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Parshat Metzorah/Shabbat HaGadol April 13, 2019 8 Nisan, 5779
Rabbi Dr. Tzvi Hersh Weinreb on Shabbat HaGadol
TORAH
ARTSCROLL 620 For several years now, I identity. So I told him, “Yes, I have benefited us, both to
HERTZ 470 have been taking a train am a Rabbi, and what do you humans in our daily
to work every day. Not a do?” He answered, “I am a interactions, and to God –
questioner. I have many
subway train, mind you,
or perhaps as you would put
HAFTORAH it, to the Higher Power who
but an old-fashioned inter questions about all sorts of
ARTSCROLL 1220 -city railroad train, things, not the least of which is shows us His grace every
HERTZ 1005 complete with a religion. Do you mind if I ask moment of our lives, if we
conductor who collects you some of my questions?” I are but open to
Times the passengers’ tickets could see my jealously guarded experiencing Him as the
ultimate source of all the
and even shouts, “All
commuting time vanishing
aboard!” I enjoy my daily before my eyes. But I felt I had good in our lives.” I
Mincha 7:00 pm train ride because it gives no alternative but to respond, anticipated a challenging
me an opportunity to sit admittedly insincerely, “Of retort from Paul, but I was
Candle Lighting 7:13 pm
by myself and think, course I would not mind. Ask taken aback when he
Hashkama 8:00 am read, or study away!” nodded in agreement. He
undisturbed. said, “I can agree with you
Youth Minyan 8:30 am Occasionally, my peaceful Before he began, he told me but somehow never
solitude is interrupted by about his studies in associated gratitude and
Parsha Shiur 8:30 am someone who sits down comparative religion and thankfulness with Judaism.”
next to me and starts a asserted that he was a spiritual
Main 9:00 am person, although not I told him that I had two
conversation. Generally, technically a religious one. I reactions to his failure to
Beit Midrash 9:15 am the conversation consists told him that I shared his associate my faith with
of the usual niceties and interest in comparative these essential spiritual
Mincha 6:50 pm endures no more than a religion, although Judaism was sentiments. “I must first
Please eat Seudah few moments. But Paul
Shlishit at home was an exception to the my professed faith and the point out to you,” I insisted,
specific religion of which I had
“that the very meaning of
Shabbat HaGadol 7:10 pm rule. Paul is his real the most knowledge. I also told the term Jew is ‘he who
Drasha name, and he boards the him that I completely thanks.’ We are called Jews
train just one station stop
Shabbat Ends 8:22 pm understood the distinction he in English because of our
after I do. The first time I made between spirituality and ancestor Judah. When he
R’ Reisman Video 10:00 pm met him, he looked religion, although we might was born, his mother, Leah,
around and spotted quite
Sun. April 14 7:30/8:30 am a few empty seats before easily quibble about the exclaimed: ‘This time I will
thank the Lord,’ and named
my presence caught his precise meaning of both of
Mon. & Thurs. 6:35/7:45 am attention and he those terms. him Judah, which means ‘he
who thanks.’” With a smile
Tue., Wed. 6:45/7:45 am deliberately sat down He then asked me what I on his face, he said, “I
next to me. No sooner consider to be the essence of
Fri. Erev Pesach 6:30/7:45 am had he sat down that he thank you for that insight,
Mincha 7:20 pm asked me the question I Judaism. It was not difficult for which I never heard before.
me to answer him because I
Latest Times for have come to dread: have long pondered that I will thank you even more
if you share your second
Shema/Shemoneh Esrei “You are a Rabbi, aren’t question myself, and I had my
you?” Sitting with my answer at the ready. “The reaction with me.” I told
him that my second
April 13 9:37/10:43 am black yarmulke and an essence of Judaism,” I reaction was associated
open book of Mishna responded emphatically, “is a
April 20 9:31/10:39 am before me, it was hard to sense of gratitude, of with the portion in the
Bible, Parshat Tzav
deny my rabbinical thankfulness to those who
Next Shabbat (Leviticus 6:1-8:36).
Pesach
Kiddush is provided by Great Neck Synagogue and
Mincha 7:20 pm co-sponsored by Malka Gad
Candle Lighting 7:20 pm in memory of her mother Dina Tvuz Hakimi z”l