Thursday, December 28, 2017

JACOB’S MANTRA

Parashat Vayechi
12 Tevet 5778 / 29-30 December 2017
Torah: Genesis 47:28 - 50:26 (Chazak, chazak v'nitchazeik!)
Haftarah: 1 Kings 2:1-12

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JACOB’S MANTRA

"For Your salvation do I hope, O Lord!" Genesis 49:18

In the middle of blessing his sons, between the blessings for Dan and Gad, Jacob cries out this apparent non-sequitur. Rashi suggests that Jacob is prophesying the moment when Samson (a Danite), blinded by the Philistines, cries out to God for sufficient strength to destroy them (Judges 16:28). Other commentators say that it is a plea for God¹s protection of the tribe of Dan, which was to be the rear guard during the desert journey. Still others say that Jacob, on his deathbed, is asking God for help to complete the blessings before his strength gives out.

Until recent times, people believed that sleep was a bit like death. Because of this, the Rabbis who compiled the siddur included a prayer to be recited on awakening each morning, which thanks God for restoring one¹s soul. And in the bedtime prayer, they included the above verse.

However, one does not merely recite the verse. The three Hebrew words of the verse are manipulated so that one recites the following: "For Your salvation do I hope, O Lord. I hope, O Lord, for Your salvation. O Lord, for Your salvation do I hope." Many siddurim say that this formula is repeated three times, so that the verses, and the name of God, are said nine times. It is, in essence, a Jewish mantra. Perhaps it is symbolic of the nine months of childbirth, so that when we recite this portion of the bedtime prayer, we are asking to be "reborn" in the morning.

It is also a plea that God should safeguard the soul should one die during the night. The bedtime prayer is replete with this theme - from the opening blessing through the Hashkiveinu ("cause us to lie down in peace, and to rise up again, our King") to the concluding verse of Adon Olam: "Into His hand I entrust my spirit, when I am asleep and awake; and as with my spirit, so also my body, God is with me and I will not fear."

One need not fear death in order to derive immense comfort from reciting the bedtime prayer. The feeling of having communicated to God one's hopes and fears can be a relaxing conclusion to any day. Recite Jacob¹s mantra, and sleep well.

Shabbat Shalom! Happy and Healthy 2018!

Rabbi Richard A. Flom
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"שתיקה כהודאה דמיא"
"Silence in the face of wrongdoing is consent.”
BT Yevamot 88a
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Candle lighting: 4:34 pm

Friday – Shabbat Evening Service at 7:30 pm, followed by Oneg Shabbat.
Saturday – Breakfast and Torah study - 8:45 am. Shabbat Morning Service – 9:30 am. Kiddush luncheon follows. Lunch sponsored by Lynn Kronzek and Rabbi Flom in honor of their wedding anniversary.
Sunday – NO Religious School or Adult Hebrew until January 7 – Winter Break
Monday – TBH office closed – Federal holiday - Yom Sylvester Sameach!
Tuesday – Lunch and Learn – 12:00 noon

This d'var torah is offered for a refuah shleimah for Avi Shmuel Yosef Hakohen ben Bella, Ze’ev ben Adeline, HaRav Chana Rivka bat Doronit, Yaakov Rani Ben Margalit, Eilite bat Miryam, HaRav Tzvi Hersh ben Frimet, Sarah bat Devorah, Hiroe Andriola, Susan Arbetman, Ken Bitticks, Jerry Daniels, Maya Fersht (Maya bat Esther), Dr. Samuel Fersht (Shmuel Natan ben Gittel), Leonard Foint (Eliezer Moshe ben Esther), Jerry Forman, Bernard Garvin, Myra Goodman, Leah Granat, Simon Hartmann, Brandon Joseph, Gabor Klein, Philip Kovac, Tonya Kronzek (Zlata Malkah bat Sarah Emanu), Lyndia Lowy (Leah bat Sarah), David Marks, Debra Schugar Strauss (Devorah bat Chaya Feiga), Helen Schugar (Chaya Feiga bat Kreina), Jonathan Woolf, and Meagan Yudell.

