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Weekdays
7:30 AM
Shachris:
6:15 PM
Mincha:
6:45 PM
Maariv:
Sabbath
6:15 PM
Friday Evening:
10:00 AM
Shachris:
Kiddush and
12:30 PM
Shabbos Lunch:
1:30 PM
Mincha:
7:30 PM
Maariv:
8:30 AM
Mishnah:
5:45 PM
Daf Yomi:
6:30 PM
Shulhan Aruh:
Sabbath
9:30 AM
Daf Yomi:
Nissan, April 5770
Rabbi and Mrs. Weberman upon the engagement of of their grand daughter Ilana, daughter of their children Eli and Gracy Weberman to Yossi Bendel of Toronto.
the birth of their great grand daughter, Chaya Hadassah, grand daughter of their children Eli and Gracy Weberman daughter of their grand children Yossi and Naomi Weberman.
the birth of their great grandson, Betzalel, grandson of their children Zalman and Elisheva Weberman son of their grand children David and Rivka Rachel Cohen. |
Adar, February 5770
Rabbi and Mrs. Weberman
upon the birth of their great grandson, Shalom Dov Ber Friedman, grandson of their children Mendel and Shoshanah Dubinsky, son of their grandchildren, Baruch and Dina Friedman.
the birth of their great granddaughter Chaya Brachah, granddaughter of their children Eli and Gracy Weberman, daughter of their grandchildren Yechiel and Adinah Weberman.
the Bar Mitzvah of their grandson Chagai Nachman Weberman, son of their children, Zalman and Elisheva Weberman.
Gershon and Rina Lamdan upon the birth of their daughter, Chanah Rachel.
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Shevat, January 5770
Rabbi and Mrs. Weberman upon the birth of their great grandson, Moshe Yehuda Feely, grandson of their children David and Esther Weberman, son of their grandchildren, Tivon and Devorah Feely.
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Ohev Shalom Voice
Shevat - January, 5770
Rabbi Weberman’s Message
It Is A Tree Of Life For Those Who Hold On To It
(Proverbs 3:18)
The Torah in Genesis begins with a detailed study of the natural world. The commandments come afterwards in Exodus. Our religious calendar coincides with the agricultural cycles. Pesach celebrates the reaping of barley, Shavuos the reaping of wheat and Succos the ingathering of the harvest from the field. (see Exodus 23:15-16 and 334:18 and 22) This is also followed as we mark the fifteenth of Shevat - when the trees emerge from the winter state of dormancy - as the New Year for the Tree. (Gemorah Rosh Hashanah 2A).
We celebrate a New Year for the trees not one for the flowers. Torah life is compared to the tree. Secular life is compared to the flower. One who cultivates flowers gets rapid results. In a short time, the flower matures and the grower is gratified. But the flower spoils and rots in an even shorter time. The flower will give a person limited pleasure of sight and smell for a limited duration. It comes quick and it goes quick. More time and effort goes into the raising and cultivating of the flower than the time its benefit is enjoyed.
A long span of time exists between the planting of the trees, their emergence as seedlings and its growth to maturity. Only then will a person enjoy the benefits of the tree’s beauty, shade fruit and lumber. The time and effort involved in one person’s bringing the tree to maturity is minimal compared to the years that many generations will enjoy the tree’s bounties. (see Taanis 23A ref. charub tree)
In contrast to the effort and perseverance required in observing the disciplines and responsibilities of Torah, Worship and Good Deeds, indulgences in greed, lust, vanity, vengeance, hatred, hostility and other evil areas of human nature involve a minimum amount of effort and perseverance. These contrasting areas of human pursuit can be compared to the different results of cultivating flowers and cultivating trees.
This pattern is consistent in the difference between those whose yearning in life is directed to Torah and Mitzvos and those whose yearning in life is directed away from Torah and Mitzvos. With the passing of time, those who ignore Torah become progressively frustrated and aggravated. In contrast, the passing of time brings peace of mind and tranquility to those who engage in Torah and Mitzvos. (see Kinim 3:6)
Enlighten our eyes in your Torah and
cause our hearts to adhere in
Your commandments that
we may never be put to shame.
(Daily Prayer)
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