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10 35Receiving The Torah AnewWhen he heard "Remember the Shabbat day that itshould be holy", his knees buckled. His throat wasconstricted. Why had he tried to force the Jewsto open their businesses on their holy day?

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Laws For ShavousSince Shavuot is also called the "Harvest Festi-val," it is customary to adorn the home and syn-agogue with fruits, flowers and greens.Furthermore, our Sages relate that althoughMount Sinai was situated in a desert, when theTorah was given the mountain bloomed andsprouted flowers. By Naftali Silberberg

One For All and All For OneYes, the people believed in the One and OnlyG-d. They saw vividly how He rescued themfrom slavery in Egypt. However, that belief wasthe sum and substance of the faith until theTorah was given.by Rabbi Yehudah Prero

STAND UP!!!We should not give up. We need to unite andbe heard. We have sat by and let small groupsspeak on behalf of the Jewish Communityagainst the interests of that very community.We are the Jewish Community! And we have tobe heard.Robert J. Rome. Ph.D

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Shavu'os is the holiday on which we commemorate G-d's giving of the Torah to the nation of Israel.The giving of the Torah to the nation of Israel in effect changed the spiritual "status" of thepeople. We know from Talmudic and Medrashic sources that our forefathers adhered to the pre-

cepts contained in the Torah, even though they had not yet been commanded to do such. Once the Torah was given,however, the nation was obliged to follow all of the commandments contained within. There are a number of com-mentators who liken this transformation to the conversion process. Prior to the giving of the Torah, the members ofthe nation of Israel were not "Jews," so to speak. There was nothing specific that constituted a distinct Jewish faith.

Yes, the people believed in the One and Only G-d. They saw vividly how He rescued them from slavery in Egypt.However, that belief was the sum and substance of the faith until the Torah was given. However, once the Torah wasgiven, the nation was not merely the nation of Israel; they became the People of the Book, full-fledged Jews who fol-lowed all contained in the Torah.

There are two aspects of this pivotal event in the history of the nation of Israel that warrant attention. The Torah,when describing the encampment of the nation by Mt. Sinai prior to the giving of the Torah, alludes to the fact therewas a spirit of unity that permeated the entire nation. The nation was like "one man, with one heart." The nation was uni-fied, and brotherly love was abundant. Furthermore, the nation was united in purpose.

The nation stated, "All that G-d says, we will do and we will hear." The nation expressed their willingness to abandontheir individual wants, desires, beliefs and practices for that which G-d was to command them. They committed them-selves to the Torah unequivivally and unconditionally, and with that commitment they had to suppress their individualproclivities. The nation demonstrated self-sacrifice, evidenced by their devotion to G-d and His Torah at a time whenall may not have been logically clear or understood.

Unity in spirit and a suppression of individuality were not only a part of the "conversion" process at the time of thegiving of the Torah. The book of Rus (Ruth) is read on Shavuos as it illustrates that Rus demonstrated these two at-tributes as part of her conversion process as well. After Rus and her sister-in-law Orpah had lost their respective hus-bands and were left destitute, their widowed mother-in-law Naomi tried to convince them to return to their homelands.Orpah did just that. Rus, however, clung to her mother-in-law. The book of Rus writes, the two of them walked to-gether. They walked together with a unity of purpose and a dedication to the service G-d. Rus clearly abandoned thefaith of her upbringing in favor of the faith of her mother-in-law. The book of Rus highlights the fact that Rus, in heracceptance of the Torah, was totally united with her mother-in-law, who had lived a life of Torah from birth.

Furthermore, Rus had to withhold her personal feelings, and practice something different from that which shethought she should. Rus grew up in a society steeped in immorality. Once she joined Naomi, it was clear that she hadrejected that way of life. When she went to gather food from the field of Naomi's relative Boaz, Boaz noticed her be-cause of the high degree of modesty with which she conducted herself. Yet, Naomi told Rus that she should go to thefield of Boaz dressed attractively and perfumed, in the evening, and even be by Boaz's side. These were actions thatRus thought she had abandoned. These were the ways of her homeland, she thought, not of the faith that she nowwanted to call her own. Yet Naomi, Rus' mentor and instructor, told her that this is how she was to conduct herselfat this time. Naomi understood that this had to happen, that this was part and parcel of Rus' entry into the nation ofIsrael. Rus suppressed her own gut feelings that Naomi's instructions were wrong and not in accordance with Torahideals, and followed her teacher. Of course, we know the outcome. Rus ended up becoming the wife of Boaz. Theirdescendant was King David. Rus followed the instructions of one whom she knew was totally dedicated to the Torahand its ideals, even when it did not appear clear that it was so. Rus showed that she was able to suppress her own per-sonal feelings when it came to following someone who was instructing her in the way of the Torah.