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Friday, December 22, 2017

SAME AS HE EVER WAS

Parashat Vayigash
Torah: Genesis 44:18 - 47:27
Haftarah: Ezekiel 37:15-28
5 Tevet 5778 / 22-23 December 2017

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SAME AS HE EVER WAS

‘And Joseph said to his brothers, “Please come near to me,” and they came near; and he said, “I am Joseph, your brother, whom you sold into Egypt.”’ Genesis 45:4.

Menachem Mendel, the Kotzker Rebbe, interprets our verse in this way: “I am the same Joseph that I was when you sold me into Egypt. I did not change in this corrupt country, and you do not have to be afraid that you caused me to become corrupted. I am Joseph your brother, the son of Jacob, just as then, when ‘you sold me into Egypt.’”

Joseph appeared to be an Egyptian. He spoke the language. He dressed like Egyptian royalty. He had power equivalent to that of Pharaoh. In order to do his job properly, he had to be more than passingly familiar with and sensitive to Egyptian religion, culture, politics, etc. He was an Egyptian. And yet, in his essence, he was the same Joseph he had always been - the son of Jacob, loyal to the God of Israel.

The United States is not Egypt, thank God. But there is no question that America creates danger for Jews in terms of total assimilation and the end of Jewish identity. However, one can be a serious and practicing Jew and still actively take part in the larger secular, non-Jewish culture. But it requires fortitude and an awareness of boundaries, as well as education in Judaism. The Midrash tells us that Joseph thought constantly of his heritage, of his father and of his God. By doing so, Joseph maintained his identity (and his sanity!), despite being a stranger in a strange land.

Shabbat Shalom!

Rabbi Richard A. Flom
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"שתיקה כהודאה דמיא"
"Silence in the face of wrongdoing is consent.”
BT Yevamot 88a
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Candle lighting: 4:30 pm

Friday – Shabbat Evening Service at 7:30 pm, followed by Oneg Shabbat.
Saturday – Breakfast and Torah study - 8:45 am. Shabbat Morning Service – 9:30 am. Kiddush luncheon follows.
Sunday – NO Religious School or Adult Hebrew until January 7 – Winter Break
Monday – TBH office closed – Federal holiday
Tuesday – NO Lunch and Learn – Resume January 2

This d’var torah is offered in honor of my wonderful loving life partner, Lynn Kronzek, as we observe our 37th wedding anniversary on Thursday, December 28th. Thank you, my dear, for all you do!

This d'var torah is offered for a refuah shleimah for Avi Shmuel Yosef Hakohen ben Bella, Ze’ev ben Adeline, HaRav Chana Rivka bat Doronit, Yaakov Rani Ben Margalit, Eilite bat Miryam, HaRav Tzvi Hersh ben Frimet, Sarah bat Devorah, Hiroe Andriola, Susan Arbetman, Ken Bitticks, Jerry Daniels, Maya Fersht (Maya bat Esther), Dr. Samuel Fersht (Shmuel Natan ben Gittel), Leonard Foint (Eliezer Moshe ben Esther), Jerry Forman, Bernard Garvin, Myra Goodman, Leah Granat, Simon Hartmann, Brandon Joseph, Gabor Klein, Philip Kovac, Tonya Kronzek (Zlata Malkah bat Sarah Emanu), Lyndia Lowy (Leah bat Sarah), David Marks, Debra Schugar Strauss (Devorah bat Chaya Feiga), Helen Schugar (Chaya Feiga bat Kreina), Jonathan Woolf, and Meagan Yudell.

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Thursday, December 14, 2017

GET WISE!

Parashat Miketz
28 Kislev 5778 / 15-16 December 2017
Torah: Genesis 41:1 - 44:17
Maftir: Numbers 7:30-35 (Hanukkah Day 4)
Haftarah: Zechariah 2:14 - 4:7 (Shabbat Hanukkah)

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GET WISE!

