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Congregation Agudath Sholom Shabbat Bulletin 301 Strawberry Hill Avenue, Stamford, CT  (203) 358-2200  www.cas-stamford.org November 19, 2011 Chaye Sarah   22 Cheshvan 5772 Shabbat Schedule Friday Song of Songs 4:10pm Candles 4:16pm Mincha 4:21pm Saturday Hashkama 8:00am Coffee & Commentary 8:45am Main Sanctuary 9:00am Future Tots - Parent Led (Bridal Room) 10:30am Tot Shabbat (Library) 10:30am Mini-minyan (Youth Room)  10:30am Jr. Congregation (Chapel) 10:30am Jr. Teen Chat (near Elevator) 10:30am Teen Chat Minyan(Simcha Room) 9:15am Shiur 10:30am Mincha 4:05pm Daf Yomi 4:20pm Shabbat Ends 5:16pm CAS Quick Links Sponsor a kiddush CAS Youth Pages Rabbi Walk's Parsha Weekly Rabbi Cohen's Weekly Follow us on facebook! Shabbat Shalom  Carlebach Light Kabbalat Shabbat this week Welcome the Harmonia Singers Harry Askenazi, David Ross, James Baylis, Nathan Rosenberg, David Lipsitz and David Droz, who will perform in honor of Jared Yaghoubian's Bar Mitzvah We have improved our website. www.cas-stamford.org, you can: Check all service times, including mincha Check the eruv status on-line Check youth activities  Check out our new twitter feed - right on our home page www.cas-stamford.org  where you can now follow us on Twitter!    Join Rabbi Daniel Cohen and Rabbi David Walk for weekday classes Click Here for full Schedule!   Click here to hear Rabbi Cohen's podcasts   NEW! Rabbi Daniel Cohen - Wednesday 12:00-1:00 p.m. Sushi for the Soul: Torah Insights. First Wednesdays at Cafe Stam at the Stamford JCC starts Wednesday, December 7. Info: rabbicohen@cas-stamford.org   Rabbi David Walk Class on Tuesdays 7:30 p.m.-What did the Sages say about Mashiach?     Don't miss it!  Lunch 'n' Learn Series Study Jewish Ethics & Leadership With the "3 Rabbis Panel:" Rabbi Daniel Cohen, Rabbi Andrew Sklarz, and Rabbi Mitch Hurvitz Each class held on Tuesday from noon-1:30 pm. November 22 : CAS (replaces Rabbi Cohen's Tuesday Class) December 13: Temple Sholom, Greenwich January 24: Greenwich Reform Synagogue Yom Kippur Appeal Thank you to everyone who supported the Annual Yom Kippur Appeal. If you have not yet joined, please consider a donation to one of our most important fundraisers of the year. Thank you in advance for your generosity. LIVING WATERS 2011-12 SUPPORT OUR NEW MIKVAH  Save the date for the three upcoming evenings:   Saturday, February 4, 2012 at 8pm Sunday, April 22, 2012 at 7pm Sunday, June 10, 2012 at 7pm   RSVP for one of the evenings to 4evenings4mikvah@gmail.com or call Sharon at 203-569-7588. Space is limited.  SUPPORT OUR NEW MIKVAH Join the Mayim League in Support of the Minnie Manger-Marcia Lieberman Mikvah Click here to learn about this important new fundraiser  ________________________________________________    * NOTE - THE SHUL OFFICE WILL BE CLOSED THURSDAY NOVEMBER 24th & FRIDAY NOVEMBER 25th.     Shabbat Topics & Participants Torah Readers  Jake Goldstein, Jared Yaghoubian Shacharit  Jared Yaghoubian Musaf  Jared Yaghoubian Rabbi Daniel Cohen  Who Packed Yitzchak's Parachute? Coffee & Commentary Rabbi David Walk Usher  Roz Mangot Seudat Shlishit / Daf Yomi Rabbi Avi Narrow-Tilonsky - Selling and Stealing: From Me'arat Hamachpela to Today  Thanks to this week's sponsors... Shabbat Shalom Hospital Packages  Flora and Carl Kaufman in honor of their wedding anniversary; Shelly Eddie Senker in honor of David Singer's retirement as Director of Research of the The American Jewish Committee; and the Linda Beson Nursing Educational Fund Chapel Kiddush by The Yaghoubian Family in commemoration of the Yahrzeit of Rabbi Menachem Mendel Deren Hakohen alav hashalom   Sanctuary Kiddush by   The Yaghoubian Family in honor of Jared's Bar Mitzvah     Jr. Cong/ Tot Shabbat Kiddush by Rabbi & Mrs. Jeiger in honor of all our Jr. Cong. Torah Readers.. we are so proud of you! Teen Minyan Kiddush by Goldstein Family in honor of Jake and Rebecca's Bar/ Bat Mitzvah anniversaries Seudat Shlishit by The shul    Mazal Tov to...  The Yaghoubian Family on Jared's Bar Mitzvah. Denise and Dr. Alex (Sasha) Rafaeloff on the birth of their son. David Singer on his retirement as the Director of Research for 39 years at The Jewish American Committee Condolences to...  