Shabbat Pinchas - News, Schedules, & Sponsorship
Congregation Or Menorah
Kehilat
Or Menorah
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Rabbi
Doug Zelden – Rav
Rabbi Simcha Lefton – Asst. Rabbi
Dov Steinberg - Shul President
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7006 N. California Ave. Chicago, IL 60645
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Shabbat Parshat Pinchas 5784
Friday
Erev Shabbat Candle lighting 7:55pm
Friday – Mincha/Kabalat Shabbat: 8:05pm
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Sof
Zman Kriat Shma:(Say
Shma by) 9:18am
(Recite Bircat Hatorah & Kriat Shma Before Davening Starts)
Shabbat Morning: 9:15am
A Cholent Kiddush is
being sponsored by
Mary Morris & Dr. Ken Grumet in honor of their
granddaughter Melissa, who is here from Israel,
and whose 5th Birthday is being celebrated this Shabbat.
-YOM HULEDET SAMAYACH!
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Shabbat Afternoon:
Shiur
with Rabbi Simcha Lefton begins 20 minutes before Shabbat Mincha
Shabbat Afternoon Mincha: 7:45pm
followed
by Divre Torah and Rabbi Yehuda Kovacs speaking
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SHABBAT
SHALOM!
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Saturday Night:
Motz’ei Shabbat Maariv: 8:48pm followed by Havdallah after 9:05pm
(Maariv
begins no earlier than 33 minutes after sunset)
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(If you are able to sponsor a future Shabbat or Kiddush please
contact the Rabbi)
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SIMCHA NEWS
Mazel Tov to:
Avigail & Gav Goldberg
and families on the birth of a son.
Devorah & Mark Kandelman and families on the birth of a son.
Rikki & Shaya Katz and families on the birth of a daughter.
Shoshana & Joshua Ostrow and families on the birth of daughter.
Moria & Eliyahu Koohanchi and families on the birth of a daughter.
Samantha & Michael Finnell on their anniversary.
Rachel & Joshua Weinstein on t heir anniversary.
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Happy Birthday to:
Steve Gorenson
Avery Amster
David Meiselman
Linda Neiman
Debbie Steinfink
Garry Weiner
Meira Axler
Greg Lapin
Gail Turk
Jeff Schoenberg
Scott Fishweicher
Wendy Bornstein
Judy Brenner
Maureen Ash Katz
Shlomo Arel
Jordan Schayer
Glenn Smoler
Ricki Loer
Carolyn Soffer
Neeli Engelhart
Edie Kleinman
Jessica Fisher
Remy Kershner
Hygh Roseman
Jennifer Jacobson
Liam Stern
Ken Salkoveer
Rachel Stroh
Arica Saltzman
Yom Huledet Samayach!
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CONDOLENCE NEWS:
BARUCH DAYAN EMET!
Condolences to the families of:
Abe Yavitz z“l
Carl Kroop z“l
Gail Goodman a“h
Beverly Shapiro a“h
Eileen Himelman a“h
Hamakom Yenachem Etchem B'Toch Sh'ar Avele
Tzion Virushalayim!
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Torah Thoughts from Rabbi Doug…
Parshat Pinchas
“Pinchas, son of Elazar,
son of Aharon Hakohen, turned back My wrath from upon Bnei Yisrael, when he
zealously avenged Me among them, so I did not consume Bnei Yisrael in My
vengeance. Therefore, say, `Behold! I give him My covenant of peace’.” (25:10-11)
The Gemara teaches that these verses are Hashem’s
response to the cynical comments of Bnei Yisrael: “Have you seen this grandson
of Puti — whose mother’s father used to fatten calves for idolatrous sacrifices
— and he has dared to slay a prince of one of Israel’s tribes?” That comment
referred to the fact that Pinchas’s father, Elazar, had married a daughter of
Putiel, who is identified with the Midianite Yitro. Accordingly, the Torah
comes along and connects Pinchas’ genealogy with Aharon. R’ Avraham Yitzchak Hakohen Kook z”l
(1865-1935) explains: One who wants to be a kana’i, one who zealously avenges
Hashem’s honor, must have completely pure motivations. Therefore Bnei Yisrael
asked: How can someone whose mother was a Midianite and whose grandfather was a
priest to idolatry attain such pure motivation? Surely Pinchas’ killing of
Zimri and the Midianite woman was the product of the bad character that he
inherited from that side of his family. No! says the Torah. Pinchas’ nature is
entirely that of his paternal grandfather Aharon, well-known as a “lover of
peace and pursuer of peace.” Pinchas’ seemingly “unpeaceful” act was contrary
to his nature and was done purely for Hashem’s sake. R’ Kook adds: Why did
Hashem value Pinchas’ act so highly? It was because Pinchas “turned back
[Hashem’s] wrath from upon Bnei Yisrael.” That was no ordinary wrath! Usually,
some time passes between a sin and its punishment, but not here. As told at the
end of last week’s parashah, 24,000 of Bnei Yisrael died in a plague
immediately upon engaging in the immoral acts described there. Only when
Pinchas killed Zimri did the plague stop. What was Pinchas’ reward? Our Sages
teach that Pinchas and Eliyahu are one and the same. His reward was (and is)
eternal life. Why? Because just as there usually is time between a sin and its
punishment, there also is a separation between a good deed and its reward.