Shavu'os is the time when we are given the opportunity to reaccept the Torah with the same zeal and vigor as orig-inally. We, in our personal acceptance of the Torah, should emulate the nation of Israel when encamped at Mt. Sinai,and Rus as well. Especially in these precarious times, our unity as a nation, united in the service of G-d with unwaveringdevotion to Him and His Torah, is crucial to our survival. May we all merit to celebrate the receipt of the Torah as aunited nation in an Israel that knows only peace. •


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In the last Community Links, I addressed in my article the need for Jewish day schools to respond to the changingfinancial circumstances of the families who send students to these schools. Schools do have to change. But the powerto change school finances is often outside of the control of the schools themselves. There are groups which are outthere in a constant fight to keep government money and services from Jewish day school students. The efforts ofsuch groups result in increased costs to all families. The American Jewish Committee has been one of the groups atthe forefront trying to keep government assistance from our day schools. The efforts of the AJC contribute to theincreased tuition costs that impact our families in such dramatic ways.

Before I more fully discuss how the AJC is probably making your life miserable, let me tell you a little about this or-ganization.

The American Jewish Committee became a prominent defender of rights of minorities in the early to mid-TwentiethCentury. Starting out in defense of Jewish immigrants, the AJC added its voice to the protection of civil rights forminorities in the 1950’ and 1960’s. While always relatively small in membership, the AJC has had a much larger voicein Washington and in the state capitals than other organizations of similar size.

In the next decades, the AJC no longer appeared to need to defend Jewish causes against seemingly declining anti-Semitism. It turned to more universal causes, defending the “downtrodden.” Briefs were filed by AJC attorneys indefense of farm workers, Native American rights, and to guarantee fundamental civil rights to African-Americans andLatinos. For the most part, these have been admirable causes.

However, in the past 20 years or so, the AJC has often been linked with a variety of other “rights” organizationswho uphold a certain vision of what is right and what is wrong. The American Jewish Committee has sided with theAmerican Civil Liberties Union and other similar organizations “on behalf ” of the “protection” of the Bill of Rights.With their own interpretation of the First Amendment, the AJC and other groups have spent 10’s of millions ofdollars fighting against the influence of religion in our culture and society. Somehow worried that churches may usetheir power against minority groups of differing faiths and philosophies, and against even the government, the AJChas seemed to go away from fighting for freedom of religion to fight instead for freedom from religion. The AJC’smain efforts seem to have been to eliminate any possible support within government of established religions or reli-giously affiliated people. The AJC has sided with those who believe that there should be no prayer in public schools.While every other club seems permitted, the AJC has fought to keep Bible Study clubs and other religious groups offschool property.

More important to the current debate, the American Jewish Committee has been one of the foremost opponentsof school vouchers. So great is their fear that vouchers can empower church groups as money may go to parochialschools, the AJC has used all of the weapons in its arsenal, including especially their legal team of attorneys to blocknot only vouchers in virtually all states and localities, but also to try to block any assistance in states of any kind to pri-vate schools including Jewish day schools. Primarily as a result of efforts by the AJC and other similar groups, thefew services that had been provided by states to private schools have largely been cut back or eliminated altogether.Some states stopped giving textbooks to private schools. Most states stopped furnishing special education services tostudents within private schools. The AJC has been victorious in court in major cases to take services away from thoseoutside public schools, including especially those in religious schools of any faith.

As the Wizard of Oz might say in regard to the American Jewish Committee, What do they got that we ain’t got?Attorneys. Armed in advance with an army of attorneys, the AJC is there to send an attorney with a supporting briefagainst the interests of religious groups and religious schools to any court in the land when they hear of a case of a


religious person or group trying to get equal rights forchildren in parochial day schools, including Jewish dayschools. With attorneys prepared in advance, the AJC ismost often successful in curtailing the rights of those af-filiated with religion or who send their children to religiousday schools.

