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Avira d'Yisroel Mechakim. The atmosphere of Israel makes one wise. Questions for Thought and Study
How many times have you come across a gemarah or tosfos that had you It's Purim 5773
stumped? Is shnayim mikra or mussar seforim like Greek to you? Lav Time to rejoice with your whole family 1. What did the baby sing after the priest gave him a bris mila?
Davka is pleased to make available to the tzibur, tanks of air from the We will celebrate one and all 2. Why did the coffee taste like mud?
Mir beis medrash. Each tank contains enough air for a whole hour of
learning. We even have tanks that were filled at special times during the For the Jews rise and Haman's fall 3. Why did everyone want to go to Rabbi Jack Daniel’s house for
year. For real hasmodeh in that mussar sefer, try the tank that was filled Every generation has a Haman type the Purim Seuda?
during Elul zman. Having a tough time in Gemara, try the middle of Usually full of bluster and hype
winter zman tank. All tanks come with masks that even fit over beards. But when push comes to shove Answers
You can even join our tank of the month club. Download the form from H' shows the world that it’s us he loves. 1. Hagalach Hamoel Osi
our website: www.I_figured_it_out_tanks_to_the_Mir.edu Iran’s Ahmadinejad is a cad
and Egypt's Morsi is plenty bad 2. Because it was fresh ground.
Having trouble staying up at the Friday night table? All that heavy food But hold your hat just wait and see
and weight of the week wearing you down? As part of Starbucks How H' will protect you and me. 3. Because his wife was an excellent Bala Boozetah.
ethnic outreach, we are pleased to announce our first line of caffeinated America of course can't be left out ***************************************************
kugels. Varieties include potato, lukshun and yerushalmi kugels. For that
heimishe flavor that won’t put you to sleep, pick up a pan today. Both the left and right like to shout Thoughts to Ponder:
1. If G-d didn't want us to eat animals why did he make them out of
Available at a local Starbucks near you. They pretend to act for our own good
food?
But then again so did Robin Hood.
Here in Chicago we have been blessed with many wonderful people 2. If you can't tuna fish could you at least adjust its scales?
joining our community from other parts of the country. For some strange Halachic Corner 3. When did the ability to make and receive calls become the least im-
reason, they think just because they have been living here for a decade Zmanim for 5773 (2013 ce) portant function of a cell phone?
or 3 they are "Chicagoans". We are pleased to offer a West Rogers Park TIME TO START DIETING
history/trivia test. You must know at least 12 of the following to be con- according to Dr Oz: Right after Purim Thoughts NOT to Ponder:
1. Will the third Bais Hamikdosh have Wifi?
sidered an old time Chicagoan:
according to Hillary Clinton: What difference does it make at this 2. How wide of a brim will the Moshiach’s hat have? Or will he have a
Bresslers in Lincoln Village, Shoppers World, Nortown Bowl, Craw- point?!? hat at all?
fords, Sunset Drive-In, The Buy Low, Robert Hall, Staimetz Butcher
Shop, Goodman's Book Store, Hobby Models, General Camera, Harry In order to be mikayaim the mitzvah of kriyas hamegilla, we are THIS YEAR’S LIKUTEI TIPSHIM IS SPONSORED
Hoyt Photography, The Arnold Miller Band, Kiddie Land’s Birthday not supposed to miss hearing even one word. This means there can be By קחשל שרדמה תיב Humor Training Center wishing mazel tov to board
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Fire Truck, Gross's Bakery, Bell & Howell, Montreal Beverage Co., no talking during megilla reading. This is a challenge for those among members, Mark and Mary Marx on the birth of triplets, Harpo, Chicko
when Yeshurun was the only shul on Touhy, the boy's Bais Yaakov , us who have a problem keeping quiet in shul. Our religion is one of in- and Groucho.
Bonus: Do you remember at least three of the following school princi- clusion. There has always been ample room for self expression ( se-
ples? Rabbi Blau, Rabbi Bruckenstein, Rabbi Blanchard, Rabbi Good- fardic, ashkenazic, taimani, litvish, chassidish, am ha’aretz, etc.) So, Harvard Television Corporation’s Teletubbie LiveStream continues this
man, Rabbi Lieberman , Rabbi Raifin, Rabbi Rappaport and Mr. where is the compassion for the habitual talker? Don't we realize he week. Tune in and watch Prof. Tinky-Winky who will speak on “ The 3
Shneep. can't help himself? He was born that way! How can we ostracize a R’s: Radicated Rhizomes, Reform Rabbis, and Arithmetic.”
whole segment of our people? There are estimates that up to 10% of
In an effort to make our police department more efficient and serve you Herbal Tea College’s Gourmet Tea Time at Smoky’s Tea Bistro will take
better, the Mayor has announced that police officers will no longer re- people talk during davening or at least would like to. We have to find place next Thursday. Rabbi Earl Grey will speak on “The Tea Party:
spond to calls about burglaries if the perpetrators are no longer on the ways to make talkers feel comfortable in our shuls. The argument that Have they crossed the halachik dateline? ” Complimentary water as well
premises. To allay any concerns about a rising our children will learn from their behavior has been proven time and as a discounted tea menu available for shiur participants.
crime rate, you have the option to order a crime I have six locks on my again to be false. Some people are born shul talkers and some aren't. To Are you downtown? Got 5, 15, 30 or 45 minutes? Consider stopping for
door all in a row. When
scene kit from the city (for a nominal fee of I go out, I lock every suggest that exposure to a shul talker would be a bad example to chil- a cup of coffee, getting a haircut, taking a nap or going for a jog.
$100) which includes instructions for checking other one. I figure no dren is just prejudiced and unfair to the talker. There are some progres-
for finger prints and other evidence, as well as matter how long some- sive branches of orthodoxy that seek to mainstream talkers. They point Mr. and Mrs. Al Toomey are proud of their son Reed who has developed
accessing the FBI fingerprint data base. If you body stands there pick- to making noise during Haman as a proof that even in earlier times the a new parental help app. Now when your kids ask you to read them a bed
find a match, you can order an official citizen’s ing the locks, they are Rabbis made provisions for alternative decorum in shul. This is an on- time story and you have no time, use the Reed Toomey app. Your smart
arrest handcuff (for a nominal fee of $100). As always locking three. going issue that we need to address and whatever conclusion we come phone will scan any book and read it to them. For more information,
Elayne Boosler
always the mayor and police chief have your to, we must be careful not to condemn the talker, only the action of check out our Website. www.YouAreVeryImportantToMeBut.com
safety as their #1 priority. talking.