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6:43pm Earliest Candle Lighting 7:57pm Shabbat Candle Lighting

Friday Night

7:05pm Early Mincha/Ma’ariv in the Nathaniel Richman Cohen Sanctuary led by Guest Chazzan, Yossi Schwartz of Skylake Synagogue, Miami. Dvar Torah given by Rabbi Shaul Robinson. 8:00pm Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat in the Nathaniel Richman Cohen Sanctuary.

Shabbat Morning

7:45am Hashkama Minyan in the Belfer Beit Midrash followed by a shiur given by Rabbi Moshe Sokolow 8:30am Parsha Shiur given by Rabbinic Intern, Zac Schwartz on

“Surrogate Motherhood & IVF in Halacha” 9:00am Services in the Nathaniel Richman Cohen Sanctuary. Drasha given by Rabbi Shaul Robinson followed by Musaf. Musaf led by Guest Chazzan, Yossi Schwartz of Skylake Synagogue, Miami. Main Kiddush on the Spira Terrace. 9:10am Latest Shema 9:15am Beginners Service led by Rabbi Ephraim Buchwald in Rm LL201 9:45am Rabbi Herschel Cohen Memorial Minyan in the Belfer Beit Midrash 10:00am Youth Groups for children ages 2-12 11:00am “Baby & Me” (ages 0-24 months, 3rd floor gym)

Shabbat Afternoon

4:00pm Herb Weiss Bikur Cholim Society: Meets in the Shele Danishefsky Covlin Foyer to visit patients at Mount Sinai West.

(New volunteers needed and welcome) 5:00pm Magen Avrarham Teen Department: Sports in the Park Location: Park Benches at West 74th and Riverside 6:00pm Beginners Mishna Chavura with Moshe Sheinwexler in the Belfer Beit Midrash 6:45pm Samson Raphael Hirsch Bible Class with Rabbi Ephraim Buchwald in Rm 211 6:45pm Louis & Rhoda Lazar Memorial Shabbat Pre-Mincha Shiur in the Nathaniel Richman Cohen Sanctuary given by Rabbi Josh Rosenfeld on “Reb Hillel Zeitlin הי״ד and the Joy of the Torah's Secrets” 7:45pm Mincha/Seudah Shlishit. 8:58pm Ma’ariv/Shabbat Ends

Shaul Robinson Josh Rosenfeld Sherwood Goffin z”l Yanky Lemmer Tamar Fix Alan Samuels

Senior Rabbi Assistant Rabbi Founding Chazzan Cantor Executive Director President

Parshat Behar 20 Iyyar 5779 May 24-25, 2019

SHABBAT SCHEDULE

Hashkama Kiddush: The Zareh family in commemoration of the azkara of Emanuel’s grandmother, Myriam Bat Moshe Chaim a"h.

Main Kiddush: Sponsored in honor of the wedding of Esther Robinson and Shalev Peleg, and by the Robinson family in honor of Mrs. Maxine Robinson's 80th birthday.

Thank you also to Michael Cohen for contributing to our main Kiddush in honor of his wife, Katherine (Chava Esther) Cohen’s birthday.

Rabbi Herschel Cohen Memorial Minyan Kiddush: Sponsored in honor of Steven Miller’s upcoming wedding to Aliza Arbesfeld.

Beginners Kiddush: Chaviva Warner in honor of her eighth birthday and in honor of Aidel and Rabbi Ephraim Buchwald.

Seudah Shlishit: Sponsored in honor of the wedding of Esther Robinson and Shalev Peleg.

THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS

Michael Laufer for writing this week’s Dvar Torah.

HAKARAT HATOV

Weekly Prayer Schedule: May 26 Day Sunday Monday

Memorial Day Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

Daf Yomi 7:45am 7:45am 6:20am 6:20am 6:15am 6:20am

Shacharit 7:10am, 8:30am 7:00am, 8:30am 7:10am, 7:50am 7:10am, 7:50am 7:00am, 7:50am 7:10am, 7:50am Early Mincha/Maariv

7:05pm

Mincha/Maariv 8:05pm 8:05pm 8:05pm 8:10pm 8:10pm 8:05pm

HOSPITALITY NEEDS: Please host our Rabbinic Intern and Community Educator for Shabbat meals and /or lodging. Please email hospitality@lss.org with the subject line "Intern" and your availability to meet our current needs.

LSS Teen Directors and Rabbinic Intern, Zac & Rachel Schwartz are in need of meals and lodging on June 21-22.

Help keep West Side Judaica in Business! Address: 2412 Broadway Phone: (212) 362-7846

West Side Judaica is currently having a sale on everything in their store, first comes first serve. Sale ranges between 30—80% off

WEST SIDE JUDAICA SALE

Shabbat is the 35th day of the Omer.

