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Yom Tov Sep 27, 2015; 14 Tishrei 5776

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Meaning of Sukkot

Yom Tov/Bnei Akiva

Zmanim

A Dvar Torah on Sukkot by Megan Lacritz !

Erev Sukkot
Mincha/Maariv-

7:00pm

Yom Tov begins-

7:01

1st day of Sukkot

Morning Minyanim-

8/9am

Mincha/Maariv

7:00

2nd day of Sukkot

Morning Minyanim-

8/9am

Sukkah Hop-

4:45

Mincha/Maariv-

6:55

Yom Tov conlcudes-

7:57pm

Weather for Yom Tov

Sunday:
High-90 Low-68
Mostly Sunny

1st Day Yontif :

High-90 Low-70

Gorgeous,

  bubbele!

 
1st Day Yontif :
High-90 Low-70
Beautiful and sunny

Upcoming Dates

October 1-Bnei Akiva opening

event

October 5-Simchat Torah

Bnei Akiva Dinner

For eight days we sit outside,

we eat our meals under schach,
people sleep on the floor, and we
spend precious time building a
Sukkah. Upon asking what is the
purpose or meaning of Sukkot,
many simply respond that it is a
commemoration of the Jews in
the dessert, just as they has to
live in Sukkot, so do we, and this
is true. However, I think there is
a much deeper meaning to the
holiday of Sukkot.!
On Sukkot HaShem forgave
the Jewish people for the sin of
the golden calf. Afterwards, the
Ananei HaKavod, Clouds of
Glory, came back to the Jews
which was the tangible
manifestation of G-d's security
for them in the desert. They
were finally able to rest easy now
that they knew HaShem was
there protecting them. However,
now we, the Jewish people, have
been missing the Ananei
HaKavod for a lot longer than a
couple weeks, and many people
do not feel G-d's continuous

protection. Nevertheless, we go
outside of our homes, our
comfort zones, and we put
together a Sukkah. We spend
may hours decorating and
building them and they become
our homes for this short period
of time because we are trying to
send a message to HaShem and
in a way to ourselves. Of course
it is nicer and easier to stay
inside and not have to worry
about swatting away the
mosquitos, keeping the flies out
of the food, and fanning
ourselves due to the heat, but we
do it anyway. We do it to say to
HaShem, "Look, we are sitting
out here without the security
and comfort of our homes, but
we do not care." We are telling
G-d that He is our security, He is
what we need to be comfortable,
and insisting that G-d did not
forgive us for our horrendous sin
for no reason, because we love
him and need Him. !
All 3-8 grader
s are invited
to our
Sukkah hop wh
ich will be takin
g place
on the Second
day of Yontif
at
4:45!
Please meet us
in the Shaare
sukkah,
we will be bring
ing all the kid
s back to
Mincha!

Also, all 3-8 gr

aders are invite
d to
come to out op
ening event on
Oc
tober
1 at Akiba Ac
ademy, at 3:30
pm!

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Yom Tov Sep 27, 2015; 14 Tishrei 5776

Song of the week: Baruch

HaGever
!

Transliterated: (tune can be found on YouTube)!

Baruch Hagever Asher Yiftach

Bashem V'Haya Hashem Miftacho

Translation:!

Blessed is the man who trusts

in G-d, then G-d will be his
security.

Israel Update: Errent

pojectial from Syrian cilvil
war

and a crossing of a red line", he also said that

Israel will not ignore such incidents, and therefore
Israel attacked two Syrian army positions. Israel

For the second time in two days apparent stray fire

has sought out to stay out of the Syrian civil war,

from Syria's civil war has landed in Israeli territory.

and will only fire when fired upon.

Israel assessed that it was projectile fallout from

This week in Jewish

History: 14 Tishrei
On this day in 1941 Louis
Brandeis, one of the most
respected Supreme Court Justices
in United States History passed
away. He was the first Jewish
person to ever serve on the
Supreme Court, and he held his
post for 23 years. His "Brandeis
brief" became the model for all
future Supreme Court
presentations. Furthermore, he
was knows as the "attorney for the
people", he changed many social
and economic reforms. He also
was also a leader of the American
Zionist movement, who headed
the Provisional Executive
Committee for Zionist Affairs
during World War I.

Bnei Akiva word of

the week!

Syria that had exploded in Israel, in the Northern

Golan Heights. The IDK then stuck Syrian army
posts located too in the Golan Heights. Syria's

Rosh noun \rosh\

projectiles fell into an unpopulated area in the

Golan heights, therefore warning sirens did not go

: The word which

o and there were no injuries or damages . The

literally means head,

however in Bnei kiva context it is used as a

title for a person to say they are heading an
event or the head of a certain area. For
example Rosh Snif, Rosh activities, etc.

Defense Minister has responded by saying that this

is Isreal's teritory and is a "violation of sovereignty

Joke of the week!

Sukkot

  word

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words:!
1. Sukkah!
2. Tishrei!
3. Lulav!
4. Etrog!
5. Moses!
6. Ushpizen!
7. Halakha!
8. Synagogue!
9. Holiday!
10.Torah!

How does a lulav say

goodbye to
people?

It waves!