Bnei Buzz (27-02-20) (parshat Terumah)

B’’h

Newsletter: 6 | Parsha: Terumah
Candle Lighting: 6:15pm| Motzei Shabbos : 7:17pm

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Letter from the Editor B’’h

Whatsup all you Bnei Buzzers!

Hello there Fam!!! I hope you all have had a beautiful week! Wanna know something

cool? ONLY 11 days till Purim #OMGhaveyouseentheposter?
Have the best week and check out the poster page for some amazing information about

upcoming Bnei events!!

“You shall make a menorah of pure gold, hammered out shall the menorah be made. “

God commanded Moshe to make a menorah by fashioning it out of a single bar of gold.
Moshe could not visualize the menorah, and so God showed him a vision of a menorah of
fire. However, Moshe still found it difficult to make. God then told him to throw the bar of

gold into the fire, give it one blow with the hammer, and a finished menorah would
emerge! Moshe threw the gold into the fire, hit it with the hammer and prayed to Hashem.
Immediately, the complete menorah emerged from the fire. There is an obvious difficulty
with this: if God knew that Moshe was not going to be able to actually make the menorah

by himself, why did He show him the heavenly vision first?

When you get into your car and you turn on the G.P.S. the first instruction is: ENTER YOUR
DESTINATION. In order to get anywhere in life, you need to have a goal; a vision of where
you are heading. You have to first know what you want, before it can happen. Similarly, you
can't pray and expect heavenly assistance if you don't have a clear vision of what you are

looking for. Therefore, God had to show Moshe a vision of what he was supposed to
accomplish, and only then could Moshe pray for heavenly assistance in the making of the

menorah.
The Alter of Kelm explains how righteous people of previous generations became such
great people. It was because they knew the power of setting goals, and had visions of what
they aspired to reach. The evil inclination is able to persuade someone to sin by placing

immoral fantasies in his mind. The only way to fight him is by using his own weapon
against him - one needs to use the imagination to envision greatness.

A person can learn mussar but still retain his flaws. In order to really change, one needs to
envision the great person he would like to be. When the great sage Rebbe Akiva Eiger was
asked how he became who he was, he replied that he strove to become like the Rashba (a
great Rabbi who lived hundreds of years before him), and therefore he was able to become
Rebbe Eiger. A person should always aim higher - shoot for the sky, for if you fall you will

land amongst the stars! #fitswellwiththepurimpartytheme

Have a Holy Shabb, peace and love,

Kara Gordon 2

A vort in short B’’h

Some inspo for you!

I remember when I was young I used to make my parents birthday
presents. Things got incredibly creative- bags from the pockets of old

denims, cars from matchboxes, dolls from avocado pips, made-up
stories in strange notebooks from magazines.

The word “Terumah”, the name of this week’s Parshah means gift or
offering. Rabbi Sacks writes that we can see a dramatic shift in this

week’s Parshah. In the previous parshiot- the Jewish people are
receivers. They receive freedom from Egypt, water when they are
thirsty, food when they are hungry and protection in the desert.
Hashem gives and gives to satisfy all their needs. However in this
week’s Parshah- they begin to ‘give back’ to Hashem by contributing

donations to the Mishkan.
It can be compared to the relationship we have with our parents- we

receive and receive - life, support, love, care and all our needs are
taken care of.

When I was giving my parents those gifts- I felt like I was giving back
to them. And in their appreciation of those rather strange gifts, they
allowed me dignity and showed me that I could give to people who had
given me all that I had. This gave me a gift- the knowledge that what

fulfills us in life is what we give not what we receive.
And this is what the Jewish people receive when donating to the
Mishkan- the fulfillment of giving. In this month of Adar, the month in
which we are told to increase our joy, may we find true happiness and

fulfillment in giving and being there for others.

