Bnei Akiva Dallas

Shabbat January 27, 2017; 1 Shevat 5777

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In Perfect Harmony

Shabbat/Bnei Akiva
Zmanim
Candle lightingMincha/Kabbalat Shabbat/Maariv-

A Dvar Torah on Parshat Va'era by Megan Lacritz

5:37pm
5:40pm

7-12 Oneg @ Rabbi Rackovsky's -9:00pm

5971 Melshire Drive

Shabbat Morning Minyanim-

8/9am

Mincha-

5:25pm

Snif~

5:45pm

Motzei Shabbat-

6:38pm

Weather for Shabbat

Friday:
High-54 Low-35
Sunny

Shabbos Kodesh :
High-56 Low-37
Sunny

Upcoming Dates

February 4 - 3-4 Grade Girls Cupcake

Wars and 3-4 grade Boys Flag
Football
February 5 - Za"CH
(7-8 Grade) Adventure
Landing
February 12 - 3-6 Grade Tu BShevat
Carnival
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Within the first Pasuk of

this weeks Parsha, Va'era, both of
G-d's names are used,
"
"
"God spoke to Moses, and
He said to him, "I am the Lord."
There is an idea that the
name " "bears the
connotation of judgment while the
name " "connotes mercy and
compassion. At dierent points in
the Torah each name is used.
However, it is not common for
both names to be used in the same
sentence.
The context of this pasuk
is very important in order to
understand the meaning of using
these two names consecutively.
After this pasuk, G-d proceeds to
instruct Moshe as to what to say to
the Jewish people so that they will
believe Moshe is the means to
their freedom. This is a pivotal
moment in the life of Moshe as
well as the rest of the Jewish
nation. Moshe continues to doubt
his ability to free the Jewish people
and talk to Pharoh, and the Jews
felt as though G-d had forgotten
them; many of them lost faith. The
moment in which Moshe talks to
the Jewish people and explains that
G-d has listened to their prayers
and He is going to save them is the
first moment of their redemption,
the first step in the process. This
was the moment that would lead to
the rest of the history of the
Jewish people. Despite the fact

that the Jews did not listen to

Moshe and he returned to Hashem
disheartened, the process of Yetziat
Mitzrayim and the coming together
as a nation begun. But, before this
occurred, G-d shared an important
message utilizing his two names.
The names symbolized the idea
that in order to exist as a nation, we
needed to understand the
importance of balance in the world,
both judgment and compassion.
With just one or the other, the
order of the world would not
function.
G-d is trying to teach us
that we must lead are lives with a
balance of these two
characteristics, that the two should
be in harmony with one another
before we can continue on to
becoming Bnei Yisrael.

Bnei Akiva Weekend

Agenda:
Friday night: 7-12 grade oneg
at Rabbi Rackovsky's house, 5971
Melshire Drive @9:00pm.
Shabbat day: Snif for 3-6 grade
in Margot's house @
approximately 5:45pm.
Sunday: 9th grade hangout at
the Preston and Forest
Starbucks @12:30pm

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Shabbat January 27, 2017; 1 Shevat 5777

Song of the week: Acheinu

,
, ,
,
, , ,

As for our brothers, the whole house of

Israel, who are given over to trouble or
captivity, whether they abide on the sea
or on the dry land: May the All-present
have mercy upon them, and bring them

Israel Update: Car Bombing

in Kiryat Yam
One person was killed and two people were
injured in a car explosion in northern Israel on
Thursday, an
incident police

Transliterated: (tune can be found on YouTube)

Acheinu kol beit yisrael, han'tunim
b'tzara uvashivyah, haomdim bein
bayam uvein bayabasha. Hamakom
Y'racheim Aleihem v'yotziem mitzra
lirvacha um'afaila l'orah umishiabud
lig'ulah, hashta ba'agala uvizman kariv
forth from trouble to enlargement,
from darkness to light, and from
subjection to redemption, now speedily.
and at a near time.

three, men in their 20s, were inside the car when

the bomb went o. Paramedics treated them at
the scene before taking them to Rambam
Medical Center in Haifa, with critical, moderate
and light wounds, respectively. One was later
pronounced dead
in hospital. Two
medics with the

believe to be an
underworld

Magen David
Adom ambulance

assassination
attempt. The

service said that

when they got to

explosion occurred
on Jabotinsky street

the scene, the car

was on fire.

in Kiryat Yam,
north of Haifa. All

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This week in Jewish

History: 27 Tevet
Yahrtzeit of Rabbi Samson Rafael
Hirsch (1808-1888), the leader of
Torah Judaism in Germany during
the tumultuous times of
Enlightenment. Rabbi Hirsch argued
that the era of Enlightenment meant
not that Jews should abandon
Jewish practice, but that religious
freedom was an opportunity to
observe Judaism without
persecution and ridicule. He
promoted a philosophy of "Torah im
Derech Eretz" -- combining Torah
with the modern world. Rabbi
Hirsch's written works include: a sixvolume commentary on the Torah;
Horeb, a philosophical analysis of
the 613 mitzvot; and an
etymological analysis of the Hebrew
language.

Bnei Akiva word of

the week!
Motzash noun \mo-tza-sch\
This is a word used to
abbreviate the phrase "Motzei
Shabbat" which refers to Saturday
night. The word is used when
planning events or talking in
conversation, as in "Do you have
any plans this Motzash?"

Joke of the week!

What did the 10 plagues
say to the black plague?
Hey,
that's
plagueerism!

Pharoh, Egypt, Moses, Slaves, Burning Bush, Plagues,

Magicians, Blood, Frogs, Gnats, Flies, Livestock, Boils, Hail,
Locusts, Darkness, Firstborn, Passover, Sea, Chariots