As you know, an apartment building in Surfside, Florida partially collapsed, injuring many and killing one as of this writing. Please daven for the following people who are still unaccounted for, again, as of this writing, and for the many others who have been affected by this disaster:
Moshe Ben Tova Moshe Ben Shoshana Arie Leib Ben Ita Chaim ben Sara Malka bas Sara Rochel Yisroel Tzvi Yosef ben Toiba Tzvi Doniel ben Yehudis Ita bas Miriam Feiga Rivka
Lein ben Ilana Yehuda Arye Leib Ben Feiga Rivka Ruth bat Sarah Ilan Ben Kalma Devorah bat Clara Deborah bat haia Ilan ben Kalman Nancy bat Sofia Franky ben Nancy Jay Ben Nancy
Hakarat HaTov
I am deeply thankful to Hashem that my sister and brother in law, Lauren and Rabbi Dr. Yonah Bardos and their children, who live a few buildings away from the collapsed building, are safe. I am especially grateful that they are on the scene helping with rescue efforts, identification and taking care of the families of those who are injured or unidentified. Rabbi’s Recommendations
1. Frimet Goldberger left the Chassidic community with her husband and two children over a decade ago. She now writes about navigating her familial relationships in light of her lifestyle change, among other fascinating and important topics. The pandemic made things a little more complicated for her- read The Pandemic Tested My Family Relationships. Where Do We Go From Here?
3. This week’s parsha contains Bilaam’s inadvertent blessings of the Jewish people- Bemidbar 24:5- מַה־טֹּ֥בוּ אֹהָלֶ֖יךָ יַעֲקֹ֑ב מִשְׁכְּנֹתֶ֖יךָ יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ How fair are your tents, O Jacob, Your dwellings, O Israel!
This setting , by the Neginah Orchestra, is one of the best known (track 2).
Sincerely,
Rabbi Ariel Rackovsky
Congregation Shaare Tefilla 6131 Churchill Way Dallas, TX 75230