Shabbat shalom! ❤

Jessa Marx

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Get to know your Rosh B’’h

Name: Gilad Kohaly
Rosh Winter Camp
1.Funny childhood nickname?
Gillygush
2.Choose a movie/book title for the story of
your life
Goal. Unless it's the finals.
Then Mission Impossible
3. What are two truths and a lie about you
I love dogs. I love dogs. I hate dogs

4.If you could fill a swimming pool with ANYTHING in the world, what
would it be?
Lionel Messi. Then I'd just chill with Messi. How sick
5. what’s the cheesiest movie moment or line you can think of?
"Honourable member please sit down" ahh classic
6.Do you have any strange phobias?
Engagement parties. Never know what could pop up
7. Name the song you know all the lyrics to
Phineas and Ferb theme song
8.What’s your spirit animal and why?
Umm anything fluffy. The fluffier the better
9.Life motto at the moment?
No 2 minds are alike just like no 2 faces are alike - Brachot 58a10.
10.What are 3 adjectives that best describe how Winter Camp 2020 will
be?
Good. Nice.
SoflippensickIliterallycantwaittojamwithyouallwhycantwintercampjustbe52
weekslongyeeespleaasee!!!
11. How excited are you for Winter Camp 2020?
I haven't slept in a month and a half. It's becoming a real issue

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Shichvah Shoutouts B’’h

Gurim Q. What Moledet

Happy Adar Gurim fammm!!!! Moledet!! What an
awesome way to start the
was yourThey say that in Adar, we must
always be happy-
year - Great chill with your
best overMini Mach is all about Finding maddies!
Your Happy Place... so sign up
Purim is just around the
the topstraight after Shabbat! corner and I can't wait to
see you all in your amazing
FFOS (Fun Fact Of Shabbat): Purim
According to studies, positive costumes! This one is me in
a cow costume btw. (page
people are far less likely to get sick

costume??than negative people.

Another FFOS: Purim Carnival is in 7)

1 week and Mini Mach is in 2 Have an amazing

weeks!! (WOOOHOOOO) shabbos!❤
Seeya at the carnival All my love
soon Ben Palay

Shabbat shalom friiiends Sinai
Michal Gershuni
Well I’m always over-the-top, so Purim is
Roim no different ‍♀

Howzittttt Sinai Slayers

Hello roim and Rosh Chodesh This weeks parsha speaks about the building

Adar sameach !!! I hope you are all of the Mishkan⛺. This temporary dwelling

getting pumped for purim - I know was made up of many different parts. The

I am success of the Mishkan was dependant on

(go to the next page for the poster the appreciation and the importance of each

of the awesome event we’re individual part. However, none would

having - can’t wait to see you all function without the others. Like the

there !!) The best purim outfit I’ve Mishkan, each & every one of you plays the

done is hands down a pregnant most important role in the most important

nun . I can’t wait to see all your shichva- Sinai . Your Maddie’s love and

over the top , out of this world appreciate every single one of you but as

costumes a whole Sinai- we are unstoppable Keep

A few dress up suggestions: A Jedi being the absolute legends that you

The sun ☀ moon or stars are Purim is around the corner! Get keen,

An alien A mars bar get excited, get Sinai

Ami Selikson Shabbat shalom

XOXO 5
The Sinai dynasty

Dena Cohen

WOW! Check out these B’’h
events

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Fun and Games B’’h

Riddle me this then: You’ve got to be
kidding me !?!?:
1. What has a neck but no
head? Why did the coffee go to the
police?
2. What starts with a P, ends
with an E and has Because it got mugged.
thousands of letters?
What did the slow tomato
3. What ship has two mates, say to the others?
but no captain?
Don’t worry; ill ketchup
4. What is so delicate that
saying its name breaks it? What do you call a bear
without any teeth? –
Meme of the week: A gummy bear!

Rosh Moledet best
purim outfit!!

Riddles 7
Answers:

A 1. a bottle
A2. Post
Office
A3. a

relationship
A4. Silence

Shabbat Shalom B’’h

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