Congregation Agudath Sholom Shabbat Bulletin

Congregation Agudath Sholom Shabbat Bulletin Tazria-Metzora Rosh Chodesh Iyyar;Omer: 16 April 22, 2023 1 Iyyar 5783 send your submission to bulletin@cas-stamford.org ‌ ‌ Friday Mincha 7:00 PM Candle Lighting 7:22 PM Shabbat Shacharit 7:00/8:00/9:00 AM Latest Shema 8:44 AM Sephardic Minyan 8:45 AM Shmuel Class 9:00 AM Latest Shacharit 10:07 AM Shiur 10:30 AM Code Of Jewish Law 6:25 PM Mincha 7:15 PM Havdalah 8:23 PM Shabbat Shalom The Eternal Torah The Torah is eternal. No word is wasted and without meaning. Yet, a quick perusal of the double Torah portions of Tazria and Metzora seems to belie this message. The focus is on the issues of tumah and tahara, mischaracterized as impurity and purity, a seemingly archaic and irrelevant subject in modern times. Yet, in truth, when the subjects are unpacked, we will discover the current relevance of these sections. Rabbi Samson Rafael Hirsch explains etymologically that tumah connotes a barrier or blockage and tahara connotes connection or conduit. For instance, the highest state of Tumah is a dead body, not because the body is dirty in any way, but rather the separation of body and soul prevents the soul from connecting to God via the vessel of the body. The soul is blocked from growth without the vehicle of the body. Tahara represents clarity and connection. A person immerses in a mikvah, etymologically connected to the word, tikvah "hope" to reinforce the possibility for forging a renewed relationship with God and moving from a state of feeling distant to becoming close to God. More than any other book in the Torah, the book of Vaykira focuses on personal development. The categories of Tumah and tahara are portals to appreciate the impact of how we live in this world. Do we eat to live or live to eat? Blessings and Kashrut are opportunities to either distance ourselves from God or move closer to God. Speech is a gift from God and what we say and how we speak determine whether we are harnessing this gift for the profane or the holy. The topics in Vayikra relate to issues of forgiveness, gratitude, kindness, ethics and holiness. The prime topic of tzaraat, a physical manifestation of the spiritual malady of tale bearing, gossip and arrogance is intended to awaken within us the sacred nature of speech. Words build or destroy. Words can bridge relationships or create isolation. A person who gossips fails to appreciate that even one word can harm someone. As a result, the person undergoes a spiritual rehabilitation in which he/she lives alone as a way for the person to understand the nature of the pain words caused to another human being. Just one word of the Kohen determines a person's fate. These ideas are just the beginning. Learn the deeper messages of these parshiyot as their messages are truly eternal and the foundation for leading a righteous, holy, meaningful and ethical life. Wishing and your families a Shabbat Shalom, Rabbi Daniel Cohen Message for Yom Hazikaron and Yom Haatzmaut Do we fully appreciate the gift of our generation? As we approach the 75th anniversary of the founding of the state of Israel, which we celebrate this coming Tuesday evening at CAS, let us reflect on the miracle in our midst. Multiple times a day, we pray for a return to Israel and redemption. In the wake of Holocaust Memorial Day, Yom Hashoah, a day of mourning for the six million, the existence of the modern state of Israel assumes great significance. Imagine if Israel existed in the late 1930s, how different the world might have been? Imagine how different the world would be today, God forbid, if Israel did not exist? Imagine how different, God forbid, our lives would be, our children, our identities and the fate of Jews worldwide without Israel? I ask these questions not as haunting ones, but to awaken us. All too often, we come together in times of crisis. Looking back over the past few decades, we mobilize for Israel during times of war. There is a call to arms. We drop everything to make Israel a priority. Why wait for a time of distress? I urge everyone to join us at CAS for our program this Tuesday evening at 6:30 PM remembering our brothers and sisters who died fighting for Israel or through terror. We