Newsletter Parashat Ki Tabo

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It is with great regret & sadness

that we inform the Kahal of the Petira of


Dr Clive Coleman  ע״ה

(Shelomo Dov Alexander ben Esther)

 

father of Mrs Michal Maman שתח״י


מן השמים תנחמו

אריכות ימים

 

Moorlanenews 

would like to use this opportunity

to send their heartfelt condolences to 

Mrs Michal Maman שתח״י 

and all her family 

and wish them 

מן השמים תנחמו

  אריכות ימים  

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Please pray for the רפואה שלמה
for all חולים around the world
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לוח זמני תפלה לקיץ תשפ״ג

Summer Timetable 5783 – 2023

מוצאי שבת

ערבית

)מוצ”ש(

סוף זמן קראת שמע

זמן שבת

פלג מנחה (תה״ד)

פלג מנחה (לבוש)

מנחה וקבלת שבת

תאריך

שבת פרשת

Shabbat

Ends

Arbit

Shema to be read before

Candles to be
lit by

 

Earliest Candle lighting

Minha & Kabbalat Shabbat*

Date

Parasha

PM

PM

AM

PM

PM

PM

PM

 

 

8:49

8:45

9:43

7:44

7:06

6:34

6:45

1/2 Sep

כי תבא

For those not in the Bet Hakeneset, but wishing to bring in Shabbat with the Kahal, candles should be lit about 30 minutes after the time listed for Minha and Kabbalat Shabbat, unless the time listed in the ‘latest candle lighting’ column is earlier, when candles MUST be lit by that time, in all cases.

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FRIDAY NIGHT SHIUR
A STORY AND A PERSPECTIVE ON THE HAFTARA 
 TEN MINUTES BEFORE MINCHA ON FRIDAY NIGHT
BY RABBI SCHLAMA
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Summer
Shabbat Afternoon 
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Avot Ubanim 5:00 pm
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Mincha 6:00 pm
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Parasha Overview

When the Jewish People dwell in the Land of Israel, its first fruits are to be taken to the Temple and given to the kohen.This is done in a ceremony that expresses recognition that it is G-d who guides the history of the Jewish People throughout all ages. This passage forms one of the central parts of the Pesach Haggadah that we read at the Seder.

On the last day of Pesach of the fourth and seventh years of the seven-year shemitta cycle, a person must recite a disclosure stating that he has indeed distributed the tithes to the appropriate people in the prescribed manner. With this mitzvah Moshe concludes the commandments that Hashem has told him to give to the Jewish People. Moshe exhorts them to walk in Hashem’s ways because they are set aside as a treasured people to Him.

When the Jewish Peoplecross the Jordan River they are to make a new commitment to the Torah. Huge stones are to be erected and the Torah is to be written on them in the world's seventy primary languages, after which they are to be covered over with a thin layer of plaster. Half the tribes are to stand on Mount Gerizim, and half on Mount Eval, and the levi'im will stand in a valley between the two mountains. The levi'im will recite twelve commandments, and all the people will answer “amen” to the blessings and the curses. Moshe then details the blessings that will be bestowed upon the Jewish People, blessings that are both physical and spiritual. However, if the Jewish People do not keep the Torah, Moshe details a chilling picture of destruction, resulting in exile and wandering among the nations.

Ohr Somayach Institutions www.ohr.edu

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Halachot from Hacham Ovadia Yosef זצק״ל

פרטים בענין אמירת הסליחות

שאלה: מה ההבדל בין “ישראל העניים” ל”ישראל הדלים”?

תשובה: בסליחות אנו אומרים “עשה למען ישראל העניים”, ואחר כך “עשה למען ישראל הדלים”. והגאון יעב”ץ (בשאלת יעב”ץ סימן פה) כתב, שהעני הוא אדם שאין לו כסף. ואילו דל הוא אדם שנעשה כל כך עני, עד כדי כך שנעשה חולה מחוסר כל. ולכן אומרים קודם “עשה למען ישראל העניים”, ואחר כך “עשה למען ישראל הדלים”. והגר”א פירש להיפך, שהעני הוא מי שנעשה חסר כל, ואילו הדל, הוא אדם שהיה עשיר וירד מנכסיו, וכעת הוא דל, אף על פי שאינו עני לגמרי. ומרן זצ”ל בספרו (ימים נוראים עמוד יח) סיים על כך: ועל כל פנים מבקשים למען העניים ולמען הדלים, אשר בצרתם, גם ה' מצטער.

