| | | 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 |
| April 13, 2013
| Tazria-Metzorah
Omer 18 | 3 Iyyar 5773 |
| | | Friday | Candles | 7:12pm | | Mincha | 6:00/7:00pm |
| Chapel | 8:00am | | Coffee & Commentary | 8:45am | | Sanctuary | 9:00am | | Shiur | 10:30am | Future Tots/Tot Shabbat Mini Minyan/Jr. Cong/BMC
| 10:30am
| | Code of Jewish Law
| 6:10pm | | Daf Yomi
| 6:10pm | | Mincha
| 6:55pm | | Maariv | 8:08pm | | Shabbat Ends | 8:13pm |
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| Shabbat 6/13
| Omer 18
| Sunday 6/14
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| Omer 22
| Thursday 6/18 | Omer 23
| | Friday 6/19
| | Saturday 6/20
| Omer 25
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This Shabbat, Dr. Elana Sztokman, executive director of JOFA, (Jewish Orthodox Feminist Alliance) will be speaking at the home of Shani Cohen and Gil Orbach on expanding women's roles in communal religious life. Her talk will be followed by a "town hall" forum on the issue and is open to men and women. Refreshments, too! Elana is a warm, engaging and articulate woman--so please join us. Please invite anyone you think might be interested. 5:15 pm, 64 Holbrook Drive |
The shul is contemplating adding an early Friday night minyan at 6:10 PM through June. If you are interested, please contact Simeon Wohlberg at |
| Fruits and vegetables are subject to insect infestation and require checking and cleaning prior to consumption. Please visit the OU website to learn more about this mitzvah of kashrut and to download a free Fruit and Vegetable Inspection Chart. |
| | | Rabbi Daniel Cohen Monday: 3:30-5:00 pm Tuesday: 10:00-11:00 am Friday: 9:45-10:30 am Rabbi David Walk Sunday: 10:00-11:00 am Monday: 8:15-9:00 pm Thursday: 6:45-7:30 pm |
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| | | | We welcome Junior Yachad to its annual Shabbaton this weekend. The BCDS 8th graders, under the direction of Rabbi Jeiger, are joining them. Yachad, the National Jewish Council for Disabilities, is dedicated to addressing the needs of all individuals with disabilities and including them in the Jewish community. Thank you to all of the host families and to Sharon Wohlberg for her coordination. In addition to our regular 7 pm mincha Friday night, Yachad will have an early mincha at 6:00 which is open to the community. Wishing you and your families a Shabbat Shalom, Rabbi Daniel Cohen |
| Join us at CAS on Monday, April 15 at 6:45 pm for Yom HaZikaron (Israel Memorial Day) as musicians perform songs written by soldiers who fell in the line of duty. The evening will continue with a Yom HaAtzma'ut (Israeli Independence Day) program celebrating 65 years of achievements, pride, accomplishments, victory, life and hope. There will be an early mincha at 6:30 pm in addition to regular mincha. A celebratory maariv will be held at the conclusion of the program.