SEFIRA REMINDER

Mazal Tov also to parents

Yochai and Gila Peleg, Sarah and Rabbi Shaul Robinson, and to grandparents

Sydney and Avelyn Hass and Mrs. Maxine Robinson.

Mrs. Maxine Robinson (Rabbi Robinson's mother) on her 80th birthday this Sunday.

Dr. and Mrs. Steven Lazar upon the Bar Mitzvah of their son, Avi.

Mazal tov to brother, Eli

MAZAL TOV

The office will be closed on Monday, May 27 in honor of Memorial Day

SHAVOUT SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

Sponsor a shiur: Clergy Shiur ($360) Rabbinic Interns/Community Educators Shiur ($120)

Flowers for Main Sanctuary

Flowers for Beit Midrash

Keynote Speech with Rabbi Shaul Robinson Tikun Leil Cheesecake Fest

Become a Mishna Siyum Luncheon sponsor for our delicious dairy meal catered by Village Crown

Tea & Torah Refreshments

Youth Department: two event sponsorship opportunities (see above box)

The Magen Avraham Teen Department All Night Learning

Contact info@lss.org or call 212-874-6100 ext. 105

MISHNAH PROJECT We are keeping a decades-old LSS tradition of learning the whole Mishnah between Pesach and the second day of Shavuot - and we can't accomplish this goal without YOU! Please contribute and help us achieve our goal of having every member and friend of LSS take on (at least) one small Mishnah portion to learn. We promise you a meaningful and elevating experience, all in time for Shavuot.

Volunteer mentors or study partners are available upon request. Please sign up at http://hadranalach.com/847 to choose a portion you would like to study. All learning will culminate with a celebratory Siyum luncheon on Monday, June 10 following Musaf. We are asking participants this year to learn their Mishnayot in honor of the memory of our beloved Chazzan Sherwood Goffin, R' Shimon ben Chaim Eliezer z”l.

In addition, please consider learning in memory of an IDF soldiers who fell in the defense of Medinat Israel. Those who participated in past years found it to be a very meaningful experience. Please email Nathan at nvogel212@gmail.com.

LSS Annual Dinner Sunday, June 16

5:30pm

To register, please visit www.lss.org/campaign/annualdinner2019

This year’s LSS 55th Annual Dinner theme is “Pay it Forward”. We are honoring three inspiring couples who have given back to the LSS community through their participation and hard work. This week’s spotlight honorees are our Community Service Award recipients, Paula and Nathan Vogel. Paula and Nathan Vogel will receive the LSS Community Service

Award at this year’s annual dinner. Given their devotion to our shul, it is Paula and Nathan who honor us with their service. Nathan has organized dozens of Israel-related programs for LSS. He arranged a solidarity mission to Southern Israel following the 2014 Gaza War. Along with sparkling lectures by Israeli rabbis, scientists, authors... and even a former Mossad agent, Nathan’s creative programs have included the Shalva Band, a tribute to wounded Israeli war heroes and the weekly Chug Ivrit. In addition, Nathan has collected and shipped tons of used clothing to Jewish communities in the Former Soviet Union. Paula is one of the leaders of the LSS Film Club. She is very active in the West Side Gemach which has helped clothe dozens of needy Jews in our community, and she has been involved with the Food Funnel. Together, Paula and Nathan are a “just-do-it” couple, exemplifying all the good that “paying it forward” can accomplish.

LSS ANNUAL DINNER: ABOUT OUR HONOREES

Saturday, June 8: The Rabbi Moshe Kasirer Tikun Leil Shavuot: 11:30pm– 5:00am: Join us this year for an evening of learning! The evening starts with Rabbi Shaul Robinson as the Keynote speaker at 12:30pm and then continues throughout the evening with various classes and discussions until 5:00am.

Saturday, June 8th: Beginners All Night Shavuot Learn-A-Thon: 12:30am-7:00am Following Rabbi Shaul Robinson’s opening remarks, Rabbi Ephraim Buchwald’s class will start at 12:45am and will continue to 4:45am. Topic: “The Taryag Mitzvot: A Survey of the 613 Commandments,” starting with mitzvah #492: “Prohibition against planting an Asheira (an idolatrous tree)-- or any tree, near the Temple altar.” Refreshments will be served. No reservation necessary.

Sunday & Monday, June 9 and 10: Scoops and Sprinkles: 11:00am: LSS Youth Department will be hosting an ice cream party during youth groups on June 9 and a Har Sinai Cake creation during groups on the 10.

