Bnei Buzz (22-03-19) (Tzav)

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Newsletter: 5 | Parsha: Tzav
Candle Lighting: 5:59pm | Motzei Shabbas: 6:47pm

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Letter from the Editor B’’h

Howzit all you bnei buzzers

Hello there fam! Or should I say Chag Purim Sameach! Can’t believe what a power Puzza Bnei held this year…. From
the Gurim #Ganstas insane carnival to the sick street party for all the shichvahs after the beautiful megillah reading it
was just the most incredible night filled with fun, food and of course gees. Who can forget all those sick Purim outfits
were seriously fitted to the situation – each shichvah truly out did themselves for the theme #RoimRabbits
#MoledetM&Ms #DorotDancers. You guys all really did bring such a vibe to make this Purim one filled only with
happiness and joy! Keep it up! And special thanks and shoutout to the hard working Bnei teams that made these
events the power they were!

It is not a glamorous job, but somebody has to do it. And so, the Torah begins this week’s portion by telling us the
mitzvah of terumas hadeshen, removing the ashes that accumulate from the burnt-offerings upon the altar. The Torah
teaches us: “The Kohen shall don his fitted linen tunic, and he shall don linen breeches on his flesh; he shall separate
the ash of what the fire consumed of the elevation-offering on the Altar and place it next to the Altar” (Leviticus 7:3).

What is simply derived from the verse is that the service of ash-removal is done with the priestly tunic. What is
noticeable to the Talmudic mind is the seemingly innocuous adjective “fitted.” Rashi quotes the origin that applies to
all the holy garments: they must be fitted. They cannot be too long, nor can they be too short. They must be custom-
made to fit each individual Kohen according to his physical measurements.
Roberto Clemente was an amazing athlete who played the game of baseball with utmost dedication. One day, late in
the 1968 season, he was playing outfield against the Houston team. The Pirates ( his baseball team) were no longer
competitors, and the game had no statistical meaning.

A ball was hit deep toward the outfield wall. As Clemente raced back, it seemed that the ball was going to hit the wall
way over his head. With superhuman strength he propelled himself like a projectile toward the wall. Speeding at a
forty-five-degree angle he collided with the wall while the ball hit it at the same time, two feet above his head.
Strictly following to the laws of nature, both Clemente and the baseball rebounded from the wall, the former’s return
to earth much less graceful than the latter. While the white sphere gently bounced to the playing surface and rolled
toward the infield, the much larger uniformed and spiked entity came crashing after it with a resounding thud.
In the post-game interview, an innocent reporter asked Clemente, “Roberto, your team is out of contention. Why in
the world did you try so hard to make that play? Was it worth bruising yourself?” Clemente was puzzled. In a few
short sentences he explained his actions. “I am not paid to win emblems. My job is to catch the ball. I tried to catch
the ball. I was trying to do my job.”

When the Torah tells us that the clothes must fit perfectly for a service it is telling us that the job is exactly right for the
man who is doing it. The ash-cleaner is not doing another Kohen’s job, wearing an ill-fitted garment as if it were
thrown upon him as he entered for the early morning shift.
What seems to be the most trivial of jobs is the job that must be done! That is the job of the hour, and that is exactly
what the Kohen is designated to do. And for the job or service that is tailor-made for the individual the clothes must
also be tailor-made for the job as well!
Whatever we do, and however we do it, we must realize that the end can only come through the menials. Whatever
it takes to get to the goal is as integral as the goal itself. It requires devotion and commitment, and it requires self-
sacrifice. If you dress with dignity to collect the ash, if you approach every task with both with dress and personal
pride and grace, then you are certainly up to any task. This was defiantly proven at the Purim events held by Bnei this
year! Not only did everyone came dressed to support their shicvah but they most certainly did it with pride!

shabbat Shalom, Peace and Love to all you incredible souls!

Kara Gordon Weekly Positive Word Power Ideas :

- (Dvar Torah adapted from ‘torah.org drasha series’) I will, bli neder, not only try dressand

act with modestly but I will also do it

with pride!