‘And Pharaoh said to Joseph, “I dreamt a dream and there is no interpretation for it, but I have heard it said of you that for you to hear a dream is to interpret it.” And Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, “Not I! God will answer regarding Pharaoh’s welfare.”’ Genesis 41:15-16

Joseph is a slave and a prisoner, who has suffered at the hands of his brothers, Midianites, Ishmaelites and Egyptians for many years. This is his big opportunity to gain his freedom, by impressing Pharaoh with his wisdom. Yet, he tells Pharaoh that the interpretation of the dream will come from God. In last week’s parashah as well, Joseph did not claim the mantle of prophet or wise man. (“Do not interpretations belong to God?” 40:8) It seems that God is always on his mind. (“How then can I do this great evil and sin against God?” Genesis 39:9; Also see Genesis 41:25; 28; 32)

What is going on with Joseph? Consider Job 28:12 (Job was another who suffered greatly) - “And wisdom, where (mei’ayin) will it be found? For is this (v’ei zeh) the place of understanding?” The answer lies buried within the same verse, for “mei’ayin” and “ei zeh” each has two different meanings, so that the verse may also be read - “And wisdom, from nothingness (mei’ayin) will it be found. And what (v’ei zeh) a place of understanding!”

Pharaoh asks, “Can we find such a one as this, a man in whom is the spirit of God?” and tells Joseph, “As God has shown you all this, there is none as discerning and wise as you.” Joseph’s humility and refusal to despair, even in the nothingness of jail, ultimately save him and bring him to greatness. It is through his trust in God that he saves his family (and not incidentally, Egypt) and thereby saves the Jewish people.

“The beginning of wisdom is to hold God in awe.” Psalms 111.10; Proverbs 9:10. I pray that we follow the model of Joseph, and get wise.

Shabbat Shalom V'Chag Urim Sameach!

Rabbi Richard A. Flom
Visit me on Facebook
Twitter: @DrahcirMolf
"שתיקה כהודאה דמיא"
"Silence in the face of wrongdoing is consent.”
BT Yevamot 88a
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Candlelighting: 4:27 pm

Friday – Shabbat Evening Service at 7:30 pm, followed by Oneg Shabbat.
Saturday – Breakfast and Torah study - 8:45 am. Shabbat Morning Service – 9:30 am. Kiddush luncheon follows. TBH/CBM Hanukkah Happening! – 6:30 pm - Havdalah, Light Dinner (with latkes, of course!), Communal Menorah Lighting (bring yours along!), songs, etc. No charge, but donations welcome. RSVP to TBH/CBM office ASAP! Sponsored by Lynda and Tony Foster, and Gina and Bernie Seeman, in honor of their respective wedding anniversaries.
Sunday – NO Religious School or Adult Hebrew until January 7 – Winter Break
WednesdayJewish Heritage Night with the LA Clippers. For details see my blog post at:


This d’var torah is offered in honor of Gina and Bernie Seeman, and Lynda and Tony Foster, celebrating their respective wedding anniversaries this week. Mazal tov!

This d'var torah is offered for a refuah shleimah for Avi Shmuel Yosef Hakohen ben Bella, Ze’ev ben Adeline, HaRav Chana Rivka bat Doronit, Yaakov Rani Ben Margalit, Eilite bat Miryam, HaRav Tzvi Hersh ben Frimet, Sarah bat Devorah, Hiroe Andriola, Susan Arbetman, Ken Bitticks, Jerry Daniels, Maya Fersht (Maya bat Esther), Dr. Samuel Fersht (Shmuel Natan ben Gittel), Leonard Foint (Eliezer Moshe ben Esther), Jerry Forman, Bernard Garvin, Myra Goodman, Leah Granat, Simon Hartmann, Brandon Joseph, Gabor Klein, Philip Kovac, Tonya Kronzek (Zlata Malkah bat Sarah Emanu), Lyndia Lowy (Leah bat Sarah), David Marks, Debra Schugar Strauss (Devorah bat Chaya Feiga), Helen Schugar (Chaya Feiga bat Kreina), Jonathan Woolf, and Meagan Yudell.

