Congregation Agudath Sholom Shabbat Bulletin

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 June 22, 2013 Balak  14 Tammuz  5773  mmuz Shabbat Schedule Friday Candles 8:12pm Mincha 7:00/8:17pm Carlebach-style Kabbalat Shabbat at the 7pm minyan Saturday Chapel 8:00am Coffee & Commentary 8:45am Shiur 10:30am Sanctuary 9:00am Future Tots/Tot Shabbat Mini Minyan/Jr. Cong/BMC 10:30am Youth Awards Ceremony 4:15pm Code of Jewish Law 7:15pm Daf Yomi 7:15pm Mincha 8:05pm Maariv  9:07pm Shabbat Ends 9:12pm Tuesday: Fast of 17th of Ta begins 3:33 am, ends 9:07 Perek on the Patio will begin next mmuz  pm   week CAS Quick Links Sponsor a Kiddush CAS Youth Pages Rabbi Walk's Parsha Weekly Follow us on facebook! Rabbi Cohen's Podcasts Rabbi Cohen's podcasts are now indexed. Just click a "series link" under a podcast - and you will retrieve all the podcast for that series.  Now available:  Crash Course in Basic Judaism  Modern Jewish Thinkers Series Parsha Perspectives  Prophets Class  Sermons  Special Events  Taste of Torah   CLICK HERE TO CHOOSE! New Rabbis'  Office Hours Rabbi Daniel Cohen Thursday: 8:30-9:30 am  Starbucks 1079 High Ridge Road   Friday: 8:45-10:00 am Rabbi David Walk Sunday: 10:00-11:00 am Monday: 1 hour before mincha Thursday: 8:00-9:00 am Click here to see Rabbi Ehrenkranz, Herm Alswanger, Lorraine Kweskin and others tell stories of CAS!  Click here to read an article about CAS Teen Jacob Maller    Value the power of speech. Words build or destroy. This message underscores the Parsha of Balak. Why does G-d need to put words into Bilaam's mouth?  G-d can protect the Jewish people from any curses he utters against them. Perhaps to teach us the lesson never to underestimate the value of our words. Once spoken, they exist, resonate and impact others. Solomon, the wisest man who ever lived, wrote: "Life and death are in the hands of the tongue." As we approach the three weeks of mourning for the Temples in Jerusalem, consider each word. Do we bless or do we curse? Do we elevate or do we destroy? One harsh or kind word can change a life.    In the merit of our mourning of the loss of the Temples, may we see the rebuilding speedily and in our days. P.S.  Are you blessing your children, grandchildren or a loved one tonight, whether in person or virtually? Many people shared their thoughts in response to my blog "What It Means to be a Father."  Thanks for the feedback and please share your thoughts and the blog. Wishing you and your familes a Shabbat Shalom, Rabbi Daniel Cohen rabbicohen@cas-stamford.org | 203-252-8252 | www.cas-stamford.org Follow me on Twitter www.twitter.com/rdcspirit   The holidays are "early" this year!  Please call the office with your calendar submissions before 7/1/13. CAS YOUTH INVITES FAMILIES & CHILDREN OF ALL AGES TO THE Youth Awards Shabbat Spectacular This SHABBAT, JUNE 22 4:15-6:00 pm Schedule: 4:15- 5:00 pm KIDS: Shabbat Afternoon Groups with your favorite group leaders!!! ADULTS: Parenting lecture with Kate Cik PsyD: Emotion Regulation-"Helping kids to develop control over their feelings and improve frustration tolerance-no more meltdowns" 5:00- 6:00 pm  EVERYONE joins together for a Seudah Shlishit Dinner, highlighted by a special gift awarded to every child!!! Please sign up in advance - It's Free! (But please consider sponsoring for $180!) Click here to learn more and to sign up!   Congregation Agudath Sholom Annual Meeting THIS Wednesday, June 26, 2013 7:00 - 8:15 pm  Please join us for our annual meeting and election of new officers. *Learn about new volunteer opportunities as some of our committee chairs will be there as well!