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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

July 13, 2013Devarim
Shabbat Chazon

 6 Av  5773 

Shabbat Schedule

Friday

Candles

8:09pm

Mincha

7:00/8:14pm

Saturday

Chapel

8:00am

Shiur: not meeting this week

 

Coffee & Comm: not meeting

 

Sanctuary
9:00am
Tot Shabbat/Mini Minyan/
Jr. Cong
10:30am
Perek on the Patio
7:20pm
Code of Jewish Law
7:15pm
Daf Yomi
7:15pm
Mincha
8:05pm
Maariv
 9:04pm
Shabbat Ends
9:09pm
Monday-Erev Tisha B'Av
Tuesday-Tisha B'Av

CAS Quick Links

 Rabbis'  Office Hours This Week

Rabbi Daniel Cohen
 Friday: 8:45-10:00 am

Rabbi David Walk

Sunday: 10:00-11:00 am

Monday: 1 hour before mincha

Thursday: 6:35-7:20 pm

The High Holidays are just around the corner...

if you would like to usher,

please email Elisheva Kilner  

For a full list of summer classes and learning opportunities, please click here!

   Have you recited the daily blessing for Torah today? The Talmud (Nedarim 71) quotes Rav Yehuda, who attributes the destruction of the Temples to failure to recite the blessing prior to Torah study. How do we understand his radical statement? Sources suggest the exile from Jerusalem occurred for violation of the three cardinal sins as well as baseless hatred. Rabbi Eliyahu Lapian explains that the omission of the blessing reflected a devaluing of Torah. In the minds of the Jews, the Torah was unworthy of a blessing; it lacked priority in their lives. In this context, the other sins are commentary. At the end of our lives, G-d asks whether we had set aside time for Torah study and also, did the Torah define our lives. It is a searing question not only when we leave this world but today and everyday.

Wishing you and your families a Shabbat Shalom,

Rabbi Daniel Cohen   

COMPLETE TISHA B'AV 2013 SCHEDULE

Mourning for Jerusalem

Monday evening, July 15th

  • 8:15 pm                Mincha and Maariv followed by Eichah
  • 8:25 pm                Fast Begins

Tuesday, July 16th

  • 6:30 am                Early Shacharit with selected Kinot (no Daf Yomi)
  • 8:30 am                Second Minyan 
  • 9:15-11:30 am      Explanatory Kinot Service with Rabbi Walk
  • 11:30 am              Kinot simulcast with Rabbi J.J. Schachter
  • 1:00 pm                OU Tisha B'Av film
  • 1:45 pm                Early Mincha (with Tefillin)
  • 3:00 pm                Hidden in Silence, based on the true story of the The Podgórski sisters, from a Catholic farming family living near Przemyśl in south-eastern Poland. During the Holocaust, they harbored thirteen Jewish men, women and children in the attic of their home for two-and-a-half years. (Podgórski sister information from Wikipedia.)
  • 5:00 pm                Chofetz Chaim Video
  • 8:00 pm                Mincha (with Tefillin) and Maariv
  • 8:59 pm                Fast Ends

Summer Flicks at CAS

Join Rabbi Walk for these features.

Showtimes 7:30 pm, Wednesdays.  No charge!

July 17-The Jazz Singer (the original 1927 Al Jolson version)
The Jazz Singer is a 1927 American musical film depicting the fictional story of Jakie Rabinowitz, a young man who defies the traditions of his devout Jewish family. After singing popular tunes in a beer garden he is punished by his father, a cantor, prompting Jakie to run away from home. Some years later, now calling himself Jack Robin, he has become a talented jazz singer. He attempts to build a career as an entertainer but his professional ambitions ultimately come into conflict with the demands of his home and heritage.
    The first feature-length motion picture with synchronized dialogue sequences, its release heralded the commercial ascendance of the talkies and the decline of the silent film era. The film is based on The Day of Atonement, a play by Samson Raphaelson.
Join the CAS Trip to Israel
November 3 - 13, 2013 with Rabbi Daniel and Diane Cohen

Open house Sunday, 7/28, 1 pm, at the home of Lorraine & David Kweskin

7 Lumanor Drive, Stamford

 

Come meet those who have already signed up,

as well as those who are thinking of signing up! 

Learn more about this exciting trip - great for first timers and veterans.    

Click here to view the CAS Israel Tour Connection website. This trip is open to the entire community.

Mazal Tov to:

  •  Abigail & Josh Kurtz on the birth of a baby girl.  Mazal Tov also to older siblings Julius, Keshet and Samara. 

Nesiah Tovah to:

  • Dovi Zucker as he embarks on a month-long trip to Israel with Yachad
  • Senator & Hadassah Lieberman on their "move" to Riverdale
Shabbat Topics & Participants
Torah ReadersSam Goldstein, Matt Greenberg, Jay Jubas, Judd Love, Simcha Rubin
Musaf

Elliot Neumann

Sermon
To Greet or Not to Greet: The Tisha B'Av Quandary                                               Rabbi Daniel Cohen
Perek on the Patio
Perek 3                                                                                                                     Rabbi Daniel Cohen
Code of Jewish Law
Laws of the Nine Days and Tisha B'Av                                                                     Rabbi Matt Shochet
Seudat Shlishit
Peace vs. Truth: The Temple Tragedies                                                                  Rabbi Daniel Cohen
Thanks to this Week's Sponsors...
Shabbat Shalom Hospital Packages

