Parshat Vayakhel February 26, 2011 22 Adar 1, 5771

Rabbi Frand on Parshas Vayakhel

TORAH with the construction of period to plead with
ARTSCROLL, 516 Money Laundering:
HERTZ, 373 the Mishkan, precede the Almighty that He
Making Sure
HAFTORAH
ARTSCROLL, 1162 Donations To The Parshas Ki Sisa, which not destroy the Jewish
HERTZ, 382
Mishkan Are deals with the sin of the people because of this
"Clean" Aigel Eigel Hazahav sin. The Almighty
Times [Golden Calf], Rashi granted forgiveness
Candle Lighting 5:24 pm The first pasuk follows the opinion that and Moshe went up
Friday Mincha 5:25 pm [verse] in Parshas the sin of the Eigel for a third 40-day
Hashkama 8:00 am Vayakhel [Shmos occurred prior to the period –- beginning on
Youth 8:30 am 35:1] refers to an building of the Mishkan, Rosh Chodesh Elul --
Parsha Shiur 8:30 am
assembly of the and that the building of in which he received
Main Minyan 9:00 am
Children of Israel. the Mishkan in fact the second set of
Beit Midrash 9:15 am
The first Rashi in the atones for that sin. Luchos. The third
Gemorah Shiur 4:15 pm
parsha informs us descent was on Yom
Mincha 5:15 pm

Shabbat Ends 6:32 pm

that the assembly The sin of the Eigel Kippur. On the
Sunday Feb. 27 7:30/8:30 am took place on the day occured on the 17th of morrow of that day the
after Yom Kippur, Tamuz. On that day, announcement went
Mon. Thurs. 6:35/7:45 am
when Moshe Moshe descended from forth to build the
Tues.Wed.Fri. 6:45/7:45 am
descended for the Har Sinai for the first time Mishkan.
Late Maariv 8:15 pm
final time from Har and broke the Luchos
Mincha Sun/Fri. 5:35 pm
[Mt.] Sinai. Although [Tablets]. Moshe went up It is interesting to note
Latest times for Parshas Teruma and for a second 40-day another incident that
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Tractate Kesubos, who decries the custom of

occurred on that same day. In Parshas Yisro
[Shmos 18:13] the pasuk says "And it was on
the next day" in reference to the incident where
Yisro saw Moshe Rabbeinu sitting in judgment
over the people "from morning until evening."
Rashi quotes the Sifrei that this event also
happened "on the morrow of Yom Kippur."
It appears that according to Rashi, both the
"sitting in judgment the whole day" and the
announcement to collect money for the building
of the Mishkan happened on the very same day. about through sin] and warns that such money
The Shemen haTov points out that this is not will not last.
coincidental. The two events dovetail with each
other.
If Moshe wanted to ask people to donate funds
to the Mishkan, the first thing he had to
determine was that the money in fact belonged
to them. It was only after Moshe was able to
validate that everyone's money was free of any
suspicion of theft or extortion that he was able to
ask for donations to build the Mishkan.
people who donate to charity only for the honor
they gain, when the money is not legitimately
theirs. The Maharsha bemoans the fact that
people acquire money through deceit and
through theft from non-Jews, thereby
desecrating the Name of G-d. They give large
sums of such ill-gotten money to charitable
causes and expect honor and prestige from the
recipients of these funds. The Maharsha
proclaims such action to be in the category of
"mitzvah ha'ba b'aveirah" [a good deed coming
Before a person contemplates how much
money he has available to give or where he
should give it, he must first contemplate if the
money is legitimately his.

This is reminiscent of the famous Maharsha in

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Shabbat Activities Program
Great Neck Synagogue
Shabbat Activities Program

Dale Polakoff, Rabbi

Ian Lichter, Assistant Rabbi
Dr. Ephraim Wolf ,z”l, Rabbi Emeritus
Michael Bleicher, Daniel Schwechter, Rabbinic Interns
Zeev Kron, Cantor
Eleazer Schulman, z”l, Cantor Emeritus
Mark Twersky, Executive Director
Joseph Hecht, President
Harold Domnitch, Chairman of the Board
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Sally & Seymour Olshin Adult Education Program

AM HASEFER
The Prime Ministers: An Intimate Narrative of Israeli Leadership
by
Yehuda Avner
This program will take place on Tuesday March 8,
at the home of Sarita & Ben Greszes.
Rabbi Dale Polakoff will lead the discussion of this book.