Youth Art & Essay Contest for Yom Yerushalayim celebrating the 65th birthday of the modern State of Israel Topic: Why I Love Jerusalem For K - 8th graders Two divisions - top entry in each category wins 2 Yankees or Mets tickets Youth Art Contest for Yom Yerushalayim (K - 3rd grade) Submit a picture of Jerusalem, in any media. This includes drawing, painting and collage. You can work from photos and pictures of Jerusalem Essay Contest for Yom Yerushalayim (4th -8th grade) Submit a 200-500 word essay titled "Why I Love Jerusalem" You are encouraged to use any resource to learn about Jerusalem Deadline for both contests is Friday April 26th please submit entries to the office Submissions will be judged anonymously and objectively We will display artwork in shul and winning essays will be posted on our website! The winning entries will be announced on Yom Yerushalayim - Wednesday, May 8th We encourage your discussion of why you love Jerusalem with your children, but of course, the actual work must be theirs! |
| Free Crash Course in Basic Judaism
Five Lectures on G-d, Sabbath, Prayer, Sexuality, and Jewish Observance with Rabbi Daniel Cohen 5 Thursdays, 7:30-8:30 pm, beginning this Thursday, April 18 sponsored by the National Jewish Outreach Program |
| | Jewish Family Service wishes to extend a sincere "Thank You!" to Congregation Agudath Sholom for your Passover donations, assistance and dedication to our clients. Your support truly made a difference this holiday. JFS Kosher Food Pantry still wants your food donations! All contributions accepted for the JFS Kosher Food Pantry will be matched on a monetary level by the Feinstein Foundation Challenge. Food and grocery card donations accepted directly at the Kosher Food Pantry located in the JFS office, 733 Summer Street, 6th Floor Stamford, CT 06901 during normal business hours: Mon - Thurs 9 am - 5 pm, Fri 9 am - 4 pm. |
| Welcome to: | - The Yachad Shabbaton participants
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| Mazal Tov to: | - Liam B., Sidney S., and all the volunteers and patrons who made the IDFWO fundraising car wash such a success
- Cindy & Jamie Flynn on the birth of grandson John Francis to Tressa & Brian Kinahan. Mazal Tov also to big sister Torie!
- Tehilah & Arik Wollheim on the birth of a baby girl. Mazal tov also to big sister Yehudit!
- Yocheved and Rabbi Elly Krimsky, Yedidyah and Rachelie on the birth of a baby girl
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| Shabbat Topics & Participants |
Torah Reader
| David Cohen
| Rabbi Daniel Cohen
| | | Usher | | | Seudat Shlishit | | | Shiur The Restoration of the House of David, According to Isaiah | Rabbi David Walk
| | Code of Jewish Law | Ari Lieberman
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| Thanks to this Week's Sponsors...
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Shabbat Shalom Hospitality Packages
| The Linda Beson Nursing Educational Fund | | Chapel Kiddush | Kori & Bill Meyers, commemorating the first yahrtzeit of Bill's mother, Joan
| | Sanctuary Kiddush | Stella & Isaac Cohen, Aaron Levy, and Elli Levy commemorating the first yahrtzeit of Harriet Levy; enhanced by CAS in honor of Yachad |
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| Daf Yomi | Sunday 7:45 am, Monday-Friday 7:00 am | | Shacharit | Sunday 7:15/8:30 am, Monday-Friday 6:30/7:30 am | | Weekday Mincha | Additional mincha Monday at 6:30 pm preceding Yom HaZikaron program; Sunday-Thursday 7:20 pm | | Candles Next Friday | 7:19 pm |
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| Annual CAS Dinner Dance Sunday evening, May 5, 2013, 5-9:30 pm Elissa & Dr. Philip Klapper | Community Service Award: Ronni Bass Young Leadership Award: Shira & Ethan Green Dinner Committee Chairs: Claudia & Howard Rimerman | Diane & Elliot Sloyer Honorary Chairs: Helene & Harvey Kaminski | Gayle & Howard Rothman |
| Nicole & Raanan Agus Jack Alexander
Anonymous Sharyn & Fred Baer Marilyn & Roy Barth Ronni & Sara-Rivka Bass Stephne & Kerrin Behrend
Janet & Andrew Bein
Dr. Burton Benjamin
Wendy & Steven Bennett Dina & Paul Berger
Karen & Ira Berk
Darona & Tzvi Bernstein