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A Vort in Short B’’h

HACHSHARA 2019

Parshat Tzav

In this week’s parsha- Parsha Tzav- we are taught about the Korban Todah which was the
Thanksgiving offering that was brought to Hashem for numerous reasons such as;
recovering from a serious illness and being freed from jail. This korban was mandatory to
bring but it had to be brought with a recognition of the need to thank Hashem for the
miracle that the person experienced. In order to say thank you to Hashem for something
great, one would offer a Korban Todah. Every day in Pesukei DeZimra we recite, with joy,
Tehillim 100 which is the Psalm of Thanksgiving which reminds us that we have to be
grateful to Hashem for all that he gives us, saves us from and blesses us with.

The Korban Todah included 40 loaves of bread and meat and then consuming them in a
short period of time. And thus the obvious question arises- how can so much bread be
consumed by one individual in such a short period of time?

The Sforno says: “By having a lot of bread, the miracle will be publicized to the many
eaters, and all are eaten in the time frame of kodshei kodoshim which is a day and a
night.” This means that the Korban Todah was consumed by numerous individuals and not
by someone alone.

The enormous amount of food that had to be consumed is the main purpose behind this
korban. The purpose of the Korban Todah was to tell and show others that Hashem
showers us with goodness and brachot all the time. And thus, including numerous
individuals in the consumption of the korban would enable everyone to share in the
simcha and thanksgiving that Hashem deserved. By including many people, Hashem’s
giving nature would be acknowledged by many. What emerges from the Korban Todah is
that it is so important to publicize miracles and thus the more participants that are at the
meal- the more the miracle will be publicized.

From this we can learn that we must all join together to acknowledge and thank Hashem
for all that he does for us. We, Am Yisrael, have so much to thank Hashem for but we
have to do so in a united force.

shabbat shalom from the holy land

Maddie wingerin
Mta harova 2019

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B’’h

Get to know your madricha

Maddies Name: liat biddle
Shichva: moledet

Q. Li, what Shichva are you from?
A. Avichai

Q. Choose a movie title for the story of your life?
A. Great British bake off

Q. What was your childhood nickname?
A. Putzi

Q. If you could fill a swimming pool with ANYTHING in the
world, what would it be?
A. Popcorn
Q. If you won a million dollars today, what would you do with it?
A. Travel Europe and invest whatever is left

Q. Do you have any strange phobias?
A. Not a fan of moths and bats

Q. What’s your favorite TV series you’re binging right now?
A. Brooklyn Nine-nine

Q. Life motto at the moment?
A. Treat others how you want to be treated

Q. What are 3 adjectives that best describe you?
A. Procrastinator, chilled, sarcastic

Q. 1 interesting fact that you should know about me is...?
A. My fingers are double jointed

Q. Best Purim outfit you saw this year?
A. Yuvi as a Teletubbie

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Get to know your madrich B’’h

Maddies Name: milan LEVY
Shichva: DOROT (KINDA)

Q. Milan, what Shichva are you from?
A. Ne’eman

Q. Choose a movie title for the story of your life?
A. Non-stop

Q. What was your childhood nickname?
A. Lani, Milani, Milz

Q. If you could fill a swimming pool with ANYTHING in the
world, what would it be?
A. Either Apple products or Liat’s cinnamon buns
Q. If you won a million dollars today, what would you do with it?
A. Buy lots of things on Takealot and upgrade my iCloud storage.

