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REASONS WHY WE BLOW THE SHOFAR ON ROSH HASHANAH.
A Little Nosh for the Soul Compliments of Chabad of the Lehigh Valley
I Don’t Like Rosh Hashanah
What I Can Give
My Bar Mitzvah in Israel
How to view the start of a new year.
Getting past the all or nothing attitude in parenting.
The experience of becoming a man in Israel.
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St. Luke’s Evaluation for NPH Leads to Reversal of Dementia When Clifford Queen began leaning forward as he walked, started falling down, and had problems remembering things back in 2014, his wife told him he was acting like a 90-year-old. But Clifford was just 73.
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Thanks to neurosurgeon Doron Rabin, MD, Director of the Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus (NPH) Program at St. Luke’s Neurosurgical Associates, Clifford was successfully diagnosed and treated through the NPH specific evaluation process, uniquely available at St. Luke’s University Health Network.
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Today, Clifford walks at least four miles a day and has taken part in walking tours of Argentina and Spain.
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“Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus usually manifests itself in adults over 40,” Dr. Rabin said. “There are progressive problems with balance and gait, memory and cognition, and bladder incontinence. It can be extremely difficult to diagnose because the symptoms mirror other symptoms common in aging individuals, but it’s a form of dementia that can be treated successfully through surgery.” The surgical treatment involves the implantation of a shunt into the brain to divert spinal fluid from the brain into the abdomen. “What’s unique to St. Luke’s and the Lehigh Valley is the process we’re using to evaluate patients and follow them over time,” Dr. Rabin said. The St. Luke’s team begins diagnosing patients with objective and subjective gait and cognitive assessment, and state-of-the-art imaging, including NeuroQuant® MRI that measures brain atrophy. “In the right person, this procedure can make a profound difference,” Dr. Rabin said. “Before, I couldn’t keep up with my wife when we went for a walk,” Clifford said. “Now, it’s the other way around. Dr. Rabin saved my life with the shunt. It’s an amazing thing. I urge friends with similar problems to get a neurological examination.”
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t seems like there should be another Paul Revere who rides from town to town, shouting, “The High Holidays are coming! The
High Holidays are coming!” Perhaps, with the advanced notice, we would feel more prepared. Ready or not, the High Holidays will be soon upon us, and it is far too often we see these comforting and spiritual times as work or an unwanted interruption to our daily routines. They are a special time for reflection, contemplation, pra-
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yer and re-connection. A time to look at our past, as we turn ahead to face the future. At Chabad of the Lehigh Valley, we strive to provide a warm and welcoming environment so that this “interruption” is a time to treasure with family and friends, one to look forward to year after year as we learn and celebrate together. We offer a variety of services to meet the spiritual needs of our diverse community for all ages. Come and join our congregational family for a spiritually deep and High Holiday experience. May you have a happy and sweet new year,
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HOW TO BECOME RELIGIOUS WITHOUT LOSING YOUSELF By Mindy Rubenstein
“I admit, initially it was not a mutual infatuation. I saw a holy, meaningful—and exciting—lifestyle, and wanted to jump in with both feet. My husband, however, was respectful yet hesitant.”
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bout 10 years ago my husband and I, along with our two toddlers, attended a beautiful Chabad Shabbat dinner, where I fell head over heels in love with Judaism. I admit, initially it was not a mutual infatuation. I saw a holy, meaningful—and exciting—lifestyle, and wanted to jump in with both feet. My husband, however, was respectful yet hesitant. Together, over the next decade, we navigated what would become an all-encompassing lifestyle. We started somewhat slowly, from lighting Shabbat candles and having challah and chicken soup, to eventually fully observing Shabbat, keeping kosher in and out of the home, and adhering to family purity laws. We also had more children, in essence doubling the family size to which we were both accustomed. In time, we acted and dressed the part of observant Jews. Looking back, however, it was not the most seamless and thoughtthrough transition. I was at times judgmental of our extended families, for example, for not having given us “more Judaism,” and then for not embracing our newly found nirvana. Those of us who “find” religion often go through changes, as we examine parts of our inner selves we didn’t know existed, says Rabbi Aron Moss, co-director of Nefesh Shul in Sydney, Australia, in his article Is Judaism a Cult? As a result, we may re-evaluate ourselves and our lives. All growth is accompanied by some upheaval and instability. But when we make sudden changes, we may leave part of
ourselves behind. This is not the Jewish way, Rabbi Moss says. Any life changes should be done gradually and with thought, as they integrate with your personality rather than overcome it. In other words, religion should enhance and deepen your identity to make you a better you. That’s what G‑d wants, I think. To serve Him, but not to lose yourself in the process. And since I was already married with children at the time, it meant also preserving and respecting my relationship with my husband. To work together in slowly and methodically embracing the mitzvahs in an effort to retain peace within the home. When we started keeping kosher, I was very vocal at our families’ homes about it, essentially using food to separate myself from them. I have learned over the years, through my mistakes, that there are ways to keep kosher yet still participate respectfully and lovingly in family get-togethers. Observing mitzvahs shouldn’t be a source of stress or contention—if it is, it’s not being done the right way. Partway into our evolution, when I announced proudly that I wanted to stop driving on Shabbat, my rebbetzin warned me, “Don’t take the decision to keep Shabbat lightly. Once you cross that line, you don’t want to give it up because it becomes too difficult.” So we waited until the right time. I understood her wisdom when, early on in my observant lifestyle, I went and bought a wig, the traditional way many Jewish women choose to cover their hair. It was gorgeous. But I didn’t consult my husband first, or a rabbi or rebbetzin, or make a plan for observing the mitzvah. Over the years that followed, I struggled with this mitzvah. Because it wasn’t done gradually, with thought.