Some might counter that we who are religious have thetremendous support of a group like the Agudah whichdoes fight in Sacramento and Washington on our behalf.The Agudah is good, really good. But it has much lesspower and far fewer attorneys than the AJC. It remindsme of when Elton Brand was on the L.A. Clippers. Brandhad been a basketball great in college. He even made theAll Star team while on the hapless Clippers. But no matterhow good Brand was, each team has to have five playerson the court. Facing well rounded teams with deepbenches of players, Brand, no matter how good he was,was most often on the losing team.

We are losing! Our children are not getting the kind ofeducation they fully deserve. We pay tuition we don’t evenhave to give our children the kind of Jewish backgroundand training which is for us a commitment. But it is be-coming increasing impossible for our Jewish schools toprovide what our children need. And a key culprit in thelimitations for our schools to serve the needs of our chil-dren: The American Jewish Committee and similargroups.

We need to fight back! There is regulation after regula-tion and court case after court case where those who fearreligion use their great resources to defeat those of us whofear G-d. We not only are not getting services for ourchildren which are paid with our tax dollars, each year wewitness new efforts to take away our rights while our taxburdens actually increase..

The First Amendment also addresses Freedom ofSpeech. I would not take away the right of a group to ad-vocate for the causes in which their members believe. Iwould not bar individuals from joining such groups.However, “Truth in Advertising” guarantees are neededto protect us. We who send our children to Jewish DaysSchools, representing close to 10,000 (or more) familiesin the local area and comprising a large percentage of theJewish community, have to fight a group with “Jewish” inits name. It seems that “The Jewish Community” is on acertain side when “The American Jewish Committee” is

on that side. If none of us knows a single Jewish memberof the American Jewish Committee, what gives them theright to act as if they represent the entire Jewish commu-nity?

Again, what do they got that we ain’t got? Attorneys.

We are fighting well armed forces that have powerful at-torneys. We have to fight back in kind. If we want thestate to hear us when we demand equal services for ourchildren in day schools, we have to be organized and speakthrough a united voice, through our attorneys. We don’tlose because we are wrong. We lose because we don’t havethe attorneys to speak on our behalf. We lack the legallyaccepted people who can speak in court to show thecourts that we are right.

We should not give up. We need to unite and be heard.We have sat by and let small groups speak on behalf ofthe Jewish Community against the interests of that verycommunity. We are the Jewish Community! And we haveto be heard.

There are many Machiavellian techniques used by othersto keep our voices weak. Who among us wants to admitthat we cannot afford to pay $20,000 for one student’s tu-ition in a day school? We are embarrassed that we don’thave the money. We are further embarrassed when schol-arship committees tell us how much we can afford to paywhen we find no way that can pay that much. Further-more, we don’t know what to say when Harvard constitu-tional law professors working for the American JewishCommittee explain before a court why we all must be pro-tected constitutionally from the power of churches, noteven realizing much of the time that these arguments areactually against not just churches, but also against our syn-agogues and Jewish schools. Without our voices, our Jew-ish day school students cannot get books, specialeducation, and other supports from government. Wedon’t know what to say. We are embarrassed by our igno-rance and by our limited bank accounts. And so, we re-main quiet, even with our great suffering.

We need to find our voice. We need to be heard now.We need to unite and organize. We need to cast off em-barrassment. We need to hire attorneys on our behalf.We not only need to fight back. We need to becomeproactive as we demand for our children when others getfor theirs.

I welcome your reactions and comments.

Robert J. Rome, Ph.D., is a licensed psychologist in clinical practice in Encino, California. He can be reached at [email protected].


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Levi it reckons a subdivision of that tribe, the four children of Ahron who were designated as Kohanim (priests).

The Torah mentions those children by name, Numbers 3: 1-3: "These are the offspring of Ahron and Moshe on theday that Hashem spoke to Moshe on Mount Sinai. These are the names of Ahron's children: Nadav, Avihu, Elozorand Isamar. These are the names of the children of Ahron who were Kohanim (priests), who were anointed to serveand minister."

