| | | Congregation Agudath Sholom Shabbat Bulletin 301 Strawberry Hill Avenue, Stamford, CT (203) 358-2200 www.cas-stamford.org Mikvah 203-964-1928 / Eruv 203-324-3955 |
| December 29, 2012
| Vayechi
| 16 Tevet 5773 |
| | | Friday | Candles | 4:15pm | | Mincha | 4:20pm |
Saturday | Combined Minyan | 8:45am | | Joint Tot Shabbat & Mini Minyan (Toddlers-Grade 1) | 10:30am | Code of Jewish Law
| 3:20pm | | Mincha | 4:10pm | | Daf Yomi: | | begins | 3:55pm | | resumes during Seudah Shlishit | | Shabbat Ends | 5:16pm | | 8:30 maariv resumes Jan. 2nd |
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| | The office will be closed Tuesday Rabbi Walk's office hours this week: Thursday 1/3: 6:45-7:30pm |
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Fairway supermarket carries figs and dates from Israel, under the Delilah brand. These products are being boycotted in Europe, and there is a strong effort to ban their sale in the USA. Please express your solidarity by buying these and other Israeli products. To view the boycott propaganda, click here. |
| | | | Kol Hakavod to Mitchell Bell & Sam Goldstein for organizing the Pacific House dinner, a beautiful annual tradition. Thank you to all the volunteers, both at Pacific House and at Breezy Point, who gave of their time on their day off to help those less fortunate. Shabbat Shalom,
Rabbi Daniel Cohen |
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We wish the following people a Refuah Sheleima. Please have them in your prayers. If you would like to add a name for this month, email rabbicohen@cas-stamford.orgTinok ben Rinat Esther
Moshe Baruch ben Chaya Sara
Zahava bat Chaya Sara
Dov Beer Ben Bayla Yenta
Hershel ben Chaya
Simcha ben Chana
Yosef Fischel ben Miriam Zlata
Yoel Yehudah Hersch ben Miriam Zlata
Ephraim ben Channah
Shmuel ben Mildred
Dovid Levi ben Gittel
Chaya Devora bat Chana
Zev Mordechai ben Chaya Gittel
Ziv ben Vered
Refael Ephraim ben Sima
Sara bat Eta Zeisel
Malka Bracha bat Elke
Lousya bat Janna
Yehuda Shalom ben Hadassah
Devorah Bat Sara
Sarah Rivkah bat Mindelle
Rachel Adina bat Batya
Ester Rachel bat Razel Baila |
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| | | Men: Relearn your Bar Mitzvah haftorah or learn for the first time! Contact Rabbi Cohen to save a date. Click here for your own tutorial. Women: Train for the January 26 tefillah group! We will be happy to provide tapes, tutoring and support for all who want to try taking a more active role. Contact Sandy or Ronnie. |
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| - Richard & Mary Ann Kolodny and Lois Kolodny on the engagement of their son and grandson, Jacob, to Joanna Hejde in Colorado
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David Bahar, on his firm receiving the Design Award of Excellence -
Ruth & Mel Aminoff on their 55th anniversary - grandparents Veronica and Erwin Reich, aunt Arielle, and first time great-grandmothers Margaret Eckmann and Esther Reich, on the birth of a son to Joey and Amy Reich
- grandmother Zipora Freedberg, brother & sister-in-law Eli Freedberg & Julia Klein, and aunts and uncles Eve & Sid Nachman and Rhoda & Avram Freedberg, on the marriage of Alisa Freedberg, daughter of Ruth & Daniel Freedberg, to Daniel Wiener, son of Joel & Shirley Wiener
- Elisheva Kilner and Sarah Boxer on being honored at the 2013 BCDS Annual Celebration
- Tracy Daniels and Rabbi Cohen on being named CT Jewish Ledger 2012 Movers and Shakers: click on http://www.jewishledger.com/2012/12/13521/ to view
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| Shabbat Topics & Participants
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| Torah Readers | Danny Alexander, Rabbi Cohen, Judd Love, Joseph Rubin, Marty Rubin | | Shacharit
Musaf | Sandy Shapiro
Naftali Rosenberg
| | Usher | Mitchell Bell | | Rabbi Daniel Cohen | The Mindset of Immortality | Seudah Shlishit
| Truth-Telling to a Dying Patient | | Code of Jewish Law | Rabbi Yehuda Jeiger
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| Thanks to this Week's Sponsors...
