This week’s Parsha Preview is co-dedicated to the refuah of the following people:
Men
Reuven Mordechai Ben Chana Batya, Yaakov David Ben Sarah, Avraham Ben Sarah, Menachem Mendel Ben Faigie Ruchel, Gilon Chaim Ben Yonit, Ofek Ben Tali, Shimon Ben Miriam, Avraham Moshe Ben Miriam Tova, Baruch Kalman Ben Leiben Jacobs, Mendel Ber Ben Sarah, Aharon Ben Tamar, Shmuel Baruch Ben Golda.
Women
Sarah Bat Channah, Chana Leah Bat Esther, Kreindel Bat Esther, Kreynah Leah Bat Rachel, Simcha Bat Mazel, Sara Bat Hodda, Kyla Chaya Bat Sarah Polson, Leiba Bat Devorah Esther, Tova Rochel Bat Chaya and Yocheved Yaakovite bat Leah.
May Hashem grant them all a speedy recovery and a complete healing.
Daven for the release of Gilad Shalit-Gilad Ben Aviva-may Hashem bring him home safe and sound. If you asked to have someone put on the refuah list please update me on how these people are doing. If you would like to add someone to the list please send me an e-mail parshapreview@gmail.com
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Shlomo Beldeb Thursday, October 14
“Ad Meyah Vesrim Shannah”
Parshah Lech-Lecha - Genesis 12:1-17:27
Torah Reading for Week of October 10-16, 2010 - Cheshvan 2-8 5771 Candle Lighting for Toronto is 6:16 P.M.
Candle Lighting for Thornhill is 6:16 P.M.
Number Of Mitzvot in Parshah Lech-Lecha : 1
0 Mitzvot Aseh (Positive Commandments) Circumcision
0 Mitzvot Lo Taaseh (Negative Commandments-Prohibitions)
Many mitzvoth are repeated in this week’s Parsha.
Haftora (Additional portion, from Prophets, which is read after the Parsha) Yeshayahu / Isaiah 40:27 41:16
The Torah Reading on Shabbat day is divided into 7 sections. Each section is called an Aliya (meaning to go up) since for each Aliya, one person "goes up" to make a bracha on the Torah Reading. We invite the Cohen first, followed by a Levite who then in turn is followed by an Israelite. When a Cohen is not in attendance we call an Israelite in their place, if a Levite is not in attendance then the same Cohen is called in their place.
Parsha Summary – Lech Lecha
Avram is commanded to leave Charan and travel 400 miles to the Land of Canaan. (Charan was 600 miles from Ur Casdim) Upon arriving, they are forced to leave Canaan, due to a local famine, and travel to Mitzrayim in search of food.
Avram plans for his encounter with the immoral and spiritual depravity of Egypt. His and Sarah's confrontation with Pharaoh is detailed. Avram and Sarah return home.
Avram separates from his nephew / brother-in-law Lot, due to Lot's defection from the teachings of Avram. Hashem reassures Avram that he will have children, "like the dust of the earth", who will inherit the Land and carry on his work.
Avram is forced to rescue Lot from captivity. In so doing, he adjusts the balance of power in Canaan and is recognized by the other political leaders for his military and moral strength. His encounter with Malki Tzedek (Shem) is in stark contrast to his confrontation with the King of Sodom.
Hashem again reassures Avram that he will have genetic children (not just followers) who would be as numerous as the stars in the sky.
The colossal "Covenant Between the Halves" takes place during which the next 430 years of Jewish history is revealed. Avram is 70 years old. Sarai instructs Avram to marry Hagar. The story of her conflict with Sarai, her encounter with an angel, and the birth of Yishmael in 2034 is told. Following the birth of Yishmael Avram's name is changed to Avraham.
Avraham is commanded with the Mitzvah of Circumcision. Sarai's name is changed to Sarah, and Hashem assures Avraham he and Sarah will have a son called Yitzchak. It is the year 2047 and Avraham circumcises himself, Yishmael, and his entire household.
Men
Reuven Mordechai Ben Chana Batya, Yaakov David Ben Sarah, Avraham Ben Sarah, Menachem Mendel Ben Faigie Ruchel, Gilon Chaim Ben Yonit, Ofek Ben Tali, Shimon Ben Miriam, Avraham Moshe Ben Miriam Tova, Baruch Kalman Ben Leiben Jacobs, Mendel Ber Ben Sarah, Aharon Ben Tamar, Shmuel Baruch Ben Golda.