An obvious question arises: the four children are also identified as sons of Moshe. They were not. In fact, Moshe'soffspring are not mentioned in this section at all.

Moshe's mention as a forebearer of Ahron's children is in the context of a phrase that is seemingly out of place."These are the offspring of Ahron and Moshe on the day that Hashem spoke to Moshe on Mount Sinai." What doesspeaking to Moshe at Sinai have to do with Moshe's relationship to his nephews?

The Talmud in Sanhedrin 19b derives from this verse that if one teaches someone else's children Torah it is as if hebore them. Thus, it is understandable that the Torah considers the children of Ahron, Moshe's offspring, "on the daythat Hashem spoke to Moshe on Mount Sinai."

Yet it is troubling. Why is Moshe considered a parent because he taught Torah to his nephews? Is that the greatestreason for the adulation that is due Moshe? He led the Jews, his nephews included from, Egypt. He orchestrated thesplitting of the sea, and he saved them from heavenly retribution time and time again. Why is he considered as a parentonly in the role of an educator? Why can't Moshe be considered as a savior or a patron, "as if he bore them?"

Rav Lazer Gordon, the Telshe Rosh Yeshiva, had a man visit his Yeshiva to find a suitable match for his daughter.The man pointed to a boy who seemed very steeped in his studies and inquired about him."Oh," said Reb Laizer. "He is my Yankele. He is one of the most brilliant students in Telshe."

The man assumed it was the Rav's son and gestured toward another student. "That is myDovid'l. He has extremely fine character." The man was puzzled until he kept hearing fromthe Rav a description of each boy was preceded with the words, "my." "My Avrohom. MyMeir. And My Chaim'l."

"Are all these students your family?" he asked.

Rav Lazer smiled, "everyone who is in my Yeshiva is a dear child. That is the only way Iwill have it."

The Torah is not telling those who are being taught Torah, "consider your teacher as if hewere your father." There are many sorts of role models who may be considered as dear asa parent.

The Torah is telling a message to the teacher of Torah. It is impossible to mold a studentand teach him the greatness of Torah unless you love him and treat him as if he were yourchild.

A teacher in our Yeshiva was asked, "Rabbi, how are your children?" In all sincerity hereplied, "do you mean the ones I see at night or the ones who I see by day?"

Moshe is identified as a forebearer of Ahron's children in a very specific context: whenhe had to show supernatural love for them. When teaching them Torah.

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"Numbers" may be the name by which the fourth of the Five Books of Mosesis commonly called, but in the Hebrew original it is known as Bamidbar, or "Inthe Wilderness." It is interesting to note that this parsha is always read immedi-ately before the festival of Shavuot, "the season of the giving of the Torah."What is the connection?

The Sages teach that it is not enough for G-d to give us the Torah, we have tobe ready to receive the Torah. What makes us worthy recipients of this mostprecious and infinite gift from G-d? This is where the "wilderness" idea comesin. A wilderness is a no-man’s land. It is ownerless and barren. Just as a desert isempty and desolate, so does a student of Torah need to know that he is but an"empty vessel." Humility is a vital prerequisite if we are to successfully absorbdivine wisdom.

As long as we are full of ourselves and our preconceived notions, we will notbe able to assimilate and integrate Torah into our being. Even if are alreadysomewhat accomplished in our Torah studies, we still need to remember--as theKotzker Rebbe put it--that "as much as you know, you are still an undevelopedwilderness."

Then there is the idea that an ownerless wilderness is there for anyone to stakehis claim. No person or group of people has a monopoly on Torah. It belongsto each and every single Jew, not just the rabbis or the yeshiva students, or thereligiously observant. "The Torah that Moses commanded us is the heritage of the entireCongregation of Jacob" (Deuteronomy 33:4). While we acknowledge that there ismuch hard work ahead of us if we are to acquire the Torah and make it ours,we also know that with diligence and effort we can succeed. Indeed, some ofour finest Torah scholars throughout the generations have hailed from the sim-ple, ordinary folk -- tailors, cobblers and the like.