שאלה: אצלינו בבית הכנסת יש קושי גדול להתחיל את הסליחות אחר חצות. האם ישנה אפשרות להתחיל עשר דקות לפני חצות?

תשובה: עיקר הסליחות הם מ”שבט יהודה” ואמירת י”ג מידות (ה' ה' אל רחום וכו') ועוד מעט פסוקי תפלה. אבל אמירת “אשרי יושבי ביתך” ותחילת הסליחות, והוידוי, אינם בגדר “סליחות” שאין לאמרם לפני חצות. לכן, במקום צורך נראה שיוכלו להתחיל בסליחות (אשרי יושבי ביתך), וכשיגיעו ל”שבט יהודה”, ידלגו ל”ריבונו של עולם”, ואחר כך יחזרו ל”שבט יהודה”. וכבר היה מעשה כיוצא בזה עם רב קהלה אחד (הוא הרב הגאון רבי שמעון מורסיה שליט”א, נכדו של הגאון רבי חזקיה שבתי זצ”ל), שרצה להנהיג כן, ומרן זצ”ל התבונן בזה והשיב שיוכלו לעשות כן.

שאלה: בית הכנסת שלנו, העמידו חזן בעל קול יפה מאד, והוא מתגלח בתער, מה לעשות?

תשובה: בסדר רב עמרם גאון (ח”ב סימן נה) כתוב: ושאלו לפני בני הישיבה, שליח ציבור שאומרים עליו דברים רעים, האם מותר להדיח אותו ממשרתו ולמנות שליח ציבור אחר במקומו? והשיבו כך: וכי זו שאלה? הרי בודאי שהדין נותן שיש להדיח אותו ולהכניס אחר תחתיו, כי הוא הרי המתווך בין הציבור לבין אביהם שבשמים, והוא צריך להיות צדיק וישר ונקי מכל דופי, ואם אינו כן, עליו נאמר “נתנה עלי בקולה על כן שנאתיה”. וזהו בשליח ציבור של שאר ימות השנה, אבל לגבי שליח של הימים הנוראים, הרי הדין הוא חמור יותר, כי יש צורך להרבות סליחות ותחנונים. והביא כל זה להלכה מרן רבינו עובדיה יוסף זצ”ל, וכתב שאם השליח ציבור מגלח זקנו בתער, וכל שכן אם הוא מחלל שבת, שנפסל מלכהן כשליח ציבור. (חזון עובדיה ימים נוראים עמוד לו).

Some Details Regarding the Text of Selichot

Question: In the Selichot text, what is the difference between “Israel, the poor” and “Israel, the downtrodden”?

Answer: Within the Selichot, we recite “Act on behalf of Israel, the poor,” followed by “Act on behalf of Israel, the downtrodden.” Hagaon Ya’abetz (She’elat Ya’abetz, Chapter 85) explains that a poor man is someone who does not have money, while a downtrodden man is one who is so poor that he becomes ill as a result of lacking his basic needs. That is why we begin with “Israel, the poor” and then recite “Israel, the downtrodden.” The Gaon of Vilna explains that the opposite is true: “Poor” refers to someone who lacks all, while “downtrodden” refers to a wealthy man who has since lost his wealth and becomes needy, however, he does not suffer from complete poverty. Maran zt”l (in his Chazon Ovadia- Yamim Nora’im, page 18) concludes this discussion by saying: “In any event, we beseech Hashem on behalf of the poor and downtrodden, for Hashem participates in their suffering.”

Question: In our congregation, it is extremely difficult to begin Selichot precisely at halachic midnight. Can we begin ten minutes beforehand?

Answer: The primary portions of Selichot are from “Shevet Yehuda” and on, including the Thirteen Attributes of Mercy (“Hashem, Hashem, El Rachum etc.”) and other select verses of prayer and supplication. Nevertheless, “Ashrei,” the beginning of Selichot, and Viduy (the confessional prayer) are not considered the Selichot that one may not recite before halachic midnight. Therefore, when there is a need to do so, the congregation may begin Selichot with “Ashrei” before halachic midnight and when they reach “Shevet Yehuda,” they should skip to “Ribbono Shel Olam” preceding Viduy, and then, once halachic midnight arrives, the congregation should return to “Shevet Yehuda.” There was a similar scenario with a certain community rabbi (named Hagaon Harav Shimon Mursaya Shlit”a, grandson Hagaon Harav Chizkiyahu Shabtai zt”l, head of the Jerusalem Bet Din) who wished to do this and when this idea was posed to Maran zt”l, he pondered it a bit and agreed that it was correct.

