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The tenth of the Asserres HaDibros is Lo Sachmod: "Do not covet your neighbor's house; do not covet your neighbor's wife, nor his slave, his donkey, his ox, or anything that belongs to your neighbor" [Shmos 20:13]. A person is not allowed to be jealous of his friend's possessions. time he turns the key in the ignition. If this is readily understandable in terms of our neighbor's car, it is certainly understandable in terms of more meaningful things in life. We see their families, we see their position, etc., etc. How does the Torah command a person not to be jealous? The Ibn Ezra cites a parable which allows us to understand the The Ibn Ezra proper approach to the wonders how the prohibition of not Torah can legislate coveting: No commoner against a person's ever thinks he will desires. It is very marry the princess. He natural for a person knows that the princess driving a jalopy to is out of his league. It is be jealous of a human nature that one person who has a only has desires for new car and does things he can relate to. not have to worry A person does not covet about leaking oil things which are so far and whether the removed from him that car will start each he considers them to be "out of his league". When the villager goes into the big city and sees the King's palace and sees the King's beautiful daughter, he does not even think "Oh, I wish I could marry her." He knows that such an occurrence is strictly beyond the realm of possibility in terms of his lineage and background. It is just not going to happen. The Ibn Ezra says that an intelligent person must realize that people do not acquire spouses or possessions based on their wisdom or cleverness, but only based on the Will of G-d to grant him such. If a person has a beautiful house or car or wife, it is because the Almighty
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wanted him to have that. For whatever reason, it is G-d's Will that Reuven have these things and Shimmon not have them. The antidote a person must employ to avoid coveting, says Ibn Ezra, is Emunah [faith]. Namely, the faith that all his possessions are what G-d wants him to have and all of his neighbor's possessions are what G-d wants his neighbor to have.

I know that I can easily live with my old jalopy, but I can not live with the fact that my neighbor has a better car than I do! It is not lusting for money or women; it is the ability to come to terms with the fact that someone else has something that I do not have.

If I would love that person as I do myself, I would be quite okay with the fact that he Rav Simcha Zissel Brodie, the Rosh Yeshiva of had a beautiful car and house and wife. Let the Chevron Yeshiva, suggests that the him have it! The proof of this fact is the Ramba"n (in Parshas Kedoshim) has a Talmudic adage that one is jealous of different understanding of the "Lo Sachmod" everyone else except for his children and his command and a totally different approach to students. We rarely see parents who are the age old dilemma "How do I avoid being jealous of their children. Why is that? It is jealous?" The Ramban quotes a Medrash that because one loves his children dearly and refers to the repetition of the Asserres wants them to be even more successful in HaDibros in Parshas Kedoshim. For example, life than he himself was. If one really loves Parshas Kedoshim contains "I am the L-rd his fellow man, he will not be jealous of him. your G-d" [Vayikra 19:3] corresponding to the Thus, the Ramba"n advises, the way to first of the ten. "Graven images you shall not overcome jealousy is to love one's neighbor make for yourselves" [19:4] corresponds to as much as he loves himself. the second of the ten, and so on and so forth. The parallel in Parshas Kedoshim to the tenth commandment (Lo Sachmod) is the pasuk "And you shall love your neighbor as yourself." [19:18] Rav Simcha Zissel explains this Ramba"n as follows: When I see that someone has a better car than I do or a better house than I do and I want that car or house, the human emotion behind this desire is not driven strictly by desire for the car or house or wife but by the fact that I am better than him and why should he have something that I do not have. Really,
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PESACH ISSUE OF SCOPE MAGAZINE Within Our Family The deadline for all articles, advertisements, photos, recipes, and sponsorship ($36/issue) of the upcoming Pesach issue of SCOPE Mazal Tov to Aksana & Rabbi Sholom Jensen on Davids magazine is Monday, February 20, 2012. Kindly email all material to drein@verizon.net in a timely manner to ensure publication. Thank you! Bar Mitzvah. SUNDAY BREAKFAST The Breakfast is sponsored by Phyllis & Arthur Kirsch in memory of his father Avram Yehoshua Heshel ben Aron Moshe Halevi. YOUTH SNACKS Are sponsored by Dina & Natan Hamerman in honor of Sarahs 8th Birthday. Cholent for the High School Minyan is sponsored by Debbie & Robert Hollander in honor of Alexs 15th Birthday. SOURCES OF SIDDUR Rabbi Avraham Bronstein Feb., 11, 10:30am, with "Baruch She'amar: Prelude to Prayer." SAVE THE DATE Yeshiva Har Torah's 23rd Annual Journal Dinner, celebrating the completion of their building expansion, will take place on Saturday evening, February 25, 2012 at Terrace on the Park honoring Gloria and Harvey Kaylie. All are welcome to attend. Contact Alan Steinberg for more information. asteinbergyht@aol.com YIDDISH VORT At the next meeting of Dos Yiddish Vort, members recall affairs of the heart. The meeting will take place on Wed., Feb. 8, at 1:30 pm. They will also celebrate Tu BShvat with traditional goodies. For info please call Roz Wagner: 487-9795. SUPER BOWL Thank you to Ross Zuckerman for a wonderful Super Bowl Party and for donating his time to help us out. TU BSHEVAT SEDER Please join us for the 2nd Tu BShevat Seder on Wed., Feb. 8th hosted by Farangess Sedaghatpour & Cindy Hodkin at 26 Birchwood Lane. All are welcome at 11:00 am and the Seder will begin promptly at noon. Please rsvp to the synagogue office 487-6100. THANK YOU VERY MUCH The Sisterhood of GNS would like to thank Susan Sheena for organizing a hugely successful Shalom Bayit lecture and Colbeh dinner. Everyone had a wonderful time listening to Rabbi Polakoffs presentation and having a great time with friends. We are grateful to Susan Sheena for all the time, effort, and hard work that went into arranging this special evening. Special thank you to Colbeh Restaurant for their generosity and kindness. WOMENS BREAKFAST AND LECTURE All women are invited to a breakfast and lecture given by Rabbi Polakoff titled The Seduction of Esther: Heroine or Victim? on Sunday morning, Feb. 19th at 9:30 a.m. at the home of David & Diane Rein, 1 Cove Lane, Kings Point. This lecture is given in memory of Dianes mother, Helene M. Fink zl, on the occasion of her seventh yarhzeit. Kindly rsvp to drein@verizon.net or (516)487-1296. VOLUNTEERS NEEDED Volunteers are requested to help organize the upcoming March Pre-Pesach Sisterhood Boutique at GNS. Kindly email the chair, Lisa Kagan at lgross7120@aol.com if you can help out organizing this event. Thank you very much. SISTERHOOD MEETING AND MAHJONG LESSON Please join us on Wed. evening, Feb. 15th at 7:00pm for a sisterhood meeting in the Braun Youth Center to discuss and plan upcoming events. Immediately following this meeting at 7:45pm, Nadine Shatzkes will be teaching us how to play mahjong. APPLICATIONS FOR THE FLORENCE SHAFFER MEMORIAL FUND SCHOLARSHIP High school senior young women, whose family are members of GNS, are encouraged to apply for the Sisterhood Florence Shaffer Memorial Fund Scholarship. This is a strictly need-based financial scholarship to help with some of the expenses of college or a program in Israel. This year the Scholarship Committee is planning to award one scholarship of up to $3,600. Applications are available from the synagogue office and are due March 1, 2012.

