Parshat Noach, Rosh Chodesh Marcheshvan

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The Raven Tells Noach, "Send The Guinea Pig on This Mission" whole world dry (referring to the decree of Eliyahu in the time of King Achav that there would be a drought) and this Tzadik would need the ravens to bring him food [Kings I 17:6]. By keeping Eliyahu alive, the ravens ultimately kept the world alive, because the world needed Eliyahu to remove his curse. Hence, the ravens would literally be responsible for sustaining all of mankind. We have to

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understand a number of things. First of all, which is redemptive for the ravens and why did G-d in fact use the ravens to redemptive for the generation of Achav sustain Eliyahu? as well. I saw an interesting interpretation from the Menachem Tzion. The Menachem Tzion quotes the Talmud in Pesachim [113b] that there are three who love one another, one of whom is the raven. Thus, ravens do have a redeeming social value: Other animals, as well as human beings, do not get along. They fight and argue. Ravens, however, love one another. This is why G-d picked the ravens to feed Eliyahu. Eliyahu felt that the generation of Achav was worthless. They were idol worshippers. He saw no purpose in their existence. Yet, the Gemara says [Jerusalem Talmud Peah 1:1] that in the generation of Dovid, when even children were well versed in the laws of purity and impurity, at times when they went out to war there were casualties -- because there were slanderers among them; however in the generation of Achav, even though they were all idolaters, they were victorious in their battles because there was unity and love of Israel among them. This is the lesson that G-d wanted to hint to Eliyahu: These ravens will feed you. These birds, who you think, and who Noach thought, have no redeeming quality -- they in fact have a tremendous quality. They love one another. This is a quality The generation of Achav should not be thought of as worthless. Although no one should ever minimize the sin of idolatry, the generation of Achav did have outstanding merit by virtue of the fact that they practiced Love of Israel (Ahavas Yisroel). Through the z'chus [merit] of this Ahavas Yisroel, when they went to war, they were always victorious. There is a second message that G-d was sending to Eliyahu. The ravens brought the meat to Eliyahu -- according to the Gemara in Chulin [5a] -- from the kitchen of Achav. "This Achav that you, Eliyahu, think is worthless, is, in a certain sense, sustaining you." Thus, G-d is again teaching Eliyahu not to discount Achav and his generation. No human being can be discounted. Every creature has its purpose and has to be treated as such. Nothing in creation is without purpose. Even a raven and even an Achav have their purpose.

Great Neck Synagogue Shabbat Activities Program

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SavetheDate MalcolmHoenlein Shabbat,November1819th Itstimetolookaheadtowardtheupcomingpresidential,senatorialandcongressionalelectionsalongwithabehindthe scenesbriefingonthelatestinUS,Israeliandinternationalpoliticsfromourcommunitysforemostdiplomat,insiderand elderstatesmen. FridayNight,November18th: FamilyFridaynightdinnerfeaturingaspecialinsidersbriefingoninternational affairsandUSIsraelrelations.Babysittingprovided. ShabbatMorning,November19th: KeynotelecturefollowingdaveningintheGoldwynSanctuary. ShabbatAfternoon,November19th: FamilyShabbatlunchfeaturingabriefaddressfollowedbyalivelyquestion andanswersession. $30eachadult,$20teensand$10childrenunder12.Max$100perfamily. Pleasestatewhicheventyouwanttoattend.RSVPtomtwersky@gns.org. Formoreinformationpleasecontactabronstein@gns.org.

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COMBINED SISTERHOODS OF GREAT NECK MEETING The Combined Sisterhoods of Great Neck are meeting on Wednesday morning, November 2nd at 9:30am in the library of Temple Israel. Please join us to help plan this annual spring event. SISTERHOOD MEETING Please join us on Wednesday evening, November 2nd at 7:00pm in the Braun Youth Center for a Sisterhood meeting to plan and organize upcoming Sisterhood events! We look forward to seeing you there! Immediately following this meeting, we are delighted to have Cindy Hodkin teach us how to make the famous New York Times recipe for "No Knead Bread". Please bring a room temperature water bottle and a large pyrex bowl. Advance reservations are required to attend. This event is dedicated in honor of Cindy Hodkin's mother, Roslyn Korman. SISTERHOOD ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP DINNER Please join us on Tuesday evening, November 8th at 6:00pm at Shiraz Restaurant, 770 Middle Neck Road for the Sisterhood Annual Membership Dinner featuring guest speaker Reyna Simnegar, cookbook author of "Persian Food from the Non-Persian Bride." There will also be a book signing that evening. Go to kosherpersianfood.com to learn more about Reyna Simnegar! The entrance fee is $36 (includes five raffle tickets) and your membership dues. Pre-paid reservations are required by October 28th. Event sponsors are greatly appreciated (Gold $72, Silver $36, Bronze $18). Thank you very much to Judy Lillien, Farla Frumkin, Vivian Kron and Ellen Polakoff for their help organizing this event. GNS MENS CLUB On Sunday, November 13 at 10:00 am, the GNS Mens Club, together with the Jewish Political Education Foundation, are pleased to present Saul Silas Fathi, Lecturer and Author, who will be speaking on The End of the War in Iraq and Prospects for war with Iran (emphasizing the Israeli factor). Breakfast will be available. NEW YORK MARATHON Arnie Breitbart will be running the New York City Marathon on Nov. 6, to benefit The Blue Card, a vital organization providing critical support to elderly Holocaust survivors living in poverty. Checks can be made out to The Blue Card and sent to Arnie Breitbart, 10 Imperial Court, Great Neck, NY 11023, or donations can be made online at http://www.imathlete.com/donate/ArnoldBreitbart. ALYN HOSPITAL 300 MILES RIDE Laura and Scott Danoff will travel to Israel next week to represent Great Neck Synagogue as part of Team Great Neck as they ride 300 miles to help raise badly needed funds for the Alyn Hospital. Alyn is Israel's only center dedicated exclusively to the rehabilitation of children, with treatments of trauma, rehabilitation of cancer patients and those born with birth defects. Please generously help us help them. Donations can be made by mail to Laura and Scott Danoff, 4 Vista Drive, GN 11021. Make checks payable to American Friends of Alyn Hospital. Or you can donate online at www.wolusa.org/ scottdanoff (http://www.wolusa.org/scottdanoff) or www.wolusa.org/ lauradanoff_(http://www.wolusa.org/lauradanoff) . OHEL SHABBATON on November 18th-19th. If you would like to host (no meals) OHEL that Shabbos, please contact Rabbi Lichter ilichter@gns.org SHUL SECURITY As part of our ongoing effort to improve the security for our shul, we have instituted a car donation program to help raise the needed funds without burdening the membership with the additional expenses . Instead of trying to sell your automobile privately, we will give you a tax deductible receipt for the fair market value of your vehicle. Then we trade the cars in for cash. We have already received 3 vehicles and these have helped fund our security car as well as the additional security forces you have all noticed during the past month. So think about it when you have a vehicle to dispose of and let Mark know and we will do the rest.

