Congregation Agudath Sholom Shabbat Bulletin

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Congregation Agudath Sholom Shabbat Bulletin 301 Strawberry Hill Avenue, Stamford, CT  (203) 358-2200  www.cas-stamford.org September 2, 2011 Shoftim 4 Elul 5771 Shabbat Schedule Friday night Candle lighting 7:08pm Mincha 7:00pm Saturday Hashkama 8:00am Coffee & Commentary 8:45am Main Sanctuary 9:00am Latest Shema 9:38am Latest Amidah 10:43am Shiur  10:30am BabySitting/ Tot Shabbat (Library) 10:30am Mini-minyan (Youth Room)  10:30am Future Tots (Bridal room)  10:30am Daf Yomi  6:15pm Mincha 7:00pm Seudat Shlishit 7:20pm Maariv 8:03pm Shabbat Ends 8:08pm CAS Quick Links Sponsor a kiddush CAS Youth/Young Families Welcome Back BBQ Rabbi Leibtag Weekend Rabbi Walk's Parsha Weekly Follow us on facebook! Shabbat Shalom   Join us for the season-ending PEREK on the PATIO with Rabbi Cohen 5:50 pm on the Patio Strawberry Hill side of CAS     All Rabbi Cohen's & Rabbi Walk's Classes Will Resume this week   CAS students leaving for Israel this week: Have a great year!   Peter Lewis   Leadership Yeshiva Academy   Sarah Marlowe Midreshet Amit   Ari Cohen, Lauren Jankelovits Midreshet Lindenbaum   Jason Wohlberg Yeshivat Reishit   Zachary Maller  Young Judaea Year Course - Marva Boot Camp       It's September:  HAVE YOU SIGNED UP YET??? CLICK THE LINK BELOW TO SIGN UP for these CAS & Community events   September 11 YF BBQ & Dance Party-  click here to sign up   September 17 Shabbat Dinner  w/Rabbi Leibtag  click here to sign up   September 18 Bais Binyomin Dinner Click here to sign up   September 25 Friendship Circle Walk-friendshipwalkct.com       Good luck to the CAS team playing in the Kiddush Cup on Monday at the JCC         The Youth Department is calling all artists We need the perfect logo for our Youth Department! Use your artistic skills and creativity to design a logo which captures what we all about.  Make your design neat and able to be reproduced on the computer. Email your unique creations along with an explanation of your design to rabbijeiger@hotmail.com. The winning design will be decided by Rabbi Jeiger & Youth Committee and will adorn all of the CASYD publications. Submission Deadline September 7 Winner announced at our September 11 BBQ                     Shabbat Topics & Participants Torah Reader Jonathan Freedberg Musaf Rabbi Cohen Usher Elisheva Kilner Rabbi Daniel Cohen The Myth of Organized Religion Shiur - Rabbi Walk   Psalm 27 Seduat Shlishit - Rabbi Walk   The Dialogue Between the Haftorot Thanks to this week's sponsors... Shabbat Shalom Hospital Packages  The Linda Beson Nursing Education Fund Chapel Kiddush by   contributions welcome..see Irwin Sanctuary Kiddush by   Mr. &  Mrs. Elliot Weiss on the occasion of their 40th wedding anniversary and Avram & Rhoda Freedberg celebrating Jonathan's reading of the Torah on the anniversary of his Bar Mitzvah. Seudat Shlishit by the shul Mazal Tov to... to all those celebrating a birthday or anniversary this month!  Rena, Tzvi & big brother Joshua Schwartz on the birth of a baby girl Weekday Schedule Daf Yomi Sunday 7:45 am   Mon-Friday 7:00 am Shacharit Sunday 7:15 / 8:30 am   Monday Tues - Friday 7:00/8:30 am 6:30/7:30 am Mincha Sun-Thursday 7:05 pm   Candles next Friday 6:57 pm   Happy Labor Day Upcoming events Annual Endless Summer Kumsitz Saturday night, September 10, 9 pm featuring Bob Abrams, Jonathan Cahr, Michael Feldstein, Sid Nachman, and Sandy Shapiro home of the Rosovskys, 24 West Lane,  NOTE NEW LOCATION   Free!   lots of food and drinks, bring a blanket and a chair The CAS Youth Department & Young Families Group invite you to   Welcome Back BBQ Extravaganza!!!    THE GREATEST DANCE PARTY EVER A Delicious Outdoor Family BBQ Dinner with ZUMBA by ZAPPY ZEBRA  Sunday Sept 11, 4:30 - 6:30 pm And...  Holiday Crafts With Your Favorite Shabbat Group Leaders... For more information: Click here to learn more and sign up! Commemorate the 10th anniversary of 9/11 City of Stamford will host events:  Thursday, September 8  Sunday, September 11, 7 pm at Temple Beth El-an evening of music & prayer CAS will hold an event:  Sunday, September 11, 9 am  -  a brief prayer and reflective service following the 8:30 am minyan.   