Sheila Jay and Tanya Swidler, on the passing of their mother Lorraine Glazer Weekday Schedule Daf Yomi Sunday 7:45 am   Mon-Friday 7:00 am Shacharit Sunday & Thursday 7:15/ 8:30 am   Monday-Wednesday Friday 6:30/7:30 am   6:30 am & 8:30 am Mincha Sun-Thursday 4:20pm   Candles Friday 4:11 pm PARTY ROOMS FOR RENT BIG Birthday Parties Small Birthday Parties BIG Anniversaries Small Anniversaries BIG Bar Mitzvahs Small Bar Mitzvahs BIG Bat Mitzvahs Small Bat Mitzvahs For more information Call 203-358-2200   CAS Adult Education Our Adult Education Classes are underway! See the complete schedule, by topic or day! @ click - learn.cas-stamford.org   Rabbi Walk's Tuesday topic this week:  What did the Sages say about Mashiach?   Rabbi Daniel Cohen Classes on Tuesdays Power of Prophets 8:15-9:00 am - Light breakfast served.  Parsha Prospectives and Paradigms 12:00-12:45 pm    Mark your Calendar for two Adult Education Programs: Sunday, December 4, 7pm - Professor Dr. Jay Harris,  Harry Austryn Wolfson Professor of Jewish Studies and Dean of Undergraduate Education Harvard College, will speak on:   Halacha Confronts Science:    The Case of the Chicken Without a Heart.   Sponsored by the Scheinberg Family in memory of Dr. Louis & Edith Scheinberg Shabbat, December 8/9  - Rabbi Albert Gabbai - Sephardic Weekend Celebration  Save the Date - Sephardic Weekend Celebration Shabbat December 9-10 at CAS The Shabbat Program will include a dinner Friday night!  Registration information and more details in next weeks Shabbat bulletin!  Explore the rich heritage of Sepharic tradition, Torah and the inteface with American society.   CAS Youth Department DIDN'T GET THE SPECIAL YD EMAIL? YOU CAN READ THE FULL YOUTH BLAST  YOU CAN SIGN UP FOR EVENTS YOU CAN SEE THE YOUTH CALENDAR Check it out! @ click - youth.cas-stamford.org   Coming Soon from the Youth Department   FRIDAY NIGHT Sr. Teen Sushi Party Oneg!!!! Joint Oneg Party with CAS and YI, Friday Night, Nov. 18 at the Young Israel youth house, 69 Oaklawn Ave. Starts at 8:30 - Come for chop sticks, chillin, sushi, and singin'!   December 3:   B'NAI/B'NOT MITZVAH SHABBAT LUNCHEON- Becoming a Bar & Bat Mitzvah this year? Special minyan, kiddush, & lunch with Rabbi & Diane Cohen Click here to sign up!   December 3: Nekudot Store open for Rosh Chodesh Kislev!!   TEEN MINYAN SCHEDULE - New and Improved!: Teen Round Table Schmooze with Breakfast - 9:30 AM Teen Minyan - 9:45 AM (Barchu) on Nov 19, Dec. 10 & December 24   Sr. TEEN PAINTBALLING TRIP!!! Sun Nov. 20, Grades 9-12 are going to Yankee Paintball in Oxford for a day of crazy fun! We depart CAS at 11AM and return 5PM. Price - CAS Members $45, non-members $55, must pay in advance. (Can pay online.) Click Here to Sign up for Sr. Teen Paintball   9th/10th Grade NCSY SHACK (sold out) Amazing retreat in the Berkshires, Dec. 2-4 with Jewish Teens from ALL OVER NEW ENGLAND! Sports, great food, AWESOME ADVISORS, an uplifting shabbat experience, and marshmallows over a campfire in the Inn's living room to the sound of the guitar! Just $139!  GET ON THE WAIT LIST AT MYNCSY.COM   Dec 25 - JR. TEENS - Xtreme Arcade Trip (details TBA) Dec 27-Jan 1 NCSY International Yarchei Kallah Shabbaton      If you would like to celebrate your child's birthday or special accomplishment by sponsoring a special "kiddush" in their honor, please email me at rabbijeiger@hotmail.com Shabbat Shalom!   Rabbi Jeiger   For all our Youth Department info please visit..   youth.cas-stamford.org   CAS Announcements CAS DECORUM  The policy for our kids is easy - "In shul or in groups."  Please help us maintain decorum.  Make sure you child is either sitting in synagogue or participating in our Youth Groups.  Make sure that your child enjoys Kiddush in the Simcha Room or Social Hall. SAVE THE DATE FOR THE CAS ANNUAL DINNER March 18 Calling all Pre-Teen, Teens and even a few adults.  Join the Rabbi's Clean Dream Team to enhance the decor and dignity of our shul on Shabbat morning - For more info or to sign up, email Rabbi Cohen at rabbicohen@cas-stamford.org.  KEEP IN TOUCH Rabbi Cohen would like to keep in touch with all our students who are studying in Israel for the year.  Please send your child's name, cell phone number and email address to  rabbicohen@cas-stamford.org MENS CLUB next scheduled meeting of the CAS-Men's Club will be on Sunday morning, Nov 20 at 9:15am.  