Women
Sarah Bat Channah, Chana Leah Bat Esther, Kreindel Bat Esther, Kreynah Leah Bat Rachel, Simcha Bat Mazel, Sara Bat Hodda, Kyla Chaya Bat Sarah Polson, Leiba Bat Devorah Esther, Tova Rochel Bat Chaya and Yocheved Yaakovite bat Leah.
May Hashem grant them all a speedy recovery and a complete healing.
Daven for the release of Gilad Shalit-Gilad Ben Aviva-may Hashem bring him home safe and sound. If you asked to have someone put on the refuah list please update me on how these people are doing. If you would like to add someone to the list please send me an e-mail parshapreview@gmail.com
Once again, you can have this Parshah Preview dedicated in honour or memory of a loved one, you can ask for a refuah or simply acknowledge a milestone. It does not cost a thing all you have to do is ask.
Join my blog @
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Join my facebook group: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=124915804223995
Happy Birthday to:
Alegria Wahnich Tuesday, October 12
Andre Van Embden Wednesday, October 13
Malka Jacobs Wednesday, October 13
Shlomo Beldeb Thursday, October 14
“Ad Meyah Vesrim Shannah”
Parshah Lech-Lecha - Genesis 12:1-17:27
Torah Reading for Week of October 10-16, 2010 - Cheshvan 2-8 5771 Candle Lighting for Toronto is 6:16 P.M.
Candle Lighting for Thornhill is 6:16 P.M.
Number Of Mitzvot in Parshah Lech-Lecha : 1
0 Mitzvot Aseh (Positive Commandments) Circumcision
0 Mitzvot Lo Taaseh (Negative Commandments-Prohibitions)
Many mitzvoth are repeated in this week’s Parsha.
Haftora (Additional portion, from Prophets, which is read after the Parsha) Yeshayahu / Isaiah 40:27 41:16
The Torah Reading on Shabbat day is divided into 7 sections. Each section is called an Aliya (meaning to go up) since for each Aliya, one person "goes up" to make a bracha on the Torah Reading. We invite the Cohen first, followed by a Levite who then in turn is followed by an Israelite. When a Cohen is not in attendance we call an Israelite in their place, if a Levite is not in attendance then the same Cohen is called in their place.
Parsha Summary – Lech Lecha
Avram is commanded to leave Charan and travel 400 miles to the Land of Canaan. (Charan was 600 miles from Ur Casdim) Upon arriving, they are forced to leave Canaan, due to a local famine, and travel to Mitzrayim in search of food.
Avram plans for his encounter with the immoral and spiritual depravity of Egypt. His and Sarah's confrontation with Pharaoh is detailed. Avram and Sarah return home.
Avram separates from his nephew / brother-in-law Lot, due to Lot's defection from the teachings of Avram. Hashem reassures Avram that he will have children, "like the dust of the earth", who will inherit the Land and carry on his work.
Avram is forced to rescue Lot from captivity. In so doing, he adjusts the balance of power in Canaan and is recognized by the other political leaders for his military and moral strength. His encounter with Malki Tzedek (Shem) is in stark contrast to his confrontation with the King of Sodom.
Hashem again reassures Avram that he will have genetic children (not just followers) who would be as numerous as the stars in the sky.
The colossal "Covenant Between the Halves" takes place during which the next 430 years of Jewish history is revealed. Avram is 70 years old. Sarai instructs Avram to marry Hagar. The story of her conflict with Sarai, her encounter with an angel, and the birth of Yishmael in 2034 is told. Following the birth of Yishmael Avram's name is changed to Avraham.
Avraham is commanded with the Mitzvah of Circumcision. Sarai's name is changed to Sarah, and Hashem assures Avraham he and Sarah will have a son called Yitzchak. It is the year 2047 and Avraham circumcises himself, Yishmael, and his entire household.