Gloria Green in honor of the upcoming marriage of her granddaughter,

Dr. Alexandra Frydman to Avram Flamm; the Linda Beson Nursing Educational Fund

Chapel Kiddush
Senator & Hadassah Lieberman with thanks to all of their friends at CAS
Sanctuary Kiddush

cake by the shul; herring and crackers by "Hershel Herring"

Seudat Shlishit
the shul
Weekday Schedule

Daf Yomi

Sunday 7:45 am, Tuesday-none (Tisha B'Av),  Monday, Wednesday-Friday 7:00 am

Shacharit

Sunday 7:15/8:30 am, Tues, 9 Av (w/o tefillin) 6:30/8:30 am, Monday, Wednesday-Friday 6:30/7:30 am

Weekday Mincha
Tuesday, 9 Av (with tefillin) 1:45/8:00 pm, Sunday, Monday, Wednesday,Thursday 8:15 pm

Candles Next Friday

8:05pm

CAS Announcements 

SUMMER FLICKS WITH RABBI WALK: 

The Jazz Singer (the original 1927 Al Jolson version)-This Wednesday, July 17, 7:30 pm 
MEN'S CLUB PRE-FLICK BBQ-Wednesday, July 24, 6:30 pm ($8 Men's Club members/$12 non-members)
CAS ISRAEL MISSION OPEN HOUSE-Sunday, July 28, 1:00 pm at the Kweskin home
LECTURE BY RABBI JOSEPH EHRENKRANZ-Monday, August 19, 7:30 pm, sponsored by Faye and Renee Manger in memory of Steven Manger

Join a Committee and plan for next year at CAS. Upcoming meetings: 
Membership Committee, Monday, July 22, 8:30-9:30 pm.  Chair: Ethan Green  Info:  ethanlgreen@yahoo.com 
Outreach Committee, Thursday, July 25th - 7-8 pm. Chair: Dean Schuckman  Info: deanschuckman@gmail.com 
Adult Education Committee, Thursday, August 8, 8:15-9:15 pm. Chairs: Toby Schaffer and Jeff Cahn Info: tobyesq@aol.com  
CAS Summer Classes

Rabbi Walk: (all at CAS) 

Sunday: Bible from the Beginning - 9:15-10:00 am

Monday: Parsha - noon

Tuesday:Psalms - 9:00 ampre-empted by Tisha B'Av

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 

Summer Flicks with Rabbi Walk

Join Rabbi Walk at CAS for these features. 


Showtimes Wednesdays, 7:30 pm, no charge!

(all descriptions compiled from Wikipedia)

 

July 17-The Jazz Singer (the original 1927 Al Jolson version)
The Jazz Singer is a 1927 American musical film depicting the fictional story of Jakie Rabinowitz, a young man who defies the traditions of his devout Jewish family. After singing popular tunes in a beer garden he is punished by his father, a cantor, prompting Jakie to run away from home. Some years later, now calling himself Jack Robin, he has become a talented jazz singer. He attempts to build a career as an entertainer but his professional ambitions ultimately come into conflict with the demands of his home and heritage.
    The first feature-length motion picture with synchronized dialogue sequences, its release heralded the commercial ascendance of the talkies and the decline of the silent film era. The film is based onThe Day of Atonement, a play by Samson Raphaelson
July 24-The Yankles, (2009) preceded by the Men's Club Pre-Flick BBQ
The Rosh Yeshiva (rabbinical dean) of an Orthodox Jewish yeshiva decides that the school should have a baseball team to compete in the college league. Elliot (Michael Buster), one of the students with a background in minor league baseball, is able to convince Charlie Jones (Brian Wimmer), a former major league player who had been imprisoned as a result of DUI convictions--and now has to perform almost 200 hours of community service--to coach the team. As he coaches the team, he gives the players "a new measure of skill and confidence," as they help him regain his self-respect.

   Filmed in Utah with a "predominantly Mormon cast," the film was shown at a number of film festivals, winning a number of festival awards, although it was never theatrically released. 

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 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

Tot Shabbat, Mini Minyan and Jr. Cong. continue all summer long.

Treats in Junior Congregation provided by the Sigman family in honor of Jake's birthday!

Shabbat Shalom!

Rabbi Jeiger

Community Announcements 

RABBI ADAM MINTZ- July 17, Young Israel of Stamford, 8:30 pm. Resurrection of the Dead: Will It Really Take Place and How Will It Happen?

TEXTS THAT TIE: WEAVING TOGETHER A CARING AND CONNECTED COMMUNITY-This Sunday, July 14, 4:30-6:30, JCC.

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. Includes a BBQ! If you know any families who are considering a move to Stamford, please encourage them to get in touch with Miriam Sperber at miriam.lehrer@gmail.com, and she will provide them with all of the information.

BRIDGEPORT BLUEFISH PRESENT JEWISH HERITAGE DAY-Sunday, August 11, 1:05 pm. Box seats: $11/reserved seats: $9. Info: goldschmidt@bridgeportbluefish.com, (203)345-4500

STAMFORD JCC'S ANNUAL 5K RUN/WALK TO BENEFIT JUMPSTART-Labor Day, Monday, September 2. JumpStart is an early-intervention preschool program for children with special needs. 
If you are interested in joining a CAS team, please contact meghanharon@gmail.com.
 

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 

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

Avraham ben Chana, Mila bat Frida, Perel bat Chaya,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 GittelRefael Ephraim ben Sima,

 Michal Fraida Chava bat Yita ShandelPlease recite psalm 47 for Marlene Gatz, a BCDS mother battling cancer. The text is here.

SYLVIA'S

CAS Sisterhood Gift Shop Summer Hours  

This Week, Thursday 1:00-3:00 pm

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