will also be celebrating the gift of Israel. We are grateful to the United Jewish Federation of Stamford, New Canaan and Darien for their leadership in our community in organizing this and other events on Israel's 75th. Be there to show your solidarity. Do not take Israel for granted. It is the realization of thousands of years of hopes and prayers. It is our homeland and our heritage. We are truly blessed to live at this time in history. Let us celebrate the gift of Israel and each do our best to continue the vision of Israel as a beacon for humanity and homeland for our people. May we all be inspired to transform darkness into light, ignite hope in each other and witness the full redemption of Israel speedily in our days. Rabbi Daniel Cohen Shabbat Information  Day 16 of the Omer. To learn more about Sefiras HaOmer, see here. This Shabbat is also day 2 of Rosh Chodesh: We recite Ya'aleh V'Yavo, Half-Hallel, take out two Torah scrolls, and recite Ata Yatzarta in the Mussaf Amidah Learn about the Shabbat Torah Reading for Parshat Tazria-Metzora with the insights of of Rabbi Jonathan Sacks z"l - click here Read Rabbi Kurtz's weekly halachic essays on the parsha here. Maftir for Rosh Chodesh is read from Parshas Pinchas – (Numbers 28:9-15) The Haftorah is read from Isaiah 66:1-24 Haftarah summary by Chabad.org - click here Haftarah summary by Haftarah Helper - click here Halachic Note: Since it is Rosh Chodesh we DO NOT recite Av HaRachamim, even though we generally recite it during sefirah. Would you like to read the Torah or Haftara for your bar mitzvah parsha? Let us know by clicking here. Parsha Icebreakers (Courtesy of Elisheva and Yaakov Moshe Shmidman) Describe a time you were in quarantine or had to be alone for a while - what did you take away from the experience (a person with tzaraas must sit outside the camp)? What is one way you try to introduce purity into your life (the parshios deal with issues of purity and impurity)? What is the worst haircut or shave you ever had or have seen (the metzora must shave their whole body as part of the purity process)? Building our Faye and Ben Manger Beit Midrash Sponsor a Sefer or Sefarim - We anticipate, God willing, opening our Beit Midrash in the coming weeks. In anticipation, we will be purchasing sefarim, Hebrew and English, for new bookshelves and adding tables for learning. God willing the sounds of Torah study will join the sounds of Tefillah heard in this sacred space. To sponsor some new Judaic books and seforim, click here. Thank you to Sharon & Simeon Wohlberg, Rachel & Nimrod Dayan and Rhonda Schaffer-Maron & Jeff Maron for being our first donors!  We continue to pray for the release of Evan Gershkovich. Shabbat will be 25 days in captivity. Shabbat Topics & Participants Friday Night Dvar Torah Rabbi Daniel Cohen Shmuel Class Mark Wagshul Shiur Rabbi Levi Feller: Making demands of The Divine. פסח שני Code of Jewish Law Rabbi Yossi Kamman Seudat Shlishit Rabbi Moshe Kurtz: Pirkei Avot, Chapter 2 Mazal Tov to Pam & Rich Vogel on Rich's entrance into the UCONN Business School Hall of Fame to Rabbi Yossi Kamman on his siyum Shabbat morning in the main sanctuary on his completion of the Rambam's Mishneh Torah Celebrate with the family! Make a donation in their honor and we will send an acknowledgement to the family. Just click here Condolences to Tzvi Bernstein on the passing of his beloved father, Samuel J. Bernstein Thank You to Rachel Maryles for sponsoring the Shabbat youth group treats, Yom Ha'Atzmaut cakes and Wednesday morning treats in honor of Sam's birthday and all their Revonah Circle neighbors Thanks To Our Sponsors Senior Challah Deliveries: Rachel Maryles in honor of Sam's birthday and all their Revonah Circle neighbors 7AM Kiddush: Diane and Rabbi Daniel Cohen in honor of the 7 AM minyan Chapel Kiddush: Co-sponsored by Dr. Murray Engel in memory of his father, Abraham Engel's (Avraham Ben Moshe) yahrzeit; and Howard Weiss in memory of Herbert Weiss's yahrzeit Sanctuary Kiddush/Seudat Shlishit: Co-sponsored by Shushannah & Ari Yasgur in commemoration of the yahrzeit of Shushannah's father, Michael "Mick" Walshe's yahrzeit; and The Haron Family in commemoration of the yahrzeit of Nancy Haron Sign Up for these