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Jewish Heritage Night - with TBH/CBM



Chaverim:
 
Wednesday, December 20th, the Los Angeles Clippers are having a Jewish Heritage  Night. See this link for details: https://www.fevo.com/edp/Jewish-Heritage-Night-at-the-LA-Clippers-Lzw5ntzQ?camefrom=LAC_SP_EVENTS_CAL

I have purchased a small block of tickets for $15 each. They’re practically in the rafters, but it would be a lot of fun for a group of us to go. The tickets include a couple of giveaways (little backpack or shirt or some such). At least one of the concession stands at Staples Center has kosher food.

Game time is at 7:30 pm – the menorah lighting will be sometime earlier – and yes, Hanukkah will already be over as of sundown that day, but still …

I have 14 tickets left. Please let me know ASAP if you want to purchase any and join in the fun – you can pay me cash/check. If you will be attending the TBH/CBM Hanukkah Event this Saturday night, we can settle up then, or some other time before the game.

Once we know who is attending, we can discuss carpooling/public transit.

Wishing everyone a Chag Urim Sameach! Happy Hanukkah!

Rabbi Richard A. Flom
Visit me on Facebook
Twitter: @DrahcirMolf
"שתיקה כהודאה דמיא"
"Silence in the face of wrongdoing is consent.”
BT Yevamot 88a

Wednesday, December 6, 2017

THE SECRET?

Parashat Vayeishev
Torah: Genesis 37:1 – 40:23
Haftarah: Amos 2:6 – 3:8
21 Kislev 5778 / 8-9 December 2017
Calendar and dedications follow below. For a full calendar of events and other info about Temple B’nai Hayim/Congregation Beth Meier, check out: www.bnaihayim.com
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THE SECRET?
"And Judah said to his brothers, "What advantage is there if we slay our brother and conceal his blood?" Genesis 37:26
A traditional understanding of this verse is that Judah sees an opportunity to get rid of Joseph and profit at the same time (while saving his life). That is why the brothers ultimately decide to sell Joseph into slavery. But Rebbe Menachem Mendel of Kotzk has a very different take on the verse.
The Kotzker focuses not on the profit motive, but on the idea of hiding the deed. He says, "If we are forced to conceal the matter and to keep it secret, that is a sign that it is wrong. Every secret is like a type of theft."
In the Kotzker's view, Judah is saying there is no benefit whatsoever in eliminating Joseph, since it will be a guilty secret among the brothers forever. Indeed, we see later in the Torah that the brothers become wracked with guilt and recrimination when they are confronted by the vizier of Egypt (the disguised Joseph), who seems omniscient in his penetrating questions and demands of them.
My father, z’tz'l, whose name also was Menachem Mendel, taught me a very simple lesson on the issue. "Don't ever say or do anything that you would not want on the front page of the newspaper."
There's no such thing as a secret.
Shabbat Shalom V'Chag Urim Sameach!
Rabbi Richard A. Flom
Visit me on Facebook
Twitter: @DrahcirMolf
"שתיקה כהודאה דמיא"
"Silence in the face of wrongdoing is consent.”
BT Yevamot 88a
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Candlelighting: 4:25 pm
Friday – Shabbat Evening Service at 7:30 pm, followed by Oneg Shabbat.
Saturday – Breakfast and Torah study - 8:45 am. Shabbat Morning Service – 9:30 am. Kiddush luncheon follows.
Sunday – Religious School – 9:30 am. Adult Hebrew – 10:00 am. Adult Game Day - 10:00 am - 3:00 pm. Includes delicious lunch. Price: $15 - checks payable to TBH Sisterhood. Questions/RSVP to Gina Seeman - (818) 349-5301. Deadline December 6.
Tuesday – Lunch and Learn – 12:00 noon. Hanukkah!! – begins at sundown. Light those lights! Spin that dreidel! Fry those latkes or sufganiyot!
Friday, December 15 – Shabbat Evening Service at 7:30 pm, followed by Oneg Shabbat.
Saturday, December 16 – Breakfast and Torah study - 8:45 am. Shabbat Morning Service – 9:30 am. Kiddush luncheon follows. TBH/CBM Hanukkah Happening! - Havdalah, Light Dinner (with latkes, of course!), Communal Menorah Lighting (bring yours along!), songs, etc. No charge, but donations welcome. RSVP to TBH/CBM office by December 8! Sponsored by Linda and Tony Foster, and Gina and Bernie Seeman, in honor of their respective wedding anniversaries.
Sunday, December 17 – NO Religious School or Adult Hebrew until January 7 – Winter Break
This d’var torah is offered in memory of my uncle, Dr. David M. Flom, whose yahrzeit falls this Shabbat, 21 Kislev. Y’hi zikhro liv’rakhah.
This d'var torah is offered for a refuah shleimah for Avi Shmuel Yosef Hakohen ben Bella, Ze’ev ben Adeline, HaRav Chana Rivka bat Doronit, Yaakov Rani Ben Margalit, Eilite bat Miryam, HaRav Tzvi Hersh ben Frimet, Sarah bat Devorah, Hiroe Andriola, Susan Arbetman, Ken Bitticks, Jerry Daniels, Maya Fersht (Maya bat Esther), Dr. Samuel Fersht (Shmuel Natan ben Gittel), Leonard Foint (Eliezer Moshe ben Esther), Jerry Forman, Bernard Garvin, Myra Goodman, Leah Granat, Simon Hartmann, Brandon Joseph, Gabor Klein, Philip Kovac, Tonya Kronzek (Zlata Malkah bat Sarah Emanu), Lyndia Lowy (Leah bat Sarah), David Marks, Debra Schugar Strauss (Devorah bat Chaya Feiga), Helen Schugar (Chaya Feiga bat Kreina), Jonathan Woolf, and Meagan Yudell.
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Thursday, November 30, 2017

