PARSHAT DEVARIM Shabbat Chazon

6 Av, 5771 – August 6, 2011 Volume 9 Number 6

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Shabbat Chazon

Understanding Our Mission

ו( על חומתיך ירושלם הפקדתי שמרים כל היום וכל הלילה תמיד לא יחשו המזכרים את יקוק אל דמי לכם:)

Sunday has a partner with Monday, Tuesday is teamed with Wednesday, Thursday

and Friday are together, “Shabbat” screams out- who is with me?” Hashem answers

- Bnei Yisrael is your partner- like husband and wife. The Medrash describes in

another reference the uniqueness of the relationships Am Yisrael has with Yerusha-layim. Our Rabbis in the Gemara Babba Batra 7b quote two opinions that there

is another pair! “Ani Chomah”- (Shir Hashirim 8:10) “I am a wall”; it refers to To-

rah or the Jewish people. Rav Shaul Yisraeli zt”l (1909-1995)explains there is no

argument but rather Am Yisrael is paired with Torah- if we know how these walls

ו( על חומתיך ירושלם

are supposed to be- Jews getting along, Jews learning to appreciate the grandeur

of Torah,

הפקדתי שמרים כל היום וכל הלילה

The result will be that there will be protectors and we will not have destruction.

Once we build ourselves in Torah and understand the significance of our nation –

we will be celebrating Tisha Bav and not mourning. This is the unique message of

Bnei Akiva- - the walls of Yerushlayim-not just Torah and not just nationhood- but

both as one entity for us to (re)build.

Shabbat Shalom Rabbi Cutler

44th of the 54 sedras -

first of 11 in D'varim Written on 196.5 lines in

a Sefer Torah (rank: 26) 5 parshiyot; 1 open, 4 closed

105 p'sukim - ranks 32nd, 6th in D'varim (tied with Chayei Sara,

but larger) 1548 words - ranks 26th,

6th in D'varim 5972 letters - ranks 24th, 5th in D'varim (tied with

Vayeshev, but smaller) Jump in rankings from

p'sukim to words & let-ters is a result of rela-

tively long p'sukim

Mitzvot

2 of the 613 mitzvot in

D'varim, both prohibi-

tions

Israeli doctors save Palestinian baby - by: Sammy Hudes at ynetnews.com

Gazan seven-month-old's life saved thanks to open-heart surgery in Israeli hospi-tal. 'Hopefully, this is a good sign for peace,' says child's grandfather A seven-month-old Palestinian baby was recently saved from certain death by doctors in an Israeli hos-pital. The baby, Odai Al-Kafarna was brought to Israel from Gaza by his grandmother Haniya in order to un-dergo open-heart surgery, according to theworld.org.

Simply put, Odai was born with a hole in his heart, causing it to work inefficiently. One side of the organ

was approximately a third larger than it should have been, according to doctors, causing it to wear itself

out. The surgery closed the hole using a small piece of gortex. Without surgery, Odai would not have

lived long.

Shabbat Chazon, the Shabbat before Tisha B’Av, creates an interesting identity to a usually happy day. While

we always read Parashat Devarim, the Parasha becomes the background of a greater theme, one of seeming sadness and

foreboding of a painful event. The Haftora is recited to the tune of Megilat Eicha; some have the custom of singing Lecha

Dodi on Friday night to a tune usually reserved for the last kinnah (poem) on the morning of Tisha B’Av, “Eili Tzion.” Is

this sadness truly appropriate for Shabbat? On a day when almost all public displays of mourning are usually suspended,

why are we foreshadowing our own pain and exhibiting signs of a somber tone?

Perhaps the answer lies in the nature of this week’s parasha, Parashat Devarim. Upon close reflection, Moshe’s

speech stems from one cause: the Sin of the Meraglim, when B’nei Yisrael cried out as a result of the Meraglim’s report on

the Land of Israel 38 years ago. Their acceptance of Lashon Hara and their lack of faith in Hashem led to the wandering in

the desert and brought them to this point. Moshe admonishes them to reflect on the past, to learn from their mistakes, and

not let them define their future. As they enter the Land, B’nei Yisrael must use the mistakes of their past as a source of in-

spiration for the present in order to define a better future.