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Mazal Tov to Bracha & Cantor Zeev Kron on the birth of a grandson born to Ruchi & Yoni Torgow. Mazal Tov to Robert & Sara Nowbakht on the birth of a son. Mazal Tov to Mark & Robyn Gelberg on the birth of a son. Mazal Tov to Jonathan & Stacey Brisman on the birth of a son. Mazal Tov to Klara & Sandy Brand on the birth of a granddaughter, Sophie Frieda, born to their children David & Jessie Brand and sister to Max. Mazal Tov to Marty & Bracha Werber on the marriage of their son Benjamin to Heather Kang. Mazal Tov to Joan & Henry Katz on the Bar Mitzvah of their grandson Benjamin, son of Daniel & Dina Katz in Scarsdale.
YIDDISH VORT A crowded train, two food hawkers compete, Sholem Aleichem creates a funny, human story at Dos Yiddish Vort. Wednesday, November 2 at 1:30pm. All welcome. For info: Call Roz Wagner 487-9795. CHANUKAH SCOPE DEADLINE Kindly submit all articles, recipes, advertisements, photos and sponsorship for the Chanukah issue of Scope magazine to Diane Rein at drein@verizon.net by Monday, October 31st. Thank you very much! SHIDDUCH GROUP November 10th will be the first meeting of the joint Great Neck Synagogue and Young Israel Shidduch Group. The purpose of the group is to help connect our members' single relatives and friends. Those interested in being part of the group should come to the meeting with a profile sheet filled out for each single person they wish to present to the group. The group will then review the candidates and try to make sensible matches between the singles presented. All discussions during the group meetings will be considered confidential. Please email Katie Lichter or Malka Ismach at katielichter@gmail.com or malkaismach@gmail.com for more information, to get a copy of the profile sheet and to let them know if you will be attending. The meeting will take place November 10th at 8:30, at the Feldschreiber home, 34 Gateway Drive. SAVE THE DATE The NSHA Early Childhood Parlor Meeting will be held on Saturday Evening, November, 12th 8:00 pm at the home of Jessica and Evan Shusterman. Details to follow.
Saturday, 1 Cheshvan Lorraine Domnitch for Jennie Speisel Herschel Flax for Ethel Pasvolsky Mary F. Flax for Ethel Pasvolsky Sharon Herman for Muriel Adler Leon Kutcher for Fran Kutcher Rita Silverman for Zelda Schwartz Sunday, 2 Cheshvan Sheila Bachman for Pauline Bachman Deborah Hollander for Judith Sokol Ira Lubin for Pauline Gerber George Schuman for Erna Schuman Joseph Sokol for Judith Sokol Martin H. Sokol for Judith Sokol Joyce Swartz for Sol Gelfond Elaine Wolf for Nathan Wolf Monday, 3 Cheshvan Rochelle Dicker for Leon Stitskin Peter Epstein for Mollie Eden Pauline Levy for David Gruber Paul Marcus for Victor Marcus Tuesday, 4 Cheshvan Joseph Ambalo for Esther Cohen Ambalo Jacob Ambalu for Esther Cohen Ambalo Phyllis Weinberg for Ida Tubachnick Wednesday, 5 Cheshvan Stuart Braunstein for Stanley Braunstein Leon Miller for Ira Miller Albert Safdieh for Julia Safdieh Pari Schwartz for Kahtoun Torkan Thursday, 6 Cheshvan Paul Brody for Joseph Brody Lillian Singer for Isidore Kitay Friday, 7 Cheshvan Jill Schwartz for Harvey Kronish

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MENS CLUB BLOOD BANK The Blood Bank will be taking place on Sunday, October 30 here at GNS. Please call Al Leiderman to make an appointment at 482- 0628. Please help alleviate the blood shortage on Long Island and help save lives.