Events sign up Shabbat Backyard Shmooze! Shabbat, April 22 - 4:00 PM sign up CAS Movie Club Sunday, April 23 - 8:00 PM Learn more Yom HaZikaron & Yom HaAtzmaut Ceremony Tuesday, April 25 - 6:30 PM Learn more Mishna & Munchies sign up Cooking Demo by Busy in Brooklyns Chanie Sunday, April 30 - 8:00 PM sign up Spring Scholar Series with Dr. Chaya Sima Koenigsberg Wednesday, May 3 - 8:00 PM Learn more My Journey to Parenthood and How Surrogacy Changed My Life Wednesday, May 10 - 8:00 PM Learn more Womens Shabbat Pirkei Avot Gathering Upcoming Events Literature at Lunch Roundtable led by Dr. Richard Schwartz Wednesday, April 26 - 12:00 PM The session will be led by Dr. Richard Schwartz in person at CAS and by zoom. We recently celebrated Women's History Month with a lively discussion of Elizabeth Bishop's One Art. Please join us later in April as we celebrate National Poetry Month. Keep in mind that our Torah has been called God's gift of "Song" and "Poetry" to the Hebrew Nation. 613 will again be catering our Roundtable with sandwiches and sides. If you plan to attend in person please let us know by Monday, April 24 so we caninclude you in the lunch. For further information, please contact rj@richardjschwartz.com Zoom Meeting ID 878 448 7429 Passcode 868450 New Spring Learning Program with Rabbi Oran Zweiter at Agudath Sholom Zionists Before Zionism - In Honor of Israel's 75th - Tuesdays at 8 PM.Explore movements of aliyah in the centuries prior to the advent of modern Zionism. (April 18th) The Aliyah of the 300 Rabbis in the Middle Ages, (May 2nd) Hasidim and their Opponents Make Aliyah, (May 16th) Hovevei Zion- Lovers of Zion in the Nineteenth Century Guest Chazan Weekend at Agudath Sholom Shabbat, May 6 Shabbat, May 5-6 -Chazan Zevi Muller -Spirited Kabbalat Shabbat -Shabbat Morning Tefillah -Seudah Shlishit - Zemirot and Presentation on The evolution of a Ponevezh bochur into a Postdoc researcher at the Center for Theoretical Neuroscience at Columbia University. Graciously sponsored by anonymous donor CAS Announcements Michael Feldstein's Latest Article  click here Siyum haShas on Yom HaZikaron  There is a new special international learning project, LeKedoshim.com, to jointly complete the Talmud within 24 hours on Yom HaZikaron in memory of Israel's fallen soldiers and victims of terror. Individuals can sign up for a whole tractate or a block of pages or even individual daf (and learning can be done on any level, from reading through artscroll to listening to a shiur to iyun). Each participant will receive a name of a fallen soldier or terror victim to learn that daf in their memory on Yom HaZikaron. The learning begins on April 24th, 2023 at 8 PM Israel time (1 PM EST) and finishes on April 25th, 2023 at 4 PM Israel time (9 am EST). For those outside of Israel, this is a wonderful way to connect with Israel and remember those who have given their lives for our homeland. For more information go to lekedoshim.com or email info@lekedoshim.com. Important Request When parking for mincha at the shul, please do not park near the Mikvah and enter the building via the back door adjacent to it. Instead, please park in the general parking area and use the front door to enter and leave the shul. Thank you very much. Make it a Holy Habit!  Rather than wait for a Food Drive, make it a habit each week when shopping for Shabbos to purchase food for the Freedberg Kosher Food Pantry.Imagine what an impact it would make if every week, on our shopping list, each one of us consistently added just one item from this list. You can drop off food at JFS or CAS. Or make a donation to JFS here https://www.ctjfs.org/kosherfoodpantry/. Thank you in advance for your kindness and generosity. Together, each contribution will make a real difference in people's lives. Making Mitzvah Moments - Challah Deliveries  For over 3 years, we have been delivering Challot on Fridays to Seniors in our community. Thank you to all of the volunteers! It is about not only the Challah but the friendship. If you would like to sponsor the effort weekly, click here and/or for a month or more please email Rabbi Cohen. CAS Classes Join one of our CAS classes. Click for up to date schedule We Wish A Speedy Recovery To Rina Yael bat Sara