Selichot Night Program and Musical Service Saturday night, September 24 8:30 PM     The Shawshank Redemption: Reverberations on Return Discussion with Rabbi Cohen and Rabbi Walk with interspersed with clips from the film   9:30 PM     Musical Selichot led by Chazzan Wollheim and Jonathan Cahr   12:45 AM Late Selichot Usher in a New Year of Learning & Growth - CAS welcomes renowned teacher RABBI MENACHEM LEIBTAG for a pre-holiday Torah weekend September 17-18 Rabbi Leibtag is the founder of the Tanach Study Center and a teacher at Yeshivat Har Etzion    Friday Evening Gourmet Shabbat Dinner catered by Genadeen Caterers  followed by Biblical Conversations Between Man and God and their application to the Teshuva Process   Shabbat  Morning Class 10:30AM  The Meaning of the Word 'Torah' in the Torah    Women's Shiur at 4:30PM  From the Ten Commandments to the Thirteen Attributes:  The Strategy of Jewish Prayer    Pre-Mincha Shiur at 5:30PM Rosh Hashana According to Sefer Devarim     Seudat Shlishit Talk at 7:00PM Chumash: A Book to 'Read' or a Book to 'Study'   For more information: Click here to learn more and sign up!   CAS Classes Get ready for 5772 with Our Special Pre Holiday Class Series! Classes open to entire community and free of charge.   Click here to see the full CAS class list    Learn with Rabbi Daniel Cohen  Dunking Dishes: Understanding Immersion of Vessels  Sunday morning, September 18, 8:15-9:15 am Take on a new mitzvah for the holidays - learn the ins and outs of Tevillat Keilim. Find out why Judaism requires immersion of vessels in a mikvah before use. Join us for Dunkin Donuts coffee and learn about Dunking Dishes. The class includes a tour of our new Keilim Mikvah.     Timeless Themes in the Book of Yona Tuesdays mornings September 6, 13 and 27, 8:15 am - 9 am     Return to Self: Teshuva Themes in the weekly Torah Portion Tuesdays, September 6, 13 and 27, 12 noon Light Lunch included    Learn with Rabbi David Walk Bible from the Beginning Sundays, 9:15 am.   Prayer and Repentance: How the traditional prayers guide us through the Teshuva process Tuesdays evenings, September 6, 13, 20 and 27, 7:30 pm    Understanding the Depth of the Holidays  Tuesday evenings , September 13, 20 and 27, 7:30 PM     Please note that all classes given by Rabbi Cohen & Rabbi Walk will resume this week. CAS Hebrew School    CAS Total Hebrew School Enrollment IS NOW OPEN Open for Fall - For more info, contact Rabbi Daniel Cohen or Cindy Flynn in the office cflynn@cas-stamford.org      CAS Announcements HIGH HOLIDAYS ARE COMING Please watch your mail for a High Holiday Ticket request and Yiskor Book confirmation.  Drop them in the office to ensure your seating preferences and to include your entry in our 5772 Yiskor Book. SAVE THE DATE FOR THE ANNUAL DINNER save the date for the Congregation Agudath Sholom Annual Dinner Dance, Sunday, March 18th.  eBAY We have our eBay "Business" up and running again to help raise money for the shul.  Contact Maury Rosenbaum for more info. YOUTH BLAST Although we are in "summer mode" we will still be having a full array of groups this shabbat!  Please join us!  We are excited to welcome Mark Rocklin to Stamford for Shabbat.  Mark will be running Jr. Congregation this shabbat and has a fun filled morning planned for all 2nd-6th graders.  Please join him and Shira Wexler in the chapel.  Contact Rabbi Yehuda Jeiger, Youth Director.  SPECIAL HIGH HOLIDAY ANNOUNCEMENT We are happy to announce that new for this year there will be a third High Holiday service on Rosh Hashanah only.  The service with be located in the library and structured as a "Netz Minyan" beginning at 6am with a targeted completion time of 10am.  All are welcome.  In an effort to gauge interest, please email Elliot Neumann,  eneumann11@optonline.net to advise of planned attendance. JOIN SISTERHOOD FOR A FUN FASHION SHOPPING NIGHT! Come see the beautiful collection of Clothing, Cosmetics and Jewelry.  Sunday, September 11,  7-9pm at Gayle Bell's house 72 East Lane, Stamford.  Please RSVP:  Elaine Finkelstein 203-921-7133 cell - Event Coordinator eroseassociates@aol.com JOIN 40 DAYS TO A BETTER YOU AND PREPARE FOR THE HOLIDAYS. The countdown begins on Aug. 30th. Sign up at www.40daystoabetteryou.com.   Community Announcements A DAUGHTER'S RECITATION OF MOURNER'S KADDISH, Thursday, September 15 7:45pm Raḥel Berkovits, author of JOFA's recently published A Daughter's Recitation of Mourner's Kaddish, will speak as part of a national book tour. Reciting mourner's kaddish for a deceased loved one stands at the heart of the Jewish bereavement process. Join us to explore the sources in Jewish law regarding a daughter's recitation of mourner's kaddish. At the Sichels, 19 Vincent Court, Stamford.   