Mazal Tov to Benny & Lyda Hakimi on the birth of a grandson born to their children Neal & Diana Hakimi. Mazal Tov to Gail & Yaacov Mizrahi on the upcoming marriage of their daughter Shira to Stephen Blank.

GNS CHESED COLLECTION The GNS February Collection will be collecting Crutches, Wheelchairs, Canes, Walkers and other Medical supplies and equipment to benefit Yad Sara and the Afya Foundation. Addie Markowitz and Nechama Liss- Levinson will chair this important Chesed Collection. Dates and drop off locations will be Monday, Feb. 13th from 1-5pm at 13 Church Street, Thursday, Feb.16th from 7-9pm at 14 Glenwood Drive and Thursday, Feb. 23rd from 6-8pm at the GNS Coat Room -Lobby. PURIM PROJECT Participate in the LIHA Hospital Purim basket project. Our goal is 1,000 baskets for 1,000 patients. Order them in any multiple of $18. Call LIHA's Purim hotline @ 516-466-3656 ext. 13.

SAVE THE DATE Save the Date - A North Shore Mikvah Association shiur for women given by Rebbetzin Beile Block entitled, The Many Facets of Marital Intimacy, will take place on February 28 at the home of Adam and Alana Gelnick - 55 Deepdale Drive at 8:00 PM. Light refreshments will be served. Suggested donation - $36.00 Sponsorships - $100.00 For more information, please email NSMikvah@gmail.com. SAVE-THE DATE The North Shore Hebrew Academy's Annual Journal Dinner celebrating its 57 year tradition of excellence will take place on Sunday, March 25th at The Woodbury Jewish Center honoring Sarit & Shlomo Elias and Kathy & Arnie Flatow. JEWISH LIFE IN IRAN Sunday, Feb.12, between noon and 5 pm there will be an oral history taping about Jewish life in Iran at Temple Israel Great Neck..

Robin Bours and family would like to thank Rabbi Polakoff, Rabbi Lichter, Cantor Kron, the Sisterhood, and the GNS community for all their kindness and compassion expressed to us on the loss of our beloved mother, grandmother, and friend, Teddy Lynn Siegel.

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Saturday, 18 Shevat Leon Fuks for Bonnye Fuks Didi Hutt for Moshe Cohen Sunday, 19 Shevat Elena Berkowitz for Dvora Fridman Marc Epstein for Fred Epstein Hedva Kessler for Ray Majus Cindy Liebmann for Ralph Geller Ellen Siegel for Alter Aviezer Givner Fay Smith for Richard E. Smith Monday, 20 Shevat Benny Hakimi for Mina Hakimi Elizabeth Katzwer for Benjamin Katzwer Robert Knepper for Elizabeth Knepper Trica Moslin for Harry Solomon Tuesday, 21 Shevat Idida Kaplan for Aba Abramovsky Iraj Kashani for Monavar Kashani Gitty Louzoun for Israel Malek Sydelle Slochowsky for Max Olshin Wednesday, 22 Shevat Arnie Flatow for Morris Flatow Norman Lee for Helen Rose Diane Seidle for Louis Melnick Rita Silverman for Dora Pentol Thursday, 23 Shevat Sheila Bachman for Max Bachman Philip Hanfling for Yehuda Schneider Albert Safdieh for Irene Lipstein