Question: Our synagogue has hired a Chazzan with a beautiful voice; however, he shaves his beard with a razor. What should be done?

Answer: A similar question is recorded in Seder Rav Amram Gaon (Volume 2, Chapter 55): “It was asked before the members of the Yeshiva whether it is permissible to dismiss a Chazzan about whom bad things are being said and to replace him with someone else. They replied, ‘Is this even a question? He must certainly be replaced, for he is the emissary between the congregation and their Father in Heaven. He must therefore be righteous, upstanding, and clean of any wrongdoing. If he is not, the verse states in regard to him, She raised her voice against me, therefore I hated her.’”

This applies to a Chazzan throughout the course of the year. This is especially true regarding a Chazzan for the Days of Awe, this is even more severe, for there is increased need for more prayers and supplications. Maran Rabbeinu Ovadia Yosef zt”l quotes all this as Halacha and rules that if a Chazzan shaves with a razor, and certainly if his publicly desecrates the Shabbat, he is disqualified from serving as a Chazzan (see Chazon Ovadia, ibid., page 36).

Newsletter Parashat Ki Tese

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It is with great regret & sadness

that we inform the Kahal of the Petira of


Mrs. Esther Benzaquen  ע״ה

 

mother of our dear friend

Daniel Benzaquen ש״י


מן השמים תנחמו

אריכות ימים

 

Moorlanenews 

would like to use this opportunity

to send their heartfelt condolences to 

Daniel ש״י 

his father, brothers, sister and all his family 

and wish them 

מן השמים תנחמו

  אריכות ימים  

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Please pray for the 
רפואה שלמה
 of
Shelomo Dov Alexander ben Esther
Abraham ben Esther
and all חולים around the world
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לוח זמני תפלה לקיץ תשפ״ג

Summer Timetable 5783 – 2023

מוצאי שבת

ערבית

)מוצ”ש(

סוף זמן קראת שמע

זמן שבת

פלג מנחה (תה״ד)

פלג מנחה (לבוש)

מנחה וקבלת שבת

תאריך

שבת פרשת

Shabbat

Ends

Arbit

Shema to be read before

Candles to be
lit by

 

Earliest Candle lighting

Minha & Kabbalat Shabbat*

Date

Parasha

PM

PM

AM

PM

PM

PM

PM

 

 

9:07

9:03

9:38

8:00

7:20

6:48

6:45

25/26 Aug

כי תצא


For those not in the Bet Hakeneset, but wishing to bring in Shabbat with the Kahal, candles should be lit about 30 minutes after the time listed for Minha and Kabbalat Shabbat, unless the time listed in the ‘latest candle lighting’ column is earlier, when candles MUST be lit by that time, in all cases.

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FRIDAY NIGHT SHIUR
A STORY AND A PERSPECTIVE ON THE HAFTARA 
 TEN MINUTES BEFORE MINCHA ON FRIDAY NIGHT
BY RABBI SCHLAMA
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Summer
Shabbat Afternoon 
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Avot Ubanim 5:00 pm
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Mincha 6:00 pm
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Parasha Overview

Moshe tells Bnei Yisrael to appoint judges and officers in their cities. A bribe of even an insignificant sum is forbidden. Trees are not to be planted near Hashem's altar, as was the way of idolaters. Blemishes in animals designated for offerings and other points of disqualification are listed. The Great Sanhedrin is to make binding decisions on new situations, according to Torah criteria, to prevent the fragmentation of the Torah. A very learned scholar who refuses to accept the halachic decisions of the Sanhedrin incurs the death penalty. A Jewish king may have possessions and symbols of power only as commensurate with the honor of his office, but not for self-aggrandizement. He is to write for himself two Sifrei Torah — one to be kept with him wherever he goes, so that he doesn't become haughty. Neither the Kohanim nor the Levi'im are to inherit land in the Land of Israel. Rather, they are to be supported by the community, by a system of tithes.

