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Shabbat Shkalim - Parshat Mishpatim 5786
Friday Erev Shabbat
Candle lighting 5:01pm
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Friday Mincha/Kabalat Shabbat: 5:11pm Libi Ferraro a"h
Ruth Frishman a“hCharlene Regensberg a“h Hamakom Yenachem Etchem B'Toch Sh'ar Avele Tzion Virushalayim! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Torah Thoughts from Rabbi Doug… Parshat Mishpatim/Shkalim The Torah states in Parshat Mishpatim, "You shall not wrong a convert to Judaism, neither shall you oppress him, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt." (Exodus 22:20) Why would someone insult a convert or hurt his feelings? The Chasam Sofer, a great 18th century Hungarian rabbi, explains that someone might think that a convert has not fully accepted upon himself a wholehearted relationship with Hashem. Therefore, he might say something that is a put-down to this convert. We need to realize that a person who sincerely accepts upon himself to change has the ability to change in an extremely short time. We see this in the story of Resh Lokish (Bavli Talmud, Bava Metzia 84a) who was originally the head of a gang of robbers. When he resolved to study Torah, an immediate change took place in him. For this reason, the Torah reminds us in this verse that we were strangers in Egypt. There were Israelites who reached very low spiritual levels in Egypt. Even so, as soon as they were liberated, they entered a covenant with Hashem and were entirely changed.When someone is sincere in his or her acceptance of Torah values, we must be very careful not to imply that he or she has not really changed. Likewise, in our relationships with our spouse, children, friends, and neighbors, including those who attend shul with us, we must judge them favorably Shabbat Shalom! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Or Menorah - Weekday Schedule of Services Weekday Minyanim with Rabbi Doug *Since the Pandemic Or Menorah is holding Minyaim on Erev Shabbat, Shabbat, and Motz’ei Shabbat (& Yom Tov) all other davening will temporarily be as scheduled below. ~ Sunday-Friday Shacharit: 8:30am at Poalei Zedek* ~ S-TH Mincha/Maariv : 15 minutes before sunset at Poalei Zedek* ~Friday Mincha: 10 min. after Candle Lighting at Or Menorah ~ Motz'ei Shabbat Maariv: 33 minutes after Sunset at Or Menorah *(Poalei Zedek in 4 blocks South of Or Menorah at 2801 W. Albion Ave. in Chicago) …………………………………………………………………….
Summary of Parshas Mishpatim/Shekalim By, Rabbi Doug Zelden |
In Parshas Mishpatim there
are a total of 53 of the 613 Mitzvos. 23 Positive, 30 Negative.
Only three other
sedras have more Mitzvos included in them.
1st Aliya: Laws of the
Jewish slave, Jewish maidservant, manslaughter, murder, injuring a parent,
kidnapping,
cursing a
parent. Exodus 21:1 -Hertz Chumash pg. 306
2nd Aliya: Laws pertaing to the killing of slaves, personal damages, injury to slaves, the ox that kills, a pit dug in the ground, damage by a goring animal, followed by the penalties for stealing. Pg. 308 v.20
3rd Aliya: Damage by grazing, damage by fire, the unpaid custodian, the paid custodian, the borrowed article, seduction, occult practices, idolatry and oppression, and the laws of lending money to others. Pg. 311 ch.22:4
4th Aliya: Laws of accepting authority, justice, returning strayed animals, and helping relieve the load of a fallen animal. Pg. 315 v.27
5th Aliya: The laws of justice in judgement and the courts, the Shmitah (7th Sabbatical) year, followed by a reminder to observe Shabbos, and the Shalosh Regalim: Pesach, Shavous, and Succos. The aliya concludes with the prohibition of cooking a kid in it’s mother’s milk which teaches us the law against mixing milk and meat. Pg.316 ch.23:6
6th Aliya: Hashem (G-d)
instructed the nation to respect the authority of His messengers, the Prophets
and Rabbis. He promised to chase
out the seven nations who inhabited Canaan and forewarned us against making a
treaty of peace with them, or being influenced by their
practices and values. Pg. 319 v.20
7th Aliya: Hashem stated the means by which the seven nations would be chased out of Israel, and promised that if we do as instructed no woman would miscarry. The borders of Eretz Yisroel (The Land of Israel) were defined. The conclusion of the Parsha returns to the aftermath of Revelation. Moshe built an altar, offered a sacrifice, and in 24:7 the nation proclaimed "we will first obey Hashem's commands and then attempt to understand". Moshe, Aharon, Nadav, Avihu, and the 70 elders have a shared vision in 24:10 and then Moshe is told to ascend Sinai where he would remain for forty days and for forty nights. Pg. 319 v.26
Maftir Aliya: Parshat
Shekalim The first of the four
special Shabbosim preceding Pesach when additional portions from the Torah are
read. Shekalim is read on the Shabbos that precedes the month of Adar, or the
Shabbos of Rosh Chodesh Adar (when Rosh Chodesh and Shabbos coincide). A key
function of the Bais Hamikdash (Temple) was the offering of the daily, korban -
public sacrifices. The designation of "public" was because every male
adult, 20 years and older, donated a 1/2 Shekel toward the purchase
of the communal sacrifices. (which also was used for a census of the adult
males over 20 years old) These moneys were gathered and used to purchase the
daily public offerings. The law demands that all sacrifices must be purchased
from moneys collected for that year. The fiscal year for public offerings was
from Nissan to Nissan. Therefore,
the Rabbi's ordained that the portion of the Torah describing the first giving
of the 1/2 Shekel be read on the Shabbos of or before Rosh Chodesh Adar,
one month before
the 1/2 shekel was due, as a reminder that everyone should send in their money
to the Temple. This
reading in the 2nd Torah
is from the beginning of Parshat Ki Tisa. Pg. 352 Exodus 30:11
Haftorah Shekalim - II Kings/Melachim Bet - reflects the theme of the Maftir-Shekalim rather than the weekly portion of Mishpatim.
Ashkenazim
begin on Pg. 993
in the Hertz Chumash - Chapter 12:1
It
relates how the young Yeho'ash collected the funds for the rededication of the
Bais Hamikdash. In the year 3084 - 677b.c.e., Yeho'ash, the King of Yehudah,
decided to strengthen and redecorate the 155 year old Bais Hamikdash. Yeho'ash
instituted a simple system of collection, known today as the
"Pushka." A special box was designated next to the Mizbeach where all
collected moneys were deposited. The money was then counted and given to the
contractors who dispersed the funds, as needed, to the workmen. The Navi
specifically states that no accounting was made with the contractors, because
they were men of integrity. Yeho'ash was the sole survivor from the House of
Dovid Hamelech following their massacre by the hands of Queen Athalya, the
daughter of Achav and Ezevel, and Yeho'ash's own grandmother! (just think what
the media would have done with a story like this) He was saved by his aunt,
Yehosheva, the wife of Yehoyada the Kohein Gadol, who hid him in the Bais
Hamikdash for six years. After those six years, At the age of seven,
Yehoyada revealed Yeho'ash's existence, and coronated him the King of Yehudah
to the delight of the people. Yehoyada was the disciple of Elisha the Navi.
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