Shabbat Naso
Numbers 4:21-7:89
Shavuot readings: Exodus 19:1-2023:23 (First Day) Dt. 15:19-16:17
(Second Day) Maftir Numbers28:26-31
Candle Lighting Time: Friday, June, 7, 2008 8:06 P.M.
Candle Lighting Time for Sunday, June 8, 2008 8:07 P.m.
Candle Lighting Time for Monday, June 9, 2008 after 9:07 P.M.
During the pioneer era in America, a poverty-stricken old man found his
way into a settlement on the western frontier. He had run out of
supplies, so he was looking for some food. As he walked through the
camp, someone stopped to talk with him and noticed that he wore a small
pouch on a ribbon around his neck. The old man explained that it was a
charm given to him many years before. He opened it, removed a crumpled
paper, and handed it to his inquirer. Upon examining it, the villager
discovered that it was a regular discharge from the federal army. It
was signed by General George Washington himself and it entitled the man
to a pension for life. How surprised the old soldier was to find out
that all these years he had been carrying a bona fide promise that his
needs would be met. Because he had not claimed it, though, he had been
a wandering, hungry, penniless man.
We too sometimes wander around in the wilderness of spiritual poverty
while God’s ample provision goes unused. We forget that God has given
us a “Tree of Life for those who grasp it and all who uphold it are
blessed. It’s ways are pleasant and all it paths are peace.” (From the
Torah Service).
Shavuot, the holiday of the giving of the Torah, reminds us that now is
the time to stop wandering and start claiming our provisions.
Shabbat Shalom and Hag Samayach,
Rabbi Gary Greene
Services Schedule:
Friday night 7:00 p.m.
Shabbat 9:00 a.m.
Mon. & Thurs 6:30 a.m.
Sun. -Thurs night 7:30 p.m.
Announcements:
June 4, 2008 Annual Meeting after Ma’ariv services
Shabbat, June 7. 2008 We celebrate the Bat Mitzvah of Jackie Gabler
Sunday, June 8, 2008 Shavuot
6:00 P.M. Join us for a dairy dinner
@ a cost of $15.00 per person not to exceed $50. 00 per nuclear family.
RSVP by Tuesday, June 3rd.
7:00 P.M. Watch the Oscar winning movie West Bank Story. West Bank
Story is a musical comedy about David, an Israeli soldier, and Fatima, a
Palestinian fast food cashier - an unlikely couple who fall in love
amidst the animosity of their families' dueling falafel stands in the
West Bank. Tensions mount when the Kosher King's new pastry machine juts
onto Hummus Hut property. The Palestinians ruin the machine and the
Israelis respond by building a wall between the two eating
establishments. The couple professes their love for each other,
triggering a chain of events that destroys both restaurants and forces
all to find common ground in an effort to rebuild, planting a seed of
hope.
7:30 P.M. Shavuot Services with Hebrew School Commencement and
Promotion Ceremonies. All diplomas, awards, and honors will be given out
during the services
8:30 P.M. Discussion on the future Israeli-Palestinian relationships
based upon the movie with Cheese Cake desserts and a special sheet cake
in honor of our Hey class students.
The movie, services, and desert/discussion are free and open to the
public.
Shavuot services Monday and Tuesday begin at 9:00 a.m. with yizkor at
11:00 a.m. on Tuesday.
Shabbat, June 14, 2008 June’s Lunch and Learn with Installation of
Synagogue Officers and Board Members. More than 40,000 Israelis who
were converted to Judaism in the past decade by the state's official
conversion courts may find their conversions annulled-rendering them
non-Jewish in the eyes of the law-following a ruling ...by Israel's
Supreme Rabbinical Court.
The Israeli Supreme Rabbinical Court has been hijacked by Ultra-Orthodox
rabbis who don't represent a more nuanced view of our tradition. Come
and study what our tradition asks of a convert before he or she joins
the Jewish people.
Call the office, 718-428-1580, to make reservations by June 14, 2008
Lunch costs only $8.00 per adult (12 years and older) and $4.00 per
child; children under 5 are free.
June 17, 2008 Ritual Committee meeting after Ma’ariv
Shabbat, June 21, 2008 We celebrate the Bat Mitzvah of Myra Greenberg
Sunday, June 22, 2008 Interfaith Dialogue Group meeting at MJCC at 8:00
P.M. This month we shall discuss two of the Ten Commandments, Remember
and observe the Sabbath and Thou shalt not steal” from our different
faith perspectives.
Shabbat, June 28, 2008 We celebrate Harry Makler’s special Birthday.
In the Community
Tuesday, June 17, 2008 7:00 P.M. at Cunningham Park, Union Tpke and
196th St, Celebrate Israel at 60 in song and music starring Yoel Sharabi
and His Orchestra. Co-sponsored by the Northeast Queens Jewish
Community Council and others.
Sunday, June 22, 2008 11:00 A.M. -6:00 P.M. Israeli Vendors Fair at
Bayside Jewish Center, 203-05 32nd Ave. Shoppers Delight! Vendors are
direct from Ben Yehuda Street with Hand Crafted Jewelry, Judaica, art
work, Tee shirts, Ahava Products, and much more. Live Entertainment
1:00 P.M. – 4:00 P.M. Co-sponsored by the Northeast Queens Jewish
Community Council, Hadassah, and others.
