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Beshalach: February 10th/11th, 2006 Shabbat Shalom Hanefesh!!! I hope you’ve all had a wonderful week and have recuperated fully from the lack of sleep had at the AMAZING Mid-Winter Kinnus! Yasher Koach again to the co-chairs for an incredible convention! As many of you know, I LOVE to sing. So naturally, this Shabbat is a particular favorite of mine. This Shabbat is Shabbat Shirah, Shabbat of Song – labeled such because of the three songs we read in the Torah and Haftorah combined: In the Torah - Moses’s Song: shirat hayam, Miriam’s Song, and in the Haftorah - the song of Devorah. Many of you may recognize Moses’s song, “Az Yashir Moshe” as the prayer we sing every morning during Shacharit. However most of us are unfamiliar with Miriam’s song. “Miriam, the prophetess, Aaron's sister, took a timbrel in her hand, and all the women came out after her with timbrels and with dances. And Miriam called out to them, Sing to the Lord, for very exalted is He; a horse and its rider He cast into the sea” (Ex. 15:20-21). So why is this song so important? While Miriam’s song is simple and short, her passion inspires all the people of Israel to join in singing and dancing. The message: If you are passionate about something, proclaim it and encourage others to have similar excitement. Enjoy a wonderful Shabbat of Song! Also, it is time to get excited because on Monday February 13th, Jews around the world will be celebrating Tu B’Shvat! Tu B’Shvat is the New Year of the Trees. It is customary to eat fruit of the seven species (barley, dates, figs, grapes, pomegranates, olives, and wheat) and to plant trees. If you would like to have a tree planted in Israel in your name visit http://www.jnf.org/site/PageServer?pagename=trees Looking for some interesting Tu B’Shvat recipes? http://www.jewishfood-list.com/recipes/tu_bshevat/&tu_bshevat_index.html Candle lighting for Friday February 10th is at 5:01 PM Havdallah on Saturday February 11th is at 6:31 PM This week’s parsha is Parashat Beshalach Shabbat Shalom Hanefesh!! B’Ahava, Ariel Fein Member of the amazing Rel/Ed RGB	Suzanne Chipkin Religious Education Grade: 12 Chapter: SCUSY School: Longmeadow High School E-mail: reled@hanefesh.org
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Shabbat Shalom Hanefesh!!!

I hope you’ve all had a wonderful week and have recuperated fully from the lack of sleep had at the AMAZING Mid-Winter Kinnus! Yasher Koach again to the co-chairs for an incredible convention!

As many of you know, I LOVE to sing. So naturally, this Shabbat is a particular favorite of mine. This Shabbat is Shabbat Shirah, Shabbat of Song – labeled such because of the three songs we read in the Torah and Haftorah combined: In the Torah - Moses’s Song: shirat hayam, Miriam’s Song, and in the Haftorah - the song of Devorah. Many of you may recognize Moses’s song, “Az Yashir Moshe” as the prayer we sing every morning during Shacharit. However most of us are unfamiliar with Miriam’s song. “Miriam, the prophetess, Aaron's sister, took a timbrel in her hand, and all the women came out after her with timbrels and with dances. And Miriam called out to them, Sing to the Lord, for very exalted is He; a horse and its rider He cast into the sea” (Ex. 15:20-21). So why is this song so important? While Miriam’s song is simple and short, her passion inspires all the people of

Israel

to join in singing and dancing. The message: If you are passionate about something, proclaim it and encourage others to have similar excitement. Enjoy a wonderful Shabbat of Song!

Also, it is time to get excited because on Monday February 13th, Jews around the world will be celebrating Tu B’Shvat! Tu B’Shvat is the New Year of the Trees. It is customary to eat fruit of the seven species (barley, dates, figs, grapes, pomegranates, olives, and wheat) and to plant trees. If you would like to have a tree planted in

Israel

in your name visit http://www.jnf.org/site/PageServer?pagename=trees

Looking for some interesting Tu B’Shvat recipes? http://www.jewishfood-list.com/recipes/tu_bshevat/&tu_bshevat_index.html

Candle lighting for Friday February 10th is at 5:01 PM
Havdallah on Saturday February 11th is at 6:31 PM
This week’s parsha is Parashat Beshalach
Shabbat Shalom Hanefesh!!
B’Ahava,
Ariel Fein
Member of the amazing Rel/Ed RGB