All divination is prohibited. Hashem promises the Jewish People that He will send them prophets to guide them, and Moshe explains how a true prophet may be distinguished from a false one. Cities of refuge are to be provided an accidental killer to escape the blood-avenger from the deceased's family. However, someone who kills with malice is to be handed over to the blood-avenger. Moshe cautions Bnei Yisrael not to move boundary markers to increase their property. Two witnesses who conspire to frame a third party are to be punished with the very same punishment that they conspired to bring upon the innocent party.

kohen is to be anointed specifically for when Israel goes to war, to instill the nation’s trust in Hashem. Among those disqualified from going to war is anyone who has built a new house but not lived in it yet, or anyone who is fearful or fainthearted. An enemy must be given the chance to make peace, but if they refuse, all the males are to be killed. Fruit trees are to be preserved and not cut down during the siege. If a corpse is found between cities, the elders of the nearest city must take a heifer, slaughter it, and wash their hands over it, saying that they are not guilty of the death.

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Halachot from Hacham Ovadia Yosef זצק״ל

מהו הזמן הראוי ביותר לאמירת סליחות?

המנהג הפשוט ברוב המקומות שאומרים סליחות באשמורת הבוקר, דהיינו בסוף הלילה לפני תפילת שחרית. ומרן הרב עובדיה יוסף זצוק”ל, הביא, שטעם המנהג לומר סליחות דוקא באשמורת הבוקר, הוא על פי מה שמבואר בזוהר הקדוש, שמשעות הבוקר מתעוררים חסדים בעולם, כפי שנאמר, יומם יצוה ה' חסדו, ואילו משעת מנחה עד חצות הלילה מתעוררים מדות הדין, אולם משעת חצות הלילה מתעוררים שוב החסדים ומדות הרחמים, ולכן נעים זמירות ישראל דוד המלך אמר, חצות לילה אקום להודות לך. ולכן אין ראוי לומר סליחות בתחילת הלילה, שהוא זמן התגברות הדינים. והאריכו בזה רבותינו המקובלים, שאין לומר סליחות במחצית הראשונה של הלילה, וכן פשט המנהג בכל תפוצות ישראל לומר סליחות באשמורת הבוקר.

ומכל מקום, כתב מרן הרב עובדיה יוסף זצוק”ל, שמי שאינם יכולים לומר סליחות באשמורת הבוקר לפני תפילת שחרית, יכולים לומר סליחות לפני תפילת מנחה, ואף על פי שמבואר בזוהר שבשעת מנחה שולטת מדת הדין הקשה (מלבד ביום שבת שאדרבא בשעת מנחה מתעוררים מדות הרחמים), אף על פי כן נראה שמותר לומר סליחות לפני מנחה, וכשם שנוהגים בכל השנה לומר י”ג מדות ונפילת אפים בתפילת מנחה, והטעם הוא, משום שעיקר שליטת הדינים אינה אלא בלילה ממש, מזמן צאת הכוכבים ועד חצות הלילה.

ומכל מקום בתחילת הלילה, עדיף יותר שלא לומר סליחות בכלל, שרבותינו המקובלים כתבו, שמי שאומר סליחות בחצי הראשון של הלילה, גורם נזק, ולכן שב ואל תעשה עדיף.

ובני חוץ לארץ הרוצים לומר סליחות קודם זמן חצות הלילה במדינתם, ובארץ ישראל כבר הגיע זמן חצות, כגון במדינות אירופה, יש אומרים שרשאים לעשות כן משום שהכל תלוי בזמן חצות שבארץ ישראל. (ורבים חולקים בזה. עיין בשו”ת יחוה דעת ח”א סימן מו, ובספר חזון עובדיה ימים נוראים עמוד ד. ודו”ק).

What is the Most Preferable Time to Recite Selichot?

The prevalent custom is to recite Selichot during the early morning hours, i.e. at the end of the nighttime hours, before Shacharit prayers. Maran Rabbeinu Ovadia Yosef zt”l writes that the reason for reciting Selichot during the early morning hours is based on the words of the holy Zohar which states that Heavenly kindness is aroused upon the world during the early morning hours, as the verse states, “During the day, Hashem commands His kindness.” However, from the time of Mincha until halachic midnight, the attribute of Heavenly judgment takes control upon the world. From halachic midnight on though, Heavenly kindness and the attribute of mercy are once again awakened and it is for this reason that King David writes, “I shall arise at midnight to thank You.” It is therefore improper to recite Selichot in the beginning of the night which is the time of increased Heavenly judgment. The Mekubalim discuss this matter at length and write that one may not recite Selichot during the first half of the night. It has therefore become the prevalent Jewish custom in all communities to recite Selichot during the early morning hours.