As I look at myself in the mirror, sometimes I don’t recognize the free-spirited, creative, earthy young woman my family once knew. And now I understand better why they may have balked at our new lifestyle. It wasn’t so much that we adopted unfamiliar Jewish rituals, but rather that I had in essence closed a door on my former self, rather than integrate her into my new life. As someone once told me, “It’s better to be on the outside looking in than on the inside looking out.” After working so hard to be in the fold of observant Judaism, I suddenly found myself staving off a feeling of resistance. As if these mitzvahs, this lifestyle, were being forced upon me, even though I had so passionately embraced them. Perhaps I had left behind, or ignored, parts of myself that needed tending.
For me, I think the key to embracing my identity as an observant Jewish woman was to create a balance, where my old self could come back again, but with an enhanced depth and direction. I realized that my creativity and talents should not be shunted away, but should be utilized within a framework of Torah to reveal the unique aspects of myself and the role G‑d has placed before me. Sometimes, it seems, you do have to lose a bit of yourself to really find yourself again.
Mindy Rubenstein is a freelance journalist who lives in Atlanta with her husband and children. She also serves as the publisher/editor of Nishei, a magazine for Jewish women and children. Reprinted courtesy of: www.chabadlehighvalley.com
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This may be the reason that some baalai teshuvah (returnees to observant Judaism) veer off the path completely. It’s so important to find a rabbi or rebbetzin to guide you, and to consult with them throughout thePerhaps I had ignored parts of myself that needed tending ongoing process. And I don’t think we are all meant to jump so fully into a life-transforming version of Judaism. Learn about the mitzvahs, about Judaism and Torah, and surround yourself with growth-minded people. But go slowly, and do what makes sense for you. And, most importantly, whichever mitzvahs
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The two-day festival of Rosh Hashanah is observed on the 1st and 2nd days of Tishrei.
the coronation, thus creating the bond of “We are Your people and You are our King.”
The primary theme of the day is our acceptance of G‑d as our King The primary theme of the day is our acceptance of G‑d as our King. The Kabbalists teach that the renewal of G‑d’s desire for the world, and thus the continued existence of the universe, is dependent upon this. We accept G‑d as our King, and G‑d is aroused, once again, with the desire to continue creating the world for one more year.
The central observance of Rosh Hashanah is the sounding of the shofar, the ram’s horn. The shofar is sounded on both days of Rosh Hashanah (unless the first day of the holiday falls on Shabbat, in which case we only sound the shofar on the second day). The sounding of the shofar represents, among other things, the trumpet blast of a people’s coronation of their king. The cry of the shofar is also a call to repentance; for Rosh Hashanah is also the anniversary of man’s first sin and his repentance thereof, and serves as the first of the “Ten Days of Repentance” which will culminate in Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement. Altogether, we listen to 100 shofar blasts each day of Rosh Hashanah.
Much of the day is spent in synagogue. G‑d not only desires to have a world with people, G‑d wants an intimate relationship with each one of us. In addition to the collective aspects of Rosh Hashanah worship, each man and woman personally asks G‑d to accept
POWER UP q Candle Lighting Both Nights q Kiddush and festive meals, both nights and both days
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Holiday Checklist q New fruit to enjoy, second night q Hear the shofar q Visit a body of water for Tashlich
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Monday, Oct. 3, 2016 Increase your skills with select readings from the prayer book that speak to you, but don’t miss the opportunity to level up through the sound of the shofar. Refresh with tashlich and a brief petition for forgiveness. Keep catching for evening services to complete your full training experience.
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BONUS FACTS We eat a piece of apple dipped in honey to symbolize our desire for a sweet year, as well as many other special foods. All have special significance and symbolize sweetness, blessings, and abundance. We bless one another with the words Leshanah tovah tikateiv veteichateim, “May you be inscribed and sealed for a good year.”
We go to a lake, river or to the sea and recite the Tashlich prayers, where we symbolically cast our sins into the water, in evocation of the verse, “And You shall cast their sins into the depths of the sea.” We leave our old shortcomings behind us, thus starting the new year with a clean slate.
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5777 Moses spent nearly three months on top of the mountain pleading with G‑d for forgiveness for the sin of the golden calf, and on the tenth of Tishrei it was finally granted: “I have pardoned, as you have requested.” From that moment on, this date, henceforth known as the Day of Atonement, is annually observed as a commemoration of our special relationship with G‑d, a relationship that is strong enough to survive any rocky bumps it might encounter. This is a day when we connect with the very essence of our being, which remains faithful to G‑d regardless of our outward behavior. And while it is the most solemn day of the year, we are also joyful, confident that G‑d will forgive our sins and seal our verdict for a year of life, health and happiness. For nearly twenty-six hours—from several minutes before sunset on 9 Tishrei until after nightfall on 10 Tishrei—we “afflict our souls”: we abstain from food and drink, do not wash or anoint our bodies, do not wear leather footwear, and abstain from spousal intimacy. We are likened to the angels, who have no physical needs. Instead of focusing on the physical, we spend much of our day in the synagogue, engaged in repentance and prayer.