STAMFORD JEWISH WOMEN'S UNITY EVENT - Celebrate the New Year with an elegant evening of food, fun friends, featuring Susie Fishbein, acclaimed author of the Kosher by Design cookbook series. Wednesday, September 21 - Stamford Plaza Hotel. 7:00 p.m. registration and hors d'oeuvres; 7:45 p.m.- cooking demonstration/tasting. Presented by: Center Women of the JCC, Chabad, Hadassah Federation. Register www.JewishWomensUnity.org. For more information, contact Nancy Schiffman at 203-487-0941 nschiffman@stamfordjcc.org. FRIENDSHIP CIRCLE WALK Don't forget to join us on Sunday, September 25 at Westhill High School, for a day of family fun and community solidarity as we march hand in hand in support of children with special needs! Join an existing team or start a new one with you family, friends or both. Registration and fundraising is easy and quick at www.friendshipwalkct.com!   35th Anniversary Dinner of Bais Binyomin.  Sunday, September 18, 2011, 6:00 p.m.  Stamford Plaza Hotel. Guest of Honor Tzvi Bernstein. Community Service Award - Rabbi Yehoshua Belsky.  www.tinyurl.com/baisbin  "FINDING YOUR FOCUS" -- PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS DIAGNOSED WITH ADD/ADHD.   Wednesday Afternoons.   JFS is offering a new program for children and adolescents. Services include psychiatric evaluation, review of previous evaluations, family assessment, on-going support, and medication management. Treatment by Lee Combrinck-Graham, M.D. and qualifies for insurance reimbursement. For more information, contact Eve Moskowitz, at 203-921-4161 or emoskowitz@ctjfs.org. BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT GROUPS - Wednesdays, 4-5 pm. At the Atria in Stamford, 77 Third Street in Stamford. A bi-monthly support group open to those coping with the loss of a loved one. For more information, contact Dr. Mitchell Flaum at 201-921-4161 or email mflaum@ctjfs.org.  Fridays,10:30 -11:30 AM. At the Stamford JFS office, 733 Summer Street, 6th Floor.  Open to those coping with the loss of a loved one. For more information and to register, contact Eve Moskowitz at 454-4992 ext. 122 or email emoskowitz@ctjfs.org. Vacation in Israel with the Bi-Cultural Day School Family Trip!  February 11 - 24, 2012  From Tel-Aviv to Jerusalem, from the Golan Heights to Eilat, all this and more!  While the price is right, there is limited space.  For more information, please contact Bob Abrams at 203-329-2186, or babrams@bcds.org. 4th Annual JumpStart 5K Run/Walk Family Fun Day - Presented by The Center Women of the Stamford JCC. Monday, September 5, 2011 - Rain or Shine. 9 a.m. Sign-In · 9:30 a.m. Start at the Stamford JCC. All proceeds benefit JumpStart at the JCC, a comprehensive preschool program for children with special needs. Sign up at www.stamfordjcc.org. For more information, contact Nancy Schiffman at 203-487-0941 or nschiffman@stamfordjcc.org 9-11 TENTH YEAR A COMMUNITY GATHERING OF HEALING & HOPE. NOTE TIME CHANGE.  Sunday, September 11 7 p.m. at Temple Beth El, 350 Roxbury Road, Stamford.  Sponsored by the Mayor's Multi-Cultural Council and the Interfaith Council of Southwestern Connecticut.  The Stamford faith communities are invited to gather as one on this important 10th-year observance of the terrorist attacks on 9-11.   Free, but registration is requested at www.stamford911gathering.eventbrite.com or (203) 322-6901.  For more informtion, or to join our chorus www.newworldchorus.com/sept11. MA'AYANOT YESHIVA HIGH SCHOOL FOR GIRLS INVITES YOU TO JOIN US FOR OUR ANNUAL COMMUNITY YOU IYUN on Sunday September 25th at 9:30 AM, featuring Keynote Speakers Mrs. Shira Schiowitz & Mrs. Tova Sinensky, followed by additional shiurim by members of our distinguished faculty. Additionally, shop at our Pre-Yom Tov Boutique from 11 AM - 3PM. 1650 Palisade Ave, Teaneck. Men & Women welcome.  SENATOR LIEBERMAN VIDEO Learn about his new book  - The Gift of Rest  - at  http://tinyurl.com/42qhjcj   Congregation Agudath Sholom 301 Strawberry Hill Ave, Stamford, CT 06902 Phone:203-358-2200  Fax: 203 358-2323 website: www.cas-stamford.org

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