14
Elul 5775 / 29-30 August 2015
Parashat Ki Tetze
Torah: Deuteronomy 21:10 – 25:19
Haftarah: Isaiah 54:1-10 (Fifth Sabbath of Consolation)
Parashat Ki Tetze
Torah: Deuteronomy 21:10 – 25:19
Haftarah: Isaiah 54:1-10 (Fifth Sabbath of Consolation)
Calendar
of Events and Dedications follow below. For lots more information about our
community, visit: www.bethmeier.org
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LOST AND FOUND
"Do
not see your brother's ox or his sheep go astray and hide yourself from them;
you shall surely return them to your brother." Deuteronomy 22:1
Rabbeinu
Bachya (Spain, 13th-14th C.) compares this verse with a similar verse at Exodus
23:4, which says, "your enemy's ox." This is to teach us that it's
not enough to return the property. He says the mitzvah is properly performed
only when one uproots the hatred in one's heart and replaces it with mercy and
brotherly feelings. You shall surely return them to your brother - "so that
by the time you return the lost property, your enemy has become like your
brother."
What
great insight! This mitzvah, like every other, is not properly observed if one
does it grudgingly or with bad feelings. And it's not simply about returning
lost property - it's about good fellowship. Even more, it's about repentance.
For the words "hasheiv t'shiveim" - you shall surely return them -
come from the same root as "teshuvah" - repentance. In losing one's
hatred, one performs teshuvah and finds brotherhood.
Have
a wonderful Shabbat!
Rabbi
Richard Flom
Congregation
Beth Meier
Studio
City, CA
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me on Facebook
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Candlelighting: 7:06 pm
Friday:
Shabbat Evening Service – 8:00 pm. Oneg Shabbat follows
Saturday:
Shabbat Morning Service – 10:00 am. Kiddush lunch follows.
Tuesday: NO Lunch
and Learn – resume September 8.
Friday,
4 September: Shabbat Evening Service – 8:00 pm. Oneg Shabbat follows
Saturday,
5 September: Shabbat Morning Service – 10:00 am. Kiddush lunch follows.
Saturday,
5 September: Selichot Service – 9:00 pm.
Sunday,
13 September: Religious School – 9:30 am. Welcome Back! Rosh Hashanah begins –
6:16 pm.
Trip
to Israel – 11 November. It’s on! And there is still space available!
Itinerary, brochure and other information are at my blog, http://rav-rich.blogspot.com/2015/07/trip-to-israel.html or I can send
you a PDF version via e-mail.
This d’var torah is offered for a refuah shleimah for Avi Shmuel
Yosef Hakohen ben Bella, Miriam Minya bat Alisa Batya, Sarah bat Devorah, Ken
Bitticks, Elsbet Brosky, Jerry Daniels, Howard Ehrlich, Maya Fersht (Maya bat
Esther), Dr. Samuel Fersht (Shmuel Natan ben Gittel), Leonard Foint, Annabelle
Flom (Chanah Bella bat Kreina), Gig Flom (Gittel Tobi bat Blanca), Jerry
Forman, Pamela Huddleston, Philip Kovac, Annie Rivera, and Gil Robbins.
Don’t
forget to send in your membership forms and High Holiday ticket orders. It’s
later than you think!
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