In the course of Yom Kippur we will hold five prayer services: 1) Maariv, with its solemn Kol Nidrei service, on the eve of Yom Kippur; 2) Shacharit—the morning prayer; 3) Musaf, which includes a detailed account of the Yom Kippur Temple service; 4) Minchah, which includes the reading of the Book of Jonah. Finally, in the waning hours of the day, we reach the climax of the day: the fifth prayer, the Neilah (“locking”) prayer. The gates of heaven, which were open all day, will now be closed—with us on the inside. During this prayer we have the ability to access the most essential level of our soul. The Holy Ark remains open throughout. The closing Neilah service climaxes in the resounding cries of “Hear O Israel . . . G‑d is one.” Then joy erupts in song and dance (a Chabad custom is to sing the lively “Napoleon’s March”), followed by a single blast of the shofar, and the proclamation, “Next year in Jerusalem.” After the fast we partake of a festive after-fast meal, making the evening after Yom Kippur a yom tov (festival) in its own right. We immediately begin to look forward to the next holiday and its special mitzvah: the construction of the sukkah.
CHECKLIST q Kaparot and charity before Yom Kippur
q Yahzreit memorial candle is lit before Yom Kippur
q Two festive meals before the fast
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Neilah Closing Service 6:00 pm Fast Ends 7:06 pm *Followed by a breaking of the fast
Level Up with a morning prayer spirally ascending to Hear O Israel, followed by a connection to the Amidah— a quiet, contemplative prayer filled with Yom Kippur XP. Then connect with the souls of your loved ones during the Yizkor memorial prayer, and soul-refreshing words from our rabbi. Increase your CP with the grand finalÊ of the highest day of the year soars to its apex as we join our voices in proclaiming our commitment to the oneness of G-d and all His creation.
q Candlelighting before sunset
q Yizkor memorial prayers during daytime services
q Fast, from before sundown until after nightfall
q Break the fast after Havdalah service
Sukkot Sukkah--a hut of temporary construction with a roof covering of branches--for the duration of the Sukkot festival (on the Jewish calendar Tishrei 15-21). For seven days and nights, we eat all our meals in the sukkah and otherwise regard it as our home. Another Sukkot observance is the taking of the Four Kinds: an etrog (citron), a lulav (palm frond), three hadassim (myrtle twigs) and two aravot (willow twigs). On each day of the festival (excepting Shabbat), we take the Four Kinds, recite a blessing over them, bring them together in our hands and wave them in all six directions: right, left, forward, up, down and backward. Our sages in the midrash tell us that the Four Kinds represent the various types and personalities that comprise the community of Israel, whose intrinsic unity we emphasize on Sukkot.
Sukkot is also called The Time of Our Joy; indeed, a special joy pervades the festival. Nightly Water-Drawing Celebrations, reminiscent of the evening-to-dawn festivities held in the Holy Temple in preparation for the drawing of water for use in the festival service, fill the synagogues and streets with song, music and dance until the wee hours of the morning. The seventh day of Sukkot is called Hoshaana Rabbah (“Great Salvation”) and closes the period of Divine judgment begun on Rosh Hashanah. A special observance is the aravah--the taking of a bundle of willow branches.
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The days between Yom Kippur and Sukkot are traditionally characterized by frenzied activity, as we prepare for the coming festival. This period is described in the Midrash as one when the Jewish people are “preoccupied with mitzvot... this one is occupied with [building] his sukkah, this one is occupied with [purchasing and binding] his lulav...”
inviting guests for the festive meals. Before Sukkot is the time to think of the people who might appreciate an invite.
Immediately on the night following Yom Kippur, we eagerly begin working on – or at least planning – the construction of the sukkah. Building a sukkah is a mitzvah in itself; therefore, if possible we try not to delegate the task to others, but reserve the honor for ourselves. We also take the time to select the most beautiful Four Species set we can afford. In honor of the impending holiday, husbands buy their wives clothing and/or jewelry. And since one of the themes of Sukkot is Jewish unity, we make a point of
•Give extra charity, since true joy is sharing with others. Bind the lulav. This should ideally be done inside the sukkah.
•On the eve of the festival, in addition to cooking the delicious food that we will later enjoy together in the sukkah, we:
Women and girls light holiday candles and recite the appropriate blessings. The candles should be set up in the sukkah if at all possible, weather permitting.
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Reconnect with your ancestors who spent forty years traversing the desert without the convenience of GPS aps (or games to stay entertained) but miraculous clouds surrounded and hovered over them, shielding them from the dangers and discomforts of the desert. Celebrate G-d’s kindness by visiting our sukkah, and giving a shake to a lulav and etrog.