Maimonides in his Laws of Torah Study (3:1) states: "With three crowns was Israeladorned--the crown of Torah, the crown of the priesthood and the crown of royalty. The priest-hood was the privilege of Aaron…royalty was the privilege of King David…the crown ofTorah is there ready and waiting for all of Israel... and it is the greatest crown of all."

However, while Torah may be "free for all" as a desert wilderness, we mustsurrender ourselves to it, emptying ourselves of our ego and our preconceptions,rather than attempting to adjust it to our own circumstances and lifestyles.

And then, like the empty, uninhabited wilderness, the Torah personality maywell find himself alone and isolated. We might express our strongly held valuesand beliefs only to discover that we stand alone. We might display the courageof our convictions and find ourselves, like Abraham, "on the other side" of thewhole world. Our principles may well prove unpopular, especially should theystand on toes or upset apple carts. No matter. Being true to G-d and His Torahmeans standing by it, under any and every circumstance.

May the literal title of our parshah of Bamidbar and the many lessons it con-veys serve as a fitting prelude for the beautiful festival of Shavuot. May we re-ceive the Torah with joy and earnestness so that this important festival will beboth memorable and meaningful. • By Yossy Goldman


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On the first night of Shavuot (this year Thursday night,May 28, 2009), Jews throughout the world observe thecenturies-old custom of conducting an all-night vigil ded-icated to Torah learning, and preparation for receiving theTorah anew the next morning. One explanation for thistradition is that the Jewish people did not rise early on theday G d gave the Torah, and it was necessary for G d Him-self to awaken them. To compensate for their behavior,Jews have accepted upon themselves the custom of re-maining awake all night.

THE TEN COMMANDMENTS

The holiday of Shavuot is the day on which we celebratethe great revelation of the giving of the Torah at MountSinai, 3320 years ago. You stood at the foot of the moun-tain. Your grandparents and great-grandparents beforethem. The souls of all Jews, from all times, came togetherto hear the Ten Commandments from G-d Himself.

This year, on Friday, May 29, go to your local synagogueto hear the Ten Commandments and reaffirm thecovenant with G-d and His Torah.

Since we all stood at Mount Sinai, we must all reaffirmour commitment. Babies, young children, the elderly, allthat are able should attend.

THE BOOK OF RUTH

In many synagogues the Book of Ruth is read on thesecond day of Shavuot. There are several reasons for thiscustom:

A) Shavuot is the birthday and yahrtzeit (anniversary ofpassing) of King David, and the Book of Ruth recordshis ancestry. Ruth and her husband Boaz were KingDavid's great-grandparents.

B) The scenes of harvesting described in the book ofRuth are appropriate to the Festival of Harvest.

C) Ruth was a sincere convert who embraced Judaismwith all her heart. On Shavuot all Jews were converts --having accepted the Torah and all of its precepts.

EATING DAIRY FOODS

It is customary to eat dairy foods on the first day ofShavuot. There are a number of reasons for this custom;here are a few:

• On the holiday of Shavuot, a two-loaf bread offeringwas brought in the Temple. To commemorate this, we eattwo meals on Shavuot -- first a dairy meal, and then, aftera short interruption, we eat the traditional holiday meat-meal.

• With the giving of the Torah the Jews now became ob-ligated to observe the laws of Kosher. As the Torah wasgiven on Shabbat no cattle could be slaughtered nor couldutensils be koshered, and thus on that day they ate dairy.

• The Torah is likened to nourishing milk. Also, the He-brew word for milk is "chalav." When the numerical valueof each of the letters in the word chalav are added together- 8, 30, 2 - the total is forty. Forty is the number of daysMoses spent on Mount Sinai when receiving the Torah.

ADORNING THE HOME WITH GREENERY & FLOWERS

Since Shavuot is also called the "Harvest Festival," it iscustomary to adorn the home and synagogue with fruits,flowers and greens. Furthermore, our Sages relate that al-though Mount Sinai was situated in a desert, when theTorah was given the mountain bloomed and sproutedflowers.

ERUV TAVSHILIN

It is forbidden on a holiday to do any act in preparationfor the following day, even if the following day is Shabbat.However, the sages created a halachic device, called an eruvtavshilin, which allows one to cook food on a holiday dayfor use on a Shabbat that immediately follows it.