Sara Shlomit bat Liba Leib Kovit ben Blanche Miriam Ruth bat Chana Asher Anshel Eliezer ben Baila Moshe ben Hannah Carmiya Chaya Hadas bat Tziporah Miriam Nechama Miriam bat Devorah Dov ben Pnina חיים מאנס ben קרייסל מרי Add a name to this list → We Honor Our Military Jeremy Slen Meni Nehmad Add a name to this list → Community Announcements An Evening with Schoke JFS  Sunday, May 21st, 5:30 PM. Schoke Jewish Family Service invites you to its annual gala, An Evening with Schoke JFS – Feeding the Community at the Italian Center of Stamford, 1620 Newfield Avenue, in an outdoor tented pavilion. Mimi Cohen and Rhoda & Avram Freedberg are the recipients of the 43rd Annual Mitzvah Award, United Jewish Federation of Stamford, New Canaan, and Darien and Jewish Federation of Greater Fairfield County are recipients of the Community Service Award, and the Mitzvah Match Families including the Bradley, Fischel, Gradman, Katz, Sperber, Speter, Tobin, Yasgur, and Zizmor families are recipients of the Volunteer of the Year Award. The evening's events will be hosted by the weather anchor for NBC 4 New York, David Price. The event is co-chaired by Connie Freeman and Jillian Klaff with Jeri Appel as auction chair and Meryl Japha, Liz Kitay, and Ronnie Sichel serving as advisors. General tickets include dinner and dessert for $250, purchase your ticket at www.ctjfs.org. Contact Lisa Rich at 203-921-4161 or lrich@ctjfs.org to place a journal. Go the Extra Smile! Please donate & participate in The Friendship Day & Walk  May 21, 2023 this Hakel Year from 12:30-2:30. Come for a free family fun day as we walk hand in hand and smile to smile in support of families of individuals with special needs. There will be entertainment, delicious food, and more. Go to www.FriendshipDayCT.com to sign up! Schoke JFS is Here to Support You - Learn more about Our Ongoing Support Groups  Bereavement Support Group available at Schoke Jewish Family Service, for more information please contact, Rebekah Kanefsky, Interim Director of Clinical and Family Life Services at rkanefsky@ctjfs.org or 203-921-4161.

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Congregation Agudath Sholom Shabbat Bulletin Tazria-Metzora Rosh Chodesh Iyyar;Omer: 16 April 22, 2023 1 Iyyar 5783 send your submission to bulletin@cas-stamford.org ‌ ‌ Friday Mincha 7:00 PM Candle Lighting 7:22 PM Shabbat Shacharit 7:00/8:00/9:00 AM Latest Shema 8:44 AM Sephardic Minyan 8:45 AM Shmuel Class 9:00 AM Latest Shacharit 10:07 AM Shiur 10:30 AM Code Of Jewish Law 6:25 PM Mincha 7:15 PM Havdalah 8:23 PM Shabbat Shalom The Eternal Torah The Torah is eternal. No word is wasted and without meaning. Yet, a quick perusal of the double Torah portions of Tazria and Metzora seems to belie this message. The focus is on the issues of tumah and tahara, mischaracterized as impurity and purity, a seemingly archaic and irrelevant subject in modern times. Yet, in truth, when the subjects are unpacked, we will discover the current relevance of these sections. Rabbi Samson Rafael Hirsch explains etymologically that tumah connotes a barrier or blockage and tahara connotes connection or conduit. For instance, the highest state of Tumah is a dead body, not because the body is dirty in any way, but rather the separation of body and soul prevents the soul from connecting to God via the vessel of the body. The soul is blocked from growth without the vehicle of the body. Tahara represents clarity and connection. A person immerses in a mikvah, etymologically connected to the word, tikvah "hope" to reinforce the possibility for forging a renewed relationship with God and moving from a state of feeling distant to becoming close to God. More than any other book in the Torah, the book of Vaykira focuses on personal development. The categories of Tumah and tahara are portals to appreciate the impact of how we live in this world. Do we eat to live or live to eat? Blessings and Kashrut are opportunities to either distance ourselves from God or move closer to God. Speech is a gift from God and what we say and how we speak determine whether we are harnessing this gift for the profane or the holy. The topics in Vayikra relate to issues of forgiveness, gratitude, kindness, ethics and holiness. The