Sunday & Monday, June 9 and 10: Tea & Torah: TBD: Join Community Educator Zissy Turner as we examine stories in the Talmud, of Rabbis and their wives trying to achieve work/life balance. Topic: "Happy Wife, Happy Life? Wives in the Talmud"

Monday, June 9: Mishna Siyum Shavuot Luncheon: Following Musaf A delicious dairy feast catered by Village Crown. Registration will be open soon. Location: Ballroom

SHAVUOT @ LSS

UPCOMING EVENTS

Shabbat, May 31: Musical Kabbalat Shabbat: 7:00pm Join LSS and Kol HaNeshamah for a musical Kabbalat Shabbat with

live musical accompaniment featuring Mo Kiss, Rabbanit Adena Berkowitz and Rabbi Shaul Robinson followed by Ma’ariv. Gala sushi and wine Kiddush to follow on the Terrace.

Shabbat, June 1: Beginners Luncheon: 12:30pm This will be the final Beginners Luncheon of the season. Cost: $25. Please make your reservations by Thursday, May 30th. To register,

please visit www.lss.org/beginners or call 212-874-6100.

Sunday, June 2: Celebrate Israel Parade: 12:20pm Join your LSS friends and other UWS synagogues and organizations

as we march up Fifth Avenue and show our support for Israel. Location: West 53rd St between Fifth and Sixth Avenues, look for

the Upper West Side banner.

Monday, June 3: Israelis, American Jewry and the Peace Process: 7:00pm Dr. Mordechai Kedar is an Israeli religious Zionist who is fluent in

Arabic and an expert in Islam, the Arab world and Israeli Arab relations. He served for 25 years in IDF Military Intelligence, where he specialized in Islamic groups, the political

discourse of Arab countries, the Arab press and mass media, and the Syrian domestic arena. He teaches at Bar-Ilan University. He is one of the few Arabic-speaking Israeli pundits seen on Arabic

satellite channels defending Israel. Cost: $10 in advance, $15 at the door. To register, please visit www.lss.org/event/peaceprocess.

Sunday, June 16: LSS Annual Dinner: 5:30pm To register, please visit www.lss.org/campaign/annualdinner2019.

Monday, June 17: Membership Meeting: 6:45pm

Friday, June 28: Dinner & Dvar: 7:45pm Save the date. Kick off your summer with an intimate and lively

Friday night dinner with LSS members and friends. More details to follow.

Sunday:

Sunday Morning Responsa with Rabbi Josh Rosenfeld; Takes place after the 2nd Minyan. Location: Belfer Beit Midrash.

Monday:

*(Will resume June 17) Chug Ivrit given by Hai Piazesky and Dan Munk. 7:00pm-8:15pm. In this class, we read articles from the Israeli press, watch videos of news stories, documentaries and comedy clips, listen to (and sing along!) to Israeli songs and chat in Ivrit. Location: Rm 207

*(Will resume June 3) Hebrew Reading Crash Course Levels I and II. The 5 classes last 1 1/2 hours, and are free and open to all. Register at www.lss.org/beginners.

Ramchal: Ethicist, Poet, Philosopher, Mystic, Renaissance Man led by Rabbi Josh Rosenfeld. 8:30pm-9:15pm. A five-part series introducing and exploring the life and works of Rabbi Moshe Chaim Luzzatto (1707-1746), one of Jewish History’s most influential and remarkable thinkers. This will be the fourth of five classes. Location: Belfer Beit Midrash

Tuesday:

The Marilyn & Sam Isler, “Studies in the weekly Parsha” led by Rabbi Shaul Robinson: 10:30am– 11:30am. Location: Rm LL201

Beit Midrash night, The M'lachim (Kings) Study Group led by Ron Platzer: 7:00pm-7:50pm. M'lachim, the Book of Kings - the

death of David, the magnificent reign of Solomon and his fall, the split kingdom, the dramatic tales of Elijah and Elisha, and so much more. Join our lively weekly study/discussion group as we analyze, pasuk by pasuk, these exciting Biblical narratives. Location: Rm 211

Community Kollel: organized by Rabbinic Intern and Teen Director, Zac Schwartz: 7:30pm-9:30pm. A groundbreaking program featuring impressive young educators. Choose between mini classes and one on one learning. Catering to aspiring learners of all backgrounds, from beginner to yeshiva veteran. To register please click on the link in the Echod electronic version or email teens@lss.org. Location: Beit Midrash

Wednesday:

Beit Midrash night: The Subversive Religious Poetry of Yehuda Amichai given by Sara Brzowsky: 7:30pm-8:30pm. Location: Rm 207

Thursday:

Women’s Talk Time: led by School Psychologist Ruth Moser Riemer: 11:30am-12:30pm. Last Week’s Topic: “Dealing with Change” Location: Rm LL201.

