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July 28, 2012 9 Av, 5772

Rabbi Raymond Beyda on Parshat Devarim/Tisha Bav

Sefer Devarim, the last of the 5 books of Moses, contains the words of rebuke and encouragement given by Moshe to his people in the last days of his illustrious life. As he tells of the highlights of the Israelite's travels over the 40 years in the desert, the tale of the spies surfaces as a key turning point in the history of our people. At the request of the masses and with the consent of G-d, Moshe agrees to send a group of righteous leaders, one from each tribe, to investigate the nature of the Promised Land and its inhabitants. Supposedly, with the information in hand, a strategy for conquering the land would then be devised. But history would not work out as planned. The spies returned with a negative, fear instilling report. ''The land is good, but the inhabitants are just too strong for us to conquer and remove from the land", they announced. The people started to cry and then rebel in spite of the assurances of Yehoshua and Caleb. Hashem in His anger decided to kill off the entire generation during 40 years of wandering in the desert before allowing their children to enter the land as conquerors. "Tonight you cried for no reason" He declared, "therefore, you will cry for generations on this night." And so it has been for thousands of years --the mazal--luck-- of the Jewish people has been bad on that night-- the night of Tisha B'av. The first and the second Temple were destroyed by gentile armies --on Tisha B'av. The city of Bitar was raped and pillaged and hundreds of thousands of our gentle brethren were slaughtered on Tisha B'av. The Jews were expelled from Spain and England--on the night of Tisha B'av. The terrible history of the destruction of Judaism in Europe at the hands of the Nazis y''s, began with the political upheaval of World War I, which, not coincidentally, began on the night of Tisha B'av in 1914. What connection is there between the sin of the spies and the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem? What can we do to right the wrong and end the exile that we have been suffering for 1937 years? Our Sages explain that the people, who lived at the time of the Temple's destruction by the Romans learned Torah, did mitzvot and performed acts of kindness. Why was the Temple destroyed? Because of sin' at hinam--baseless hatred. Jealousy and selfishness created differences in people. ''Why does he drive such a nice car and I pray that mine will start every time that I put the key in the ignition?''--''I work so hard and do everything with impeccable honesty, so how come his business is flying and mine can't show a profit?'' Questions like these are at the root of baseless hatred. They doubt the correctness of G-d's "distribution system". You might even go so far as to say that they reveal a lack of Faith! Herein lies the connection between the sin of the spies and the destruction of the Temple. The people became frightened by the report of the spies because they lacked faith in G-d's ability to deliver the Promised Land in the face of mighty enemies. The people at the fall of Jerusalem suffered from jealousy and selfishness which are rooted in a lack of faith and are manifest in sin' at Hinam--baseless hatred. The night of retribution for both is the same Tisha B 'av! This year, as we prepare for the fast of Tisha B'av we must get into a mode of "corrective surgery". Drastic steps must be taken if we are to heal the wounds of exile and bring the salvation and the restoration of glory to our people. Love thy neighbor must be actively pursued. Lashon ha-ra must be eliminated. Jealousy and selfishness must be exorcised from our personalities. It's all a matter of FAITH! Our Rabbis teach that the way to learn how to correct our character is through the study of Torah. A regular program of Torah study, with the intent to correct our faults can bring perfection of our traits and

Times Candle Lighting Friday Mincha Hashkama Main Minyan Beit Midrash Teen Minyan Mincha Shabbat Ends 7:58 pm 7:00 pm 8:00 am 9:00 am 9:15 am 9:30 am 6:45 pm 9:00 pm

Sunday July 29 Fast of 9 Av See schedule on page two Mon., Thurs. Tues., Wed,. Fri. Mincha Latest Times for Shema/ Shmoneh Esrei July 28 August 4 9:25/10:37 am 9:28/10:39 am Next Shabbat Vaeschanan Candle Lighting Mincha 7:50 pm 7:00 pm 6:35/7:45 am 6:45/7:45 am 7:50 pm

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habbat Announcements Parshat Devarim/Tisha Bav 5772

with that the redemption we so sorely need. May we all be successful in doing all that we must in order to bring the geulah--our salvation--speedily in our days. Amen.

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TISHA BAV 5772 Sunday, July 29, 2012 10 Av, 5772

Saturday night schedule Seudah Shlishit must be finished by 8:15 pm Fast begins 8:15 pm Introduction to Eicha by Rabbi Polakoff 8:15 pm Shabbat ends 9:00 pm Maariv 9:10 pm followed by Eicha and Kinot ********** Sunday schedule First Shacharit 7:00 am (with kinot) Second Shacharit 9:00 am (with explanatory kinot until 1:00 pm) Tisha B'Av Shiur by Rabbi Lichter 1:00 1:35 pm Chatzot 1:00 pm 1st Mincha 1:40 pm 2:10 3:10 pm Tisha BAv 2012 Video Presentation from the OU and YU Rabbi Kenneth Brander, Rabbi Steven Burg, Rabbi Yaacov Glaser, Dr. David Pelkovitz, Mrs. Nechama Price, Rabbi Steven Weil, Rabbi Tzvi Hirsh Weinreb, Rabbi Mordechai Willig

