Services are held at the Chabad House - 50 Overlook Terrace, side entrance

Shabbos P. Chukas

FRIDAY, JULY 4

Minchah, Kabolas Shabbos: 8:20 pm

SHABBAT, JULY 5

Say Shema before: 9:12 am

Tanya & Tuna: 9:30 am

Shacharit: 10:00 am

Services followed by a Kiddush-Lunch, sponsored by David Elam in honor of his birthday!

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Talmudic Tales Class: 7:10 pm

Minchah: 7:55 pm

Followed by Seudah Shlishis, Pirkei Avos - Ch. 5, and Chassidus

Maariv/Shabbos Ends: 9:20 pm

Waters of Strife The Price of Leadership

By Rabbi Yanki Tauber

One of the most puzzling passages in the  Torah  is the story of the Waters of Strife, in the wake of which G‑d decreed that Moses would die in the desert and would not enter the Land of  Israel.

A hundred generations of Torah scholars, beginning with Moses himself and continuing with the sages of the Midrash, the biblical commentaries and the chassidic masters, struggle with this enigmatic chapter. As we speak, someone is writing a “Parshah piece” that searches for some explanation of the event, or at least a lesson to be derived from it.

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Drama on The Roof of a Tel Aviv Skyscraper

Adapted by Yerachmiel Tilles from an emailing of Rabbi Tuvia Bolton of Yeshiva Ohr Tmimim. Taken from Ascentofsafed.com

About fifteen years ago, Jerry (not his real name), an Israeli multi-millionaire businessman, was on the top of the world. He toured the globe enjoying the best hotels, restaurants, cars and anything that money could buy. He was a self-made-man who loved his creator (i.e. himself). Saying; "My talents and strength gave me all these riches." (Deut. 8:17) and the sky was the limit…almost.

One of the most grandiose building projects ever in Israel, the Azrieli business complex in Tel Aviv,1 was nearing its completion and Jerry was given an opportunity to purchase the entire top (49th) floor!

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The Tenth Red Heifer

Based on the teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe;

from the Sichos in English Collection; art by Sefira Lightstone

The Torah portion of Chukas begins with the laws of the Parah Adumah, the Red Heifer, whose ashes were used to ritually purify a person who had come in contact with a dead body.

The Rambam, Maimonides, states in Yad HaChazakah, Laws of Parah Adumah: “Nine  Paros Adumos were made from the time it was first commanded until the destruction of the Second Beis HaMikdash, Holy Temple.  Moshe  made the first; Ezra the second; and seven more from the time of Ezra until the destruction of the Temple. The tenth will be made by Moshiach. May he be speedily revealed, Amen. May He so will it.”

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Summer Vegetable Couscous Recipe. All Variations

By Levana Kirschenbaum | 7/23/12

Levanacooks.com

Vegetable Couscous

This one is a summery version of the all-time classic Summer Vegetable Couscous: We make it light and summery by using quick-cooking and fragrant light summer vegetables, like fennel, artichokes, zucchini or Swiss Chard, tomatoes, fresh fava beans

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For a halachic guide to washing/checking

vegetables, fruits, & berries, click here

From Aish.com

Once upon a time in their marriage, Saul Rosenberg did something really stupid. Ethel Rosenberg chewed him out for it. He apologized, they made up.

However, from time to time, Ethel would mention what he had done.

"Honey," Saul finally said one day, "why do you keep bringing that up? I thought your policy was 'forgive and forget.'"

"It is," Ethel said. "I just don't want you to forget that I've forgiven and forgotten."