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q Candle Lighting, first nights q Kiddush and festive meals, both nights and first two days q Eat all meals in the Sukkah q Bless the four kinds each day, except Shabbat q On Hoshanah Rabbah, eat festive meal and tap the aravot CHECKLIST
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Shemini Atzeret & Simchat Torah The special joy of this holiday celebrates the conclusion— and restart—of the annual Torah-reading cycle These two days constitute a major holiday, when most forms of work are prohibited. On the preceding nights, women and girls light candles, reciting the appropriate blessings, and we enjoy nightly and daily festive meals, accompanied by kiddush. We are permitted to cook and to carry outdoors (unless it is also Shabbat). The first day, Shemini Atzeret, features the prayer for rain, officially commemorating the start of the Mediterranean rainy season, and the Yizkor. The highlight of the second day, Simchat Torah (“The Joy of the Torah”), is the hakafot, held on both the eve and the morning of Simchat Torah, in which we march and dance with the Torah scrolls around the reading table in
the synagogue. (In many synagogues, hakafot are conducted also on the eve of Shemini Atzeret.) On this joyous day when we conclude the Torah, it is customary for every man to take part in the celebration by receiving an aliyah. The children, too, receive an aliyah! After the final aliyah of the Torah, we immediately begin a new cycle from the beginning of Genesis, this is because as soon as we conclude studying the Torah, G‑d’s infinite wisdom, on one level, we immediately start again, this time to discover new and loftier interpretations. This holiday is characterized by utterly unbridled joy, which surpasses even the joy of Sukkot.
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October 23, 2016 Evening Services 6:30 pm *Followed by kiddush and hakafot October 24, 2016 Morning Services 10:00 am Evening Services 6:45 pm *Hakafot Under the Stars October 25, 2016 Morning Services 10:00 am Yizkor Memorial Service 11:30 am
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High Holiday Blessing Guide ROSH HASHANAH Sunday, October 2nd Light Candles 6:24 pm Say Blessings 1 & 4 Monday, October 3rd Light Candles after: 7:21 pm Say Blessings 1 & 4 Tuesday, October 4th
SUKKOT Sunday, October 16th Light Candles at 6:02 pm Say Blessings 3 & 4 Monday, October 17th Light Candles at: 6:59 pm Say Blessings 3 & 4 Tuesday, October 18th
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FAST OF GEDALYA Wednesday, October 5th Fast begins: 5:30 am Fast ends at: 7:05 pm
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SHABBAT SHUVA Friday, October 7th Light Candles: 6:16 pm Say Blessing 5 Shabbat ends at: 7:13 pm YOM KIPPUR Tuesday, October 11th Light Candles at: 6:04 pm Say Blessings 2 & 4 Fast Begins at: 6:09 pm Wednesday, October 12th Holiday/Fast ends at: 7:06 pm
Friday, Oct. 21st Light Candles 5:54 pm Say Blessings 5 Shabbat ends at: 6:52 pm SHEMINI ATZERET & SIMCHAT TORAH Sunday, Oct. 23rd Light Candles at: 5:52 pm Say Blessings 3 & 4 Monday, Oct. 24th Light Candles after: 6:50 pm Say Blessings 3 & 4 Tuesday, October 25th Holiday ends at: 6:48 pm
WHY WE BLOW THE SHOFAR ON
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Return of the King
While every commandment is essentially supra-rational—performed solely because it is the will and command of the Creator— our sages have found meaning and messages behind the commandments we fulfill. Let’s take a look at 11 reasons given for blowing the shofar on Rosh Hashanah.
On Rosh Hashanah, the anniversary of creation, G‑d is crowned as King of the universe once more. Just as trumpets are sounded at a coronation, the shofar announces G‑d’s continued kingship.
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The Great Alarm Clock
On Rosh Hashanah, the first of the Ten Days of Repentance, we awake from our spiritual slumber. The shofar is like an alarm that calls on us to examine our deeds and correct our ways, as we return to G‑d.
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We’re familiar with the sights, tastes, and sounds of Rosh Hashanah —the sweet sensation of honey on our tongues, the cry of the shofar piercing the air. But have we ever stopped to think about the messages behind the deeds of the day?
The Reminder
The shofar was blown at Mt. Sinai when the Torah was given. On Rosh Hashanah, we blow the shofar to remind us to rededicate ourselves to Torah study—and to remind G‑d of our original commitment and sincerity.
The Voice
The shofar reminds us of the voice of the prophets, who like the blast of the shofar called upon us to correct our ways, follow G‑d’s commandments, and act properly with others.
The Tears
The shofar’s cry reminds us of the cries and tears shed for the destruction of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem, galvanizing us to bring Moshiach and hasten the rebuilding of the Temple.
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The Sacrifice
The shofar, made of a ram’s horn, reminds us of the binding of Isaac and the ram G‑d provided as a sacrifice in his place. By blowing the shofar, we remember the faith of the Patriarchs and our own capacity for self-sacrifice.
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The Introspection
The shofar will be blown on the Day of Judgment when Moshiach comes. We thus blow the shofar on Rosh Hashanah to remind us to examine our deeds and contemplate how we can improve them.
The Awesome The shofar fills us with awe and humility as we contemplate the true infinitude of G‑d, how He fills all space and time.
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The Unity The shofar blast when Moshiach comes will herald a time of universal understanding and recognition of G‑d’s unity. We blow the shofar on Rosh Hashanah to remind us of G‑d’s unity. The Celebration
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The shofar blast will signal the return of the Jewish people when Moshiach comes. We blow the shofar on Rosh Hashanah to remind us of G‑d’s salvation in our own lives.
