Beth Israel Congregation Rabbi Mordechai Shapiro z”l Sanctuary
Weekly Announcements
770 W 40th St. Miami Beach, FL 33140 ph: 305.538.1251 email: [email protected] www.bethisraelmiami.org Rabbi Donald Bixon – Rabbi Abraham Galbut – President
Erev Pesach Shabbat, 1st & 2
nd Days of Pesach March 31
st, 2018 15 Nissan 5778
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Erev Shabbat Schedule
Candle Lighting 7:19 PM Mincha 7:25 PM Maariv with Hallel 8:00 PM
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st Day of Pesach Shabbat Schedule
Hashkama Minyan 7:30 AM Main Minyan 9:00 AM Mincha 7:15 PM PM Maariv 6:05PM
Maariv / Hallel 8:10 PM
NO PREPARATION FOR
2ND
SEDER UNTIL AFTER 8:11 PM
2ND
Day of Pesach Sunday April 1st
Hashkama Minyan 7:30 AM Main Minyan 9:00 AM Mincha 7:20 PM PM Maariv 6:05PM Shiur Following Mincha Maariv 8:05 PM Yom Tov Ends 8:12 PM
Monday April 2nd – Thursday April 5th Shacharit 7:00 AM & 8:15 AM
Friday April 6th Shacharit 7:30 AM & 9:00 AM
Monday April 2 – Wednesday April 5
Mincha / Maariv 7:30 PM
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO:
Simon Bronner, Yechiel Ciment,
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY TO:
Miriam & Daniel Hoffman Donna & Steven Janof
Michelle & Ron Redlich Lorraine & Isaac Weiss
Stephanie & Tubia Aizenberg
Chag Kasher V'
Sameach
L' Shanah
Haba'ah
B'Yerushalayim!
Youth Groups Announcements
9:15 Pre- Groups with Morah Atara and Morah Esti
9:30 Regular groups begin with
Youth Leaders
Congratulations to this Week’s Diamond Daveners!
Lily Reinberg Nathan Wasserman
Congratulations to this Week’s Middot Awards!
Julia Assaraf Sam Ciment
TEEN SHABBAT PROGRAMS
Will Resume After Pesach!!
The Beth Israel Board of Directors Have Begun the First Indoor Renovation
Project with the Main Floor Bathroom Remodeling
Kindly Use the Upstairs Bathrooms
Thank You for Your Patience in What we Expect to Take Approximately 6 Weeks
Mazal Tov
Helene & Abbey Berkowitz On the birth of a baby boy born to
their children
Rachie & Rabbi Ari Miroeff
Not to Miss for 2nd
Days
Pesach
Erev Yom Tov Thursday April 5th ~ Eruv
Tavshilin
8th Day of Pesach Shabbat April 7th
Shir Hashirim ~ 9:45 AM Yizkor ~ 10:30 AM
Save the Date
Sunday, May 6th, 2018 6:30 pm
Congregation Beth Israel’s 63rd Annual
Gala Dinner
Honoring
Rabbi & Mrs. Yaakov Garfinkel
& A Special Tribute to
Olga & Eugene Guttman z”l
Beth Israel Congregation Rabbi Mordechai Shapiro z”l Sanctuary
Weekly Announcements
770 W 40th St. Miami Beach, FL 33140 ph: 305.538.1251 email: [email protected] www.bethisraelmiami.org Rabbi Donald Bixon – Rabbi Abraham Galbut – President
Erev Pesach Shabbat, 1st & 2
nd Days of Pesach March 31
st, 2018 15 Nissan 5778
WHY DO WE CALL PASSOVER
PASSOVER??? ANSWER FROM
UTAF GAZA by Ari Ciment
רה ניסים נעשו לאבותינו במצריים , עשר מכות הביא הקדוש ; ועשרה על הים עש
רה , ל המצריים במצרייםברוך הוא ע ועש על הים
Ten miracles were performed for our
forefathers in Egypt, and another ten
at the sea. Ten afflictions were
wrought by G-d upon the Egyptians
in Egypt, and another ten at the sea
(Avos 5:4) QUESTION #1) Why does the
mishna in Avos repeat the point!
Certainly the miracles in Egypt and
the “afflictions” were in fact one and
the same and so why repeat this
statement!?
QUESTION #2) Why do we call
Passover Passover? Given the
plethora of clearly identifiable
miracles (i.e. each of the visible
plagues), why does the name of our
holiday stem from the “hidden”
miracle of G-d passing over the Jews
and targeting only the firstborn
Egyptians?
ANSWER:
20 minutes before a UN brokered
ceasefire in the Gazan-Israeli war in
2014, the Gazans reigned down 120
missiles which in retrospect was sent
to disguise their first terror tunnel
infiltration set to cross from
Palestinian Gaza into an Israeli
wheat field in Utaf Gaza. 13
terrorists were sent on this mission
and such a surprise attack would
have killed many.
Just 2 days before this, 2 students
from Bnei Brak who were looking
for a good field to purchase for
Shemurah Matzah production, finally
got the OK on a sale of that very
field to start clearing the dense
sheaves of wheat that covered this
precious land. To the 13 terrorist’s
surprise, their disguise and shade
vanished as they emerged from this
secretive tunnel. A courageous
Israeli soldier easily spotted these
infiltrators all because the 2 students
from Bnei Brak purchased that very
field and unbeknownst to the Arab
infiltrators, chopped the wheat
bushes down exposing the land. Half
the terrorists were annihilated and
the other half forced back into Gaza.
At the time of this event, Israeli’s
thanked G-d for the miracle of
getting these Arab terrorists in such a
timely fashion. Only later were we
able to see the miracles behind the
miracle. The fact that these 2
students from Bnei Brak were able to
purchase the field and clear the field
just in time as well as the fact that an
Israeli soldier was able to spot such
an unexpected surprise!
The reason why we specifically
celebrate Passover as Passover is
because we are sophisticated enough
to acknowledge that there are
miracles that are hidden to our eyes
that set the stage for the “evident”
miracles such as the wondrous
plagues. The smiting of the firstborn
Egyptian is certainly miraculous but
the “hidden” passing over of us Bnei
Yisroel is the crux of that miracle
and the backdrop of very other
plague as well.
In this manner, the Tanna in Avos
was exact when he reminds us that
the miracles and plagues were in fact
not necessarily the same. There is
little doubt that each of the wondrous
plagues that G-d brought to smite the
Egyptians had inherent Jewish
miraculous stories much like the
story of Aluf Gaza that went along.
TAKEAWAY MESSAGE/S: Hidden
miraculous stories in Egypt went
side by side with the glorious
wondrous open miraculous plagues.
The Holiday is specifically called
Passover to remind us of the hidden
miracles that provided the backdrop
of our miraculous redemption. The 2
students of Bnei Brak performing the
mitzvah of Shemirat Matzah saved
our nation in the ultimate Passover
type of way. PASSOVER IS
CALLED PASSOVER TO
REMIND US ABOUT THE
HIDDEN MIRACLES ESSENTIAL
FOR OUR SURVIVAL; UTAF
GAZA REMINDS US OF THE
POWER PASSOVER, THE
HIDDEN MIRA