Parshat Emor

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Part I Why Is the High Priest Not Allowed to Marry a Widow? with the responsibility of carrying the prayers of all of Israel, at that very moment he could, possibly, deviously We learn in the abuse the Holy Name of parsha that a Kohen G-d. The Daas Zekeinim is not allowed to The Daas Zekeinim is emphasize this point marry a divorcee, further by mentioning a suggesting that at this and the Kohen Gadol spiritually charged time, passage from the is not even allowed when the Kohen Gadol Talmud Yerushalmi. The to marry a widow. Talmud Yerushalmi mentions the Holy Name The Daas Zekeinim of G-d on behalf of the states that originally m'Baalei haTosfos the Kohen Gadol would entire Jewish nation, he provides an might have in mind that pronounce the Explicit astounding Name of G-d out loud he wants to marry a interpretation of the certain already married 10 times during the law that the Kohen Yom Kippur Service. woman. Implicitly, he Gadol cannot marry a would be hoping that her This powerful Name widow, that current husband will die was normally not highlights how spoken, and most so that he might marry suspicious the Torah her. To preclude such a people did not even is when it comes to know how to pronounce possibility, the Torah human nature and insists that he marry a it correctly. This man's baser practice was stopped, virgin rather than a instincts. On Yom widow, so that such because there were Kippur, the Kohen wicked thoughts will never people who would listen Gadol mentions the enter his mind. This is an to the Kohen Gadol's (normally) amazing statement. The pronunciation of the unmentionable Holy Explicit Name of G-d on message is that, Name of G-d while unfortunately, people can Yom Kippur and would standing in the write down the be so corrupt that in the Kodesh HaKodoshim. holiest moment of the transliteration of that If, during one of the Name, so that they year, in the holiest place ten times that the in the world, when the would have it available Kohen Gadol during the course of the Kohen Gadol is involved mentions the explicit Name of G-d on Yom Kippur, he has in mind a certain individual that he does not like, then that person will die during the coming year.

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year if they wanted to curse someone. The practice of audible pronunciation of the Explicit Name was stopped so that people would not be able to use this weapon. Incredible, but true.

driving away). He thinks "Well this other fellow is probably davening Ma'ariv as well. I'll leave right after Ma'ariv and won't be causing anyone any problem." Of course, the other fellow did not come to daven Ma'ariv. He is now ready to go back home. Part II Congratulations on Doing the He comes outside and finds another car sitting Mitzvah, But horizontally opposite his fender. Of course, the The pasuk states, "They shall guard my person who came in "just to daven ma'ariv" is safekeeping and they shall not bear sin over it caught in a conversation with a third person after and die because of it, for they will have defiled ma'ariv. The poor fellow in the parking lot is stuck it, I am Hashem who sanctifies them." [Vayikra there because he can't get his car out. Someone 22:9]. The context of this verse is the wants to daven ma'ariv. He wants to do it with a consumption of the Terumah by Kohanim. Rashi minyan. Wonderful. But "They shall guard my says that the sin referred to is the capital safekeeping and they shall not bear sin over it..." offense of consuming Terumah while in a state Congratulations on doing the mitzvah. But be of impurity (Tumas haGuf). Rav Yeruchum careful not to simultaneous sin in other matters. makes the following observation in his work on Chumash: Eating Terumah is a mitzvah. The Torah is warning that in the course of doing a mitzvah, one should make sure not to commit any sins. We are lulled into thinking that while we are in the midst of performing a mitzvah, we are 'exempt' and have immunity from any sins that we might be doing simultaneously. "I'm doing a mitzvah now, so I have nothing else to worry about." This is not true. Sometimes a person can be doing a mitzvah, but in the course of doing a mitzvah he commits an aveirah. The admonition of this pasuk is not only referring to Terumah. Anytime one performs a mitzvah he needs to make sure that the mitzvah is complete and is not tainted by any simultaneous aveiros. The classic example of this is the person who comes in to daven Ma'ariv and parks his car in the middle of the parking lot (blocking other parked cars from
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THANK YOU Thank you all for your time, effort and participation to make Rabbi Polakoff's 25th Shabbat Celebration a success! From Kabbalat Shabbat, the Tish, Shabbat Davening, the Youth Participation, Siyum Mishnayot, Luncheon, Seudat Shilshit and Havdalah it was an incredible Shabbat for everyone. We thank all of our Chairs, Committee members, Sponsors, Gabbayim, Hosts and all who attended to make this a GNS Shabbat to remember. It was our pleasure to chair this wonderful event in honor of Rabbi Polakoff's 25th Anniversary. We couldn't have done it without all of you who helped to spread the word, remind people to sign up, write tributes, send photos, give dvrei torah, and sponsor to make this special Shabbat happen. It was our pleasure to chair this wonderful event in honor of Rabbi Polakoff. We hope that the warmth and unity felt on this Shabbat will continue to inspire everyone to participate and strengthen our shul for the future.