Melody & Claude Bernstein
Melissa & Mark Bildner Tracey & Mark Bilski
Pearl Bloom
Jodi & Richard Boxer
Amy & Richard Breslow
Judy & Jeff Cahn Joyce & Barry Chavkin
Diane & Rabbi Daniel Cohen Meredith & David Cohen Rachel Cohen
Mimi & Saul Cohen
Rachel & Nimrod Dayan Ellen Delfiner
Sandy & Allen Dickerman Barbara & Judah Elstein Arlene & Irwin Ettinger
Sharon & Michael Feldstein Paula & Charlie Fisch
Jeanette & Harold Fishkow
Julia & Eli Freedberg
Lynne & Steven Frenkel Lois & Michael Friedman Leo P. Gallagher & Son Funeral Home Miriam & Joe Gelb
Jody & Rob Gelfand Genadeen Caterers Arline Gewanter Marilyn Gochberg Caryl & Mel Goldstein
Judy & Howard Goldstein Gloria Green Jill & Arthur Green
Shira & Ethan Green
Pamela & Eric Greenhut Caryn & Tomas Haendler Meghan & Yoav Haron
Barry Hertzberg
Shara & David Israel
| Sandra & Michael Kamen Helene & Harvey Kaminski Liat & Benjy Karsch Elissa & Philip Klapper Josh Klapper Rose & Michael Klapper Lainie & Barry Klein Eric Koehler
Tamar & Daniel Kraus
Norma Kraut
Jeannie & Brian Kriftcher Lorraine & David Kweskin Rhea & Leon Landau Lisa & Seth Linzer Susan & Len Mark
Dinah Miller Marlowe & Seth Marlowe Rhonda Schaffer-Maron & Jeffrey Maron Janice & Jake Meyer Kori & Bill Meyers Barbara & Larry Miller Julie & Richard Morgulis Bonnie & Ron Nyman Chemda & Shakked Parhi Cindy & Raymond Pavone
Anne Peskin
Cindy & David Pitkoff Carina & Henry Rascoff
Judy & Bob Raymond
Claudia & Howard Rimerman Pamela & George Rohr
Sherri & Allen Rosenthal
Gayle & Howard Rothman Renee Samson
Miriam & Michaael Schechter Ilyse & Dean Schuckman Rachel & Rich Seligson Shelley & Eddie Senker
Rosalyn Sherman
Stephanie & Bob Sherman
Ronnie & Steve Sichel
Diane & Elliot Sloyer Edith Samers & Edward Smith
Arline & Steve Smith Harriet Smith Linda Spilka
Beverly & David Stein Liba & Steven Steinmetz Harriet & Mark Sternlicht
Laura & Seth Tobin Pam & Richard Vogel Cookie & Morton Wertheimer Lauren & Joe Zalis Helene Zimmerman
Hillary & Bob Zitter
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| CAS Trip to Israel November 3 - 13, 2013 Join Rabbi Cohen and representatives of Israel Tour Connection for an informational session at CAS: Sunday, April 28th at 9 am Perfect for first-timers and veterans, this trip will span the breadth of Israel both ancient and modern: visiting new discoveries, learning, and participating in social action opportunities to deepen and enrich your experience with Torah and the land and people of Israel. Optional - Eilat/Petra Extension Available Click here to view the CAS Israel Tour Connection website Click here to let Rabbi Cohen know of your interest (no commitment!) This trip is open to the entire community. |
| | Agudath Sholom welcomes Rabbi Steven Weil, Executive VP of the
Orthodox Union on Shabbat April 26th and 27th
He will speak on the following topics: ROYCE AND AL WOLFSOHN LECTURE WITH SAMUEL G. FREEDMAN Columbia University professor, NYT columnist and author of Jew vs. Jew: The Struggle for the Soul of American Jewry May 1, 2013, 8 pm
The Women's Tefilla Group invites all women and girls to join us in celebrating the Bat Mitzvah of Talia Shapiro Shabbat, May 4th, Parshat Behar-Bechukotai Tefilla begins at 10:00 am in the Heyman Chapel
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SPECIAL CONGREGATIONAL MEETING TO VOTE ON PROPOSED CHANGES TO CAS CONSTITUTION Tuesday, May 7, 7:30 pm |
| Rabbi Cohen's Classes this Week Tuesday Power of the Prophets 8:15 am Tuesday Modern Jewish Thinkers 9:00 am Tuesday Parsha Perspectives and Paradigms noon (lunch served) Friday Taste of Torah 8:15 am |
| Rabbi Walk's Classes This Week | Sunday Bible from the Beginning | 9:15 am | | Monday Weekly Parsha at BCDS | 12:10 pm | | Monday Hilchot Bishul B'Shabbat | 7:15 pm | | Tuesday Mystical Minhagim | 7:30 pm | | Thursday Talmud, Megillah | 7:30 pm |
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| | - Thank you to Sharon Wohlberg and all of the people of our wonderful community for opening their homes and hearts for the annual Yachad Shabbaton - what great messages we can teach our children from this wonderful Shabbat experience!