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| Shabbat Shalom Hospital Packages | The Linda Beson Nursing Educational Fund | | Kiddush | The shul | | This Week's Bulletin | Ruth & Mel Aminoff in gratitude to Hashem on the occasion of their 55th anniversary |
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| Daf Yomi | Sunday, Tuesday 7:45 am Monday, Wednesday-Friday 7:00 am | | Shacharit | Sunday, Tuesday 7:15/8:30 am Monday, Wednesday-Friday 6:30/7:30 am | | Weekday Mincha | Sunday-Thursday 4:25 pm | | 8:30 Maariv Resumes January 2nd | | Next Friday Candles | 4:20 pm |
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| Shabbat, January 12 Join Rabbi Cohen and Rabbi Walk for the Annual Cholent Challenge Enjoy your cholent while attending the 9TH ANNUAL CHALLENGES IN JEWISH EDUCATION PANEL PROGRAM "Teaching a Religiously Diverse Student Population: Challenges ... and Opportunities" Featuring Rabbi Alan Berkowitz, Principal, Ramaz Lower School Rabbi Jeffrey Kobrin, Principal, North Shore Hebrew Academy
Moderated by Rabbi David Israel, Rabbinic Dean, Bi-Cultural Day School |
| If you're too young to be thinking about Challenges in Jewish Education, sign up for the January 12th YOUNG COUPLES SHABBAT LUNCH! One family hosts and provides the main course, challah and drinks, two other families bring side dishes and dessert! Couples and families of similar backgrounds will be grouped. If you would like to participate as either a host or a guest, please contact Laura Tobin at laurabl@gmail.com. |
| Join Congregation Agudath Sholom's Israel Tour with Rabbi Daniel and Diane Cohen November 3 - 13, 2013 Optional - Eilat/Petra Extension Available Whether you are a first timer or a veteran, this trip will span the breadth of Israel both ancient and modern:
visiting new discoveries, learning, and social action opportunities to deepen and enrich your experience with Torah and the land and people of Israel. Click here for more information and registration. Join us for an informational session with Israel Tour to learn more about this exciting mission to Israel Sunday, January 13th at 10:30 AM at CAS or Thursday, January 24th at 8 PM at CAS The mission is open to the entire community.
Orientation for New and Seasoned Members Wednesday, January 23, 2013 7:30-9:00pm |
Rabbi Daniel Cohen's Classes this Week SPECIAL THURSDAY 8:15 AM CLASS: DO ANIMALS HAVE SOULS?
and FRIDAY 8:15: PARSHA Tuesday Morning Classes Power of the Prophets 8:15 - 9:00 am | Modern Jewish Thinkers 9:00 - 9:45 am Parsha Perspectives & Paradigms 12:00 - 12:45 pm Friday Morning Class Torah Portion 8:15-8:45 am | Daf Yomi Shiur 9:00-9:45 am |
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Rabbi David Walk's Classes
ONLY THURSDAY TALMUD CLASS MEET THIS WEEK | Sunday Bible from the Beginning | 9:15 am | | Monday Weekly Parsha at BCDS | 12:10 pm | | Monday Hilchot Bishul B'Shabbat The Laws of Cooking on Shabbat With Harav Mordechai Willig, Shlita, Rosh Yeshiva, Yeshiva University, | 7:15 pm | | Tuesday Mystical Minhagim | 7:30 pm | | Thursday Talmud, Megillah | 7:30 pm |
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| CAS Women's Scholar Program: Wednesdays January 2 & 9, 7:30 pm with: TAMMY JACOBOWITZ, PhD. TOPIC: Body and Soul in Judaism Free of Charge - Open to both men and women |
ANNUAL CHOLENT CHALLENGE with Rabbi Cohen and Rabbi Walk-January 12th.