If a holiday day -- whether the first or second day of aholiday -- falls on a Friday, an eruv tavshilin is set aside onthe day preceding the holiday [Wednesday or Thursday af-ternoon], so that we will be permitted to prepare for Shab-bat (cooking as well as any other necessary preparations)on the holiday. Only one eruv is required per household.

This year (5769-2009), Shavuot falls on Friday and Shab-bat, so an eruv tavshilin is made on Thursday afternoonbefore the holiday candles are kindled.

This eruv consists of a challah or two matzahs, and acooked food, such as meat, fish, or an unpeeled hard-boiled egg.

Take the food items (it is a good idea to wrap them inaluminum foil, or another distinctive packaging, to easilykeep them apart from the rest of the foods in your home),and give them to another person (if possible an individual


who is a non-dependant), and say the blessings.

The eruv is put away until Shabbat, when it is eaten. In many communities, it is customary to use the challah or matzahas one of the two loaves of bread used at the Shabbat meal.

IMPORTANT NOTES:

• The eruv tavshilin only allows food preparations if the food will be ready with ample time remaining before Shabbat;enough time to theoretically allow the food to be consumed before sunset (if a troop of guests happens to trudge into your home). This is an importnat detail to bear in mind when preparing the cholent, which cooks on the stove untilthe following day.

• The eruv tavshilin only allows one to cook on Friday for Shabbat, it does not permit cooking from one day of theholiday to the next (i.e. Thursday for Friday).

• On holidays it is only permissible to cook from a pre-existent flame, one that is burning since the onset of the hol-iday

LAWS OF YOM TOV

RejoicingThe primary obligation of Yom Tov is expressed in the Torah: "And you shall rejoice in your festival...and you shall only be

happy." This biblical obligation to rejoice is exclusive to Yom Tov—on Shabbat we are only required to honor the dayand engage in pleasurable activities.

Here are the basic Yom Tov guidelines outlined by our sages:

• We enjoy two meals on every day of Yom Tov—one at night and another during the daytime. It is a mitzvah toenjoy meat and wine during the course of each meal (the kiddush wine is not enough).

• It is customary to have a greater variety of food on Yom Tov than on Shabbat. Similarly, the Yom Tov wardrobeis traditionally more elegant than the Shabbat one.

• Men are obligated to purchase for their wives a new piece of clothing or jewelry in honor of Yom Tov. Childrenshould be given sweets or a new toy.

• "When he eats and drinks [on Yom Tov], he is obligated to feed the foreigner, orphan and widow, together withother indigent paupers... One who locks the doors of his courtyard, however, and eats and drinks together with hischildren and wife, and does not feed and give drink to the poor and embittered—this is not the joy of a mitzvah, butthe joy of his stomach..."

Permitted and Forbidden Activities: Almost everything that is forbidden on Shabbat is forbidden on Yom Tov. Usingelectrical appliances, going to work, handling money, writing—are all forbidden. The major differences betweenthe two are cooking and baking, lighting a fire from a pre-existing flame, and carrying in the public domain. Allthese are permitted albeit with certain restrictions. Please consult with your local Rabbi if you have any questions.

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Receiving The Torah Anew


“ENOUGH!" The Shpoler Zeide called out."That's the final blow!"

His disciples from a rural area outside Shpole had beensuffering for years under the heavy yoke of their cruellandlord, a high-ranking member of Poland's nobility, whoowned all the land in that area. He was constantly raisingthe rents on their homes and the leases for their busi-nesses. But that he did to his non-Jewish tenants too. Whathurt more were his vicious anti-semitic twists. He wouldmake Jews that were indebted to him sing and dance infront of his aristocratic friends during their drunken par-ties, so that they could enjoy themselves laughing at theJews. He had tried to force them to open their businesseson Shabbat. But his most recent depravity was the worst:he had issued a degree that in all buildings on his extensiveproperties, there had to be hanging a depiction of "thatman" from Nazereth, around whom the gentile religionwas centered.

Over the years, whenever any of the Jewish tenants hap-pened to be in Shpole, they would ask the Rebbe to blessthem and pray for their relief from this anti-semitic tyrant.But this recent decree was too much. It was unthinkable.They all gathered as one and came to the Zeide together.When the tzaddik heard this latest tale of woe, he was fu-rious.