prime topic of tzaraat, a physical manifestation of the spiritual malady of tale bearing, gossip and arrogance is intended to awaken within us the sacred nature of speech. Words build or destroy. Words can bridge relationships or create isolation. A person who gossips fails to appreciate that even one word can harm someone. As a result, the person undergoes a spiritual rehabilitation in which he/she lives alone as a way for the person to understand the nature of the pain words caused to another human being. Just one word of the Kohen determines a person's fate. These ideas are just the beginning. Learn the deeper messages of these parshiyot as their messages are truly eternal and the foundation for leading a righteous, holy, meaningful and ethical life. Wishing and your families a Shabbat Shalom, Rabbi Daniel Cohen Message for Yom Hazikaron and Yom Haatzmaut Do we fully appreciate the gift of our generation? As we approach the 75th anniversary of the founding of the state of Israel, which we celebrate this coming Tuesday evening at CAS, let us reflect on the miracle in our midst. Multiple times a day, we pray for a return to Israel and redemption. In the wake of Holocaust Memorial Day, Yom Hashoah, a day of mourning for the six million, the existence of the modern state of Israel assumes great significance. Imagine if Israel existed in the late 1930s, how different the world might have been? Imagine how different the world would be today, God forbid, if Israel did not exist? Imagine how different, God forbid, our lives would be, our children, our identities and the fate of Jews worldwide without Israel? I ask these questions not as haunting ones, but to awaken us. All too often, we come together in times of crisis. Looking back over the past few decades, we mobilize for Israel during times of war. There is a call to arms. We drop everything to make Israel a priority. Why wait for a time of distress? I urge everyone to join us at CAS for our program this Tuesday evening at 6:30 PM remembering our brothers and sisters who died fighting for Israel or through terror. We will also be celebrating the gift of Israel. We are grateful to the United Jewish Federation of Stamford, New Canaan and Darien for their leadership in our community in organizing this and other events on Israel's 75th. Be there to show your solidarity. Do not take Israel for granted. It is the realization of thousands of years of hopes and prayers. It is our homeland and our heritage. We are truly blessed to live at this time in history. Let us celebrate the gift of Israel and each do our best to continue the vision of Israel as a beacon for humanity and homeland for our people. May we all be inspired to transform darkness into light, ignite hope in each other and witness the full redemption of Israel speedily in our days. Rabbi Daniel Cohen Shabbat Information  Day 16 of the Omer. To learn more about Sefiras HaOmer, see here. This Shabbat is also day 2 of Rosh Chodesh: We recite Ya'aleh V'Yavo, Half-Hallel, take out two Torah scrolls, and recite Ata Yatzarta in the Mussaf Amidah Learn about the Shabbat Torah Reading for Parshat Tazria-Metzora with the insights of of Rabbi Jonathan Sacks z"l - click here Read Rabbi Kurtz's weekly halachic essays on the parsha here. Maftir for Rosh Chodesh is read from Parshas Pinchas – (Numbers 28:9-15) The Haftorah is read from Isaiah 66:1-24 Haftarah summary by Chabad.org - click here Haftarah summary by Haftarah Helper - click here Halachic Note: Since it is Rosh Chodesh we DO NOT recite Av HaRachamim, even though we generally recite it during sefirah. Would you like to read the Torah or Haftara for your bar mitzvah parsha? Let us know by clicking here. Parsha Icebreakers (Courtesy of Elisheva and Yaakov Moshe Shmidman) Describe a time you were in quarantine or had to be alone for a while - what did you take away from the experience (a person with tzaraas must sit outside the camp)? What is one way you try to introduce purity into your life (the parshios deal with issues of purity and impurity)? What is the worst haircut or shave you ever had or have seen (the metzora must shave their whole body as part of the purity process)? Building our Faye and Ben Manger Beit Midrash Sponsor a Sefer or Sefarim - We anticipate, God willing, opening our Beit Midrash in the coming weeks. In anticipation, we will be purchasing sefarim, Hebrew and English, for new bookshelves and adding tables for learning. God willing the sounds of Torah study will join the sounds of Tefillah heard in this sacred space. To sponsor some new Judaic books and seforim, click here. Thank you to Sharon & Simeon Wohlberg, Rachel & Nimrod Dayan and Rhonda Schaffer-Maron & Jeff Maron for being our first donors!  