VOLUME 20, ISSUE 22 FRIDAY, MAY 3, 2013 \/ 23 IYAR 5773
\nTORAH PORTION: BEHAR – BECHUKOSAI (LEVITICUS 25:1 – 27:34)
\nCANDLE LIGHTING: 7:31 P.M. SHABBAT ENDS: 8:43 PM (CHICAGO)<\/p>\n
Hang in there – Shabbos is coming!<\/p>\n
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Peace. Shalom.
\nIt\u2019s the greatest of blessings.
\nLook at our prayer service.
\nWe ask for many things. Health. Wisdom. Success.
\nAnd then \u2013 we ask for the most important thing.
\nPeace.
\nBecause without peace, we can have everything \u2013 but not be able to enjoy it.
\n\u2026 But we can\u2019t just expect to receive peace. As G-d\u2019s gift.
\nWe have to do what we can to make it happen.
\n\u2026 And it\u2019s not just the big picture. Like no more war. Creating world peace.
\nIt\u2019s about everyday life. The little things.
\n\u2026 Think about some of the arguments people have. The petty fights.
\nThat become bigger as time goes on.
\nSometimes, all it takes is getting involved. To help them work it out.
\nAnd in Judaism, that\u2019s one of the greatest things we can do.
\n\u2026 The Talmud tells us that Shalom is one of the names of G-d.
\nAnd that if you want to bring G-d into the world.
\nBring peace.<\/p>\n
It was just a little argument. Between two congregants.<\/strong> Shortly after making Aliyah, Rabbi Berel Wein took his driver\u2019s test. VOLUME 20, ISSUE 22 FRIDAY, MAY 3, 2013 \/ 23 IYAR 5773 TORAH PORTION: BEHAR – BECHUKOSAI (LEVITICUS 25:1 – 27:34) CANDLE LIGHTING: 7:31 P.M. SHABBAT ENDS: 8:43 PM (CHICAGO) Hang in there – Shabbos is coming!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-124","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-the-chicago-torah-network-shabbat-fax"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/torahnetwork.org\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/124","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/torahnetwork.org\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/torahnetwork.org\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/torahnetwork.org\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/torahnetwork.org\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=124"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/torahnetwork.org\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/124\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":788,"href":"https:\/\/torahnetwork.org\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/124\/revisions\/788"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/torahnetwork.org\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=124"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/torahnetwork.org\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=124"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/torahnetwork.org\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=124"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nBut Rabbi Chaim of Volozhin (leading Rabbi and Talmudic scholar in 18th-19th century Lithuania)
\nwent back and forth. From one to the other. \u2018Shuttle diplomacy\u2019. Just to restore the peace.
\nPeople complained. They felt that it was beneath his dignity.
\nThe leading Rabbi of the generation \u2013 \u2018lowering himself\u2019 to get involved with their petty
\nbickering.
\nHis answer: \u2018Think about how we pray. How we stand before G-d \u2013 and ask Him for all our
\nneeds.
\nBut when we get to the prayer for peace \u2013 \u2018He Who makes peace in His heavens, may He make
\npeace upon us \u2026\u2019 \u2013 we bow our heads, and take three steps back.
\n\u2026 It should teach us an important lesson.
\nThis week\u2019s CTN Shabbat Fax is sponsored by Emily Jackson,
\n\u201cin honor of Rabbi Moshe Katz and Rabbi Doni Deutsch, who
\ncontinue to inspire me from afar\u201d.
\nThat to make peace \u2013 we can\u2019t just stand there.
\nWe have to do something about it.
\nAnd sometimes we have to step back.
\nAnd lower ourselves.
\n\u2026 But it\u2019s worth it.\u2019<\/p>\nSTORY OF THE WEEK<\/h4>\n
\nAfterwards, the tester said, \u201cSorry Rabbi, but we\u2019re not allowed to tell you if you passed. It\u2019s
\nagainst the rules. But one thing I will say. I can tell that you are a very good driver.\u201d
\nRabbi Wein was curious. \u201cThank you very much. But what exactly makes you say that?
\nThe tester replied, \u201cBecause before pulling out, you looked in your rear view mirror.
\n\u2026 No one in this country does that!\u201d
\nRabbi Wein saw a great lesson in this experience.
\nThe road of life is very challenging. We need to know where we\u2019re going. And how we plan to
\nget there.
\nIt\u2019s important to be alert. To have our eyes on the road.
\nAnd as Jews?
\nThere\u2019s one more thing we absolutely must do.
\nWe need to look into our rear view mirror. Into our past. Because Jewish tradition gives us so
\nmuch guidance in life.
\nAnd if we want to have a secure future?
\nWe \u2013 and our children \u2013 need to know our past!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"