The Scream The call of the shofar on Rosh Hashanah reminds us of the primordial scream, the eternal voiceless call of the soul expressing its desire to return to its Creator.
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HIGH HASHANAH HOLIDAY Q&A By Tzvi Freeman
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his is about Rosh Hashanah. I never could stand that holiday. All other Jewish holidays have something happy and beautiful about them. Rosh Hashanah only frightens me. For instance: I find it very negative when I am told that G‑d (who forgave me already) has my sins written down in a book like a bookkeeper, and on that day I will be judged on them. And on how I behaved the last year depends whether I will live another year or not. During the whole year I lived every day, because G‑d gave me that day. He wanted me to live, so I lived. Suddenly it should be decided if I will die or not.
I try to make His will my will. So I don’t have special wishes. His nearness is all I want. I would like to improve in that more and more, to get nearer and nearer to Him.. But when others are talking about Rosh Hashanah and are frightened, I get frightened too. And I get the feeling, that something with me is not as it should be. As if the G‑d I love during a whole year (not always perfectly, of course) turns into a stranger for one day, who will tell me how bad I am. And that He is right very often doesn’t make it easier.
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his is a story of a Jewish farmer who, like many Jews of Poland at the time, had hired a schoolteacher to live in his house and live off his farm in return for teaching his children. Each day, the children, from youngest to oldest, sat around a splintered wooden table on four hard benches while he supervised each one in his studies. But when the season of Rosh Hashanah approached, the schoolteacher would not stay with the farmer and his family. He longed to be in a town where he could pray with a congregation and celebrate the festive month of Tishrei within a Jewish community. And so, for over a month, the father replaced the teacher. At first, keeping order in the classroom was challenging. Teacher was teacher, but Dad was a softy. You could always get out of class to go to the outhouse--and not necessarily return--or because you didn’t feel well that day, or because Mommy had
given you some errand to run. If the work was too tough, you could complain, perhaps even break down in tears, or just attempt to engage Dad in a conversation about the state of the chickens today. Within a week, the classroom was in total disarray. That’s when Dad set down the law. One morning, he walked in with a stern face and announced, “From now on, no more ‘Daddy this,’ ‘Daddy that!’ From now on, in this classroom, I am not Daddy. I am Teacher!” And as Teacher, boy was Daddy tough. There were punishments and penalties for the slightest infractions. No one could leave the room without an airtight excuse. The atmosphere of the classroom became stifling, like a playground become dungeon. Finally, on only day three of this exercise, one small child broke down in tears. Father may have played a good part as stern
Within a week, the classroom was in total disarray. That’s when Dad set down the law. One morning, he walked in with a stern face and announced, “From now on, no more ‘Daddy this,’ ‘Daddy that!’
teacher, but he was still father at heart. He couldn’t bear to look at one of his smallest children crying. Looking down at the table to conceal his chagrin, he called the child over. “Why are you crying?” he asked. Between his sobs, the child answered, “I want to ask my daddy...” “Yes?” “I mean my teacher...” “Yes?” “...so I can ask my daddy...” “Right.” “...that my daddy should ask the teacher...” “So what is it?!” “...that my teacher shouldn’t be so hard with us any more!!” And so we plead on Rosh Hashanah, Avinu Malkenu—our Father, our King. We know who You are, behind that stern mask, feigning objective judgment upon Your throne. You are the Ruler of All That Is, but You are also our Father, and a compassionate loving Father at that. Come here with us, hold our hands, see everything from our view down here. Feel our troubles and the pangs of our hearts as only a father can do. And then get involved with Your world and bless us with a sweet and goodly year.
more like peek-a-boo—when the parent hides behind his or her own fingers. So too, G‑d hides Himself within the guise of an awesome, indifferent king, judging His subjects strictly by the book until the most sublime angels shiver in dread. And we seek. We seek the father behind the stern voice. We are the small child who climbs into the king’s arms, tears off the mask and exclaims, “Daddy!” Which is just what He was waiting for. As a child we learn a vital lesson from peek-a-boo, something that later will seem so obvious we can’t imagine we ever had to learn it: We learn that even when something cannot be seen, it could still be there. That is the same lesson He is teaching us on Rosh Hashanah: Even when father is gone and an indifferent king has taken his place, nevertheless it is still father; our bond with Him is still there. He hides so that we will look for Him. He hides so that we will call Him Father, so that even in His role as Creator and Master of the Universe we will see that bond we have with Him. And that is how that relationship is renewed.
Rabbi Tzvi Freeman, a senior editor at Chabad.org, also heads our Ask The Rabbi team. He is the author of BringRosh Hashanah, the Baal Shem Tov taught, is a game of hide ing Heaven Down to Earth. and seek. G‑d hides, we seek.But where can G‑d hide? WherReprinted courtesy of: www.chabadlehighvalley.com ever you go, there He is. As the Zohar says, “There is no place void of Him.” So perhaps what the Baal Shem Tov meant is
My Bar Mitzvah in
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By Benjamin Dahan
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y Bar Mitzvah was the best experience of my life. I have never felt so happy and proud to be Jewish. My bar mitzvah was in Israel, at the Kotel, in Jerusalem. I hope everyone who reads this will consider having his/her children’s Bar/Bat Mitzvah in Israel like me. I want everyone to have the experience of reading his/her parshah at the Kotel and feel connected to our thousands of years of history. When I got to Israel, I was really nervous about what would happen to me, would there be a terrorist attack, would I mess up when reading my parsha, would I sleep in a nice hotel room. I didn’t know what my family and I would do on the trip, probably because I didn’t read the itinerary for the trip, but that’s beside the point. I was in Israel for one week, and my bar mitzvah was on the second and fourth days.
