The parsha of Terumah describes the construction of the Tabernacle, the first collective house of worship in the history of Israel. The first but not the last; it was eventually succeeded by the Temple in Jerusalem. I want to focus on one moment in Jewish history which represents Jewish spirituality at its lowest ebb and highest flight: the moment the Temple was destroyed. It is hard to understand the depth of the crisis into which the destruction of the First Temple plunged the Jewish people. Their very existence was predicated on a relationship with God symbolized by the worship that took place daily in Jerusalem. With the Babylonian conquest in 586 BCE, Jews lost not only their land and sovereignty. In losing the Temple, it was as if they had lost hope itself. For their hope lay in God, and how could they turn to God if the very place where they served Him was in ruins?

One document has left a vivid record of the mood of Jews at that time, one of the most famous of the psalms: By the waters of Babylon we sat

and wept as we remembered Zion…How can we sing the songs of the Lord in a strange land? (Psalm 137) It was then that an answer began to take shape. The Temple no longer stood, but its memory remained, and this memory was strong enough to bring Jews together in collective worship. In exile, in Babylon, Jews began to gather to expound Torah, articulate a collective hope of return, and recall the Temple and its service.

The prophet Ezekiel was one of those who shaped a vision of return and restoration, and it is to him we owe the first oblique reference to a radically new institution that eventually became known as the Beit Knesset, the synagogue: “This is what the sovereign Lord says: although I sent them far away among the nations and scattered them among the countries, yet I have become to them a small Sanctuary [Mikdash me’at] in the countries where they have gone” (Ezekiel 11:16). The central Sanctuary had been destroyed, but a small echo, a miniature, remained. The synagogue is one of the most remarkable examples of an itaruta de’letata, “an awakening from below.” It came into being not through words spoken by God to Israel, but by words spoken by Israel to God. There is no synagogue

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in Tanach, no command to build local houses of prayer. On the contrary, insofar as the Torah speaks of a “house of God” it refers to a central Sanctuary, a collective focus for the worship of the people as a whole.

We tend to forget how profound the concept of a synagogue was. Professor M. Stern has written that “in establishing the synagogue, Judaism created one of the greatest revolutions in the history of religion and society, for the synagogue was an entirely new environment for divine service, of a type unknown anywhere before.” It became, according to Salo Baron, the institution through which the exilic community “completely shifted the emphasis from the place of worship, the Sanctuary, to the gathering of worshippers, the congregation, assembled at any time and any place in God’s wide world.” The synagogue became Jerusalem in exile, the home of the Jewish heart. It is the ultimate expression of monotheism – that wherever we gather to turn our hearts towards heaven, there the Divine Presence can be found, for God is everywhere.

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Candle Lighting 5:26 pm

Mincha 5:30 pm

Hashkama 8:00 am

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Mincha 5:20 pm

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Mon. & Thurs. Tue., Wed. & Fri. Mincha

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6:35/7:45 am 6:45/7:45 am

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Where did it come from, this world-changing idea? It did not come from the Temple, but rather from the much earlier institution described in this week’s parsha: the Tabernacle. Its essence was that it was portable, made up of beams and hangings that could be dismantled and carried by the Levites as the Israelites journeyed through the wilderness. The Tabernacle, a temporary structure, turned out to have permanent influence, whereas the Temple, intended to be permanent, proved to be temporary – until, as we pray daily, it is rebuilt. More significant than the physical structure of the Tabernacle was its metaphysical structure. The very idea that one can build a home for God seems absurd. It was all too easy to understand the concept of sacred space in a polytheistic worldview. The gods were half-human. They had places where they could be encountered. Monotheism tore this idea up at its roots, nowhere more eloquently than in Psalm 139: Where can I go from Your Spirit? Where can I flee from Your presence? If I go up to the heavens, You are there; If I make my bed in the depths, You are there. Hence the question asked by Israel’s wisest King, Solomon: “But will God really dwell on earth? The heavens, even the highest heaven, cannot contain You. How much less this temple I have built!” (I Kings 8:27). The same question is posed in the name of God by one of Israel’s greatest prophets, Isaiah: Heaven is My throne, and the earth is My footstool. Where is the house you will build for Me? Where will My resting place be? (Isaiah 66:1)

The very concept of making a home in finite space for an infinite presence seems a contradiction in terms. The answer, still astonishing in its profundity, is contained at the beginning of this week’s parsha: “They shall make a Sanctuary for Me, and I will dwell in them [betokham]” (Exodus 25:8). The Jewish mystics pointed out the linguistic strangeness of this sentence. It should have said, “I will dwell in it,” not “I will dwell in them.” The answer is that the Divine Presence lives not in a building but in its builders; not in a physical place but in the human heart. The Sanctuary was not a place in which the objective existence of God was somehow more concentrated than elsewhere. Rather, it was a place whose holiness had the effect of opening hearts to the One worshipped there. God exists everywhere, but not everywhere do we feel the presence of God in the same way. The essence of “the holy” is that it is a place where we set aside all human devices and desires and enter a domain wholly set aside for God.

If the concept of the Mishkan, the Tabernacle, is that God lives in the human heart whenever it opens itself unreservedly to heaven, then its physical location is irrelevant. Thus, the way was open, seven centuries later, to the synagogue: the supreme statement of the idea that if God is everywhere, He can be reached anywhere. I find it moving that the frail structure described in this week’s parsha became the inspiration of an institution that, more than any other, kept the Jewish people alive through almost two thousand years of dispersion – the longest of all journeys through the wilderness.