Q. Do you have any strange phobias?
A. Not being player 1 on Wii

Q. What’s your favorite TV series you’re binging right now?
A. Money Heist, Greys, Dynasty, Brooklyn 99, Fauda and pretty much anything that helps me
procrastinate

Q. Life motto at the moment?
A. Work smart, not hard

Q. What are 3 adjectives that best describe you?
A. Outgoing, I’m a Blue, long

Q. 1 interesting fact that you should know about me is...?
A. My life runs off my phone calendar, if you tell me something and I don’t write it down – I
will forget

Q. Best Purim outfit you saw this year?
A. Daniel Rapps and Sam Cohens highly noticeable costume

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Shichva Shoutouts B’’h

Gurim Q. Best purim Moledet

A. The best Purim outfit I saw was outfit you A. The best purim outfit I saw was Gabi
saw at bnei Kahlberg's. Navy golf shirt and beige
definitely Rosh Gurim Glenhazel, Adam puzza 2019? pants, Calm down there tiger
Lazer Definitely the hottest gangster Good day Moledet I
hope everyone had a freiliche Purim
I’ve ever seen. Moledet, we came, we saw, we
Shevet Gurim, all I can say is wow.
What an absolutely sick Gurim Purim conquered!! BIGGGG Moledet Mifgash
Carnival we had. You guys absolutely happening this week so watch this space
smashed it. The costumes were on fire,
the stations were super fun and the ✌ Quote of the week: Faith is like
graze was delicious. Thank you to all electricity. You can't see it, but you can see
your maddies for making it such a vibe.
See you all at Gurim on Shabbos!Peace, the light #NoFaith #LoadShedding
love and Shabbat ShaYesPlease⚡ #WhereIsOrot(FYI, Orot means light in

Lior and the Gurim Team Hebrew ) Team Moledet

Lior Ronthal Ariel Kahanovitz

Dorot

Roim A. The best Purim outfit I saw were the invisible
Moledet channies. A proper razzmatazz special!
A. The best Purim costume either goes #Magic #Missing #TheyFollowedTheTheme
to my homie @SamCohen (& his #LetterM
Suppp Dorot
fellow sumo wrestlers) or to my
other homie @MichalCohen (& her Showee did we have fun at what appeared to be an
only Dorot Purim party.
fellow rugby players)
Ola Roim Thanks to @BneiJHB for throwing Dorot such a sick
sick party!
Purim was #Rocking
The vibe was #Rolling Roim is Chevre, keep being legends and just keep doing what
#Radical I can feel the magic in the you do. Remember this - don’t change for the world,
but keep changing the world. We’d like to wish our
airrrrrr very own, Dan Riesenberg, a hearty mazeltov on his
Let’s take this powerful energy into the
Aufruf this shabbos. Dorot loves you!
week ahead of us☑ #MovingOutOfHome@22
Roim, you are all fantastic human
beings ShaRoim Shalom Lots of #NoMoreFaceTime24/7Good shabbos Jews✡

love, your Roim Maddies✌ Tyler Richter

Dena Cohen Shevet Yuval

A. Ummm that’s a tough one.. I think there were just too many
good costumes this year to choose from!!

Shalom Aleichem Shevet yuvalers Hope you all had the most
Heilige Purim filled with only pure Simcha and fun!! Was so special
to see all our amazing friends at Selwyn Segal enjoying the Purim

spirit We danced, we sang, we marched and we had an epic
Megillah reading I think Shevet Yuval definitely won Purim this
year ❤. #Yuvalhasgottherhythmn #Yuvalhasgotthebeat Have a

holy and restful shabbos everyone

Dani Weinberg

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Parsha Pop Quiz B’’h

Parshat tzav

Questions:

1.How long was the burnt offering supposed to last?
2.Did the fire continue to burn during Shabbat? If so, how?
3.What items made up the meal offering?
4.What two items were not to be used in the meal offering?
5.Who was designated to eat of the meal offering and where?
6.The children of Israel were commanded to eat no fat from three animals. Which were they?
7.Were they allowed to consume the blood of any animals or fowl?
8.We are told of three instances of anointing. What were they and in what order did they occur?
9.When Aaron and his sons were anointed, who was ordered to assemble and watch and where was this
done?
10.When the ram was killed for the burnt offering, what was done with the blood?
11.Following the burnt offering, we are told about the sacrifice of the ram of consecration. How was the
blood of this sacrifice handled differently?
12.How many days of consecration were there during which Aaron and his sons remained in the Tent of
Meeting?
13.What is the meaning of the word Tzav?