The same phenomenon defines Shabbat Chazon as well. Here we stand, a nation guilty of more mistakes than we

can count, sons and daughters who keep disobeying our merciful Father in Heaven. Shabbat Chazon literally means “A

Shabbat of Vision.” We use this Shabbat to look forward, not just to the upcoming Tisha B’Av but to a better future for our

nation. A vision of the future, however, must stem from a reflection of the past. We remember our mistakes, and listen to

the rebuke of Moshe once again in order to remind ourselves where we have gone wrong. We use our past to remind our-

selves of what we must fix in order to move forward. As we say in the song “Shimru Shabtotai,” Shabbos is a day for

Hashem. If we truly want “ השיבנו

,” ה אליך then we must use the day

that we have to connect with

Hashem to remind ourselves

why he left his Beit HaMikdash.

May we all use this

Shabbat to reflect on our past

mistakes and use the lessons

from them to create a vision of a

better future.

השיבנו ה אליך ונשובה חדש ימינו "

"כקדם

Parshat Devarim by Racheli Speigel - From the RZBMP

רגע לפני . שנות נדודים במדבר ובני ישראל כבר עומדים מחוץ לארץ כנען ומתכוננים לכניסה לארץ 40הנה הגיעו לסיומן . זהוהוא מזכיר להם אירועים חשובים שהיו במדבר ונותן להם מצוות . נושא משה את דבריו האחרונים אל העם, הכניסה לארץ

.והנחיות לחיים בארץ

. שופטים אלו נצטוו לשפוט בדרך הצדק. כיצד מינה שופטים שיעזרו לו בשפיטת והובלת העם, בפרשת דברים הוא מזכיר להם. מרגלים אשר נשלחו לבדוק את הארץ ואת העם היושב בה לפני הכניסה אליה 12אותם . הוא מזכיר להם את חטא המרגלים

העם פחד ולא האמין שאלוהים יעזור לו בכיבוש . המרגלים חזרו אל העם והפחידו אותו שלא יוכל לכבוש את הארץ מידי יושביהעד , שנה במדבר 40לכן נאלץ העם ללכת . אלא רק בניו ובנותיו, העם נענש בכך שהוא לא יכנס לארץ, בעקבות זאת. הארץ

.להחלפת הדור

(: מדינות ירדן וסוריה של ימינו)בעבר הירדן המזרחי , משה מזכיר להם את האירועים שקרו עם העמים היושבים בגבולות הארץכיצד נלחמו וניצחו , מצד שני. מואב ועמון בשל הקרבה ההיסטורית בין העמים, כיצד לא יצאו למלחמה עם בני עשו, מצד אחד

את ארצותיהם של מלכי האמורי ביקשו (. אזור הגולן של ימינו)סיחון מלך חשבון ועוג מלך הבשן : בקרב נגד שני מלכי האמוריאולם רק לאחר , משה סיכם איתם שכך יהיה. גד וחצי שבט המנשה לנחלה במקום נחלתם בארץ כנען, לעצמם שבטי ראובן

.שיעזרו לשאר העם בכיבוש ארץ כנען

Parsha Pix At the top is a speech-bubble which contains the main elements of what

Moshe said to the People. He told them about the travels from Egypt to

Eretz Yisrael and what happened during those travels, of the victories of

the People in several battles they fought (that's the V for victory hand sig-

nal), and about Torah and Mitzvot that are the essence of Jewish Life.

Also contained within that speech bubble is the letter D which is marked

24K which stands for one of the places Moshe mentioned - DI ZAHAV.

The judge's gavel flanked (above & below) by two negation circles, re-

lates to the mitzvot in the sedra, against appointing judges for the wrong

reasons - not because of wealth, nor out of fear or threats. A judge may

not be afraid of threats (e.g. the gun).

The arrows indicating DO NOT ENTER to the right and the left, but only

straight ahead, stands for the two instances, as related by Moshe, that we

approached nations for permission to pass through their land.

The graphic of the spies carrying the cluster of grapes stands for one of

the major elements in the sedra, namely CHEIT HAMERAGLIM.