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MAZAL TOVS & COMMUNITY NEWS Rabbi Polakoff’s shabbos drasha through 5780 is dedicated in memory of DOVID BEN NISSAN v’LEAH

For other such opportunities please contact

Howard Wolf 516-643-3344

OFFICE HOURS FOR RABBI POLAKOFF

Tuesdays 10:00-12:00; Thursdays 1:00-3:00. He can always be reached via 516.637.3674/dpolakoff@gns.org.

IF YOU KNOW OF SOMEONE WHO IS MOVING INTO THE GREAT NECK AREA PLEASE LET THE OFFICE KNOW.

Mazal Tov to Robert & Sharon Herman on the birth of a grandson, born to their children Michael & Aura Herman.

Mazal Tov to Lisa & Alan Adler on the engagement of their son Sol, to Hailey Siller, daughter of Lisa Amans & Dana Siller of Bethesda, Maryland. Mazal Tov to grandmother Joyce Swartz as well.

BIKUR CHOLIM – MISHLOACH MANOT

For Purim, the GNS Bikur Cholim Committee is planning to distribute Mishloach Manot to members of our shul that are ill or homebound. If you would like to volunteer to make deliveries or sponsor Mishloach Manot ($18/person and there are about 36 recipients), please contact drein@verizon.net. Thank you very much!

GREAT NECK COMMUNITY CALENDAR As you may know, we are fortunate to have a Great Neck Community Calendar where one can post their upcoming simcha or special event. It is suggested that when plan-ning a simcha or event that you post it on the calendar in order to avoid unnecessary conflicts. To post your simcha, send your request to greatneckcalendar@gmail.com. If you post on the Community Calendar, do not assume that you are booked on the GNS calendar as well. You must reserve your date on the GNS calendar independently.

CHEVRA KADISHA If any woman is interested in joining the Chevra Kadisha, please contact Lisa Stein at 646.251.6409. She will answer any questions and provide all necessary information regarding this incredible mitzvah.

SHAARE ZEDEK NYC HALF MARATHON Join Team Shaare Zedek as a runner in the NYC Half Marathon for Shaare Zedek Medical Center on Sunday, March 15, 2020. For info, contact Sharon Goldwyn at sgoldwyn@acsz.org.

YOUNG FAMILY FRIDAY NIGHT AT GNS

Join us Friday evening, Feb. 28th for a Shabbat evening filled with great food, friends and entertainment for the kids. Cost is $125/family and $150/family for non-

members. RSVP at gns.org or 516.487.6100.

GATHER & GIVE SINGLES EVENT

Wednesday, Feb. 26th at 7:30 pm at Leonard’s of Great Neck. Come help pack groceries for families in need while meeting new people! Singles only: Ladies 23-35/Men 25-39. RSVP in advance preferred - text 516.410.6869.

FLORENCE SHAFFER SCHOLARSHIP For all high school girls who are seniors and are concerned about finances during their first year in College or gap year learning in Israel, contact Mark Twersky for a Florence Shaffer Scholarship Application.

SISTERHOOD PURIM CARDS & PURIM PACKAGES Sisterhood’s Purim card designed by Celia Lemonik is available for purchase, $18/10 cards or $2.50 each. Pick up at the shul office or call Judy Lillien at 516.487.6845. Order your Purim Packages by Mon. February 24th!

Saturday, 4 Adar

Steven Berkowitz for Jack Berkowitz

Donna Hecht for David Gad

Malka Gad for David Gad

Lev Dynkin for Shasha Mindel Lider Rabbi Dale Polakoff for Lenora Rosen

Milton Mitzner for Anne Shapiro

Sunday, 5 Adar

Brenda Parver for Ida Altman

Shellie Zuckerman for Aaron Feinerman

Hal Chadow for Beatrice Feldman

Monday, 6 Adar

Ilene Schuman for Sadye Herschkowitz

Gerda Weissfeld for Max Weissfeld

Arthur Kirsch for Charles Zuckerman

Tuesday, 7 Adar

Michelle Landsman for Robert Horowitz

Dan Horowitz for Robert Horowitz

Irene Dicker for Harry Mermelstein

Robin Bours for Harold David Siegel Mitchell Siegel for Rachel Siegel Murray Weiss for Anna Weiss

Wednesday, 8 Adar

Norman Fisher for Henry Fisher Lynn Steinberg for Isaac Katzwer Carol Karbowitz for Isaac Katzwer

Naeema Pomerantz for Rachamin Soleimani Moossa Soleimani for Rachamin Soleimani

Thursday, 9 Adar

Hal Chadow for Abraham Feldman

Ken Magida for Frieda Magida

Milton Mitzner for Morris Mitzner Rabbi Dale Polakoff for Herbert Rosen

Friday, 10 Adar

Martin Brownstein for Florence Brownstein

Harry Lumerman for Avraham Moshe David

DOOR CODE CHANGE Please note that for security reasons the door code to enter GNS will be changed mid-morning on Tuesday February 25th. Call the office, ask the Rabbis, Chazzan, Mark or Jim for the new code. If you choose to let in visitors, please do so without sharing the code. If you do give the code to a visitor, please let us know so that we don’t give you the code the next time it is changed. The electronic door locks will not provide security if everyone doesn’t cooperate. Thank you.

NEW WHATSAPP GROUP FOR SINGLES

GNS is creating a new WhatsAPP group to notify singles about special community programs and encourage their attendance and opportunity to meet each other. If you are single, please email Rabbi Polakoff at dpolakoff@gns.org

to join this group. Friends and relatives (although well-meaning) cannot submit names of people on their behalf.

Allan Beyda and family would like to thank Rabbis Polakoff & Lichter and the entire community for their outpouring of support following the passing of his beloved mother Alice Beyda z”l.