Nevertheless, Maran zt”l writes that those who, for whatever reason, cannot recite Selichot during the early morning hours before Shacharit may indeed recite Selichot before Mincha as well. Although the aforementioned Zohar states that the attribute of harsh Heavenly judgment takes control at the time of Mincha (besides for Shabbat when, on the contrary, the time of Mincha is a time of great Heavenly mercy), it nonetheless seems that Selichot may be recited before Mincha, for the primary hours of the Heavenly judgment’s control are during the actual nighttime hours, i.e. from nightfall until halachic midnight.

It is nevertheless preferable not to recite Selichot during the first half of the night at all, for the great Mekubalim write that one who does so causes great spiritual damage. It is therefore better to abstain from doing so.

Regarding those residing outside of Israel who wish to recite Selichot before halachic midnight in their location but at a time when halachic midnight in Israel has already passed, according to some opinions, they may indeed do so, for this issue is contingent upon the halachic midnight in Israel. Nevertheless, many authorities disagree with this opinion and rule that this matter is indeed contingent on the halachic midnight in one’s present location. This is indeed the final ruling of Maran Rabbeinu Ovadia Yosef zt”l (see Responsa Yechave Da’at, Volume 1, Chapter 46, Chazon Ovadia-Yamim Nora’im, page 4, and Torat Ha’Mo’adim-Yamim Nora’im, page 6). Nonetheless, the great Rishon Le’Zion, Hagaon Harav Yitzchak Yosef Shlit”a writes (in his Yalkut Yosef-Yamim Nora’im, page 38) that there is room for leniency when a Minyan  in the United States recites Selichot along with other Jews in Israel via a live hook-up although the time of halachic midnight has not yet arrived in the United States.

Shabbat Re’eh

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Wishing our members and readers
a wonderful summer holiday break
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Moorlanenews 
would like to wish
Yehudah
& all his family 
a massive mazal tov on celebrating his 
Bar Mitzvah 
שיזכה לגדל בתורה ומצות ומעשים טובים
Special Mazal Tov 
to our dear friends
 Rabbi & Mrs Abel
on celebrating the 
bar mitzvah of their grandson
May Hashem bless them with good long and healthy life 
and may they always have much nachat 
from all their children and grandchildren
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Please pray for the 
רפואה שלמה
 of
Shelomo Dov Alexander ben Esther
Abraham ben Esther
and all חולים around the world
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Summer Weeks
for updates and changes to times 
please refer to the Minyan WhatApp group

לוח זמני תפלה לקיץ תשפ״ג

Summer Timetable 5783 – 2023

מוצאי שבת

ערבית

)מוצ”ש(

סוף זמן קראת שמע

זמן שבת

פלג מנחה (תה״ד)

פלג מנחה (לבוש)

מנחה וקבלת שבת

תאריך

שבת פרשת

Shabbat

Ends

Arbit

Shema to be read before

Candles to be
lit by

 

Earliest Candle lighting

Minha & Kabbalat Shabbat*

Date

Parasha

PM

PM

AM

PM

PM

PM

PM

 

 

9:42

9:38

9:28

8:31

7:47

7:13

7:00

11/12 Aug

ראה  (ש''מ)


For those not in the Bet Hakeneset, but wishing to bring in Shabbat with the Kahal, candles should be lit about 30 minutes after the time listed for Minha and Kabbalat Shabbat, unless the time listed in the ‘latest candle lighting’ column is earlier, when candles MUST be lit by that time, in all cases.