DON’T GIVE UP THE FIGHT!

Parashat Vayishlach
14 Kislev 5778 / 1-2 December 2017
Torah - Genesis 32:4 – 36:43
Haftarah – Ovadiah 1:1-21

Calendar and dedications follow below. For a full calendar of events and other info about Temple B’nai Hayim/Congregation Beth Meier, check out: www.bnaihayim.com

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DON’T GIVE UP THE FIGHT!

'And (the angel) said, "Your name shall no longer be Jacob, but Israel; for you have striven with God and with humans, and you have prevailed.'" Genesis 32:29

Jewish tradition, going back to the opening chapters of Genesis, holds that names contain the essential being of the person, place or thing named. We Jews have been called the "Children of Israel" or the "People Israel" for longer than we have been called "Jews". The origin of the name is given in our verse. Does "Israel " describe our very essence?

Consider first the struggle with other people. In the course of the Tanakh itself, our people struggled with Canaanites, Egyptians, Philistines, Assyrians, Babylonians, and others. Since then, we have striven with Greeks, Romans, Crusaders, Cossacks, Nazis, Soviets, and many others. We have not always prevailed, in the sense of military victory - quite the contrary - no significant military victories from circa 165 BCE until 1948 CE. Yet, to the extent any people or nations at all exist today using those names, they are quite different from what they were. And what about us? We are still here, so we have prevailed; but we are still "a people apart", still struggling to be "a light unto the nations", still fighting sometimes for the very right to be Jews.

Now consider contention with God. From Abraham until modern times, Jews have wrestled with God. Our people at times have refused to follow God's word, sometimes at a heavy price. More often, our people have listened to God, yet still paid a price. We ask, "God, what do you want from us?" "God, what do these words mean, why do you command us to do such and such?" "God, where were You when the Temple was destroyed, when our people were being slaughtered at Auschwitz, and all the other times?" "Shall not the Judge of the entire world act justly?" Sometimes, there is more than one "right" answer. Sometimes, there is no satisfactory answer. Sometimes, there is no answer, no response at all.