Topics for discussion include; voting on wicker chairs, nominations for President, and other officers, decision to be made for 12/31 event, collection for our Troops in Afghanistan project information,  progress on the X-Mas dinner, awning report and information regarding upcoming speakers.  Bagel & lox breakfast included for all coming to the meeting!  BNAI MITZVAH LUNCHEON B'nai and B'not Mitzvah please join us on December 3rd beginning at 10:30 AM am at CAS where the B'nai Mitzvah are invited to join the Jr. Teen Chat followed by kiddush. After Shul we will be walking together to Rabbi Cohen's home for lunch and an oneg Shabbat led by our Youth Director, Rabbi Jeiger. The B'nai Mitzvah Luncheon is a special chance to spend time with Rabbi Cohen and Diane, build a connection with other B'nai Mitzvah in the community, and enjoy the learning and spirit of Shabbat.   NEW MEMBER WELCOME SHABBAT join us December 3 for this event at CAS.  Please visit our website or click here to learn more about membership and join our synagogue or contact Dierdre in the shul office for more information.  WOMEN TEFILAH GROUP, December 3, 2011 for more information please contact Ronnie Sichel at ronsichel@aol.com or Sandy Weiner at whimsicalart@aol.com THE SISTERHOOD  is looking for someone to donate a working  laptop.  Please contact Dierdre in the office  CEMETERY COMMITTEE is looking for someone to donate a working typewriter, please conact Dierdre in the office.  BINGO needs volunteers for Monday night Bingo at CAS. There will be a bingo meeting on December 4th at 10am in the Social Hall, for those interested in volunteering.  For more info, contact the shul office, 203-358-2200. Community Announcements TAPESTRY A Community Celebration of Jewish Learning, Saturday Night, November 19 at 6:45 pm at the Jewish Community Center Join over 250 people in a mega community event of learning and socializing. Choose from over 25 sessions on Jewish ethics, philosophy, history, theology, literature, Talmud, parenting, cooking, meditation, yoga, and more. A few of this year's Tapestry Classes... Talking to Children About God" "The Chosen: Blessing or Curse" "Is Business just Business? The Jewish Ethics of Making Money" "Why Didn't Yosef Phone Home?" "How to Save A Life: Organ Donation and Jewish Law" "The Midrash of Serach Bat Asher" "Bloodlands: Europe between Hitler and Stalin - A Review" "Exploring Cuba: Its Once and Future Jews" "Must Children Say Kaddish for Abusive Parents?" "Israeli Music Video: A Glimpse into Israeli Culture and Politics" "Portraits in Leadership: Timeless Tales for Inspired Living" "Jesus in the Talmud "Creating Jewish Harmony: When You March To Different Drummers - A Panel Discussion" "Neshama Yoga" For a full list of classes go to Click here * 6:45 pm - Registration and Havdalah * 7:30 pm - Session One, with approximately 15 workshops * 8:35 pm - Session Two, with approximately 15 workshops * 9:30 pm - Dessert Reception This program is generously supported by the Louis J. Kuriansky Foundation in memory of Morton R. Shapiro. For more information, contact Elise Passy at 203.321.1373 x114 or elise@ujf.org. To register on-line  Click here                      JFS LIVING IN THE TREE OF LIFE: KABBALAH, HEALING & TRANSFORMATION - Tuesdays 7:30 pm, December 6, January 3, February 7 Learn more about the nature of the four worlds and how to improve our lives by a greater understanding. Open to the Public. Join Dr. Mitchell Flaum, JFS Family Life Education Coordinator, for first workshop on Tuesday evening, November 15th at 7:30 pm at Congregation Beth El, 109 East Ave., Norwalk. RSVP to office@congbethel.org Suggested donation $36. NEW! JFS DIVORCE SUPPORT GROUP -- Tuesdays 7:30 -8:30 pm until 11/22. Women seeking support while experiencing divorce will meet to discuss stresses with Melanie Rago in the Westport JFS office, 431 Post Road East, Suite 11.  Fee is $20 per person per session. Info Melanie Rago at 203-454-4992 or  mrago24@gmail.com "FINDING YOUR FOCUS" -- PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS DIAGNOSED WITH ADD/ADHD.   Wednesday Afternoons.   