HALACHA OF THE WEEK:Summer Vacation Vacation time is an excellent opportunity to relax, recharge and reinforce and model our religious commitments, whether we go away or stay home. This includes our interactions with other people. • There are minyanim available throughout the world: http://www.godaven.com . • This site provides listings and maps of mikvaot throughout the world: https://www.mikvah.org/directory . • The Kosher GPS app (available for both android and iphones) will inform you of local Kosher establishments and the closest minyanim and mikvaot. • Thanks to modern technology, Torah shiurim are available online and can be accessed anywhere in the world. www.yutorah.com is a great resource to fulfill the mitzvah of regular Torah study. (By the way, you can also bring a sefer along and learn a bit on your own!) • Please remember that one cannot carry outside in a location that does not have an eruv and most places surrounded by water do not qualify as being exempt from requiring an eruv. Building your own eruv is complicated and should only be done with onsite Rabbinic direction and supervision. • Please be aware that unless you are on a kosher only program, many kashrut issues come up on cruises and at resorts. For example: having a resort cook and prepare fish for you, without supervision, is not allowed. There are also many other issues when many foods are prepared by non-Jews (i.e. a non-Jew placing a piece of fish or a potato to bake in an oven – even if the food is “double-wrapped”). • Popcorn or cotton candy purchased at a theater or amusement park requires kosher supervision. This includes all local movie theaters. As far as we know, no local movie theater has such supervision.
DVAR TORAH This week's parsha describes the terrible dispute and rebellion of Korach and his followers against Moshe and Aharon. This "machloket" led to the deaths of many and became the paradigm of all future disputes that were "not for the sake of heaven," but for some ulterior motive.
There is a famous midrash found at the beginning of Breishit, that describes the heavenly debate that took place when G-d wanted to create Adam. Some of the angels argued that he should be created, while others argued that he should not be created.
Said the angel who represented the attribute of “chesed” (lovingkindness) - "man should be created, for he does kindness." While the angel of “emet” (truth) argued that "man should not be created for he is full of lies." “Tzedek“ (justice) argued that "man should be created for people give tzedakah" and the attribute of “shalom” (peace) said that "man should not be created because people are completely quarrelsome."
What did G-d do? He seized “emet” (truth) and threw it to the ground, as it is written [Daniel 8:12] “And He threw ‘emet’ to the ground.” As a result, there were two angels in favor of man's creation and only one opposed - and G-d created Adam.
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MAZAL TOV * to Chaim and Judy Reich on the birth of a granddaughter. The proud parents are Ari & Malka Reich * to Senator Ira Silverstein on the marriage of his daughter Annie to Yosef Goldblatt. * to Kevin and Adina Greenberg on the engagement of their son, Yaakov to Alyssa Schnipper. Mazal tov to grandparents, Harvey & Leonore Greenberg, and Michael and Gayla Neikrug. * to Rabbi Dov Lerner on graduating from the University of Chicago Divinity School and receiving his doctorate.
REFUAH SHLAIMA * to Etai Rimel – Etai Yaakov ben Tzipporah, who is recovering in rehab. * to Gitelle Rapoport who is recuperating from surgery. * to Emily Morris who is recuperating from surgery.
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Rabbi Myer’s shiur on Wednesday June 16th is sponsored by Ira Silverstein in commemoration of the yahrtzeit of his father Joseph Silverstein z’l.
A Donation to the Virtual Learning Fund was made by: * Alan and Leah Cohen in commemoration of the yahrtzeit of Leah’s father, Alex Friedman z’l. * Dr. Jerrold and Brenda Katz in commemoration of the yahrtzeit of Jerrold’s uncle Chaim Nisan Borodistsky.
ANNIVERSARIES Dr. Harvey and Diane Abramowitz (6/12) William Coleman & Carole Groover (6/14) Yitzi and Aviva Matanky (6/14) Eliyahu and Devorah Neiman (6/15) Rabbi Aaron and Ricki Jacoby (6/15) Dr. Michael and Tami Meer (6/18) Barry and Phyllis Smith (6/18)
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