Parshat Tzav/Shabbat HaGadol

Aharon Was Hesitant To Spend Money on Koban Olah, So Hashem Charged It The parsha begins with the instruction: "Command Aharon and his sons saying: This is the law of the olahoffering: It is the olahoffering that stays on the flame, on the Altar all night until the morning, and the fire of the Altar shall be kept aflame on it." [Vayikra 6:2] The Olah offering is a sacrifice that was totally burnt. With most sacrifices someone eats something. Most of a peace offering (Korban Shelamim) is eaten by the person who brings the sacrifice; the sin offering is eaten by the Kohanim. However, the Korban Olah is consumed entirely by the fire of the Mizbayach. Rashi says that the connotation of the word "Command" (Tzav) is "charge". Why was it necessary to "charge" Aharon? He certainly does not need any special kind of motivation lecture? R. Shimeon states that it is necessary for the Torah to emphasize a command through "charging" when monetary loss is involved. [Kiddushin 29a] People

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do not like to waste money or lose money. When a mitzvah involves cost with no apparent "payback," the Torah finds it necessary to "charge" those commanded to more fully motivate them and help them overcome their hesitancy. People find it hard to take an animal, which may have cost them a thousand dollars, and merely have it "go up in smoke" without anyone getting any physical benefit from it. Therefore, by the Olah offering, the Torah says "Tzav es Aharon" -- encourage him, give him a Tzav -- because a monetary loss is involved. Why is that? I saw an interesting observation from Rav Moshe Shmuel Shapiro. The world says "Time is money" but the way it should really be stated is "Money is time" -meaning in order to make money, a person needs to spend time on it and time is the most precious commodity in the world. Almost anything else can be replaced, but time can never be replaced. Our Sages tell us a strange thing: "For righteous people, their money is more precious to them than their bodies". This is counterintuitive. We would think: Tzadikim? They don't care about their money. The reason that "for righteous, money is more precious than their bodies" is because Tzadikim realize that in order to gain money, they somehow need to invest time. Therefore their money is precious to them because "my time was invested in acquiring this." This is why "in a place where monetary loss is involved" even people of the highest stature (like Aharon the High Priest) need to be charged and encouraged to nevertheless diligently proceed with the mandated expenditure. Rav Moshe Shmuel Shapiro was a disciple of Rav Yitzchak Zeev Soloveitchik (the Brisker Rav) and was himself a Rosh Yeshiva in Israel. He writes as follows: It is known that the people of America have been blessed with affluence and no doubt G-d rewarded them in this fashion due to the merit of their generosity and the merit of the charities they occupy themselves with. However, I believe, there is also another factor here. I have noticed two significant attributes which certainly also merit the bestowal of riches upon them: First of all, they are diligent in their businesses. From the time they start their task at work until they finish, they do not allow anything to disturb them. This is different than the workers in our country who

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take coffee breaks every half hour. Americans appreciate their time and in that merit they have been successful financially. Rav Moshe Shmuel Shapiro then mentions the following very interesting incident. The Ponnivitzer Rav and Rav Elchanon Wasserman learned together as study partners in the Kollel in Radin. They wanted to look up something in a certain book quoted by the Chofetz Chaim in his Shaar HaTziyon commentary to Mishneh Berura. The sefer was not available in the Beis HaMidrash so they went to the Chofetz Chaim's house, knocked on his door, and asked "Can we see that sefer you quote in the Shaar HaTziyon?" The Chofetz Chaim told them he did not have the Sefer. They were surprised inasmuch as he quoted it in his commentary. He told them that when he needed to look up something in a sefer he borrowed it from someone and then returned it. The Chofetz Chaim told them "I did not want to buy the sefer because I only buy sefarim I actually need! If I don't need a sefer I don't buy it." At that point, the Chofetz Chaim turned to his bookshelf and let out a sigh. They thought he let out the sigh because he had so few volumes in his personal library. He corrected them: "No. What bothers me is that maybe I bought a sefer amongst my collection that I don't use enough and therefore I really shouldn't have purchased it -- I gave out my money for something I didn't really need." This is a very interesting story and it is contrary to conventional wisdom. Conventional wisdom is that people like to have large libraries. The Chofetz Chaim's opinion was if you do not absolutely need something you do not buy it, because money was very precious to him -because time was very precious to him. This is in line with the idea that "in a place where there is monetary loss encouragement and 'Tzav' is necessary.

