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Day One pg. 400 Maftir pg. 892 Day Two pg. 1018
Groups Begin @ Note: The Yom Tov Torah Reading is divided into 5 sections. Each section is called an Aliya [literally: Go
Groups with the
10:30am, Parents please up] since for each Aliya, one person “goes up” to make a bracha [blessing] on the Torah Reading.
Weisers begin @
attend to your children
5:45pm-off The Megilla of Rus (Ruth) is read on
beforehand- Thursday
the holiday of Shavu’os. The author
Youth Morning Groups of the Megilla, our sages tell us, was
Tots: Below 1st Grade with Teen Morning Groups Shmuel HaNavi, the prophet Samuel.
Morahs Faye & Shayna Pre-Teen Girls: Torah There are many commentators who
Group 2: Active and Edu- Learning have given reasons explaining the
cational Programs with our Teens: Parsha, Chulent! connection between Shavu’os and
Middle School Helpers With Rabbi Simon in the Megillas Rus. (For some reasons,
Junior Cong: The Classic— library followed by see vol. I, 26.) However, an answer
Reborn with Mr. Weiser-off Mussaf-off to a question posed in the Medrash
gives us a particularly important
understanding of the connection
between Shavu’os and Megillas Rus.
In the Medrash Rabbah on Rus (2:14),
we find the following question: Rav
Zaeira said ‘This Megilla (of Rus)
does not tells of the laws of purity
and impurity...Why was it written?”
CHAG SA MEAC ACH!!
The question, however, does not
H!! CHAG SA M E have to end here. We can question
further. Even once we know a
reason for why it was written, why
was it necessary to include it among
the Scriptures?
In order to understand the answers,
Rabbi Hanoch Teller’s books, CD lecture series a little background about an issue
of Halacha that was of concern at
and DVD will be available directly after Yom the time of Rus is needed. Generally,
Tov in the shul. There will be slips with the according to Halacha, gentiles are
allowed to join the nation of Israel
book prices (all discounted!) and an address through conversion. However, there
are certain nations that the Torah
where to send a check. Take advantage of explicitly lists whose members
this rewarding opportunity! may not join the nation of Israel.
The Torah states “Lo yavo Amoni
U’Moavi b’kahal Hashem,” “An
Ammonite or a Moavite shall not
enter into the assembly of G-d.” As
Rus was from the nation of Moav,
how could it happen that not only
was she permitted to convert, but
she also married one of the most
respected, distinguished, and wisest
men of her generation, Boaz ?
The answer lies in the verse cited
above. The verse says that a “Moavi,”
a male Moavite, can not enter into
the nation of Israel. However, the
verse does not say that a “Moavis,”
a female Moavite, can not enter into
the nation of Israel. Boaz understood
that the law was a female Moavite
was indeed allowed to convert,
and therefore Rus’ conversion and
marriage to a Jew presented no
problems. This Halachik ruling
about the status of a female Moavis,
however, was not widely known
amongst the nation of Israel. Many
thought that no person, male or
female, from the nation of Moav
was allowed to convert to Judaism.
This understanding of the law not
only presented problems in the
time of Rus, but also in the time of
King David, Rus’ great-grandson. In
the time immediately proceeding
the crowning of David as king and
right afterwards, there were those
who began to publicly raise doubts
as to whether David was of proper, “kosher,” lineage, because of his great- Shavuos I Shachris........................8:45am
grandmother Rus. Yizkor..........................10:45am
Mincha...…….........................7:25pm
The Megilla of Rus stands for the proposition that the Oral Law was given to Daf Yomi................................5:00pm
Candlelighting.........…………… 7:25pm
us at Sinai, and that the Oral and Wriiten Torah are truly one intertwined gift
Dinner…….............................8:45pm Class/Rabbi Teller .................6:00pm
from G-d. Boaz acted properly based on that which he knew from his study
of the Oral Torah. His willingness to act on that which he knew to be the law Learning...........................11:15pm Mincha........................7:0 0pm
should send us a message: we must show that we truly believe in the Oral Early Shachris ....... .................. 5:00am Neilas Hachag........................7:25pm
Torah, that we recognize that the Oral Torah was given to us at Sinai. Becasue Shachris II…………………...…...8:45am Yom Tov Ends.........................8:26pm
of the importance of this message, the Megilla was included in Scriptures.
This message also makes the reading of the Megilla on Shavu’os appropriate.
Daf Yomi...............................5:15pm Weekday Schedule
Class /Rabbi Teller...................6:15pm Sunday Shacharis………………8:00am
On Shavu’os, the day on which we celebrate the fact that we were given the
Torah, we demonstrate our belief that the Written and Oral Torah were both Mincha................................7:25pm Mon-Fri Shacharis 6:20 & 7:15am
given to us on this day by reading the Megilla. By reading the Megilla, we Shavuos II Sun-Thu Mincha/Maariv………7:30pm
reaffirm our belief in the authenticity of the Oral Torah. On Shavu’os, we Sun-Thur second Maariv.......9:15pm
Candlelighting after................8:25pm
affirm and celebrate our acceptance of the Torah, and therefore the Megilla,
which tells of this affirmation, is read on Shavu’os. (from Hegyonai Halacha)

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Story Time for the little ones/Rabbi Hanoch Teller ages 4-7 @ 10:30
Special Activity 8-14 @ 10:30-11:00pm
Rabbi Hanoch Teller for ages 8-14 @ 11:00-11:30pm
Ages 4-7 Prized focused Torah Q & A @ 11:00-11:30pm
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THS Presents: “Cinderella”, The shul members for Class with Rabbi Yaakov Marks @ 2:10-2:45am
Tuesday, June 15, 7:00pm @ The sponsoring Neilas Hachag.. Shiur with Rabbi Adam Simon @ 2:15-3:15am
Lyceum. For women only. King David’s Dynasty/Rabbi Simcha Weiser @ 2:50-3:30am
Refuah Shleimah The People’s Choice with Rabbi Hanoch Teller @ 3:30am
Community Irving Bernhardt | Rose Kraft | Tefilla:What is it?/Rabbi Avram Bogopulsky @ 4:15-4:55am
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of the month 10:00am-1:00pm. Adella Adams | Daniel Donaty | Yom Tov II: Morning Derasha with Rabbi Hanoch Teller
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