Special Farewell Shabbat: June 19

Farewell Shabbat

Join us as we say goodbye to

Rabbi Shalom Axelrod & Rabbi Steven Moskowitz

and families

On Shabbat

June 19, 2010

Family Luncheon catered by Prestige in the GNS Ballroom

$55 per adult

$35 per child 7-12

6 and under no charge

Please make every effort to attend to wish Hakarat Ha’Tov  to our Rabbi’s and their families who have  given us  many years of dedication, inspiration and Torah.

Please RSVP to Mark Twersky in the shul office

(516) 487-6100 or mtwersky@gns.org

(Deadline to Rsvp is June 14th)

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Shabbat Announcements, March 27, 2010

March 27, 2010

Rabbi Axelrod on the Haggadah 2010

GN Memorial Day Parade:Monday, May 31

MEMORIAL DAY PARADE

The GNS Sisterhood and GNS Men’s Club have agreed to co-sponsor our participation at the Annual GN Memorial Day Parade. We are looking for shul members of all ages to join us as we march behind our shul’s banner. To make our presentation even more exciting, those with convertibles, classic cars or motorcycles and scooters are encouraged to join with us as well.  There will be T-Shirts and Flags for all. For more information,please contact Alan Steinberg. The parade will takes place on Monday,May 31, in the morning.

We will meet at 9:15 am at the intersection of South Middle Neck Road and Pont St.

Hope to see you all there!

Classes

All classes will resume after Passover.

Chag Sameach!

Shiva Notice

Great Neck Synagogue notes with sorrow the passing of Dina Hakimi, beloved mother of our member Malka Gad, and beloved grandmother of our member Donna Hecht.

Burial in Israel will be on Wednesday, March 24, and shiva is being observed in Israel as well. Notes of condolence may be sent to Mrs. Malka Gad, 12 Bond Street, Great Neck, NY 11021.

May the family be comforted among those who mourn for Zion and Jerusalem.

Within Our Family: March 27, 2010

Mazal Tov to Lauren & Seth Silberstein on the birth of a baby girl. Mazal Tov to grandparents Florin & Howard Silberstein.

Mazal Tov to Sharon & Eddie Mazur on the engagement of their son Adam to Elyssa Stein, daughter of Dr. Michael & Janet Stein of Stamford, Ct.

Sponsorships: March 27, 2010

Kiddush is sponsored by Great Neck Synagogue.

The Rabbi Frand telecast on Friday morning will be sponsored by Shellie & Steve Zuckerman in memory of his mother Evelyn Zuckerman, z”l.

Bima Flowers are sponsored by Louisa & Alan Prawer in memory of Ruben Fuchs, Pinchus & Genia Prawer and Abe Prawer

Shiva Notice

Great Neck Synagogue notes with sorrow the passing of Reuven Chernyavsky, beloved father of our member Alina Dynkin.

Burial and Shiva are being observed in Israel.

Notes of condolence may be sent to the Dynkin family at 18 Emerson Drive, Great Neck, NY 11023.

May the family be comforted among those who mourn for Zion and Jerusalem.

Tsav by Dr. Mark Gersten

TZAV

ASHES TO ASHES

by Dr M Gersten (and Friend)

Each morning the prayers for Karbonot(sacrifices) include the description of how the ashes  from the prior days sacrifices were disposed.

There are several bits of mussar we can glean from this avodah in the Holy Tabernacle/Bait Hamikdash

1) In the tabernacle it was Ahron the Cohen Gadol who himself removed the ashes each day. (even though  technically they could have been removed by any Cohen).

Why didn’t Ahron feel it was below his dignity?

Ahron realized that in the service of HASHEM no job is too menial even being a porter for ashes. In fact no matter what our profession or occupation in life, if it is done in the service of HASHEM for the sake of heaven we get a great merit. Even if one digs ditches

to provide money to send his children to yeshiva and to do MITZVOT he is viewed by HASHEM in the most positive light.

2) The ashes had to be removed each day before the new sacrifices could be offered.

This was a message that we can never be satisfied with yesterday’s accomplishments and sacrifices. We can’t say look at the ashes we already did our job yesterday. Each new day is a chance for new challenges and new opportunities to serve HASHEM

3) Finally, the ashes after removal were treated with great respect. They were not dumped in an ash heap. Instead, they were taken to a clean area free of spiritual impurity.

These ashes were the remnants of prior sacrifices  They can be seen as representing the sacrifices that our parents and ancestors made so that we could stand here today as committed Jews and make our own sacrifices in serving HASHEM. (Some in the holocaust actually made the ultimate sacrifice of letting their own bodies be turned into ash.)

SS bat SF who I am proud to call a friend made an addition to my idea. She said that our parent’s sacrifices also taught us how we too must sacrifice so that our children will remain loyal to the Mesorah.  Let me add that since we can never pay our parents back for their sacrifices to us the least we can do is make those same sacrifices for our own children to keep the chain of those committed to HASHEM growing.

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