WORKSHOP: CONSIDERING BUYING AN APARTMENT IN ISRAEL? TOP 10 THINGS TO KNOW- Monday, January 14th, 7:45 pm. Plus: A Peek at "Bustan Baka," a magnificent new Jerusalem project. Presented by Gedaliah Borvick (www.myisraelhome.com). Info: gborvick@gmail.com RABBIS' PANEL: "JEWISH ETHICS, JEWISH LEADERSHIP & LIFECYCLE"- Tuesday, January 15th, 12-1 pm, Agudath Sholom. Join Rabbi Cohen, Rabbi Hurwitz from Temple Sholom and Rabbi Sklarz from Greenwich Reform Synagogue for a lively discussion on Jewish Ethics, Leadership and Lifecycle. Hear the differing perspectives from the Orthodox, Conservative and Reform Judaism point of views. Lunch will be provided. For more information or to RSVP, contact Alice Schoen or (203) 542-7165. Rabbis' Panel continues on Tuesday, February 12th at Temple Sholom and on Tuesday, March 19 at Agudath Sholom. "FROM GALUT TO HITGALUT" WITH DR. HINDY NAJMAN-Wednesdays, January 16th, 23rd & 30th, 8 - 9 pm at the JCC. Dr. Najman, Associate Professor of Religious Studies at Yale University, explores the question of how the Jews responded to the destruction of the First Temple. Generously sponsored by Mike and Betsy Stone. Co-sponsored by CAS, the JCC, TBE, TS and YI. NEXT WOMEN'S TEFILLAH GROUP-Shabbat, January 26th, 9:45 A.M. in the Social Hall. To volunteer to daven, read Torah, Haftorah, have an honor or give a Dvar Torah - contact Sandy: whimsicalart@aol.com or Ronnie: ronsichel@aol.com. We will be happy to provide tapes, tutoring and support for all who want to try taking a more active role. NEXT SISTERHOOD EVENT-Tuesday, February 12th, 7:30 -Learn about Estate Planning with Amy Breslow and Veronica Reich. YAKAR SHABBAT-February 16-17 SPONSOR THE KIDDUSH-Would you like to sponsor a Shabbat Kiddush? Call the office and ask for Cindy, 203-358-2200! LET US KNOW! We strive at CAS to support our members in time of need. If you know of someone who is ill, please reach out to Rabbi Cohen via email at rabbicohen@cas-stamford.org or phone, alerting our clergy and Chesed committee to offer comfort and assistance. Together, we can insure CAS's role as a community of caring. 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. |
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| Yakar Shabbat-February 16-17
Join as we create an inspiring Shabbat with song and study, following the model of the Yakar synagogue in Jerusalem. Featuring: Rabbi Akiva & Lynn Kraft and Rabbi Avi & Dena Block Friday Night: Carlebach Style Davening Shabbat morning: Minyanim at 8 am and 8:45 am
Breakfast Kiddush at 10:00 am
Breakout Learning Sessions at 10:30 AM devoted to the theme of Purim Musaf at 11:15 am |
| Bar Mitzvah Families | Man Up: Three pre-Bar Mitzvah sessions for fathers & 6th grade sons Sunday mornings 9:30-10:30 AM January 27th, February 10th & March 10th Join Rabbi Cohen and other pre-Bar Mitzvah fathers and sons to discuss what our tradition teaches us about becoming a man. Each session will cover a unique aspect of a Bar Mitzvah's new responsibilities in the world, and Rabbi Cohen will bring relevant sources to stimulate discussion. The three topics will be: (1) who am I, and what are my responsibilities as an individual? (2) who am I, and what are my responsibilities in my family? (3) who am I, and what are my responsibilities in my local community, Jewish people and the world? Final bonus session is dinner at Kosh. To sign up, contact Cindy in the office. For more info, contact Rabbi Cohen or Benjy Karsch. |
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| CAS Youth Department | | THIS WEEK: - WE WILL NOT HAVE early drop off this week for Tot Shabbaters & Mini Minyaners
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We will have one joint group for Tot Shabbat and Mini Minyan, in the library, run by Morah Miriam. All other groups will have a week off.