If we surrender to the forces around us, we give up the right to call ourselves Israel. It is not prevailing that matters; it is the very struggle with God and with man that defines the essence of being a Jew. Don't give up the fight!

Shabbat Shalom!

Rabbi Richard A. Flom
Visit me on Facebook
Twitter: @DrahcirMolf
"שתיקה כהודאה דמיא"
"Silence in the face of wrongdoing is consent.”
BT Yevamot 88a
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Candlelighting: 4:25 pm

Friday – A Cappella Shabbat Evening Service at 7:30 pm with Rabbi Flom and Cantor Steve, followed by light fish/dairy Shabbat dinner, sponsored by Price and Bruce Simon.
Saturday – Breakfast and Torah study - 8:45 am. Sh’MA Service (Shabbat Morning Adventure Service), with Rabbi Flom and Cantor Steve – 9:30 am. It’s a GAS! (Guitar Accompanied Service), with torah discussion and haftarah in English. Kiddush luncheon follows.
Sunday – Religious School – 9:30 am. Adult Hebrew – 10:00 am. Free CPR Class – 1:00 pm. Pre-registration essential! Call Esther at TBH ASAP!
Tuesday – Lunch and Learn – 12:00 noon.
Friday, December 8 – Shabbat Evening Service at 7:30 pm, followed by Oneg Shabbat.
Saturday, December 9 – Breakfast and Torah study - 8:45 am. Shabbat Morning Service – 9:30 am. Kiddush luncheon follows.
Sunday, December 10 - Religious School – 9:30 am. Adult Hebrew – 10:00 am. Game Day at TBH (sorry, kids - this is for adults) - 10:00 am - 3:00 pm. Includes delicious lunch. Price: $15 - checks payable to TBH Sisterhood. Questions/RSVP to Gina Seeman - (818) 349-5301. Deadline December 6.

This d’var torah is offered in memory of Khorshid Assil, mother of TBH member Debbie Assil. The funeral will take place at Eden Memorial Park11500 Sepulveda Blvd, Mission Hills, CA 91345, today, Thursday, at 3:00 pm. A meal of condolence and minyan following the funeral will take place at 6509 Graves Avenue, Lake Balboa 91406. Shivah arrangements are pending - please look for an email update.

This d’var torah is offered in memory of Sandi Kronzek, who passed away far too young last week. Y’hi zikhrah liv’rakhah – May her memory be a blessing.

This d’var torah is offered in memory of Stuart Barth, who passed away last week. Y’hi zikhro liv’rakhah – May his memory be a blessing.

This d’var torah is offered in memory of my uncle, Daniel Flom, whose yahrzeit falls on Shabbat. Y’hi zikhro liv’rakhah – May his memory be a blessing.

This d’var torah is offered in honor of Price and Bruce Simon, celebrating their first anniversary. Mazal tov!

This d'var torah is offered for a refuah shleimah for Avi Shmuel Yosef Hakohen ben Bella, Ze’ev ben Adeline, HaRav Chana Rivka bat Doronit, Yaakov Rani Ben Margalit, Eilite bat Miryam, HaRav Tzvi Hersh ben Frimet, Sarah bat Devorah, Hiroe Andriola, Susan Arbetman, Ken Bitticks, Jerry Daniels, Maya Fersht (Maya bat Esther), Dr. Samuel Fersht (Shmuel Natan ben Gittel), Leonard Foint (Eliezer Moshe ben Esther), Jerry Forman, Bernard Garvin, Myra Goodman, Leah Granat, Simon Hartmann, Brandon Joseph, Gabor Klein, Philip Kovac, Tonya Kronzek (Zlata Malkah bat Sarah Emanu), Lyndia Lowy (Leah bat Sarah), David Marks, Debra Schugar Strauss (Devorah bat Chaya Feiga), Helen Schugar (Chaya Feiga bat Kreina), Jonathan Woolf, and Meagan Yudell.

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