We continue to pray for the release of Evan Gershkovich. Shabbat will be 25 days in captivity. Shabbat Topics & Participants Friday Night Dvar Torah Rabbi Daniel Cohen Shmuel Class Mark Wagshul Shiur Rabbi Levi Feller: Making demands of The Divine. פסח שני Code of Jewish Law Rabbi Yossi Kamman Seudat Shlishit Rabbi Moshe Kurtz: Pirkei Avot, Chapter 2 Mazal Tov to Pam & Rich Vogel on Rich's entrance into the UCONN Business School Hall of Fame to Rabbi Yossi Kamman on his siyum Shabbat morning in the main sanctuary on his completion of the Rambam's Mishneh Torah Celebrate with the family! Make a donation in their honor and we will send an acknowledgement to the family. Just click here Condolences to Tzvi Bernstein on the passing of his beloved father, Samuel J. Bernstein Thank You to Rachel Maryles for sponsoring the Shabbat youth group treats, Yom Ha'Atzmaut cakes and Wednesday morning treats in honor of Sam's birthday and all their Revonah Circle neighbors Thanks To Our Sponsors Senior Challah Deliveries: Rachel Maryles in honor of Sam's birthday and all their Revonah Circle neighbors 7AM Kiddush: Diane and Rabbi Daniel Cohen in honor of the 7 AM minyan Chapel Kiddush: Co-sponsored by Dr. Murray Engel in memory of his father, Abraham Engel's (Avraham Ben Moshe) yahrzeit; and Howard Weiss in memory of Herbert Weiss's yahrzeit Sanctuary Kiddush/Seudat Shlishit: Co-sponsored by Shushannah & Ari Yasgur in commemoration of the yahrzeit of Shushannah's father, Michael "Mick" Walshe's yahrzeit; and The Haron Family in commemoration of the yahrzeit of Nancy Haron Sign Up for these Events sign up Shabbat Backyard Shmooze! Shabbat, April 22 - 4:00 PM sign up CAS Movie Club Sunday, April 23 - 8:00 PM Learn more Yom HaZikaron & Yom HaAtzmaut Ceremony Tuesday, April 25 - 6:30 PM Learn more Mishna & Munchies sign up Cooking Demo by Busy in Brooklyns Chanie Sunday, April 30 - 8:00 PM sign up Spring Scholar Series with Dr. Chaya Sima Koenigsberg Wednesday, May 3 - 8:00 PM Learn more My Journey to Parenthood and How Surrogacy Changed My Life Wednesday, May 10 - 8:00 PM Learn more Womens Shabbat Pirkei Avot Gathering Upcoming Events Literature at Lunch Roundtable led by Dr. Richard Schwartz Wednesday, April 26 - 12:00 PM The session will be led by Dr. Richard Schwartz in person at CAS and by zoom. We recently celebrated Women's History Month with a lively discussion of Elizabeth Bishop's One Art. Please join us later in April as we celebrate National Poetry Month. Keep in mind that our Torah has been called God's gift of "Song" and "Poetry" to the Hebrew Nation. 613 will again be catering our Roundtable with sandwiches and sides. If you plan to attend in person please let us know by Monday, April 24 so we caninclude you in the lunch. For further information, please contact rj@richardjschwartz.com Zoom Meeting ID 878 448 7429 Passcode 868450 New Spring Learning Program with Rabbi Oran Zweiter at Agudath Sholom Zionists Before Zionism - In Honor of Israel's 75th - Tuesdays at 8 PM.Explore movements of aliyah in the centuries prior to the advent of modern Zionism. (April 18th) The Aliyah of the 300 Rabbis in the Middle Ages, (May 2nd) Hasidim and their Opponents Make Aliyah, (May 16th) Hovevei Zion- Lovers of Zion in the Nineteenth Century Guest Chazan Weekend at Agudath Sholom Shabbat, May 6 Shabbat, May 5-6 -Chazan Zevi Muller -Spirited Kabbalat Shabbat -Shabbat Morning Tefillah -Seudah Shlishit - Zemirot and Presentation on The evolution of a Ponevezh bochur into a Postdoc researcher at the Center for Theoretical Neuroscience at Columbia University. Graciously sponsored by anonymous donor CAS Announcements Michael Feldstein's Latest Article  click here Siyum haShas on Yom HaZikaron  There is a new special