Hashem said to Abram, “Go for yourself from your land, from your birthplace, and from your father’s house to the land that I will show you. I will make you into a great nation; I will bless you and I will make your name great. You will be a blessing, [and] I will bless those who bless you; the one who curses you, I will curse. All the families of the earth will be blessed through you." (Genesis 12:1-3)
As I sit in the Airport waiting to board my plane my thoughts turn to the late 60’s. Israel thank G-d had just been successful to the onslaught of the combined Arab nations and the 6 day war ending with the re-unification of Jerusalem and access to the remnants of our Beit Hamikdash restored to us. The call went out to many Jews living in Arab lands. The time has come to leave your homes, the land of your parents, the home of your father, the land where your families are entrenched to a land that I will reveal to you. In my parents situation they had applied to France, Israel and Canada. Canada was the new land that we would be able to live in peace and continue in the ways of our people as generations before us did to serve Hashem.
Lech Lecha opens with Hashem's command to Avram to leave the habitual backdrop of his homeland, place of birth and father's familiar surroundings of homeland, birthplace and father's household and journey to an unknown land. He was 75 years old, and from the Talmud and Midrash we learn that this was not the beginning of Avram's devotion to G-d, but merely the start of a new and imposing phase of his career, the culmination of decades of dedication to pursuing--and then spreading to mankind--the truth of His rule. Lech Lecha marks the opening of G-d's prophetic revelations to Avram.
Interestingly, Avram's original conclusion that the world was controlled by One Supreme Being was arrived at through independent intellectual inquiry; lacking any teacher in his early years, and surrounded by idol - worshippers in the great city of Ur of the Chaldees, Avram examined the processes of nature and traced them back to an original Cause. As Rambam writes in a famous passage from Mishnah Torah ("Hilchot Yeshodei HaTorah"),
"...his mind was busily working and reflecting until he had attained the way of truth, apprehended the correct line of thought, and knew that there is one G-d, that He guides the celestial sphere and created everything, and that among all that exist, there is no god besides Him. He realized that men everywhere were in error, and that what had occasioned their error was that they worshiped the stars and the images, so that the truth perished from their minds...Having attained this knowledge, [at the age of 40, according to Rambam, though the Midrash offers alternative opinions of his age as well] he began to refute the inhabitants of Ur of the Chaldees..." (Yesodei HaTorah: 1, 2;).
Hashem's command to Avram to break with his past represents, obviously, a great and gruelling test of faith. At the same time, Hashem promises him many blessings in return, chiefly the privilege of fathering a great nation dedicated to his own ideals; this is why the Torah does not just say, "lech," which would be a simple command of, "go," but adds the word, lechah (for yourself, literally or as Rashi comments: "for your own benefit, for your good.")
Avraham took a real chance; he defied Nimrod who was the emperor of the world. He went against his father who was the supreme idol maker of the world. If we could put things into perspective then it’s possible that one of Terach’s idols might have had a stamp on the bottom that read like, “Purveyor of fine quality idols since the time of Nimrod”. Nevertheless a respected member of the high court of Nimrod. Finally, Nimrod orders Avrams execution, he is to be placed in a fiery oven. With Hashem’s help Avram is saved. Avram’s faith in Hashem is absolute. After this episode Avram earns the title “Ivri”.
The Avram from over there. The Avram with the strange ideas that there is one supreme being Melech Malechei Hamelachim-The King to rule all kings. In contrast to the idea that one being ruled the sun, one for the earth, one for the moon……..you get the idea…
Avram’s notoriety spread and to this day we have the benefit and merit of Avram’s faith in Hashem. For this reason Hashem commands Avram to leave.
Three times daily we invoke Avraham’s name during the Amidah service. G-d its me!!! I am bowing down to your glory-bye the way in case I am not worthy, my forefather was Avraham. If you can’t help me then remember Avraham as the only person to recognize your specialness as the “One” and only master of the universe and in his merit help me.
May we continue to benefit from Avraham’s merit for many generations to come.
Halacha of the Week
Please note that the Halachot discussed here are according to Sephardic Tradition as outlined by The Maran Shulchan Aruch. This is just a summary and in no way deemed as a Halachic ruling. Please contact your local Orthodox Rabbi for help.
I will be reviewing the laws concerning Shabbat observance.
Asking a Gentile to Activate or Deactivate an Air Conditioner on Shabbat
Is it permissible to ask a gentile to turn off the air conditioner in the synagogue if it is too cold in the room? Many synagogues set the air conditioner on a timer, so that it goes on during the day for the Shabbat morning service. It occasionally happens that the air conditioning is set on a timer, but the weather turns sharply colder, such that the air conditioning makes it very uncomfortable in the synagogue. In such a case, would it be permissible to ask a gentile to turn off the air conditioning?