WITHIN OUR FAMILY

Mazal Tov to Alina & Lev Dynkin on the Bar Mitzvah of their son Joseph. Mazal Tov to Allegra & Avi Goldberg on the Bar Mitzvah of their son Zach. Mazal Tov to Debbie & Alan Kestenbaum on the upcoming marriage of their son Jordan to Riva Zuckor the daughter of Dr. David & Barbie Zukor of Montreal Canada. Mazal Tov also to grandparents Anita & Hal Beretz. Mazal Tov to Lauren & Joseph Hyman on the engagement of their daughter Abigail to Daniel Elsant son of Gail & Dr. Martin Elsant. Mazal Tov to Mimi & Chaim Hirsch on the engagement of his daughter Perela to Dovid Schilet of Brooklyn. Mazal Tov to Isadore Sirota on the birth of a great-granddaughter, born to his grandchildren Tova & Rabbi Baruch Perl of Jerusalem. Mazal Tov to Joan & Henry Katz on the Bat Mitzvah of the granddaughter Talia Raymonde Katz daughter of Dina & Daniel Katz.
A LIFE SAVING MITZVAH Rabbi Block from Roslyn has asked us to publicize that a member of their community is in need of a kidney transplant and is looking for that special type of person who would literally give the gift of life by donating one of their kidneys. Anybody who is interested to donate please contact Rabbi Block razleeners@aol.com. PARLOR MEETING FOR MTJ The annual Great Neck Friends of MTJ parlor meeting will take place this Tuesday, April 23rd at 8:00PM at the home of Davida and Marc Yehaskel, 9 Willow Lane. The Guest of Honor this year is Rabbi Ian Lichter who will receive the Keser Torah Award. Please come down and meet Rabbi Feinstein who will enlighten us with words of Torah and chizuk. SAVE THE NEW DATE: The North Shore Hebrew Academy 58th Annual Journal Dinner will take place on Thursday evening, May 2nd at Citi Field honoring two long time NSHA/NSHAHS board member families and Founding Families of the High School Corinne and Joe Franco & Bonnie and Michael Orbach. Those wishing to place an ad, make a reservation or serve on the dinner committee, please contact Arnie Flatow at aflatow@nsha.org or call the Business Office at 487-868 ext 2. ISRAEL BONDS The community Israel Bond event will take place on Tuesday evening, May 21, 7:30 pm , at Temple Israel in great Neck. Our members Martin & Shoshana Sokol will be among the honorees. For more information and reservations please contact Anne Bernstein, 212-446-5853 or see Tricia Moslin. Saturday, 17 Iyyar Aaron J. Eliach for Chana Eliach Murray Frank for Pearl Gold Sunday, 18 Iyyar Emile Haskel Kattan for Edward Kattan Karen Shein for Philip Weitman Monday, 19 Iyyar Susan Castle for Avraham Dobkowski Louisa Prawer for Ruben Fuchs Carl Rosenberg for Blanche Rosenberg Edward Weiss for Bertha Weiss Peter Weiss for Bertha Weiss Tuesday, 20 Iyyar Ellen Siegel for Avraham Givner Wednesday 21 Iyyar Sheila Bachman for Allan Bachman Helene Bayme for Maurice Asher Thursday, 22 Iyyar Ebrahim Gabbaizadeh for Yoseph Gabbaizadeh Mojdeh Hevdat for Manouchehr Shaulian Ira Lubin for Esther Alberts Ester Noy for Abraham Nir Paul Wein for Melvin Wein Friday, 23 Iyyar Jacqueline Fischer for Menachim Mendel Salomon Ebrahim Gabbaizadeh for Auma bat Elazar Gabbaizadeh

Special Thanks to Mark Twersky, Ellen Polakoff, Rabbi Lichter, Rabbi Jensen, Dr. Mike and Zehava Atlas, Chazan Kron, Rabbi Bronstein, Scott Danoff, and the entire GNS staff for all of their help to make this 25th Anniversary Shabbat a success! Sharon Goldwyn and Cindy Liebmann
HASHKAMA MINYAN Kiddush at the Hashkama Minyan is sponsored by Anne & Harvey Brenner. SISTERHOOD UPCOMING EVENTS SAVE THE DATE: Sunday, May 5th. Our Spring Celebration featuring an Antiques Road Show Appraiser, bazaar and children's program. Bring your family heirlooms and see what they are worth! MENS CLUB PRESENTS On Tuesday, April 30, 8:00 pm - The next in the Mens Club series of Medical Forums will feature two Cardiologists, Dr. William Frumkin and Dr. Hal Chadow. The topic of the discussion "CPR and other life saving tips". MENS CLUB UPCOMING EVENTS: May 21: Israel Bond Community Event at Temple Israel. Mon, May 27, Memorial Day 7:10PM: We invite you and your family to join us at Citi Field, Queens to see YANKEES vs METS. Discounted ticket price: $54.00 per person (adult or child). Please make checks to GNS Mens Club If you are interested, please contact Jack Lipsky at 829-6187 jlipsky.lipsk01@insuremail.net or Hilly Milun 448-4890 gnsmensclub@optonline.net. We have a limited number of tickets available. Please order early. Sun, June 2, 7:00PM: Author Frieda Korobkin, who was sent as a child by her parents in the "Kindertransport" from Austria to England just before WWII, will speak of her experiences and her book, "Throw Your Feet Over Your Shoulders". June 12 & 13 Wed. & Thur., Defensive Driving Course: Reduce your auto insurance premiums by taking the Defensive Driving course, which will be held over two evenings from 7:00 to 10:00 pm. Limited seating. Please call the shul office for reservations. Sun. June 30: Annual Fishing trip. HAIRCUTS Those who follow Ashkenazic custom may take a haircut this Friday April 26, in honor of Shabbat. Although normally one would not take a haircut before Lag B'Omer, in a year when Lag B'Omer falls on a Sunday, an exception is made. This applies on Friday only, not Thursday night.

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EMUNAH OF GREAT NECK AUTHOR EVENT EMUNAH friends of Great Neck invites women to meet Judy Brown, aka Eishes Chayil, the author of the book HUSH, who will speak about "What happens when you are betrayed by those who love you most." Tuesday, April 23, 8:00 pm at the home of Robyn Gelberg, 3 Orchard Street. Couvert $36.00; sponsorships are available. Any questions, please contact Robyn Gelberg or Nadine Shatzkes.

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