Announcements: Behar-Bechukotai
Akiva Gordon
THE ORTHODOX MINYAN AT HARVARD HILLEL
Shabbat Behar-Bechukotai
Shabbat: May 23rd – 24th, 2025 | 26 Iyar, 5785
Kiddush this week will be MEAT. Sign up for Shavuot Tikkun Leil here. Sign up for Minyan BBQ at 5pm on Sunday 5/25 here.
Shabbat Shalom! As we finish the book of Vayikra, we are reminded of the centrality of the land of Israel to Judaism, so this week, we’ll be discussing a relatively recent development in the Israeli canning industry: The 2021 passing of a produce reform bill, which brought Israel’s fruit and vegetable market standards in line with the European Union’s.
Intended to reduce the cost of living, the produce reform bill removed customs costs for a wide array of canned (and other) vegetable and fruit imports, as well as farming materials such as fertilizers and pesticides. This increased competition upset Israeli farmers and canning companies, who took to the streets in protest, concerned that without protective tariffs, Israeli companies would be unable to compete with imported goods.
Now nearly 4 years later, the stock value of an Israeli canning company (Yechin / Sanlakol), which decried the policy change as a death knell, has nearly doubled, and that of another canning company (Gan Shmuel) has increased by about 50%, so it would appear that the concerns raised were exaggerated. The reforms do seem to have somewhat accomplished their intended goals either, with Israeli produce prices increasing by only about 16% from 2021-2024, an amount nearly identical to inflation.
Shabbat Times
Mincha: 7:00pm
Candle Lighting: 7:49pm
K”S and Maariv: Following mincha
Shacharit: 9am
Tot Shabbat: 10:30am
Latest Sh’ma: 8:58am
Mincha: 7:35pm
Maariv/Havdalah: 8:51pm
Please note that tot shabbat is davening for the youngest members of our community. If you are not a family member accompanying a tot, during tot shabbat (10:30-11:15), please only use the library for quiet activities and do not enter the tot shabbat circle. Other spaces in Hillel are available to schmooze such as the solarium and first floor commons.
Sponsorships
Kiddush this week is sponsored by Dr. and Mr. Chernoff in honor of Liat's Doctor of Nursing Practice graduation
Seudah Shlishit this week is sponsored by the Shabbos Fund
If you're interested in sponsoring in the future, please contact Adena (kiddush) or Catherine (seudah shlishit).
Upcoming Learning Opportunities
Write for the CanTab! Sign up here, or contact Ezra or Mike for more information.
Community-led mishmar!
Thursdays, after Maariv
Join us for community-led shiurim on a wide range of topics. We often order pizza, and there is always interesting discussion. For more details, please contact
Daniel Seligson or
Drew Gottlieb.
(New, starting this week!) Discussion of Chaim Saiman’s Halacha: The Rabbinic Idea of Law, Monday evenings at 8:00pm. For more information or to request the Zoom link, please contact Mike or Ezra.
We are looking for more shiurim! If you are interested in teaching (whether once or regularly), please reach out to Ezra and Mike.
Announcements
Tikkun Leil Shavuot: We hope that you will join us at Harvard Hillel for an all night Community-Wide Tikkun Leil Shavuot on June 1st. Registration is now open! You can sign up here. Please fill out the whole form by Thursday May 29th. More information on our Tikkun Website.
Donate to ROFEH: This month the minyan is collecting tzedakah for ROFEH International. ROFEH is a Boston-based charity which aims to facilitate the ability for Jews to get the medical treatments they need. They provide both medical help such as referrals and accommodations such as kosher food and housing.
New to the community? If you’re new to the community, please share your information here to connect with fellow newcomers and receive invitations from community members eager to host.
https://tinyurl.com/new-community-member
Sign up to help with kiddush! Having a robust kiddush committee is key to having the wonderful kiddush each week we've become accustomed to. Please fill out this form to volunteer to help with kiddush in the future!
Camberville Eruv: The Camberville eruv's website (http://www.nceruv.org) has a new look! You can sign-up for weekly status email/texts, see the eruv boundary, and find out ways to support the eruv.
Please familiarize yourself with Harvard Hillel's exits in case of emergency. In addition to the main staircase, there are exits through the door behind the men's section and through the door to the left of the elevator.
The ZA'AKAH Peer-Support Hotline is available as a resource to our community for those who feel they need to talk to someone on Shabbat. It is not a substitute for professional crisis intervention. Call, text, or WhatsApp 1-888-4-ZAAKAH (1-888-492-2524).
Minyan Times
(Services are held only if the status is listed as "ON" on the signup sheet)
Shacharit
Monday/Thursday: 7:15am
Tuesday/Friday: 7:25am
Wednesday: 7:05am (Rosh Chodesh Sivan)
Mincha/Maariv
Sunday-Thursday: 7:55pm
Please check the signup sheet/whatsapp group for daily information.
Akiva Gordon
Please find the CanTab attached and don’t forget to sign up for Shavuot and the BBQ!
Shabbat Shalom,
Akiva
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