Rav Moshe Feinstein (Russia-New York, 1895-1986) addresses this question and rules that one may, indeed, ask a gentile to turn off the air conditioning if it is too cold in the synagogue. Rav Feinstein notes the ruling of the Shulhan Aruch that people are at risk of taking ill due to exposure to the cold, and this concern overrides the prohibition of Amira Le’nochri (asking a gentile to perform an activity forbidden for Jews). Moreover, he writes, uncomfortable conditions in the synagogue may likely cause people to leave, and they will miss the Torah reading, Kaddish, Kedusha and so on. Rav Moshe cites a ruling of the Mishna Berura (Rav Yisrael Meir Kagan of Radin, 1839-1933) that one may ask a gentile to fix a dismantled Erub on Shabbat, as this is necessary to prevent Jews from violating Shabbat. Similarly, Rav Moshe writes, it would be permissible to ask a gentile to deactivate the air conditioning in the synagogue to prevent people from leaving.
In one’s home, there is even greater reason to permit asking a gentile to deactivate the air conditioning in such a case, since one has nowhere else to go. When the air conditioning causes discomfort in the synagogue, one might have claimed, we should perhaps instruct people to return home, rather than ask a gentile to turn off the air conditioning. If this happens in one’s home, however, Halacha would certainly not require him to go somewhere else. Therefore, if Halacha allows asking a gentile to deactivate the air conditioning in the synagogue, then certainly one may ask a gentile to turn off the air conditioning in one’s home if it causes uncomfortably cold conditions.
Is it permissible to ask a gentile to turn on the air conditioning if it is uncomfortably hot in the synagogue, or in one’s home? The Shulhan Aruch allows asking a gentile to turn on the heat due to the fact that people are sensitive to exposure to the cold and may become sick. Would this also apply to turning on the air conditioning under uncomfortably warm conditions?
The Minhat Yishak (Rav Yishak Weiss, 1902-1989) addresses this question and notes an interesting story told in the Talmud Yerushalmi. The Yerushalmi relates that Antoninus, the Roman emperor, once embarked on a trip, and before he left he asked his friend, Rabbi Yehuda Hanasi, to pray on his behalf. Rabbi Yehuda prayed that God should protect the emperor from cold weather.
“I don’t need a prayer for protection against the cold,” Antoninus said, “because if it gets cold I can put on a warm coat!”
Rabbi Yehuda then prayed that God should protect the emperor from the heat. Antoninus thanked him for the prayer, noting the verse in Tehillim (19:7), “Nobody can hide from His heat” (“Ve’en Nistar Me’hamato”). There is no method of protecting oneself from heat, as opposed to cold, from which one can shield himself by wearing layers of clothing.
This story, the Minhat Yishak comments, demonstrates that heat poses an even greater risk than cold. Therefore, if Halacha allows asking a gentile to turn on the heat under cold conditions, then certainly one may ask a gentile to turn on the air conditioning under hot conditions. The Minhat Yishak further notes that activating an air conditioner might constitute a Rabbinic prohibition (as opposed to a Torah violation), and Halacha allows asking a gentile to perform an act which the Sages forbade if this is necessary to alleviate discomfort. Therefore, under uncomfortably hot conditions, one may ask a gentile to activate the air conditioner. This applies both at home and in the synagogue. This is also the ruling of the Yalkut Yosef.
Of course, if the home or synagogue can be made comfortable by opening a window, this should be done instead of requesting the services of a gentile. Our discussion here relates to especially hot weather, under which conditions open windows will not alleviate the discomfort.
This Parsha Preview is sponsored by Cars And Trucks 4 Less, Sales, Leasing and Financing. If you are in the market for a New or Used Vehicle give us a call “we will steer you in the right direction”. Please call 416-829-1761.
If you would like your company or service listed here please do not hesitate to ask. I do not take a fee for this. It is very important for us to support and promote local Jewish businesses. We spend so much time looking for the best deal possible that we lose sight of obligation to support our “brothers”. It’s forbidden to give business to others; we are obligated to do business with fellow Jews. Trust me when I say that the other nations put the welfare of their own first and not looking for the best deal in town. Again, there is no charge and would be my pleasure to list your service, product or business. All you have to do is ask.