*(Please note this is an offsite event) Lunch & Learn: led by Rabbi Shaul Robinson: 12:45pm-1:30pm. If you are interested in attending, please email Micah Bloomfield at mbloomfield@stroock.com. Location: 180 Maiden Lane NY, NY 10038

The Jacob Adler Parsha Class: Explorations in the Weekly Parsha led by Rabbi Shaul Robinson: 7:00pm-8:00pm Location: Belfer Beit Midrash

Upcoming Class:

Free Crash Course in Basic Judaism led by Rabbi Buchwald Tuesday, June 4 and June 11: 7:00pm

Tuesday, June 18: 7:30pm To register, please visit www.njop.org/ccbj or call 646-871-4444

WEEKLY LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES

Dvar Torah

Lag B' Omer is the Yahrzeit of the great sage, Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai, the author of the Zohar. Many people don't realize that Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai was also a great talmudic scholar and is mentioned many times throughout the Gemara. One famous example is the dispute between Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai and Rabbi Yishmoel, found in the Gemara Brachot. Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai says that a person should study Torah all of the time and G-d will provide parnasah (livelihood). Rabbi Yishmoel says that a person should have a job or business to earn livelihood and should set aside free time for Torah study. The Gemara goes on to say that many followed the opinion of Rabbi Yishmoel and were successful and some followed the opinion of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai and were not successful. The Gemara is teaching us here that the majority of people need to have a job or business in addition to the study of Torah and only a small elite are able to devote themselves full time to the study of Torah. After Shul Ask Your Children: 1. Which day of the Omer is Lag B’Omer? 2. Which famous book did Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai famously author? 3. What is the debate between Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai and Rabbi

Yishmoel in Gemara Brachot? Upcoming Events: Shavuot, June 9: Ten Commandments Ice Cream Party: 11:00am Shavuot, June 10: Har Sinai Cake Creation: 11:00am Become a sponsor: email us at youth@lss.org

Shabbat Shalom, Ariella & Mendel Lazaros

YOUTH DEPARTMENT

Shabbat schedule: 10:00 am Drop Off (Rooms 206-211) 10:45 am Davening, Circle Time, and Healthy Kiddush (Rooms 206-211) 11:00 am Parsha & Candy: Rashbi and Lag B’Omer (Rooms 208-211) 11:10 am Recreation, Games, and Rehydration (Room 206-207) 11:45 am Groups End

Seedlings (2 years old) Room 210 זרעים

שורשים Roots (3-4 years old) Room 211

Buds (K-1st) Room 208 ניצנים

Flowers (2nd-7th) Room 206 פרחים

Branches (2nd-7th) Room 207 ענפים

Answers: 1. 33 2. Zohar 3. Whether or not a person should study Torah full-time

For more information about writing a Dvar Torah, see Bill Greenbaum in shul or email dvar@lss.org.

We are currently looking for writers for: June 1 (Parshat Bechukotai)

June 22 (Parshat Beha’alotcha)

Parshat Behar May 25, 2019 Written by: Michael Laufer

Parshat Behar

Right out of this week’s Parsha Behar - Support the Shul Dinner LSS provides a beautiful, welcoming, spiritual home to a large and very diverse membership. We have one goal: to help Jews—regardless of their background—connect to Judaism and the Jewish people. Lincoln Square Synagogue is at the center of the Jewish Community. No one is ever turned away and thousands of people every year turn to us for everything from a place to daven or sell their chametz or to seek spiritual counseling or with Halachic questions. And our Hospitality Committee helps hundreds of people every year find their way to a warm Shabbat or Yom Tov table. If you would like to help support our work or say "Thank You" to LSS, please be part of our Annual Dinner and Journal Campaign. The dinner is on June 16th and we are honoring individuals who have done so much for our community and the wider community: Judith Weil & Lloyd Epstein, Talia & David Liron, and Paula & Nathan Vogel. Here are some proofs from this week’s Torah reading, Leviticus 25 & 26: 1 And the Lord spoke to Moses on Mount Sinai, saying… The extra phrase “on Mount Sinai” comes to teach us that the concept of contributing generously to the journal and attending the dinner was mandated already at Mt. Sinai 8 And you shall count for yourself: Each of us needs to participate and be counted towards supporting the shul as best we can. 10 It shall be a Jubilee for you: It will surely be the best dinner as we all celebrate together 12 It shall be holy for you: Come listen to the stories of our exalted honorees – it will inevitably uplift you. 35 If your brother becomes destitute and his hand falters beside you, you shall support him: How much more so our shul which reaches out to all nooks and crannies of our community, near and far. 26:2 You shall keep My Sabbaths and fear My Sanctuary: The wonderful Sanctuary called Lincoln Square Synagogue. Please don’t miss the opportunity to attend the dinner, and please consider making a contribution at whatever level you can, even if you are unable to attend. This is the shul’s largest fundraiser of the year and with your help we can continue our work of strengthening the Jewish community.

You can find more details and sign up at www.lss.org/dinner.

25:9 “You shall sound the shofar throughout your land” In celebration of Esther and Shalev. Big mazal tov to the Robinson and Peleg clans.

Shabbat Shalom!

DVAR TORAH