Menucha & Bluma for the 3rd place win! Thousands of women and girls, Shluchos from around the world - literally - gathered for a virtual Kinus last weekend. Menucha and Bluma entered a contest to bring to life the message of being part of one family - The Rebbe's Army - "Chassidim Ein Mishpacha". They decided to make a video about Jonas, and the assistance of three Shluchim families helping each other help Jonas and their entry won third place! You can watch the replay here. Here is Menucha celebrating their win :) >>
Tonight is Rosh Chodesh Adar! We will have the monthly Shacharis at 6:45 am! Reply to this email if we can count on you for the minyan.
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"When Adar enters," the Talmud declares, "we increase in joy." For this is "the month that was transformed for them from sorrow to joy, from mourning to festivity" (Esther 9:22) by the great miracle and victory of Purim. Our sages advise that the month of Adar is an auspicious time for the Jewish people, so that if a Jew is faced with a challenging event (i.e., a court case, a medical procedure, etc.) he should endeavor to schedule it during Adar. Links: 4 Reasons to be Happy; more on joy.
Parshat Shekalim - When the Holy Temple stood in Jerusalem, each Jew contributed an annual half-shekel to the Temple. The 1st of Adar marked the beginning of the collection of the shekalim. In commemoration, the Torah reading of the Shabbat that falls on or before Adar 1 is supplemented with the verses (Exodus 30:11-16) that relate G-d's commandment to Moses regarding the first giving of the half-shekel. "Parshat Shekalim" is the first of four special readings added during or immediately before the month of Adar (the other three being "Zachor", "Parah" and "Hachodesh") Links: The Shekalim Reading with commentary; Partner; Tzedakah: Charity
Three Sefer Torahs - This Shabbat is unique in that three Torah scrolls are taken from the ark and read from in the public Torah reading: one scroll for the weekly Parshah, a second scroll for the Rosh Chodesh reading, and a third scroll for the Shekalim reading.
When we think about spiritual experiences, we picture prayer, meditation, or perhaps a solitary walk in nature. Yet that is not how the Torah describes the Jewish people’s experience at the greatest Divine revelation in history, the giving of the Torah at Sinai. more…
SHABBOS SHEKALIM PARSHAS MISHPATIM
Friday, Rosh Chodesh Adar, 30 Shevat - February 12
Rosh Chodesh Adar Shacharis at 6:45 am
Candle Lighting at 5:51 pm
Mincha at 5:50 pm
Kabbalat Shabbat at 6:30 pm
Shabbos Shekalim, Rosh Chodesh 1 Adar - February 13
Chassidus at 9 am
Latest Morning Shema at 9:47 am
Shacharis at 10:00 am
Mincha at 5:50 pm
Maariv, Havdalla & Shabbos Ends at 6:46 pm
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