Announcements
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Kiddush Sponsorship
This week's kiddush is sponsored by Aharon Loiterman and Mordechai Jhudovitz in honor of their Siyum on Maseches Megillah. The siyum is לע"נ נשמת שמואל בן משה.
Shabbos Afternoon Avos U'Bonim
Avos U'Bonim will be held on Shabbos Afternoon 5:10pm - 5:45pm and is available for sponsorship ($100). If you would like to take advantage of this opportunity, please respond to this email. We are looking forward to seeing everyone there!
Shabbos afternoon Avos U'Bonim is sponsored anonymously as a zechus for a refuah shleima for several members in our community.
Shabbos afternoon Avos U'Bonim is partially sponsored by Mr. and Mrs. Meir Price.
עת צרה ליעקב
With our thoughts on Achainu Kol Bais Yisroel, the Vaad HaRobbonim is convening an Asifa for Tehilim this Motzai Shabbos Parshas Shlach at 10:30pm at Kol Torah (Rabbi Yosef Berger’s shul).
Please make every effort to attend, and may the Ribbono Shel Olam hear our Tefilos.
Shul Carnival - Rescheduled
Our Sunday Carnival for the children of Kehilas Bnei Yeshiva will be rescheduled for a future date. Stay tuned for more details.
We will be featuring cotton candy, snow cones, a moon bounce, face paint, and more!!
There will also be a special moon bounce and activities for the older kids. This carnival promises to be a very exciting event for all the children!
We hope everyone will come and enjoy!
If you would like to be a sponsor for the carnival, please email kehilasbneiyeshiva@gmail.com.
Bulletin - PDF Version
For a printer friendly PDF version of the bulletin please click here .
Have a wonderful Shabbos!
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Dvar Torah
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וישלח אתם משה ממדבר פארן על־פי יהוה כלם אנשים ראשי בני־ישראל המה
The meraglim are called אנשים. Rashi explains that אנשים is used to convey importance and reflect that the meraglim were righteous כְּשֵׁרִים at that time. Upon their return to tell Klal Yisrael about their mission, the passuk says וילכו ויבאו אל־משה ואל־אהרן ואל־כל־עדת בני־ישראל. Rashi explains the verbiage of וילכו ויבאו that just as they came back (ויבאו) with ill intent, so too they went (וילכו) with ill intent to speak poorly of Eretz Yisroel.
The Meforshim ask the obvious question. Which is it? Were they כְּשֵׁרִים before they went on the mission to spy on the land or were they already planning to slander it?
Maharal answers that prior to being appointed they were tzaddikim as Rashi says. However, once they were appointed by רשעים (because Klal Yisroel should have trusted that Eretz Yisroel was good) they were immediately influenced and the meraglim became רשעים like the ones that appointed them.
Rav Henoch Lebowitz zt”l explained that the meraglim were originally tzaddikim and were able to shield themselves from the negative influences around them. But once they were appointed as sheluchim and felt beholden to the משלחים it led to them being influenced and corrupted by those sending them. This shows the powerful, subtle, and sometimes subconscious influence we imbibe from our surroundings; especially from those we feel obliged to.
Have a wonderful Shabbos!
Baruch Lewinson
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Sat, July 5 2025 9 Tammuz 5785
