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Congregation Schomre Israel
4 Cheshvan 5779
Shabbos Parshas Noach 5779
 October 12-13, 2018 
  פרשת נח
      ד' חשון תשע"ט    
 


From the Rabbi's Tish

נֹחַ אִישׁ צַדִּיק תָּמִים הָיָה בְּדֹרֹתָיו
 Noah was in his generations a man righteous and whole-hearted
   Genesis 6:9 בראשית  
 
Compared to everyone else, he was righteous.
In spite of everyone else, he was righteous.
 
    There are two possibilities as to how we can evaluate Noah. Only if one compares him with the licentiousness of his generation was he righteous; for had he lived in Avraham's times, Noah would not have been considered righteous. The other view (isn't there always another view) is that if he was able to act properly in a generation as degenerate as his, how much more so would he have been a tzadik had he lived at a time when there were others like him.
 
  While it is interesting to see these two diametrically opposing views, are there practical lessons that we are to derive from this description/comparison of Noah and Avraham?  Rabbi Joseph Lookstein a"h, venerable leader of Congregation Kehilat Jeshurun and homiletics teacher at Yeshiva University, would always point out the exact language of this quote, "some of the rabbis see praise of Noah while others see denigration of Noah."  When it comes to praise, the Medrash says "some of the rabbis say", while when it comes to speaking negatively they are not called rabbis, merely others say. One should always strive to be "of the rabbis" and always look at others positively.
 
     The view that Noah's designation as tzadik is only in comparison to his generations seems to be enforced by the fact that we are told Noah walked with G-d; while in regard to Abraham we are told he walked before, i.e. independently of G-d.  Likewise we are told that while both Abraham and Sarah brought people "under the wings of the Shechina" and the belief in monotheism, Noah was unsuccessful in preserving other than his own family from the deluge.
 
  Nonetheless, we wonder what happened to Abraham's "baalei teshuva"?  If Avraham was successful then where are those "new believers" and their children.  Apparently, they disappeared.  When Yitzchak comes on the scene he is alone in society just as his father and mother were.  Perhaps there is a temporary sense of success for Avraham and Sarah but it did not last.  Maybe it was too dependent upon charismatic leadership, and once the leaders passed away the followers succumbed to the trends of society, which led them away from this higher degree of a moral society.  There are lessons here which are quite profound in the sense that the leadership that is necessary to develop a moral society has to be a strong one, but also has to develop followers who will remain steadfast and leaders on their own, as well as creators of their own followers. 
   
Shabbat Shalom, 
  
Eliezer Langer      


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    OCTOBER     BIRTHDAYS
    14 Marvin Wachs
    17 David Weisfelner
    19 Phillip Koffman
    20 Irving Baum
    20 Michael Levine
    20 Joshua Calli
    22 Shifra Zinger
    23 Shoshanah Winter
    23 Stuart Weinstein
    24 Ariel Barzilay
    31 Meira Rivka Kirshner 
 
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Yahrtzeit

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We commemorate the yahrtzeit of:

 
YAHRZEITS OCTOBER 2018
   
    13 Doris Aber 4 Cheshvan
    15 Evelyn Warren 6 Cheshvan
    18  Edward Koffman 9 Cheshvan
    18  Helen Caston 9 Cheshvan
    19  Jerome Ehrenzweig 10 Cheshvan
    20  Lawrence Shapiro 11 Cheshvan
    22  Rachel Markowitz 13 Cheshvan
    23  Claire Koffman 14 Cheshvan
    25 Ted Horowitz 16 Cheshvan
    26  Agusta Finkelstein 17 Cheshvan
    26  Saul Fishman 17 Cheshvan
    27  Abraham Smith 18 Cheshvan
    30 Kathy Schudroff 21 Cheshvan



 

May their souls be bound in the bond of eternal life.

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Schedule of Services 

Candle Lighting 6:00 PM
Mincha /Kabbalat Shabbat 6:00 PM
Shacharit Shabbat Day 9:00 AM
Shema before 9:53 AM
Mincha after 1:09 PM
Shabbat Ends 7:11 PM 

Sunday Morning 8:30 AM Shacharit   
Weekdays 7:00 AM

Monday Yahrtzeit of Evelyn Warren, beloved mother of Harold Warren, Shacharis 7:00 AM



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 Back to School with the Morse School
 
The Jewish Social Action Coalition is once again supporting the students at the Morse School.  We are currently collecting backpacks and school supplies for the children. Black and white notebooks with wide lines are very much appreciated as well as other typical school supplies.
 
Additionally once school is in session in early September, we will be collecting non-perishable food supplies for the food pantry at the school. During the last academic year our congregation was most generous. Please continue this effort this year.  You may also choose to contribute gift cards to various local grocery stores. If you do so, the gift card will be used to shop for needed supplies.   
 
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Sandy Corwin at 845-452- 2436 or Debby  Sullum at 845-705-3656.
 

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