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. Info: Eve Moskowitz, at 203-921-4161or  emoskowitz@ctjfs.org. BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT GROUPS AVAILABLE WEDNESDAYS-4 to 5 pm. At the Atria in Stamford, 77 Third Street.  A bi-monthly support group open to those coping with the loss of a loved one. Info: Dr. Mitchell Flaum at 203-921-4161 or mflaum@ctjfs.org. FRIDAYS -10:30 -11:30 AM. At the Stamford JFS office, 733 Summer Street, 6th Floor.  Info: Eve Moskowitz at 203-921-4161 ext. 122 or  emoskowitz@ctjfs.org. SAVE THE DATE UJF SUPER SUNDAY- at the JCC, December 4, 2011.  Every Child makes a gift-9:30-3:00 pm, PJ Library Launch, 11-12 pm and 1:30-2:30 pm.  Chanukah Mitzvah Packages, 11-2:30 pm., and Hoop-a-thon, 10:30-11:30 am DANI SHAPIRO author of the memoirs Devotion and Slow Motion will be speaking at the JCC on Dec, 7th, at 7:30pm.  Dani's lecture will be followed by a book signing. Register online at stamfordjcc.org or purchase tickets at the JCC front desk. For more information please contact Sandi Waldstreicher at 203-322-6541 BCDS FAMILY TRIP TO ISRAEL-FEBRUARY 11-24, 2012.  Contact Bob Abrams at babrams @bcds.org.  203-329-2186  ext. 1311 THE JEWISH HISTORICAL SOCIETY of Lower Fairfield County presents  "JEWISH CONNECTICUT", Sunday, November 20 - 10 AM (coffee and... at 9:30) JCC Panel discussion about Jewish life in Connecticut from Colonial times to the present.  Irwin Miller, JHS Historian; Dr. Betty N. Hoffman, anthropologist and researcher, and CT Superior Court Judge Henry Cohn.  The moderator will be Linda Baulsir.  The community is invited. For further information or to leave a message, please call 203-329- 0452. HAVDALAH & HOOPS STARTS JANUARY 21 -  3-on-3 Basketball Tournament  by the JCC & the Stamford Board of Rabbis. Saturday, January 21 - 6:30 p.m. Fathers & sons (grades 6 - 12) will split into 2 divisions if needed. Fee: $18 per participant, includes food & t-shirt. Trophies to the winners. Rosters must have 4 players, 3 players play at a time. Info: Mo Concepcion - 203.487.0971 or mconcepcion@stamfordjcc.org. THE FRIENDSHIP CIRCLE is running in the Chase Community Giving contest   Please help us win and show your support for children with special needs, their amazing families and of course for the pride of our community, the dedicated teen volunteers. The contest ends on November 22nd.  Voting is 3 easy steps!  Sign into Facebook , go to www.VoteFc.com , click Vote and Share! CAS Israel Action Project  CAS Israel Advocacy Project  Join us at our next meeting on Tuesday evening, December 6 at Agudath Sholom at 7:30 PM.  Stay up to date at our new blog: cas-israel.blogspot.com/  This week's Action Alert includes:  Speak to Sarkozy CT Lawyers for Israel Meeting Unesco Update  Action Alert:    Tell Sarkozy that you Stand With Israel As you've no doubt read, France's President Nicholas Sarkozy was overheard telling President Obama that he "cannot stand" Israel's Prime Minister Netanyahu and that he believes the Israeli leader is a "liar." While national leaders do not always get along, these are unusually strong words. And they are deeply disturbing. Furthermore, these words raise the troubling possibility that President Sarkozy's personal animus has influenced French policy. In September, Prime Minister Netanyahu made a powerful defense of his nation and direct negotiations before the United Nations. Yet earlier this month, France ignored Netanyahu's plea and voted to admit "Palestine" as a full member of UNESCO. Could it be that the French dismissed Israel's powerful argument as lies? As Americans, we have no say in French policy. But France has an Ambassador here in Washington who is tasked with sharing American views with his government in Paris. Let's help him do his job! Click here to tell France's Ambassador that you stand with Prime Minister Netanyahu and Israel! (Click Here) We stand with Israel. And we stand with Israel's democratically elected Prime Minister. As far as we're concerned, Prime Minister Netanyahu is one of the very few people telling the truth about Israel and the Middle East today.    Want to get involved?  Contact Norine Krasnogor, nk111@yahoo.com or Rabbi Daniel Cohen, rabbicohen@cas-stamford.org     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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