This weekend.... WE WELCOME THE BCDS 8TH GRADE AND JR YACHAD FOR THEIR ANNUAL SHABBATON- PLEASE JOIN THE COMMUNITY FOR SEUDAH SHLISHIT- EVERYONE IS INVITED! We welcome Danielle Alexander of the PJ Library to Mini Minyan to share a special Mini Minyan story. Due to the Yachad Shabbaton this week there will be no Jr Teen Chat or Teen Minyan. PLEASE JOIN FOR US AN IMPORTANT MEETING on Monday night, April 22nd at 8 pm at the shul to discuss your thoughts about the future of the teen program. Refreshments will be served! NEW CHILDREN'S CHOIR (AGES 6-11) COMING SOON -The Stamford Synagogue Serenade - join our choir and perform once a month on Shabbat Mevorchim at both Agudath Sholom and the Young Israel.. for more info. Join Yoni Israel at the Shabbat Park on Shabbat, April 27th.. More info to follow... Coming Soon- A Jam-Packed April: 20- - Jr. Cong Double Nekudot and Nekudot Sale Week! Bring all your nekudot. 20 - Stamford Roadshow Weekend! Sr. Teens, it's back, with another great dinner with friends and AWESOME Teen Seudat Shlishit and musical Havdalah! 20-Teen Minyan at 9:30 AM for 7-12 graders Jr. TEEN ONEG 28 - Lag B'Omer Community Fun Festival Fairfield County's only Jewish T-Ball/Baseball League needs your registration! Opening Day is April 21st. Registration deadline is April 14th. All games are played on Sundays in Stamford at Newfield Elementary School (345 Pepper Ridge Rd). The league is open to boys and girls Pre-K through Grade 8 living in lower Fairfield County, CT (and Westchester County, NY). We have 4 divisions:
Intro to T-Ball is for Pre-Kindergarten kids (minimum age 4 by May 1);
T-Ball is for Kindergarten and Grade 1;
Minors is for Grades 2 thru Grade 4;
Majors is for Grades 5 thru Grade 8 CLICK HERE TO PLAY BALL! 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 |
| We wish the following people a Refuah Sheleim: Please have them in your prayers. If you would like to add a name for this month, click here Rivka bat Rose Marina bat Valentina Chaim Yisroel ben Gittel Malka Yocheved Chana bat Leah Osne Tinok ben Ayelet Naomi Meyer Leib ben Shayna Reisel Shemuel Simcah ben Channah Zev Mordechai ben Chaya Gittel Refael Ephraim ben Sima Michal Fraida Chava bat Yita Shandel: At her parents request, please recite psalm 47 for Marlene Gatz, a BCDS mother battling cancer. The text is here. |
| Please Support our Community Mikvah Have you joined the Mayim League? Support our community's Minnie Manger-Marcia Lieberman Mikvah Donate online at www.stamfordmikvah.org Bronze $250 | Silver $500 | Gold $1,000 | Platinum $1,800 Donations of $500 and above include immersion for the year for yourself or a designated woman |
REGISTRATION FOR FCCJBL 2013 IS NOW OPEN-CLICK HERE TO PLAY BALL! "WITH A SONG IN MY HEART"-The Ferguson Library is proud to once again present award-winning composer Elliot Weiss and soprano Doris Weiss in a birthday celebration for one of America's greatest songwriters, Richard Rodgers, this Sunday, April 14 at 2:00 pm "JEWS WITHOUT MONEY" by Michael Gold; presenter: Penny Wolff-Wednesday, April 17, JCC Stamford 10 am. The story of Jewish life in the Lower East Side of NYC circa 1920's in all its teaming anguish, where Jewish immigrants lived and struggled to survive. For more info, call Marcie Schoenfeld at (203) 359 9138. JHS April book talk AN EVENING WITH JFS-Sunday, April 21, 2013 at 5:30 pm. Honoring JFS 34th Annual Mitzvah Award recipients Rhonda Ginsberg and Laurence Sheinman and Young Leadership Award honoree Rebecca Isenstein. Dinner and annual