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מוצאי שבת

ערבית

)מוצ”ש(

סוף זמן קראת שמע

זמן שבת

פלג מנחה (תה״ד)

פלג מנחה (לבוש)

מנחה וקבלת שבת

תאריך

שבת פרשת

Shabbat

Ends

Arbit

Shema to be read before

Candles to be
lit by

 

Earliest Candle lighting

Minha & Kabbalat Shabbat*

Date

Parasha

PM

PM

AM

PM

PM

PM

PM

 

 

9:42

9:38

9:28

8:31

7:47

7:13

7:00

11/12 Aug

ראה  (ש''מ)

9:25

9:21

9:33

8:16

7:34

7:01

6:50

18/19 Aug

שופטים

9:07

9:03

9:38

8:00

7:20

6:48

6:45

25/26 Aug

כי תצא

8:49

8:45

9:43

7:44

7:06

6:34

6:45

1/2 Sep

כי תבא

8:31

8:17

9:48

7:27

6:51

6:21

6:51

8/9 Sep

נצבים־וילך

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Q & A on Parashat Re'eh
  1. What were the sites designated for the “blessings and the curses” to be pronounced by the people?
    11:26 – Mt. Gerizim and Mt. Eval, respectively.
  2. On what condition will Bnei Yisrael receive the blessings from Hashem?
    11:27 – On condition that they listen to Hashem's commandments.
  3. Why does the Torah use idolatry as an example when describing one who strays from the path that Hashem commanded?
    11:28 – Because those who worship idols are considered as if they have strayed from the entire Torah.
  4. What was to be the sign for the Jewish People that they would inherit the Land?
    11:31 – The miracles that would occur while crossing the Jordan River.
  5. During the 14 years of the conquest and division of the Land, what types of offerings were permitted on private altars?
    12:8 – Vow offerings or free-will offerings.
  6. What must one do with consecrated animals that develop a blemish?
    12:15 – They must be redeemed and may then be eaten.
  7. In what ways does a consecrated animal that develops a blemish retain a degree of kedusha (holiness) even after it has been redeemed?
    12:15 – Eating it is permitted, but use of its milk or fleece is forbidden.
  8. Why was the tribe of Yehuda not permitted to conquer Jerusalem?
    12:17 – When Avraham bought ma'arat hamachpelah, he made a covenant of peace with the Hittites who sold it. His descendants honored this pact regarding the Hittite descendants in Jerusalem.
  9. In consecutive verses, the Torah repeats the prohibition against eating blood. What two types of blood are referred to?
    12:24-25 – Blood that seeps slowly from the incision as soon as the cut is made and again after it no longer gushes. Blood absorbed into the limbs of the animal.
  10. Why were the Jewish People allowed to see the extermination of the Canaanites?
    12:30 – To learn not to follow in their depraved ways.
  11. What forms of idol worship are punishable by death?
    12:30 – Slaughtering or burning a sacrifice on an altar, pouring libations, prostrating oneself, and any normal manner of worshipping that idol.
  12. If a person performs miracles in the name of Hashem and then says that the laws of the Torah have been revised, what is done to this person?
    13:2-6 – He is put to death.
  13. The Torah says, “To Him (Hashem) you shall cleave.” How does one fulfill this command?
    13:5 – One should emulate Hashem's actions by performing good deeds, assisting in burying the dead and visiting the sick.
  14. The trial of a person accused of encouraging others to worship idols differs from the trial of other capital cases. How?
    13:10 – If he was acquitted and new information of a condemning nature arises, he is retried. If he was judged guilty, he is not returned to court to plead in his favor.
  15. Who has the primary responsibility of inflicting the punishment on one who tried to entice others to worship idols?
    13:10 – The person whom the guilty one attempted to entice.
  16. What is the “source” of the Jewish People being an am kadosh (holy nation)?
    14:2 – The kedusha is inherited from the avot.
  17. How should the Jewish People maintain themselves as an am kadosh?
    14:21 – By avoiding excesses even in permitted matters.
  18. What is the order of priority regarding to whom one should give charity?
    15:7 – The most needy, a brother from one's father, a brother from one's mother, the poor of one's city, the poor of another city.
  19. What mitzvah recalls the Exodus from Egypt?
    16:3 – Eating the korban pesach and the matzah on the night of Pesach.
  20. Which four individuals are under Hashem's “special protection”?
    16:10 – A levi, convert, orphan and widow.
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Summer Timetable 5783 – 2023

מוצאי שבת

ערבית

)מוצ”ש(

סוף זמן קראת שמע

זמן שבת

פלג מנחה (תה״ד)

פלג מנחה (לבוש)

מנחה וקבלת שבת

תאריך

שבת פרשת

Shabbat

Ends

Arbit

Shema to be read before

Candles to be
lit by

 

Earliest Candle lighting

Minha & Kabbalat Shabbat*

Date

Parasha

PM

PM

AM

PM

PM

PM

PM

 

 

9:59

9:55

9:22

8:45

8:00

7:24

7:10

4/5 Aug

עקב

For those not in the Bet Hakeneset, but wishing to bring in Shabbat with the Kahal, candles should be lit about 30 minutes after the time listed for Minha and Kabbalat Shabbat, unless the time listed in the ‘latest candle lighting’ column is earlier, when candles MUST be lit by that time, in all cases.