Shabbat Shalom Umevorach-A peaceful and Blessed Shabbat
Yitzchak Alloul
As I sit in the Airport waiting to board my plane my thoughts turn to the late 60’s. Israel thank G-d had just been successful to the onslaught of the combined Arab nations and the 6 day war ending with the re-unification of Jerusalem and access to the remnants of our Beit Hamikdash restored to us. The call went out to many Jews living in Arab lands. The time has come to leave your homes, the land of your parents, the home of your father, the land where your families are entrenched to a land that I will reveal to you. In my parents situation they had applied to France, Israel and Canada. Canada was the new land that we would be able to live in peace and continue in the ways of our people as generations before us did to serve Hashem.
Lech Lecha opens with Hashem's command to Avram to leave the habitual backdrop of his homeland, place of birth and father's familiar surroundings of homeland, birthplace and father's household and journey to an unknown land. He was 75 years old, and from the Talmud and Midrash we learn that this was not the beginning of Avram's devotion to G-d, but merely the start of a new and imposing phase of his career, the culmination of decades of dedication to pursuing--and then spreading to mankind--the truth of His rule. Lech Lecha marks the opening of G-d's prophetic revelations to Avram.
Interestingly, Avram's original conclusion that the world was controlled by One Supreme Being was arrived at through independent intellectual inquiry; lacking any teacher in his early years, and surrounded by idol - worshippers in the great city of Ur of the Chaldees, Avram examined the processes of nature and traced them back to an original Cause. As Rambam writes in a famous passage from Mishnah Torah ("Hilchot Yeshodei HaTorah"),
"...his mind was busily working and reflecting until he had attained the way of truth, apprehended the correct line of thought, and knew that there is one G-d, that He guides the celestial sphere and created everything, and that among all that exist, there is no god besides Him. He realized that men everywhere were in error, and that what had occasioned their error was that they worshiped the stars and the images, so that the truth perished from their minds...Having attained this knowledge, [at the age of 40, according to Rambam, though the Midrash offers alternative opinions of his age as well] he began to refute the inhabitants of Ur of the Chaldees..." (Yesodei HaTorah: 1, 2;).
Hashem's command to Avram to break with his past represents, obviously, a great and gruelling test of faith. At the same time, Hashem promises him many blessings in return, chiefly the privilege of fathering a great nation dedicated to his own ideals; this is why the Torah does not just say, "lech," which would be a simple command of, "go," but adds the word, lechah (for yourself, literally or as Rashi comments: "for your own benefit, for your good.")
Avraham took a real chance; he defied Nimrod who was the emperor of the world. He went against his father who was the supreme idol maker of the world. If we could put things into perspective then it’s possible that one of Terach’s idols might have had a stamp on the bottom that read like, “Purveyor of fine quality idols since the time of Nimrod”. Nevertheless a respected member of the high court of Nimrod. Finally, Nimrod orders Avrams execution, he is to be placed in a fiery oven. With Hashem’s help Avram is saved. Avram’s faith in Hashem is absolute. After this episode Avram earns the title “Ivri”.
The Avram from over there. The Avram with the strange ideas that there is one supreme being Melech Malechei Hamelachim-The King to rule all kings. In contrast to the idea that one being ruled the sun, one for the earth, one for the moon……..you get the idea…
Avram’s notoriety spread and to this day we have the benefit and merit of Avram’s faith in Hashem. For this reason Hashem commands Avram to leave.
Three times daily we invoke Avraham’s name during the Amidah service. G-d its me!!! I am bowing down to your glory-bye the way in case I am not worthy, my forefather was Avraham. If you can’t help me then remember Avraham as the only person to recognize your specialness as the “One” and only master of the universe and in his merit help me.
May we continue to benefit from Avraham’s merit for many generations to come.
Halacha of the Week
Please note that the Halachot discussed here are according to Sephardic Tradition as outlined by The Maran Shulchan Aruch. This is just a summary and in no way deemed as a Halachic ruling. Please contact your local Orthodox Rabbi for help.
I will be reviewing the laws concerning Shabbat observance.
Asking a Gentile to Activate or Deactivate an Air Conditioner on Shabbat
Is it permissible to ask a gentile to turn off the air conditioner in the synagogue if it is too cold in the room? Many synagogues set the air conditioner on a timer, so that it goes on during the day for the Shabbat morning service. It occasionally happens that the air conditioning is set on a timer, but the weather turns sharply colder, such that the air conditioning makes it very uncomfortable in the synagogue. In such a case, would it be permissible to ask a gentile to turn off the air conditioning?