Tuesday, July 24
Dinner 7:30pm | Mincha 8:00pm Maariv following lecture

Dr. Michelle Friedman

Chair, Department of Pastoral Counseling, Yeshivat Chovevei Torah Associate Professor of Clinical Psychiatry, Mount Sinai Hospital

6:00 7:35 pm The True View: How seeing the good in others will help rebuild the Bais Hamikdash Rabbi Paysach Krohn and Rabbi Ephraim Shapiro Chofetz Chaim Heritage Foundation 2nd Mincha 7:40 pm Shiur between Mincha and Maariv Rabbi Polakoff Maariv 8:40 pm

A Different Derekh: Religious Life in Transition

Tuesday, July 31
Dinner 7:15pm | Mincha 7:55pm Maariv following lecture

Fast ends 8:52 pm

Rabbi Baruch Simon

Great Neck Synagogue Shabbat Activities Program

Col. Jehiel R. Elyacher Chair in Talmud, Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary Yeshiva University

Dale Polakoff, Rabbi Ian Lichter, Assistant Rabbi Dr. Ephraim Wolf ,zl, Rabbi Emeritus Daniel Schwechter, Rabbinic Intern Zeev Kron, Cantor Eleazer Schulman, zl, Cantor Emeritus Rabbi Sholom Jensen, Youth Director Mark Twersky, Executive Director Rabbi Avraham Bronstein, Program Director Dr. Scott Danoff, President Harold Domnitch, Chairman of the Board

Reflections on the Siyum Ha-Shas: The Role and Value of the Oral Law

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COMMUNITY UPCOMING EVENTS
NORTH SHORE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL NEEDS MUSIC CDS AND TOILETRIES North Shore University Hospital is about to launch a program that offers music (of all varieties) to patients. Kindly drop off donations of music CDs in the synagogue office. Also, the hospital hosts over 250 guests/year in their Shabbat accommodations. Please drop off unused sample size toiletries (e.g. shampoo, soap, toothbrush, mouthwash etc.) in the synagogue office. Please contact Rabbi Daniel Coleman for further Information at (516) 562-4011 or at dcoleman@nshs.edu. SPECIAL VISIT TO GREAT NECK For the first time ever, Hagaon Rav Yisrael Meir Druck Shlita will be seeing people in Great Neck, at the home of Helen and David Wolf, 20 Strathmore Road on August 6th from 6-9 PM. Rav Druck is the Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshivat Tiferet Yisrael in Jerusalem, the Rav of the Romema community, and a student of Hagaon Harav Chaim Kanievesky, Shlita with whom Rav Druk still has a bi-weekly chevrusa. People from all over the world seek out Rav Druck for brachot and personal guidance. Anyone nterested in taking advantage of this unique opportunity to meet with the Rav should contact Gregory Rhine at 516-317-3444 to set up an appt. VOLUNTEERS WANTED TO DO A SEWING MITZVAH PROJECT Volunteers are needed to sew beautiful ribbons around challah covers that will be donated to Jewish patients at North Shore University Hospital to use on Shabbat and Yom Tov. Kindly contact Rabbi Daniel Coleman at dcoleman@nshs.edu or (516) 562-4011 if you are interested in helping in this mitzvah.

AGUNOT CONFERENCE Young Israel of Plainview will partner with ORA (Organization for the Resolution of Agunot) and the Center for Jewish Film to Present From Crisis to Challenge: The Contemporary Agunah Experience. The conference will address the plight of agunot, discuss halachik and legal issues pertaining to Jewish marriage and divorce, and explore options to ease and prevent the plight of women victimized by recalcitrant husbands. The conference will end with a full dairy lunch and the opportunity for couples to sign halachik and legally binding, notarized, prenuptial or postnuptial agreements. The conference will start at 9:15am on Sunday July 22nd at the Young Israel of Plainview.

ANNOUNCEMENTS
GNS UPCOMING EVENTS
HASHKAMA MINYAN Kiddush is sponsored by Sonia Movsas in memory of her husband, Samuel Movsas, zl and in honor of the members of the Hashkama Minyan. SENIOR KOLLEL The Great Neck Senior Kollel this Friday, July 27, 8 Av, is being sponsored by Dr. Paul & Drora Brody and family, on the occasion of the 1st Yarzheit of his beloved mother, Baila (Bea) bas HaRav Yaakov Aryeh, z'l.

