Bnei Buzz (05-09-19) (parshat shoftim)

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What is the question of the week??
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ell another week down, with only a few more shabbats we will be heading
into the Chaggim #ohmyword. I hope you all have had an amazing week and
even better shabbat #loveagoodshabbosshlof. Keep signing up for camp
2019,because you most certainly do not want to miss out!!!

“Righteousness, righteousness shall you pursue.”

In the beginning of the parsha the Torah tells us, "Righteousness, righteousness
shall you pursue." The second "righteousness" seems unnecessary. What is it
coming to teaching us?

Sometimes a person wants to do God's will but he gets so caught up in fulfilling
the commandments that he overlooks different areas. For example, he might
want to rise very early in the morning to pray, but his alarm then awakens
everyone else in his family.

Reb Bunim of Peshis'cha interprets the verse in this manner: pursue
righteousness righteously. It is not enough to seek righteousness; it must be
done through honest means. The Torah does not tolerate the pursuit of
holiness through improper means. One has to make sure that he is not stepping
on anyone else's toes when performing the commandments.

The Chozeh of Lublin wanted to arise very early one morning to take care of a

great mitzvah. The night before he asked his wife to prepare supper extra early

so that he would be able to wake up in time. That night, not only was supper

not served early - it was served even later than usual. Consequently he did not

wake up in time and did not perform that great mitzvah. He thought to himself,

"I would be justified in getting angry at my wife. However, why should I get

angry because my wife prevented me from serving God?

It's God's will for me not to get angry!

Weekly Positive Word Power Ideas :

May we be able to recognise when

we are doing something “righteous”

but it could be causing an

inconvinece to those around us

#goodthoughtsforlife #DC 2

(Adapted 1 minute vort @
aish.com)

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‫עַל־ ִּ֨פי ַהּתֹו ָ֜רה ֲא ֶׁ ֶׁ֣שר יֹו ֗רּוָך ְו ַעל־ ַה ִּמ ְש ָ ָּ֛פט ֲא ֶׁשר־י ֹא ְמ ֥רּו ְלָָ֖ך ּ ַת ֲע ֶׁ ֶׂ֑שה ֶׁ֣ל ֹא ָת ֗סּור‬

‫ִּמן־ ַה ָד ָ ָּ֛בר ֲא ֶׁשר־ ַי ִּ ֥גי ֽדּו ְלָָ֖ך ָי ִּ ֥מין ּו ְש ֽמ ֹאל׃‬

You shall act in accordance with the instructions given you and the ruling
handed down to you; you must not deviate from the verdict that they
announce to you either to the right or to the left.

In this week’s Paraha, Parshat Shoftim, Moshe told the people, "You must
obey the decision of the courts, even if you are convinced they are wrong
and even if they seem to be telling you that right is left and left is right."
Therefore, there is a question that needs to be asked: If we need to listen
to the Sages even when they tell us something that apparently contradicts
reality, where is there room to use our own judgment?

When you're driving past the petrol station it is on your left hand side.
However, when you return home it is on your right side. It all depends on
your viewpoint. The Sages are telling us, "Your perspective is wrong. Turn
around!" To us it may seem like that whatever we're doing is
unquestionably right, but the Sages reveal to us that we're sometimes
looking at things backwards and that we need to face the other direction.

We tend to lose our sense of direction while rushing through life. We feel a
strong drive to do something, certain that it is a noble and righteous cause.
Our intellect tells us that it's wrong, but we don't trust it. Ultimately, we
can lead that we need to sometimes slow down in our lives, take a step
back and look at the whole picture in order to see that even when it seems
that things in our lives are going wrong, we need to learn from the Sages
and turn around and see our lives from a new perspective

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Name:

Shicvah: Dorot

Q. Funny childhood nickname?
A. Farbie Barbie ‍♀

Q. Choose a movie/book title for the story of your life?
A. sleeping beauty

Q. What are two truths and one lie about you?
A. My school bag was once mistaken as a bomb on the

Yeshiva college campus - I was 20 when I got my
license - I have a cat

Q. If you could fill a swimming pool with ANYTHING in the
world, what would it be?
A. Marshmallow fluff
Q. What’s the cheesiest movie moment or line you can think of?
A. Refer to question 9

