6 — THE BULLETIN — Thursday, June 22, 1995
R@m@mber th® Sabbath, to k@&p It holy...
Fourth Commandment, Exodus, 20:8
Friday, June 23, 9:04 p.m. Sedra Shelach Havdala Shabbat ends June 24, 10:15 p.m.
Bellingham Eytz Chaim
(Conservative), 2116 Walnut St., Bellingham. Fri. 8 p.m. (360)671-7011. L *     *      * O-
Beth Hamidrash (Sephar-dic Orthodox), 3231 HeatherSt. Rabbi Y. Benar-roch. Daily 7 a.m., Shabbat, 9 a.m.; Sun. and public holidays, 8:30 a.m., Fri. 7 p.m.; Sat. sunset. 872-4222 or 873-2371.
Beth Israel (Conserva-Tive). 4350 Oak St. Rabbi W. Solomon, CantorM. Nixon. Torah reader D. Rubin. Choir S. Pelman. Daily 8 a.m. (public holidays, 9 a.m.) and 6 p.m. Fri. 8:15 p.m. Sat. 9:15 a.m. and 6 p.m.; Sun. 9 a.m. and r 6 p.m. 731-4161. C\
Beth Shalom Sanctuary (Traditional), OJCC. 108 North Glenmore Rd., Kel-owna. Shabbat service last Sat. of month, 9:30 a.m. 862-2305. T *     * *
Beth Tikvah (Conservative). 9711 Geal Rd., Richmond. Rabbi M. Cohen, Torah reader E. Wolinsky and J. Berger. Fri. 8 p.m.; Sat. 9:30 a.m. 271-6262 L
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Burquest Jev^lsh Community (Traditional). Oneg Shabbat services second, Friday of each month, 8 p.m. 526-7235.
I wish to express my thanks and gratitude to my friends for their warm expressions of kindness, sympathy and contributions made in the memory of my beloved father
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Chabad House Kabbalah Centre (Chassidic), 3673 W. Broadway. Rabbi L. Dubrawsky. Sun. morning minyan 10 a.m. 737-1574.
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Chabad-Lubavitch (Chassidic). 5750 Oak St. Rabbi Y. Wineberg. Daily 7 a.m. Sat. 10 a.m.; Sun. 9 a.m.
266-1313.
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Eltz Chalm (Orthodox), 8080 Frances Rd., Richmond. Rabbi A. Feigelstock. Daily minyan 7 a.m.; weekday evenings sunset; Fri. sOnset; Sat. 9 a.m. and sunset; Sun. 9 a.m.
275-0007. O-
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Emanu-E! (Conservative), 1461 Blanshard, Victoria. Rabbi V. Rein-stein. Thurs. 7 a.m.; Sat.
9:15 a.m. 382-0615. «     « *
Har El (Conservative),
North Shore, JCC, 1735
Inglewood Ave., West Van.
Rabbi I. Balla, cantorial
leader R. Edel, Fri. 7:30
p.m.; Sat. 10 a.m. 922-8245
or 922-9133.
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Jewish Community Assoc. of Lower Fraser Valley (Orthodox). #1-1349 Johnston Rd., White Rock. Fri. sunset; Sat. 9:30 a.m.
535-3251.
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Louis Brier Home (Orthodox), 1055 W. 41st Ave. C. Kornfeld, D. Kornfeld, R. Rosenberg. Daily mincha, 4:30 p.m.; Friday 4:15 p.m.; Saturday, 9 a.m. X-261-9376. O-
Or Shalom (Traditional Egalitarian), 710 E. 10th Ave. Wed. 7 a.m.; Fri. 7 p.m.; Sat. 10 a.m. X-
872-1614. O-
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Schara Tzedeck (Orthodox) , 3476 Oak St. Rabbi M. Feuerstein, Cantor Y. Or-zech, Torah reader Rev. J. Marciano. Mon. and Thurs., 7 a.m., Tues., Wed. and Fri., 7:15 a.m.; weekdays, sunset; Fri., 7:30 p.m.; Sat. 9 a.m. and half hour before sunset; Sun. 8:30 a.m. r 736-7607. Oi
* * * Shaarey Tefilah (Traditional), 785 West 16th Ave. Rabbi M. Scher, Torah reader Rabbi I. B'trnbaum. Friday eve. (call for time); Saturday, 9 a.m.; Monday-Fri., 7:30 a.m.; Sunday. 9 a.m. 873-2700. L
* * * \^ Schaare Tzion (Orthodox) 8360 St. Albans Rd., Richmond. Minyan, Mon. and Thurs., 7 a.m.; Sunday 9 a.m., Fri., 8 p.m.; Sat. 9:30 a.m. 272-2113.
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Temple Sholom (Reform), 7190 Oak St. Rabbi P. Bregman. cantorial soloist A. Guttman. Morning minyans; Mon. and Wed. 7:15 a.m.; Fri. 8:15 p.m.; Sat. 10:30 a.m. L 266-7190. O-
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White Rock/South Surrey Jewish Community Centre, Box 75186, White Rock, B.C. V4A 9N4. 541-9995.