WITHIN OUR FAMILY

Mazal Tov to Harriet & David Schimel on the engagement of their daughter Tamar to Shirel Safra, son of Bracha & Yehuda Safra of Jerusalem. Mazal Tov to Ellen & Mitchell Siegel on the engagement of their daughter Jill to Avi Wilensky, son of Rosie & Aryeh Wilensky of Livingston, NJ. MORE ANNOUNCEMENTS ON PAGE THREE

COMMUNITY UPCOMING EVENTS

SAVE THE DATE: NSHA will hold its annual golf, tennis, mahjong & charity Texas Holdem Classic- Monday, August 13th. Golf (11:30 am shotgun), tennis (ladies at 9:30am followed by lunch & men's at 2:30pm), card games/mahjong lessons (for those who don't play golf or tennis from 10:30 am to 5pm), brunch, BBQs ,sunset cocktail party, million dollar Jet Blue Challenge, buffet dinner with prizes, raffles and auctions, Charity Texas Holdem Tournament, open bar, all night BBQ and a chance to win amazing prizes. For additional information re: sponsorships/participation, please email Arnie Flatow at aflatow@nsha.org or call 487-8687 ext 133. SCHOLARS KOLLEL The Scholars Kollel will be holding their 3rd mid-nine days Siyum, on Wednesday, July 25 at 7:30pm at Chattanooga Restaurant in Great Neck. Rabbi Goldstein will conduct the siyum and Rabbi Ismach will be the guest speaker. Cost of the dinner will be $36 per person. Reservations are a must. Please email Steve Zuckerman at zkster@aol.com by Monday July 23.

JULY CHESED Got Shoes? Got Glasses? Got Cell Phones? We will be collecting gently used shoes that will be donated to Soles 4 Souls (www.soles4souls.org) Eyeglasses and sunglasses will be given to New Eyes (www.neweyesfortheneedy.org) to benefit the needy. Cell phones will be distributed to soldiers through Cell Phones for Soldiers (www.cellphonesforsoldiers.com) Drop off days are July 31st. Please bring all donations to: Steve Blumner 88 Old Pond Road 516-639-8941 or to: Erica Zucker Heisler 71 Bayview Avenue (please leave items by the garage) 516-829-4072.

SALLY & SEYMOUR OLSHIN ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAM Our Annual Summer Learning Program is enabled only through the generosity of our sponsors. It is to their credit that the voice of Torah is strengthened each summer in our community. Sponsorship is one hundred eighty dollars ($180). Please call the Synagogue office at (516) 487-6100 to be included in this noble effort. We will recognize and honor all of our sponsors in a special Shabbat Announcements listing. (See page 2 for information about this weeks lecture). To sponsor a Day of Learning at an additional cost in honor or in memory of a loved one, please contact Mark Twersky.

Harvey Brenner and family would like to thank Rabbi Polakoff, Rabbi Lichter and the entire community for their outpouring of support and comfort during the difficult time following the loss of his mother Adele Brenner, zl.

Summer Learning Sponsors:

Erika & Josh Olshin Gil Aronowitz In memory of Danit Esther bat Binyamin Avraham. Israel & Sydelle Slochowsky Sharon & Mark Twersky In memory of Danit Esther bat Binyamin Avraham Ruth & Milton Mitzner In fond memory of our distinguished Mechutan, Rabbi Dr. Aaron Levine A'H. He was a much-admired and eagerly -awaited lecturer at our Roshei Yeshiva summer programs of recent years. A renowned and leading authority on the interface between economics and Jewish law, Dr. Levine was also a prolific writer, whose books were published all over the world. Alisa & Michael Hoenig Lillian & Gary Chubak Lorraine & Harold Domnitch Karen & Robert Spitalnick In memory of her father Jonas Steigman,zl. Jolanta & Frank Rosenstein In honor of their parents, zl Carol Buckmann In memory of Mayer Siegel, zl Pam & Baruch Toledano In memory of Harold Kovar, zl Brenda & Ed Parver

Y A H R Z E I T

GNS TALMUD TORAH Registration is now open for next years Talmud Torah program. Please contact Rabbi Lichter at ilichter@gns.org for more information.

Saturday, 9 Av Trudy Jettelson for Sol Sirota Sunday, 10 Av Claire Behar for Patricia Winston Marback Sanford Brand for Frieda Brand Annette Forman for Frieda Krauss Marilyn Freedman for Anna Cohen Hilda Schulman for Mollie Trainer Jerrald Weinstein for Philip Weinstein Monday, 11 Av Charles Berlin for Helen Berlin Tuesday, 12 Av Anita Aharonoff for Hadji Kamali Rafael Gad for Michael Gad Yehoshua Gilad for Shmuel Greenberger Blanche Goldstein for Eva Rubin Larry Horn for Morris Horn Janet Pomerantz for Nathan Siegel Wednesday, 13 Av Martin Edelstein for Herman Edelstein Suzy Sokol for Haji Kamali Thursday, 14 Av Susan Castle for David Kalt Samuel Friedman for Lillian Friedman Leslie Kahn for Pessah Kahn Edmund Kessler for Israel Kessler Barry Lipsius for Bernard Lipsius