As Israeli history this mis-titled volume is pure gold. The subject is partly the premiers, that is, some early ones, but
the real focus here is on the author, Yehuda Avner. It’s a memoir, not about personal family experiences, but about
Israeli events in which he was a participant. Avner was not always at the top himself, but close enough to get a good
look. The book begins in 1947, when Avner entered Israel, still under the British Mandate, as a young settler, a
British citizen.
He covers Independence Day, the following year, with a charming story. A friend, wildly excited to hear that
statehood has been declared, ran to tell him and others. But “What’s its name?” He hadn’t thought to ask. Probably
Zion, they guessed; no, Yehuda (Judea); or maybe Israel. Whatever, they drank to it.
 ANNOUNCEMENTS
PESACH SCOPE DEADLINE The deadline for the Pesach edition
of Scope magazine is Monday, March 7th. Please submit all
articles, photos, sponsorships and advertisements by that date to
Diane Rein at drein@verizon.net Thank you very much!
MENS’ CLUB UPCOMING EVENTS
Sun, March 6, 10:00am: The Mens’ Club is thrilled to have a talk
by Rabbi David Nesenoff, the reporter who interviewed Helen
Thomas at the White House when she said “the Jews must get out
of Palestine and go back home to Poland and Germany”. He is
a highly respected, entertaining and in-demand speaker.
Sun, March 27, 9:30 am: The Annual 3 Rabbi Dialogue being
held this year at Temple Beth El.
Thur, April 7, 8:00pm: Do you or your parents live part-time or
full-time in Florida? Come and learn about Senior Solutions—
a private care management service company, who deal with the
geriatric population in Florida, overseeing their care, and who
understand their culture, mentality and needs.
Sun, June 6: The semi-annual Blood Drive.
Mon & Tues, June 28 & 29: The Annual Defensive Driving
Course.
SIYUM WITH RABBI REISMAN
A Siyum Sefer Yirmiyahu and Melave Malka will take place in
Brooklyn on Sat. night, Mar. 12, at 8:30 pm. For tickets and
transportation information please see Gil Aronowitz or
Michael Hoenig.
RABBI REISMAN The Rabbi Reisman simulcast takes place
Saturday evenings in the Weinstein Torah & Tech. Center. The
time for February is 8:00 pm.
AM HASEFER On Tuesday, March 8th, Am Hasefer presents the
book: “The Prime Ministers: An Intimate Narrative of
Israeli Leadership by Yehuda Avner.” Rabbi Dale Polakoff
will lead the discussion of this book, 7:45 pm at the home of
Sarita & Ben Greszes. The book is available on Amazon.com.
SISTERHOOD MEETING Please join us on Wednesday evening,
March 2nd at 8:00pm in the Braun Youth Center for a Sisterhood
meeting to discuss and plan upcoming events. Kindly let us know
some chesed related activities that you would like to help organize
for Sisterhood to benefit our community. Looking forward to
seeing you there!
SISTERHOOD ROSH CHODESH ADAR II EVENT WITH REB-
BETZIN KATIE LICHTER Please join us on Wed. evening, March
9th, to bake hamantaschen together! Details to follow. Please
submit your favorite hamantaschen recipe to Rebbetzin
Katie Lichter at katielichter@gmail.com. We are looking forward
to a fun evening! Thank you very much to Cindy Hodkin for
organizing this event.
SISTERHOOD AND GNS TALMUD TORAH – MISHLOACH
MANOT CHESED PROJECT The Sisterhood is excited to be
joining the GNS Talmud Torah students who will be baking
hamantaschen and making mishloach manot packages that the
students will deliver on Purim to the residents who live at the
Arrandale Senior Citizen Home in Great Neck. Thank you very
much to Judy Lillien for this great idea!
SISTERHOOD PRE-PESACH BOUTIQUE AND BUY-BYE BLING
GOLD SALE Please join us on Wednesday, March 30th at Great
Neck Synagogue to shop at our Pre-Pesach boutique. Details to
follow. Thank you to Lisa Kagan for organizing this event for us.