SHELACH "THERE GO GIANTS"
The Torah portion of Shelach tells of the sin of the spies who ''spoke badly about the land they had explored.
One of the ways in which they befouled the land was with their statement, "We saw there the nefilim."
Rashi explains tfiat nefi-lim refers to "giants, the descendants of [the angels] Shamchazai, and Aza'eil, who fell from heaven in the times of the generation of Enosh."
The term nefilim is not a new one, as it was already mentioned in Bereishis.
Rashi explains there that in Hebrew nefilim refers to giants — men of flesh and blood.
Why does Rashi alter here his explanation and explain that in our context nefilim refers to the descendants of angels "who fell from heaven"?
Rashi is answering the following question. In a previous verse the Torah relates how the spies described the might of the inhabitants of Eretz Yisrael: "However, the people living in the land are fierce . . . we also saw there descendants of the giants."
What did the spies add here (except for the term nefilim) to what they already stated earlier about the inhabitants of the land?
Rashi therefore explains that nefilim means "giants, the descendants of [the angels] Shamchazai and Aza'eil, who fell from heaven."
In other words, the spies now stated something en-
tirely new: These are not at all in the same category as the descendants of giants who they mentioned earlier, people who were merely physically large. Rather, these iare giants who descended from angels who fell from heaven.
They stated this fact specifically here, when they "spoke badly of the land,'' because they sought to respond to the turn in events that transpired between their earlier words and their current words:
The Torah relates that when the spies concluded their statement about the might of the inhabitants, Caleiv calmed and reassured the Jewish people that they would indeed be able to conquer the land. He did so, Rashi explains, by pointing out the great and wondrous miracles G-d had performed for them in the past.
It was to this that the spies replied, "we cannot go up, for he is stronger than us."
Rashi explains that they meant to say even G-d could not get them to successfully enter the land.
The spies, however, were not satisfied to leave it at that. For the Jewish people had witnessed numerous miracles performed on their behalf by G-d. How could G-d possibly be helpless in the face of the inhabitants?
They therefore buttressed their contention by stating that among the inhabitants
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Accustom yourself to awaken at dawn and to rise from your bed at the song of the birds. Do not rise as a sluggard, but with eagerness to serve your Creator.
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Judah HaNasi
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LINDA JOY WISE: Linda Joy Wise passed away May 24., 1995 after a three-year battle with cancer.
The former Linda Ohren-stein was born Dec. 23, 1940 in Winnipeg. She received a bachelor of arts degree in history in 1961 from University of Manitoba and was awarded a teaching certificate from UBC.
She married Leonard Wise on August 20, 1961. Mrs. Wise was a devoted and loving daughter, mother and wife. She worked as business administrator for the
family business and continued to broaden her knowledge throughout her life.
All those who knew her were touched by her ability to share her wisdom with others.
She is survived by her parents Al and Sadie Ohren-stein; husband Leonard; daughter Bari-Elyn; and son Ari, all of Vancouver.
Funeral services were held May 28 at Beth Israel Chapel with Rabbi Wilfred Solomon and Cantor Murray Nixon officiating.
Chevra Kadisha was in charge of arrangements.
Donations may be sent to the library or scholarship funds of Beth Israel Synagogue.
Obituary forms are available at The Bulletin, 879-6575.
Completed forms can be returned by fax, 879-6573.
The heart grows hard quicker in riches than an egg in boiling water.
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were descendants of the angels "who fell from heaven in the times of the generation of Enosh'\
I n other words, these were beings who were so powerful that G-d willed that even the mighty flood — a heavenly punishment that destroyed almost all of mankind — did not have the power to destroy them.
Rashi's comment that nefilim refers to angels who "fell from heaven," is also in keeping with the objection of the spies as explained in Chassidus:
The spies much preferred the spiritual life style in the desert, a place where they were completely removed from the corporeal world and from such earthly worries of having to earn a living.
They therefore did not want to enter Eretz Yisrael where they would have to descend into the realm of the material and occupy themselves with the mundane world, as they felt that this would hinder them in their spiritual service.
Their fundamental error lay in their belief.that the spiritual and the material are necessarily inimical and antithetical; one cannot be occupied with material matters and simultaneously be immersed in spirituality.
They thus said that we saw the nefilim, the descendants of the angels Shamchazai and Aza'eil. For as related by our Sages, these pure and holy angels at first descended with a sacred and hallowed motive. Nevertheless, they were unable to withstand the corporeality and blandishments of this world, and they fell from their spiritual heights.
The same would happen, said the spies, regarding the Jewish people. Although they were on a lofty spiritual level while in the desert, their entry into Eretz Yisrael would bring about a major descent in their spirituality.
The truth, however, is quite different, for G-d's desire and delight lies in the service of the Jewish people within this physical world, transforming it into a dwelling place for Him. Thus the power vested within them to withstand the blandishments of this world is therefore so much greater.
Moreover, Jews are inherently higher than angels, they are one with G-d, as it were. They therefore have the ability to successfully unite the two opposites of the physical and the spiritual.
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