Honestly, I should have stayed for two weeks. The first day of my Bar Mitzvah was the second day of my trip. It was Shabbos so thankfully my hotel, the David Citadel was close to the Kotel. My family and Rabbi Halperin, who generously came to help with my Bar Mitzvah went to the Kotel with me that day. Because we did the Bar Mitzvah in Israel and didn’t want to cause any more confusion, the only thing I was supposed to do that day was have an aliyah, the blessings before the torah reading. As the saying goes, “Man Plans, G-d laughs.” When we arrived, Rabbi Halperin had found a fellow American Chabad Rabbi, also in Israel for a Bar Mitzvah, and had organized an American Minyan so I could read Korach, the first parsha I had learned, but which wasn’t the Parsha for this day in Israel. We started with Shacharit for about forty-five minutes and then came the torah service. Sam,
As I walked to the Bimah and began reading the maftir out of the torah, standing in front of the kotel with my father by my side, I realized the power and significance of this moment. the other American boy celebrating his Bar Mitzvah, said his aliyahs, the first and second ones. I said the blessings for the third aliyah. Then my brother threw candy at me, he missed. Then my mom, who seemed half on the women’s section half on the men’s, told me that because she knew I still had it memorized because I had learned it so effortlessly, I should do the maftir for Korach. I was worried because I hadn’t practice my maftir in over four months. Rabbi Halperin then gave me a prayer book to help me practice while the sixth and seventh aliyot were happening. I surprised myself because I still knew the maftir for Korach. As I walked to the Bimah and began reading the maftir out of the torah, standing in front of the kotel with my father by my side, I realized the power and significance of this moment. Not only was my hard work rewarded because I was able to read the first reading I had learned, but knowing that I too am walking in the footsteps of my ancestors by traveling to this Holy site to have a connection to our people and history and to know that many of our great leaders also stood where I stood, made me feel the strength of our heritage, traditions, and beliefs.
M y Bar Mitzvah experience was not over. On Sunday I walked all around Jerusalem (just being a tourist), but on Monday my Bar Mitzvah experience continued. It was the second part of my Bar Mitzvah, the fourth day of my trip. First, let me tell you one thing about myself: in new situations, I am very shy. This was a new situation. When I got out of the hotel (with my family and Rabbi Halperin) my tour guide, Ami, was waiting for us. We got into his car and he drove us about a quarter of a mile from the Kotel. I got out of the car, there was a photographer and a woman named Lisa, who, with an American man named Boruch, helped plan the whole trip for us. There were two more people there. Remember I’m shy in different situations and do not like a lot of attention. Well my mom decided I should have these two people blowing shofars, beating drums, and singing/shouting songs, walking me to the kotel. They started to blow the shofar loudly. I was, for lack of better words, shy, embarrassed, excited. They put a Chuppah over my head and started singing, beating drums and dancing. Everyone there was looking at me, and my dad was trying to dance. I was forced to dance by Rabbi Halperin. Ami and the photographer took pictures. People on the street said “mazel tov” to me, and took pictures themselves. After the processional, I said goodbye and thank you to the drummers. I hate to admit it, but I really loved it.
been excavated 15 years earlier where Jews would bring and tie their animals thousands of years ago. He showed us many cool things: teffilin rescued from the holocaust, a torah from the Babylonian times that I was able to read from, and a very large Mezuzah with which he let me become a scribe (I was able to “write my letter in the torah.”) After that it was time to go to the Kotel. My mom’s friend’s mother, Sarah, was there to support me. We got a bimah on the corner of where the wall and the mechitzah intersect. Rabbi Halperin then helped me put on my Talit and my teffilin. As is typical in Jerusalem, we were overwhelmed by the number of people who wanted to help us by being a part of the minyan. In addition, a man came up to us who had just had a baby girl and wanted to name her. We were able to be a part of his Mitzvah. I then read three aliyot from Balak surrounded by my family, my rabbi and new friends from Israel. There are no words to describe how meaningful it was, but it was amazing, it felt like home. More dancing than I could ever imagine happened and my mother, was given a prayer book to say the blessings over me. I could see and hear her tears. It doesn’t take much for her to cry, but I really understood where the tears were coming from. We stood here together as a family, but we were not alone. We were with the entire Jewish Family from generation to generation. Am Yisrael Chai! Then we ate!!!
There are no words to describe how meaningful it was, but it was amazing, it felt like home.