auction at Temple Beth El, Stamford. For more information, please contact Iris Morrison at 203-921-4161 or email at imorrison@ctjfs.org EXPLORE ISRAEL: A COMMUNITY YOM HA'ATZMAUT CELEBRATION AND CONCERT BY MAGEVET 1-4 pm. Come together as a community to welcome the JCC Tzahal Shalom officers and celebrate Israel's 65th birthday. Travel across Israel - experience the land, the culture, the food, and the people with a Yom Ha'Atzmaut festival for all ages. Then enjoy a performance by Yale University's a capella choir, Magevet. A festival of fun activities for all ages will run from 1-3 pm, followed by the concert from 3-4 pm. $5 for festival only; $10 concert ticket only; $12 combination ticket. Register online at www.stamfordjcc.org or call the JCC welcome desk COLLEGE-GETTING THERE FROM HERE-Thursday, April 25th , 6:00-8:00 pm. Claire Friedlander, JFS College Consultant, will introduce experts in financing a college education. Jewish Family Service, 733 Summer Street, 6th Floor. Refreshments. Free admission. To reserve a seat at this event, please contact marisa.catino@edwardjones.com TZAHAL SHALOM: COCKTAILS & COMEDY-Thursday, April 25, 7:30-9:30 pm. Share some laughs with your friends, toast our visiting IDF officers and support the JCC Tzahal Shalom Program as comedienne Cory Kahaney takes the JCC stage. Cory has been featured on Late Night with David Letterman, Craig Ferguson, Last Comic Standing, Comedy Central, The View, HBO and many others. $50 in advance; $60 at the door; $500 to reserve a table for 10; $750 to reserve a premium table for 10. Register online at www.stamfordjcc.org or call the JCC welcome desk at 203.322.7900. For more info, contact Nancy Schiffman at 203.487.0941 or nschiffman@stamfordjcc.org "JEWS AND BASEBALL": speaker Peter Ephross, Editor of "Jewish Major Leaguers in Their Own Words" -Sunday, April 28th, Temple Beth El, Roxbury Road, Stamford. Refreshments, 9:30 am. Program, 10 am. 2 Mets tickets with parking will be offered as a door prize/raffle. Free. All are welcome. For more info, call Marcie Schoenfield at (203) 359-9148. Sponsored by the Jewish Historical Society of Fairfield County. JOB & CAREER FAIR-Monday, May 13, 2013, 11:00 am-2:00 pm. Job Seekers can meet representatives/hiring managers from prominent Fairfield County businesses. Other assistance available for job seekers. Co-sponsored by JFS Employment & Training at Greenwich Town Hall, 101 Field Point Road, Greenwich.Click here to register. For more info, contact JFS at 203-921-4161 ext. 125 BCDS CELEBRATION DINNER-Sunday, May 19, 2013, 5:00 pm, Stamford Hilton Hotel, honoring CAS members Elisheva Kilner & Sarah Boxer 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 ADL LAUNCHES MAJOR CENTENNIAL YEAR PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGN: Imagine A World Without Hate which encourages individuals to stand up and speak out against prejudice and bigotry. View this 80 second video that imagines the contributions that victims of high-profile hate crimes might have made to society had their lives not been brutally cut short by racism, homophobia or anti-Semitism. Set to John Lennon's iconic song "Imagine," the video includes Anne Frank, Yitzhak Rabin, Daniel Pearl and others, by imagining their impact on society had they survived into the present day. |
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| SYLVIA'S CAS Sisterhood Gift Shop Sunday 9-11 Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 12-2 |
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