*  Click here for the 2013 Annual Meeting Agenda, Voting Directions, Proxy Form and Letter from the President   The Annual Meeting is open to all members in good standing of Congregation Agudath Sholom. Join the CAS Trip to Israel November 3 - 13, 2013 with Rabbi and Diane Cohen   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 Click here to view the CAS Israel Tour Connection website  Click here to let Rabbi Cohen know of your interest This trip is open to the entire community. Mazal Tov to: Janine Bahar & Gidon Katz on Dayne's Bar Mitzvah Arlene & Irwin Ettinger on the B'nai Mitzvah of grandchildren Jason and Matthew Hochberg last Shabbat Michal Smart on being appointed Director of Judaic Studies at Bi-Cultural Day School  Sophie Handler on being a co-winner of the Helen S. and Isadore Mark Teen Leadership Award from UJF Joe Zalis on receiving the Harvey A. Peltz Young Leadership Award from UJF Melissa Bildner, Rachel Dayan, Eli Freedberg, Kimberly Lax, Saiid Rastegar, Burt Rubin, Kim Schweber and all the 2013 Fellows of the Behrend Institute for Leadership Yospa Lieberman on the Rabbi Abraham z"l and Yospa Lieberman Award for Excellence in Jewish Education Lenore & Michael Cooper on the upcoming marriage of their son Dr. Adam Cooper to Alison Fisher, daughter of Richard and Susan Fisher of Rochester Hills, MI Norine & Dov Steinmetz on the recent aufruf of their son Perry Jared and his upcoming marriage to Rachel Elissa Davis, daughter of Barbara Davis Tarynn Katz and her parents, Ari & Rica Lieberman, on her Shabbat Kallah and upcoming marriage to Avromi Dier. Mazal Tov to Chani & Aharon Dier of Brooklyn, and to the extended Lieberman and Dier families.  Rachel & Harold Terk on the birth of a baby girl to Alyssa Terk & Denis Jablonka. Mazal Tov also to big brother Isaac.   Condolences to: the family of Morton Berger the family of Eleanor Scher  Shabbat Topics & Participants Friday Night D'var Torah Dayne Katz Shacharit Michael Snowbell Usher Mitchell Bell Torah Readers Dayne Katz, Sam Goldstein, Judd Love, Simcha Rubin Musaf Dayne Katz Sermon Rabbi Daniel Cohen Bar Mitzvah Speech Dayne Katz Coffee & Commentary Rabbi David Walk Shiur dedicated to Esther Levy, z"l, beloved mother of Rica Lieberman, on the completion of the shloshim      Ari Lieberman Code of Jewish Law                                     Ari Lieberman Seudat Shlishit A Briefing on Strategic Positions in Israel                                                                     Dr. Efraim Inbar Thanks to this Week's Sponsors... Shabbat Shalom Hospital Packages Belle Miller, and Lisa, Abbey and Neile on the 9th yahrtzeit of their husband and father Arthur Miller; Mr. & Mrs. David Kaplan in memory of Ziporah Freedberg;  the Linda Beson Nursing Educational Fund Chapel Kiddush Robert Indyk in observance of the 50th yahrtzeit of his father Sidney Indyk, as well as  the celebrations of Ari and Hofit's first anniversary, Shoshana's graduating magna cum laude from the University of Maryland, and his own milestone birthday Sanctuary Kiddush Janine Bahar & Gidon Katz in honor of Dayne's Bar Mitzvah; enhanced by Anne Peskin and her children, Carin, Lee, and Lisa, commemorating the 3rd Yahrzeit of Bernard Peskin, Berel Avram ben Moshe  Seudat Shlishit Pearl Zelma commemorating the first yahrtzeit of her father, Rudy Dresdner Weekday Schedule 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 Sunday, Monday, Wednesday,Thursday 8:20 pm 17th of Tammuz Tuesday:  fast begins 3:33 am, mincha 8:05 pm, fast ends 9:07 pm Candles Next Friday 8:13 pm CAS Summer Classes Rabbi Walk: (all at CAS) Starting this Week Sunday: Bible from the Beginning - 9:15-10:00 am Monday: Parsha - noon Tuesday: Psalms - 9:00 am Wednesday: Meditation - 9:00 am Thursday: Guide to the Siddur - 9:00 am Thursday: Masechet Megilla - 1 hour before mincha  Rabbi Cohen: Friday: Taste of Torah - 8:15 am    Special Lunch and Learn with Rabbi Cohen, July 9, noon, at Temple Sholom, Greenwich Rabbi Cohen's Classes This Week Tuesday:  Power of the Prophets   8:15 am Friday:  Taste of Torah  8:15 am Summer Flicks with Rabbi Walk Join Rabbi Walk  at CAS for these features.  