Shabbat Shalom from the OU!
Parshat Mishpatim
26 Shevat 5765 - February 4-5, 2005
Haftarah - Yirmiyahu 34:8-22, 33:25-26

Kiddush Clubs
The OU Calls on its Synagogues Across North America to Set Aside February 5 Sabbath Service to Implement Elimination of ‘Kiddush Clubs.’

This Shabbat:
Mevarchim Hachodesh for Adar I.

Special Days this Week:
Rosh Chodesh Adar I is celebrated on Wednesday, February 9, and Thursday, February 10.

Thought of the Week
Though many of our rationalizations may be true, they are not real truths to us as long as we are employing them as rationalizations.
- From A Candle by Day by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein

Trivia Question
Q. Besides an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth (which is not to be taken literally), what else is for an eye or a tooth?

Last Week's Answer
Q. 1 in 4 - twice; 4 in 1 - once; 1 in 1 - four times. Explain.
A. The Aseret HaDibrot. The first commandment is contained in one pasuk. So too commandments 3, 5, and 10. That makes 1 in 1
- four times.
The second and fourth commandment are each 1 in 4, i.e. one commandment in four p'sukim each.
And commandments 6, 7, 8, and 9 are all in one pasuk - 4 in 1.

* From the VaYavinu BaMiqra CD. You will need RealPlayer to hear this selection. You can download and install it FREE here.

** From the album "Aneini," available at all Judaica stores.

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