This is a separation not only in time — the mitzvah is in this world but the
reward is in the next — but also in the fact that most reward is reserved for the soul, although the
mitzvah was done by the body. However, because Pinchas stopped the plague that
came together with the sin, his body and his soul were rewarded together and
his Olam Ha’zeh and his Olam Ha’ba were merged into one. In addition, R’ Kook
explains, Pinchas’ reward of eternal life actually proves that his kana’ut /
zealousness was purely for the sake of Heaven. Ordinarily, kana’ut — closely
related to both jealousy and anger —
is a destructive force that can kill the
one who practices it. Pinchas’ eternal life proves that his kana’ut was different.
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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 weekday davening will
temporarily be as scheduled below.
~ S-F 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
(THERE WILL ALSO BE NO EARLY SHABBAT MINCHA GEDOLA)
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Summary of Parshat Pinchas By, Rabbi Doug Zelden
Numbers
25:10
Pg. 686 in the Hertz Chumash
1st Aliya: As a reward for his act of zealousness, Pinchas is appointed
as a Kohain. Although a grandson to Aharon, he was not included in the original
selection of Kohanim. No other person would ever be so honored. Pg. 686
Ch.25:10
2nd Aliya: Moshe is told to do battle against the
Midianites in retaliation for the incident at
Baal Peor. Moshe counts the Bnai Yisroel in preparation for entering Eretz
Yisroel. The
total number of men over 20 years old, not including the Leviyim, is 601,730;
compared
to 40 years earlier when it was 603,550. If you include all men, women and
children, the
total is approx. three million. Pg. 687 Ch. 26:5
3rd Aliya: Moshe divides Israel through a lottery
that miraculously matched each
tribe to its proper portion. The Leviyim are counted. Pg. 690 Ch.26:52
4th Aliya: Motivated by the "shayla -
question" of Tzelafchad's daughters regarding their
father who died without any sons, the laws of inheritance are discussed. Moshe
is told to
prepare for his death, and Yehoshua is chosen as his successor. Pg. 692
Ch.27:6
5th Aliya: The remainder of the Parsha details the
various public sacrifices
offered throughout the year: In this aliya we speak of the Daily offerings and
the Rosh Chodesh offerings. Pg. 694 Ch.28:1
6th Aliya: The offerings of Pesach, Shavuos, Rosh
Hashana, and Yom Kippur are
the subject of the next Aliya. Pg. 695 Ch.28:16
7th Aliya: The offerings of Sukkos and Shmini
Atzeres are the
subjects of this final Aliya. Pg. 697 Ch.29:12
Maftir Aliya: We repeat the last six verses which is
the Shmini Atzeres
reading for Maftir. Pg. 698 Ch.29:35
Haftorah Pinchas
Jeremiah 1:1 - 2:3
Page 710 in the Hertz Chumash
(after Parshas Matos)
Tlas Diparanuta is the name given to the next three Haftoros. These are special selections from the Navi Yirmiyahu that were chosen because they prophesies the destruction of Yerushalayim and the 1st Beit Hamikdash.
In this Haftorah, Yirmiyahu HaNavi foretells of the Babylonian invasion. The condemnation of the Jews for abandoning G-d and Torah is somewhat softened by the concluding description of Hashem's love for His children. "I remember the devotedness of your youth, your love as a bride, how you followed me in the wilderness, in a land that was not sown." as if we are given permission to envision the tears of the Creator as He confronts His beloved's infidelity.
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