27 Iyar 5776 /
3-4 June 2016
Parashat
Bechukotai
Torah: Leviticus 26:3 – 27:34
Haftarah: Jeremiah 16:9 – 17:14
Torah: Leviticus 26:3 – 27:34
Haftarah: Jeremiah 16:9 – 17:14
Calendar and
dedications follow below. For a full calendar of events and other info about
Congregation Beth Meier, check out: www.bethmeier.org
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to pass this on to a friend, and please cite the source.
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IN THE PRESENCE
OF THE PRESENCE
“And I will set
My tabernacle amidst you; and My soul shall not abhor you.” Leviticus 26:11
The Hebrew word
for tabernacle, mishkan,
has the same root as the word shekhinah,
meaning “Divine Presence” or “Sheltering Presence”. The idea is that the shekhinah dwells in the mishkan. So, where was the shekhinah before the tabernacle was built? And
where has It been since the destruction of the Temple
in Jerusalem
The answer is in
the verse itself. Read it as “I will set My Presence amidst you.” Wherever and
whenever we are, the Shekhinah,
God’s Sheltering Presence, is always in our very midst.
In traditional siddurim is the bedtime Sh’ma. Within that set of
prayers before sleep, one finds this reference to four angels and the Shekhinah: “In the name of the
Lord, the God of Israel, may Michael (the one like God) be at my right hand;
Gabriel (God is my strength) at my left; before me, Uriel (God is my light);
behind me, Raphael (God heals); and above my head, the Divine Presence of God.”
The late Rabbi
Shlomo Carlebach set this to music, and it sounds like a sweet lullaby. You can
hear it here, performed by Reb Shlomo’s daughter, Nechama Carlebach:
The Hebrew words
and transliteration are available at:
It can be a very
pleasant and relaxing experience to quietly recite or chant this prayer. Wherever
you are, wherever you lay your head, know this – the Shekhinah is with you. Rest easy.
Shabbat Shalom!
Rabbi Richard A.
Flom
Congregation
Beth Meier - Studio City , CA
Website: www.bethmeier.org
Blogging at: http://rav-rich.blogspot.com/
Twitter:
@DrahcirMolf
"From the
place where we are absolutely right, flowers will never grow in the
spring."
"מן המקום שבו אנו צודקים לא יצמחו לעולם פרחים באביב"
Yehuda Amichai
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Candlelighting:
7:42 pm
Friday: Shabbat Evening Service – 8:00 pm.
Oneg Shabbat follows.
Saturday: Shabbat Morning Service – 10:00 am.
Kiddush lunch follows.
Sunday: NO Religious School
Tuesday: Lunch and Learn – 12:00 noon.
Friday, 10
June: Family Shabbat
Evening Service – 7:30 pm. Oneg Shabbat follows.
Saturday, 11
June: Shabbat Morning
Service – 10:00 am – Kiddush lunch follows. Tikkun Leil Shavuot at Adat Ari El. Our flyer says that
the study sessions begin at 9:00 pm. However, we will first hold ma’ariv and havdalah
at Adat Ari El at 8:45, and the learning will begin at 9:15 pm.
Sunday, 12
June: Shavuot Morning Service – 10:00 am.
Monday, 13
June: Shavuot Morning Service and Yizkor – 10:00 am.
Next time you
come to Beth Meier, please bring some non-perishable canned and packaged
foods and personal items (no glass) for SOVA.
This d'var torah
is offered for a refuah shleimah for Yaakov Rani Ben Margalit, Avi Shmuel
Yosef Hakohen ben Bella, Miriam Minya bat Alisa Batya, Sarah bat
Devorah, Susan Arbetman, Scott Beatty, Ken Bitticks, Elsbet Brosky,
Jerry Daniels, Beverly Erenbaum (Blimah bat Sarah), Maya Fersht (Maya bat
Esther), Dr. Samuel Fersht (Shmuel Natan ben Gittel), Leonard Foint
(Eliezer Moshe ben Esther), Jerry Forman, Stephanie Kane, Philip
Kovac, Carolynne Lavoie-Schwartz, Toni Linder, Deborah Schugar Strauss (Devorah
bat Chaya Feiga), and Beatrice Weide (Bayla bat Malkah).
Please let me know
if there is anyone you would like to add to this list or if there is anyone who
may be removed from this list.
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