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מוצאי שבת

ערבית

)מוצ”ש(

סוף זמן קראת שמע

זמן שבת

פלג מנחה (תה״ד)

פלג מנחה (לבוש)

מנחה וקבלת שבת

תאריך

שבת פרשת

Shabbat

Ends

Arbit

Shema to be read before

Candles to be
lit by

 

Earliest Candle lighting

Minha & Kabbalat Shabbat*

Date

Parasha

PM

PM

AM

PM

PM

PM

PM

 

 

9:42

9:38

9:28

8:31

7:47

7:13

7:00

11/12 Aug

ראה  (ש''מ)

9:25

9:21

9:33

8:16

7:34

7:01

6:50

18/19 Aug

שופטים

9:07

9:03

9:38

8:00

7:20

6:48

6:45

25/26 Aug

כי תצא

8:49

8:45

9:43

7:44

7:06

6:34

6:45

1/2 Sep

כי תבא

8:31

8:17

9:48

7:27

6:51

6:21

6:51

8/9 Sep

נצבים־וילך

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Q & A on Parashat Ekev
  1. What must the Jewish People do to ensure that Hashem will fulfill His promise to do good for us?
    7:12 – Guard even the “light” commandments.
  2. What were the: a) Wonders b) strong hand c) c)outstretched arm that the Jewish People saw in Egypt?
    7:19 –
    a) Plagues;
    b) Pestilence;
    c) Slaying of the firstborn.
  3. When a group performs a mitzvah, whose name is attached to the mitzvah?
    8:1 – The person who finishes it.
  4. How did the Jewish People do their laundry in the midbar?
    8:4 – The ananei kavod (clouds of glory) cleaned and bleached their clothes.
  5. How did the Jewish People obtain clothing for their growing children in the midbar?
    8:4 – As their children grew, their clothing grew with them.
  6. How many days did Moshe spend on Mount Sinai altogether?
    9:18 – 120 days.
  7. On what day did Moshe come down from Mount Sinai having received complete forgiveness for the Jewish People?
    9:18 – The tenth of Tishrei, Yom Kippur.
  8. How was Aharon punished for his role in the golden calf?
    9:20 – His two sons died.
  9. Who made the ark in which Moshe placed the second set of tablets? What special function did it later serve?
    10:1 – Moshe. This ark would accompany the Jewish People into battle.
  10. Which sin of the Jewish People was prompted by the death of Aharon?
    10:6-7 – When Aharon died the ananei kavod departed causing many Jews to fear war with the King of Arad and to retreat toward Egypt.
  11. Why were the levi'im chosen by Hashem?
    10:8 – Because they did not participate in the sin of the golden calf.
  12. Why do the levi'im have no portion in the Land?
    10:9 – Since they served in the Temple, they were not free to work the land.
  13. All aspects of man's life are in Hashem's “hands” except one. What is this?
    10:12 – Fear of Heaven, which is dependent upon the person.
  14. What is the “added benefit” of observing the mitzvot?
    10:13 – There is reward.
  15. What is meant by circumcising one's heart?
    10:16 – To remove those things that block the words of Torah from entering.
  16. What are the sources of water for the fields of Egypt and Eretz Yisrael?
    11:10 – Egypt is irrigated by manually carrying water up from the Nile. Eretz Yisrael is supplied by rainwater requiring no work on the part of its inhabitants.
  17. What path does the Torah prescribe for gaining new knowledge?
    11:13 – By repeatedly reviewing what one knows, one more easily acquires new knowledge.
  18. Which activity is “serving Hashem with the heart”?
    11:13 – Prayer.
  19. When the Jewish People sin, why are they considered worse than the generation of the flood?
    11:17 – Because the generation of the flood had no one from whom to learn.
  20. How does one “cleave to Hashem”?
    11:22 – Attaching oneself to Torah scholars.
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