Answers:

1.The burnt offering was known as tamid, or perpetual. The evening sacrifice was kept burning through
the night until the flames could kindle the wood for the morning burnt offering. Fire kept burning on the
altar continually (6:2).
2.The law forbidding kindling fire on Shabbat did not apply to the Sanctuary (6:5-6).
3.Wood was continually added to keep the fire burning, even on Shabbat.
4.The meal offering was made up of fine flour, oil, and frankincense (6:8).
5.Leaven and honey were not used in the meal offering (6:10).
6.Every male among the children of Aaron for all generations were designated to eat the offering in the
holy place–the courtyard of the Tent of Meeting (6:18-19).
7.The children of Israel could not eat fat from oxen, sheep, or goats (7:23).
8.They were not allowed to eat the blood of any animal (7:26-27).
9.The Mishkan was anointed first, then the altar and vessels were annointed, and then Aaron and his
sons were all anointed (8:6-14).
10.The congregation was assembled at the door of the Tent of Meeting (8:4).
11.Moses dashed it against the altar all around (8:19).
12.Moses put the blood on the tip of Aaron’s right ear, thumb of his right hand, and the great toe of his
right foot. The same was done to Aaron’s sons. Then the blood was dashed about the altar (8:23-24).
13.Aaron and his sons remained in the Tent of Meeting for seven days of consecration (8:33).
14.Tzav means “command” (6:2).

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B’’h

Who do you want to be? Us in grade 10!

Even though it’s not one of Purim’s mitzvot, dressing up as anything you could
ever imagine became one of the strongest traditions of this holiday, and it is
definitely an awesome one! How great is this feeling that starts around T”u
B’shvat, knowing that you can start think what are you going to be this purim.
There is something very special about this once in a year opportunity to choose
to be anything you can only dream of.
And maybe there’s a reason why we are getting this opportunity especially on purim.
We are now pretty much in the middle of our Hebrew year, between last
Rosh Hashanah and the next one. Perhaps this is just the right time for us to
stop for a moment and check if we are doing what we planned to do. To ask
ourselves, and really mean it, who do we want to be.
!‫שבת שלום‬

Keren & Noa

Israeli VS Chuznik! Elections for the 21st Knesset

1. Shuk or kotel The New Right
2. Purim night or Purim day
3. Hamentaschen or Sufganiya A right-wing political party, established
in December 2018 by Ayelet Shaked
4. Batman or Superman and Naftali Bennett, After they left the
5. Vashti or Ester 'Jewish Home' party. The party aims to
be open to both religious and secular
Lilach Arik Rav Shmuli people, and advocates the preservation
Kagan
23, works in Malabi of a strong right-wing in Israel.
place, our friend Looks younger then
he Some of their platform:
1. Shuk is, Bnei Akiva rabbi • The Land of Israel belongs to the
2. Purim night
3. Sufganiya 1. Kotel Jewish people
4. Batman 2. Purim day • Opposition to the establishment of a
5. Vashti, always 3. Sufganiya
felt sorry for her… 4. Superman Palestinian state
5. Obviously Ester • Israel is the nation-state of the Jewish

people, and only the Jewish people,
which grants full civil rights for minorities
• Belief in economic liberalism, personal

freedom and personal responsibility

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Purim 2019 pictures! B’’h

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#purimpicsfromabroad B’’h

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Fun and Games B’’h

Riddles Bad Dad Jokes!
Questions:
What do you call it when your dad gets mad at
1. When do you go at read and stop at you?
green?
Dad-ittude
2. The more places I be, the less you can
see. What am I? What do you call a father who is a professional
dancer?
3. What loses its head in the morning, but
gets it back again at night? A step father!

What is a giraffes favorite fruit?
NECK- tarines

What did the grape do when he got stepped on?
He let out a little wine.

Riddles 11
Answers

A1. When
eating a
watermelon

A2.
Darkness
A3. A pillow

B’’h

Shabbat Shalom

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