international learning project, LeKedoshim.com, to jointly complete the Talmud within 24 hours on Yom HaZikaron in memory of Israel's fallen soldiers and victims of terror. Individuals can sign up for a whole tractate or a block of pages or even individual daf (and learning can be done on any level, from reading through artscroll to listening to a shiur to iyun). Each participant will receive a name of a fallen soldier or terror victim to learn that daf in their memory on Yom HaZikaron. The learning begins on April 24th, 2023 at 8 PM Israel time (1 PM EST) and finishes on April 25th, 2023 at 4 PM Israel time (9 am EST). For those outside of Israel, this is a wonderful way to connect with Israel and remember those who have given their lives for our homeland. For more information go to lekedoshim.com or email info@lekedoshim.com. Important Request When parking for mincha at the shul, please do not park near the Mikvah and enter the building via the back door adjacent to it. Instead, please park in the general parking area and use the front door to enter and leave the shul. Thank you very much. Make it a Holy Habit!  Rather than wait for a Food Drive, make it a habit each week when shopping for Shabbos to purchase food for the Freedberg Kosher Food Pantry.Imagine what an impact it would make if every week, on our shopping list, each one of us consistently added just one item from this list. You can drop off food at JFS or CAS. Or make a donation to JFS here https://www.ctjfs.org/kosherfoodpantry/. Thank you in advance for your kindness and generosity. Together, each contribution will make a real difference in people's lives. Making Mitzvah Moments - Challah Deliveries  For over 3 years, we have been delivering Challot on Fridays to Seniors in our community. Thank you to all of the volunteers! It is about not only the Challah but the friendship. If you would like to sponsor the effort weekly, click here and/or for a month or more please email Rabbi Cohen. CAS Classes Join one of our CAS classes. Click for up to date schedule We Wish A Speedy Recovery To Rina Yael bat Sara Sara Shlomit bat Liba Leib Kovit ben Blanche Miriam Ruth bat Chana Asher Anshel Eliezer ben Baila Moshe ben Hannah Carmiya Chaya Hadas bat Tziporah Miriam Nechama Miriam bat Devorah Dov ben Pnina חיים מאנס ben קרייסל מרי Add a name to this list → We Honor Our Military Jeremy Slen Meni Nehmad Add a name to this list → Community Announcements An Evening with Schoke JFS  Sunday, May 21st, 5:30 PM. Schoke Jewish Family Service invites you to its annual gala, An Evening with Schoke JFS – Feeding the Community at the Italian Center of Stamford, 1620 Newfield Avenue, in an outdoor tented pavilion. Mimi Cohen and Rhoda & Avram Freedberg are the recipients of the 43rd Annual Mitzvah Award, United Jewish Federation of Stamford, New Canaan, and Darien and Jewish Federation of Greater Fairfield County are recipients of the Community Service Award, and the Mitzvah Match Families including the Bradley, Fischel, Gradman, Katz, Sperber, Speter, Tobin, Yasgur, and Zizmor families are recipients of the Volunteer of the Year Award. The evening's events will be hosted by the weather anchor for NBC 4 New York, David Price. The event is co-chaired by Connie Freeman and Jillian Klaff with Jeri Appel as auction chair and Meryl Japha, Liz Kitay, and Ronnie Sichel serving as advisors. General tickets include dinner and dessert for $250, purchase your ticket at www.ctjfs.org. Contact Lisa Rich at 203-921-4161 or lrich@ctjfs.org to place a journal. Go the Extra Smile! Please donate & participate in The Friendship Day & Walk  May 21, 2023 this Hakel Year from 12:30-2:30. Come for a free family fun day as we walk hand in hand and smile to smile in support of families of individuals with special needs. There will be entertainment, delicious food, and more. Go to www.FriendshipDayCT.com to sign up! Schoke JFS is Here to Support You - Learn more about Our Ongoing Support Groups  Bereavement Support Group available at Schoke Jewish Family Service, for more information please contact, Rebekah Kanefsky, Interim Director of Clinical and Family Life Services at rkanefsky@ctjfs.org or 203-921-4161.

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