"I've waited a long time for that wicked man to changehis evil ways. But this is intolerable. He has to be taught alesson. It is time for him to hear the Ten Commandments.There is no choice."

His disciples circled around him were astonished by hiswords. They had no idea what he had in mind. But beforeanyone could muster the courage to ask for an interpreta-tion, the Rebbe had already started speaking again.

"Listen carefully, please; this is what you must do. I knowthat every year for Shavuot you all travel to the city inorder to celebrate the festival with a large congregation.This year don't leave. Instead, stay home, and gather to-gether at the home of the tenant with the largest propertyfor the prayers and the communal holiday celebrations.

"Before the holiday, send a small delegation to the poritz(the rich nobleman), tell him about your arrangements,and invite him to come and hear the Festive MorningPrayers, and to bring all of his noble friends with him.

"As for you, prepare yourselves and purify yourselvesproperly for the holy occasion of the Receiving of the

Torah. I, also, shall come to join you. So now, go home inpeace and don't worry."

The astonishment of the listeners didn't diminish athearing these instructions. Indeed, it heightened, but stillno one had the nerve to ask the tzaddik for an explana-tion. They quickly filed out of the Rebbe's room and hur-ried home, eager to carry out the Rebbe's commands.

The villagers that went to invite the lord met a pleasantreception, to their surprise. He happily accepted their re-quest. Having heard individual Jews singing their prayersbefore, he figured to himself that a whole congregationof them should prove to be quite an entertaining spectaclefor him and his fellow aristocrats. He promised the tenantsthat he and his associates would definitely attend. He thendismissed them and immediately launched preparationsfor a huge party for all the Polish aristocrats in the region,the highlight of which would be the spectacle of the Jew-ish prayer that would take place on the grounds he hadleased to one of his tenants. The invitations he sent outincluded his promise for a "highly amusing surprise".

The Shpoler Zeide arrived early in the day of ErevShavuot, with a large number of followers accompanyinghim. They quickly realized there would not be enoughroom on the farm for so many people. The Rebbe toldthem to go to the nearby hill, and raise up a large awningthere, under which they would set up a platform with atable on it for the Reading of the Torah.

Shavuot morning arrived. The grassy lands around thehill were crowded with hundreds of Jews, waiting in nerv-ous anticipation to see what would happen. All the dukes,counts and lords, and other wealthy landowners and no-bility in the region - also waited eagerly, looking forwardto the wonderful surprise their host had promised them.

The Rebbe approached the platform to lead the prayershimself. A hush fell over the assembly. The Jews began topray with enthusiasm. The gentiles - seeing an old manwith a long beard, covered from head to knees with anoversized white shawl with strings dangling off it to theground, chanting loudly the words of the prayers while allhis limbs seemed to be trembling and shaking - all laughedheartily. But when he called out in a extraordinarily pow-erful voice, " Shma Yisrael...echad", their laughter ceasedinstantly. It was as if a lion had roared. They were grippedby terror. They tried to hide it with nervous smiles. Howcould a puny, absurd Jew make them afraid? But theycouldn't shake the mood as the Zeide's voice continuedto reverberate off the hillside, until, a few minutes later,


the praying Jews stood absolutely still and silent.

The repetition of the festival Standing Prayer was fol-lowed by the joyous singing of Hallel ("Thanksgiving")and chanting of the Akdamot. The festival joy was palpa-ble. The Rebbe signaled for the Torah scroll to be broughtout and rolled to its proper position in the Torah portionof Yitro for the Shavuot reading (Ex. 19-20). He thengazed at the surrounding crowd and slowly swiveled hishead. It was clear that he was searching for someone. Hisgaze finally settled on a tall, very distinguished-lookingman whom nobody else seemed to know. The Zeide sum-moned him to be the Torah reader.

Everyone murmured in surprise, but they were soonpleased by the choice. The guest's voice was both musicaland powerful. When they reached the section of the TenCommandments, the atmosphere altered radically. It hadbeen a beautiful, clear, spring morning. The sun was shin-ing brightly, and the sky a solid sheet of pastel blue, withnot a dot of cloud to be seen. Suddenly, the heavens dark-ened, and tremendous peals of thunder boomed downupon them. Fright took hold of everyone.