Showtimes 7:30 pm Wednesdays.  No charge! July 3-Sarah's Key (description from Wikipedia): Sarah's Key follows an American journalist's present-day investigation into the Vel' d'Hiv Roundup of Jews in German-occupied Paris in 1942. It tells the story of young girl Sarah's experiences during and after these events, illustrating the participation of the French bureaucracy while also showing how other French citizens hid and protected Sarah from Vichy France authorities. The film alternates between Sarah's life in 1942 and the journalist researching the story in 2009. Young Couples Shabbat, July 20, 2013, 4 pm-The Young Couples Committee is hosting Shabbat dessert at the Shabbas Park/Belltown Park. Please join us with store-bought desserts or snacks. Feel free to bring a picnic blanket along with your desserts or snacks. All food will be shared amongst the group, so be sure that the items you have purchased have the proper kosher hechsher or that baked goods/ desserts are from kosher bakeries. If you have any questions, please contact Laura Tobin at laurabl@gmail.com Youth This weekend.... Mazal Tov to Dayne on his Bar Mitzvah Shabbat -Year end AWARDS AFTERNOON program - 4:15-6:00 pm featuring: o   Afternoon Groups with your favorite leaders o   Nekudot YEAR END AUCTION.. bring all of your NEKUDOT!   o   Adult Lecture: Our very own Kate Cik, Psy.D. Child Psychologist-"Emotion Regulation: Helping kids to develop control over their feelings and improve frustration tolerance - no more meltdowns" o   Light dinner for all o   Youth Awards   Sign up here   Tot Shabbat, Mini Minyan and Jr.Cong. all summer long.  All other groups - see you in September!      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 Sheleima. Please have them in your prayers:  If you would like to add a name for this month, click here Dov ben Malka, Pinchas ben Leeba, Zahava bat Chaya Sara, Boruch ben Polina, Natalie Chana Chaya bat Aviva, Rivka bat Rose, Chaim Yisroel ben Gittel Malka, Yocheved Chana bat Leah Osne, Zechariya Eliyahu 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: Please recite psalm 47 for Marlene Gatz, a BCDS mother battling cancer. The text is here. Community Announcements THE MIKE MILE-Sunday Morning, June 23, 2013 at High Ridge Park in Stamford,  Family 1 mile walk/run to support research for CIDP, a rare autoimmune disorder that has afflicted Michael Rothman.  For more information, please visit the website at www.michaelcidp.com for information on CIDP.  To sign up directly for The Mike Mile you can go to http://themikemile.eventbrite.com  CAMOS (Committee to Advance Modern Orthodoxy in Stamford)-Sunday, August 4th, noon. Annual Summer Sunday in Stamford program. It's a great way to visit the community in a relaxed way, and meet other like minded families who already live in the Stamford community. If you know any families who are considering a move to Stamford, please encourage them to get in touch with Miriam Sperber atmiriam.lehrer@gmail.com, and she will provide them with all of the information. LIFE TRANSITIONS-Wednesdays at 11:30 am beginning June 19. Ongoing 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 Rebekah Kanefsky at 203-921-4161 or email at rkanefsky@ctjfs.org  SYLVIA'S CAS Sisterhood Gift Shop Summer Hours  Tuesdays and Thursdays 1:00-3:00 pm

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