Also, on that same day, there will be an opportunity for you to
come to Great Neck Synagogue to receive cash on the spot for
your valuable gold and silver items. (Gold Sale hours are 10:30am
– 3:00pm and 5:00pm – 9:00pm). Highest prices paid! The Sis-
terhood will receive a percentage of all sales. Use your cash at the
boutique! Thank you to Lisa Kagan and Susan Sheena for
co-chairing this event.
Within Our Family
Mazal Tov to Elain and Charles Berger on the upcoming marriage of
their son Peri to Lindsey Plotnick, daughter of Leslie & David Plotnick
of East Setauket.
Mazal Tov to Julia & David Jadidian on the birth of twin girls,
Batya Mazal & Bina Tivona and Mazal Tov to grandparents Phyllis and
Massoud Jadidian.
Mazal Tov to Gail & Yaacov Mizrahi on the engagement of their
daughter Shira to Stephen Blank of Fairfield, Ct.
Mazal Tov to Ada & Dov Berkowitz on the marriage of their son Daniel
to Moselle Kerben.
Mazal Tov to Sharon Goldwyn and David Birnbaum on the engage-
ment of their daughter Jordanna Birnbaum to Aryeh Amsel, son of
Mindy and Mayer Amsel.
AMIT MISHLOACH MANOT Please check your email for this year's letter
about how to participate in the program. If you did not receive an email
or would like additional information please contact Debbie Goldberg at
482-6050 or email gngardener@gmail.com; or Sara Shapiro at 829-4390
or email ilovered18@gmail.com. The deadline for online orders is Sunday,
February 27 and for paper orders Thursday, February 24
MARATHONS FOR CHARITY
WED
Arnie and Viviane Breitbart will be running in Jerusalem on March 25,
where Arnie will be running the Jerusalem Marathon and Viviane will be
For d
running the 10K. They are running to support Shalva, a wonderful organi- cond
zation providing services for physically and mentally challenged children in Cindy
Israel. Contributions can be made out to American Friends of Shalva and Than
mailed to Arnie Breitbart, 10 Imperial Court, Great Neck, NY 11023. On
March 20, 2011, Tami Kramer will be running in the NYC Half-Marathon as
part of Team Sharsheret, a national non-for-profit organization supporting
Jewish women and their families facing breast and ovarian cancer. To
sponsor please visit her profile page at
https://www.sharsheret.org/halfmar2011-tamisecunda.php.
MARCH 2, 8:30 pm in CHALFIN ROOM
In Commemoration of the Yahrzeit of Rabbi Yehuda Leib Movsas z”l, topics
from his book Sefer Beis Dovid will be discussed by Rabbi Dale Polakoff,
Rabbi Dovid Rhodes and Rabbi David Movsas. All are welcome.
WOMEN’S TUESDAY LEARNING The Tuesday class with Amit Yagoubi
begins at 10:30 am. The class will focus on “Tomer Devorah” How to tap
into the 13 attributes of G-D. Five weeks cost $50. Individual
classes $12.
FYI Michelle Miller, daughter of Elaine & Albert Miller authored an exciting
new play “ Mother of G-d”, written by a Jewish mother about the ultimate
Jewish mother. Tickets are available at Theatremania.com or
866 811-4111 at the Richmond Sheppard Theatre March 12-26.
Saturday, 22 Adar 1
Perry Schneider for Phillip Schneider
Sunday, 23 Adar 1
Gary Chubak for Ida Chubak
Raphael Shaya for David Shaya
Monday, 24 Adar 1
Cindy Ludwig for Alvin Gelber
Myles Mittleman for Sophie Mittleman
Y Myra Sutin for Harry Joffe
Tuesday 25, Adar 1
A Madeline Belonsky for Raymond Belonsky
H Paul Brody for Rose Goldsmith
Wednesday, 26 Adar 1
R Charles Berger for William Berger
Elena Berkowitz for Florita Fridman
Z Dov Davidovics for Helen Davidovics
E Mali Meisel for Robert Meisel
Annie Mendelson for Robert Meisel
I Claire Silver for Carl Silver
Thursday, 27 Adar 1
T Alan Adler for Murray Adler
Alan Adler for Bella Adler
Donna Hecht for Tvuz Hakimi
Hilda Schulman for Leible Trainer
Friday, 28 Adar 1
Richard Lillien for Frances Engelhard
Yaffa Lukash for Lou Schwartz