The reader's voice rose in volume and intensity. "I am G-d who brought you out of Egypt." A Jew stood next to thelandlord to translate word by word, but amazingly, theman realized he was able to understand directly, withoutaid, even though he didn't know a single letter of Hebrew."You shall not have others' gods before Me. Do not make any statueor image...." The lord trembled and felt weak in his stomachas he thought of how he had demanded the Jews put en-graved images of Christian worship on their walls.

When he heard "Remember the Shabbat day that it should beholy", his knees buckled. His throat was constricted. Whyhad he tried to force the Jews to open their businesses ontheir holy day? "...The seventh day is the holy Sabbath of G-d."He felt he was close to fainting.

His friends were similarly affected. They too felt theyunderstood the commandments directly, as if the HolyTongue were their native language. Each one meditatedupon his sins and was seized with fear. Their faces weredeathly white. Many of them fainted.

After a few moments which seemed like an eternity, thereading drew to a close and the noblemen recoveredsomewhat. Deeply embarrassed, they slipped away byones and twos.

After the conclusion of the prayers, the Jews sat downto the traditional dairy meal. Between courses, the ShpolerZeide said he would now explain the mysterious eventsthat had taken place. The excited chasidim listened atten-tively.

"I assure you that your landlord and the rest of thosenoblemen will remember for the rest of their lives howthey heard the Ten Commandments here today, and theywill never afflict you again. To accomplish that I wasforced to trouble Moses, our teacher, himself to comehere and to read the Torah. I had no choice. He went toofar. You have a great merit, my friends, to have been heretoday."

The assembled Jews all looked at each other in amaze-ment. But there was more to come.

"You should know that your landlord, the duke, is notjust a regular gentile. He has in him a spark of the soul ofJethro, the priest of Midian, who came to the Jews in thedesert before they reached Mt. Sinai and acknowledgedthe existence of G-d...and that Israel is His chosen peo-ple."

That night, after the holiday ended, the duke sent a pairof messengers to his tenant's house to request that theRebbe come to see him. The tzaddik agreed and went withthem to the castle. The two men spent hours togetheralone, behind locked doors. The next morning the ShpolerZeide returned home. He never told anyone what he hadspoken about privately with the lord.

From that day on, the landlord's attitude towards hisJewish tenants changed dramatically. They were able tolive in peace and prosperity, without any unfair pressurefrom the lord. Not only that, but with his own money hepaid for the construction of a synagogue for the Jews thatlived on his estates. He did insist, however, that it be builton that spot on the hill where the holy rabbi had come topray.•

Rabbi Aryeh Leib known as the Shpoler Zeide ('grandfather'-a nickname given to him by the Baal Shem Tov at his circumcision),is famed as a miracle worker and devoted to the succor of poor Jewsin distress. In his early years, he was a disciple of Rabbi Pinchasof Koretz, a leading figure in the first generation of chassidim.X

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“And this is a segulah for the barren and it hastens the Redemption…

“Remembered fondly is the wealthy man…who would distribute a large sum to all the modest Torah scholars on erev Shavuos with happiness and joy, including my own relatives… “I have mentioned their names so that others should see

their actions and do the same, each man in his place.

Hagaon Harav Chaim Falagi in his sefer Mo’ed Lechol Chai, siman 27

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The segulah:“On erev Shavuos, one should set aside 91 perutos and then (add more) to complete the (numerical equivalent)of twice the word ben, and one should give them to a needy and

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cheder menachem

the petersen automotive museumthe outdoor terrace6060 wilshire blvd.

(corner of wilshire and fairfax ave.)

los angeles, ca 90036

for more infowww.chedermenachemauction.com

6:45 prize viewing

8:30 program begins

admission$25 per person, includes:

Buffet dinner and dessert reception

Free $20 aution prize ticket

Touro UniversityMare Island, California

30 miles from San Francisco & Oakland

• Certified Glatt Kosher Food Service •• All programs are closed in observance of Shabbat and Jewish Holidays •

• On campus Rabbinic Staff creating vibrant and meaningful Jewish Environment •

FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CALLRabbi Tenenbaum, Director of Student Activities, 707-638-5507 or email [email protected]

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