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FYI There will be no Midrash breakfast Sunday, March 24th. SIYUM BCHORIM Thank you to Margery & Barry Libin for once again sponsoring the Siyum this year in memory of his father Joseph Libin, zl. SISTERHOOD UPCOMING EVENTS The Sisterhood is happy to offer our third annual Pesach Wine Sale, courtesy of Lakeville Wines. There is a huge selection of wines, and Mark Glicksman (of Lakeville Wines) is available to offer any advice you may need concerning your selections (516-352-1100). Please be sure to tell him that you are a member of GNS. If you would like an order form, please contact Vivian Kron at vivian@vikron.com or pick-up a paper copy from the office. This sale is open to everyone so please consider the Sisterhood when you are making your purchases! SAVE THE DATE Join us April 10th at 8:00 PM for a * "SPRING AWAKENING:* * to a leaner, healthier, pain free, & allergy free you"* with Claudine Sarraf-Amirian-LaC m.s.t.o.m, Licensed Acupuncturist, Herbalist. Reiki healer and health coach. This interactive workshop will include ancient secrets and modern solutions (including foods, qi gong, herbs, acupuncture and more) to attaining optimum health and healing for the season. COUPONS FOR LORD & TAYLOR The Sisterhood is please to participate in Lord and Taylor's semi-annual Shop Smart Do Good event! Coupon books, can be purchased for $5 each. There are three coupons - two 25% one time use coupons, and one 15% all day pass (this pass includes cosmetics and fragrances!!!). You can pre-sale the cosmetics starting Tuesday, March 19th, and use all the coupons Friday April 19th thru Tuesday April 23rd. You can buy the items before the 23rd, but they will hold them for you for pick up on the 23rd, or up to a week later. This is an amazing opportunity to get discounted cosmetics and other items! Remember, Lord and Taylor carries Ahava products and supports Israel! MENS CLUB UPCOMING EVENTS: Sun. April 7: Semi annual Blood Drive. Sun., April 14 10:00am: A world renown activist against Islamic Fundamentalism author of "Stop the Islamization of America" Pamela Geller will be talking at our Sunday morning breakfast. She is a sought-after personality and appears regularly on TV and radio. All welcome. May 21: Israel Bond Community Event at Temple Israel. Mon, May 27, 7:10PM: We are going to a ball game! The YANKEES vs METS game at Citi Field on Memorial Day. Tickets are only $54 each. Please reserve your seats early! Contact Jack Lipsky jlipsky.lipsk01@insuremail.net or Hilly Milun 504-0320. 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". Sun. June 30: Annual Fishing Trip. June Tba: The Defensive Driving course held over two evenings. RABBI POLAKOFFS 25TH ANNIVERSARY SHABBAT CELEBRATION AT GNS Save the Date and Join us for a Special Shabbat to celebrate Rabbi Dale Polakoff's 25th year at the Great Neck Synagogue on Shabbat April 19-20th 2013. All Minyanim will be davening together; there will be a Tish, Siyum Mishnayot, Kiddush, Luncheon/Program and a Festive Seudat Shlishit Program concluding with Havdalah.Please send your Tributes, Stories, Memories and Photos of Rabbi Polakoff from the past 25 years to Mark Twersky at mtwersky@gns.orgTo participate in the Siyum please go to:http://www.gns.org/archives/7342Sponsorships available to enhance this special 25th Anniversary Celebration $100, $180, $360,$500, $1000, $1800. To join one of the committees please contact: Sharon Goldwyn 917 287 7334 sgdesignermom@aol.com Cindy Liebmann 516 680 6420 zishmom@aol.comThank you!!

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Mazal Tov to Renee and Dr. Stuart Schwartz on the upcoming marriage of their daughter Dara Beth to Yuval Attia son of Jeannine & Yosef Attia.
COMMUNITY UPCOMING EVENTS BURNING OF CHOMETZ A community event and location for the burning of chometz has been established. Place: Kings Point Park (Steamboat road entrance) Date: Monday March 25th 8AM till 11AM. This is a joint venture by the Great Neck Synagogue and the Young Israel of Great Neck, and under the supervision of the Alert Fire Dept.. Please bring only the chometz you collect during your search the evening before. This is not a location to dispose of all unwanted chometz. There will not be a location at this site for trash. Chag kasher v'sameach Any questions,call Mitchell Siegel 516-487-6278
PASSOVER CLEANING Please clean out your Talis Bags and Lockers of any Chometz before Passover. 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. SAVE THE DATE - A North Shore Mikvah Association shiur for women given by Mrs. Elisheva Kaminetsky entitled, Rosh Chodesh: A Time of Renewal and Rejuvenation, will take place on April 9th at the home of Talia and Sol Goldwyn- 22 Vista Drive at 7:30 PM. Light refreshments will be served. Suggested donation - $36.00 Sponsorships $100.00 Partnerships $180.00. For more information, please email NSMikvah@gmail.com.

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