Before we went to the Kotel, Rabbi Halperin took us to the tunnels beside/under the kotel. We were taken to an area that tourists are not typically allowed to go where we met a scribe named Rabbi Sam. He then took us to this underground meeting place that had
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A word about Benjamin’s Bar Mitvah studies By Naomi Schachter It was always our intent to celebrate our son’s Bar Mitzvah in Israel. We were first thinking to have a traditional religious service at Chabad and then travel to Israel on Sunday in order to read the torah at the Kotel on Monday. We proceeded with that in mind. Benjamin started his bar Mitzvah prep the summer of 2015 learning and memorizing his Maftir in one week. As he continued to learn his Parsha and Haftorah in record time and with great enthusiasm, we couldn’t help but be surprised, impressed and thankful to all the wonderful teachers at the Jewish Day School (in particular Morah Dana and Nati) and Rabbi Halperin. We were very comfortable with the plan and were looking forward to July 9, 2016 for Benjamin’s Bar Mitzvah. One morning in March, I thought, “What are we doing? Why are we missing an opportunity to make Benjamin’s Bar Mitzvah a truly spiritual and religious experience, one that will be both life changing and affirming.” Benjamin’s Hebrew Birthday was on Shabbos, July 9, 2016. What better place to become an adult in the eyes of the Jewish people than by standing proudly at the Kotel, our unending connection to Jerusalem and a symbol of the Jewish people’s will and determination to survive. This thought still brings me to tears and sends chills through my body. So the planning began at the end of March and tickets were bought in April. Unfortunately, Benjamin learned Korach and was beginning to study Chukat; those were the correct parshas in America, but according to the calendar, Israel was one week ahead. Everything he had learned was not going to be used, he needed to learn another parsha, Balak. With the same calm and determination that has characterized Benjamin’s Bar Mitzvah journey, he said, “Okay, whatever I need to do, I will.” Benjamin loves studying with Rabbi Halperin so this was just more time to study. In less than 3 months he learned what was necessary to read for a torah service on Monday at the Kotel. All that was left to do was get on a plane and be open to an amazing experience.
WhatICANGive By Chana Sara Einseiger
ladders?” I try to explain to my daughter that in a small townhouse with a yard barely large enough to push a lawn mower across it, this isn’t a possibility. She sighs and waits for her kiddie pool. Despite the growing lack of enthusiasm, I continue to fill it. I can relate to my daughter’s occasional all-or-nothing attitude (“My friend from school has a big pool, why can’t I have one?”). I can relate to her lack of enthusiasm because sometimes it does seem rather pointless to merely splash around when you know you could be such a good diver if you just had the chance. The reason I can relate is because from time to time, I feel that way (although usually not about kiddie pools). I often hear us likened to being children in G-d’s eyes—this I really hope is true because that would mean that He would understand my frequent childishness, my occasional “If I can’t have it this way, then I don’t want it at all” attitude. It can be frustrating when we can’t have everything we
want, and more so when we can’t give everything we want to give, especially to our children. My daughter picks up Jewish songs from camp, and my car is flooded with music in another language. “What does this mean? What is he saying here?” she asks me. Before I know it, I am searching Google translate for 20 minutes, just so I can give her an answer. In my bones, I hate that I can’t just give her this
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It does seem rather pointless to merely splash around when you know you could be such a good diver if you just had the chance.
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That time of year came again—the time where I stand on the back porch, the sun beating down as I fill up a brightblue kiddie pool with water from a hose. This time has come every year for nearly a decade, but as my daughter gets bigger, the pool seems smaller. It wasn’t too long ago that the filling of the kiddie pool brought so much excitement—I remember a little girl dancing around with her pigtails flopping, excitedly asking when it was going to be done—but each year brings a tad less excitement. Now, I am asked: “Why can’t I get a big pool? You know, those kinds with the
bilingual ability that would help her in her own prayers and in school. She has books about Shabbat dinners and Chanukah parties with large families, where something chaotic always happens with the many children depicted; it seems fun and warm. Coming from a small family, I can’t give her this either. There always seems to be something lacking—something I can’t provide. The more I incorporate religion into my life, the more difficult progression seems to be. I know she could go so much further than me because many things that I find foreign have become native to her. Then I feel frustrated that I am holding her back; if I can’t give her a large family to make Shabbat so much
more memorable, then what’s the point? If I can’t always give her a sukkah on Sukkot, why should I even bother with the holiday at all? If I can’t teach her another language, why am I immersing her in a religion that’s centered around one?
ter, all that I can’t give her. When I was done, he paused. I was expecting a long lecture—an extended explanation with quotes, Torah examples and somewhat similar story examples. (I mean, he is a rabbi, after all.) I was ready for it. I was so right and so justified that I would argue my way around his explanation, find some undiscovered
“ I would love to give her everything. But I can’t. “
Then comes that all-or-nothing attitude, and I act like a child stomping her feet (I would like to tell you this stomping is figurative). That’s it; I’m totally done! I might have to be a Jew ethnically, but religiously? Nope. The last time I had what I will unflatteringly call a temper tantrum, it happened to coincide with the day of a community Shabbat dinner.
loophole, and he would have to admit that I should step away at least a little from practicing Judaism and go on my merry way. But I didn’t receive a long-winded answer. And so the troops of my defense were thrown off their battle tactics by a simple reply: “You have to do what you always do. You give your daughter all that you can give her.”
Sometimes, when you’re stuck in this mode of being frustrated, you can spend hours—days even—making yourself even more frustrated by dwelling in it. Suddenly, everything is a part of your frustration as your mind seeks justification. Everything that is happening in your life becomes an indication that your frustration is justified; that you are completely right. This was my mindset when the rabbi asked me if I was going to the dinner, and when I answered him so eloquently: “Nope.”
