportunities.
SUPPORT THE SHUL
To celebrate a special event or honor the
memory of a loved one please contact the office.
Memorial Plaque ($250)
Tree of Life Plaque ($180)
Shalosh Seudos ($150)
Shalosh Seudos Co-Sponsor
($75)
Week of Learning ($250)
Day of Learning ($72)
Kiddush ($36)
Reg. Shabbos Kiddush ($18)
Daf Yomi Sponsor ($25)
Amud Yomi Sponsor ($25)* Anonymously matched for 5774!
Set of Machzorim ($54)
ArtScroll Machzor ($36)
Koren Sacks Siddur ($36)
Selichos ($25)
Seforim/Books ($18)
Youth Refreshments ($18)
PLEASE NOTE
The bulletin should be
treated as Shaimos.
Shiur by HaRav Yankel Herskovitz Tuesdays & Thursdays 8:00 - 9:00 PM
in מסכת שביעית -תלמוד ירושלמי
Location: Main Bais HaMedrash
COMMUNITY NEWS AND UPCOMING EVENTS
BJSZ Boys' Choir
Rabbi Yakov Majeski will again be creating a choir of our own boys to
perform at our annual banquet, Motzei Shabbos February 1. The choir will meet
in the Auxiliary Bais HaMedrash after Mussaf Kedusha on Shabbos morning.
Shabbos December 21 3:00 PM - The Shoshana Feldman Memorial Shiur given by Mrs. Rivka Leah Goldman at BJSZ. Motzei Shabbos December 21 8:00 PM - Women’s Institute of Torah Melave Malka at BJSZ. General Admission $36, Supporter of WIT $54. Contact [email protected] or 410-358-2545. Sunday December 22 5:00 PM - Tehillim for Klal Yisroel at the home of Musia Bibliowicz. Sunday December 22 7:00 PM - Rabbi & Mrs. Rafi Neuber-ger will host a parlor meeting to benefit the Yeshiva Gedola of Carteret at their home, 6714 Darwood Dr. Rabbi Ezra Neu-berger will be speaking. Sunday, Dec. 22nd, from 10:30 AM-1:30 PM - Come & Tour the Tikva House located at 529 N. Washington Street Baltimore, MD 21205. Free parking available across the street. Light refreshments will be served. Please bring a friend!
GO TO WWW.BJSZ.ORG TO MAKE YOUR
RESERVATION AND SUBMIT YOUR JOURNAL AD !
BNAI JACOB SHAAREI ZION CONGREGATION 6600 PARK HEIGHTS AVE. BALTIMORE, MD 21215
TEL. 410-764-6810 FAX. 410-358-2631 WEBSITE: www.bjsz.org EMAIL: [email protected]
BJSZ STAFF & OFFICERS Rabbi Moshe Hauer 410-764-7356 Study [email protected]
Assistant Rabbi Rabbi Daniel Rose 410-499-8066 [email protected]
Rabbinic Interns Rabbi Idan Scher
President Andrew Singer [email protected]
Vice Presidents Yossie Davis Doni Greenwald
Office Staff
Gracie Rosenblum Wendy Chervony 410-764-6810 [email protected]
Shul Office Hours: Monday-Thursday 9-2 Friday 9-12
Young Members Shira Goldman 410-318-8338
Welcome Max Masinter 410-358-3618 Anne Sperling 410-358-1326
Hachnosas Orchim (Hospitality) [email protected]
Chessed (Visiting the Sick) Atara Frankel 410-585-0441
New Mothers Leah M. Pasch 410-318-8435
Next Motzei Shabbos Night Out
will take place Motzei Shabbos Dec. 28 at 8:30 PM
“A Night of Music” The Motzei Shabbos "Night Out" event features an interesting program, a light
Melave Malka buffet, and a chance to get together. Cost: $5
Everyone welcome! Special invitation to Singles!
Tuesday December 24 7:00 PM - Shalom USA Radio presents an evening with Yossi Klein Halevi, author of the critically acclaimed book, "Like Dreamers” at MMAE. Tickets $75. Wednesday Dec. 25 2:45 PM - Maalot Baltimore invites women of the community to “Life Streams: How to Be a Resource for Your Daughter/Son in Shidduchim“ with Rabbi Doniel Frank at BJSZ. For more information, call 410-358-3144. Sunday December 29 7:00 PM - NCSY 39th Annual Isaac H. Taylor Jewish Music Festival at the Lyric Opera House. For ticket information, call Zahava at 410-358-6279 or www.ncsy.org.
“I encourage your support of the outstanding work of NCSY.”
Rabbi Hauer
UPCOMING EVENTS AT BJSZ
GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING
SUNDAY DECEMBER 29 AT 10:00 AM -IN THE SHUL
BJSZ Blood Drive
January 19, 2014 8:00—2:00 PM
