20 Av 5774 / 15-16 August 2014
Parashat Ekev
Torah: Deuteronomy 7:12 - 11:25
Haftarah: Isaiah 49:14 - 51:3 (Second Haftarah of
Consolation)
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THE WALK OF LIFE
"And now, Israel
"For if you surely observe all this commandment that
I command you, to do it; to love the Lord your God, to walk in all His ways,
and to cling to Him." Deuteronomy 11:22
We humans are so full of ourselves, we think we have the
power of God; we want to be like God. But a simple "act of God",
such as a bolt of lightning, can shut down human power, literally, for millions
of people.
Sifre Deuteronomy teaches: "To walk in all His
ways." These are the ways of the Holy One, Blessed is He -
"compassionate and gracious, slow to anger and abundant in kindness and
truth, preserving kindness for a thousand generations, forgiving iniquity and
transgression and sin; and granting pardon." (Quoting Exodus 34:6) Just
as The One Who is in Every Place is compassionate and gracious, so must you be
compassionate and gracious....
Compassionate, gracious, patient, kind, truthful,
forgiving - these are more than just words. These are the ways we are
supposed to walk through life - this is the path God wants us to
follow. This is the way we can be like God. Just as God has Thirteen
Attributes, so must we, created in God's image for the purpose of maintaining
God's world, strive to develop in ourselves as many of these attributes
as is humanly possible. Lace up those boots and start walking!
Shabbat Shalom!
Rabbi Richard A. Flom - ZSRS '00
Congregation Beth Meier
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Program Notes:
1. Beth Meier RELIGIOUS SCHOOL will commence
Sunday, September 7, at 9:30 am. There has been NO increase in fees for this
year. Please contact the Beth Meier office at (818) 769-0515 or office@bethmeier.org for
information and registration.
2. Beth Meier is sponsoring “Team Selma” in the
race to defeat ovarian cancer on Sunday, September 14. We hope as many members,
including our Religious
School
3. Please get your membership and High Holy Day
ticket forms and fees in to Beth Meier at your earliest convenience. Yontiff
waits for no one!
Calendar:
Candle lighting: 7:22 pm
Friday: Shabbat Evening Service – 8:00 pm. Join us
for a joyful service, followed by Oneg Shabbat.
Saturday: Shabbat Morning Service – 10:00 am. Aufruf of
Daniel Lee and Tali Ezon – Mazal Tov! Light Kiddush lunch follows.
Tuesday: Lunch and Learn – 12:00 noon.
DEDICATIONS:
This d'var torah is offered in honor of Tali
Ezon and Daniel Lee, who will be kallah and chatan, bride and groom, on Sunday.
Mazal Tov!
This d'var torah is offered in honor of Susan
Arbetman, Rabbi Gary Charlestein, Elaine Kleiger, and Dr. Martin and Marilyn
Lee for their Oneg Shabbat and Kiddush donations.
This d'var torah is offered for a refuah
shleimah for Miriam Minya bat Alisa Batya, Sarah Mindel bat Toby, Elsbet
Brosky, Howard Ehrlich, Dr. Samuel Fersht, Jerry Forman, Pamela Huddleston,
Rose Jordan, Gail Neiman, Annie Rivera, Helen Schugar, and Neil Turbov.
Please let me know if there is anyone you would
like to add to the refuah shleimah list or if there is anyone who may be
removed from the list.
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