Thank you so much to Doris Weiss for creating a beautiful new Youth bulletin board featuring "Lead the way to a better day - you can be a Chesed Hero" - with a gorgeous winter theme... stop by and check it out! We begin a new season of groups with some new and exciting groups and of course many of our groups that you have all grown to know and love! Make sure you take advantage of the new programs and everything they have to offer. Please sign up for groups here. This will enable you to get weekly emails from your leaders so you will know what to expect on Shabbat! Coming Soon, A Jam-Packed January: 4- Freshman Night at CAS- Dinner & Oneg: Party like you're in 9th Grade... because you are! A special Shabbos dinner party JUST FOR FRESHIES! Early bird special price (before Dec 28): CAS Members $10, nonmembers $15 featuring fun and food!
5-Teen Minyan@9:30 am for grades 7-12
5-Mini Minyan Oneg: First ever Mini Minyan oneg! Parents, drop your kids off at Morah Miriam Sperber's Home for an hour of games, fun and nosh: all in the Shabbat spirit. 5-Jr. Teen Oneg: Let us know if you would like to host our Jr. Teen Oneg (Grades 6-8). 5-Brooklyn Nets Game: Only 3 tickets left! Our first visit to the Barclays Center promises to be a ton of fun! Join us for this fabulous night out. 12-PJ Library @ Tot Shabbat: We welcome Danielle Alexander of PJ Library to share a special Shabbat morning Story Time with our Tots! 19-Teen Minyan@9:30 am for grades 7-12 20-Pottery Event for BMC: Join our B'nai Mitzvah Club members at a special Sunday pottery event in Stamford. More details to follow. 21-Jr. Teen MLK NYC Trip: We're going to see NBC Studios! 26-"Fruits in Groups" for Tu B'shvat: Special treats in Shabbat groups in honor of Tu B'shvat! 31-Feb 3 NCSY Winter Regional Shabbaton: Sign up online for this one-of-kind NCSY Shabbaton experience. FEBRUARY 8-9 YOUTH SHABBAT/Onegs and a lot more... Join us as our KIDS take over the shul, lead all services, experience a Jr. Cong. Shabbaton, Tots leading Adon Olam and soo much more... 9-Teen Minyan @ 9:30am for grades 7-12 9-Sat night KOSH night out for BMC: Attention B'nai Mitzvah Club members (Grades 5-6) - hang out with your favorite leaders, friends and wings at a spectacular Motzei Shabbat night out at KOSH! 14-15 NCSY Stamford Roadshow: It was so much fun last time, they came back for more! Join our awesome NCSY advisors and Josh Munk at the next Roadshow.. Meals, onegs, surprises and much much more.. sign up online! 16-Teen Minyan @ 9:30am for grades 7-12 17-Jr. Teen Snow Tubing: Dress warmly for this awesome one-of-a-kind tubing event.. more fun than you can imagine! 23-PJ Library @ Mini Minyan: We welcome Danielle Alexander of PJ Library to share a special Shabbat morning Purim Story Time with our Mini Minyaners! 23-Kids Purim Party: Saturday night rockin kids Purim Party - details to follow... 24-Family Purim Seudah: Family style Purim festive meal and entertainment for adults and children of ALL AGES. What better way to spend Purim then with your friends at Agudath! FOLLOW @CAS_TEENS ON TWITTER!! Shabbat Shalom, Yehuda Jeiger |
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| TEEN ADVOCACY FELLOWSHIPS FOR ISRAEL
A SPECIAL OPPORTUNITY Be one of six teens to be selected for a free trip to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee Policy Conference, March 3-5, 2013 in Washington DC. The trip will include registration, travel and hotel, and the winners will join the Agudath Sholom AIPAC delegation. To be one of the six selected: Submit in a 500 word essay-"WHY DOES AIPAC NEED YOU?" If you could lobby to the members of Congress on Capitol Hill, what would you say? What case would you present about the issues affecting the United States and Israel? Essays will be evaluated by local and national panel of AIPAC supporters. Submit to Rabbi Cohen by Friday, January 15, 2013 rabbicohen@cas-stamford.org Open to 10th-12th graders from CAS. Sponsored by Stephanie and Bob Sherman in memory of Stephanie's mother, Rosalie Aberma. If you would like to enable more teens to attend AIPAC Policy Conference through a contribution to our AIPAC Teen Fund, please contact Rabbi Cohen. |
| Save the date: Annual CAS Dinner Dance Sunday evening, May 5th, 2013! Guests of Honor: Elissa and Dr. Philip Klapper Aviva Maller Community Service Award: Ronni Bass Young Leadership Award: Shira and Ethan Green Annual Dinner Chairpeople: Claudia and Howard Rimerman Diane and Elliot Sloyer We wish them and their families a hearty Mazal Tov!