The ghost with the San Francisco Giants logo is a play on the pasuk

(2:11), The REFA’IM (ghosts in modern Hebrew; warriors or mighty peo-

ple in the Biblical context) can be considered giants (or vice versa).

The silhouettes of the bull and donkey are from the pasuk at the beginning of the haftara in which the prophet contrasts us

unfavorably with the animals. The bull knows his master and the donkey, his feeding trough.

The buttons (computer keys) emanating from a button represent D'varim 2:23.

The stars at the top represent the description by Moshe of the size of the nation: G-d has caused you to multiply and here

you are as numerous as the stars of the heavens.

The blank face with a question mark is for LO TAKIRU PANIM BAMISHPAT (D'varim 1:17).

The compass pointing north, as in D'varim 2:3 - ...P'NU LACHEM TZAFONA, turn to the north.

The snowflake is for D'varim 3:9, which tells us that the Tzidonites called the Hermon Siryon and the Emori called it

SNIR. Rashi says that SNIR means snow in Ashkenaz (early form of German?) and in the Canaanite language.

Moshe is telling the "new" generation about the previous 40 years. In D'varim 2:7, he mentions G-d's blessing... that going

through the Midbar for 40 years... LO CHASARTA DAVAR, nothing was lacking. Literally, nothing was subtracted.

Hence, 40 - 0.

That leaves two unexplained new elements of this ParshaPix Consider them visual TTriddles.

Og leads his army

to battle Bnei

Yisrael

The mighty Og

falls in battle Left: Bnei Yis-

rael panics

after hear-

ing the

frightening

report from the

10 meraglim

Top left: Moshe

sends off

the 12

meraglim

Top right: The me-

graglim

bring back

the fruit of

Israel

CLASSIC DEVARIM NEWSLETTER - PARSHA LEGO

Thank you to Dr. Kiez and Nurse Batya for your hard work this week in the Marp!

Welcome to all our 2 week campers!

This week we learn chapter 5 of Pirkei Avot!

MOSHAVA NEWS

Melechet Yad needs bottlecaps, and the bunk that collects the most bottlecaps gets free slurpees on Thursday!

We are looking for help to contribute to this weekly publication.

Please speak to Meir Balofsky, Rabbi Cutler or Mindy Schneider if you would like to volunteer!

This week’s SHOUT-OUT goes out to the Moshava popcorn machine who saved the day when it was raining this week!

PARSHA TOP 10 LIST

Reasons the 10 spies panicked by

the Cheit Hameraglim

10) They got their first phone bill from

Cellcom

9) They realized they had gained 15 pounds in

two weeks

8) They went crazy waiting for the light rail sys-

tem to be finished being built

7) They had a hard time finding good herring

6) They spent all day in the Misrad Hapnim trying

to get their “spy status”

5) They saw Makolet prices

4) They saw Ramle and Lod

3) They were driven on the 443 by a sketchy cab

driver

2) They had no Sundays off

1) They were asked to go on

Shlichut to Montreal

The Laws of Brachot - R’ Cutler

This week’s feature: Hot Oatmeal

Hot Oatmeal served every morning are produced from

Cooked grains (not in natural state) and therefore re-

quire the bracha of mezonot. The bracha achrona is

Al Hamichya. If you put in many many chocolate

chips- then you can make a shehakol on the chips- better to drink

milk- make a shehakol and think that this bracha will cover the

chocolate chips

As our four week campers prepared to leave our Drama department put

on a stellar performance Sunday night under the excellent direction of

Shira Tauber, Susan Eklove, assisted by Gideon Blinik. The play of

course was an engaging performance of the book of Breisheet that took

us all from the moment of creation through the period of the Avot.

Our theme picked up from there with the story of Joseph. After a hi-

larious re-enactment of the sale of Joseph, our camp attempted to cre-

ate a tikkun for the sale into slavery by having a “slave” auction where

campers could purchase staff members with commitments to learn

mishnayot.

We also saw a re-enactment of Joseph’s interaction with the butler and

baker and got a sneek peek into Joseph’s inner thoughts! Thank you to

the chinuch staff for their work on that!

We’re soon going to see Josephs rise to fame...stay tuned!