Q. Do you have any strange phobias?

A. Awkward people - I just start making inappropriate jokes

Q. Name the song you know all the lyrics to:
A. Baby by Justin Bieber

Q. What’s your spirit animal and why?
A. Zeeeebra. I like to say it like an American and the stripes wig me out

Q. Life motto at the moment?
A. Stop complaining and be the change you want to see in the world

Q, What are 3 adjectives that best describe you?
A. Over.The Top

Q. One interesting fact that you should know about me is….?
A. I used the wrong mode for my calculator in my maths matric final exam -
obviously

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Hey everybody B’’h
What a power week Gurim!
It was so fun seeing all of you Ariel

at school Ariel Kahanovitz
Maddies launch happening this
Well
Tuesday night come Dena Cohen
chill, laugh, banter and find out
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more about camp! Please
check the WhatsApp group for

all the deets.
A joke to end off: Why did the

crab never share?
Because he was shellfish

Looooool
Shabbat Shalom!
Love Yoni and the Gurim team

Yoni Rosenthal

Rocky
Gabi Uria

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I Humans are giant doughnuts. If you
Tyler Richter don't understand it come ask .
What's up Orot
It has been amazing to see how
inspired you have all been over the

past few weeks. The good news is that
this is only the beginning. So much
more neshoma tickles to come BH.I

hope all your weeks have been better
than Matan Kaplans jokes.

Have a lekker shabbat and keep those
signups coming in.
Peace and Love
Yoni Mindel

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Gilad Kohaly

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1. The Parsha begins with the words “Shoftim” and “Shotrim.” Who were the Shotrim and
what was their job?

2. This Parsha contains the famous phrase: “righteousness, righteousness, shall you
pursue.” What rewards are promised for following this mitzvah?

3. This Parsha tells us about four kinds of leaders among the people of Israel. Who were
they?

4. The Bnei Yisrael were told that when they came into the Land, they would have a king.
Who was to choose the king and who was automatically eliminated from consideration?

5. What were four things the king was forbidden from doing?
6. What was the king commanded to do?
7. What were the Leviim not allowed to have a portion of? What was their inheritance?
8. How does the Parsha explain the need for prophets and prophecy?
9. At least four categories of males were not required to go into battle. What were they?
10.What was the difference in how the Bnei Yisrael were to treat defeated enemies who

lived within the Land of Israel and those living outside the Land? Why did Hashem
differentiate?

1. They were the officers of the court and they enforced the sentences of the judges.
2. The Torah promises that people who pursue righteousness will live and inherit the land that Hashem

gave them.
3. Judges, priests, king, and prophets.
4. Hashem would choose someone who was not a foreigner to be king.
5. The king was not allowed to have too many horses for going to war; cause the people to return to Egypt;

have too many wives; or accumulate large amounts of gold and silver.
6. He was to copy Hashem’s law in a book (a Torah).
7. The Leviim did not inherit any land in Israel. Hashem was their inheritance
8. The people were afraid to receive Hashem’s word directly, so He had to speak through intermediaries,

the prophets.
9. Someone who had built a new house and not dedicated it; someone who had planted a vineyard and

not yet used the fruit yet; someone who had a new wife, but not yet consummated the marriage;
someone who was afraid to go to battle.
10. For those living outside the Land, the Bnei Yisrael were to proclaim peace to the city. If the people
refuse, Israel was to besiege the city and when Hashem gave the city over, Israel was to kill every male.
The women, children, and cattle were to be taken as spoils. Those living within the Land who were
defeated were to be totally destroyed so that Israel would not follow their way of life.

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1. You bury me when I am alive Q. What do you call a dinosaur with
but dig me up when I’m dead. an extensive vocabulary?
What am I? A. Thesaurus

2. What kind of tree do you Q. Which building is the tallest?
carry in your hand? A. A library because it has the most

3. What is it that is full all day and stories…
empty at night?
Today, my son asked "Can I have
a book mark?" and I burst into
tears….11 years old and he still

doesn't know my name is Brian.

.

A1. a 10
plant
A2. A
palm
A3.
shoes

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