Rav Moshe Feinstein (Russia-New York, 1895-1986) addresses this question and rules that one may, indeed, ask a gentile to turn off the air conditioning if it is too cold in the synagogue. Rav Feinstein notes the ruling of the Shulhan Aruch that people are at risk of taking ill due to exposure to the cold, and this concern overrides the prohibition of Amira Le’nochri (asking a gentile to perform an activity forbidden for Jews). Moreover, he writes, uncomfortable conditions in the synagogue may likely cause people to leave, and they will miss the Torah reading, Kaddish, Kedusha and so on. Rav Moshe cites a ruling of the Mishna Berura (Rav Yisrael Meir Kagan of Radin, 1839-1933) that one may ask a gentile to fix a dismantled Erub on Shabbat, as this is necessary to prevent Jews from violating Shabbat. Similarly, Rav Moshe writes, it would be permissible to ask a gentile to deactivate the air conditioning in the synagogue to prevent people from leaving.
In one’s home, there is even greater reason to permit asking a gentile to deactivate the air conditioning in such a case, since one has nowhere else to go. When the air conditioning causes discomfort in the synagogue, one might have claimed, we should perhaps instruct people to return home, rather than ask a gentile to turn off the air conditioning. If this happens in one’s home, however, Halacha would certainly not require him to go somewhere else. Therefore, if Halacha allows asking a gentile to deactivate the air conditioning in the synagogue, then certainly one may ask a gentile to turn off the air conditioning in one’s home if it causes uncomfortably cold conditions.
Is it permissible to ask a gentile to turn on the air conditioning if it is uncomfortably hot in the synagogue, or in one’s home? The Shulhan Aruch allows asking a gentile to turn on the heat due to the fact that people are sensitive to exposure to the cold and may become sick. Would this also apply to turning on the air conditioning under uncomfortably warm conditions?
The Minhat Yishak (Rav Yishak Weiss, 1902-1989) addresses this question and notes an interesting story told in the Talmud Yerushalmi. The Yerushalmi relates that Antoninus, the Roman emperor, once embarked on a trip, and before he left he asked his friend, Rabbi Yehuda Hanasi, to pray on his behalf. Rabbi Yehuda prayed that God should protect the emperor from cold weather.
“I don’t need a prayer for protection against the cold,” Antoninus said, “because if it gets cold I can put on a warm coat!”
Rabbi Yehuda then prayed that God should protect the emperor from the heat. Antoninus thanked him for the prayer, noting the verse in Tehillim (19:7), “Nobody can hide from His heat” (“Ve’en Nistar Me’hamato”). There is no method of protecting oneself from heat, as opposed to cold, from which one can shield himself by wearing layers of clothing.
This story, the Minhat Yishak comments, demonstrates that heat poses an even greater risk than cold. Therefore, if Halacha allows asking a gentile to turn on the heat under cold conditions, then certainly one may ask a gentile to turn on the air conditioning under hot conditions. The Minhat Yishak further notes that activating an air conditioner might constitute a Rabbinic prohibition (as opposed to a Torah violation), and Halacha allows asking a gentile to perform an act which the Sages forbade if this is necessary to alleviate discomfort. Therefore, under uncomfortably hot conditions, one may ask a gentile to activate the air conditioner. This applies both at home and in the synagogue. This is also the ruling of the Yalkut Yosef.
Of course, if the home or synagogue can be made comfortable by opening a window, this should be done instead of requesting the services of a gentile. Our discussion here relates to especially hot weather, under which conditions open windows will not alleviate the discomfort.
This Parsha Preview is sponsored by Cars And Trucks 4 Less, Sales, Leasing and Financing. If you are in the market for a New or Used Vehicle give us a call “we will steer you in the right direction”. Please call 416-829-1761.
If you would like your company or service listed here please do not hesitate to ask. I do not take a fee for this. It is very important for us to support and promote local Jewish businesses. We spend so much time looking for the best deal possible that we lose sight of obligation to support our “brothers”. It’s forbidden to give business to others; we are obligated to do business with fellow Jews. Trust me when I say that the other nations put the welfare of their own first and not looking for the best deal in town. Again, there is no charge and would be my pleasure to list your service, product or business. All you have to do is ask.
Shabbat Shalom Umevorach-A peaceful and Blessed Shabbat
Yitzchak Alloul