Oh. But, what? Oh. Where’s the story I can argue with? He was right; that is what I do, and what I should do in every aspect of her life. Just those simple words deflated my tantrum and brought me back from a childish state of mind to a parental one.
“Why not?” “Because I don’t want to.” Then the conversation ensued. Don’t you hate it sometimes when people can be so perceptive? I ranted; I went on about all that I can’t get from Judaism, all the things I can’t do right, and most importantly, all of the experiences I can’t provide for my daugh-
That brings me back to the kiddie pool. Wouldn’t I love to give her an in-ground pool she could dive into? Of course. I would love to give her ever ything. But I can’t. So instead, I
stand there in the sun, filling the pool and ignoring her complaints. Why? Because I know that as soon as it’s full, she is going to forget the Olympic-sized pool of her dreams because she will splash around with her cousins, fill up water toys, make weird grass concoctions in the water that I have to clean up later, and basically, just have a great time. And that is what I can give her. I can give her that and I should give her that, even if it’s not everything. The same concept applies to Judaism. I can’t give her a bilingual upbringing, but I can sit behind the computer and translate her songs, and maybe even learn some new words in the process. I can’t give her a huge family to run around with, but I can bring her to shul, where she plays with children she’s been growing up with for the majority of her life. I can’t always give her those full Shabbats, but I can make sure that together, we light our candles and spend some quiet time together. As she grows, I am always growing with her, and hopefully, I can give her more and more as this happens. I will give her what I can because the moments in her life—from summer days to shofar soundings—what is missing won’t be the highlight of her memory. What she has, and what I can give her, that’s what she’ll remember.
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The trip took both of us and other Jewish teens through much of the history of these countries, both dark and bright. various gas chambers, and crematoria. On our last day in Poland we visit Auschwitz I and Auschwitz II Birkenau. The feelings we experienced walking through was beyond anything we had felt before. It was the sorrow and pain of millions of people. our guide, Zach, had said this wasn’t the murder of six-million people; it was actually the six-million individual murders committed by the Nazis. Zach shared with us some stories of Holocaust survivors. One of the last things we did in Poland was to pray and sing songs in their honor. Although what happened in Poland was terrible and had everyone on this trip so down, we managed ur names are Jescey & Jadyn to sing songs everywhere we went. We didn’t go a single Saunders. This summer we had meal without coming together and breaking out in song to an amazing opportunity to go celebrate what the Jewish people have overcome. on a three week trip to Poland and Israel, one week in Poland and two in Israel. We got through the darkness and flew into Tel Aviv early This trip was made possible thanks to our in the morning. We were hit with the reality that we were Rabbi, Yaacov Halperin, and CTeen - The actually in Israel. We couldn’t believe it, and we tried to Chabad Teen Network. The trip took both soak in as much as we could all at once. Two weeks of of us and other Jewish teens through much unimaginable adventures were waiting for us in Israel! The of the history of these countries, both dark fun was started after stepping off the plane as we headed and bright. We visited multiple death straight to the Western Wall. We’d always wanted to go camps such as the Majdanek Concen- there to pray and just be there. You can read about it and tration Camp, one of the best preserved see all the pictures, but you can’t feel it. You feel it when camps filled with watchtowers, barracks, you are actually standing there. This was the same feeling
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him and we walked around getting so many men to put on Tefillin. It was remarkable someone can We waded through Hezekiah’s Tundo that. I think it’s so important to keep nels which were dug more than things like that happening and to start 2700 years ago. We even got them all over the place, don’t you? to participate in a sifting We spent our last Shabbat in Tz“I joined him and we project to search for arfat. The CTeen counselors oftifacts where I, Jadyn, fered to do a special Aliyah for walked around getting so found the handle of a those of us who made a com2000 year old pot. We mitment to do something we many men to put on Tefillin volunteered at Colel don’t do already, such as wearChabad’s Pantry Packers ing your keepah all day, or in where we packed food our case, putting on Tefillin that day. It was remarkable for the needy. We visited daily. We were able to go up to a Kibbutz and got a taste of the Torah for this special Aliyah someone can do that.” a very different style of life. because we promised to put our We visited the Ein Gedi Oasis Tefillin on every day. where David fled from Solomon Three weeks flew by and, before we knew and then we cooled off in a refreshing it, we were at end of our journey. We both waterfall. We even got to take a boat ride on the made more friends than we ever anticipated. We are Sea of Galilee. One of our favorite activities was the jeep still amazed we got to go on this trip. We will always rerides in the Golan Heights. We saw in all the many places member all of us singing together in those dark places of we visited, a very proud Jewish Nation. Poland and in the beauty & light of Israel. We also had the opportunity to learn how Tefillin, Mezuzot, and Torah Scrolls are written at Otzar HaStam. It is We would again like to express our gratitude to CTeen. a true testament to our heritage that it has thrived for all The CTeen staff was enthusiastic, knowledgeable, and an these years. Our trip with CTeen has opened our eyes to absolute blast to be with! Thank you all so much! a whole new world. I, Jescey, recall being at a park in Jerusalem for dinner one night where we were playing soccer and throwing a Frisbee. One of the counselors was walking around asking people if they had already put on Tefillin that day and if they would like to if they hadn’t done so already. I joined
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