A BIT OF WIT |
A young boy decided that he wanted to become a Rabbi when he grew up, so his parents suggested that he go to speak to their Synagogue Rabbi to find out what the job entailed. "Ask me any question about the rabbinate and I'll give you the answer," declared the Rabbi when the boy went to meet him.
"Well, besides giving a sermon for about fifteen minutes on a Shabbat morning, what else do you do all week?" the boy asked.
"You don't want to become a Rabbi," thundered the Rabbi. "With questions like that you want to become the Synagogue president!" |
ASK THE RABBI |
Dear Rabbi
I am uninspired. I used to pray to G-d and study Torah, but I've lost the spark. I feel flat and empty and I haven't done anything spiritual in ages. What should I do to find my soul again?
You remind me of myself. I haven't exercised in months. But I have a good excuse for my sluggishness. I am unfit. I just don't have the energy to exercise right now, but I keep promising myself that as soon as I am in shape I will exercise.
Of course, it doesn't work that way. Fitness doesn't just happen to you. It takes work. The more you exercise the more energetic you feel. But the more you neglect your body, the less motivated you feel to move it. You can't wait for your energy level to rise before exercising. It's the another way around, you need to force yourself to exercise in order to raise your energy level. Break your cycle of inertia, and new energy will pump through your veins and you feel alive again.
What is true for the body is true for the soul. You are presently uninspired. The only way out of spiritual inertia is to just get moving. Walk away from your uninspired self and do a soulful act. Pray, study, care for others. It may seem forced at first. But as you smash through the barrier of lethargy you will feel the flow of inspiration returning to your soul, and your spirit will be revived.
The secret is to reach out of yourself. The moment you do something not because you feel like it but because it is right, not for yourself but for G-d, you have stepped out of your uninspired reality, you have transcended yourself, and you become open to your real self, your soul.
Being unfit is no excuse not to exercise, it's the best reason to exercise. And being uninspired is no obstacle to a soul journey, it's the fuel that propels the journey. Inspiration is all around you. Your search for it is getting in the way. Stop looking for inspiration, and look beyond yourself and your moods. When your self is empty, it is a call to find a higher you. I can think of nothing more inspiring than that. |
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Evening Services
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Shabbat Ends
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Family Shabbat Jan. 18-19 |
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Chabad of Sunny Isles Beach is proud to announce our Family Shabbaton. Leave the cooking to us and enjoy Friday, January 18 and Saturday, January 19. Feed your stomach and your soul as we enjoy an inspiring Shabbat together.
Friday, Jan.18 Evening Services 5:30 PM Followed by a Gourmet Dinner.
Saturday, Jan. 19 Morning Services 9:30 AM Followed by a sit down lunch
Cost: Adults $25 Children 10 and under $10
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Singles Shabbaton Jan. 25 |
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Please join us Thursday, January 17 at 8:00 PM for a farbrengen for the Hilula of the Previouse Lubavitcher Rebbe and the day that the Rebbe became Rebbe. |
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the book of Exodus
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Special Senior's Class with Rabbi Baron Tuesday mornings from 10:30-11:30 AM
This is an intriguing course Titled:
Israel: The Land & The Spirit |
Torah Class Given In Hebrew |
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Torah Class given in Hebrew Thursday Evenings from 9:00-10:00 PM by Rabbi Yehuda
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New JLI Course Starts In February |
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BEYOND BELIEF
Reflections on Jewish Faith, Reason and Experience
Our beliefs color the way we see the world and helps us to make sense of the inevitable challenges that confront us.
Beyond Belief is designed to help you take a closer look at how Jewish beliefs can help bring meaning to your life and guide your choices.
Class Starts Tuesday, February 5th at 7:00 PM and continues for six weeks. |
Parsha In A Nutshell |
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The last three of the Ten Plagues are visited on Egypt: a swarm of locusts devours all the crops and greenery; a thick, palpable darkness envelops the land; and all the firstborn of Egypt are killed at the stroke of midnight of the 15th of the month of Nissan.
G-d commands the first mitzvah to be given to the people of Israel: to establish a calendar based on the monthly rebirth of the moon. The Israelites are also instructed to bring a "Passover offering" to G-d: a lamb or kid is to be slaughtered and its blood sprinkled on the doorposts and lintel of every Israelite home, so that G-d should pass over these homes when He comes to kill the Egyptian firstborn. The roasted meat of the offering is to be eaten that night together with matzah (unleavened bread) and bitter herbs.
The death of the firstborn finally breaks Pharaoh's resistance and he literally drives the Children of Israel from his land. So hastily do they depart, there is no time for their dough to rise, and the only provisions they take along are unleavened. Before they go, they ask their Egyptian neighbors for gold, silver and garments, draining Egypt of its wealth.
The Children of Israel are commanded to consecrate all firstborn and to observe the anniversary of the Exodus each year by removing all leaven from their possession for seven days, eating matzah, and telling the story of their redemption to their children. They are also commanded to wear tefillin on the arm and head as a reminder of the Exodus and their resultant commitment to G-d. | |
Shabbat Shalom,
Rabbi Yisrael and Toby Baron Chabad of Sunny Isles Beach
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