Please mark the date and plan to join us as we celebrate our shul and the accomplishments of our honorees. |
| DECEMBER 31st Event -8PM - featuring Broadway Star Craig Schulman of Les Miserables, Phantom and Jekyll and Hyde plus The What's Up Band, The Shlomones and a Glatt Kosher Light Dinner at Northeast Jewish Center, Yonkers, NY advance tickets $50 and group prices available from NEJC or call David 914-779-6087 or Jonathan 203-461-4428.
JEWISH ARTS ALIVE-Saturday, January 19th, 8pm at the JCC. Three vignettes written by Tamar Gershberg & performed by local actors, including Jonathan Cahr, David Kweskin & Janice Steinberg. Info: 2 03-595-6438 or dorisfreundlich@hotmail.com
JEWISH BIBLICAL THEMES BY THE OLD MASTERS WITH HELANE REINGOLD-January 2nd & 9th, 10-11am at the JCC. The Old Masters helped shaped our vision of Jewish themes and texts. Review these paintings with the texts that inspired them. Co-sponsored by the JHS. $45/free for J.E.E.P. pass holders. GETTING READY FOR COLLEGE-Monday, January 14th, 5:30pm, pre-planning for college for 8th, 9th, 10th and 11th graders and their parents conducted by Claire Friedlander, JFS College Consultant, Harry Bennett Branch of Ferguson Library, 115 Vine Road, Stamford. Free. For more information, contact Claire Friedlander (cdfriedlan@aol.com) or call 203-921-4161. ADL AWARD RECEPTION-Moved to Thursday, January 17th. The Anti-Defamation League will hold its annual Daniel R. Ginsberg Humanitarian Award Reception in Stamford. Rabbi David Israel will be honored at this event. For more information, please contact Janet Magid, Associate Development Director HAVDALAH & HOOPS-Saturday, January 19th, 6:30 pm, JCC. 3-on-3 basketball tournament: fathers and sons (grades 6 - 12), $18 each, including tshirt & trophies for winners. Information or registration by 1/3: Mo Concepcion at (203) 487-0971 or mconcepcion@stamfordjcc.orgCOLLEGE AHEAD!-Wednesday, March 28, 2013 at 7:30 pm Annual panel of admissions professionals, held at the Stamford JCC and moderated by Claire Friedlander, JFS College Consultant. Details to follow. BCDS CELEBRATION DINNER-Sunday, May 19, 2013, 5:00 pm, Stamford Hilton Hotel. LIFE TRANSITIONS-Wednesdays, 1pm A new support group for the unemployed at the Stamford JFS office, 733 Summer Street, 6th Floor. The focus of the group is to provide a forum to discuss and explore the concerns and issues related to job loss and to find alternative solutions for career satisfaction. The group is a collaborative effort between JFS Counseling and Employment & Training Departments. To register or for more information, please contact Dr. Mitchell Flaum at 203-921-4161 or email at mflaum@ctjfs.org SENIORS2WORK-Employers in lower Fairfield County who are looking to hire dedicated, skilled 50+ year old workers can list full and part-time opportunities. Jobs may be permanent, temporary, or for a specific project. JFS pre-screens candidates, matches them to appropriate openings, and follows-up. Free of charge. For more information, employers and candidates should contact Ilene K. Locker ( iklocker@ctjfs.org) or Jodi Maxner (jmaxner@ctjfs.org) at 454-4992 or visit www.seniors2work.org JEWISH CLUBS AT STAMFORD HIGH SCHOOL AND WESTHILL HIGH SCHOOL- Stamford High School's club meets on Tuesdays at 2:15 PM in Room 925 and Westhill's club meets on Thursdays at 2:15 PM in Room 601. Clubs meet weekly! For more information contact Rebecca@myjsc.org |
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| SYLVIA'S Gift Shop Hours This Week: Sun 10:00 am-1:00 pm Wed & Thurs 12:00 -3:00 pm |
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